Patents by Inventor Bruno de Bezerril Andrade

Bruno de Bezerril Andrade 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).

  • TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF DISEASES MEDIATED BY MICROORGANISMS VIA DRUG-MEDIATED MANIPULATION OF THE EICOSANOID BALANCE
    Publication number: 20140171445
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of enhancing the efficacy of antibiotic treatment of tuberculosis, trypanosomiasis, leprosy, and leishmaniasis involving co-administering to a mammal undergoing antibiotic treatment therapeutically effective amounts of a first compound that is an inhibitor of 5-lipoxygenase and optionally a second compound that is a product of the cyclooxygenase pathways. The invention also provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising an antibiotic, an inhibitor of 5-lipoxygenase, and a product of the cyclooxygenase pathways.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2012
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: The USA, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Katrin Mayer-Barber, Bruno de Bezerril Andrade, Alan Sher, Daniel Leo Barber