Patents by Inventor Osamu Iketani

Osamu Iketani 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: 20090162868
    Abstract: [Problems]To provide a gene marker which enables diagnosis of rejection, evaluation of the efficacy of an immunosuppressive agent, and determination of the presence or absence of immunological tolerance; methods that can be performed in a quick, simple, and convenient manner by using the gene marker as an indicator for diagnosing rejection, evaluating the efficacy of an immunosuppressive agent, identifying an immunosuppressive agent, selecting an immunosuppressive agent, determining the dose of an immunosuppressive agent, and judging the presence or absence of immunological tolerance; a kit; and a method for screening for an immunosuppressive agent or an immunological tolerance-inducing agent. [Means for Solving Problems]Genes whose expression levels were increased because of rejection and whose expression levels were decreased because of immunosuppressive agents have been identified as gene markers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2006
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Inventors: Yusuke Tanigawara, Maiko Nomoto, Kiyoshi Mihara, Osamu Iketani, Minoru Tanabe, Ken Hoshino, Motohide Shimazu, Yasuhide Morikawa
  • Publication number: 20090053695
    Abstract: [Problems] To provide a gene marker which enables diagnosis of rejection, evaluation of the efficacy of an immunosuppressive agent, and determination of the presence or absence of immunological tolerance; methods that can be performed in a quick, simple, and convenient manner by using a gene marker as an indicator for diagnosing rejection, evaluating the efficacy of an immunosuppressive agent, identifying an immunosuppressive agent, selecting an immunosuppressive agent, determining the dose of an immunosuppressive agent, and judging the presence or absence of immunological tolerance; and a kit. [Means for Solving Problems] Immune-related genes whose expression levels were increased by 1.5-fold or more because of rejection and whose expression levels were decreased by 1.5-fold or more because of immunosuppressive agents have been identified as gene markers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2005
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Inventors: Yusuke Tanigawara, Osamu Iketani, Kiyoshi Mihara