Patents by Inventor Masamichi NAGAE

Masamichi NAGAE 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).

  • DIAGNOSTIC MARKER FOR DEMENTIA AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING CONTRACTION OF DEMENTIA USING SAID MARKER
    Publication number: 20190113528
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to develop a biomarker for discriminating dementia, particularly, Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment which can progress to Alzheimer's disease, from other central nervous system diseases, or capable of determining a pathological condition of dementia, and provide a method for diagnosing dementia early and a method for determining a pathological condition of dementia, using the biomarker. A transferrin glycoprotein containing a glycan having at least one mannose at a non-reducing end or a transferrin fragment containing the glycan is used as a diagnostic marker for Alzheimer's disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Yasuhiro HASHIMOTO, Kyoka HOSHI, Hiromi ITO, Takashi HONDA, Yoshiki YAMAGUCHI, Masamichi NAGAE