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US 8,198,260 · App. 10/863,325 · Granted Jun 12, 2012

Composition for the prevention and/or treatment of disorders due to abnormal lipid metabolism, comprising propionyl L-carnitine and chitosan

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Patent No.
US 8,198,260
App. No.
10/863,325
Granted
Jun 12, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A composition is disclosed suitable for the prevention and/or treatment of disorders due to abnormal lipid metabolism, such as hypercholesterolaemia, atherosclerosis, hyperlipidaemia and obesity, and which can therefore take the form of a dietary supplement or of an actual medicine, comprising as characterizing active ingredients: (a) propionyl L-carnitine or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof, and (b) chitosan or its derivatives and congeners.

Claims (5)

1. A combination composition consisting of:

(a) propionyl L-carnitine or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof, and

(b) chitosan;

wherein the weight ratio (a):(b) is from 1:1 to 1:5, said composition being capable of leading to lowering VLDL serum level while leaving the HDL serum level unaffected wherein said combination composition is administered to a mammal in need thereof.

2. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the pharmacologically acceptable salt of the propionyl L-carnitine is selected from the group consisting of chloride, bromide, iodide, aspartate, acid aspartate, citrate, acid citrate, tartrate, phosphate, acid phosphate, fumarate, acid fumarate, glycerophosphate, glucose phosphate, lactate, maleate, acid maleate, orotate, oxalate, acid oxalate, sulphate, acid sulphate, trichloroacetate, trifluoroacetate and methane sulfonate.