Method of treating diabetes
AssigneeAmerican Home Products Corporation
InventorsWilliam L. Baeder, Surendra N. Sehgal, Laurel M. Adams, Thomas J. Caggiano
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Abstract
This invention provides a method of prophylactically preventing the onset, preventing the development, and arresting the progression of insulin dependent diabetes mellitus in a mammal by administering an effective amount of rapamycin either alone or in combination with insulin.
Claims6
A method for arresting the development or retarding the progression of insulin dependent diabetes mellitus in a mammal in need thereof which comprises administering an effective amount of rapamycin orally, parenterally, intranasally, intrabronchially, or rectally to said mammal.
A composition comprising rapamycin, insulin, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier for the use in arresting the development or retarding the progression of insulin dependent diabetes mellitus in a mammal in need thereof.
A method preventing the onset of insulin dependent diabetes mellitus in an insulin dependent diabetes mellitus susceptible mammal which comprises, administering a prophylactically effective amount of rapamycin to said mammal.
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