Patents by Inventor Masaki Shimakawa

Masaki Shimakawa 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).

  • Patent number: 11376287
    Abstract: Provided is an agent having an action on a transcellular ion transporter in the intestinal tract, the agent containing a bacterium of the genus Bifidobacterium or the genus Lactobacillus, or a treated product thereof, with the proviso that the case where the ion transporter is a chloride channel and the action is inhibition; the case where the ion transporter is Na+K+Cl? cotransporter (NKCC1) and the action is inhibition; the case where the bacterium is Bifidobacterium infantis 35624; and the case where the bacterium is Lactobacillus salivarius UCC118 are excluded. The agent of the present invention is useful in activation of chloride channels, prevention or treatment of renal diseases, and/or promotion of defecation, and therefore, usable as a medicament, a supplement, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Biofermin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ayako Maeda, Masaki Shimakawa, Hiroshi Ohno
  • Patent number: 11224622
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an agent for preventing or treating a fat-associated disease and/or inflammation. The present invention provides an agent for preventing or treating a fat-associated disease and/or inflammation, the agent comprising a Faecalibacterium bacterium or a processed product thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignees: Biofermin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Public University Corporation Yokohama City University
    Inventors: Tomohiro Kawahara, Yoshiki Tanaka, Masaki Shimakawa, Hiroshi Ohno, Takaomi Kessoku, Atsushi Nakajima
  • Patent number: 11219650
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an agent for preventing or treating small intestinal injury induced by an NSAID with a half-life of less than 14 hours and a proton pump inhibitor. The present invention provides an agent for preventing or treating small intestinal injury induced by a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug with a half-life of less than 14 hours and a proton pump inhibitor, and an agent for preventing or treating a fat-associated disease and/or inflammation accompanying the small intestinal injury, the agents comprising a Bifidobacterium bacterium or a processed product thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Biofermin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yosuke Oikawa, Yoshiki Tanaka, Hiroshi Ohno, Masaki Shimakawa
  • Publication number: 20210145897
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an agent for preventing or treating a fat-associated disease and/or inflammation. The present invention provides an agent for preventing or treating a fat-associated disease and/or inflammation, the agent comprising a Faecalibacterium bacterium or a processed product thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Tomohiro Kawahara, Yoshiki Tanaka, Masaki Shimakawa, Hiroshi Ohno, Takaomi Kessoku, Atsushi Nakajima
  • Publication number: 20200338143
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an agent for preventing or treating small intestinal injury induced by an NSAID with a half-life of less than 14 hours and a proton pump inhibitor. The present invention provides an agent for preventing or treating small intestinal injury induced by a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug with a half-life of less than 14 hours and a proton pump inhibitor, and an agent for preventing or treating a fat-associated disease and/or inflammation accompanying the small intestinal injury, the agents comprising a Bifidobacterium bacterium or a processed product thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Yosuke Oikawa, Yoshiki Tanaka, Hiroshi Ohno, Masaki Shimakawa
  • Publication number: 20200338144
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an agent for preventing or treating small intestinal injury induced by a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug and a proton pump inhibitor. The present invention provides an agent for preventing or treating small intestinal injury induced by a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug and a proton pump inhibitor, and an agent for preventing or treating a fat-associated disease and/or inflammation accompanying the small intestinal injury, the agents comprising Bifidobacterium bifidum, Bifidobacterium longum or Bifidobacterium infantis or a processed product thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Yosuke Oikawa, Yoshiki Tanaka, Hiroshi Ohno, Masaki Shimakawa
  • Publication number: 20190262408
    Abstract: Provided is an agent having an action on a transcellular ion transporter in the intestinal tract, the agent containing a bacterium of the genus Bifidobacterium or the genus Lactobacillus, or a treated product thereof, with the proviso that the case where the ion transporter is a chloride channel and the action is inhibition; the case where the ion transporter is Na+K+Cl? cotransporter (NKCC1) and the action is inhibition; the case where the bacterium is Bifidobacterium infantis 35624; and the case where the bacterium is Lactobacillus salivarius UCC118 are excluded. The agent of the present invention is useful in activation of chloride channels, prevention or treatment of renal diseases, and/or promotion of defecation, and therefore, usable as a medicament, a supplement, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: Biofermin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ayako Maeda, Masaki Shimakawa, Hiroshi Ohno
  • Patent number: 8889375
    Abstract: A hypoglycemic effect enhancer for enhancing the activity of an ?-glucosidase inhibitor, the enhancer comprising at least one kind of bacteria selected from the group consisting of bifidobacteria, lactic acid bacteria, saccharifying bacteria, and butyric acid bacteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Biofermin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Isa, Masaki Shimakawa, Hiroshi Ohno, Hideki Yamamura
  • Publication number: 20120014923
    Abstract: A hypoglycemic effect enhancer for enhancing the activity of an ?-glucosidase inhibitor, the enhancer comprising at least one kind of bacteria selected from the group consisting of bifidobacteria, lactic acid bacteria, saccharifying bacteria, and butyric acid bacteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2010
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Isa, Masaki Shimakawa, Hiroshi Ohno, Hideki Yamamura