Lipid-regulating agent and use thereof
The object of the present invention is to provide a lipid-regulating agent or a composition for regulating the amount of lipids comprising the agent. The present invention solves the above object by providing a lipid-regulating agent comprising a cyclic tetrasaccharide and/or its saccharide-derivative(s) and a composition for regulating the amount of lipids comprising the lipid-regulating agent.
1. A method for treating adiposis, which comprises
administering a cyclic tetrasaccharide, represented by the formula of
cyclo{→6)-α-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→3)-α-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→6)-α-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→3)-α-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→},
to a patient in need thereof in an amount of 0.63 to 3.1 g/kg body weight a day, before or after taking meal.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein γ-oryzanol is administered together with said cyclic tetrasaccharide.