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Therapeutics for the treatment of obesity-associated diseases

Technology DescriptionResearchers at Johns Hopkins have identified that valproic acid (VPA) and its metabolites may be useful for the treatment of obesity and related metabolic diseases (e.g., type 2 diabetes, fatty liver disease).VPA and its cytochrome P450- and beta-oxidation-dependent metabolites activate AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), which...

Published: 4/23/2026 | Inventor(s): Lindsay Avery, Namandje Bumpus

Keywords(s): Agonists/Promoters, Disease Indication, Metabolic Disorders, Non-novel, Obesity, Predicted Novelty, Repurposed, Small Molecules, Therapeutic Matter, Therapeutic Substance, Therapeutics

Category(s): Clinical and Disease Specializations, Clinical and Disease Specializations > Metabolic Diseases > Obesity, Technology Classifications > Therapeutic Modalities > Small Molecules, Clinical and Disease Specializations > Metabolic Diseases, Technology Classifications > Therapeutic Modalities