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US 20140O37583A1 (19) United States (12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. No.: US 2014/0037583 A1 Pan et al. (43) Pub. Date: Feb. 6, 2014 (54) METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS SUITABLE Publication Classification FOR PREVENTING AND TREATING HYPERLEPTNEMA (51) Int. Cl. A613 L/353 (2006.01) (76) Inventors: Yuanlong Pan, Chesterfield, MO (US); A2.3L I/30 (2006.01) Rondo Paul Middleton, Creve Coeur, A6II 45/06 (2006.01) MO (US) (52) U.S. Cl. CPC ............... A61 K3I/353 (2013.01); A61K 45/06 (21) Appl. No.: 14/112,050 (2013.01); A23L 1/3002 (2013.01) USPC ........................... 424/93.1: 514/456; 549/406 (22) PCT Filed: Apr. 17, 2012 (57) ABSTRACT (86) PCT NO.: PCT/US 12/33873 The invention provides methods and compositions Suitable for preventing and treating hyperleptinemia, preventing and S371 (c)(1), treating insulin resistance, preventing and treating cardiovas (2), (4) Date: Oct. 16, 2013 cular disease, preventing and treating obesity, preventing and treating hyperlipidemia, and preventing and treating hyper Related U.S. Application Data tension in an animal. The methods comprise administering (60) Provisional application No. 61/517,464, filed on Apr. one or more isoflavones to the animal, preferably in amounts 20, 2011. of from about 0.001 to about 10 g/kg/day. US 2014/0037583 A1 Feb. 6, 2014 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS SUITABLE the isoflavones are administered to the animals in amount FOR PREVENTING AND TREATING from about 0.001 to about 10 grams per kilogram of body HYPERLEPTNEMA weight per day. 0011. Other and further objects, features, and advantages CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED of the present invention will be readily apparent to those APPLICATIONS skilled in the art. 0001. This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 61/517,464 filed Apr. 20, 2011, the DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION disclosure of which is incorporated herein by this reference. Definitions BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 0012. The term “isoflavones' means isoflavones and their natural or synthetic analogs, derivatives, precursors, and 0002 1. Field of the Invention metabolites useful in the invention. Isoflavones refers to 0003. The invention relates generally to methods and com 3-phenylchromones, isomeric forms of flavones in which the positions useful for preventing and treating hyperleptinemia benzenegroup is attached to the 3 position of the benzopyran and particularly to the use of isoflavones for preventing and ring instead of the 2 position. Isoflavones may be found in a treating hyperleptinemia. number of Sources, including, but not limited to, Soy. Non 0004 2. Description of Related Art limiting examples of isoflavones include daidzein; daidzin, 0005 Isoflavones are naturally occurring chemical com 6-O-malonyl daidzein; 6-O-acetyl daidzein; genistein; 6-O- pounds found in plants such as beans and legumes, particu malonyl genistein; 6-O-acetyl genistein, glycitein; 6-O-ma larly Soy. Isoflavones mimic the effects of estrogen and modu lonyl glycitein; 6-O-acetyl. glycitein; Biochanin A; for late estrogen metabolism. As a result, isoflavones are known mononetin: irilone; prunetin: pratensein, glycitin; to reduce tumor cell proliferation, induce tumor cell apopto dihydrodaidzein, equol; O-desmethylangolensin; daidzein sis, regulate hormone balance, and reduce the risks of breast 7,4'-di-O-sulfate; daidzein 7-O-beta-D-glucuronide; daid and prostate cancer, heart disease, osteoporosis, and several Zein 4'-O-sulfate: 6,7,5'-trihydroxyisoflavone; 6.7.3',4'-tet other diseases and conditions. rahydroxyisoflavone; 7.8,4'-trihydroxyisoflavone; 5,6,7,4'- 0006. The metabolic hormone leptin plays a central role in tetrahydroxyisoflavone; dihydrogenistein; p-ethylphenol; food uptake and energy metabolism. It reduces appetite, 3',4'.5, 7-tetrahydroxyisoflavone; genistein 4'-O-sulfate: enhances energy expenditure, facilitates glucose utilization genistein 7-O-beta-D-glucuronide; genistein 4'-O-sulfate: and improves insulin sensitivity. However, high concentra and 4,5,7-trihydroxyisoflavanone. tions of leptin, a condition called hyperleptinemia, can result 0013 The term “animal' means any animal that can ben in leptin desensitization. Obese and overweight animals have efit from the regulation of leptin, e.g., a human, avian, bovine, high concentrations of leptin stored in adipose tissue and that canine, equine, feline, hicrine, lupine, murine, ovine, and can lead them to become resistant to the beneficial effects of porcine animals. leptin. Hyperleptinemia has many detrimental health effects, 0014. The term “companion animal' means domesticated including insulin resistance, cardiovascular disease, hyperph animals such as cats, dogs, rabbits, guinea