Patents by Inventor Reiko SATOW

Reiko SATOW 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).

  • Patent number: 10669545
    Abstract: The present invention provides an anti-tumor agent and a suppressor for suppressing malignant transformation such as acquisition of metastatic ability or acquisition of apoptosis resistance of a tumor cell. The present invention provides a tumor cell malignant transformation suppressor, including a substance suppressing or inhibiting Zic5 gene functions as an active ingredient to suppress or inhibit acquisition of metastatic ability or acquisition of apoptosis resistance of a tumor cell; a method of suppressing tumor cell malignant transformation of animals other than humans, including suppressing or inhibiting Zic5 gene functions to suppress or inhibit acquisition of metastatic ability or acquisition of apoptosis resistance of a tumor cell; an anti-tumor agent including a substance suppressing or inhibiting Zic5 gene functions as an active ingredient, in which the agent is used in prostate cancer therapy; and a marker for tumor cell malignancy consisting of the expression level of Zic5 gene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY
    Inventors: Kiyoko Fukami, Reiko Satow
  • Publication number: 20190062751
    Abstract: The present invention provides an anti-tumor agent and a suppressor for suppressing malignant transformation such as acquisition of metastatic ability or acquisition of apoptosis resistance of a tumor cell. The present invention provides a tumor cell malignant transformation suppressor, including a substance suppressing or inhibiting Zic5 gene functions as an active ingredient to suppress or inhibit acquisition of metastatic ability or acquisition of apoptosis resistance of a tumor cell; a method of suppressing tumor cell malignant transformation of animals other than humans, including suppressing or inhibiting Zic5 gene functions to suppress or inhibit acquisition of metastatic ability or acquisition of apoptosis resistance of a tumor cell; an anti-tumor agent including a substance suppressing or inhibiting Zic5 gene functions as an active ingredient, in which the agent is used in prostate cancer therapy; and a marker for tumor cell malignancy consisting of the expression level of Zic5 gene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY
    Inventors: Kiyoko FUKAMI, Reiko SATOW