Peptide YY3-36 - Obesity Weight Loss Drug
Nastech begins clinical trial of nasal
delivery of obesity drug
Peptide YY3-36 Weight Loss Treatment
Nastech Pharmaceutical Co. Inc. said it has commenced a phase 1 clinical
trial of an intranasal administration of peptide YY3-36, a weight loss
treatment for obesity.
Peptide YY3-36 Diet Trial
The diet trial will evaluate the nasal absorption and safety of peptide
YY3-36, a hormone naturally produced by the gut in relation to the calorie
content of a meal. Intravenous infusion of the treatment was found in
earlier weight loss studies to have caused patients to consume significantly
fewer calories, but the infusion takes 90 minutes and must be completed
daily.
Intravenous infusion of (peptide YY3-36)
was recently shown to have significant promise in the treatment of obesity
but clearly the delivery issue needs to be solved.
Source: September 23, 2003 Business Journal.
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