Patents by Inventor Matthias Blüher

Matthias Blüher 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).

  • A NOVEL SOLUBLE BIOMARKER FOR INSULIN RESISTANCE
    Publication number: 20170082643
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel soluble biomarker for insulin resistance: 1-methyl nicotinamide (MNA). The invention relates to methods of determining the degree of insulin resistance in a patient. The invention further relates to methods for determining whether a subject with insulin resistance or type 2 diabetes will benefit from a treatment with an inhibitor of nicotinamide-N-methyltransferase (NNMT) or whether a subject responds to a therapeutic treatment with an NNMT inhibitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2015
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Aimo Kannt, Anja Pfenninger, Matthias Blüher