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Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2008

Filed:

Dec. 21, 2005
Applicants:

Nnochiri N. Ekwuribe, Cary, NC (US);

Christopher H. Price, Chapel Hill, NC (US);

James Gordon Still, Raleigh, NC (US);

Jennifer Ann Filbey, Raleigh, NC (US);

Aslam M. Ansari, Montgomery Village, MD (US);

Amy L. Odenbaugh, Morrisville, NC (US);

Balasingam Radhakrishnan, Chapel Hill, NC (US);

Inventors:

Nnochiri N. Ekwuribe, Cary, NC (US);

Christopher H. Price, Chapel Hill, NC (US);

James Gordon Still, Raleigh, NC (US);

Jennifer Ann Filbey, Raleigh, NC (US);

Aslam M. Ansari, Montgomery Village, MD (US);

Amy L. Odenbaugh, Morrisville, NC (US);

Balasingam Radhakrishnan, Chapel Hill, NC (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/28 (2006.01); A61K 47/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Methods of treating diabetes mellitus in a patient in need of such treatment include administering an effective amount of an insulin polypeptide-oligomer conjugate of formula V to the patient in order to treat diabetes mellitus in the patient. Methods according to the present invention may 'activate' the liver, potentially restoring normal glucose homeostasis to individuals suffering from diabetes mellitus.


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