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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2013
Filed:
May. 21, 2008
Applicants:
Jerald W. Darlington, Jr., Marengo, IL (US);
Panayiotis P. Constantinides, Gurnee, IL (US);
Inventors:
Jerald W. Darlington, Jr., Marengo, IL (US);
Panayiotis P. Constantinides, Gurnee, IL (US);
Assignee:
Amcol International Corporation, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 59/00 (2006.01); A61K 33/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Layered phyllosilicates are useful for adsorbing and/or binding to cholesterol 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.