AU5027299A — Use of glp-1 and analogues for preventing type ii diabetes
Assigned to Novo Nordisk AS · Expires 2000-02-28 · 26y expired
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The present invention relates to a method for increasing the number and/or the size of beta cells, for stimulating beta cell proliferation and for preventing diabetes. The invention is based on the recognition that GLP-1 acts as a beta cell growth factor. The invention also relat…
USPTO Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for increasing the number and/or the size of beta cells, for stimulating beta cell proliferation and for preventing diabetes. The invention is based on the recognition that GLP-1 acts as a beta cell growth factor. The invention also relates to a method for preventing or curing Type I or Type II diabetes, a method for obtaining a less severe disease stage in a subject suffering from Type II diabetes as well as methods of delaying the progression of impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) or non-insulin requiring Type II diabetes to insulin requiring Type II diabetes. The invention also relates to a cure for diabetes.
Drugs covered by this patent
- Ozempic (semaglutide) · Novo Nordisk
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