METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR MODULATING BODY WEIGHT AND FOR TREATING WEIGHT DISORDERS AND RELATED DISEASES

摘要

Methods of modulating body weight and/or fat content of a subject, methods of treating or preventing weight disorders and methods of treating or preventing weight disorder related diseases are disclosed. The methods include modifying an activity or expression of a protein tyrosine phosphatase epsilon (PTPe) so as to modulate the body weight and/or fat content of the subject. Pharmaceutical compositions and articles of manufacture useful in practice of the methods are further disclosed.