Claims
- 1. A method of abating weight gain comprising the step of administering to a subject prone to weight gain an effective weight gain controlling amount of a steroid selected from the group consisting of
- .DELTA.5-Androstene-3.beta.-acetoxy-7,16,17-trione
- .DELTA.5-Androstene-3.beta.,16.alpha.-dihydroxy-7,17-dione
- .DELTA.5-Androstene-3.beta.-propionoxy-16.beta.-acetoxy-7,17-dione
- .DELTA.5-Androstene-3.beta.,7.alpha.,17.beta.-triol-16-one
- .DELTA.5-Androstene-3.beta.,17.beta.-diol-7,16-dione
- .DELTA.5-Androstene-3.beta.,16.alpha.,17.beta.-triol,7-one
- and derivatives thereof wherein one or more of the hydroxyl or keto substituents is a group convertible thereto by hydrolysis.
- 2. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of administering a steroid to a subject comprises the step of administering a steroid to a mammal.
- 3. The method of claim 2 wherein the step of administering a steroid to a mammal comprises the step of administering a steroid to a human.
- 4. The method of claim 3 wherein the step of administering an effective weight gain controlling amount of a steroid comprises the step of administering about 0.1 to 2 grams of the steroid per 100 kg body weight per day.
- 5. The method of claim 3 wherein the step of administering an effective weight gain controlling amount of a steroid comprises the step of administering a therapeutic dose of the steroid at least once a week.
- 6. The treatment method of claim 3 wherein the step of administering an effective weight gain controlling amount of a steroid comprises the step of administering a therapeutic dose of the steroid at least once a day.
- 7. The treatment method of claim 3 wherein the step of administering an effective weight gain controlling amount of a steroid comprises the step of injecting the human with a therapeutic dose of the steroid.
- 8. The treatment method of claim 3 wherein the step of administering an effective weight gain controlling amount of a steroid comprises the step of inducing the human to ingest a therapeutic dose of the steroid.
- 9. A method of promoting weight loss comprising the step of administering to a subject in need of such treatment an effective weight reduction promoting amount of a steroid selected from the group consisting of
- .DELTA.5-Androstene-3.beta.-acetoxy-7,16,17-trione
- .DELTA.5-Androstene-3.beta.,16.alpha.-dihydroxy-7,17-dione
- .DELTA.5-Androstene-3.beta.-propionoxy-16.beta.-acetoxy-7,17-dione
- .DELTA.5-Androstene-3.beta.,7.alpha.,17.beta.-triol-16-one
- .DELTA.5-Androstene-3.beta.,17.beta.-diol-7,16-dione
- .DELTA.5-Androstene-3.beta.,16.alpha.,17.beta.-triol,7-one
- and derivatives thereof wherein one or more of the hydroxyl or keto substituents is a group convertible thereto by hydrolysis.
- 10. The method of claim 9 wherein the step of administering a steroid to a subject comprises the step of administering a steroid to an overweight human.
- 11. A method of treating obesity comprising the step of administering to an obese subject a therapeutic amount of a steroid selected from the group consisting of
- .DELTA.5-Androstene-3.beta.-acetoxy-7,16,17-trione
- .DELTA.5-Androstene-3.beta.,16.alpha.-dihydroxy-7,17-dione
- .DELTA.5-Androstene-3.beta.-propionoxy-16.beta.-acetoxy-7,17-dione
- .DELTA.5-Androstene-3.beta.,7.alpha.,17.beta.-triol-16-one
- .DELTA.5-Androstene-3.beta.,17.beta.-diol-7,16-dione
- .DELTA.5-Androstene-3.beta.,16.alpha.,17.beta.-triol,7-one
- and derivatives thereof wherein one or more of the hydroxyl or keto substituents is a group convertible thereto by hydrolysis.
- 12. The method of claim 11 wherein the step of administering a steroid to a subject comprises the step of administering the steroid to a human.
Parent Case Info
This application is a division of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 123,151, filed Sep. 2, 1993, now abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 867,288, filed Apr. 10, 1992, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,296,481, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 575,156, filed Aug. 29, 1990, now abandoned.
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Divisions (1)
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Continuations (1)
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575156 |
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