The invention provides methods for identifying compounds and compositions useful in the regulation of weight, the treatment of obesity, diabetes and other insulin resistance-related disorders hypertension, cardiovascular disease and the like. The methods comprise the use of adipocytes and predipocytes in assays and screens for compounds or compositions of interest. The present invention recognizes the presence of the sulfonylurea receptor in adipocytes and its utility in identifying compounds and in treating obesity and other insulin resistance-related disorders. In addition to assaying for agonists and antagonists of the sulfonylurea receptor, the methods of the invention also provide for identifying novel calcium channels or other calcium regulatory channels that are selectively expressed in human adipocytes as compared to human preadipocytes and for screening adipocytes for compounds that selectively antagonize calcium. These compounds may be used in the treatment of obesity and diabetes and other insulin resistance-related disorders.

A invenção fornece métodos identificando os compostos e as composições úteis no regulamento do peso, o tratamento do obesity, diabetes e o outro hypertension resistência-relacionado dos disorders do insulin, doença cardiovascular e o gosto. Os métodos compreendem o uso dos adipocytes e dos predipocytes nos assays e telas para compostos ou composições do interesse. A invenção atual reconhece a presença do receptor do sulfonylurea nos adipocytes e na sua utilidade em identificar compostos e no obesity de tratamento e em outros disorders resistência-relacionados do insulin. Além a assaying para os agonists e os antagonistas do receptor do sulfonylurea, os métodos da invenção fornecem também identificando as canaletas do cálcio da novela ou outras canaletas regulatory do cálcio que são expressadas seletivamente em adipocytes humanos em comparação aos preadipocytes humanos e para adipocytes da seleção para os compostos que antagonize seletivamente o cálcio. Estes compostos podem ser usados no tratamento do obesity e o diabetes e outros disorders resistência-relacionados do insulin.

 
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