Patents by Inventor Kazuhiro MAETA

Kazuhiro MAETA 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).

  • Publication number: 20240132893
    Abstract: A method of inhibiting the function of myostatin is provided. An antisense oligonucleotide of 15-30 bases or a salt or a solvate thereof, wherein the antisense oligonucleotide has a nucleotide sequence complementary to a target sequence in exon 3 of the myostatin gene and is capable of allowing the expression of a splicing variant of myostatin. A pharmaceutical drug, a food, a feed, an agent for promoting myocyte proliferation and/or hypertrophy, an agent for increasing muscle mass and/or suppressing muscle weakness, an agent for switching the splicing of the myostatin gene from production of myostatin to production of a splicing variant thereof, an agent for decreasing myostatin signaling, and an anticancer agent, each of which comprises the above antisense oligonucleotide or a salt or a solvate thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: KNC LABORATORIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masafumi MATSUO, Kazuhiro MAETA
  • Publication number: 20230272403
    Abstract: An antisense oligonucleotide is provided which induces exon skipping in ACE2 gene. An antisense oligonucleotide of 15-30 bases or a salt or a solvate thereof, wherein the antisense oligonucleotide has a nucleotide sequence complementary to a target site in exon 18 of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 gene and is capable of inducing exon skipping in angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 gene. A pharmaceutical drug comprising the antisense oligonucleotide or a salt or a solvate thereof; and an agent for inhibiting the expression of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 protein and/or for enhancing the expression of soluble angiotensin-converting enzyme 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Applicants: KNC LABORATORIES CO., LTD., KOBE GAKUIN EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Masafumi MATSUO, Kazuhiro MAETA, Tsuyoshi FUJIHARA, Itaru OKAMOTO, Masahiro NEYA
  • Publication number: 20220220478
    Abstract: A novel method of myostatin inhibition is provided. An antisense oligonucleotide of 15-30 bases or a salt or a solvate thereof, wherein the antisense oligonucleotide has a nucleotide sequence complementary to a target site in exon 1 of the myostatin gene and is capable of inhibiting the production of the mRNA of the myostatin gene. A pharmaceutical drug, a food, a feed, an agent for promoting myocyte proliferation and/or hypertrophy, an agent for increasing muscle mass and/or inhibiting muscle weakness, an agent for inhibiting production of the mRNA of the myostatin gene, and an inhibitor of the function of myostatin, each of which comprises the above antisense oligonucleotide or a salt or a solvate thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicants: KNC LABORATORIES CO., LTD., Kobe Gakuin Educational Foundation
    Inventors: Masafumi MATSUO, Kazuhiro MAETA
  • Publication number: 20220135637
    Abstract: A method of inhibiting myostatin signaling via a myostatin splice variant-derived protein is provided. The protein and an expression system thereof are applicable to therapy for diseases in which myostatin is involved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicants: KNC LABORATORIES CO., LTD., Kobe Gakuin Educational Foundation
    Inventors: Masafumi MATSUO, Kosuke OKAZAKI, Kazuhiro MAETA
  • Patent number: 11028390
    Abstract: The present invention provides a suppression type antisense oligonucleotide targeting TDP-43 mRNA, containing a nucleotide sequence complementary to a sequence consisting of at least 10 continuous nucleotides in a nucleotide sequence shown in any of SEQ ID NOs: 2-4, and a promotion type antisense oligonucleotide targeting TDP-43 mRNA, containing a nucleotide sequence complementary to a sequence consisting of at least 10 continuous nucleotides in a nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignees: Osaka University, KNC Laboratories Co., Ltd., Aichi Medical University
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Nagai, Kazuhiro Maeta, Toshihide Takeuchi, Masahiro Neya, Tsuyoshi Fujihara, Seiji Matsuda, Gen Sobue, Shinsuke Ishigaki, Kentaro Sahashi
  • Publication number: 20200165610
    Abstract: The present invention provides a suppression type antisense oligonucleotide targeting TDP-43 mRNA, containing a nucleotide sequence complementary to a sequence consisting of at least 10 continuous nucleotides in a nucleotide sequence shown in any of SEQ ID NOs: 2-4, and a promotion type antisense oligonucleotide targeting TDP-43 mRNA, containing a nucleotide sequence complementary to a sequence consisting of at least 10 continuous nucleotides in a nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Applicants: OSAKA UNIVERSITY, KNC LABORATORIES CO., LTD., NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION NAGOYA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yoshitaka NAGAI, Kazuhiro MAETA, Toshihide TAKEUCHI, Masahiro NEYA, Tsuyoshi FUJIHARA, Seiji MATSUDA, Gen SOBUE, Shinsuke ISHIGAKI, Kentaro SAHASHI