Patents by Inventor Jan Tuckermann

Jan Tuckermann 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 the prophylactic or therapeutic treatment of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis
    Patent number: 8906858
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the prophylactic and/or therapeutic treatment of glucocorticoid induced osteoporosis comprising maintaining or restoring AP-1 activity or AP-1-mediated effects, for example by LIF treatment. The method may additionally comprise a method for the treatment of a medical condition associated with inflammation comprising inhibition of NF-KB activity, for example by glucocorticoid (GC) treatment. The present invention therefore also relates to a method for the treatment and/or prevention of glucocorticoid induced osteoporosis comprising the administration of an effective amount of LIF to a subject, preferably in combination with GC treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Fritz-Lipmann-Institut E. V. Leibniz-Institut fuer Altersforschung
    Inventors: Jan Tuckermann, Alexander Rauch, Susanne Ostermay, Ulrike Baschant
  • Tap-70, a novel marker for epithelial tumors
    Publication number: 20060088832
    Abstract: Described are a novel marker protein associated with apithelial tumors, TAP-70, belonging to the family of aspartyl proteinases and nucleic acid molecules encoding TAP-70 polypeptides. Moreover, diagnostic and therapeutic uses based on the finding that TAP-70 is overexpressed throughout skin carcinogenesis are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2003
    Publication date: April 27, 2006
    Inventors: Peter Angel, Ute Breitenbach, Hartmut Richter, Jochen Hess, Jan Tuckermann, Gerhard Furstenberger