Patents by Inventor Osvaldo PODHJACER

Osvaldo PODHJACER 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).

  • SPARC (secreted protein, acidic and rich in cysteine), a new target for the treatment and prevention of acute liver failure
    Patent number: 10385114
    Abstract: The invention relates to the identification of Secreted Protein, Acidic and Rich in Cysteine (SPARC) as a new therapeutic target in patients with fulminant hepatitis and allows the development of a strategy destined to protect the liver form damage. The invention relates to the treatment of acute liver failure or fulminant hepatitis by administering to a subject in need thereof an agent that inhibits at least partially the expression of SPARC and/or interferes with its biological function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignees: INIS BIOTECH LLC, CONSEJO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS Y TECNICAS (CONICET), FUNDACION INSTITUTO LELOIR (FIL), ASOCIACION CIVIL DE ESTUDIOS SUPERIORES (ACES)
    Inventors: Guillermo Daniel Mazzolini, Estanislao Peixoto, Jorge Aquino, Maria C. Atorrasagasti, Osvaldo Podhjacer
  • SPARC (Secreted Protein, Acidic and Rich in Cysteine), A New Target for the Treatment and Prevention of Acute Liver Failure
    Publication number: 20160201057
    Abstract: The invention relates to the identification of Secreted Protein, Acidic and Rich in Cysteine (SPARC) as a new therapeutic target in patients with fulminant hepatitis and allows the development of a strategy destined to protect the liver form damage. The invention relates to the treatment of acute liver failure or fulminant hepatitis by administering to a subject in need thereof an agent that inhibits at least partially the expression of SPARC and/or interferes with its biological function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Guillermo Daniel MAZZOLINI, Estanislao PEIXOTO, Jorge AQUINO, Maria C. ATORRASAGASTI, Osvaldo PODHJACER