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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2010
Filed:
May. 27, 2004
Applicants:
Kevin Pang, Belmont, MA (US);
Kuanghui LU, Brookline, MA (US);
Inventors:
Kevin Pang, Belmont, MA (US);
Kuanghui Lu, Brookline, MA (US);
Assignee:
Curis, Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/071 (2010.01); A61K 38/00 (2006.01); A61K 38/18 (2006.01); A61K 38/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to methods for potentiating, enhancing or restoring glucose responsivity in pancreatic islets or cells. The methods can be used as therapies for diseases caused by, or coincident with, aberrant glucose metabolism, such as Type II Diabetes Mellitus.