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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2013
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN (US);
Roger D. Cone, Nashville, TN (US);
Julien A. Sebag, Nashville, TN (US);
Jacques Pantel, Paris, FR;
Savannah Y. Williams, Nashville, TN (US);
David C. Weaver, Franklin, TN (US);
Gary A. Sulikowski, Brentwood, TN (US);
Craig W. Lindsley, Brentwood, TN (US);
Padma S. Portonova, Brentwood, TN (US);
Chao Zhang, Nashville, TN (US);
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN (US);
Abstract
Positive allosteric modulators of melanocortin receptors, especially allosteric potentiators of the receptors MC3R and MC4R are described herein. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions containing the positive allosteric modulators and methods of treating obesity or an obesity-related disorder such as type 2 diabetes, comprising administering an effective amount of the positive allosteric modulator.