Patents by Inventor Masakazu Muramoto

Masakazu Muramoto 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 cerebral neurodegenerative diseases using ppar agonist
    Publication number: 20070037882
    Abstract: In accordance with the invention, a compound with a protective action for nerve cell can be reselected by adding PPAR? agonist to a culture cell system where toxic substances such as thapsigargin, MPP+ and staurosporine are preliminarily allowed to react and reselecting a compound improving the survival rate. The compound selected by such method can be used as an active ingredient of a therapeutic agent for neurodegenerative diseases such as cerebral infarction and Parkinson's disease. Thus, the invention is very useful for research works for creating novel pharmaceutical agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2004
    Publication date: February 15, 2007
    Applicant: Astellas Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Kita, Takao Yamazaki, Masakazu Muramoto, Akinori Iwashita, Akira Moriguchi, Nobuya Matsuoka