Patents by Inventor Meena Rao

Meena Rao 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).

  • Method for stimulation of defensin production
    Publication number: 20020076393
    Abstract: The subject invention relates to a method for the stimulation of defensin production in eukaryotic cells such as, for example, mammalian cells. Furthermore, the invention includes said method for the prevention and treatment of infections and other various disease states and in the stimulation of the immune system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2001
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Applicant: MAGAININ PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Pascale Fehlbaum, Mark Anderson, Meena Rao, Michael Zasloff
  • Aminosterol compounds and uses thereof
    Patent number: 6388108
    Abstract: Newly isolated aminosterol compounds and pharmaceutical compositions based on the aminosterol compounds are described. Methods for the treatment of various disorders, for example, a microbial infection, are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2002
    Assignee: Genaera Corporation
    Inventors: Meena Rao, Binyamin Feibush, William Kinney, Michael Zasloff, Lincoln Noecker
  • Method of inhibiting proliferation of cells by administering an aminosterol compound
    Patent number: 5994336
    Abstract: A method of inhibiting the proliferation of a wide variety of cells is described. This method includes administering an effective amount of a compound having the following structure: ##STR1## or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The proliferation of the following types of cells can be inhibited by this method: lymphocytes, fibroblasts, epithelial cells, smooth muscle cells, and human ovarian cancer cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1999
    Assignee: Magainin Pharmaceuticals Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Zasloff, Ann Shinnar, William Kinney, Meena Rao
  • Aminosterol compounds and a method of treating infection using the aminosterol compounds
    Patent number: 5840740
    Abstract: Disclosed are aminosterol compounds 1360 and 1361: ##STR1## which can be obtained in isolated or purified form from the liver of the dogfish shark.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1998
    Assignee: Magainin Pharmaceuticals Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Zasloff, Ann Shinnar, William Kinney, Meena Rao
  • Aminosterol compounds useful as inhibitors of the sodium/proton exchanger (NHE)
    Patent number: 5840936
    Abstract: Aminosterol compounds are described that are useful as inhibitors of the sodium/proton exchanger (NHE). Methods of using such aminosterols compounds are also enclosed, including those employing compounds that are inhibitors of a spectrum of NHEs as well as those using compounds that are inhibitors of only one specific NHE. Advantageous screening techniques and assays for evaluating a compound's therapeutic activity are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1998
    Assignee: Magainin Pharmaceuticals Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Zasloff, Ann Shinnar, Meena Rao, William Kinney