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Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2012

Filed:

Apr. 07, 2009
Applicants:

Dusan Miljkovic, San Diego, CA (US);

Jovan Hranisavljevic, Belgrade, RS;

Zbigniew Pietrzkowski, Dyer, IN (US);

Inventors:

Dusan Miljkovic, San Diego, CA (US);

Jovan Hranisavljevic, Belgrade, RS;

Zbigniew Pietrzkowski, Dyer, IN (US);

Assignee:

VDF FutureCeuticals, Inc., Momence, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Pharmaceutical compositions include compounds with cytokinin activity to modulate glucose and/or lipid metabolism in a mammal. Especially preferred compounds include those comprising a purine scaffold, and it is further preferred that contemplated compositions are employed to prevent and/or treat various diseases, including pre-diabetes, insulin resistance, type-2 diabetes, Syndrome X, and dyslipidemia. In still further preferred aspects, compounds with cytokinin activity are used to activate AMPK and/or Akt. Consequently, various diseases associated with dysregulation of AMPK and/or Akt may be treated using the compounds of the present inventive subject matter.


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