Methods of treating neuropeptide Y-associated conditions
US6221838A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 28, 1996 |
| Grant date | Apr 24, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 28, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07D333/56
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
This invention describes methods of treating conditions associated with an excess of neuropeptide Y which comprises administering an analog of an obesity protein. This invention further describes methods of treating conditions associated with an excess of neuropeptide Y which coomprises administering an analog of an obesity protein in combination with a neuropeptide Y antagonist. This invention demonstrates that the obesity protein acts by reducing the production of neuropeptide Y by the hypothalamus.
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