Novel Natural Product Derivatives Treating Chronic Metabolic and Inflammatory Diseases
TS-075260 — Problem
Type 2 diabetes and related metabolic disorders affect hundreds of millions of patients and are frequently accompanied by chronic inflammation, which accelerates disease progression and complications. Existing antidiabetic therapies often fail to adequately address inflammatory pathways and…
- College: College of Pharmacy (COP)
- Inventors: Carcache de Blanco, Esperanza; Anaya Eugenio, Gerardo David; Eggers, Nicole
- Licensing Officer: He, Panqing
OSU-ERβ-012: a novel ER-beta agonist for immunomodulation in chronic heart failure
TS-075258 — PROBLEM
Chronic heart failure following myocardial infarction (MI) afflicts ~6.7 million US adults and is driven by maladaptive immune activation, particularly persistent activation and proliferation of CD4+ T cells. Existing anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory approaches have largely failed to …
- College: College of Medicine (COM)
- Inventors: Bansal, Shyam; Gumina, Richard
- Licensing Officer: He, Panqing
OSU-ERβ-012 suppresses the inflammatory response in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
TS-075247 — PROBLEM
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease characterized by multiple organ damage, affecting women at a 9:1 rate as compared to men. The etiology of SLE is complex and incompletely understood; however, the susceptibility of women during the years in which estrogen levels ar…
- College: College of Medicine (COM)
- Inventors: Jarjour, Wael
- Licensing Officer: He, Panqing
Biomarker for prediction of immunotherapy outcomes and precision treatment strategies
TS-075237 — Problem
The loss or mutation of serine/threonine kinase 11 (STK11), observed in 20–25% of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cases, is associated with poor prognosis and resistance to immune checkpoint blockade (ICB). While STK11 alterations are commonly linked to immunotherapy resistance, so…
- College: College of Medicine (COM)
- Inventors: Kaufman, Jacob
- Licensing Officer: Willson, Christopher
Fibroblast-specific LNPs delivering A20 mRNA to treat idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF)
TS-075175 — Problem
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic disease where activated fibroblasts mediate the abnormal accumulation of extracellular matrix (ECM) in the lung interstitial space, leading to progressive impairment of pulmonary function. Current IPF therapies are associated with significant…
- College: College of Pharmacy (COP)
- Inventors: Dong, Yizhou; Kang, Diana; Wang, Chang; Yan, Jingyue
- Licensing Officer: He, Panqing
Novel extracellular vesicles loaded with anti-inflammatory agents for the treatment of pulmonary diseases
TS-075161 — Problem
Acute and chronic pulmonary inflammation conditions, such as acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), acute lung injury (ALI) and asthma, remain a significant healthcare challenge with high mortality rates, long-term morbidity and a substantial economic burden due to prolonged hospital s…
- College: College of Medicine (COM)
- Inventors: Karpurapu, Manjula; Christman, John; Parinandi, Narasimham
- Licensing Officer: Willson, Christopher
LLL12b: a novel STAT3 inhibitor to treat MS and other autoimmune & inflammatory diseases
TS-075141 — THE PROBLEM
Current MS treatments typically employ broad immunosuppression rather than targeting specific pathways, resulting in significant side effects and inadequate responses in many patients. The IL-6/STAT3 pathway is critical for balancing inflammatory T effector cells and protective regulato…
- College: College of Medicine (COM)
- Inventors: Yang, Yuhong; Li, Chenglong; Racke, Michael
- Licensing Officer: He, Panqing
Novel Extracellular Vesicles Loaded with Anti-Inflammatory Agents
TS-065154 — , 2018-345 Revolutionary treatment for ARDS using novel extracellular vesicles loaded with Anti-Inflammatory Agents.
The Need
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) remains a significant healthcare challenge with high mortality rates and long-term morbidity. Despite advancements in supportive care, there’s an urgent need for pharmacologic treatments targeting the molecular mechanisms driving ARDS pathog…
- College: College of Medicine (COM)
- Inventors: Karpurapu, Manjula; Christman, John; Parinandi, Narasimham
- Licensing Officer: Willson, Christopher
Multimeric Notch ligands based on IgM-like fusion molecular structures for activation of ligand-specific Notch signaling
TS-064248 —
The Notch signaling pathway is important in immune cell differentiation and maturation. As a result, it has been shown that Notch receptor signaling can promote or suppress adaptive immune responses depending on the particular ligands and receptors involved. A set of native protein-inspired biolog…
- College: OSU Wexner Medical Center
- Inventors: Dikov, Mikhail; Carbone, David; Goruganthu, Uttam Lakshmi Mounika; Tchekneva, Elena
- Licensing Officer: Willson, Christopher
Reduction in Incidence and Severity of Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease (aGVHD) via CRISPR-Cas9 Deletion of the miR-155 Host Gene (MIR155HG) in Primary Human T Cells
TS-057739 —
CRISPR/Cas 9 mediated targeting of MIR155HG in primary human T cells creates genomic deletions that disrupt transcription of mature microRNA-155 (miR-155, a miR associated with inflammation). Applying this treatment to donor T cells prior to allogenic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) when treating hematological malignancies and other primary bone marrow disorders can prevent the development of aGVHD in patients.
