Patents by Inventor Irna Petrache

Irna Petrache 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 FOR DIAGNOSING AND TREATING EMPHYSEMA
    Publication number: 20120195906
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for diagnosing a patient with emphysema or COPD by detecting the levels of EMAP II in a sample. Alternatively, methods are provided for determining the susceptibility of a patient to develop emphysema or COPD by detecting the levels of EMAP II in a sample. The levels of EMAP II may be determined by immunoassay techniques. The present invention also provides methods for treating patients with emphysema or COPD by administering a therapeutically effective amount of an EMAP II neutralizing compound. The compound may be an antibody, siRNA, antisense RNA or an antagonist of CXCR3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: Indiana University Research and Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Matthias Clauss, Irna Petrache, Robert Voswinckel
  • METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING AND TREATING EMPHYSEMA
    Publication number: 20110142846
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for diagnosing a patient with emphysema or COPD by detecting the levels of EMAP II in a sample. Alternatively, methods are provided for determining the susceptibility of a patient to develop emphysema or COPD by detecting the levels of EMAP II in a sample. The levels of EMAP II may be determined by immunoassay techniques. The present invention also provides methods for treating patients with emphysema or COPD by administering a therapeutically effective amount of an EMAP II neutralizing compound. The compound may be an antibody, siRNA, antisense RNA or an antagonist of CXCR3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2009
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: Indiana University Research and Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Matthias Clauss, Irna Petrache, Robert Voswinckel