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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 15, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
J. J. Holst, Copenhagen, DK;
Tina Vilsboll, Hellerup, DK;
Assignee:
BioNebraska, Inc., Lincoln, NE (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 4/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 4/900 ;
Abstract
Since glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) is the most potent insulinotropic hormone known and has been shown to stimulate insulin secretion strongly in patients with type II diabetes, this invention uses GLP-1 or its biologically active analogues in &bgr;-cell stimulatory tests in order to test &bgr;-cell function in a simple way. The test provides information about insulin secretory capacity, is easy and reproducible and has insignificant side effects.