Patents by Inventor Kevin K-Wang WANG

Kevin K-Wang WANG 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: 20230159935
    Abstract: The lack of blood-brain barrier (BBB) penetrating ability has hindered the delivery of many therapeutic agents for tauopathy therapeutic treatment. A circular bifunctional aptamer reported here has been able to enhance the in vivo BBB penetration for improved therapy. The circular aptamer includes one transferrin receptor (TfR) aptamer to facilitate TfR-aptamer recognition-induced transcytosis across BBB endothelial cells, and one Tau protein aptamer selected to inhibit Tau phosphorylation and other tauopathy-related pathological events in the brain. This bispecific construct exhibits strong specificity towards Tau and enhanced plasma stability in comparison to linear Tau aptamer. In vivo administration of circular Tau-TfR aptamer results in a rapid uptake into relevant brain regions after crossing the BBB, such as hippocampus and cortex.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventors: Kevin K-Wang WANG, Xiaowei LI, Weihong TAN, Bang WANG, William HASKINS