Patents by Inventor Christopher Charles Leonardo

Christopher Charles Leonardo 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).

  • DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY
    Publication number: 20150030609
    Abstract: The subject invention identifies CC chemokine ligand 20 (CCL20) as a novel biomarker for diagnosis of traumatic brain injury and/or neurodegeneration in the brain. The subject invention also provides treatment methods for traumatic brain injury and/or neurodegeneration in the brain by modulating systemic and/or brain-specific CCL20-CCR6 signaling. Also provided are uses of CCL20-CCR6 signaling a target for screening for therapeutic agents that are useful for treatment of traumatic brain injury.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2012
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
    Inventors: Subhra Mohapatra, Shyam S. Mohapatra, Keith Ronald Pennypacker, Mahasweta Das, Christopher Charles Leonardo