US Patent Issued to UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE on Jan. 20 for "Composition and method for treating dermatological disorders using retinamides" (Maryland, North Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,528,776, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE (Baltimore).

"Composition and method for treating dermatological disorders using retinamides" was invented by Vincent C. O. Njar (Glen Burnie, Md.), Senthilmurugan Ramalingam (Ellicott City, Md.), Lalji K. Gediya (Rockville, Md.), Hannah W. Mbatia (Cary, N.C.) and Vidya P. Ramamurthy (Ellicott City, Md.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Novel retinamides with unique properties and biological activities, including inhibition of retinoic acid metabolism and modulation of Mnk1/2-eIF4E androgen receptor (AR) signaling pathways, are synthesized and developed. The novel...