Patents by Inventor Yingfang Liu

Yingfang Liu 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).

  • Publication number: 20240043511
    Abstract: The present application provides a diagnosis and treatment method for chronic inflammation. The technical solution provided by the present application is an application of a reagent in preparing a product for preventing and/or treating chronic inflammation diseases: the reagent is a substance for inhibiting the activity of an abnormal content of IFP35 and/or NMI which is secreted outside the cell as an inflammatory factor. Experiments prove that using antibodies and the like to inhibit the activity of an abnormal content of IFP35 and/or NMI which is secreted outside the cell as an inflammatory factor can effectively treat chronic inflammation diseases. In the present application, IFP35 and/or NMI are also used as a target spot, providing a diagnosis/auxiliary diagnosis and treatment method and tool for infection of viruses, particularly novel coronavirus-19 (COVID-19).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: Sun Yat-sen University
    Inventors: Huanhuan Liang, Yingfang Liu, Yang Yu
  • Publication number: 20230265135
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and compositions for treating and/or preventing a disease or disorder associated with abnormally high level of the IFP35 family of proteins, including IFP35 and NMI, methods and compositions for diagnosis, prognosis or treatment monitoring of a disease or disorder associated with abnormally high level of the IFP35 family of proteins, including IFP35 and NMI, and methods and compositions for identifying a modulator of the IFP35 family of proteins, including IFP35 and NMI.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2022
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventor: Yingfang LIU
  • Patent number: 11466061
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and compositions for treating and/or preventing a disease or disorder associated with abnormally high level of the IFP35 family of proteins, including IFP35 and NMI, methods and compositions for diagnosis, prognosis or treatment monitoring of a disease or disorder associated with abnormally high level of the IFP35 family of proteins, including IFP35 and NMI, and methods and compositions for identifying a modulator of the IFP35 family of proteins, including IFP35 and NMI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Inventor: Yingfang Liu
  • Publication number: 20180037617
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and compositions for treating and/or preventing a disease or disorder associated with abnormally high level of the IFP35 family of proteins, including IFP35 and NMI, methods and compositions for diagnosis, prognosis or treatment monitoring of a disease or disorder associated with abnormally high level of the IFP35 family of proteins, including IFP35 and NMI, and methods and compositions for identifying a modulator of the IFP35 family of proteins, including IFP35 and NMI.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2015
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Inventors: Yingfang LIU, Huanhuan LIANG, Juan SHEN, Zhikai XIAHOU
  • Patent number: 9017960
    Abstract: Present invention discloses the three-dimensional crystal structure of the N-terminus polypeptide of influenza virus polymerase subunit (PA_N of SEQ ID NO:7). PA_N of SEQ ID NO: 1 is residues 1—50 to 150-300 of influenza virus polymerase subunit PA. In the three-dimensional structure, at least 40% of atoms show the same atomic coordinates, compared to that listed in Table 1. Namely, in the three-dimensional structure of influenza virus polymerase subunit PA_N of SEQ ID NO: 7, 40% of atomic coordinates on carbon skeleton of residues of influenza virus polymerase subunit PA_N of SEQ ID NO: 7, show less than or equal to 1.7 ? of average variance, compared to the atomic coordinates listed in Table 1. Present invention also discloses the expression, purification, crystallization methods, and three-dimensional crystal structure of 256 residues in the N-terminus of influenza virus polymerase subunit PA, and applications of the crystal structure of SEQ ID NO: 7 on drug screening and designing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Institute of Biophysics Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Inventors: Yingfang Liu, Zihe Rao
  • Publication number: 20130046076
    Abstract: Present invention disclosed three-dimensional crystal structure of N-terminus polypeptide of influenza virus polymerase subunit (PA_N). PA_N is residues 1˜50 to 150˜300 of influenza virus polymerase subunit PA. In three-dimensional structure, at least 40% of atoms showed same atomic coordinates, compared to that listed in Table. In other words, in three-dimensional structure of influenza virus polymerase subunit PA_N, 40% of atomic coordinates on carbon skeleton of residues of influenza virus polymerase subunit PA_N, showed less than or equal to 1.7 ? of average variance, compared to the atomic coordinates listed in Table1. Present invention also disclosed the expression, purification, crystallization methods, and three-dimensional crystal structure of 256 residues in the N-terminus of influenza virus polymerase subunit PA, and applications of the crystal structure on drug screening and designing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2010
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: Institute of Biophysics Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Inventors: Yingfang Liu, Zihe Rao
  • Publication number: 20120165274
    Abstract: Disclosed are TALL-1 and TALL-1 receptor protein homologues (agonists and antagonists) designed based on the three-dimensional structure of sTALL-1, eBCMA and eBAFF-R; agonist homologues of APRIL; methods of using wild-type APRIL to inhibit the activity of TALL-1; compositions comprising such homologues, nucleic acid molecules encoding such homologues, and therapeutic methods of using such compounds and compositions. Also disclosed are crystalline complexes of sTALL-1 and sTALL-1 in complex with either BCMA or BAFF-R; models of three-dimensional structures of such crystalline complexes and related structures, methods of drug design using any portion of such structures; methods of design and/or identification of regulatory peptides derived from the such structures; compounds identified by drug design using such structures; and the use of such compounds in therapeutic compositions and methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2011
