Patents by Inventor Myung-Hee Chung

Myung-Hee Chung 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).

  • Publication number: 20220313715
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating liver fibrosis or liver cirrhosis, comprising 8-OHdG or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a method for preventing or treating liver fibrosis or liver cirrhosis using the same, and a food composition for ameliorating liver fibrosis or liver cirrhosis, comprising 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. As use of the pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating liver fibrosis or liver cirrhosis can reduce levels of various markers whose expression level increases due to induced liver fibrosis, the pharmaceutical composition can be widely used in the effective prevention or treatment of liver fibrosis or liver cirrhosis induced thereby.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2017
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Seung Kak SHIN, Oh Sang KWON, Myung Hee CHUNG
  • Patent number: 10675294
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for treating corneal disease containing 8-oxo-deoxyguanosine (8-oxo-2?-deoxyguanosine) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient. Specifically, by confirming that a corneal epithelium was restored (regenerated) quicker and the clarity of a cornea improved when it was administered W to a mouse model of corneal disease induced by ethanol, 8-oxo-deoxyguanosine (8-oxo-2?-deoxyguanosine) of the present invention may be useful for the treatment of corneal disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignees: GACHON UNIVERSITY OF INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION, GIL MEDICAL CENTER
    Inventors: Myung-Hee Chung, Dong Hyun Kim
  • Publication number: 20190282596
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for treating corneal disease containing 8-oxo-deoxyguanosine (8-oxo-2?-deoxyguanosine) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient. Specifically, by confirming that a corneal epithelium was restored (regenerated) quicker and the clarity of a cornea improved when it was administered to a mouse model of corneal disease induced by ethanol, 8-oxo-deoxyguanosine (8 -oxo-2?-deoxyguanosine) of the present invention may be useful for the treatment of corneal disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Myung-Hee Chung, Dong Hyun Kim