Patents by Inventor Rita V. M. Krishnamurthi

Rita V. M. Krishnamurthi 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: 6812208
    Abstract: A method for treatment or prophylaxis of a patient suffering from functional symptoms of Parkinson's disease, especially as a consequence of damage to dopaminergic neurons, by administering to the patient a neuroprotective amount of a peptide selected from the tripeptide gly-pro-glu (GPE) and analogs and mimetics thereof, preferably GPE. The GPE will usually be administered subsequent to the onset of Parkinson's disease but prior to the damage of said dopaminergic neurons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2004
    Assignee: NeuronZ Ltd.
    Inventors: Peter D. Gluckman, Christopher E. Williams, Jian Guan, Rita V. M. Krishnamurthi
  • Publication number: 20020035066
    Abstract: A method for treatment or prophylaxis of a patient suffering from functional symptoms of Parkinson's disease, especially as a consequence of damage to dopaminergic neurons, by administering to the patient a neuroprotective amount of a peptide selected from the tripeptide gly-pro-glu (GPE) and analogs and mimetics thereof, preferably GPE. The GPE will usually be administered subsequent to the onset of Parkinson's disease but prior to the damage of said dopaminergic neurons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2001
    Publication date: March 21, 2002
    Inventors: Peter D. Gluckman, Christopher E. Williams, Jian Guan, Rita V.M. Krishnamurthi