US Patent Issued to Northwestern University on March 18 for "Myokines for treating cell proliferative and metabolic diseases and disorders" (Illinois, Massachusetts Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,252,522, issued on March 18, was assigned to Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.).

"Myokines for treating cell proliferative and metabolic diseases and disorders" was invented by Hemant K. Roy (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) and Vadim Backman (Chicago).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are compositions comprising myokines and their methods of preparation and use. The disclosed myokine compositions and methods may comprise myokines having a molecular weight of greater than about 10 kDa such as myostatin and metrnl. The disclosed myokine compositions and methods may be utilized for treating and/or preventing cell proliferative and metabo...