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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2008
Takashi Kadowaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshimasa Yamauchi, Tokyo, JP;
Junji Kamon, Tokyo, JP;
Hironori Waki, Kanagawa, JP;
Ryozo Nagai, Tokyo, JP;
Satoshi Kimura, Tokyo, JP;
Motoo Tomita, Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Kadowaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshimasa Yamauchi, Tokyo, JP;
Junji Kamon, Tokyo, JP;
Hironori Waki, Kanagawa, JP;
Ryozo Nagai, Tokyo, JP;
Satoshi Kimura, Tokyo, JP;
Motoo Tomita, Kanagawa, JP;
Japan Science and Technology Agency, Kawaguchi-shi, JP;
Abstract
The invention provides an insulin resistance improving agent and a therapeutic agent for type 2 diabetes, which contain a C-terminal globular domain of adiponectin, adiponectin, or a gene for the domain or adiponectin. The invention also provides a method for improving insulin resistance and treating type 2 diabetes by administering the aforementioned agent(s).