pigs, ferrets, ham agia, hyperlipidemia, and hypertension. Sters, mice, gerbils, horses, cows, goats, sheep, donkeys, pigs, 0007. There is, therefore, a need for compositions and and the like. methods Suitable for preventing and treating hyperleptinemia 0015 The term “therapeutically-effective amount’ means in an animal. There is also a need for compositions and an amount of a compound of the present invention that (i) methods for preventing and treating insulin resistance, pre treats or prevents the particular disease, condition, or disor venting and treating cardiovascular disease, and preventing der, (ii) attenuates, ameliorates, or eliminates one or more and treating obesity, preventing and treating hyperlipidemia, symptoms of the particular disease, condition, or disorder, or and preventing and treating hypertension. Such therapies (iii) prevents or delays the onset of one or more symptoms of would be particularly useful in overweight, obese and aging the particular disease, condition, or disorder described herein. humans and other animals to improve the overall quality of 0016. The term “hyperleptinemia-related conditions' life for all involved. For companion animals, these therapies means any disease or condition that results from elevated would lead to improved owner satisfaction and would concentrations of leptin. Examples of hyperleptinemia-re improve the owner-companion animal bond. lated conditions include, but are not limited to, hyperphagia, insulin resistance, cardiovascular disease, metabolic Syn SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION drome, hyperlipidemia, atherosclerosis, myocardial infarc 0008. It is, therefore, an object of the invention to provide tion, stroke, and hypertension. methods and compositions Suitable for preventing and treat (0017. The terms “treating, “treat”, and “treatment” ing hyperleptinemia in an animal. embrace both preventative, i.e., prophylactic, and palliative 0009. It is another object of the invention to provide meth treatment. ods and compositions suitable for preventing and treating 0018. The terms “pharmaceutically acceptable' and insulin resistance, preventing and treating cardiovascular dis “nutraceutically acceptable' indicates that the substance or ease, preventing and treating obesity, preventing and treating composition must be compatible chemically and/or toxico hyperlipidemia, and preventing and treating hypertension in logically, with the other ingredients comprising a formula an animal. tion, and/or the mammal being treated therewith. 0010. One or more of these or other objects are achieved 0019. The term “health and/or wellness of an animal' by administering to an animal one or more isoflavones in a means the complete physical, mental, and Social well being of therapeutically effective amount. In general embodiments, the animal, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. US 2014/0037583 A1 Feb. 6, 2014 0020. The term “extending the prime” means extending 0028. The dosages expressed herein are in milligrams per the number of years an animal lives a healthy life and not just kilogram of body weight per day (mg/kg/day) unless extending the number of years an animal lives, e.g., an animal expressed otherwise. would be healthy in the prime of its life for a relatively longer 0029 All percentages expressed herein are by weight of time. the composition on a dry matter basis unless specifically 0021. The term “in conjunction' means that compositions stated otherwise. The skilled artisan will appreciate that the of the invention are administered to an animal (1) together in term “dry matter basis' means that an ingredient's concen a food composition or (2) separately at the same or different tration or percentage in a composition is measured or deter frequency using the same or different administration routes at mined after any free moisture in the composition has been about the same time or periodically. “Periodically’ means removed. that compositions are administered on a schedule acceptable 0030. As used herein, ranges are used herein in shorthand, for specific compounds or compositions. About the same So as to avoid having to list and describe each and every value time' generally means that compositions are administered at within the range. Any appropriate value within the range can the same time or within about 72 hours of each other. be selected, where appropriate, as the upper value, lower value, or the terminus of the range. 0022. The term “dietary supplement’ means a product that 0031. As used herein, the singular form of a word includes is intended to be ingested in addition to a normal animal diet. the plural, and vice versa, unless the context clearly dictates Dietary Supplements may be in any form, e.g., Solid, liquid, otherwise. Thus, the references “a”, “an', and “the are gen gel, tablet, capsule, powder, and the like.