Patents by Inventor Kaori Okuyama

Kaori Okuyama 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 selective control of helper T cell function
    Patent number: 8691514
    Abstract: The present invention relates to selectively controlling the function of a helper T cell. In the present invention, a mouse lacking a gene involved in ganglioside biosynthesis (ganglioside GM3 synthetase gene) (SAT-I KO) was produced and analyzed. As a result, the present invention provides, for example, a method for screening a substance which induces selective suppression of the function of a helper T cell in an immune response, including control of production of a sphingoglycolipid in the helper T cell, and moderation or suppression of an excessive immune response caused by the suppression of the function, that is, a substance having an immunosuppression activity, an anti-asthmatic action and/or an anti-allergic action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Japan Science and Technology Agency
    Inventors: Jinichi Inokuchi, Masakazu Nagafuku, Isao Ohno, Kaori Okuyama
  • METHOD FOR SELECTIVE CONTROL OF HELPER T CELL FUNCTION
    Publication number: 20110262441
    Abstract: The present invention relates to selectively controlling the function of a helper T cell. In the present invention, a mouse lacking a gene involved in ganglioside biosynthesis (ganglioside GM3 synthetase gene) (SAT-I KO) was produced and analyzed. As a result, the present invention provides, for example, a method for screening a substance which induces selective suppression of the function of a helper T cell in an immune response, including control of production of a sphingoglycolipid in the helper T cell, and moderation or suppression of an excessive immune response caused by the suppression of the function, that is, a substance having an immunosuppression activity, an anti-asthmatic action and/or an anti-allergic action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2009
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: Japan Science and Technology Agency
    Inventors: Jinichi Inokuchi, Masakazu Nagafuku, Isao Ohno, Kaori Okuyama