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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 1987
Filed:
Nov. 26, 1985
Applicant:
Inventors:
James W Larrick, Woodside, CA (US);
Gordon M Ringold, Palo Alto, CA (US);
David F Mark, Danville, CA (US);
Leo S Lin, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
Frank M Torti, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignees:
The Board of Trustees of the Cetus Corporation, Emeryvile, CA (US);
Leland Stanford Junior University, Stanford, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514 12 ; 514 11 ; 514 13 ; 514 14 ; 530387 ; 424 85 ;
Abstract
A method for controlling weight by suppressing the normal metabolism of adipose tissue is disclosed. Administration of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) or a pharmaceutical composition containing it results in suppression of anabolism of adipose cells.