322 results about "Steatosis" patented technology

A pharmaceutical combination comprising an effective amount of at least one cholesterol absorption inhibitor and at least one microsomal triglyceride transfer protein inhibitor (MTP).

The present invention is directed toward the use of thyromimetic compounds that are thyroid receptor ligands, pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and to prodrugs of these compounds for preventing, treating, or ameliorating fatty liver diseases such as steatosis, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis.

The invention relates to a medicine with icaritin as active component for treating obesity or fatty livers. The pharmacological experiment shows that the icaritin is an effective fatty acid synthetase inhibitor; can inhibit food intake and reduce weight of DIO mice; reduce adipose degeneration of the livers; and reduce the degree of ischemia / reperfusion injuries of the livers with adipose degeneration. The acute toxicity test of the icaritin on the mice shows that the icaritin has no toxicity. Therefore, the icaritin has wide development prospect, and can be used for preparing new drugs for treating obesity or fatty liver.

The present invention relates to a non-transgenic, non-human animal useful as a model for protease activity and for liver damage, including steatosis.

This invention relates to a cyanotriazole compound represented by the formula (1):wherein each symbols are defined in the specification, or a salt thereof. The compound or a salt thereof stimulates the citric acid cycle activity and / or improves hyperglycemia with less side effects, and excellent safety, and therefore, it is useful for treating and / or preventing diseases or disorders on which citric acid cycle activation and / or improvement of hyperglycemia has a prophylactic and / or therapeutic effect, for example, diabetes, impaired glucose tolerance, insulin resistance, diabetic complications, obesity, dyslipidemia, hepatic steatosis, atherosclerosis and / or cardiovascular disease, as well as diseases or disorders that would benefit from stimulating energy expenditure.

The invention provides compositions comprising a pharmaceutical compound having one or more Microsomal Triglyceride Transfer Protein (MTP) inhibitors that are covalently linked to one or more Liver Fatty Acid-Binding Protein (L-FABP) inhibitors. Also disclosed are methods for using the inventive pharmaceutical compositions in the treatment of hepatic steatosis and hyperlipidemia while avoiding the harmful side effects of steatorrhea.

Methods useful for reducing or preventing non-alcoholic steatohepatitis or hepatic steatosis are provided herein. Such methods may comprise administering to a subject in need thereof a sirtuin pathway activator and / or PDE5 inhibitor alone or in combination with an amount of a branched amino acid in free amino acid form, or a metabolite thereof. Also provided herein are compositions and kits for practicing any of the methods described herein.

Using a modified ultrasound device, crawling waves are applied to the liver over a range of shear wave frequencies. Dispersion measurements are obtained that reflect tissue viscosity and these correlate with the degree of steatosis. A device for the process has an actuator on either side of the ultrasound transducer to apply shear waves, which interfere to produce the crawling waves.

The invention relates to Bifidobacterium CECT 7765 and to the use thereof in the prevention and / or treatment of overweight, obesity and related pathologies. The invention likewise relates to the Bifidobacterium CECT7765 strain, to the cellular components, metabolites and secreted molecules thereof, to the combinations thereof with other microorganisms, and to compositions that include the preceding products, as well as to the use of one strain of the species Bifidobacterium pseudocatenulatumo and to the use of the CECT 7765 strain for preventing and / or treating obesity; excess weight; hyperglycemia; and diabetes, preferably type-2 Diabetes Mellitus; hepatic steatosis or fatty liver; dyslipidemia; metabolic syndrome; immune system dysfunction associated with obesity and excess weight; and an imbalance in the composition of the intestinal microbiota associated with obesity and excess weight.

The present invention relates to the Bifidobacterium CECT 7765 strain, to its cell components, metabolites, and secreted molecules, to the combinations thereof with other microorganisms, and to compositions comprising the aforementioned products, as well as to the use of a strain of the Bifidobacterium pseudocatenulatum species, or to using the CECT 7765 strain for the prevention and / or treatment of obesity, overweight, hyperglycemia and diabetes, preferably type 2 diabetes mellitus, hepatic steatosis or fatty liver, dyslipidemia, metabolic syndrome, immune system dysfunction associated with obesity and overweight; and an unbalanced composition of the intestinal microbiota associated with obesity and overweight.

