Patents by Inventor Daisuke Yamajuku

Daisuke Yamajuku 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: 11897954
    Abstract: An objective of the present invention is to provide an anti-TSPAN8/anti-CD3 bispecific antibody and an anti-TSPAN8 antibody usable in treatment or prevention in human. A human monoclonal antibody producing mouse was immunized with a peritoneal disseminated cancer cell isolated from a patient, to obtain an antibody 16B11 and an antibody 16B12 that selectively bind to a peritoneal disseminated cancer cell. These antibodies were anti-TSPAN8 antibodies that bind to the region from amino acid positions 126 to 155 of TSPAN8 and exhibited strong binding activity to TSPAN8 expressed in the peritoneal disseminated cancer cell. Further, an anti-TSPAN8(16B11)-anti-CD3 bispecific antibody produced based on the sequence of 16B11 exhibited a cytotoxic activity against the TSPAN8-expressing cancer cell in vitro, exerted an anti-tumor action on TSPAN8-expressing cancer cell-bearing mice in vivo, and extended the lifetime of peritoneal dissemination model mice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignees: Astellas Pharma Inc., National Cancer Center
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Tenda, Masatoshi Yuri, Daisuke Yamajuku, Takeshi Tsutsumi, Yuko Kusuzaki, Hiroki Sasaki, Fumiko Chiwaki, Masayuki Komatsu
  • Publication number: 20230348587
    Abstract: An objective of the present invention is to provide an anti-TSPAN8/anti-CD3 bispecific antibody and an anti-TSPAN8 antibody usable in treatment or prevention in human. A human monoclonal antibody producing mouse was immunized with a peritoneal disseminated cancer cell isolated from a patient, to obtain an antibody 16B11 and an antibody 16B12 that selectively bind to a peritoneal disseminated cancer cell. These antibodies were anti-TSPAN8 antibodies that bind to the region from amino acid positions 126 to 155 of TSPAN8 and exhibited strong binding activity to TSPAN8 expressed in the peritoneal disseminated cancer cell. Further, an anti-TSPAN8(16B11)-anti-CD3 bispecific antibody produced based on the sequence of 16B11 exhibited a cytotoxic activity against the TSPAN8-expressing cancer cell in vitro, exerted an anti-tumor action on TSPAN8-expressing cancer cell-bearing mice in vivo, and extended the lifetime of peritoneal dissemination model mice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicants: Astellas Pharma Inc., National Cancer Center
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki TENDA, Masatoshi YURI, Daisuke YAMAJUKU, Takeshi TSUTSUMI, Yuko KUSUZAKI, Hiroki SASAKI, Fumiko CHIWAKI, Masayuki KOMATSU
  • Publication number: 20230220070
    Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of providing a novel therapeutic agent for treating patients with anti NMDAR encephalitis. Patients with an anti NMDAR encephalitis have a pathogenic anti-human NR1 antibody that induces internalization of NMDAR on cell surface. As a result, NMDAR function is weakened in the patients' brain. The present inventors found that the one-armed anti-human NR1 antibody according to the present invention binds to NR1 competitively with the pathogenic anti-human NR1 antibody and inhibits the internalization of NMDAR by the pathogenic anti-human NR1 antibody to thereby exhibit therapeutic effect on anti NMDAR encephalitis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Satoshi KUBO, Atsuo KANNO, Daisuke YAMAJUKU, Takuya KITO, Masashi MAEDA, Takuma MIHARA
  • Patent number: 11059889
    Abstract: Described herein are novel anti-human Ig? antibodies, as well as methods for making the antibodies and using the antibodies to treat or prevent autoimmune disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Astellas Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Daisuke Yamajuku, Mutsumi Seki, Takashi Honda, Satoshi Kubo, Shinji Soga, Akifumi Morinaka
  • Publication number: 20190309063
    Abstract: Described herein are novel anti-human Ig? antibodies, as well as methods for making the antibodies and using the antibodies to treat or prevent autoimmune disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Applicant: Astellas Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Daisuke YAMAJUKU, Mutsumi SEKI, Takashi HONDA, Satoshi KUBO, Shinji SOGA, Akifumi MORINAKA
  • Patent number: 10316086
    Abstract: [Problem] Provided is an anti-human Ig? antibody which crosslinks BCR and Fc?RIIb and has an immunosuppressive function more enhanced than that of an antibody in the prior art. [Means for Solution] An anti-human Ig? antibody comprising a heavy chain variable region comprising CDR1 consisting of the amino acid sequence of amino acid numbers 31 to 35 of SEQ ID NO: 2, CDR2 consisting of the amino acid sequence of amino acid numbers 50 to 65 of SEQ ID NO: 2, and CDR3 consisting of the amino acid sequence of amino acid numbers 98 to 108 of SEQ ID NO: 2, a light chain variable region comprising CDR1 consisting of the amino acid sequence of amino acid numbers 24 to 38 of SEQ ID NO: 4, CDR2 consisting of the amino acid sequence of amino acid numbers 54 to 60 of SEQ ID NO: 4, and CDR3 consisting of the amino acid sequence of amino acid numbers 93 to 101 of SEQ ID NO: 4, and a heavy chain constant region which is a human Ig?1 constant region having amino acid mutations of S239D, H268D, and L328W.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: ASTELLAS PHARMA INC.
