Patents by Inventor Samia Zertal-Zidani

Samia Zertal-Zidani 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).

  • Method for increasing the pool of Ngn3+ endocrine progenitor cells and pancreatic endocrine cell mass
    Patent number: 8679842
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for increasing the pool of Ngn3+ endocrine progenitor cells obtained from stem cells, by contacting said stem cells with a SUR1/Kir6.2 channel inhibitor. The invention also relates to a method for increasing the mass of pancreatic endocrine cells, in particular of ? cells. The invention further concerns a method for treating diabetes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Assistance Publique—Hopitaux de Paris
    Inventors: Michel Polak, Raphaël Scharfmann, Samia Zertal-Zidani
  • METHOD FOR INCREASING THE POOL OF NGN3+ ENDOCRINE PROGENITOR CELLS AND PANCREATIC ENDOCRINE CELL MASS
    Publication number: 20110319870
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for increasing the pool of Ngn3+ endocrine progenitor cells obtained from stem cells, by contacting said stem cells with a SUR1/Kir6.2 channel inhibitor. The invention also relates to a method for increasing the mass of pancreatic endocrine cells, in particular of ? cells. The invention further concerns a method for treating diabetes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2010
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE- HOPITAUX DE PARIS
    Inventors: Michel Polak, Raphaël Scharfmann, Samia Zertal-Zidani