Intranasal administration of modulators of hypothalamic ATP-sensitive potassium channels

摘要

Provided are methods of increasing K_ATP channel activity in the hypothalamus of a mammal, methods of reducing glucose production in a mammal, methods of reducing peripheral glucose levels in a mammal, methods of reducing triglyceride levels in a mammal, methods of reducing very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) levels in a mammal, methods of methods of reducing gluconeogenesis in the liver of a mammal, methods of treating metabolic disorders such as diabetes, hyperglycemia, insulin resistance, glucose intolerance, metabolic syndrome and/or obesity, and methods of increasing glucose production and peripheral glucose levels in a mammal. Also provided are methods of treating heart failure, ischemia, coronary heart disease, familial lipoprotein lipase deficiency, hypopituitarism, hyperlipidemia, hypertriglyceridemia, hyperVLDLemia, atherosclerosis, hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, polycystic ovary syndrome, gonadotropin deficiency and/or amenorrhea.