CITRUS PEEL EXTRACT AS INHIBITOR OF ACYL COA-CHOLESTEROL-O-ACYLTRANSFERASE, INHIBITOR OF MACROPHAGE-LIPID COMPLEX ACCUMULATION ON THE ARTERIAL WALL AND PREVENTIVE OR TREATING AGENT FOR HEPATIC DISEASES

摘要

The present invention relates to uses of a citrus peel extract or a citrus peel powder for inhibiting the activity of acyl CoA-cholesterol-o- acyltransferase, inhibiting the accumulation of macrophage-lipid complex on the arterial endothelium, and preventing or treating hepatic diseases in a mammal.