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Methods of decreasing adipose tissue

US8591913B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 23, 2012
Grant dateNov 26, 2013
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Expiry dateJan 23, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61K38/00
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A pharmaceutical composition including, as an active ingredient, one of the following proteins (I) and (II): (I) an apoptosis inhibitor of macrophage; and (II) a protein which consists of an amino acid sequence having deletion, substitution, or addition of one or more amino acids in an amino acid sequence of the apoptosis inhibitor of macrophage and having homology to the amino acid sequence of the apoptosis inhibitor of macrophage, and has a function of inhibiting the differentiation of preadipocytes to mature adipocytes and/or a function of inducing lipolysis in the mature adipocytes.

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