Methods for the treatment of metabolic disorders such as diabetes
View Patent ↗Compounds useful for the treatment of various metabolic disorders, such as insulin resistance syndrome, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, fatty liver disease, cachexia, obesity, atherosclerosis and arteriosclerosis, are disclosed.
1. A method for treating a mammalian subject with a condition selected from the group consisting of insulin resistance syndrome and Type II Diabetes, comprising administering to the subject an amount of 4-(3-(2,6-dimethylbenzyloxy)phenyl)-4-oxobutyric acid or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof effective to treat the condition.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the 4-(3-(2,6-dimethylbenzyloxy)phenyl)-4-oxobutyric acid or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is administered orally.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the subject is a human.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the 4-(3-(2,6-dimethylbenzyloxy)phenyl)-4-oxobutyric acid or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is administered in an amount from one milligram to four hundred milligrams per day.