University of Massachusetts;Lund University;University of Kentucky Research Foundation
发明人:
B. Mark Evers,Jing Li,Paul Dobner,Olle Melander
申请号：
US15443266
公开号：
US20170248610A1
申请日:
2017.02.27
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2017
代理人:
摘要：
The presently disclosed subject matter relates to a method for predicting increased risk of obesity on a non-obese subject. More particularly, the presently disclosed subject matter relates to a method of predicting increased risk of obesity in a non-obese subject by determining a level of neurotensin expression in a biological sample from the subject and comparing the level of neurotensin expression in the sample with a control level. The presently disclosed subject matter further relates to a method of preventing and/or treating obesity in a subject in need thereof by administering to the subject an effective amount of an agent that inhibits neurotensin.
