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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2003
Patrick D. Fourney, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
Volkmar Guenzler-pukall, San Leandro, CA (US);
Stephen J. Klaus, San Francisco, CA (US);
AL Y. Lin, Castro Valley, CA (US);
Thomas B. Neff, Atherton, CA (US);
Todd W. Seeley, Moraga, CA (US);
Patrick D. Fourney, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
Volkmar Guenzler-Pukall, San Leandro, CA (US);
Stephen J. Klaus, San Francisco, CA (US);
Al Y. Lin, Castro Valley, CA (US);
Thomas B. Neff, Atherton, CA (US);
Todd W. Seeley, Moraga, CA (US);
FibroGen, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides methods and compounds for regulating fat metabolism and achieving fat homoeostasis in a subject. Methods and compound for regulating body weight, reducing body fat, and inducing weight loss are also provided, as are methods and compounds for treating or preventing obesity and for preventing or treating conditions associated with altered fat metabolism including, e.g., obesity, diabetes, atherosclerosis, etc.