Patents by Inventor Vivien Wong

Vivien Wong 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 using hepatocyte growth factor to promote survival, growth and differentiation of motor neurons
    Patent number: 6143714
    Abstract: The present invention provides for a method of promoting motor neuron survival, growth or differentiation comprising treating motor neurons with an effective amount of HGF. The invention also provides for a method of promoting motor neuron survival, growth or differentiation comprising treating motor neurons with an effective amount of HGF and an effective amount of CNTF. The invention further provides for a method of alleviating the toxic effects of vincristine on motor neurons comprising treating motor neurons with an effective amount of HGF and an effective amount of CNTF. The methods may be carried out in vitro or in vivo. The invention also provides a method of treating a motor neuron disorder in a patient comprising administering to the patient an effective amount of HGF and CNTF. The invention further provides a pharmaceutical composition for treating a motor neuron disorder in a patient comprising HGF and CNTF in a pharmacologically acceptable carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2000
    Assignee: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Vivien Wong, Gregory Conn, David Glass