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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2004
Applicants:
Jan Tavernier, Balegem, BE;
Frank Peelman, Gentbrugge, BE;
Inventors:
Jan Tavernier, Balegem, BE;
Frank Peelman, Gentbrugge, BE;
Assignees:
VIB vzw, Zwijnaarde, BE;
Universiteit Gent, Ghent, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K 4/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to an antagonist or inhibitor of leptin signaling via the leptin receptor. The leptin antagonist binds to the leptin receptor, but is unable to induce JAK-STAT signal transduction via the leptin receptor. By binding to the leptin receptor, the leptin antagonist impairs binding of leptin to the leptin receptor and blocks leptin signaling.