NITRATE ESTERS OF STEROLS/STANOLS AND USE THEREOF IN TREATING OR PREVENTING CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, ITS UNDERLYING CONDITIONS AND OTHER DISORDERS

摘要

The present invention describes nitrate esters of sterols and stanols that bear an ascrobic acid moiety and a phosphate linking group, as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts and stereoisomers thereof The invention also provides novel compositions comprising these compounds, as well as combinations of these compounds and other therapeutic agents The invention also provides a medicament for treating cardiovascular disease and its underlying conditions