Peptide YY and Peptide YY Agonists for Treatment of Metabolic Disorders
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- US · United States
- Patent Type
- Applications(United States)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- ASTRAZENECA PHARMA LP
- Publication Date
- 2013-01-24
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable · inactive patent
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Abstract
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application is a continuation of and claims priority to pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10 / 016,969, entitled “Peptide YY and Peptide YY Agonists for Treatment of Metabolic Disorders,” filed Dec. 14, 2001, and claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60 / 256,216 entitled “Peptide YY and Peptide YY Agonists for Treatment of Obesity, Diabetes, and other Metabolic Disorders,” filed Dec. 15, 2000, each of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present invention relates to methods and compositions for treating metabolic conditions or disorders, particularly those which can be alleviated by reducing caloric availability, for example diabetes, obesity, eating disorders, insulin-resistance syndrome (Syndrome X), glucose intolerance, dyslipidemia, and cardiovascular disorders.BACKGROUND
[0003] A number of related hormones make up the pancreatic polypeptide (PP) family. ...