Patents by Inventor Katsuaki Hoshino

Katsuaki Hoshino 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).

  • IFN TYPE-I PRODUCTION INHIBITOR AND METHOD FOR SCREENING FOR SAME
    Publication number: 20120208861
    Abstract: It has been found that Spi-B, in cooperation with IRF-7, induces type I IFN production. This invention is based on the finding, and provides a type I IFN production inhibitor comprising an antisense nucleic acid or siRNA against Spi-B, or an expression vector capable of expressing the same; a screening method for a substance capable of inhibiting type I IFN production, comprising selecting a substance that suppresses the expression or function of Spi-B as a substance capable of inhibiting type I IFN production; and a type I IFN production inducer comprising an expression vector capable of expressing Spi-B and an expression vector capable of expressing IRF-7 in combination, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2009
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: RIKEN
    Inventors: Tsuneyasu Kaisho, Katsuaki Hoshino, Takahiro Sugiyama
  • INTERFERON-alpha REGULATOR
    Publication number: 20100068807
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to elucidate the role of IKK? in TLR signaling and provide an agent and a method for controlling interferon-?. The present invention provides an agent for suppressing interferon-? production which comprises an agent for inhibiting IKK?.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2006
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: RIKEN
    Inventors: Tsuneyasu Kaisho, Katsuaki Hoshino