Patents by Inventor Kenjirou Minomi

Kenjirou Minomi 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).

  • Patent number: 10047111
    Abstract: This invention provides compounds, compositions and methods for modulating the expression of human GST-? using RNA interference. The RNA interference molecules can be used in methods for preventing or treating diseases such as malignant tumor. Provided are a range of siRNA structures, having one or more of nucleotides being modified or chemically-modified. Advantageous structures include siRNAs with 2?-deoxy nucleotides located in the seed region, as well as other nucleotide modifications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Kenjirou Minomi, Hirokazu Takahashi, Erika Terada, Jens Harborth, Jun Zhang, Mohammad Ahmadian, Wenbin Ying
  • Patent number: 10047110
    Abstract: This invention provides compounds, compositions and methods for modulating the expression of human GST-? using RNA interference. The RNA interference molecules can be used in methods for preventing or treating diseases such as malignant tumor. A nucleic acid molecule can have a) a polynucleotide sense strand and a polynucleotide antisense strand; b) each strand of the molecule being from 15 to 30 nucleotides in length; c) a contiguous region of from 15 to 30 nucleotides of the antisense strand being complementary to a sequence of an mRNA encoding GST-?; and d) at least a portion of the sense strand can be complementary to at least a portion of the antisense strand, and the molecule has a duplex region of from 15 to 30 nucleotides in length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Kenjirou Minomi, Hirokazu Takahashi, Erika Terada, Jens Harborth, Jun Zhang, Mohammad Ahmadian, Wenbin Ying
  • Patent number: 10023597
    Abstract: This invention provides compounds, compositions and methods for modulating the expression of human p21 using RNA interference. The RNA interference molecules can be used in methods for preventing or treating diseases such as malignant tumor. Provided are a range of siRNA structures, having one or more nucleotides being modified or chemically-modified. Advantageous structures include siRNAs with 2?-deoxy nucleotides located in the seed region, as well as other nucleotide modifications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Kenjirou Minomi, Jens Harborth, Cima Cina, Kwok Yin Tsang, Wenbin Ying, Hirokazu Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20180002702
    Abstract: This invention provides methods and compositions for preventing, treating or ameliorating one or more symptoms of a malignant tumor, which may be associated with KRAS mutation in a mammal in need thereof, by administering to the mammal a therapeutically effective amount of a composition comprising one or more RNAi molecules that are active in reducing expression of GST-?.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Kenjirou Minomi, Jihua Liu, Li Wang, Bharat Majeti, Roger Adami, Wenbin Ying
  • Publication number: 20170298086
    Abstract: This invention provides compounds, compositions and methods for modulating the expression of human p21 using RNA interference. The RNA interference molecules can be used in methods for preventing or treating diseases such as malignant tumor. Provided are a range of siRNA structures, having one or more nucleotides being modified or chemically-modified. Advantageous structures include siRNAs with 2?-deoxy nucleotides located in the seed region, as well as other nucleotide modifications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Kenjirou Minomi, Jens Harborth, Cima Cina, Kwok Yin Tsang, Wenbin Ying, Hirokazu Takahashi
  • Patent number: 9771582
    Abstract: This invention provides compositions for use in distributing active agents for treating a malignant tumor in a subject. The compositions contain RNAi molecules targeted to a human GST-?, along with RNAi molecules targeted to a human p21, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The carrier can include nanoparticles composed of an ionizable lipid, a structural lipid, one or more stabilizer lipids, and a lipid for reducing immunogenicity of the nanoparticles. This invention further provides methods for preventing or treating a malignant tumor by administering a therapeutically effective amount of an RNAi composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiro Niitsu, Kenjirou Minomi, Bharat Majeti, Li Wang, Jihua Liu, Roger Adami, Wenbin Ying
  • Publication number: 20170218365
    Abstract: This invention provides methods for preventing, treating or ameliorating one or more symptoms of a malignant tumor in a mammal in need thereof, by administering to the mammal a therapeutically effective amount of a composition comprising RNAi molecules, where the RNAi molecules can be active in reducing expression of Hsp47.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Akihiro Yoneda, Yasuaki Tamura, Kenjirou Minomi, Bharat Majeti, Jihua Liu, Wenbin Ying
