Abstract: Novel compounds, particularly derivatives of boroarginine, boroornithine and borolysine that selectively modulate, regulate, and/or inhibit enteropeptidase. Compositions, particularly pharmaceutical compositions, as well as methods to treat excess weight, obesity and diseases associated with an abnormal fat metabolism.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds, particularly derivatives of boroarginine, boroornithine and borolysine that selectively modulate, regulate, and/or inhibit enteropeptidase. The invention also relates to compositions, particularly pharmaceutical compositions, as well as methods to treat excess weight, obesity and diseases associated with an abnormal fat metabolism.

Abstract: The invention concerns a method of reducing body fat content of a subject in need thereof, the method comprising administering to the subject an agent capable of down-regulating activity and/or expression of at least one component participating in protein digestion and/or absorption. Such agents may be (i) an oligonucleotide directed to an endogenous nucleic acid sequence expressing said at least one component participating in said protein digestion and/or absorption or (ii) a protease inhibitor directed to said at least one component participating in protein digestion and/or absorption. The invention is particularly directed to a method of reducing body fat content of a subject in need thereof, the method comprising administering to the subject serine protease inhibitor inhibiting both enteropeptidase and trypsin activity.

Abstract: The invention concerns the use of the apobec-1 protein or associated proteins for treating atherosclerosis and obesity, type II diabetes (non-insulin-dependent), or other diseases, characterised in particular by hyperlipidemia and/or hyperglycemia, caused for example by a level of chylomicrons and/or VLDL in the plasma above normal. The invention also concerns the cloning of the gene(s) of Anderson disease as target for treating atheroscelerosis, obesity and type II diabetes (non-insulin-dependent), or other diseases characterised in particular by hyperlipidemia and/or hyperglycermia.