Patents by Inventor José Couceiro Follente

José Couceiro Follente 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 POLOXAMINESINES AS INDUCERS OF THE OSTEOGENIC DIFFERENTIATION OF MESENCHYMAL CELLS
    Publication number: 20130156724
    Abstract: The invention describes for first time the activity of poloxamines as inducers in the differentiation of mesenchymal or progenitor cells. In particular, the invention demonstrates that poloxamines have an osteogenic ability. The invention relates to the use of one or more poloxamines or a pharmaceutical composition comprising same for the preparation of a drug for treting patients with bone defects in general. The invention also relates to a method for inducing the differentiation of mesenchymal or progenitor cells into osteoblasts by bringing said cells into contact with a sterilised aqueous dispersion or solution of one or more poloxamines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: UNIVERSIDADE DE SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA
    Inventors: Carmen Alvarez Lorenzo, Ana Rey Rico, Teresa Silva Rivera, José Couceiro Follente, Angel Concheiro Nine