Patents by Inventor Gabriella Minchiotti

Gabriella Minchiotti 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).

  • Method of promoting the differentiation of staminal cells
    Patent number: 7638330
    Abstract: A method is described by which stem cells are induced to differentiate into cardiomycocytes; the method comprises exposure for a length of time and at efficacious quantities of a protein of the EGF-CFC family or its derivatives having at least the EGE and CFC domains; or to differentiate into neuronal cells, comprising the exposure to Cripto protein inhibitors. Compositions are described for therapeutic use in treating heart disorders, comprising a therapeutically efficacious quantity of a protein or its derivatives having at least the EGF and CFC domains of a protein of the EGF-CFC family.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Inventors: Gabriella Minchiotti, Maria Persico, Silvia Parisi
  • Method of Promoting the Differentiation of Staminal Cells
    Publication number: 20080159989
    Abstract: A method is described by which stem cells are induced to differentiate into cardiomycocytes; the method comprises exposure for a length of time and at efficacious quantities of a protein of the EGF-CFC family or its derivitaies having at least the EGF and CFC domains; or to differentiate into neuronal cells, comprising the exposure to Cripto protein inhibitors. Compositions are described for therapeutic use in treating heart disorders, comprising a therapeutically efficacious quantity of a protein or its derivatives having at least the EGF and CFC domains of a protein of the EGF-CFC family.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2004
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Inventors: Gabriella Minchiotti, Maria Persico, Silvia Parisi