Patents by Inventor Reiko Akakura

Reiko Akakura 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).

  • Peptide capable of regulating physiological function of FGF-5 and pharmaceutical composition containing the peptide
    Patent number: 6417327
    Abstract: The present invention provides a peptide partially comprising an amino acid sequence of FGF-5 or FGF-5S (i.e., the alternatively spliced form of FGF-5), the peptide being capable of controlling physiological function(s) of FGF-5. A pharmaceutical composition containing the peptide of the invention as an active component may regulate the physiological function(s) of FGF-5 such as regulation of development or growth of a head or body hair, regulation of nutrition or function of a cranial nerve system, regulation of platelets, and/or promotion or inhibition of proliferation or differentiation of a vascular endothelial cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2002
    Assignee: Agency of Industrial Science and Technology
    Inventors: Shuichi Oka, Yoshimitsu Yamazaki, Toru Imamura, Yasuko Fujita, Saori Yamamoto, Yukiko Okita, Kazuo Ozawa, Reiko Akakura, Chikako Ito