Patents by Inventor Reginald Colin Hughes

Reginald Colin Hughes 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).

  • Pharmaceutical Composition Having Inhibitory Effect on Overproduction and Accumulation of Extracellular Matrix
    Publication number: 20080219973
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition having an inhibitory effect on the overproduction and the accumulation of extracellular matrix, said composition comprising as an active ingredient a compound that inhibits the biological activity of galectin-3, which pharmaceutical composition can serve as a therapeutic or preventive agent for glomerular nephritis, diabetic nephropathy or tissue fibrosis, as well as the use of said compound for the production of pharmaceuticals for the above-mentioned use, and a method for inhibition of the overproduction and accumulation of the extracellular matrix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2008
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Applicant: TEIJIN LIMITED
    Inventors: Satoshi Sasaki, Yoshihiko Sumi, Reginald Colin Hughes