摘要 |
<p>Disclosed is a peptide which has an effect of promoting cholesterol efflux and another effect of generating HDL. This cholesterol-efflux peptide has an effect of generating HDL in addition to the effect of promoting cholesterol efflux. A medicinal composition that comprises the aforesaid cholesterol-efflux peptide as the main active ingredient is useful in promoting cholesterol efflux, increasing serum HDL concentration, activating LCAT and promoting RCT and, therefore, can be used for preventing and treating cardiovascular diseases, for example, angina, hypertension, hyperlipemia such as hypercholesterolemia and arterial sclerosis such as atherosclerosis, cardiovascular diseases relating to cardiovascular disorders that are induced by medical treatments using a balloon, a stent or the like such as re-stenosis caused by atherosclerotic plaque, and disorders related thereto.</p> |