Experiment 610964
Worktypes
Compounds isolated
Details
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Pharmacology | |
| Administration route | ORAL |
| Organism | Empty organism |
| Citation | CRESPO,N: ALVAREZ,R: MAS,R: ILLNAIT,J: FERNANDEZ,L: FERNANDEZ,JC:. (1997). EFFECTS OF POLICOSANOL ON PATIENTS WITH NON-INSULIN-DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS AND HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA: A PILOT STUDY.. 58(1) |
| Amount utilized | |
| Compound isolated | |
| Disease | A RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED STUDY WAS CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE THE EFFECT OF POLICOSANOL (5 MG TWICE DAILY) ON NON-INSULIN-DEPENDENT DIABETIC PATIENTS WITH HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA. PATIENTS TREATED WITH THE DRUG AND A LIPID- LOWERING DIET FOR 12 WEEKS HAD A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN TOTAL CHOLESTEROL (28.9%), LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN (44.4%), AND TOTAL CHOLESTEROL-HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROCHOLESTEROL BY 38.3%. POLICOSANOL TREATMENT RAISED THE HDL LEVELS BY 23.5% AS COMPARED TO PLACEBO. |
| Dose amount | 10.0 MG |
| Number | 1 |
| Qualitative result | ACTIVE |
| Animal | HUMAN ADULT |
| Per unit | DAY |
| Dose expression | DOSE |
| Gender | GIVEN TO BOTH SEXES |