Patents by Inventor Monique J. BIGNOUX

Monique J. BIGNOUX 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 METHOD OF DECREASING CONCENTRATION OF TAU (T) PROTEIN AND/OR PHOSPHORYLATED TAU (T) PROTEIN
    Publication number: 20230212250
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a method of decreasing concentration of tau (?) protein and/or phosphorylated tau (?) protein in a target cell of a human or animal subject having Alzheimer's Disease (AD). The disclosure extends to use of biopharmaceutical agents including (i). 37 kDa/67 kDa laminin receptor precursor/high affinity laminin receptor (LRP/LR) and/or a fragment thereof, or (ii). a transfecting agent for the expression of LRP/LR, for use in treating Alzheimer's Disease (AD).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND, JOHANNESBURG
    Inventors: Stefan Franz Thomas WEISS, Katelyn CUTTLER, Tyrone Chad OTGAAR, Eloise VAN DER MERWE, Monique J. BIGNOUX