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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2012
Applicant:
Masashi Yanagisawa, Dallas, TX (US);
Inventor:
Masashi Yanagisawa, Dallas, TX (US);
Assignee:
Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/4168 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and compositions for agonizing a type-2 orexin receptor (OX2R) in a cell determined to be in need thereof, including the general method of (a) administering to a subject a cyclic guanidinyl OX2R agonist and (b) detecting a resultant enhanced wakefulness or increased resistance to diet-induced accumulation of body fat, or abbreviated recovery from general anesthesia or jet lag.