Patents by Inventor Zezhong LIU

Zezhong 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: 20250108106
    Abstract: This disclosure is directed to a pharmaceutical composition for treating or preventing a disease. The pharmaceutical composition can comprise a polymer-drug nanoaggregate having a polymer and at least one bioactive agent that can comprise STING polypeptide, a nucleic acid encoding said STING polypeptide, a STING inhibitor, a STING activator, a STING agonist, a STING antagonist, a STING modulating molecule, or a combination thereof. The pharmaceutical composition can be a vaccine or an adjuvant for a vaccine. This disclosure is also directed to a method for treating or preventing a disease using the pharmaceutical composition. The disease can include infectious diseases caused by viruses or other pathogens, for example, influenza, rabies, or respiratory illnesses such as severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) caused by coronaviruses, such as MERS-CoV, SARS-CoV, and Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the virus SARS-CoV-2 and its variants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventors: Lu Lu, Ray Yin, Shibo Jiang, Zezhong Liu, Ming Hsieh, Jie Zhou, Xinling Wang, Qian Wang, Wei XU, Jing Pan, Yubei Zhang, Kai Qi, Qun Sun, Lin Wang, Zhiying Zou, Chunlin Tao
  • Patent number: 11999806
    Abstract: Provided are a series of polypeptides with antiviral activity. The present invention provides a new strategy for preventing and controlling Enterovirus such as EV71, CVA16, CVA6, CVB3, and CVB5 viruses and provides a new theoretical basis for accelerating the research and development of a polypeptide small molecule drug against Enterovirus such as EV71, CVA16, CVA6, CVB3, and CVB5 viruses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignees: WUHAN INSTITUTE OF VIROLOGY, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, FUDAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Xi Zhou, Lu Lu, Yuan Fang, Shibo Jiang, Zezhong Liu, Chengfeng Qin, Yang Qiu, Jingfang Mu
  • Publication number: 20240002383
    Abstract: Provided herein are a series of compounds and their use as an adjuvant. Provided herein are the compounds, a composition comprising the compounds, and the use thereof. These compounds can be used as an adjuvant for a vaccine, and compared to the conventional aluminum adjuvant, the compounds can significantly improve the cellular and humoral immune responses to a vaccine. The compounds as an adjuvant can increase a broad-spectrum protection against various corona viruses such as SARS virus, influenza viruses, and HIV viruses, and significantly enhance persistence of immunoprotection of vaccines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Lu LU, Shibo JIANG, Zezhong LIU, Ming HSEIH, Yilong ZHANG, Jie ZHOU, Qian WANG, Xinling WANG, Wei XU
  • Publication number: 20230192769
    Abstract: Provided are a series of polypeptides with antiviral activity. The present invention provides a new strategy for preventing and controlling Enterovirus such as EV71, CVA16, CVA6, CVB3, and CVB5 viruses and provides a new theoretical basis for accelerating the research and development of a polypeptide small molecule drug against Enterovirus such as EV71, CVA16, CVA6, CVB3, and CVB5 viruses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2019
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Xi ZHOU, Lu LU, Yuan FANG, Shibo JIANG, Zezhong LIU, Chengfeng QIN, Yang QIU, Jingfang MU