Patents by Inventor Mitsuko TAKAMORI

Mitsuko TAKAMORI 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).

  • Depression treatment agent
    Patent number: 9968624
    Abstract: The invention provides an agent for treating depression, which contains N-acetyl-D-mannosamine, and a pharmaceutical composition for treating depression, which contains an effective amount of N-acetyl-D-mannosamine and a carrier acceptable as a medicament.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
    Inventors: Kunio Shiota, Shintaro Yagi, Koji Hayakawa, Mitsuko Takamori, Takefumi Kikusui, Yukishige Ito, Yasuharu Sakamoto, Hideharu Seto
  • GLUCOSE-SENSITIVE CELL PROTECTING AGENT
    Publication number: 20180085385
    Abstract: The invention provides an agent containing N-acetyl-D-mannosamine for protecting a glucose-sensitive cell from glucose toxicity due to high glucose concentration; a pharmaceutical composition for protecting a glucose-sensitive cell from glucose toxicity due to high glucose concentration, containing an effective amount of N-acetyl-D-mannosamine and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier; use of N-acetyl-D-mannosamine in producing a medicament for protecting a glucose-sensitive cell from glucose toxicity due to high glucose concentration; and a method of protecting a glucose-sensitive cell from glucose toxicity due to high glucose concentration, including administering an effective amount of N-acetyl-D-mannosamine to a subject in need thereof. The glucose-sensitive cell is selected from the group consisting of a nerve cell, a renal cell and a vascular endothelial cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Applicant: THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
    Inventors: Kunio SHIOTA, Koji HAYAKAWA, Mitsuko TAKAMORI, Ryosuke FUJII, Yukishige ITO
  • DEPRESSION TREATMENT AGENT
    Publication number: 20170080004
    Abstract: The invention provides an agent for treating depression, which contains N-acetyl-D-mannosamine, and a pharmaceutical composition for treating depression, which contains an effective amount of N-acetyl-D-mannosamine and a carrier acceptable as a medicament.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2015
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Applicant: THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
    Inventors: Kunio SHIOTA, Shintaro YAGI, Koji HAYAKAWA, Mitsuko TAKAMORI, Takefumi KIKUSUI, Yukishige ITO, Yasuharu SAKAMOTO, Hideharu SETO