Patents by Inventor Jeremy W. Heaton

Jeremy W. Heaton 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).

  • Combination therapy using sympathetic nervous system antagonists and endothelin antagonists
    Patent number: 6635648
    Abstract: Methods are provided for preventing or inhibiting adverse cardiovascular effects associated with administration of a sympathetic nervous system antagonist in a subject, in which a subject in need thereof is administered a sympathetic nervous system antagonist and an endothelin antagonist. Methods for improving the efficacy of a sympathetic nervous system antagonist are also provided, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a sympathetic nervous system antagonist together with an endothelin antagonist. Methods of treating prostate cancer or benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) in a subject are also provided, in which a subject in need thereof is administered a sympathetic nervous system antagonist and an endothelin antagonist. The sympathetic nervous system antagonist may be an alpha-adrenoceptor antagonist, a ganglionic blocking agent or another inhibitor of the actions of the sympathetic nervous system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignee: Queen's University at Kingston
    Inventors: Michael A. Adams, Jeremy W. Heaton, Suzanne K. Bridge