Patents by Inventor Savithri Balasubramanian

Savithri Balasubramanian 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).

  • Methods Of Treating Acute Kidney Injury With Retinoic Acid
    Publication number: 20140303251
    Abstract: The present invention provides, in one embodiment, a method of inhibiting apoptosis in kidney epithelial cells after acute injury by modulating/inhibiting Nur77 induction/expression or function/activity in the cells. The invention further provides a method of preventing or treating an acute kidney injury in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of a retinoic acid or retinoic acid derivative, and a method of preserving a kidney for transplant, comprising contacting the kidney with a solution that comprises a retinoic acid or a, retinoic acid derivative.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicants: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc., The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.
    Inventors: Terry B. Strom, Savithri Balasubramanian, Benjamin D. Humphreys