Biological substance nesfatin and its related substances and uses thereof

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8383119
APP PUB NO 20100317836A1
SERIAL NO

12838760

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The present invention relates to a novel method of obtaining a factor involved in appetite control and/or body weight control, as well as genes obtained by said method, polypeptides encoded by said genes, or novel polypeptides obtained from the information on polypeptides encoded by said genes as a means for treating, controlling or diagnosing diseases associated with eating disorders and/or body weight control. Also the present invention relates to substances that inhibit the effects of said genes or said polypeptides as a means for treating, controlling or diagnosing diseases associated with appetite control and/or body weight control. By using thiazolidine diones having a PPAR γ agonist activity, genes and polypeptides involved in appetite regulation and/or body weight reduction can be obtained. NESFATIN or the like obtained by said method can be used as a means for treating, controlling or diagnosing diseases associated with eating disorders and/or body weight control.

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TEIJIN LIMITED2-4 NAKANOSHIMA 3-CHOME KITA-KU OSAKA-SHI OSAKA 530-0005

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Eguchi, Hiroshi Hino, JP 92 343
Mori, Masatomo Maebashi, JP 29 301
Shimizu, Hiroyuki Maebashi, JP 162 1480
Yamamoto, Masanori Hino, JP 82 1107

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