Patents by Inventor Terry L. Vanden Hoek

Terry L. Vanden Hoek 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 REDUCING CELL DEATH FOLLOWING HYPOXIA / REOXYGENATION
    Publication number: 20090110673
    Abstract: Provided are methods of reducing cell death, attenuating a burst of reactive oxygen species, reducing cytotoxicity, reducing intracellular oxidant stress due species in a population of cells following hypoxia by reoxygenating the cells in the presence of a reversible electron transport chain inhibitor or under hypercarbic conditions. Also provided is a method to determine the effectiveness of a reversible electron transport chain inhibitor for reducing cell death in a population of cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2007
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Applicant: THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
    Inventors: Terry L. Vanden Hoek, Zuo-Hui Shao, Chang-Qing Li, David G. Beiser, Lance Becker