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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. 06, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 09, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Miles B. Brennan, Denver, CO (US);
Ute Hochgeschwender, Oklahoma City, OK (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 3/800 ; A01N 3/718 ; A61K 3/316 ; A61K 3/804 ; C07K 1/600 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 3/800 ; A01N 3/718 ; A61K 3/316 ; A61K 3/804 ; C07K 1/600 ;
Abstract
Described are methods and compositions for regulating body weight and/or regulating the rate of weight gain or loss, and particularly, for treating or preventing obesity. Specifically, methods of administering varying levels of circulating proopiomelanocortin peptides or analogs thereof to an animal, alone or in combination with leptin or other body weight regulating agents are disclosed. Methods and compositions for treating a variety of disorders associated with or caused by undesirable body weight are also described.