Patents by Inventor Pitchumani Sivakumar

Pitchumani Sivakumar 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).

  • COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR REGULATING COLLAGEN AND SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN EXPRESSION BY SERPINE2
    Publication number: 20100183620
    Abstract: The invention encompasses methods and compositions for increasing or decreasing collagen 1A1 expression and/or ?-smooth muscle actin expression in lung fibroblasts using SERPINE2 and antagonists of SERPINE2. The invention also encompasses methods and compositions for increasing or decreasing the formation of myofibroblasts. The invention further provides methods and compositions for treatment of lung diseases, such as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Inventors: KAUMUDI BHAWE, Elizabeth Bosch, Kathleen Boyle, Arthur Brace, Anuk Das, Francis Farrell, Pitchumani Sivakumar, Jeffrey Finer, Kristen Pierce, Kathleen M. Sullivan, Brian Wong