Liposome preparations which comprise a lipid, or lipid like compound and a 5.beta. steroid, DHEA or an organic acid derivative of the 5.beta. steroid or DHEA are described. The lipsome may also include an entraped aqueous portion which comprises dissolved therein the expression product of the ob gene. Methods for treating conditions including obesity,hypercorticoidism and diabetes using the liposome preparations are also claimed.

Super Gen, Inc.

Liposome formulation of 5 .beta. steroids

Disclosed is a polymannuronate composition including polymannuronate having molecular weight from about 4,000 to about 500,000 in a high purity. The composition can be used in producing nutritional compositions such as functional foods and health aids. Also, the composition can be used in a pharmaceutical composition along with a pharmaceutical carrier. The composition has various effects, including controlling serum lipids, preventing hyperlipidemia, preventing obesity, preventing diabetes, enhancing functions of liver, expelling heavy metals from a body, etc. Further disclosed is a process to producing the polymannuronate composition, in which alginate is hydrolyzed and then the polymannuronate components are isolated. Further disclosed herein is a composition produced by that process. In the hydrolysis, an organic acid is preferably used, and the isolation of the polymannuronate involves adjustment of pH of the resulting mixture of the hydrolysis.

KBP Co., Ltd.

Low molecular weight polymannuronate

The invention provides various novel compositions of berberine in combination with pharmacologically active organic acids, and related methods of their use in treating various diseases or disorders. The invention further provides various novel compounds prepared from berberine and pharmacologically active organic acids and prepared from ursodeoxycholic acid and pharmacologically active organic bases, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of their preparation and therapeutic use in treating and/or preventing various diseases or disorders. The compounds and pharmaceutical compositions of the invention can be utilized to treat various diseases or disorders, such as diabetes, diabetic complications, dyslipidemia, hyperlipidemia, obesity, metabolic syndromes, pre-diabetes, atherosclerosis, heart diseases, neurodegenerative diseases, sarcopenia, muscle atrophy, inflammation, cancer and liver diseases and conditions such as fatty liver, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, cholestatic liver diseases or graft-versus-host disease of the liver. The compounds of this invention are also useful in improving liver functions in chronic viral associated liver diseases and alcohol-related liver diseases.

organic acid/obezitate

Liposome formulation of 5 .beta. steroids

Low molecular weight polymannuronate

Berberine salts, ursodeoxycholic salts and combinations, methods of preparation and application thereof

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