Patents by Inventor Virus Ikagaku Kenkyusho Inc.

Virus Ikagaku Kenkyusho Inc. 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).

  • FACTOR INVOLVED IN LATENT INFECTION WITH HERPESVIRUS, AND USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20130217044
    Abstract: Disclosed are a protein and a gene each of which is a factor involved in latent infection with a herpesvirus. An antibody against the factor was detected in approximately 50% of patients suffering from mental disorders, whereas the antibody was hardly detected in healthy persons. Further, a mouse having SITH-1 introduced therein developed a mental disorder such as a manic-depressive illness or depression-like disorder. Based on these findings, it is possible to provide a method for objectively determining a mental disorder and an animal model of a mental disorder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2013
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicants: JAPAN TOBACCO INC., VIRUS IKAGAKU KENKYUSHO INC.
    Inventors: Virus Ikagaku Kenkyusho Inc., Japan Tobacco Inc.
  • FACTOR INVOLVED IN LATENT INFECTION WITH HERPESVIRUS, AND USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20130137088
    Abstract: Disclosed are a protein and a gene each of which is a factor involved in latent infection with a herpesvirus. An antibody against the factor was detected in approximately 50% of patients suffering from mental disorders, whereas the antibody was hardly detected in healthy persons. Further, a mouse having SITH-1 introduced therein developed a mental disorder such as a manic-depressive illness or depression-like disorder. Based on these findings, it is possible to provide a method for objectively determining a mental disorder and an animal model of a mental disorder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicants: JAPAN TOBACCO INC., VIRUS IKAGAKU KENKYUSHO INC.
    Inventors: Virus Ikagaku Kenkyusho Inc., Japan Tobacco Inc.