Patents by Inventor Kazumasa Takao

Kazumasa Takao 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).

  • Drug for Disease Caused by Expression of Periostin Except Eye Disease, and Use Thereof
    Publication number: 20160304866
    Abstract: The present invention is intended to provide a novel molecule that inhibits the expression of the periostin gene that is effective in treatment of diseases caused by the expression of periostin except for eye diseases. A drug for a disease caused by the expression of periostin except for an eye disease includes, as an expression inhibitory sequence for the periostin gene, a nucleic acid molecule including a nucleotide that has a base sequence represented by any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1 to 19. The drug for disease according to the present invention can inhibit the expression of the periostin gene. Thus, it can be used for treatment of diseases (except for eye diseases) caused by the expression of the periostin gene, specifically skin diseases, respiratory diseases, gastrointestinal diseases, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Applicant: AQUA Therapeutics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Izuhara, Kazuhiko Arima, Shoichi Suzuki, Shoichiro Ohta, Kazunori Yoshikawa, Kazumasa Takao, Akiko Shimahara