Patents by Inventor Kimihisa Ichikawa

Kimihisa Ichikawa 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: 7704502
    Abstract: An antibody of the invention interacts with human DR5 or with human DR4 to produce agonistic or antagonistic effects downstream of the receptor including inhibition of cell proliferation and apoptosis. Methods and uses for the antibodies, optionally in combination with various therapeutic agents, are detailed, including treatment of apoptosis-related disease and treatment of dysregulated cell growth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: The UAB Research Foundation
    Inventors: Tong Zhou, Kimihisa Ichikawa, Robert P. Kimberly, William J. Koopman, Jun Ohsumi, Albert F. LoBuglio, Donald J. Buchsbaum
  • Publication number: 20090191587
    Abstract: This invention provides a means for enabling high-level secretory production of proteins, in particular proteins having complicated structures such as antibodies, in host cells such as yeast cells. The invention also provides transformed yeast cells having the activated HAC1 gene and the RRBP1 gene and a method for enabling high-level secretory production of foreign proteins using such transformed host cells by inhibiting O-sugar chain formation indigenous to host cells such as yeast cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2007
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Inventors: Yasunori Chiba, Yoshifumi Jigami, Kosuke Kuroda, Kazuo Kobayashi, Kimihisa Ichikawa, Koichi Nonaka, Takeshi Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20090022707
    Abstract: An antibody of the invention interacts with human DR5 or with human DR4 to produce agonistic or antagonistic effects downstream of the receptor including inhibition of cell proliferation and apoptosis. Methods and uses for the antibodies, optionally in combination with various therapeutic agents, are detailed, including treatment of apoptosis-related disease and treatment of dysregulated cell growth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2007
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Applicant: THE UAB RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Robert P. Kimberly, William J. Koopman, Albert F. LoBuglio, Tong Zhou, Donald J. Buchsbaum, Kimihisa Ichikawa, Jun Oshumi
  • Publication number: 20070298039
    Abstract: An antibody of the invention interacts with human DR5 to produce agonistic or antagonistic effects downstream of o the receptor including inhibition of cell proliferation and apoptosis. Nucleic acid sequences and amino acid sequences of anti-DR5 antibodies have been elucidated and vectors and cells containing and expressing these sequences have been generated. Methods and uses for the antibodies are detailed including treatment of apoptosis-related disease and treatment of dysregulated cell growth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2007
    Publication date: December 27, 2007
    Applicant: THE UAB RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Tong Zhou, Kimihisa Ichikawa, Robert Kimberly, William Koopman
  • Patent number: 7279160
    Abstract: An antibody of the invention interacts with human DR5 or with human DR4 to produce agonistic or antagonistic effects downstream of the receptor including inhibition of cell proliferation and apoptosis. Methods and uses for the antibodies, optionally in combination with various therapeutic agents, are detailed, including treatment of apoptosis-related disease and treatment of dysregulated cell growth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: The UAB Research Foundation
    Inventors: Tong Zhou, Kimihisa Ichikawa, Robert P. Kimberly, William J. Koopman, Jun Ohsumi, Albert F. Lobuglio, Donald J. Buchsbaum
  • Publication number: 20070166312
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of detecting cancer by use of an oncogene, a method of screening for an active compound useful to treat and/or prevent cancer, and a pharmaceutical composition for treatment and/or prevention of cancer. More specifically, the present invention provides a method of detecting cancer based on the expression of the human oculospanin gene as a marker and a pharmaceutical composition containing an antibody capable of specifically recognizing human oculospanin and having cytotoxic activity against cancer cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2004
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Applicant: Sankyo Company , Limited
    Inventors: Kimihisa Ichikawa, Shu Takahashi, Toshinori Agatsuma, Keisuke Fukuchi, Takehiro Hirai
  • Patent number: 7244429
    Abstract: An antibody of the invention interacts with human DR5 to produce agonistic or antagonistic effects downstream of the receptor including inhibition of cell proliferation and apoptosis. Nucleic acid sequences and amino acid sequences of anti-DR5 antibodies have been elucidated and vectors and cells containing and expressing these sequences have been generated. Methods and uses for the antibodies are detailed including treatment of apoptosis-related disease and treatment of dysregulated cell growth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2007
    Assignee: The UAB Research Foundation
    Inventors: Tong Zhou, Kimihisa Ichikawa, Robert P. Kimberly, William J. Koopman
  • Publication number: 20070025996
