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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2011
Cyril Y. Bowers, New Orleans, LA (US);
David H. Coy, New Orleans, LA (US);
Simon J. Hocart, New Orleans, LA (US);
Gloria S. Tannenbaum, Hampstead, CA;
Cyril Y. Bowers, New Orleans, LA (US);
David H. Coy, New Orleans, LA (US);
Simon J. Hocart, New Orleans, LA (US);
Gloria S. Tannenbaum, Hampstead, CA;
The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund, New Orleans, LA (US);
McGill University, Montreal, CA;
Abstract
The present invention provides novel peptides that can modulate the ghrelin receptor (growth hormone secretagogue receptor, GHS-R1a and sub-types, isoforms and variants thereof). These peptides are useful as antagonists of the ghrelin receptor as well as inverse agonist, partial agonist or a combination of these activities as medicaments for treatment and prevention of a range of medical conditions including, but not limited to, metabolic and/or endocrine disorders, gastrointestinal disorders, cardiovascular disorders, obesity and obesity-associated disorders, diabetes, central nervous system disorders, genetic disorders, and hyperpro-liferative disorders.