Somatostatin and somatostatin agonists for treating insulin insensitivity and Syndrome X
AssigneeSociete de Conseils de Recherches et d'Applications Scientifiques
InventorsMichael Anthony Cawthorne, Yong-Ling Liu, Matthew V. Sennitt
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of treating insulin resistance or Syndrome X by administering a therapeutically effective amount of a somatostatin agonist or a pharmaceutical composition comprised of a somatostatin agonist to a patient suffering from insulin resistance or Syndrome X.
Claims5
A method of decreasing insulin resistance in a patient, said method comprising administering to said patient a therapeutically effective amount of H-Cys-Phe-Phe-D-Trp-Lys-Thr-Phe-Cys-NH2, wherein a disulfide bond exists between the free thiols of two Cys residues.
A method decreasing Syndrome X in a patient, said method comprising the steps of administering to said patient a therapeutically effective amount of H-Cys-Phe-Phe-D-Trp-Lys-Thr-Phe-Cys-NH2, wherein a disulfide bond exists between the free thiols of two Cys residues, to said patient;
- repeatedly administering to said patient a therapeutically effective amount of H-Cys-Phe-Phe-D-Trp-Lys-Thr-Phe-Cys-NH2, wherein a disulfide bond exists between the free thiols of two Cys residues, to said patient until such time as an improvement in the health of said patient is observed wherein said improvement consists essentially of a restoration of insulin sensitivity, lower plasma lipid levels, a decrease blood pressure and or a redistribution of body fat.
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