申请人:BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER, INC.
公开号:US20160221925A1
公开(公告)日:2016-08-04
The invention provides, inter alia, fatty acyl hydroxy fatty acid (FAHFA; a novel class of estolide-related molecules) and diagnostic and treatment methods for a variety of disorders—including diabetes-related disorders, Metabolic Syndrome, polycystic ovarian syndrome, cancer, and inflammatory disorders—using them; as well as methods of screening for additional compounds that are useful in treating these disorders and/or that modulate FAHFA levels, FAHFA-mediated signaling, and FAHFA-mediated biological effects.
该发明提供了脂肪酰羟基脂肪酸(FAHFA;一类新型的酯脂类分子)以及用于诊断和治疗各种疾病的方法,包括与糖尿病相关的疾病、代谢综合征、多囊卵巢综合征、癌症和炎症性疾病等;以及筛选可用于治疗这些疾病和/或调节FAHFA水平、FAHFA介导信号传导和FAHFA介导生物效应的其他化合物的方法。