Patents by Inventor Michele Carrer

Michele Carrer 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).

  • Regulation of metabolism by miR-378
    Patent number: 8716258
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of regulating fatty acid metabolism in a cell by contacting the cell with a modulator of miR-378 and/or miR-378* activity or expression. The present invention also provides a method of treating or preventing a metabolic disorder, such as obesity, diabetes, or metabolic syndrome, in a subject by administering to the subject an inhibitor of miR-378 and/or miR-378* expression or activity. Methods of treating or preventing pathologic cardiac hypertrophy, cardiac remodeling, myocardial infarction, or heart failure in a subject by inhibiting the expression or activity of miR-378 and/or miR-378* in a subject are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: The Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Eric N. Olson, Michele Carrer
  • REGULATION OF METABOLISM BY MIR-378
    Publication number: 20130150427
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of regulating fatty acid metabolism in a cell by contacting the cell with a modulator of miR-378 and/or miR-378* activity or expression. The present invention also provides a method of treating or preventing a metabolic disorder, such as obesity, diabetes, or metabolic syndrome, in a subject by administering to the subject an inhibitor of miR-378 and/or miR-378* expression or activity. Methods of treating or preventing pathologic cardiac hypertrophy, cardiac remodeling, myocardial infarction, or heart failure in a subject by inhibiting the expression or activity of miR-378 and/or miR-378* in a subject are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2011
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicant: BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
    Inventors: Eric N. Olson, Michele Carrer