The present invention is to provide an agent for low HDL-cholesterolemia, a prophylactic and/or therapeutic antiarteriosclerosis agent as well as a method for preventing and treating low HDL-cholesterolemia, arteriosclerosis and their related diseases or disorders, with emphasis given to improvement in HDL, without resorting to genetic engineering technology. Further, the present invention is to provide a clinically effective agent for low HDL-cholesterolemia and a prophylactic and/or therapeutic antiarteriosclerosis agent, comprising at least one cysteine protease inhibitor as an active ingredient, thereby increasing a quantity of expressed ABCA1 and elevating blood HDL levels, without using the genetic engineering technology.
本发明旨在提供一种治疗低高密度脂蛋白
胆固醇血症的药物、一种预防性和/或治疗性抗动脉硬化药物以及一种预防和治疗低高密度脂蛋白
胆固醇血症、动脉硬化及其相关疾病或失调的方法,重点在于改善高密度脂蛋白,而无需借助
基因工程技术。此外,本发明还提供一种临床有效的低高密度脂蛋白
胆固醇血症治疗剂和一种预防性和/或治疗性抗动脉硬化剂,其活性成分包括至少一种半胱
氨酸蛋白酶抑制剂,从而在不使用
基因工程技术的情况下增加表达的 ABCA1 的数量并提高血液中高密度脂蛋白的
水平。