The Need
More than 8,000 patients receive allo-HSCT annually in the US alone as a cure for hematologic malignancies and other primary bone marrow disorders. However, the major barrier for the success of allo-HSCT is the high incidence of aGVHD and its associated morbidity and mortality. Acute GVHD…
- College: College of Medicine (COM)
- Inventors: Ranganathan, Parvathi; Garzon, Ramiro
- Licensing Officer: He, Panqing
Novel Natural Product Derivatives Targeting Chronic Diseases
TS-050220 — Novel natural products and derivatives thereof that exhibit potent in vitro and in vivo activity
The Need
Metabolic disorders such as type 2 diabetes are a major health concern that have impacted hundreds of millions of adults worldwide. Current pharmaceutical therapies for type 2 diabetes have been associated with adverse reactions including weight gain and increased risk of infection, liver …
- College: College of Pharmacy (COP)
- Inventors: Carcache de Blanco, Esperanza; Anaya Eugenio, Gerardo David; Eggers, Nicole
- Licensing Officer: He, Panqing
Identifying the level of lupus patients’ comprehension of their medication regimens and disease outcomes
TS-040132 — A questionnaire used to understand a patient’s comprehension of their personalized medication plan and the disease fluctuation of systemic lupus erythematous (SLE).
Systemic lupus erythematous (SLE) is an autoimmune disease in which the body’s immune system attacks healthy tissue in its own body. The disease has a prevalance of twenty to 150 cases per 100,000 individuals, and is more common in females than in men. This chronic disease has no cure, and s…
- College: College of Medicine (COM)
- Inventors: Meara, Alexa; Ardoin, Stacy; Peters, Ellen
- Licensing Officer: Taysavang, Panya
LLL12b: a novel STAT3 inhibitor to treat MS and other autoimmune and inflammatory diseases
TS-038701 —
Modality: Small-molecule prodrug that targets the IL-6/STAT3 signaling pathway
Stage of Development: Extensive in vitro and in vivo efficacy (3 MS models, incl. relapsing-remitting EAE); preliminary safety
Patent Status: Pat. no. 11,420,946 (US); appl. 17/821,286 (US); appl. 18860926.7 (EP); app…
- College: College of Medicine (COM)
- Inventors: Yang, Yuhong; Li, Chenglong; Racke, Michael
- Licensing Officer: He, Panqing
LNA Inhibitor Cocktail Therapy for Lupus
TS-037260 — A cocktail of locked nucleic acids inhibits the inflammatory response in a humanized murine model of lupus.
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an orphan disease affecting approximately 5 in every 10,000 individuals. Despite its rare prevalence, this lifelong autoimmune disease has few effective targeted therapies. Current treatments are palliative using anti-inflammatory drugs or broad spectrum immun…
- College: College of Medicine (COM)
- Inventors: Jarjour, Wael; Valiente, Giancarlo; Young, Nicholas
- Licensing Officer: He, Panqing
Potential uses of IgG Fc for treating human diseases
TS-036778 —
Infectious diseases present a problem for treatment, with concerns for the overuse of antibiotic medicine, inefficiency of modern medicines, and a need in the market for novel technologies that will target and work in conjunction with the host immune system, rather than depending on external mecha…
- College: College of Medicine (COM)
- Inventors: Dai, Hongsheng; Caligiuri, Michael; Yu, Jianhua
- Licensing Officer: Taysavang, Panya
Immunomodulating agents engineered from Notch receptor ligand extracellular domains
TS-036760 — Immunomodulating agents have been engineered from Notch receptor ligand extracelluar domains. These are useful for stimulating the immune system.
The Notch signaling pathway is important in immune cell differentiation and maturation. As a result, it has been shown that Notch receptor signaling can promote or suppress adaptive immune responses depending on the particular ligands and receptors involved. A set of native protein-inspired biolog…
- College: College of Arts and Sciences (COAAS)
- Inventors: Magliery, Thomas; Carbone, David; Dikov, Mikhail; Long, Nicholas; Sullivan, Brandon; Tchekneva, Elena
- Licensing Officer: Panic, Ana
Improved Mucosal Immune Response During Vaccination
TS-015239 — Enhancing the mucosal (IgA) immune response by transiently blocking a specific cellular subset during vaccination.
The Need: Enhancing Mucosal Immune Response for Effective Vaccination
Infectious agents primarily invade the body through mucosal tissues, necessitating a robust immune response at these vulnerable sites. However, conventional vaccines often fail to induce sufficient immunoglobulin-A (IgA) antibodi…
- College: College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM)
- Inventors: Boyaka, Prosper
- Licensing Officer: Willson, Christopher
Estrogen Receptor Beta Agonist Compounds
TS-015086 — Estrogen Receptor Beta Agonists for the treatment of breast, colon, and prostate cancers as well as inflammatory diseases.
There is a large emphasis on the need for novel and more effective cancer therapeutics, since there were nearly 600,000 cancer deaths in the United States in 2016 alone. One method for therapy of prostate, breast, and colon cancer that has been gaining traction is the targeting of estrogen recepto…
- College: College of Pharmacy (COP)
- Inventors: Tjarks, Werner; Bartunek, Petr; Sedlak, David
- Licensing Officer: Taysavang, Panya