The present invention provides methods to decrease body weight and/or body fat in animals, e.g., in the treatment of overweight or obese patients (e.g., humans or companion animals), or as a means to produce leaner meat in food stock animals (e.g., cattle, chickens, pigs), methods to treat non-insulin dependent diabetes (NIDDM), metabolic syndrome, or glucose intolerance, in patients in need thereof by administering a PDE10 inhibitor (alone or in combination with another therapeutic agent), kits for the above-identified therapeutic uses, and methods of identifying PDE10 inhibitors for the above-described therapeutic uses.
本发明提供了一种降低动物体重和/或体脂的方法,例如在治疗超重或肥胖患者(例如人类或伴侣动物)中,或作为生产食用家畜(例如牛、鸡、猪)瘦肉的方法,以及通过给予
磷酸二酯酶10
抑制剂(单独或与另一种治疗剂结合)来治疗非
胰岛素依赖性糖尿病(NID
DM)、代谢综合征或
葡萄糖耐受不良的方法,以满足需要的患者,以及用于上述治疗用途的试剂盒,以及用于识别上述所述治疗用途的PDE10
抑制剂的方法。