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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2002
William W. Bachovchin, Melrose, MA (US);
Andrew G. Plaut, Lexington, MA (US);
Daniel Drucker, Toronto, CA;
William W. Bachovchin, Melrose, MA (US);
Andrew G. Plaut, Lexington, MA (US);
Daniel Drucker, Toronto, CA;
Trustees of Tufts College, Medford, MA (US);
1149336 Ontario Inc., Toronto, CA;
New England Medical Center Hospitals, Inc., Boston, MA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides methods and compositions for modification and regulation of glucose and lipid metabolism, generally to reduce insulin resistance, hyperglycemia, hyperinsulinemia, obesity, hyperlipidemia, hyperlipoprotein-emia (such as chylomicrons, VLDL and LDL), and to regulate body fat and more generally lipid stores, and, more generally, for the improvement of metabolism disorders, especially those associated with diabetes, obesity and/or atherosclerosis.