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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2011
Daniel Kaufman, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Jide Tian, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Daniel Kaufman, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Jide Tian, Los Angeles, CA (US);
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Abstract
In certain embodiments methods are provided for the therapeutic or prophylactic amelioration of one or more symptoms or disorders associated with metabolic syndrome. In various embodiments the methods involve administering to a subject in need thereof, a GABA receptor agonist, in an amount sufficient to ameliorate said one or more symptoms. In certain embodiments methods are provided for the prophylaxis or treatment of type I diabetes and related pathologies that involve the use of GABA or GABA agonists in combination with certain other compounds (e.g., one more antigens (e.g., GAD) that have a therapeutic effect in type I diabetes and/or an anti-CD3 antibody, an anti-CD20 antibody, exendin-4, and/or or a pro-insulin therapeutic).