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Inventors: Gongyi Zhang, Hong-Bing Shu, Yingfang Liu, Liangguo Xu
  • Patent number: 8143044
    Abstract: Provided are the expression method of influenza virus polymerase PAc-PB1N complex, the co-crystallization method of the complex and the three-dimendional structure of the crystal of PAc-PB1N complex. Also provided are the compounds binding to the influenza virus polymerase PAc and the expression method of influenza virus polymerase PAN. The three-dimensional structure of the crystal of PAc-PB1N complex can be used for screening and designing the drug for the treatment of influenza.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Institute of Biophysics Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Inventors: Yingfang Liu, Xiaojing He, Zonghao Zeng, Jie Zhou
  • Patent number: 7994115
    Abstract: Disclosed are TALL-1 and TALL-1 receptor protein homologues (agonists and antagonists) designed based on the three-dimensional structure of sTALL-1, eBCMA and eBAFF-R; agonist homologues of APRIL; methods of using wild-type APRIL to inhibit the activity of TALL-1; compositions comprising such homologues, nucleic acid molecules encoding such homologues, and therapeutic methods of using such compounds and compositions. Also disclosed are crystalline complexes of sTALL-1 and sTALL-1 in complex with either BCMA or BAFF-R; models of three-dimensional structures of such crystalline complexes and related structures, methods of drug design using any portion of such structures; methods of design and/or identification of regulatory peptides derived from the such structures; compounds identified by drug design using such structures; and the use of such compounds in therapeutic compositions and methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: National Jewish Health
    Inventors: Gongyi Zhang, Hong-Bing Shu, Yingfang Liu, Liangguo Xu
  • Publication number: 20110131029
    Abstract: Provided are the expression method of influenza virus polymerase PAc-PB1N complex, the co-crystallization method of the complex and the three-dimendional structure of the crystal of PAc-PB1N complex. Also provided are the compounds binding to the influenza virus polymerase PAc and the expression method of influenza virus polymerase PAN. The three-dimensional structure of the crystal of PAc-PB1N complex can be used for screening and designing the drug for the treatment of influenza.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2009
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Inventors: Yingfang Liu, Xiaojing He, Zonghao Zeng, Jie Zhou
  • Patent number: 7825089
    Abstract: Disclosed are TALL-1 and TALL-1 receptor protein homologues (agonists and antagonists) designed based on the three-dimensional structure of sTALL-1, eBCMA and eBAFF-R; agonist homologues of APRIL; methods of using wild-type APRIL to inhibit the activity of TALL-1; compositions comprising such homologues, nucleic acid molecules encoding such homologues, and therapeutic methods of using such compounds and compositions. Also disclosed are crystalline complexes of sTALL-1 and sTALL-1 in complex with either BCMA or BAFF-R; models of three-dimensional structures of such crystalline complexes and related structures, methods of drug design using any portion of such structures; methods of design and/or identification of regulatory peptides derived from the such structures; compounds identified by drug design using such structures; and the use of such compounds in therapeutic compositions and methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: National Jewish Health
    Inventors: Gongyi Zhang, Hong-Bing Shu, Yingfang Liu, Liangguo Xu
  • Publication number: 20080306000
    Abstract: Disclosed are TALL-1 and TALL-1 receptor protein homologues (agonists and antagonists) designed based on the three-dimensional structure of sTALL-1, eBCMA and eBAFF-R; agonist homologues of APRIL; methods of using wild-type APRIL to inhibit the activity of TALL-1; compositions comprising such homologues, nucleic acid molecules encoding such homologues, and therapeutic methods of using such compounds and compositions. Also disclosed are crystalline complexes of sTALL-1 and sTALL-1 in complex with either BCMA or BAFF-R; models of three-dimensional structures of such crystalline complexes and related structures, methods of drug design using any portion of such structures; methods of design and/or identification of regulatory peptides derived from the such structures; compounds identified by drug design using such structures; and the use of such compounds in therapeutic compositions and methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2008
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Applicant: NATIONAL JEWISH MEDICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER
    Inventors: Gongyi Zhang, Hong-Bing Shu, Yingfang Liu, Liangguo Xu
  • Publication number: 20070015695
    Abstract: Disclosed are TALL-1 and TALL-1 receptor protein homologues (agonists and antagonists) designed based on the three-dimensional structure of sTALL-1, eBCMA and eBAFF-R; agonist homologues of APRIL; methods of using wild-type APRIL to inhibit the activity of TALL-1; compositions comprising such homologues, nucleic acid molecules encoding such homologues, and therapeutic methods of using such compounds and compositions. Also disclosed are crystalline complexes of sTALL-1 and sTALL-1 in complex with either BCMA or BAFF-R; models of three-dimensional structures of such crystalline complexes and related structures, methods of drug design using any portion of such structures; methods of design and/or identification of regulatory peptides derived from the such structures; compounds identified by drug design using such structures; and the use of such compounds in therapeutic compositions and methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2002
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventors: Gongyi Zhang, Hong-Bing Shu, Yingfang Liu, Liangguo Xu