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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2020
Korea University Research and Business Foundation, Seoul, KR;
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology, Daegu, KR;
Hyeon Soo Kim, Seoul, KR;
Eun-Kyoung Kim, Daegu, KR;
Seolsong Kim, Gyeongsangnam-do, KR;
Min-Jeong Shin, Seoul, KR;
DAEGU GYEONGBUK INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, Daegu, KR;
KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATION, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition which is for preventing or treating obesity, and comprises a biglycan as an active ingredient. Biglycan according to the present invention suppresses appetite by decreasing the expression of Agrp and NPY, which are appetite promoting peptides, and increasing the expression of POMC, which is an appetite suppressing peptide, and thus is very useful as a medicine for treating obesity.