Patents by Inventor Changqiang Ke

Changqiang Ke 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).

  • Patent number: 8722634
    Abstract: The present invention disclosed a medical use of cucurbitane triterpenoids represented by the following formula and isolated from Momordica charantia L. of Cucurbitaceae family in the preparation of medications for prevention and treatment of diabetes and obesity. The above cucurbitane triterpenoids may be acted as a glucose uptake stimulator, an agonist for the translocation of glucose transporter 4 (GLUT4) to the cell membrane, and an activator of adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK). They may have potential for the prevention and treatment of diabetes and obesity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignees: Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, The Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Australia
    Inventors: Yang Ye, Minjia Tan, Changqiang Ke, Tong Chen, Xiqiang Li, Edward Kraegen, Jiming Ye, David James, Gregory Cooney
  • Publication number: 20110152208
    Abstract: The present invention disclosed a medical use of cucurbitane triterpenoids represented by the following formula and isolated from Momordica charantia L. of Cucurbitaceae family in the preparation of medications for prevention and treatment of diabetes and obesity. The above cucurbitane triterpenoids may be acted as a glucose uptake stimulator, an agonist for the translocation of glucose transporter 4(GLUT4) to the cell membrane, and an activator of adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK). They may have potential for the prevention and treatment of diabetes and obesity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2009
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicants: Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, The Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Australia
    Inventors: Yang Ye, David E. James, Minjia Tan, Gregory J. Cooney, Changqiang Ke, Edward W. Kraegen, Tong Chen, Jiming Ye, Xiqiang Li