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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:
Jun. 27, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 04, 1997
Applicants:
Lili Feng, San Diego, CA (US);
Shizhong Chen, San Diego, CA (US);
Yiyang Xia, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 38/00 (2006.01); A61K 39/00 (2006.01); C07K 14/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Compositions comprising OB-R agonists and methods of treatment for conditions such as systemic inflammatory response syndrome are provided. One suitable OB-R agonist ligand is recombinant human OB protein, also known as leptin. Also provided are methods and compositions for the treatment of obesity and OB resistance. Assay methods and kits relating to these conditions are also included.