Methods for stimulation of appetite and increase in weight by administration of asprosin
US10328127B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 24, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jun 25, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 24, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07K2317/76
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Embodiments of the disclosure concern methods and compositions that relate to increasing or decreasing the weight (including, for example, by increasing or decreasing the adipose mass) in individuals in need thereof. Such methods and compositions, in particular embodiments, concern providing an effective amount of the hormone asprosin to increase adipose mass in an individual with insufficient adipose mass and providing an antibody or inhibitor of asprosin in an individual with obesity or diabetes, for example, to reduce adipose mass.
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