Patents by Inventor Efsevia Albanis

Efsevia Albanis 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).

  • Treatment of hepatic fibrosis with imatinib mesylate
    Patent number: 7064127
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for treating hepatic fibrosis comprising administering to a patient in need of such treatment an amount effective to treat hepatic fibrosis of imatinib mesylate. This is based on the ability of imatinib mesylate to down regulate stellate cell activation in culture and in vivo. Hepatic fibrosis is not limited to patients with chronic Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, non-alcoholic steatophepatitis (NASH), alcoholic liver disease, metabolic liver diseases (Wilson's disease, hemochromatosis), biliary obstruction (congenital or acquired) or liver diseases associated with fibrosis of unknown cause.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Assignee: Mount Sinai School of Medicine of New York University
    Inventors: Scott Friedman, Efsevia Albanis
  • Treatment of hepatic fibrosis with imatinib mesylate
    Publication number: 20050143389
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for treating hepatic fibrosis comprising administering to a patient in need of such treatment an amount effective to treat hepatic fibrosis of imatinib mesylate. This is based on the ability of imatinib mesylate to down regulate stellate cell activation in culture and in vivo. Hepatic fibrosis is not limited to patients with chronic Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, non-alcoholic steatophepatitis (NASH), alcoholic liver disease, metabolic liver diseases (Wilson's disease, hemochromatosis), biliary obstruction (congenital or acquired) or liver diseases associated with fibrosis of unknown cause.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2004
    Publication date: June 30, 2005
    Applicant: Mount Sinai School of Medicine of New York University
    Inventors: Scott Friedman, Efsevia Albanis