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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2003
Philip R. Kym, Grayslake, IL (US);
Kresna Hartandi, Gurnee, IL (US);
Ju Gao, Gurnee, IL (US);
Kathleen M. Phelan, Gurnee, IL (US);
Irini Akritopoulou-Zanze, Lake Bluff, IL (US);
Christine A. Collins, Skokie, IL (US);
Anil Vasudevan, Gurnee, IL (US);
Mary K. Verzal, Burlington, WI (US);
Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to the antagonism of the effects of melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) through the melanin concentrating hormone receptor which is useful for the prevention or treatment of eating disorders, weight gain, obesity, abnormalities in reproduction and sexual behavior, thyroid hormone secretion, diuresis and water/electrolyte homeostasis, sensory processing, memory, sleeping, arousal, anxiety, depression, seizures, neurodegeneration and psychiatric disorders.