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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2008
Applicants:
William W. Bachovchin, Cambridge, MA (US);
Andrew G. Plaut, Lexington, MA (US);
Daniel Drucker, Toronto, CA;
Inventors:
William W. Bachovchin, Cambridge, MA (US);
Andrew G. Plaut, Lexington, MA (US);
Daniel Drucker, Toronto, CA;
Assignees:
Trustees of Tufts College, Medford, MA (US);
New England Medical Center Hospitals, Boston, MA (US);
1149336 Ontario, Inc., Toronto, ON, unknown;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
One aspect of the present invention relates to a method for treating Type II diabetes in an animal, comprising conjointly administering to the animal metformin and an inhibitor of dipeptidylpeptidase IV or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof in an amount sufficient to treat Type II diabetes of the animal but not sufficient to suppress the animal's immune system.