Methods for regulating gastrointestinal motility
US6858576B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 8, 1997 |
| Grant date | Feb 22, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 14, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K38/00
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Methods for reducing gastric motility and delaying gastric emptying for therapeutic and diagnostic purposes are disclosed which comprise administration of an effective amount of an exendin or an exendin agonist. Methods for treating conditions associated with elevated, inappropriate, or undesired post-prandial blood glucose levels are disclosed which comprise administration of an effective amount of an exendin or an exendin agonist alone or in conjunction with other anti-gastric emptying agents.
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