The present invention is directed to a System characterization of NASH that combines Modeling and Biomarkers, enabling pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treatment that relate to the inhibition, resolution and / or prevention of Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) and Non Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH). Said conditions are Liver related complications among the array of manifestations of metabolic syndromes, including Type 2 diabetes, hyperlipidemia, weight gain, abdominal obesity, insulin resistance, hypertension, atherosclerosis, fatty liver diseases and certain chronic inflammatory states that lead to these manifestations, among others. In additional aspects, the present invention relates to compositions and methods which may be used to treat, inhibit or reduce the likelihood of NASH and NAFLD complications in patients with hepatitis viral infections, including Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C viral infections, as well as the secondary disease states and / or conditions which are often associated with such viral infections, including hepatic steatosis (steatohepatitis), cirrhosis, fatty liver and hepatocellular cancer, metabolic syndrome complications including cardiovascular diseases, neurodegenerative diseases and premature ageing, among other disease states or conditions.

The present invention is drawn to a new diagnosis method for detecting the extent of hepatic steatosis in a patient, in particular in a patient who suffers from a disease involving hepatic steatosis, or who already had a positive diagnosis test of liver fibrosis and / or presence of liver necroinflammatory lesions, by using the serum concentration of easily detectable biological markers. The invention is also drawn to diagnosis kits for the implementation of the method.

Novel methods for assessing the level of triglycerides in the liver of a subject are described, comprising determining the amount of a lipid metabolite in a sample from a body fluid of the subject. The methods may be used, for example, in diagnosing and monitoring liver disorders such as steatosis, NAFLD and NASH.

The present invention is directed to pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treatment that relate to the inhibition, resolution and / or prevention of an array of the manifestations of metabolic syndromes, including Type 2 diabetes, hyperlipidemia, weight gain, obesity, insulin resistance, hypertension, atherosclerosis, fatty liver diseases and certain chronic inflammatory states that lead to these manifestations, among others. In additional aspects, the present invention relates to compositions and methods which may be used to treat, inhibit or reduce the likelihood of hepatitis viral infections, including Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C viral infections, as well as the secondary disease states and / or conditions which are often associated with such viral infections, including hepatic steatosis (steatohepatitis), cirrhosis, fatty liver and hepatocellular cancer, among other disease states or conditions.

The invention provides compositions and methods for treating hyperlipidemia by administering a Microsomal Triglyceride Transfer Protein (MTP) inhibitor in combination with a Liver Fatty Acid-Binding Protein (L-FABP) inhibitor, methods of preventing the development of hepatic steatosis, methods of identifying an agent useful for treating hyperlipidemia, and methods of screening for inhibitors of MTP and L-FABP activity. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising a MTP inhibitor and a L-FABP inhibitor.

The invention relates to a synergistic bifunctional protein for regulating blood sugar and lipid. The synergistic bifunctional protein comprises a human GLP-1 analog and human FGF21. In one aspect, the invention provides a method for preparing the synergistic bifunctional protein, and on the other hand, the invention also provides an application of the synergistic bifunctional protein for treatment of type 2 diabetes, obesity, dyslipidemia, fatty liver disease and / or metabolism syndrome drugs. The synergistic bifunctional protein provided by the invention can synergistically regulate blood sugar and lipid levels in vivo, and meet the multiple needs of hypoglycemia, alleviation of liver fatty degeneration, weight reduction and improvement of circulating lipid metabolism disorder in type 2 diabetic patients.

