Patents by Inventor Ryosuke Echigo

Ryosuke Echigo 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).

  • Therapeutic or prophylactic agent for vasoconstriction
    Patent number: 8283337
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an agent for treating or preventing vasospasm. An object of the present invention is to provide an agent for treating or preventing cerebral vasospasm as well as arterial vasospasm. Further, an object of the present invention is to provide an agent for treating or preventing cerebral ischemia and cerebral infarction. The above problems are solved by an agent for treating and preventing vasospasm, cerebral ischemia, or cerebral infarction, comprising trehalose as the active ingredient. It is possible, by using such a trehalose-comprising agent, to suppress phenomena such as contraction of blood vessel and thickening of tunica intima and tunica media and to prevent or treat vasospasm and vasospasm-dependent diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignees: Next21 K.K., The Universtiy of Tokyo
    Inventors: Nobuo Sasaki, Yuichi Tei, Ryosuke Echigo, Shigeki Suzuki, Touru Hakukawa
  • THERAPEUTIC OR PROPHYLACTIC AGENT FOR VASOCONSTRICTION
    Publication number: 20100035837
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an agent for treating or preventing vasospasm. An object of the present invention is to provide an agent for treating or preventing cerebral vasospasm as well as arterial vasospasm. Further, an object of the present invention is to provide an agent for treating or preventing cerebral ischemia and cerebral infarction. The above problems are solved by an agent for treating and preventing vasospasm, cerebral ischemia, or cerebral infarction, comprising trehalose as the active ingredient. It is possible, by using such a trehalose-comprising agent, to suppress phenomena such as contraction of blood vessel and thickening of tunica intima and tunica media and to prevent or treat vasospasm and vasospasm-dependent diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2008
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Applicants: NEXT21 K.K., THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
    Inventors: Nobuo Sasaki, Yuichi Tei, Ryosuke Echigo, Shigeki Suzuki, Touru Hakukawa