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Last Updated: December 13, 2024

Claims for Patent: 8,137,992

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Summary for Patent: 8,137,992

Title:	Methods of identifying responders to dopamine agonist therapy and treating metabolic conditions thereof
Abstract:	The present invention is directed to a method of identifying patients to be treated by dopamine agonist therapy comprising the step of analyzing a plasma or urine sample from said patient for concentrations of norepinephrine (NE), norepinephrine metabolites (NE metabolites), dopamine, dopamine metabolites, serotonin, serotonin metabolites, or fasting triglycerides, wherein one or more of: (a) NE metabolites, (b) NE/NE metabolites:dopamine/dopamine metabolites, (c) NE and serotonin, (d) NE/NE metabolites and serotonin, (e) NE and serotonin metabolites, (f) NE/NE metabolites and serotonin metabolites, or (g) NE is/are greater than about 30% over normal level; or dopamine/dopamine metabolites are less than about 30% below normal; or fasting triglycerides are greater than about 150 mg/dl and/or said patient has blood pressure of greater than about 135/85 mm Hg. The present invention is also directed to treating identified patients with dopamine agonist therapy.
Inventor(s):	Cincotta; Anthony H. (Tiverton, RI)
Assignee:	VeroScience LLC (Tiverton, RI)
Application Number:	12/931,859
Patent Claims:	1. A method of identifying patients to be treated by dopamine agonist therapy comprising the steps of: analyzing a plasma or urine sample from said patient for concentrations of norepinephrine (NE), norepinephrine metabolites (NE metabolites), dopamine, dopamine metabolites, serotonin, serotonin metabolites, or fasting triglycerides, wherein one or more of: a) NE metabolites, b) NE or NE metabolites:dopamine or dopamine metabolites, c) NE and serotonin, d) NE or NE metabolites and serotonin, e) NE and serotonin metabolites, f) NE or NE metabolites and serotonin metabolites, or g) NE, is/are greater than about 30% over normal level; or dopamine or dopamine metabolites are less than about 30% below normal; or fasting triglycerides are greater than about 150 mg/dl and/or said patient has blood pressure of greater than about 135/85 mm Hg; wherein said patient is suffering from cardiovascular disease. 2. A method of treating a patient suffering from a metabolic condition, comprising the steps of: (a) identifying patients to be treated by dopamine agonist therapy according to claim 1, and (b) administering to said identified patients a pharmaceutically effective regimen of dopamine agonist therapy; wherein said metabolic condition is cardiovascular disease. 3. The method of claim 2, wherein said pharmaceutically effective regimen of dopamine agonist therapy comprises administration of bromocriptine.

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