Co-administration composition for preventing or treating hypercholesterolemia, containing balloon-flower extract or platycodin d derived therefrom as active ingredient
AssigneeUniversity-Industry Cooperation Group of Kyung Hee University
InventorSeong-Gyu Ko
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Abstract
Provided are a pharmaceutical composition and a method for preventing or treating hypercholesterolemia, the pharmaceutical composition including a Platycodon grandiflorum extract or Platycodin D derived therefrom, and a statin-class drug as active ingredients. Also disclosed is a method of increasing expression of low-density lipoprotein receptor, the method including the step of treating hepatocytes in vitro with a Platycodon grandiflorum extract or Platycodin D derived therefrom.
Claims9
1-10. (canceled)
A method of preventing or treating hypercholesterolemia, the method comprising the step of administering, to an individual, a Platycodon grandiflorum extract or Platycodin D derived therefrom, and a statin-class drug in combination.
(canceled)
A method of increasing expression of low-density lipoprotein receptor, the method comprising the step of treating hepatocytes in vitro with a Platycodon grandiflorum extract or Platycodin D derived therefrom.
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