Patents by Inventor Ester Carballo-Jane

Ester Carballo-Jane 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).

  • Publication number: 20110046056
    Abstract: The invention relates to peptide mimetics for treating disorders associated with hypercholesterolemia and cardio-vascular disease. In particular, the invention relates to peptides that mimic the activity of apolipoprotein A-I (Apo AI).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2008
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Inventors: Elisabetta Bianchi, Antonello Pessi, Raffaele Ingenito, Jun Wang, Ester Carballo-Jane, Ching H. Chang
  • Patent number: 7238473
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods of regulating the destruction of mRNA molecules containing an AU-rich element (ARE), for example, methods of stimulating the degradation of an mRNA molecule encoding TNF-?, and methods of inhibiting the degradation of an mRNA molecule encoding GM-CSF. Also provided are methods for identifying compounds that regulate the destruction of mRNA molecules containing AREs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Perry J. Blackshear, Wi S. Lai, Ester Carballo-Jane