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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 28, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Juliana Maude Bue-Valleskey, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Mark Louis Heiman, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Thomas Wesley Stephens, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Frank C. Tinsley, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Assignee:
Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/800 ; A61K 3/812 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/800 ; A61K 3/812 ;
Abstract
This invention describes methods of treating conditions associated with an excess of neuropeptide Y which comprises administering an analog of an obesity protein. This invention further describes methods of treating conditions associated with an excess of neuropeptide Y which coomprises administering an analog of an obesity protein in combination with a neuropeptide Y antagonist. This invention demonstrates that the obesity protein acts by reducing the production of neuropeptide Y by the hypothalamus.