Patents by Inventor William C. Aird

William C. Aird 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 Diagnosing and Treating an Inflammatory Response
    Publication number: 20130316337
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the discovery that VEGF, PlGF, and sFlt-1 levels are increased in inflammatory response such as in sepsis, severe sepsis, or septic shock. Additionally, the invention provides methods of identifying treatments as well as providing treatments for such an inflammatory response, which include decreasing VEGF or PlGF levels, or increasing sFlt-1 or PlGF levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER
    Inventors: William C. Aird, Kiichiro Yano
  • Methods of Diagnosing and Treating an Inflammatory Response
    Publication number: 20090197794
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the discovery that VEGF, PlGF, and sFlt-1 levels are increased in inflammatory response such as in sepsis, severe sepsis, or septic shock. Additionally, the invention provides methods of identifying treatments as well as providing treatments for such an inflammatory response, which include decreasing VEGF or PlGF levels, or increasing sFlt-1 or PlGF levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2006
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Inventors: William C. Aird, Kiichiro Yano
  • Methods of inhibiting angiogenesis using NADPH oxidase inhibitors
    Publication number: 20040001818
    Abstract: Methods of inhibiting angiogenesis, endothelial cell migration or endothelial cell proliferation, by inhibiting NADPH oxidase inhibitors, production of reactive oxygen species, or by inhibition of mRNA induction of superoxide dismutase (e.g., mitochondrial SOD), are described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2003
    Publication date: January 1, 2004
    Applicant: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc.
    Inventors: William C. Aird, Ruhul Abid