Methods for identifying compounds useful in treating type II diabetes
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1. A method for aiding in the identification of a compound for use in treating Type II diabetes comprising the steps of:
- a) incubating a cell in the presence and absence of a test compound, wherein said cells been altered to contain a nucleic acid molecule comprising an HNF1 response element operably linked to a reporter gene and said cell expresses a wild-type HNF1 protein;
b) determining the level of expression of said reporter gene in said cell incubated in the presence and absence of said test compound; and
c) selecting a compound that induces a higher level of expression of said reporter gene in step (b) than that expressed in the absence of said compound, for use in treating Type II diabetes.
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Abstract
Methods for identifying compounds, which modulate the bioactivity of human hepatic nuclear factor-1 (HNF-1), and which are therefore useful in treating type II diabetes are disclosed.
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1. A method for aiding in the identification of a compound for use in treating Type II diabetes comprising the steps of:
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a) incubating a cell in the presence and absence of a test compound, wherein said cells been altered to contain a nucleic acid molecule comprising an HNF1 response element operably linked to a reporter gene and said cell expresses a wild-type HNF1 protein; b) determining the level of expression of said reporter gene in said cell incubated in the presence and absence of said test compound; and c) selecting a compound that induces a higher level of expression of said reporter gene in step (b) than that expressed in the absence of said compound, for use in treating Type II diabetes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for identifying a compound for use in treating Type II diabetes comprising the steps of:
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a) incubating a pancreatic cell in the presence and absence of a test compound, wherein said cell has been altered to contain a nucleic acid molecule which encodes HNF1 and said cell produces insulin; b) determining the level of insulin expression in said cell incubated in the presence and absence of said test compound; and c) selecting a compound that induces a higher level of insulin expression than that expressed in the absence of said compound for use in treating Type II diabetes.
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