The present invention is directed to a method for treating a patient suffering from the metabolic syndrome, Type 2 diabetes, obesity, or prediabetes, comprising the step of increasing the ratio of dopaminergic neuronal to noradrenergic neuronal activity within the hypothalamus of the central nervous system of the patient. In another aspect, the present invention is directed to a method for treating a patient suffering from the metabolic syndrome, Type 2 diabetes, obesity, or prediabetes, comprising the step of: administering to a patient suffering from the metabolic syndrome, Type 2 diabetes, obesity, or prediabetes a pharmaceutical composition comprising (1) at least one compound that stimulates an increase in central dopaminergic neuronal activity level in the subject, and (2) at least one compound that stimulates a decrease in central noradrenergic neuronal activity level in the subject. The present invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions that include the above compounds and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
本发明涉及一种治疗代谢综合征、2型糖尿病、肥胖或糖尿病前期患者的方法,包括增加患者中枢神经系统
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多巴胺能神经元与
去甲肾上腺素能神经元活性的比率。在另一方面,本发明涉及一种治疗患有代谢综合征、2 型糖尿病、肥胖症或糖尿病前期的患者的方法,包括以下步骤:给患有代谢综合征、2 型糖尿病、肥胖症或糖尿病前期的患者施用药物组合物,该药物组合物包含(1)至少一种刺激受试者中枢
多巴胺能神经元活性
水平增加的化合物,和(2)至少一种刺激受试者中枢
去甲肾上腺素能神经元活性
水平降低的化合物。本发明还涉及包括上述化合物和药学上可接受的载体的药物组合物。