Patents by Inventor Masanori Nakakuki

Masanori Nakakuki 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).

  • THERAPEUTIC AGENT FOR ANCA-RELATED VASCULITIS
    Publication number: 20110152223
    Abstract: Disclosed is an agent for preventing/treating ANCA-related vasculitis and/or preventing the recurrence of ANCA-related vasculitis. Also disclosed is a therapeutic method using the agent. Specifically disclosed is a pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one member selected from the group consisting of eicosapentaenoic acid, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and an ester thereof as an active ingredient. The pharmaceutical composition is useful for the prevention of recurrence of ANCA-related vasculitis, the treatment of chronic ANCA-related vasculitis, and the prevention and treatment of rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis (RPGN).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2009
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Inventors: Junichi Hirahashi, Makoto Arita, Keiichi Hishikawa, Toshiro Fujita, Masanori Nakakuki