Patents by Inventor Xuhang Li

Xuhang Li 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 FOR DIAGNOSIS AND PROGNOSIS OF INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE USING CYTOKINE PROFILES
    Publication number: 20130303391
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of inflammatory bowel disease. More specifically, the present invention relates to the use of cytokines to detect, diagnose, and assess inflammatory bowel disease. In one embodiment, a method for diagnosing Crohn's Disease (CD) in a patient comprises the steps of (a) collecting a sample from the patient; (b) measuring the levels of at least one cytokine in the sample collected from the patient; and (c) comparing the levels of the at least one cytokine with predefined cytokine levels, wherein a correlation between the cytokine levels in the patient sample and predefined cytokine levels indicates that the patient has CD. In a specific embodiment, the at least one cytokine comprises Interferon (IFN)-gamma, Interleukin (IL)-1beta, IL-6, IL-8, IL-12, IL-17 and CXCL10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2011
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicants: OKLAHOMA MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION, The Johns Hopkins University
    Inventors: Xuhang Li, Philip J. Alex, Michael B. Centola, Nicholas Knowlton
  • nAChRalpha7 Agonists and nAChRalpha7 Antagonists for Treating Ulcerative Colitis (UC) and Crohn's Disease (CD)
    Publication number: 20130197028
    Abstract: Agonists and antagonists of nAChR?7 and their use as therapeutic agents for treating and managing inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), such as Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), are disclosed. Agonists and antagonists of nAChR?7 and their use as therapeutic agents for treating and managing inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), such as Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicants: OKLAHOMA MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION, THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Xuhang Li, Philip Alex, Michael B. Centola
  • COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DIAGNOSING AND TREATING INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE AND RELATED DISORDERS
    Publication number: 20110251100
    Abstract: The present invention features biomarkers capable of diagnosing inflammatory bowel disease and methods of using such biomarkers to diagnose and selecting treatments for inflammatory bowel diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicant: THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Xuhang Li, Heng Zhu