COMPOSITION COMPRISING DIOSMIN FOR PREVENTING AND TREATING HYPERLIPIDEMIA AND ARTERIOSCLEROSIS

摘要

PURPOSE: A pharmaceutical composition and a functional food comprising diosmin are provided, for treating and preventing hyper lipidemia and arteriosclerosis. CONSTITUTION: The pharmaceutical composition comprises diosmin in effective amount; and pharmaceutically acceptable carriers. The functional food comprises 0.01-10 wt%, preferably 0.1-5 wt% of diosmin. Diosmin inhibits HMG CoA (3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme) being a reduction enzyme which relates to the biosynthesis of cholesterol and ACAT (acyl CoA; cholesterol-O-acyltransferase) which transforms cholesterol into cholesteryl ester, and reduces the concentration of cholesterol in blood and neutral lipids. Also diosmin strongly inhibits the macrophage-lipid complex from being deposited or adsorbed onto the intra trial surface.