    Inventors: Daisuke Yamajuku, Mutsumi Seki, Takashi Honda, Satoshi Kubo, Shinji Soga, Akifumi Morinaka
  • Patent number: 9908941
    Abstract: An anti-human TSLP receptor antibody that specifically binds to human TSLP receptor and inhibits an action of human TSLP through human TSLP receptor. A method for preventing or treating asthma by administering the anti-human TSLP receptor antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof. An anti-human TSLP receptor antibody had been studied by the present inventors, and an anti-human TSLP receptor antibody including a heavy chain variable region consisting of the amino acid sequence of amino acid numbers 1 to 118 of SEQ ID NO: 1 and a light chain variable region consisting of the amino acid sequence of amino acid numbers 1 to 108 of SEQ ID NO: 3 was provided. It was revealed that the anti-human TSLP receptor antibody inhibits expression of TARC mRNA induced by TSLP and production of MDC proteins, and suppressed an allergic reaction in a monkey Ascaris antigen sensitization model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: Astellas Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Hiromu Sato, Daisuke Yamajuku, Kazunori Arai, Mako Ogino
  • Publication number: 20170226207
    Abstract: [Problem] Provided is an anti-human Ig? antibody which crosslinks BCR and Fc?RIIb and has an immunosuppressive function more enhanced than that of an antibody in the prior art. [Means for Solution] An anti-human Ig? antibody comprising a heavy chain variable region comprising CDR1 consisting of the amino acid sequence of amino acid numbers 31 to 35 of SEQ ID NO: 2, CDR2 consisting of the amino acid sequence of amino acid numbers 50 to 65 of SEQ ID NO: 2, and CDR3 consisting of the amino acid sequence of amino acid numbers 98 to 108 of SEQ ID NO: 2, a light chain variable region comprising CDR1 consisting of the amino acid sequence of amino acid numbers 24 to 38 of SEQ ID NO: 4, CDR2 consisting of the amino acid sequence of amino acid numbers 54 to 60 of SEQ ID NO: 4, and CDR3 consisting of the amino acid sequence of amino acid numbers 93 to 101 of SEQ ID NO: 4, and a heavy chain constant region which is a human Ig?1 constant region having amino acid mutations of S239D, H268D, and L328W.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: Astellas Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Daisuke YAMAJUKU, Mutsumi SEKI, Takashi HONDA, Satoshi KUBO, Shinji SOGA, Akifumi MORINAKA
  • Publication number: 20160208005
    Abstract: An anti-human TSLP receptor antibody that specifically binds to human TSLP receptor and inhibits an action of human TSLP through human TSLP receptor. A method for preventing or treating asthma by administering the anti-human TSLP receptor antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof. An anti-human TSLP receptor antibody had been studied by the present inventors, and an anti-human TSLP receptor antibody including a heavy chain variable region consisting of the amino acid sequence of amino acid numbers 1 to 118 of SEQ ID NO: 1 and a light chain variable region consisting of the amino acid sequence of amino acid numbers 1 to 108 of SEQ ID NO: 3 was provided. It was revealed that the anti-human TSLP receptor antibody inhibits expression of TARC mRNA induced by TSLP and production of MDC proteins, and suppressed an allergic reaction in a monkey Ascaris antigen sensitization model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Applicant: Astellas Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Hiromu SATO, Daisuke Yamajuku, Kazunori Arai, Mako Ogino
  • Patent number: 9328171
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide an anti-human TSLP receptor antibody that specifically binds to human TSLP receptor and inhibits an action of human TSLP through human TSLP receptor. [Means for Solution] An anti-human TSLP receptor antibody had been studied by the present inventors, and an anti-human TSLP receptor antibody comprising a heavy chain variable region consisting of the amino acid sequence of amino acid numbers 1 to 118 of SEQ ID NO: 1 and a light chain variable region consisting of the amino acid sequence of amino acid numbers 1 to 108 of SEQ ID NO: 3 was provided. It was revealed that the anti-human TSLP receptor antibody inhibits expression of TARC mRNA induced by TSLP and production of MDC proteins, and suppressed an allergic reaction in a monkey Ascaris antigen sensitization model, and then the present invention was completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Astellas Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Hiromu Sato, Daisuke Yamajuku, Kazunori Arai, Mako Ogino
  • Publication number: 20160046720
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide an anti-human TSLP receptor antibody that specifically binds to human TSLP receptor and inhibits an action of human TSLP through human TSLP receptor. [Means for Solution] An anti-human TSLP receptor antibody had been studied by the present inventors, and an anti-human TSLP receptor antibody comprising a heavy chain variable region consisting of the amino acid sequence of amino acid numbers 1 to 118 of SEQ ID NO: 1 and a light chain variable region consisting of the amino acid sequence of amino acid numbers 1 to 108 of SEQ ID NO: 3 was provided. It was revealed that the anti-human TSLP receptor antibody inhibits expression of TARC mRNA induced by TSLP and production of MDC proteins, and suppressed an allergic reaction in a monkey Ascaris antigen sensitization model, and then the present invention was completed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Applicant: Astellas Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Hiromu SATO, Daisuke Yamajuku, Kazunori Arai, Mako Ogino