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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2008
Applicants:
Heather A. Halem, Westborough, MA (US);
Michael Dewitt Culler, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Andrew A. Butler, Jupiter, FL (US);
Inventors:
Heather A. Halem, Westborough, MA (US);
Michael Dewitt Culler, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Andrew A. Butler, Jupiter, FL (US);
Assignees:
Ipsen Pharma S.A.S., Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/33 (2006.01); A61K 38/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/04 (2013.01); A61K 38/33 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to peptide ligands of the melanocortin receptors, in particular the melanocortin-4 receptor, and as such, are useful in the treatment of disorders responsive to the activation of this receptor, such as insulin resistance.