Patent · US Expired

Method for treating a patient having metabolic syndrome

US6846800B1 · kind B1 · utility

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4Claims

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Assignee

Pharmacia AB · SE

Inventors

Gudmundur Johannsson
Per Marin · Mölndal, SE
Lars Birger Lönn · Handen, SE
Malin Ottosson · Handen, SE
Kaj Stenlöf · Handen, SE
Per Björntorp · Handen, SE
Lars Sjöström · Mölndal, SE
Bengt-Ake Bengtsson · Göteborg, SE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 31, 1998
Grant date	Jan 25, 2005
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 31, 2018

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61K38/27
WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Methods for treating a patient for insulin resistance to decrease the insulin resistance in a patient having Metabolic Syndrome comprising Primary Insulin Resistance and abdominal/visceral obesity comprise administering to the patient growth hormone or a functional derivative thereof in an amount effective for decreasing insulin resistance of the patient.

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