Application of betulinic acid in promotion of fatty-acid oxidation
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Current Assignee / Owner
- SHANGHAI INST FOR ENDOCRINE & METABOLIC DISEASES
- Publication Date
- 2018-11-09
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable · inactive patent
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Abstract
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[0001] The invention belongs to the field of medicine preparation, and in particular relates to the use of betulinic acid to prepare related medicines by promoting fatty acid oxidation. Background technique
[0002] The Global Obesity Report released by the World Health Organization in 2014 pointed out that obesity is now a global epidemic, and at least 2.8 million deaths each year can be attributed to overweight or obesity. The most commonly used measure of overweight and obesity in adults is body mass index (BMI), which is weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared (kg / m^2). "Overweight" was defined as a body mass index ≥ 25, and "obese" was defined as a body mass index ≥ 30. The 2016 study published in The Lancet collected data from 1975 to 2014 and provided a full picture of BMI trends in adults. In the past 40 years, the number of obese people in the world has exploded: in 1975, it was only 105 million, and it rose to 641 million in 2014. ...