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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2018
Dsm Ip Assets B.v., Heerlen, NL;
Szabolcs Peter, Kaiseraugst, CH;
Joseph Schwager, Kaiseraugst, CH;
Weerasinghe M. Indrasena, Kaiseraugst, CH;
Jaroslav A. Kralovec, Kaiseraugst, CH;
Bernd Mussler, Kaiseraugst, CH;
DSM IP ASSETS B.V., Heerlen, NL;
Abstract
The present invention relates to the use of mixtures of vitamin E and polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) as agents for the prevention, control and/or treatment of conditions associated with excessive fat accumulation in the liver which is not caused by alcohol abuse. This includes prevention, control and/or treatment of non-alcoholic steatosis in the liver—known as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)—and/or non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) in a subject in need thereof. In particular, the present invention relates to the use of such compounds comprising vitamin E acetate and DHA EE as active ingredients in the manufacture of medicaments for the prevention, control and/or treatment of conditions related to NAFLD.