Patents by Inventor Young-Sang KOH

Young-Sang KOH 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).

  • COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTING AND TREATING INFLAMMATORY DISEASES AND IMMUNE DISEASES, CONTAINING APO-9`-FUCOXANTHINONE AS ACTIVE INGREDIENT
    Publication number: 20150182487
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for preventing and treating inflammatory diseases and immune diseases, containing a Sargassum muticum extract and apo-9?-fucoxanthinone as active ingredients. According to the present invention, the Sargassum muticum extract and apo-9?-fucoxanthinone show an excellent inhibiting activity for the generation of IL-12, IL-6 and TNF-?, which are inflammatory cytokines, in a macrophage and a dendritic cell due to a stimulating factor causing an inflammatory response, remarkably inhibit MAPK and AP-1 activity, and inhibit the activity of NLRP3 inflammasome which is known to be involved in the pathogenesis of various immune inflammatory diseases, and thus can be ultimately useful for the development of an agent for treating inflammatory diseases and immune diseases caused by an excessive immune inflammatory response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: Young-Sang KOH, Eun-Sook YOO, Jin-Won HYUN, Hee-Kyoung KANG, Nam-Ho LEE, In-Soo SUH