Patents by Inventor Zhantao Yang

Zhantao Yang 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).

  • Compositions and methods for facilitating heme-iron export from cells
    Patent number: 8119773
    Abstract: The invention provides a high affinity heme-binding agent, which can be provided in the form of a pharmaceutical composition that includes, optionally, a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The heme-binding agent can be used in a method of facilitating heme-iron export from a cell. The method comprises contacting a cell with a high affinity heme-binding agent. Also provided is a method of treating a disorder associated with excess iron in cells in a subject. The method comprises administering to the subject an effective amount of the composition of the invention. The subject is typically a mammal, most typically a human or veterinary subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: University of Washington
    Inventors: Janis L. Abkowitz, Raymond T. Doty, Zhantao Yang
  • COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING HEME-IRON EXPORT FROM CELLS
    Publication number: 20090149383
    Abstract: The invention provides a high affinity heme-binding agent, which can be provided in the form of a pharmaceutical composition that includes, optionally, a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The heme-binding agent can be used in a method of facilitating heme-iron export from a cell. The method comprises contacting a cell with a high affinity heme-binding agent. Also provided is a method of treating a disorder associated with excess iron in cells in a subject. The method comprises administering to the subject an effective amount of the composition of the invention. The subject is typically a mammal, most typically a human or veterinary subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2008
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicant: University of Washington
    Inventors: Janis L. Abkowitz, Raymond T. Doty, Zhantao Yang