  • Patent number: 9695206
    Abstract: This invention provides compounds, compositions and methods for modulating the expression of human p21 using RNA interference. The RNA interference molecules can be used in methods for preventing or treating diseases such as malignant tumor. Provided are a range of siRNA structures, having one or more nucleotides being modified or chemically-modified. Advantageous structures include siRNAs with 2?-deoxy nucleotides located in the seed region, as well as other nucleotide modifications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Kenjirou Minomi, Jens Harborth, Cima Cina, Kwok Yin Tsang, Wenbin Ying, Hirokazu Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20170165289
    Abstract: This invention provides methods and compositions for preventing, treating or ameliorating one or more symptoms of a malignant tumor associated with KRAS mutation in a mammal in need thereof, by identifying a tumor cell in the mammal, the tumor cell comprising at least one of: (i) a mutation of the KRAS gene, and (ii) an aberrant expression level of KRAS protein; and administering to the mammal a therapeutically effective amount of a composition comprising one or more RNAi molecules that are active in reducing expression of GST-?.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Kenjirou Minomi, Jihua Liu, Li Wang, Bharat Majeti, Roger Adami, Wenbin Ying
  • Publication number: 20170166898
    Abstract: This invention provides compounds, compositions and methods for modulating the expression of target genes using RNA interference. RNAi structures and molecules of this invention can be used for modulating or silencing the expression of genes, with high levels of RNAi activity and reduced off target actions. Advantageous structures include siRNAs targeted to any gene having one or more 2?-deoxy nucleotides located in the seed region. The RNA interference molecules can be used in methods for preventing or treating diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Kenjirou Minomi, Jens Harborth, Cima Cina, Wenbin Ying, Jane Zheng, Narendra Vaish
  • Patent number: 9580710
    Abstract: This invention provides methods and compositions for preventing, treating or ameliorating one or more symptoms of a malignant tumor associated with KRAS mutation in a mammal in need thereof, by identifying a tumor cell in the mammal, the tumor cell comprising at least one of: (i) a mutation of the KRAS gene, and (ii) an aberrant expression level of KRAS protein; and administering to the mammal a therapeutically effective amount of a composition comprising one or more RNAi molecules that are active in reducing expression of GST-?.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Kenjirou Minomi, Jihua Liu, Li Wang, Bharat Majeti, Roger Adami, Wenbin Ying
  • Publication number: 20160215286
    Abstract: This invention provides compositions and methods for preventing or treating a malignant tumor in a mammal in need thereof, by administering to the mammal a therapeutically effective amount of a composition comprising RNAi molecules, which RNAi molecules can be active in reducing expression of Hsp47, or a combination of RNAi molecules active for Hsp47 and p21.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Yoshiro Niitsu, Akihiro Yoneda, Yasuyuki Tamura, Kenjirou Minomi, Bharat Majeti, Jihua Liu, Yun Liu, Wenbin Ying
  • Publication number: 20160208256
    Abstract: This invention provides compounds, compositions and methods for modulating the expression of human p21 using RNA interference. The RNA interference molecules can be used in methods for preventing or treating diseases such as malignant tumor. Provided are a range of siRNA structures, having one or more nucleotides being modified or chemically-modified. Advantageous structures include siRNAs with 2?-deoxy nucleotides located in the seed region, as well as other nucleotide modifications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Yoshiro Niitsu, Kenjirou Minomi, Jens Harborth, Cima Cina, Kwok Yin Tsang, Wenbin Ying, Hirokazu Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20160208255
    Abstract: This invention provides compounds, compositions and methods for modulating the expression of human p21 using RNA interference. The RNA interference molecules can be used in methods for preventing or treating diseases such as malignant tumor. A nucleic acid molecule can have a) a polynucleotide sense strand and a polynucleotide antisense strand; b) each strand of the molecule being from 15 to 30 nucleotides in length; c) a contiguous region of from 15 to 30 nucleotides of the antisense strand being complementary to a sequence of an mRNA encoding p21; and d) at least a portion of the sense strand can be complementary to at least a portion of the antisense strand, and the molecule has a duplex region of from 15 to 30 nucleotides in length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Yoshiro Niitsu, Kenjirou Minomi, Jens Harborth, Cima Cina, Kwok Yin Tsang, Wenbin Ying, Hirokazu Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20160208254
