Patents by Inventor Caroline F Anderson

Caroline F Anderson 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).

  • Methods for diagnosis and optimizing treatment of multiple sclerosis
    Patent number: 8114619
    Abstract: Biological markers for multiple sclerosis, and their use in the diagnosis and prognosis of the disease, are described. Also described are methods for treating multiple sclerosis by administering an inhibitor of cathepsin B activity or a neuroprotective composition comprising a modified terpenoid compound. Also described are isolated polypeptide biomarkers, polynucleotides encoding the polypeptide biomarkers, and antibodies that bind specifically to the polypeptide biomarkers. Further described are kits that include the above-mentioned isolated polypeptide biomarkers, the polynucleotides encoding them, or specific antibodies against the polypeptide biomarkers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: The Johns Hopkins University
    Inventors: Avindra Nath, Caroline F Anderson, David Irani, Robert J Cotter, Joseph P Steiner, Norman Haughey
  • Methods and Compositions for Diagnosis and Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis
    Publication number: 20100137420
    Abstract: Biological markers for multiple sclerosis, and their use in the diagnosis and prognosis of the disease, are described. Also described are methods for treating multiple sclerosis by administering an inhibitor of cathepsin B activity or a neuroprotective composition comprising a modified terpenoid compound. Also described are isolated polypeptide biomarkers, polynucleotides encoding the polypeptide biomarkers, and antibodies that bind specifically to the polypeptide biomarkers. Further described are kits that include the above-mentioned isolated polypeptide biomarkers, the polynucleotides encoding them, or specific antibodies against the polypeptide biomarkers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2007
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Inventors: Avindra Nath, Caroline F. Anderson, David Irani, Robert J. Cotter, Joseph P. Steiner, Norman Haughey