Patents by Inventor Behnam Abbasian

Behnam Abbasian 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).

  • COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR PREVENTING OR TREATING INCONTINENCE, OVERACTIVE BLADDER, OR MENSTRUAL CRAMPING
    Publication number: 20220062356
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for preventing or treating incontinence, overactive bladder, or menstrual cramping in a subject are described. A method can include providing a composition. The composition can include a modification agent. The modification agent can include a strain of Lactobacillus or a ferment or a metabolite thereof. The modification agent can provide neuromodulation activity by up-regulating at least one of maoA enzymes, maoB enzymes, and grin-1 genes. The method can also include administering the composition to the subject to prevent or treat incontinence, overactive bladder, or menstrual cramping. In some aspects, the modification agent can decrease a level of extracellular ATP in a target environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Kathleen C. Engelbrecht, David W. Koenig, Elizabeth M. Doney, Gregor Reid, Jeremy Burton, Behnam Abbasian