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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2014
Applicant:
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Atul Chopra, Houston, TX (US);
David D. Moore, Bellaire, TX (US);
Assignee:
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/17 (2006.01); A61K 38/22 (2006.01); C07K 14/78 (2006.01); C07K 14/575 (2006.01); C07K 16/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/22 (2013.01); C07K 14/575 (2013.01); C07K 14/78 (2013.01); C07K 16/26 (2013.01); C07K 2317/76 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of the disclosure concern methods and compositions that relate to increasing or decreasing the weight (including, for example, by increasing or decreasing the adipose mass) in individuals in need thereof. Such methods and compositions, in particular embodiments, concern providing an effective amount of the hormone asprosin to increase adipose mass in an individual with insufficient adipose mass and providing an antibody or inhibitor of asprosin in an individual with obesity or diabetes, for example, to reduce adipose mass.