Patents by Inventor Alexander Rauch

Alexander Rauch has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method for the prophylactic or therapeutic treatment of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis
    Patent number: 8906858
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the prophylactic and/or therapeutic treatment of glucocorticoid induced osteoporosis comprising maintaining or restoring AP-1 activity or AP-1-mediated effects, for example by LIF treatment. The method may additionally comprise a method for the treatment of a medical condition associated with inflammation comprising inhibition of NF-KB activity, for example by glucocorticoid (GC) treatment. The present invention therefore also relates to a method for the treatment and/or prevention of glucocorticoid induced osteoporosis comprising the administration of an effective amount of LIF to a subject, preferably in combination with GC treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Fritz-Lipmann-Institut E. V. Leibniz-Institut fuer Altersforschung
    Inventors: Jan Tuckermann, Alexander Rauch, Susanne Ostermay, Ulrike Baschant