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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jerry L. Nadler, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Thomas W. Balon, Covina, CA (US);
Yoko Yamaguchi, Glendora, CA (US);
Assignee:
Cell Therapeutics, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 4/390 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 4/390 ;
Abstract
A category of hydroxyalkyl-substituted xanthines are useful in treating patients suffering from disorders associated with impaired glucose metabolism or impaired insulin function. Use of these compounds, for example, restores insulin responsiveness in otherwise insulin-resistant Type 2 diabetic patients, thus reducing elevated blood glucose levels. The subject compounds also act to restore certain defects of lipid metabolism and to enhance the effects of insulin in general. Insulin-enhancing compositions and methods of treating disorders of glucose metabolism are provided.