Patents by Inventor Paolo Calabresi

Paolo Calabresi 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).

  • Method of identifying whether or not an individual has Parkinson's Disease rather than another neurodegenerative disease
    Patent number: 8778334
    Abstract: The present invention relates to method of identifying whether or not an individual has Parkinson's disease (PD). In particular, the invention relates to a method for identifying whether or not an individual has PD as opposed to another neurodegenerative disease. The method of the invention comprises measuring the concentration of ?-synuclein (?-syn) and the concentration of unphosphorylated tau (tau) and/or phosphorylated tau (p-tau) in a cerebrospinal fluid sample taken from an individual. The method also comprises calculating the ratio of the concentration of tau and/or p-tau to the concentration of ?-syn, and thereby determining whether or not the individual has PD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignees: United Arab Emirates University, Universita Degli Studi di Perugia
    Inventors: Omar El-Agnaf, Lucilla Parnetti, Paolo Calabresi
  • METHOD FOR DIAGNOSIS
    Publication number: 20130183278
    Abstract: The present invention relates to method of identifying whether or not an individual has Parkinson's disease (PD). In particular, the invention relates to a method for identifying whether or not an individual has PD as opposed to another neurodegenerative disease. The method of the invention comprises measuring the concentration of ?-synuclein (?-syn) and the concentration of unphosphorylated tau (tau) and/or phosphorylated tau (p-tau) in a cerebrospinal fluid sample taken from an individual. The method also comprises calculating the ratio of the concentration of tau and/or p-tau to the concentration of ?-syn, and thereby determining whether or not the individual has PD.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2011
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: United Arab Emirates University
    Inventors: Omar El-Agnaf, Lucilla Parnetti, Paolo Calabresi