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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2004
Applicants:
Alan D. Attie, Madison, WI (US);
Mary E. Rabaglia, Lodi, WI (US);
Ronald T. Raines, Madison, WI (US);
Mark Gray-keller, Middleton, WI (US);
Inventors:
Alan D. Attie, Madison, WI (US);
Mary E. Rabaglia, Lodi, WI (US);
Ronald T. Raines, Madison, WI (US);
Mark Gray-Keller, Middleton, WI (US);
Assignee:
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to a recognition that an analog of αKG can increase glucose-induced insulin secretion in vitro and in vivo in animals, particularly in mammals, and more particularly in humans and in rodents. By employing the methods of the invention, insulin secretion can be increased.