The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Dec. 29, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2005
Takayuki Hida, Tsukuba, JP;
Tomoko Sekiya, Tsukuba, JP;
Toru Sawai, Tsukuba, JP;
Takashi Seiki, Tsukuba, JP;
Eiki Takahashi, Nagareyama, JP;
Michiko Kosasa, Tsukuba, JP;
Kokichi Harada, Tsukuba, JP;
Tohru Arai, Tsukuba, JP;
Takayuki Hida, Tsukuba, JP;
Tomoko Sekiya, Tsukuba, JP;
Toru Sawai, Tsukuba, JP;
Takashi Seiki, Tsukuba, JP;
Eiki Takahashi, Nagareyama, JP;
Michiko Kosasa, Tsukuba, JP;
Kokichi Harada, Tsukuba, JP;
Tohru Arai, Tsukuba, JP;
Eisai R&D Managment Co., Ltd., Tokyo-To, JP;
Abstract
Relaxin-3 is found to have feeding-stimulating activity, body weight increasing activity, and fat weight increasing activity when intracerebroventricularly administered to rats through observation of amount of feeding, body weight and fat weight after administration of relaxin-3. This invention includes: a polypeptide having useful effects in stimulating feeding, increasing body weight, and fattening; a therapeutic agent containing the polypeptide; a method of screening for a compound, a substance, or a salt thereof which activates or suppresses a receptor of the polypeptide; a kit for screening; and an agent with a substance which inhibits expression of the polypeptide, such as a feeding-suppressing agent, a therapeutic agent for the treatment of obesity, and a therapeutic agent for the treatment of diabetes.