Pinitol and derivatives thereof for the treatment of metabolic disorders
First Claim
1. A composition useful in treating conditions of insulin resistance, hyperlipidemia or dyslipidemia in a mammal comprising an effective amount of pinitol or a derivative or metabolite thereof.
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Abstract
Pinitol and derivatives and metabolites thereof are useful in nutritional and medicinal compositions for treating conditions associated with insulin resistance, such as diabetes mellitus and its chronic complications; obesity; hyperlipidemias and dyslipidemias atherosclerosis; hypertension; cardiovascular disease; AIDS; cancer; wasting/cachexia; sepsis; trauma associated with burns, malnutrition, and stress; aging; lupus and other autoimmune diseases; endocrine disease; hyperuricemia, polycystic ovary syndrome and complications arising from athletic activity or inactivity.
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23 Claims
- 1. A composition useful in treating conditions of insulin resistance, hyperlipidemia or dyslipidemia in a mammal comprising an effective amount of pinitol or a derivative or metabolite thereof.
- 15. A method of treating conditions of insulin resistance in a mammal comprising administering an effective amount of pinitol or a derivative or metabolite thereof.
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