Patents and Patent Applications from Medical College of Georgia Research Institute


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US20090062379 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING IMMUNE DISORDERS  
Green tea polyphenol compositions and methods of their use are provided. Certain aspects provide methods for modulating expression of one or more autoantigens using the disclosed green tea...
US20090035285 Compositions and Methods for Enrichment of Neural Stem Cells Using Ceramide Analogs  
The present invention provides compositions and methods for human neural cell production. More particularly, the present invention provides cellular differentiation methods employing amphiphilic...
7465448 Chemokine receptor antagonists as therapeutic agents  
The present invention provides methods and compositions to reduce immune tolerance at specific sites. In one aspect, the present invention comprises methods and compositions to reduce...
7445931 Compositions and methods for enrichment of neural stem cells using ceramide analogs  
The present invention provides compositions and methods for human neural cell production. More particularly, the present invention provides cellular differentiation methods employing amphiphilic...
US20080241140 GENE AMPLIFICATION OF COACTIVATOR COAA AND USES THEREOF  
It has been discovered that amplifications in the gene coactivator activator (CoAA) blocks stem cell differentiation and induces cancer stem cells. One embodiment provides compositions and methods...
US20080176956 Modified Green Tea Polyphenol Formulations  
Modified green tea polyphenols and methods of their use are provided. One aspect provides compounds and compositions containing green tea polyphenols with one on more ester-linked fatty acids.
US20080153889 Compositions and Methods for the Treatment of Renal and Cardiovascular Disease  
Derivative compounds of 11-nonyloxy-undec-8(Z)-eonic acid that mimic epoxide metabolites are provided. Also provided are compositions comprising a therapeutically effective amount of the derivative...
US20080146663 Compositions and Methods for the Treatment of Renal and Cardiovascular Disease  
Derivative compounds of 11-nonyloxy-undec-8(Z)-eonic acid that mimic epoxide metabolites are provided. Also provided are compositions comprising a therapeutically effective amount of the derivative...
US20080131836 USE OF INTEGRATING SPHERE TECHNOLOGY TO PROVIDE UNIFORM, HIGH-INTENSITY LIGHT, AND WAVELENGTH MIXING FROM LIGHT EMITTING DIODES  
An illumination device including an integrating sphere and at least one light source. The integrating sphere is hollow and houses the at least one light source in it. The light source can be...
US20080131453 Campylobacter Jejuni Outer Membrane Protein Immunogenic Composition  
The field of this invention is the development of therapeutic agents having immunogenic efficacy against Campylobacter. The present invention is directed to a method of producing monoclonal...
US20080077439 AUTOMATED MEDICATION CALENDAR  
A calendar-format medication instruction sheet is produced when a pharmacy processes a patient's prescription. The sheet can bear icons or photographic images of the medications that the patient is...
7259180 Methods and compositions for treatment of macular and retinal disease  
The present invention describes linking a therapeutic agent to a compound which is known to be naturally concentrated in a tissue affected by, or that is causing, a disease, to create a prodrug for...
US20070162119 TYMPANIC MEMBRANE PROSTHESIS AND A TOOL FOR MANUFACTURING THE PROSTHESIS  
A prefabricated tympanic membrane prosthesis includes a piece of collagen sheet processed with a diluted solution of formalin. The piece of collagen sheet is molded on a forming surface of a tool...
7220851 Nucleic acid encoding calcyon, a D-1 like dopamine receptor activity modifying protein  
A number of cDNA clones whose products may interact with D1 receptors in vivo were identified. One of the clones, P24, was characterized further. P24 is localized in dendrites and spines of...
US20070077234 Regulation of T cell-mediated immunity by tryptophan  
A mechanism of macrophage-induced T cell suppression is the selective elimination of tryptophan and/or increase in one or more tryptophan metabolites within the local macrophage microenvironment....
US20070077224 Regulation of T cell-mediated immunity by tryptophan  
A mechanism of macrophage-induced T cell suppression is the selective elimination of tryptophan and/or increase in one or more tryptophan metabolites within the local macrophage microenvironment....
