Patents by Inventor Ammar Achour

Ammar Achour 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).

  • USE OF RILUZOLE AND DERIVATIVES THEREOF FOR PRODUCING NEW DRUGS
    Publication number: 20100093655
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of riluzole or pharmaceutically acceptable salts of riluzole in the production of drugs for restoring and amplifying the immune function in the treatment of infectious diseases and cancers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Inventor: Ammar Achour
  • Peptides which stimulate the expression of the cytokines of inflammation and promote tissue regeneration
    Patent number: 6932973
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition for stimulating production of cytokines of inflammation including a peptide corresponding to formula (I) below: (A)n-A1-A1-A2-A1-A3-A4-A1-(A)m in which A is any amino acid, n and m are each whole numbers from 0 to 20 whose sum n+m is between 0 and 20, A1 is a basic amino acid and more particularly lysine (Lys) or arginine (Arg), A2 is an amino acid selected from the group consisting of basic amino acids, glutamic acid (Glu), glycine (Gly) and aspartic acid (Asp), A3 is an amino acid selected from the group consisting of basic amino acids, proline (Pro), glutamic acid (Glu) and glutamine (Gln), A4 is an amino acid selected from the group consisting of basic amino acids, glutamic acid (Glu), glycine (Gly), serine (Ser) and valine (Val), and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2005
    Assignee: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique—CNRS
    Inventors: Denis Barritault, Ammar Achour, Jose Courty
  • Peptides which stimulate the immune response and tissue regeneration
    Publication number: 20030087255
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition for stimulating production of cytokines of inflammation including a peptide corresponding to formula (I) below:
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2002
    Publication date: May 8, 2003
    Inventors: Denis Barritault, Ammar Achour, Jose Courty
  • Diagnosis of pathologies of mononucleated blood cells
    Publication number: 20020172983
    Abstract: A process for detecting B lymphocytes including contacting a blood sample from a subject, or a fraction of the blood sample, with HARP polypeptide, a fragment or a derivative thereof, and detecting binding to the surface of B lymphocytes by polypeptide HARP, a fragment or a derivative thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2002
    Publication date: November 21, 2002
    Inventors: Denis Barritault, Ammar Achour, Jose Courty, Francoise Baudoin