This invention describes methods of treating conditions associated with an excess of neuropeptide Y which comprises administering an obesity protein. This invention also describes methods of treating conditions associated with an excess of neuropeptide Y which comprises administering an obesity protein in combination with a neuropeptide Y antagonist. This invention demonstrates that the obesity protein acts by reducing the production of neuropeptide Y by the hypothalamus.
该发明描述了一种治疗与神经肽Y过量相关的病症的方法,包括给予一种肥胖蛋白质。该发明还描述了一种治疗与神经肽Y过量相关的病症的方法,包括联合给予一种肥胖蛋白质和神经肽Y拮抗剂。该发明证明了肥胖蛋白质通过减少
下丘脑产生神经肽Y的作用。