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Gray-Keller

Mark Gray-Keller, Middleton, WI US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110071222POTENTIATORS OF INSULIN SECRETION - The present invention relates to a recognition that an analog of αKG can increase glucose-induced insulin secretion in vitro and in vivo in animals, particularly in mammals, and more particularly in humans and in rodents. By employing the methods of the invention, insulin secretion can be increased.03-24-2011

Mark P. Gray-Keller, Middleton, WI US

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20080255064Methods for modulating cholecystokinin expression - The invention provides a method for upregulating cholecystokinin (CCK) expression in mammalian pancreatic islets by administrating a CCK upregulating agent. The increased CCK expression activates islet cell proliferation triggering an increase in pancreatic β-cell mass and plasma insulin levels. Accordingly, methods to produce a replenishable supply of islet cells and to ameliorate the symptoms associated with diabetes are also disclosed.10-16-2008
20110060014Methods and compositions using stearoyl-CoA desaturase to identify triglyceride reducing therapeutic agents - The use of screening assays based on the role of human stearoyl-CoA desaturase-1 (“hSCD1”) in human diseases, disorders or conditions relating to serum levels of triglyceride, VLDL, HDL, LDL, total cholesterol, or production of secretions from mucous membranes, monounsaturated fatty acids, wax esters, and the like, is disclosed. Also disclosed are conventions useful in the prevention and/or treatment of such diseases.03-10-2011

Patent applications by Mark P. Gray-Keller, Middleton, WI US

Mark P. Gray-Keller, Madison, WI US

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20090197894NICOTINAMIDE DERIVATIVES AND THEIR USE AS THERAPEUTIC AGENTS - Methods of treating an SCD-mediated disease or condition in a mammal, preferably a human, are disclosed, wherein the methods comprise administering to a mammal in need thereof a compound of formula (I):08-06-2009