Patents by Inventor Ezgi TASKAN

Ezgi TASKAN 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).

  • Use of parasites and extracellular vesicles obtained from parasites in cancer treatment
    Patent number: 12465623
    Abstract: Use of parasites and extracellular vesicles obtained from the parasites for a cancer treatment is provided. The use of parasites and extracellular vesicles obtained from parasites is for using in a treatment of a cancer, and loading an active substance on exosomes by using a drug loading capacity of exosomes, and thus, by carrying a specific drug directly to target cancer cells without causing any side effect on healthy cells and to enhance a bioavailability of the specific drug, achieving a desired effect in a tumor specific target region. Particularly Leishmania infantum parasite is used as a source for the extracellular vesicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2025
    Assignee: YEDITEPE UNIVERSITESI
    Inventors: Fikrettin Sahin, Zeynep Islek, Ezgi Taskan, Pakize Neslihan Tasli, Batuhan Turhan Bozkurt, Oguz Kaan Kirbas, Mehmet Hikmet Ucisik
  • USE OF PARASITES AND EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES OBTAINED FROM PARASITES IN CANCER TREATMENT
    Publication number: 20220226393
    Abstract: Use of parasites and extracellular vesicles obtained from the parasites for a cancer treatment is provided. The use of parasites and extracellular vesicles obtained from parasites is for using in a treatment of a cancer, and loading an active substance on exosomes by using a drug loading capacity of exosomes, and thus, by carrying a specific drug directly to target cancer cells without causing any side effect on healthy cells and to enhance a bioavailability of the specific drug, achieving a desired effect in a tumor specific target region. Particularly Leishmania infantum parasite is used as a source for the extracellular vesicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicant: YEDITEPE UNIVERSITESI
    Inventors: Fikrettin SAHIN, Zeynep ISLEK, Ezgi TASKAN, Pakize Neslihan TASLI, Batuhan Turhan BOZKURT, Oguz Kaan KIRBAS, Mehmet Hikmet UCISIK