Patents by Inventor Kirsi Sainio

Kirsi Sainio 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).

  • Vegf-C or Vegf-D Materials and Methods for Stimulation of Neural Stem cells
    Publication number: 20080057028
    Abstract: The present invention relates to VEGF-C or VEGF-D materials and methods for promoting growth and differentiation of neural stem cells, neuronal and neuronal precursor cells, oligodendrocytes and oligodendrocyte precursor cells and materials and methods for administering said cells to inhibit neuropathology.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2004
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Applicants: INSTITUTE NATIONALE DE LA SANTE ET DE LA RECHERCHE MEDICALE (INSERM)
    Inventors: Kari Alitalo, Marika Karkkainen, Paula Haiko, Kirsi Sainio, Kirmo Wartiovaara, Jean L. Thomas, Anne Eichmann
  • Tie Receptor and Tie Ligand Materials and Methods for Modulating Female Fertility
    Publication number: 20070280947
    Abstract: The present invention provides materials and methods involving Tie receptors and Angiopoietin ligands for modulating female fertility in mammals, including humans. Materials and methods for inhibiting fertility (e.g., for contraception) or for enhancing fertility (e.g., treating infertility) are contemplated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2005
    Publication date: December 6, 2007
    Applicant: LICENTIA, LTD.
    Inventors: Kari Alitalo, Pirjo Laakkonen, Hajime Kubo, Kirsi Sainio
  • VEGF-C or VEGF-D materials and methods for treatment of neuropathologies
    Publication number: 20070082848
    Abstract: The present invention relates to VEGF-C or VEGF-D materials and methods for promoting growth and differentiation of neural stem cells and materials and methods for administering said cells to inhibit neuropathology.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2006
    Publication date: April 12, 2007
    Applicant: LICENTIA LTD.
    Inventors: Kari Alitalo, Marika Karkkainen, Paula Haiko, Kirsi Sainio, Kirmo Wartiovaara
  • VEGF-C or VEGF-D materials and methods for treatment of neuropathologies
    Publication number: 20040214766
    Abstract: The present invention relates to VEGF-C or VEGF-D materials and methods for promoting growth and differentiation of neural stem cells and materials and methods for administering said cells to inhibit neuropathology.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2003
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Inventors: Kari Alitalo, Marika Karkkainen, Paula Haiko, Kirsi Sainio, Kirmo Wartiovaara
  • Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor regulation of ureteric budding and growth
    Patent number: 5882923
    Abstract: The effect of GDNF on kidney morphogenesis is disclosed. Methods for stimulating budding and branching of the ureteric epithelium, for stimulating axonal outgrowth, for maintaining ureteric epithelial cells in culture, for preventing apoptosis of ureteric epithelial cells, and for treating diseases using GDNF are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1999
    Inventors: Hannu Sariola, Kirsi Sainio, Petro Suvanto, Urmas Arumae, Maria Lindahl, Mart Saarma