Inventors:
Bard J. Geesaman - Waltham MA, US
Assignee:
ELIXIR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. - Cambridge MA
International Classification:
A61K 38/22, A61K 31/438, A61K 31/404, A61K 31/165, A61K 31/437, A61K 31/4025, A61K 31/7048, A61P 1/00, A61K 31/569, A61K 38/30, A61K 31/4168, A61K 31/407, A61K 31/4412
US Classification:
514 12, 514278, 514418, 514616, 514303, 514422, 514 29, 514325, 514171, 514401, 514415, 514411, 514351
Abstract:
Disclosed are methods of treating a disorder of the stomach, intestine or duodenum in a human subject. The method includes administering to the subject, a pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound that increases gastrointestinal motility (e.g., by modulating myenteric nerve activity) and/or induces the secretion or production of growth hormone.