IP Library Granted Patent US 8,691,801
Granted Patent B2
US 8,691,801 · App. 13/550,880 · Granted Apr 8, 2014

Use of manzamine compounds in anti-cancer therapeutic regimens

Inventors: Esther A. Guzman (Fort Pierce, FL); Jacob D. Johnson (Silver Spring, MD); Amy E. Wright (Fort Pierce, FL)
Assignee: Florida Atlantic University Board of Trustees
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Patent No.
US 8,691,801
App. No.
13/550,880
Granted
Apr 8, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

Manzamine compounds have been discovered to decrease cell dissociation and cell migration associated with the metastatic potential of cancer cells and a restoration of cancer cell susceptibility to agents, such as TRAIL, which can induce apoptosis. Specifically, Manzamine A has a formerly unrecognized utility in both blocking tumor cell invasion and tumor metastasis as well in restoring cancer cell susceptibility to standard chemotherapeutic agents which induce apoptosis and, therefore, has utility in treating cancer.

Claims (1)

1. A method for inducing apoptosis in pancreatic cancer cells wherein said method comprises administering, to the cancer cells, an effective amount of manzamine Λ and TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand.

Assignments (2)
CONFIRMATORY LICENSE Recorded Sep 6, 2018
From: FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY
To: NATIONAL INSTITUES OF HEALTH - DIRECTOR DEITR
Reel/Frame 046800/0676 →
CONFIRMATORY LICENSE Recorded Mar 14, 2014
From: FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY
To: NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH), U.S. DEPT. OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (DHHS), U.S. GOVERNMENT
Reel/Frame 032449/0421 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 11708767 · Feb 20, 2007
Provisional Application 60775435 · Feb 22, 2006
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