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Human appetite control by glucagon-like peptide receptor binding compounds

US6998387B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMar 16, 1999
Grant dateFeb 14, 2006
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Expiry dateMar 16, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61K38/26
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A composition including a compound which binds to a receptor for glucagon-like peptide-1 and a pharmaceutical carrier. The amount of the compound present is effective to control appetite in a human. Also disclosed is a method for controlling appetite and for reducing food intake in a human by administering to the human a composition comprising a compound which binds to a receptor for glucagon-like peptide-1 and a pharmaceutical carrier.

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