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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2008
Susan M. Kirwin, Thornton, PA (US);
Vicky L. Funanage, Wilmington, DE (US);
Susan M. Kirwin, Thornton, PA (US);
Vicky L. Funanage, Wilmington, DE (US);
The Nemours Foundation, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A method and composition for administering leptin to a subject. The invention includes suspending isolated native leptin-containing milk fat globules in a suitable medium for administering to a subject. The suspended milk fat globules may be administered orally as well as by intravenous, intramuscular, intraperitone41, other enteral routes of administration, and other parenteral routes of administration. The invention includes a method for treating growth or maturational-related disorders in newborns as, well as subjects having conditions that can be treated by the administration of leptin.