Patents by Inventor Arne Akbar

Arne Akbar 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).

  • Publication number: 20150017185
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for enhancing the immune function of a memory T cell which comprises the step of coinhibting signalling via an inhibitory receptor which regulates T cell exhaustion and via the p38 MAP kinase signalling pathway in the T cell, and a method for treating and/or preventing an immune condition in a subject, which comprises the step of enhancing the immune function of a memory T cell in the subject by such a method. There is also provided a pharmaceutical composition or kit comprising an agent capable of inhibiting signalling via an inhibitory receptor which regulates T cell exhaustion, such as PD-1, and an agent capable of inhibiting the p38 MAP kinase signalling pathway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Arne Akbar, Sian Henson