Disclosed herein is a method of lowering lipid levels in a mammal involving the administration of the following N-naphthoylglycine derivatives, or a therapeutically acceptable salt with an organic or inorganic base of the first three listed derivatives: N-[[5-(trifluoromethyl)-6-methoxy-1-naphthalenyl]-thioxomethyl]-N-methylgl ycine, N-[(5-bromo-1-naphthalenyl)thioxomethyl]-N-methylglycine, N-[[6-methoxy-5-(trifluoromethylthio)-1-naphthalenyl]thioxomethyl]-N-methy lglycine, and 5-hydroxy-2-[5-(trifluoromethyl)-6-methoxy-1-naphthalenyl]-3-methylthiazol ium hydroxide, inner salt.
A method of lowering blood lipid levels, comprising administering to a patient in need of such treatment an effective amount of a compound of formula I ##STR1## or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R.sup.1 is hydroxy or a group capable of being removed in vivo to produce a compound of formula I wherein R.sup.1 is OH; and X and Y are the same or different and are selected from hydrogen, trifluoromethyl, fluoro, and chloro.
A method of preventing non-cardiac tissue damage resulting from ischemia, comprising administering to a patient in need of such treatment an effective amount of an aldose reductase inhibitor.
Cholesterol reductase was discovered in certain green plant parts. The enzyme is known to be present in several bacteria that commonly inhabit the digestive tract of animals. Eubacteria species A.T.C.C. 21408 is one such cholesterol reductase-containing bacterium. It is concentrated from a homogenate, preferably of leaves of plants or from bacteria or other organisms to provide a cell-free, cholesterol reductase-enriched preparation that can be used to decrease cholesterol content of food substances.
A method of decreasing plasma cholesterol is disclosed. The method includes oral administration of coprostanol-producing bacteria to humans. These organisms, once in the small intestine, will reduce free cholesterol to coprostanol, which is absorbed poorly. Pharmaceutical compositions for delivery are included as are different methods of delivery such as placing the microorganisms in food.
A method for lowering blood cholesterol levels which comprises administering to a human suffering from hypercholesterolemia an effective amount of a delta 5 hydrogenating enzyme over an extended period of time sufficient to effect a reduction of the blood cholesterol level of said human.
