Patents by Inventor Isabelle Courdier-Fruh

Isabelle Courdier-Fruh 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 Non-Glucocorticoid Steroids for the Treatment of Muscular Dystrophy
    Publication number: 20070259837
    Abstract: The invention relates to the therapeutic use of certain classes of steroid compounds for treatment of muscular diseases, in particular muscle diseases caused by mutations in the gene encoding for dystrophin (Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, DMD, and Becker Muscular Dystrophy, BMD). The steroid compounds increase the levels of the dystrophin-related protein utrophin in cultured human muscle cells derived from donors affected with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2005
    Publication date: November 8, 2007
    Applicant: SANTHERA PHARMACEUTICALS (SCHWEIZ) AG
    Inventors: Thomas Meier, Josef Magyar, Isabelle Courdier-Fruh