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of detecting cancer by use of an oncogene, a method of screening for an active compound useful to treat and/or prevent cancer, and a pharmaceutical composition for treatment and/or prevention of cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2006
    Publication date: February 1, 2007
    Inventors: Kimihisa Ichikawa, Shu Takahashi, Toshinori Agatsuma, Keisuke Fukuchi, Takehiro Hirai
  • Patent number: 6972323
    Abstract: Anti-Fas antibodies which are cross-reactive with mouse and human Fas and are useful in the treatment of conditions attributable to abnormalities in the Fas/Fas ligand system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2005
    Assignee: Sankyo Company, Limited
    Inventors: Nobufusa Serizawa, Kimihisa Ichikawa, Jun Ohsumi, Masahiko Ohtsuki, Hideyuki Haruyama, Tohru Takahashi, Hiroko Yoshida, Akio Shiraishi, Shin Yonehara
  • Patent number: 6746673
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition containing an anti-human Fas antibody having apoptosis inducing activity and a compound having a folate antagonist activity or a dihydrofolate reductase inhibiting activity, as active ingredients for the prophylaxis and/or treatment of an autoimmune disease or rheumatoid arthritis. According to the present invention, the amount of the anti-Fas antibody to be used can be reduced and thereby the possibility that a patient may become tolerant to anti-Fas antibody as a result of the production of antibodies against the anti-Fas antibody in the patient's body or the like can be decreased, and thus is provided a pharmaceutical composition which can be used for a long time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2004
    Assignee: Sankyo Company, Limited
    Inventors: Nobufusa Serizawa, Kimihisa Ichikawa, Hiroko Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20030190687
    Abstract: An antibody of the invention interacts with human DR5 to produce agonistic or antagonistic effects downstream of the receptor including inhibition of cell proliferation and apoptosis. Nucleic acid sequences and amino acid sequences of anti-DR5 antibodies have been elucidated and vectors and cells containing and expressing these sequences have been generated. Methods and uses for the antibodies are detailed including treatment of apoptosis-related disease and treatment of dysregulated cell growth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2003
    Publication date: October 9, 2003
    Inventors: Tong Zhou, Kimihisa Ichikawa, Robert P Kimberly, William J Koopman
  • Publication number: 20030170817
    Abstract: Anti-Fas antibodies which are cross-reactive with mouse and human Fas and are useful in the treatment of conditions attributable to abnormalities in the Fas/Fas ligand system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2003
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Applicant: SANKYO COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Nobufusa Serizawa, Kimihisa Ichikawa, Jun Ohsumi, Masahiko Ohtsuki, Hideyuki Haruyama, Tohru Takahashi, Hiroko Yoshida, Akio Shiraishi, Shin Yonehara, Kaori Nakahara, Ikuko Tamaki
  • Publication number: 20030133932
    Abstract: An antibody of the invention interacts with human DR5 or with human DR4 to produce agonistic or antagonistic effects downstream of the receptor including inhibition of cell proliferation and apoptosis. Methods and uses for the antibodies, optionally in combination with various therapeutic agents, are detailed, including treatment of apoptosis-related disease and treatment of dysregulated cell growth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2002
    Publication date: July 17, 2003
    Inventors: Tong Zhou, Kimihisa Ichikawa, Robert P. Kimberly, William J. Koopman, Jun Ohsumi, Albert F. LoBuglio, Donald J. Buchsbaum
  • Publication number: 20030103976
    Abstract: Anti-Fas antibodies which are cross-reactive with mouse and human Fas and are useful in the treatment of conditions attributable to abnormalities in the Fas/Fas ligand system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2002
    Publication date: June 5, 2003
    Applicant: Sankyo Company, Limited
    Inventors: Nobufusa Serizawa, Kimihisa Ichikawa, Jun Ohsumi, Masahiko Ohtsuki, Hideyuki Haruyama, Tohru Takahashi, Hiroko Yoshida, Akio Shiraishi, Shin Yonehara, Kaori Nakahara, Ikuko Tamaki
  • Publication number: 20020103212
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition containing an anti-human Fas antibody having apoptosis inducing activity and a compound having a folate antagonist activity or a dihydrofolate reductase inhibiting activity, as active ingredients for the prophylaxis and/or treatment of an autoimmune disease or rheumatoid arthritis. According to the present invention, the amount of the anti-Fas antibody to be used can be reduced and thereby the possibility that a patient may become tolerant to anti-Fas antibody as a result of the production of antibodies against the anti-Fas antibody in the patient's body or the like can be decreased, and thus is provided a pharmaceutical composition which can be used for a long time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2001
    Publication date: August 1, 2002
    Applicant: SANKYO COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Nobufusa Serizawa, Kimihisa Ichikawa, Hiroko Yoshida, Setsu Serizawa