Patents by Inventor Sonia Scarfi?

Sonia Scarfi? 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).

  • Fluridone as an anti-inflammatory agent
    Patent number: 7786042
    Abstract: The invention relates to a novel use of fluridone—compound known per se and used as an aquatic erbicide—in the medical field, in particular as an active compound for preparing a medicament having anti-inflammatory activity. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising fluridone as an active compound and pharmaceutically acceptable carriers and/or diluents are also disclosed. Finally, there is disclosed the pro-inflammatory activity of abscisic acid (ABA), a plant hormone which is also found in mammal serum and against which fluridone acts an inhibitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Universita' Degli Studi Di Genova
    Inventors: Elena Zocchi, Lucrezia Guida, Santina Bruzzone, Sonia Scarfi′, Mirko Magnone, Giovanna Basile, Umberto Benatti, Antonio De Flora, Iliana Moreschi, Luisa Franco, Annalisa Salis
  • Fluridone as an Anti-Inflammatory Agent
    Publication number: 20080242705
    Abstract: The invention relates to a novel use of fluridone—compound known per se and used as an aquatic erbicide—in the medical field, in particular as an active compound for preparing a medicament having anti-inflammatory activity. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising fluridone as an active compound and pharmaceutically acceptable carriers and/or diluents are also disclosed. Finally, there is disclosed the pro-inflammatory activity of abscisic acid (ABA), a plant hormone which is also found in mammal serum and against which fluridone acts an inhibitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2006
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventors: Elena Zocchi, Lucrezia Guida, Santina Bruzzone, Sonia Scarfi, Mirko Magnone, Giovanna Basile, Umberto Benatti, Antonio De Flora, Illana Moreschi, Luisa Franco, Annalisa Salis