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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2016
Filed:
May. 02, 2014
Rinat Neuroscience Corp., South San Francisco, CA (US);
Alison Jane Forgie, Redwood City, CA (US);
Javier Fernando Chaparro Riggers, San Mateo, CA (US);
Edward Roland Lavallie, Harvard, MA (US);
Chia-Yang Lin, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Lidia Mosyak, Newton, MA (US);
Andrea Rossi, San Francisco, CA (US);
Thomas John Van Blarcom, Oakland, CA (US);
PFIZER INC., New York, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides antagonizing antibodies that bind to glucagon receptor and methods of using same. The anti-glucagon receptor antibodies can be used therapeutically to lower glucose levels in blood, and can be in the prevention and/or treatment of glucose-related disorders, including diabetes, hyperglycemia, hyperinsulinemia, impaired fasting glucose, impaired glucose tolerance, dyslipidemia, or metabolic syndrome.