Methods and compositions containing a berberine compound or berberine related or derivative compound are provided for the prevention and treatment of hyperlipidemia, elevated cholesterol, and/or cardiovascular disease in mammalian subjects. The methods and compositions of the invention are effective for prevention and treatment of atherosclerosis, coronary artery disease, angina pectoris, carotid artery disease, stroke, cerebral arteriosclerosis, high blood pressure, myocardial infarction, cerebral infarction, restenosis following balloon angioplasty, intermittent claudication, dyslipidemia post-prandial lipidemia or xanthoma. Additional compositions and methods are provided which employ a berberine compound or berberine related or derivative compound in combination with a second anti-hyperlipidemia agent, or a different therapeutic agent to yield more effective treatment tools against hyperlipidemia and/or cardiovascular disease, and/or dual activity therapeutic methods and formulations useful to prevent or reduce hyperlipidemia and one or more causal or related symptoms or conditions associated with hyperlipidemia in mammalian subjects.
本发明提供了含有
小檗碱化合物或
小檗碱相关或衍
生物化合物的方法和组合物,用于预防和治疗哺乳动物的高脂血症、
胆固醇升高和/或心血管疾病。本发明的方法和组合物可有效预防和治疗动脉粥样硬化、冠状动脉疾病、心绞痛、颈动脉疾病、中风、脑动脉硬化、高血压、心肌梗塞、脑梗塞、球囊血管成形术后再狭窄、间歇性跛行、餐后血脂异常或黄疽。还提供了其他组合物和方法,这些组合物和方法采用
小檗碱化合物或
小檗碱相关或衍
生物化合物与第二种抗高脂血症药剂或不同的治疗药剂结合使用,以产生更有效的抗高脂血症和/或心血管疾病的治疗工具,和/或双重活性治疗方法和制剂,用于预防或减轻哺乳动物体内的高脂血症以及与高脂血症相关的一种或多种因果或相关症状或病症。