Patents by Inventor Rajesh R. Rao

Rajesh R. Rao 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 thermogenesis and muscle inflammation using metrnl and metrn
    Patent number: 10717992
    Abstract: The invention provides compositions and methods for regulating thermogenesis and muscle inflammation through modulation of Metrnl and/or Metrn activity and/or expression. Also provided are methods for preventing or treating metabolic disorders and muscle inflammation disorders in a subject through modulation of Metrnl and/or Metrn activity and/or expression. Further provided are methods for identifying compounds that are capable of treating metabolic disorders and muscle inflammation disorders by modulating Metrnl and/or Metrn activity and/or expression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce M. Spiegelman, Rajesh R. Rao, Jonathan Z. Long
  • COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR REGULATING THERMOGENESIS AND MUSCLE INFLAMMATION USING METRNL AND METRN
    Publication number: 20150322460
    Abstract: The invention provides compositions and methods for regulating thermogenesis and muscle inflammation through modulation of Metrnl and/or Metrn activity and/or expression. Also provided are methods for preventing or treating metabolic disorders and muscle inflammation disorders in a subject through modulation of Metrnl and/or Metrn activity and/or expression. Further provided are methods for identifying compounds that are capable of treating metabolic disorders and muscle inflammation disorders by modulating Metrnl and/or Metrn activity and/or expression.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Applicant: DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE, INC.
    Inventors: Bruce M. Spiegelman, Rajesh R. Rao, Jonathan Z. Long