EP 1255545 A2 20021113 - L-ARGININE IN COMBINATION WITH OTHER COMPOUNDS FOR TREATING CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
Title (en)
L-ARGININE IN COMBINATION WITH OTHER COMPOUNDS FOR TREATING CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
Title (de)
L-ARGININE, KOMBINIERT MIT ANDEREN AGENTIEN, ZUR BEHANDLUNG VON HERZ- UND KREISLAUFSTÖRUNGEN
Title (fr)
COMPOSITIONS contenant de la L-arginine combinée avec d'autres composés pour traiter les maladies cardiovascualires
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 0102382 W 20010125
- US 17877800 P 20000128
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO0154686A2] The present invention is directed to compositions comprising: (a) a first component selected from the group consisting of L-arginine, polypeptides thereof, acceptable salts thereof, pro-forms thereof, and mixtures thereof; and (b) a second component selected from the group consisting of sterols, stanols, esters thereof, polyol fatty acid polyesters, and mixtures thereof. The present invention is further directed to kits comprising these compositions as well as methods of using the compositions. The compositions, kits, and methods herein are useful for providing general health benefits to the consumer, particularly cardiovascular benefits, anti-menopausal benefits and/or treating sexual dysfunction (particularly, erectile dysfunction). Most particularly, the compositions, kits, and methods herein are useful for providing cardiovascular benefits, including lowering cholesterol in the consumer, treating, preventing, and/or inhibiting heart disease (e.g., atherosclerosis, restenosis, thrombosis) and, for example, treating other conditions such as hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, poor circulation, and complications associated with diabetes.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
A61K 31/198 (2006.01); A61K 38/00 (2006.01); A61K 45/06 (2006.01); A61K 47/26 (2006.01); A61K 47/28 (2006.01); A61P 3/06 (2006.01); A61P 3/10 (2006.01); A61P 7/02 (2006.01); A61P 9/00 (2006.01); A61P 9/10 (2006.01); A61P 9/12 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
A61K 45/06 (2013.01); A61P 3/06 (2017.12); A61P 3/10 (2017.12); A61P 7/02 (2017.12); A61P 9/00 (2017.12); A61P 9/10 (2017.12); A61P 9/12 (2017.12)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 0154686A2
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 0154686 A2 20010802; WO 0154686 A3 20020502; AU 3454801 A 20010807; BR 0107932 A 20030218; CA 2395446 A1 20010802; CN 1396825 A 20030212; EP 1255545 A2 20021113; JP 2003520812 A 20030708; MX PA02007247 A 20021216
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 0102382 W 20010125; AU 3454801 A 20010125; BR 0107932 A 20010125; CA 2395446 A 20010125; CN 01804095 A 20010125; EP 01906663 A 20010125; JP 2001554670 A 20010125; MX PA02007247 A 20010125