7173119 SUMO4 gene and methods of use for type 1 diabetes  
Novel nucleic acids associated with Type 1 diabetes. Also provided are polypeptides encoded by the nucleic acids associated with T1D. The invention also provides methods for facilitating the...
7160539 Regulation of T cell-mediated immunity by tryptophan  
A mechanism of macrophage-induced T cell suppression is the selective elimination of tryptophan and/or increase in one or more tryptophan metabolites within the local macrophage microenvironment...
US20060148744 Use of cis-epoxyeicosantrienoic acids and inhibitors of soluble epoxide hydrolase to reduce damage from stroke  
The invention provides uses and methods for reducing brain damage from stroke. The uses comprise the use of an inhibitor of soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH) for the manufacture of a medicament to...
7067261 Methods and compositions for treatment of central nervous system disorders  
The invention provides methods of screening for substances having an effect on a nicotine receptor by contacting a cell having a nicotine receptor with a test substance; and determining any...
6988893 Disposable photographic cheek retraction apparatus and method of using the same  
In an exemplary embodiment in accordance with the present invention, a disposable dental appliance and method of use is provided. In particular, a cheek retraction apparatus is provided, which is...
US20050227993 Novel analogs of choline for neuroprotection and cognitive enhancement in neurodegenerative disorders  
The present invention relates to novel analogs of choline and methods of use or treatment of neurodegenerative disorders and/or conditions such as Parkinson's disease, Huntington disease,...
US20050186289 Regulation of T cell-mediated immunity by D isomers of inhibitors of indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase  
The present invention provides improved treatment methods by the administration of the non-physiologic D-isomer of an IDO inhibitor.
US20050095240 NaCT as a target for lifespan expansion and weight reduction  
The present invention provides the identification and characterization of a novel transmembrane transporter, a Na+-coupled citrate transporter (“NaCT”). Isolated polynucleotides encoding the tra...
6881738 Analogs of choline for neuroprotection and cognitive enhancement in neurodegenerative disorders  
The present invention relates to novel analogs of choline and methods of use or treatment of neurodegenerative disorders and/or conditions such as Parkinson's disease, Huntington disease,...
6878531 Method for multiple site-directed mutagenesis  
The present invention provides a simple and rapid method for site-directed mutagenesis of more than, for example, 10 sites simultaneously with up to 100% efficiency. The method uses two terminal...
US20040234623 Use of inhibitors of indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase in combination with other therapeutic modalities  
The present invention provides improved treatment methods by the administration of both an inhibitor of indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase in addition to the administration of an additional therapeutic...
US20040191842 Chemopreventive and therapeutic aspects of polyphenolic compositions and assays  
The present invention includes chemopreventive and therapeutic methods based on the administration of polyphenolic compositions, including the polyphenolic compositions found in green tea. The...
6773890 Screen for risk for gastric adenocarcinoma  
It has been determined that a specific metaplastic lineage that contains immunoreactivity for a trefoil polypeptide, spasmolytic peptide, is associated with and gives rise to the vast majority of...
US20040147475 Composition and method for in vivo and in vitro attenuation of gene expression using double stranded RNA  
Introduction of double stranded RNA into cells, cell culture, organs and tissue, and whole organisms, particularly vertebrates, specifically attenuates gene expression.
US20020178461 Transgenic fish with tissue-specific expression  
Disclosed are transgenic fish, and a method of making transgenic fish, which express transgenes in stable and predictable tissue- or developmentally-specific patterns. The transgenic fish contain...
6482416 Regulation of T cell-mediated immunity by tryptophan  
A mechanism of macrophage-induced T cell suppression is the selective elimination of tryptophan and/or increase in one or more tryptophan metabolites within the local macrophage microenvironment...
US20020155104 Regulation of T cell-mediated immunity by tryptophan  
A mechanism of macrophage-induced T cell suppression is the selective elimination of tryptophan and/or increase in one or more tryptophan metabolites within the local macrophage microenvironment...