The present invention relates to the field of medicine. It more particularly relates to the use of compounds for preventing and / or treating dyslipidemia in a subject, said dyslipidemia typically being linked to the excess presence in the biological membranes, including in the biological membranes of non-adipocyte cells, of fatty acids, in particular of saturated long-chain fatty acids, and / or of sterols. The invention also relates to compositions, in particular pharmaceutical compositions and food supplements or complements, comprising such compounds, and to the uses thereof for preventing and / or treating dyslipidemia. The compounds and compositions according to the invention can in particular be advantageously used for preventing and / or treating a pathological condition selected from metabolic syndrome and / or a symptom or abnormality characteristic of metabolic syndrome, preferably for preventing or treating type 2 diabetes mellitus or hepatic steatosis.

Aromatic-ring azacyclo derivatives and an application thereof are provided. The invention relates to compounds represented by the formula (V), and a preparation method and an application thereof in medicines. In particular, the invention relates to derivatives of the compounds represented by the general formula (V), and a preparation method and the application thereof as therapeutic agents in prevention and treatment of hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, hypertriglyceridemia, hepatic steatosis, type-II diabetes, hyperglycemia, obesity or insulin resistance syndromes and metabolic syndromes. The compounds disclosed by the invention also can reduce total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol and triglycerides, increase the expression of hepatic LDL receptors and inhibit the expression of PCSK9.

The present embodiments relate to methods for the prevention and treatment of inflammatory conditions such as alcoholic liver disease (ALD). More specifically the present embodiments relate to the prevention and treatment of ALD through the administration of an Retinoic Acid Receptor (RAR) agonist. Some embodiments relate to use of tazarotene in the prevention and treatment of alcohol-induced liver injury, alcohol-related liver disease, fatty liver disease, hepatic steatosis, alcoholic hepatitis or alcoholic cirrhosis.

The present invention relates to compositions comprising Graptopetalum and uses thereof Graptopetalum can protect animals from liver diseases and medical conditions, such as inflammation, steatosis, and fibrosis. In particular, Graptopetalum inhibits proliferation of activated hepatic stellate cells, which play a pivotal role in liver fibrosis. Graptopetalum also has anti-fibrosis activities as well as inhibits proliferation of lung fibroblasts. Therefore, in addition to being a prophylactic and therapeutic agent for the liver, Graptopetalum is useful against fibrosis or inflammation of tissues or organs other than the liver, in particular lung, kidney, and bladder. Other plants in the family of Crassulaceae, particularly Echeveria, have similar effects as Graptopetalum.

The invention discloses a composition with an auxiliary protection effect on an alcoholic liver injury and a preparation method of the composition. The composition with the auxiliary protective effect on the alcoholic liver injury is mainly prepared from the following raw materials in parts by weight: 57.5-172.5 parts of kudzuvine root extract, 22.5-67.5 parts of semen hoveniae extract, 35-105 parts of salvia miltiorrhiza extract, 18-57 parts of turmeric extract and 7.5-22.5 parts of ammonium glycyrrhetate. The raw materials respectively have anti-lipid peroxidation effect and protective effect on the liver. Functional tests show that the composition with the auxiliary protection effect on the alcoholic liver injury has better liver protection effect compared with the same dose of single kudzuvine root extract preparation and single semen hoveniae extract preparation, and liver fatty degeneration and liver lipid peroxidation which are caused by the alcoholic liver injury can be obviously alleviated. The composition with the auxiliary protection effect is prepared by adopting a scientific and reasonable production process, is definite in functions, controllable in quality and safe to take and is applicable to a large group of people suffering from the alcoholic liver injury.

The present invention is directed to pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treatment that relate to the inhibition, resolution and / or prevention of an array of the manifestations of metabolic syndromes, including Type 2 diabetes, hyperlipidemia, weight gain, obesity, insulin resistance, hypertension, atherosclerosis, fatty liver diseases and certain chronic inflammatory states that lead to these manifestations, among others. In additional aspects, the present invention relates to compositions and methods which may be used to treat, inhibit or reduce the likelihood of hepatitis viral infections, including Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C viral infections, as well as the secondary disease states and / or conditions which are often associated with such viral infections, including hepatic steatosis (steatohepatitis), cirrhosis, fatty liver and hepatocellular cancer, among other disease states or conditions.

