Patents by Inventor Rafael Van den Bergh

Rafael Van den Bergh 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).

  • NOVEL ADIPOCYTOKINE VISFATIN/PBEF1 IS AN APOPTOSIS ASSOCIATED FACTOR INDUCED IN MONOCYTES DURING IN VIVO HIV-1 INFECTION
    Publication number: 20100184031
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of monocyte markers for diagnostic, prognostic or theranostic applications during diseases and syndromes caused by HIV infection. More specifically, it relates to a method comprising isolation of monocytes and determining gene expression, preferably PBEF1 gene expression. The method is useful to determine the evolution of the disease or can be used to evaluate the efficacy of a treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2008
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Inventors: Geert Raes, Patrick De Baetselier, Rafael Van den Bergh, Guido Vanham