6469141 D1-like dopamine receptor activity modifying protein  
A number of cDNA clones whose products may interact with D1 receptors in vivo were identified. One of the clones, P24, was characterized further. P24 is localized in dendrites and spines of...
6455609 Fluoride-releasing amalgam dental restorative material  
A fluoride-releasing dental amalgam composition for a tooth restoration comprising a dental amalgam alloy material and an fluoride-containing, the glass particulate powder component of a...
6451840 Regulation of T cell-mediated immunity by tryptophan  
A mechanism of macrophage-induced T cell suppression is the selective elimination of tryptophan and/or increase in one or more tryptophan metabolites within the local macrophage microenvironment...
6441158 Oligomers that bind to ku protein  
Disclosed are oligomers that bind Ku protein. These oligomers are useful for inhibiting activation of DNA-PK, treating certain forms of autoimmune disease, detection and purification of Ku protein,...
6440398 Fluoride-releasing amalgam dental restorative material  
A fluoride-releasing dental amalgam composition for a tooth restoration comprising a dental amalgam alloy material and an fluoride-containing, the glass particulate powder component of a...
US20020114784 Composition and method for in vivo and in vitro attenuation of gene expression using double stranded RNA  
Introduction of double stranded RNA into cells, cell culture, organs and tissues, and whole organisms, particularly vertebrates, specifically attenuates gene expression.
6395876 High-affinity tryptophan transporter  
A high affinity and extremely selective tryptophan transport system present in human monocyte-derived macrophages is disclosed. Human monocyte-derived macrophages include two distinct transporters,...
6395549 Long terminal repeat, enhancer, and insulator sequences for use in recombinant vectors  
Disclosed are an enhancer, insulator, and promoter from the HS5 region in the 5′ boundary area of the locus control region of human β-like globin genes. These transcription control sequences can be...
6391281 Fluorescent agent for the identification of tooth dentin  
A method of topically applying a fluorescing agent to a cut tooth, cut dental restorative material or dentin surface to distinguish between cut tooth or dentin and existing aesthetic restoration...
6380458 Cell-lineage specific expression in transgenic zebrafish  
Disclosed are transgenic fish, and a method of making transgenic fish, which express transgenes in stable and predictable tissue- or developmentally-specific patterns. The transgenic fish contain...
US20020028856 Fluoride-releasing amalgam dental restorative material  
A fluoride-releasing dental amalgam composition for a tooth restoration comprising a dental amalgam alloy material and an fluoride-containing, the glass particulate powder component of a...
US20010001040 Regulation of T cell-mediated immunity by tryptophan  
A mechanism of macrophage-induced T cell suppression is the selective elimination of tryptophan and/or increase in one or more tryptophan metabolites within the local macrophage microenvironment...
6107048 Method of detecting and grading dysplasia in epithelial tissue  
A method of detecting dysplastic regions within epithelial tissue samples is sensitive enough to detect and distinguish between low grade and high grade dysplastic regions. The method uses probes...
6096303 Method to enhance treatment of cystic tumors  
It has been discovered that cells such as genetically engineered fibroblasts and keratinocytes can be cultured in the cyst fluid of encapsulated tumors. This provides a means for proliferating...
5488954 Ultrasonic transducer and method for using same  
An improved ultrasonic transducer fabricated on a silicon base has a piezoelectric layer of polyvinylidene fluoride-trfluroethylene copolymer. The piezoelectric layer is sandwiched between two...
4792520 Methods and kits for identifying mutagenic agents and molecular mutations in DNA in mammalian cells  
A new and improved cell assay has been developed for mutagens and potential carcinogens to precisely identify the predominant type of mutation(s) each such compound induces in the DNA of cells. The...
4461619 Method of predicting biological activity of compounds by nucleic acid models  
A method for determining the relationship of chemical structure to biological activity based on the topology and physiochemical properties of "cavities" or "artificial constructs" constructed from...
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