Patents by Inventor Liming Pei

Liming Pei 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).

  • ERR ALPHA AND ERR GAMMA ARE ESSENTIAL COORDINATORS OF CARDIAC METABOLISM AND FUNCTION
    Publication number: 20180015057
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods and kits for increasing cardiac contraction, increasing mitochondrial activity, and/or increasing oxphos activity. Such methods include use of therapeutically effective amounts of one or more agents that increases estrogen-related receptor (ERR) ? activity and one or more agents that increases ERR? activity. In some examples, the method further includes administering a therapeutically effective amount of one or more agents that increases mitofusin 1 (Mfn1) activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: Salk Institute for Biological Studies
    Inventors: Ronald M. Evans, Liming Pei, Michael Downes, Ruth T. Yu, Annette Atkins