USE OF A MELATONINE AGONIST TO INDUCE THE INDUCTION OF BEIGE ADIPOCITS IN THE WHITE ADIPOSE TISSUE (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

摘要

Use of a melatonin agonist to induce beige adipocytes in white adipose tissue. The present invention relates to the use of ramelteon for the treatment of diseases or pathological conditions by browning white fat. The induction of beige adipocytes in white adipose tissue is useful for the treatment of diseases or pathological conditions such as obesity, diabetes and diabesity (obesity and diabetes), nephropathy and neuropathic diabetes, metabolic syndrome, neurodegenerative diseases, atherosclerosis, steatosis (fatty liver), so that the invention is also related to the use of ramelteon in the treatment of said diseases and, in general, in the treatment of any disease or pathological condition directly related to weight gain and obesity, and in particular to the central obesity. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)