A pharmaceutical composition containing a water-soluble fraction of Graptopetalum and its use in treating a liver disease or condition, such as inflammation, steatosis, and fibrosis.

The invention generally relates to the use of leptin in the treatment of a leptin-responsive disease or condition in a non-lipodystrophic subject. More particularly, the invention is directed to the use of leptin in the treatment of a fatty liver disease in a non-lipodystrophic subject with a relative leptin deficiency. The invention includes methods for the treatment of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), alcoholic fatty liver disease (AFLD), and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in a non-lipodystrophic subject. The invention includes the treatment of conditions ranging from ectopic lipid accumulation (steatosis) to cirrhosis.

The present invention discloses compounds of Formula (I), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and esters thereof:which inhibit the Apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1 (ASK-1), which associated with autoimmune disorders, neurodegenerative disorders, inflammatory diseases, chronic kidney disease, cardiovascular disease. The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the aforementioned compounds for administration to a subject suffering from ASK-1 related disease. The invention also relates to methods of treating an ASK-1 related disease in a subject by administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compounds of the present invention. The present invention specifically relates to methods of treating ASK-1 associated with hepatic steatosis, including non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and non-alcohol steatohepatitis disease (NASH).

The present invention relates to traditional Chinese medicine, particularly to a traditional Chinese medicine composition for sober-up and hepatic protection and a process for preparing the same. This composition is made from Radix Puerariae, Semen Hoveniae and Fructus Gardeniae. This composition has no significant effect on the body weight of mice. The hepatic TG level in animals of 1.400 g / kg·bw dosage group is significantly lower than that of the model control group, while the hepatic GSH level is significantly higher than that of the model control group. The degree of hepatic steatosis in animals of 1.400 g / kg·bw dosage group is significantly lower than that of the model control group. Therefore, the composition of the present invention has auxiliary protective effects on liver damages caused by alcohol. The process for preparing the composition comprises: extracting Radix Puerariae, Semen Hoveniae and Fructus Gardeniae with water, concentrating, drying, and pulverizing the extract.

The present invention discloses compounds of Formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, ester, stereoisomer, tautomer, solvate, hydrate, or combination thereof:which inhibit the Apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1 (ASK-1), which associated with autoimmune disorders, neurodegenerative disorders, inflammatory diseases, chronic kidney disease, cardiovascular disease. The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the aforementioned compounds for administration to a subject suffering from ASK-1 related disease. The invention also relates to methods of treating an ASK-1 related disease in a subject by administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compounds of the present invention. The present invention specifically relates to methods of treating ASK-1 associated with hepatic steatosis, including non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and non-alcohol steatohepatitis disease (NASH).

The present invention relates to a compound as shown in a formula (VII), a preparation method and applications thereof in medicines. In particular, the present invention relates to a derivative of the compound as shown in the formula (VII), a preparation method, and the applications of the derivative used as a therapeutic agent in prevention and treatment of hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, hypertriglyceridemia, hepatic steatosis, II-type diabetes, hyperglycemia, obesity or insulin resistance syndrome and metabolic syndrome. The compound disclosed by the present invention can also reduce total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol and triglyceride, and increases expression of a liver LDL receptor and decreases expression of PCSK9.

The present invention discloses compounds of Formula (I), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and esters thereof:which inhibit the Apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1 (ASK-1), which associated with autoimmune disorders, neurodegenerative disorders, inflammatory diseases, chronic kidney disease, cardiovascular disease. The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the aforementioned compounds for administration to a subject suffering from ASK-1 related disease. The invention also relates to methods of treating an ASK-1 related disease in a subject by administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compounds of the present invention. The present invention specifically relates to methods of treating ASK-1 associated with hepatic steatosis, including non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and non-alcohol steatohepatitis disease (NASH).