Patents by Inventor Nosrotola D. Vaziri

Nosrotola D. Vaziri 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).

  • USE OF HEMATOPOIETIC GROWTH FACTOR INDUCIBLE NEUROKININ-1 (HGFIN) AS A NOVEL BIOMARKER
    Publication number: 20100173340
    Abstract: The invention provides, in certain embodiments, a method of detecting an indicator of renal injury or renal disease. The method entails assaying a urine sample for hematopoietic growth factor inducible neurokinin-1 (HGFIN), wherein the presence of HGFIN at an elevated level indicates the presence and/or degree of renal injury or renal disease, and/or the rate of loss of renal function. In other embodiments, the invention provides a method of detecting an indicator of systemic inflammation. This method entails assaying a biological sample for HGFIN, wherein the presence of HGFIN at an elevated level indicates the presence and/or degree of systemic inflammation. Also provided, are methods of determining progression of these conditions, as well as methods of determining subjects' response to treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2009
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Applicant: Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
    Inventors: Sharon Adler, Tiane Dai, Ying Wang, Mukti Patel-Chamberlin, Cynthia C. Nast, Janine LaPage, Nosrotola D. Vaziri, Madeleine V. Pahl