Patents by Inventor Yvonne M. Janssen-Heininger

Yvonne M. Janssen-Heininger 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: 20210311057
    Abstract: The present invention, in some aspects, relates to systems and methods for determining oxidized proteins, including glutathionylated proteins such as S-glutathionylated proteins. The systems and methods of the invention can be used in vitro (e.g., in cell or tissue culture) or in vivo, for example, to diagnose a person having an oxidative stress condition. For instance, in some cases, the invention can be used to spatially determine the location and/or concentration of oxidized proteins within cells and/or tissues (e.g., through visual detection). In one set of embodiments, a glutathionylated or otherwise oxidized moiety on a protein may be reacted with a detection entity, which may be, for example, fluorescent, radioactive, electron-dense, able to bind to a signaling entity or a binding partner in order to produce a signal, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicants: The University of Vermont and State Agricultural College, Universiteit Maastricht
    Inventors: Yvonne M. Janssen-Heininger, Niki Reynaert
  • Publication number: 20200276263
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to systems and methods for treating certain oxidative stress conditions. In one aspect, compositions and methods of the invention can be used to treat a subject having an oxidative stress condition, for example, a subject having pulmonary fibrosis. In some embodiments, an inhibitor of ERp57 (for example, thiomuscimol) and/or an inhibitor of GSTP (for example, TLK-199) may be used to treat the subject. Also provided in certain aspects of the present invention are kits for such therapies, methods for promoting such therapies, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Applicant: The University of Vermont and State Agricultural College
    Inventors: Yvonne M. Janssen-Heininger, Vikas Anathy
  • Patent number: 10688150
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to systems and methods for treating certain oxidative stress conditions. In one aspect, compositions and methods of the invention can be used to treat a subject having an oxidative stress condition, for example, a subject having pulmonary fibrosis. In some embodiments, an inhibitor of ERp57 (for example, thiomuscimol) and/or an inhibitor of GSTP (for example, TLK-199) may be used to treat the subject. Also provided in certain aspects of the present invention are kits for such therapies, methods for promoting such therapies, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: The Univserity of Vermont and State Agricultural College
    Inventors: Yvonne M. Janssen-Heininger, Vikas Anathy
  • Publication number: 20180221436
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to systems and methods for treating certain oxidative stress conditions. In one aspect, compositions and methods of the invention can be used to treat a subject having an oxidative stress condition, for example, a subject having pulmonary fibrosis. In some embodiments, an inhibitor of ERp57 (for example, thiomuscimol) and/or an inhibitor of GSTP (for example, TLK-199) may be used to treat the subject. Also provided in certain aspects of the present invention are kits for such therapies, methods for promoting such therapies, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicant: The University of Vermont and State Agricultural College
    Inventors: Yvonne M. Janssen-Heininger, Vikas Anathy
  • Publication number: 20180224452
    Abstract: The present invention, in some aspects, relates to systems and methods for determining oxidized proteins, including glutathionylated proteins such as S-glutathionylated proteins. The systems and methods of the invention can be used in vitro (e.g., in cell or tissue culture) or in vivo, for example, to diagnose a person having an oxidative stress condition. For instance, in some cases, the invention can be used to spatially determine the location and/or concentration of oxidized proteins within cells and/or tissues (e.g., through visual detection). In one set of embodiments, a glutathionylated or otherwise oxidized moiety on a protein may be reacted with a detection entity, which may be, for example, fluorescent, radioactive, electron-dense, able to bind to a signaling entity or a binding partner in order to produce a signal, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicants: The University of Vermont and State Agricultural College, Universiteit Maastricht
    Inventors: Yvonne M. Janssen-Heininger, Niki Reynaert
  • Patent number: 9907828
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to systems and methods for treating certain oxidative stress conditions. In one aspect, compositions and methods of the invention can be used to treat a subject having an oxidative stress condition, for example, a subject having pulmonary fibrosis. In some embodiments, an inhibitor of ERp57 (for example, thiomuscimol) and/or an inhibitor of GSTP (for example, TLK-199) may be used to treat the subject. Also provided in certain aspects of the present invention are kits for such therapies, methods for promoting such therapies, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: The University of Vermont and State Agricultural College
