Genzyme Corporation

Geltex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Keith K Shackett

Stephen Randall Holmes-Farley

W Harry Mandeville, Iii

Chad Cori Huval

Thomas Henry Jozefiak

Venkata R Garigapati

Danny Concagh

Richard Fitzpatrick

Jeffrey D Klinger

The present invention relates to a method for treating obesity, a method for reducing the absorption of dietary fat, and a method for treating hypertriglyceridemia in a patient and to particular polymers for use in the methods or in a manufacture of a medicament. The methods comprise the step of orally administering to a mammal, such as a human, a therapeutically effective amount of one or more fat-binding polymers. The administration of the fat-binding polymer of the invention facilitates the removal of fat from the body prior to digestion, with minimal side effects and low toxicity. In a preferred embodiment, the one or more fat-binding polymers are administered in combination with one or more lipase inhibitors, for example, lipstatin and tetrahydrolipstatin.

Fat-binding polymers

Disclosed are ionene polymers having antimicrobial activity. 'Ionene polymers' as used in this invention are cationic polymers in which a substantial proportion of the atoms providing the positive charge are quaternized nitrogens located in the main polymeric chain or backbone of the polymer rather than in pendant groups. Also disclosed are antimicrobial compositions comprising ionene polymers and methods for treating microbial infections in mammals comprising the step of administering to a mammal, a therapeutically effective amount of at least one antimicrobial composition of the invention. Also disclosed are antimicrobial compositions comprising at least one ionene polymer and methods for preventing, inhibiting or eliminating the growth, dissemination, and/or the accumulation of microorganisms on a susceptible surface (including, but not limited to, the formation of biofilms on a susceptible surface) comprising the step of contacting such surface with a composition of the invention.

Ionene polymers and their use as antimicrobial agents

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Athol, MA, United States of America

Keith K Shackett