Patents by Inventor Laura M. Calvi

Laura M. Calvi 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: 20150273055
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods for increasing the number of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) in vivo or in vitro. The methods can include the steps of selecting a subject in need of an increased number of HSPCs and administering to the subject an effective amount of an inhibitor of VEGF to increase the number of HSPCs in the subject. Optionally, the methods include the steps of contacting a population of HSPCs and supporting cells with an inhibitor of VEGF, and contacting the population of HSPCs and supporting cells with a parathyroid hormone (PTH) receptor agonist. Also provided is a method for increasing the number of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) in a subject including the steps of administering to the subject an inhibitor of VEGF, and administering to the subject a parathyroid hormone (PTH) receptor agonist. The method is optionally used in a subject or for a with decreased osteogenesis, including, for example, when the subject has a bone fracture or has osteoporosis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2013
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER
    Inventors: Julianne N.P. Smith, Laura M. Calvi
  • Patent number: 8802104
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods for manipulating hematopoietic stem or progenitor cells, mesenchymal stem cells, epithelial stem cells, neural stem cells and related products through activation of the PTH/PTHrP receptor in neighboring cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: David T. Scadden, Laura M. Calvi, Gregor Adams, Henry M. Kronenberg
  • Publication number: 20140186376
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the discovery that CCL3, through at least one of its receptors CCR1 and CCR5, plays a role in the pathologies associated with myeloid neoplasms. In various embodiments, the pathologies associated with myeloid neoplasms treatable by the compositions and methods of the invention described herein include, but are not limited to, at least one of osteoclast/osteoblast imbalance, inhibition of osteoblast function, bone loss, disregulation of the hematopoietic stem cell microenvironment, abnormal hematopoietic recovery, pancytopenia, anemia, thrombocytopenia, neutropenia, bicytopenia, and erythrocytopenia. Interfering with the interaction between CCL3 and its receptors, by targeting at least one of CCL3, CCR1, CCR5, diminishes the effects of pathologies associated with myeloid neoplasms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: University of Rochester
    Inventors: Benjamin J. Frisch, Laura M. Calvi, Michael W. Becker
  • Patent number: 8309095
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods for manipulating hematopoietic stem or progenitor cells, mesenchymal stem cells, epithelial stem cells, neural stem cells and related products through activation of the PTH/PTHrP receptor in neighboring cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: David T. Scadden, Laura M. Calvi, Gregor Adams, Henry M. Kronenberg
  • Publication number: 20110224142
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods for manipulating hematopoietic stem or progenitor cells, mesenchymal stem cells, epithelial stem cells, neural stem cells and related products through activation of the PTH/PTHrP receptor in neighboring cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: DAVID T. SCADDEN, LAURA M. CALVI, GREGOR ADAMS, HENRY M. KRONENBERG
  • Patent number: 7943136
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods for manipulating hematopoietic stem or progenitor cells, mesenchymal stem cells, epithelial stem cells, neural stem cells and related products through activation of the PTH/PTHrP receptor in neighboring cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: David T. Scadden, Laura M. Calvi, Gregor Adams, Henry M. Kronenberg
  • Patent number: 7776334
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods for manipulating hematopoietic progenitor cells and related products. In one aspect the invention relates to the use of agents that activate a PTH/PTHrP receptor to enhance the growth and maintenance of hematopoietic progenitor cells in vivo and in vitro, to enhance mobilization of hematopoietic stem cells, to improve the efficiency of targeting cells to the bone marrow, and/or to modulate hematopoietic progenitor cell function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: David T. Scadden, Laura M. Calvi, Gregor Adams, Henry M. Kronenberg
  • Publication number: 20100113360
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods for manipulating hematopoietic stem or progenitor cells, mesenchymal stem cells, epithelial stem cells, neural stem cells and related products through activation of the PTH/PTHrP receptor in neighboring cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: David T. Scadden, Laura M. Calvi, Gregor Adams, Henry Kronenberg
  • Patent number: 7635477
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods for manipulating hematopoietic stem or progenitor cells, mesenchymal stem cells, epithelial stem cells, neural stem cells and related products through activation of the PTH/PTHrP receptor in neighboring cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2009
    Assignee: The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: David T. Scadden, Laura M. Calvi, Gregor Adams, Henry Kronenberg
  • Publication number: 20090092625
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods for manipulating hematopoietic progenitor cells and related products In one aspect the invention relates to the use of agents that activate a PTH/PTHrP receptor to enhance the growth and maintenance of hematopoietic progenitor cells in vivo and in vitro, to enhance mobilization of hematopoietic stem cells, to improve the efficiency of targeting cells to the bone marrow, and/or to modulate hematopoietic progenitor cell function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2008
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Applicant: THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: David T. Scadden, Laura M. Calvi, Gregor Adams, Henry Kronenberg
  • Patent number: 7429383
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods for manipulating hematopoietic progenitor cells and related products. In one aspect the invention relates to the use of agents that activate a PTH/PTHrP receptor to enhance the growth and maintenance of hematopoietic progenitor cells in vivo and in vitro, to enhance mobilization of hematopoietic stem cells, to improve the efficiency of targeting cells to the bone marrow, and/or to modulate hematopoietic progenitor cell function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2008
    Assignee: The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: David T. Scadden, Laura M. Calvi, Gregor Adams, Henry Kronenberg