Inventors:
David S. Weigle - Bainbridge Island WA
Joseph L. Kuijper - Bothell WA
John W. Forstrom - Seattle WA
Assignee:
University of Washington - Seattle WA
Zymogenetics, Inc. - Seattle WA
International Classification:
A01N 3718, A61K 3700, C12P 2106
Abstract:
Methods for identifying factors that regulate appetite are disclosed. Preferably, the methods feature determinination of decreased food consumption in selected recipient mammals following administration of a test sample. A product having appetite suppressing activity is also described. In addition, methods for reducing food consumption in a mammal, featuring administration of a pharmaceutical composition comprising a representative appetite suppression factor, are disclosed.