[EN] FAT-BINDING POLYMERS, OPTIONALLY COMBINED WITH CIPASE INHIBITORS<br/>[FR] POLYMERES FIXANT LA GRAISSE, COMBINES EVENTUELLEMENT AVEC DES INHIBITEURS DE LIPASE
申请人:GELTEX PHARMA INC
公开号:WO2001005408A1
公开(公告)日:2001-01-25
The present invention relates to a method for treating obesity, a method for reducing the absorption of dietary fat, and a method for treating hypertriglyceridemia in a patient and to particular polymers for use in the methods or in a manufacture of a medicament. The methods comprise the step of orally administering to a mammal, such as a human, a therapeutically effective amount of one or more fat-binding polymers. The administration of the fat-binding polymer of the invention facilitates the removal of fat from the body prior to digestion, with minimal side effects and low toxicity. In a preferred embodiment, the one or more fat-binding polymers are administered in combination with one or more lipase inhibitors, for example, lipstatin and tetrahydrolipstatin.