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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2009
Sang Geon Kim, Seoul, KR;
Sung Hwan Ki, Seoul, KR;
Seong Hwan Hwang, Ulsan, KR;
SNU R&DB FOUNDATION, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
Provided is a pharmaceutical composition that contains a 1,2-dithiolthionederivative, and is effective to prevent and treat a disease caused by overactivity of a liver X receptorα (LXRα) or a sterol response element binding protein (SREBP-1). Specifically, the pharmaceutical composition includes 1,2-dithiolthione derivatives such as 4-methyl-5-(2-pyrazinyl)-1,2-dithiol-3-thione, 3-methyl-1,2-dithiol-3-thione, or 5-(6-methoxypyrazinyl)-4-methyl-1,2-dithiol-3-thione. The pharmaceutical composition is effective for preventing and treating hypertension caused by renin, aldosteronism, adrenoleukodystrophy, glomerulosclerosis, proteinuria, nephropathy, liver steatosis, hypertriglyceridemia or hyperreninemia.