Patents by Inventor Steven JOHNSTONE

Steven JOHNSTONE 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).

  • SUPPRESSION OF NEUROENDOCRINE DISEASES
    Publication number: 20140302006
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for suppressing neuroendocrine disease. The therapy employs use of a non-cytotoxic protease, which is targeted to a neuroendocrine tumour cell, preferably via a somatostatin or cortistatin receptor, a GHRH receptor, a ghrelin receptor, a bombesin receptor, a urotensin receptor a melanin-concentrating hormone receptor 1; a KiSS-1 receptor or a prolactin-releasing peptide receptor. When so delivered, the protease is internalised and inhibits secretion from said tumour cell. The present invention also relates to polypeptides and nucleic acids for use in said methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: Syntaxin Limited
    Inventors: Steven JOHNSTONE, Philip MARKS, Keith FOSTER