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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2010
Applicants:
Zhi-liang Chu, San Diego, CA (US);
James N. Leonard, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Zhi-Liang Chu, San Diego, CA (US);
James N. Leonard, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/00 (2006.01); A61K 38/28 (2006.01); A61K 31/00 (2006.01); A61P 5/50 (2006.01); A61P 31/08 (2006.01); A61P 31/10 (2006.01); A01N 61/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to methods of using GPR119 receptor to identify compounds useful for increasing bone mass in an individual. Agonists of GPR119 receptor are useful as therapeutic agents for treating or preventing a condition characterized by low bone mass, such as osteoporosis, and for increasing bone mass in an individual. Agonists of GPR119 receptor promote bone formation in an individual.