    Abstract: This invention provides compounds, compositions and methods for modulating the expression of human GST-? using RNA interference. The RNA interference molecules can be used in methods for preventing or treating diseases such as malignant tumor. A nucleic acid molecule can have a) a polynucleotide sense strand and a polynucleotide antisense strand; b) each strand of the molecule being from 15 to 30 nucleotides in length; c) a contiguous region of from 15 to 30 nucleotides of the antisense strand being complementary to a sequence of an mRNA encoding GST-?; and d) at least a portion of the sense strand can be complementary to at least a portion of the antisense strand, and the molecule has a duplex region of from 15 to 30 nucleotides in length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Yoshiro Niitsu, Kenjirou Minomi, Hirokazu Takahashi, Erika Terada, Jens Harborth, Cima Cina, Jun Zhang, Mohammad Ahmadian, Wenbin Ying
  • Publication number: 20160208265
    Abstract: This invention provides compounds, compositions and methods for modulating the expression of human GST-? using RNA interference. The RNA interference molecules can be used in methods for preventing or treating diseases such as malignant tumor. Provided are a range of siRNA structures, having one or more of nucleotides being modified or chemically-modified. Advantageous structures include siRNAs with 2?-deoxy nucleotides located in the seed region, as well as other nucleotide modifications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Yoshiro Niitsu, Kenjirou Minomi, Hirokazu Takahashi, Erika Terada, Jens Harborth, Cima Cina, Jun Zhang, Mohammad Ahmadian, Wenbin Ying
  • Publication number: 20160202242
    Abstract: It is intended to induce cell death and inhibit cell growth for cancer cells. The agents of the present invention comprise, as active ingredients, a drug inhibiting GST-? and a drug inhibiting a homeostasis-related protein that exhibits synthetic lethality when inhibited together with GST-?.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Hiroyuki TANAKA, Kenjirou MINOMI, Yoshiro NIITSU
  • Publication number: 20160187319
    Abstract: An agent for inducing cell death and/or inhibiting cell growth for cancer cells. The agents of the present invention comprise, as active ingredients, a drug inhibiting GST-? and a drug inhibiting a homeostasis-related protein that exhibits synthetic lethality when inhibited together with GST-?. The homeostasis-related protein can be a cell cycle-regulating protein or an anti-apoptosis-related protein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Hiroyuki TANAKA, Kenjirou MINOMI, Yoshiro NIITSU
  • Publication number: 20160186183
    Abstract: This invention provides methods and compositions for preventing, treating or ameliorating one or more symptoms of a malignant tumor associated with KRAS mutation in a mammal in need thereof, by identifying a tumor cell in the mammal, the tumor cell comprising at least one of: (i) a mutation of the KRAS gene, and (ii) an aberrant expression level of KRAS protein; and administering to the mammal a therapeutically effective amount of a composition comprising one or more RNAi molecules that are active in reducing expression of GST-?.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Yoshiro Niitsu, Kenjirou Minomi, Hiroki Nishita, Yusuke Nakashima, Miyono Miyazaki, Keiko Kajiwara, Jihua Liu, Li Wang, Jens Harborth, Bharat Majeti, Roger Adami, Wenbin Ying
  • Publication number: 20160186182
    Abstract: This invention provides compositions for use in distributing active agents for treating a malignant tumor in a subject. The compositions contain RNAi molecules targeted to a human GST-?, along with RNAi molecules targeted to a human p21, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The carrier can include nanoparticles composed of an ionizable lipid, a structural lipid, one or more stabilizer lipids, and a lipid for reducing immunogenicity of the nanoparticles. This invention further provides methods for preventing or treating a malignant tumor by administering a therapeutically effective amount of an RNAi composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Yoshiro Niitsu, Kenjirou Minomi, Bharat Majeti, Jens Harborth, Li Wang, Jihua Liu, Yun Liu, Roger Adami, Wenbin Ying