Patents by Inventor Kinya Otsu

Kinya Otsu 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).

  • Remedy for cardiac failure containing ask1 inhibitor as active ingredient and method for screening the same
    Publication number: 20070167386
    Abstract: The present invention provides a drug for at least one of prevention and treatment of cardiac failure capable of suppressing cardiac depression and the onset of cardiac failure in ventricular remodeling, and a method for screening the drug. The drug for at least one of prevention and treatment of cardiac failure of the present invention contains a compound that inhibits a functional expression of ASK1 protein in a cardiomyocyte as an active ingredient, and a method for screening a drug for at least one of prevention and treatment of cardiac failure of the present invention includes selecting a medicinal component for at least one of prevention and treatment of cardiac failure from a drug candidate compound by using inhibition of a functional expression of ASK1 protein as an indication. As shown in FIG.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2004
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Applicant: Osaka Industrial Promotion Organization
    Inventors: Kinya Otsu, Kazuhiko Nishida, Osamu Yamaguchi, Yoshiharu Higuchi, Hidenori Ichijo