Patents by Inventor Sylvia Helen DUNCAN

Sylvia Helen DUNCAN 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).

  • Use of Faecalibacterium Prausnitzii Htf-f (DSM 26943) to Suppress Inflammation
    Publication number: 20160000838
    Abstract: The present invention relates to medicine, particularly immunology and gastroenterology. Specifically, it relates to probiotic bacteria and extracts thereof for therapeutic use for the treatment of inflammatory disorders such as inflammatory bowel disease. Provided is a composition comprising as active ingredient Faecalibacterium prausnitzii strain HTF-F (DSM 26943) or an extract thereof comprising extracellular polymeric matrix (EPM), and an acceptable carrier, diluent or excipient. Also provided is an anti-inflammatory composition comprising EPM extracted from F. prausnitzii strain HTF-F, and a method for preparing the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2014
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Applicants: RIJKSUNIVERSITEIT GRONINGEN, THE UNIVERSITY COURT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN, WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITEIT, ACADEMISCH ZIEKENHUIS GRONINGEN
    Inventors: Hermanus Josef Martinus HARMSEN, Muhammad Tanweer KHAN, Jeremy WELLS, Oriana ROSSI, Harry James FLINT, Sylvia Helen DUNCAN