It has been discovered that certain selected probucol monoesters, and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts or prodrugs, are useful for increasing circulating HDL cholesterol. These compounds may also improve HDL functionality by (a) increasing clearance of cholesteryl esters, (b) increasing HDL-particle affinity for hepatic cell surface receptors or (c) increasing the half life of apoAI-HDL.
                            已经发现某些选择的普布考醇单酯以及它们的药用盐或前药对增加循环高密度脂蛋白
胆固醇是有用的。这些化合物还可以通过(a)增加酯化
胆固醇的清除、(b)增加高密度脂蛋白颗粒与肝细胞表面受体的亲和力或(c)增加apoAI-HDL的半衰期来改善高密度脂蛋白的功能。