Method for Evaluating Compound Using Barlp and Substance for Regulating Eating and Body Weight

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APP PUB NO 20090025095A1
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11918099

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It is intended to provide a method for evaluating a compound which regulates eating or body weight characterized by comprising the steps of introducing a BARLP gene and preparing a cell expressing BARLP; bringing a test compound into contact with the cell; and detecting a specific binding of the test compound to the BARLP and a method for evaluating a compound further comprising the step of evaluating a test compound using a nonhuman genetically-engineered animal in which the BARLP gene is inactivated. According to this invention, knowledge about a relationship between BARLP and biological functions is obtained and a method for evaluating a compound targeting BARLP and a BARLP ligand obtained by the evaluation can be provided.

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BANYU PHARMACEUTICAL CO LTDCHUO-KU TOKYO

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Nambu, Hirohide Ibaraki , JP 2 0
Ohta, Hisashi Ibaraki , JP 21 175
Ozaki, Satoshi Ibaraki , JP 70 884
Tanaka, Takeshi Ibaraki , JP 347 3882

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