    Inventors: Yvonne M. Janssen-Heininger, Vikas Anathy
  • Publication number: 20150157686
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to systems and methods for treating certain oxidative stress conditions. In one aspect, compositions and methods of the invention can be used to treat a subject having an oxidative stress condition, for example, a subject having pulmonary fibrosis. In some embodiments, an inhibitor of ERp57 (for example, thiomuscimol) and/or an inhibitor of GSTP (for example, TLK-199) may be used to treat the subject. Also provided in certain aspects of the present invention are kits for such therapies, methods for promoting such therapies, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2013
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Applicant: The University of Vermont and State Agricultural College
    Inventors: Yvonne M. Janssen-Heininger, Vikas Anathy
  • Publication number: 20150056633
    Abstract: The present invention, in some aspects, relates to systems and methods for determining oxidized proteins, including glutathionylated proteins such as S-glutathionylated proteins. The systems and methods of the invention can be used in vitro (e.g., in cell or tissue culture) or in vivo, for example, to diagnose a person having an oxidative stress condition. For instance, in some cases, the invention can be used to spatially determine the location and/or concentration of oxidized proteins within cells and/or tissues (e.g., through visual detection). In one set of embodiments, a glutathionylated or otherwise oxidized moiety on a protein may be reacted with a detection entity, which may be, for example, fluorescent, radioactive, electron-dense, able to bind to a signaling entity or a binding partner in order to produce a signal, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Applicants: The University of Vermont and State Agricultural College, Universiteit Maastricht
    Inventors: Yvonne M. Janssen-Heininger, Niki Reynaert
  • Patent number: 8877447
    Abstract: The present invention, in some aspects, relates to systems and methods for determining oxidized proteins, including glutathionylated proteins such as S-glutathionylated proteins. The systems and methods of the invention can be used in vitro (e.g., in cell or tissue culture) or in vivo, for example, to diagnose a person having an oxidative stress condition. For instance, in some cases, the invention can be used to spatially determine the location and/or concentration of oxidized proteins within cells and/or tissues (e.g., through visual detection). In one set of embodiments, a glutathionylated or otherwise oxidized moiety on a protein may be reacted with a detection entity, which may be, for example, fluorescent, radioactive, electron-dense, able to bind to a signaling entity or a binding partner in order to produce a signal, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignees: The University of Vermont and State Agriculture College, Universiteit Maastricht
    Inventors: Yvonne M. Janssen-Heininger, Niki Reynaert
  • Publication number: 20140140975
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to treatments involving glutaredoxins. In one aspect, systems and methods of the invention can be used to treat a subject having an oxidative stress condition, for example, airway inflammation or asthma. In some embodiments, a glutaredoxin may be used to treat a subject. Also provided in certain aspects of the present invention are kits for therapies involving glutaredoxins, methods for promoting such therapies, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicants: Universiteit Maastricht, The University of Vermont and State Agricultural College
    Inventors: Yvonne M. Janssen-Heininger, Niki Reynaert, Vikas Anathy, Scott Aesif
  • Patent number: 8679811
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to treatments involving glutaredoxins. In one aspect, systems and methods of the invention can be used to treat a subject having an oxidative stress condition, for example, airway inflammation or asthma. In some embodiments, a glutaredoxin may be used to treat a subject. Also provided in certain aspects of the present invention are kits for therapies involving glutaredoxins, methods for promoting such therapies, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignees: The University of Vermont and State Agricultural College, Universiteit Maastricht
    Inventors: Yvonne M. Janssen-Heininger, Niki Lea Reynaert, Vikas Anathy, Scott Aesif
  • Publication number: 20100266566
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to treatments involving glutaredoxins. In one aspect, systems and methods of the invention can be used to treat a subject having an oxidative stress condition, for example, airway inflammation or asthma. In some embodiments, a glutaredoxin may be used to treat a subject. Also provided in certain aspects of the present invention are kits for therapies involving glutaredoxins, methods for promoting such therapies, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2008
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Inventors: Yvonne M. Janssen-Heininger, Niki Lea Reynaert, Vikas Anathy, Scott Aesif