Raising blood sugar level in hypoglycemic mammals by administering inhibitors of dipeptidyl peptidase IV

US6319893A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• PROBIODRUG AG · DE

Inventors

• Hans-Ulrich Demuth · Halle (Saale), DE
• Torsten Hoffmann · Weil am Rhein, DE
• Kerstin Kuhn-Wache · Halle (Saale), DE
• Fred Rosche · Schkopau, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 2, 1999
• Grant date: Nov 20, 2001
• Expiry date: Aug 2, 2019

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61P3/00
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A method of raising the blood sugar level in a mammal having hypoglycemia is described. The method reduces degradation of glucagon by administering to the mammal a therapeutically effective amount of an inhibitor of dipeptidyl peptidase IV and physiologically acceptable adjuvants and/or excipients.