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AssigneeAMCOL International Corporation
InventorJerald W. Darlington, JR.
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Layered phyllosilicates are useful for adsorbing and/or binding to cholesterol in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and, thereby, reducing blood cholesterol in a patient. Accordingly, provided herein is a method of reducing hypercholesteremia in a mammal comprising administering to said mammal a protonated and at least partially exfoliated layered phyllosilicate material alone and in combination with other cholesterol-reducing agents in an amount effective to reduce hypercholesteremia in said mammal. Also provided are methods of treating a cardiovascular disorder associated with atherosclerosis in a mammalian subject comprising administering to the subject a layered phyllosilicate material in an amount effective to reduce atherosclerotic lesion formation in the subject.
A method of removing cholesterol from the gastrointestinal (GI) tract of a mammalian subject in need thereof, comprising administering a hydrogen protonated layered phyllosilicate material to the mammalian subject in an amount effective to reduce the amount of cholesterol retained by the mammalian subject,
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