Method of regulating appetite and metabolism

US6013622A · kind A · utility

Assignees

• Nutriceutical Technology Corporation · US
• Research Foundation for the State University of New York York · US

Inventors

• John F. Bruno · Centereach, US
• Jeffrey S. White · Ridgefield, US
• Michael Berelowitz · New York, US
• Daniel Tripodi · Lebanon, US
• Matthew Heil · Sherman, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 15, 1998
• Grant date: Jan 11, 2000
• Expiry date: Apr 15, 2018

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61P3/04
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

Methods and compositions capable of controlling weight in an animal, preferably a human, which methods involve administering diet compositions that modulate, and preferably reduce, synthesis and secretion of neuropeptide Y (NPY) and modulate, and preferably increase synthesis and secretion of growth hormone releasing factor (GRF), compared to pre-administration amounts in the animal. The administration of such diet compositions results in a reduced appetite and a regulated metabolism that enhance weight control, including weight loss and reduction of obesity.