Patents by Inventor You-Yang Zhao

You-Yang Zhao 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).

  • Selected endothelial progenitor cells and methods for use
    Patent number: 8137968
    Abstract: The present invention is a method for preparing a substantially pure population of endothelial progenitor cells wherein said cells express Flk-1, CD34, ?5?1 integrin fibronectin, and vWF and exhibit an adherent phenotype and methods for using the same to decrease the severity of lung injury, prevent pulmonary edema, restore endothelial barrier function, induce productive wound healing and angiogenesis, and increase survival rate in acute lung injury (ALI).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
    Inventors: Kishore K. Wary, Yidan Zhao, Asrar B. Malik, You-Yang Zhao
  • COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING PULMONARY HYPERTENSION
    Publication number: 20110171193
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods and materials for treating pulmonary hypertension (PH) in a subject. Also provided herein is a method of diagnosing whether a has PH by detecting a PH marker. A PKG pulmonary hypertension marker has been identified and may be useful in predicting PH disease progression and assessing a subject's response to PH therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2009
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Applicant: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
    Inventors: You-Yang Zhao, Asrar B. Malik
  • Selected endothelial progenitor cells and methods for use
    Publication number: 20080206200
    Abstract: The present invention is a method for preparing a substantially pure population of endothelial progenitor cells wherein said cells express Flk-1, CD34, ?5?1 integrin fibronectin, and vWF and exhibit an adherent phenotype and methods for using the same to decrease the severity of lung injury, prevent pulmonary edema, restore endothelial barrier function, induce productive wound healing and angiogenesis, and increase survival rate in acute lung injury (ALI).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2008
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Inventors: Kishore K. Wary, Yidan Zhao, Asrar B. Malik, You-Yang Zhao