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Compounds and Methods to Decrease Obesity-related Hepatic Fat Accumulation and Serum Glucose

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: 3/13/2025 | 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