Drug – bio-affecting and body treating compositions – Lymphokine
Patent
1993-12-02
1998-03-03
Jagannathan, Vasu S.
Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions
Lymphokine
4241581, 530399, A61K 3818, C07K 14485, C07K 1622
Patent
active
057231150
ABSTRACT:
Epidermal growth factor (EGF), which can act as a potent inhibitor of adipocyte differentiation in vitro, affects adipose tissue differentiation in vivo and can suppress obesity. Methods are provided for inhibiting the differentiation of adipocyte precursor cells, and for treating or preventing obesity, which comprise administering an effective amount of a composition capable of binding to and activating the EGF receptor, preferably epidermal EGF or a functional derivative thereof, TGF.alpha., an antibody specific for the EGF receptor or an anti-idiotypic antibody specific for an idiotope on an antibody specific for EGF. Also provided is a method for determining the susceptibility of a subject to obesity or determining the presence of obesity associated with an abnormality in EGF or EGF receptor, which comprises measuring EGF in a body fluid or the amount or activity of EGF receptor protein or mRNA in adipocyte precursors.
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Carlson Karen Cochrane
Jagannathan Vasu S.
W. Alton Jones Cell Science Center, Inc.
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