Patents by Inventor Christiaan Leeuwenburgh

Christiaan Leeuwenburgh 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).

  • Method and system to test a substance for inflammatory or oxidant properties
    Patent number: 6541265
    Abstract: The subject invention pertains to methods and systems for testing a substance for inflammatory or oxidant properties under acute inflammatory conditions characterized by increased levels of redox-active metal ions. The method includes the steps of applying an eccentric exercise stimulus to a subject, thereby inducing a muscle injury; administering a substance of interest to the subject; measuring one or more biological markers of inflammation, oxidative stress, and muscle damage, or combinations thereof, within the subject; and correlating the measured value of the biological marker(s) with the inflammatory or oxidative properties of the substance administered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2003
    Assignee: University of Florida
    Inventor: Christiaan Leeuwenburgh
  • Method and system to test a substance for inflammatory or oxidant properties
    Publication number: 20030044878
    Abstract: The subject invention pertains to methods and systems for testing a substance for inflammatory or oxidant properties under acute inflammatory conditions characterized by increased levels of redox-active metal ions. The method includes the steps of applying an eccentric exercise stimulus to a subject, thereby inducing a muscle injury; administering a substance of interest to the subject; measuring one or more biological markers of inflammation, oxidative stress, and muscle damage, or combinations thereof, within the subject; and correlating the measured value of the biological marker(s) with the inflammatory or oxidative properties of the substance administered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2001
    Publication date: March 6, 2003
    Inventor: Christiaan Leeuwenburgh