Patents by Inventor Chiaki Matsushita

Chiaki Matsushita 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).

  • Combined use of dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitor and sweetener
    Patent number: 8927504
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel therapeutic or preventive method, a pharmaceutical composition and use thereof, that exhibit superior anti-obesity effects (body weight-reducing (losing) effects and/or body fat mass-reducing effects). Specifically, the present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising the combination of a dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitor and a sweetener having a GLP-1 secretion-stimulating action, as well as use thereof for the manufacture of a medicament. The present invention also provides a method for treating or preventing obesity, comprising administering an effective amount of (a) a dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitor and (b) a sweetener having a GLP-1 secretion-stimulating action to a patient suffering from symptoms of obesity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation
    Inventors: Masaharu Shiotani, Tomomi Ishihara, Chiaki Matsushita
  • COMBINED USE OF DIPEPTIDYL PEPTIDASE 4 INHIBITOR AND SWEETENER
    Publication number: 20100113382
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel therapeutic or preventive method, a pharmaceutical composition and use thereof, that exhibit superior anti-obesity effects (body weight-reducing (losing) effects and/or body fat mass-reducing effects). Specifically, the present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising the combination of a dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitor and a sweetener having a GLP-1 secretion-stimulating action, as well as use thereof for the manufacture of a medicament. The present invention also provides a method for treating or preventing obesity, comprising administering an effective amount of (a) a dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitor and (b) a sweetener having a GLP-1 secretion-stimulating action to a patient suffering from symptoms of obesity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2008
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Inventors: Masaharu Shiotani, Tomomi Ishihara, Chiaki Matsushita