Method for treating obesity

摘要

The present invention is directed to methods for treating obesity, reducing excessive body weight, treating an obesity-related condition, treating unwanted localized fat deposits, and treating areas of cellulite. The method comprises the steps of first identifying a subject in need thereof, and administering to the subject an effective amount of rhamnolipids. A pharmaceutical composition comprising rhamnolipids can be applied by any accepted mode of administration including oral, intranasal, subcutaneous, percutaneous, intravenous, or intracutaneous administration.

主权项

1. A method for reducing excessive body weight from a mammal subject suffering from excessive weight or overt obesity, comprising the steps of identifying a subject suffering from excessive weight or overt obesity, and administering to the subject an effective amount of rhamnolipids, wherein said rhamnolipids are selected from the group consisting of: α-L-rhamnosyl-β-hydroxydecanoyl-β-hydroxydecanoate, α-L-rhamnosyl-(1,2)-α-L-rhamnosyl-β-hydroxydecanoyl-β-hydroxydecanoate, α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1,2)-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-β-hydroxydecanoyl-β-hydroxydodecanoate; α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1,2)-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-β-hydroxytetradecanoyl-β-hydroxytetradecanoate, or a combination thereof.