Compositions and methods for modulating metabolic pathways

• US 10,383,837 B2
• Filed: 08/14/2018
• Issued: 08/20/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 07/15/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nusirt Sciences, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Nusirt Sciences, Inc.
• Inventors: Zemel, Michael, Grindstaff, II, E. Douglas, Bruckbauer, Antje
• Primary Examiner(s): Love, Trevor
• Application Number:
  US16/103,766
• Publication Number:
  US 20190224152A1
• Time in Patent Office: 371 Days
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Abstract

Compositions and methods useful for inducing an increase in fatty acid oxidation or mitochondrial biogenesis, reducing weight gain, inducing weight loss, or increasing Sirt1, Sirt3, or AMPK activity are provided herein. Such compositions can contain synergizing amounts of a sirtuin-pathway activators, including but not limited to resveratrol, in combination with beta-hydroxymethylbutyrate (HMB), keto isocaproic acid (KIC), leucine, or combinations of HMB, KIC and leucine.

Claims

1. A composition comprising:

(a) at least 500 mg of leucine and/or at least 200 mg of one or more metabolites thereof, wherein the one or more leucine metabolites are selected from the group consisting of keto-isocaproic acid (KIC), alpha-hydroxy-isocaproic acid, and HMB; and

(b) at least 100 mg of an anti-diabetic agent selected from the group consisting of a dipeptidyl peptidase (DPP) inhibitor, and biguanide;

wherein the composition is substantially free of the individual amino acids alanine, glutamic acid, glycine, isoleucine, valine, and proline; and

wherein the composition is formulated as a tablet, capsule, gel capsule, beverage, snack bar or a food composition.

2. The composition of claim 1, wherein the molar ratio of (a) to (b) is greater than about 2.

3. The composition of claim 1, wherein the molar ratio of (a) to (b) is greater than about 5.

4. The composition of claim 1, wherein the composition comprises a subtherapeutic amount of the anti-diabetic agent.

5. The composition of claim 1, wherein the anti-diabetic agent is a DPP inhibitor.

6. The composition of claim 1, wherein the DPP inhibitor is selected from a group consisting of sitagliptin, vildagliptin, saxagliptin, lingliptin, dutogliptin, gemigliptin, alogliptin, and berberine.

7. The composition of claim 1, wherein the DPP inhibitor is berberine.

8. The composition of claim 1, wherein the anti-diabetic agent is biguanide.

9. The composition of claim 8, wherein the biguanide is metformin.

10. The composition of claim 1, wherein the amount of the anti-diabetic is at least 500 mg.

11. The composition of claim 1, wherein the amount of the anti-diabetic is about 100 mg to about 2000 mg.

12. The composition of claim 1, wherein the anti-diabetic agent is a sirtuin pathway activator.

13. The composition of claim 1, further comprising a sirtuin pathway activator.

14. The composition of claim 13, wherein the sirtuin pathway activator that activates one or more of SIRT1, SIRT3, AMPK, and PGC1α

.

15. The composition of claim 13, wherein the sirtuin pathway activator is selected from the group consisting of a hydroxycinnamic acid, a stilbene, a polyphenol and a polyphenol precursor.

16. The composition of claim 15, wherein the polyphenol or polyphenol precursor is selected from a group consisting of chlorogenic acid, resveratrol, caffeic acid, cinnamic acid, ferulic acid, piceatannol, ellagic acid, epigallocatechin gallate, grape seed extract, and any analog thereof.

17. The composition of claim 16, wherein the polyphenol is resveratrol.

18. The composition of claim 13, wherein the sirtuin pathway is a phosphodiesterase inhibitor.

19. The composition of claim 1, wherein the composition comprises less than 1% of the individual amino acids alanine, glutamic acid, glycine, isoleucine, valine, and proline.

20. The composition of claim 1, wherein the composition is substantially free of an individual non-branched amino acid.

21. The composition of claim 1, wherein the composition is formulated as a unit dose.

22. A method for treating diabetes in a subject in need thereof comprising:

administering to the subject the composition of claim 1, wherein the insulin sensitivity in the subject is increased.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein the fat oxidation in the subject is increased or the inflammatory response in the subject is decreased.

24. A method for increasing mitochondrial biogenesis in a subject in need thereof comprising:

administering to the subject the composition of claim 1, wherein the mitochondrial biogenesis levels in the subject is increased.

25. The method of claim 24, wherein the mitochondrial biogenesis output is increased by at least 1 fold.

26. A method for treating a metabolic disorder in a subject in need thereof comprising:

administering to the subject the composition of claim 1, wherein the condition of the subject'"'"'s metabolic disease is improved.

27. The method of claim 26, wherein (a) and (b) are administered sequentially in any order or simultaneously.

28. A method for treating obesity in a subject in need thereof comprising:

administering to the subject the composition of claim 18, wherein the weight of the subject is reduced.