NZ729232B2 - Dietetic composition with antidyslipidemic activity - Google Patents

Dietetic composition with antidyslipidemic activity

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NZ729232B2
NZ729232B2 NZ729232A NZ72923215A NZ729232B2 NZ 729232 B2 NZ729232 B2 NZ 729232B2 NZ 729232 A NZ729232 A NZ 729232A NZ 72923215 A NZ72923215 A NZ 72923215A NZ 729232 B2 NZ729232 B2 NZ 729232B2
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Alida Agostini
Francesco Melani
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Abstract

dietetic composition with antidyslipidemic activity, comprising: red yeast rice having a titre in mevinolin between 0.05 and 5% by weight; polycosanols; niacin; from 500 to 1000 mg, preferably from 600 to 900 mg, from sterols and/or stanols and at least one pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.

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Dietetic composition with antidyslipidemic activity DESCRIPTION STATE OF ART Dyslipidemia, that is the alteration of the fat values in blood and, more particularly, holesterolemia, and that is an excess of cholesterol in blood, is considered one of the five main risk factors, together with hypertension, diebetes mellitus, smoke and obesity, for the onset of a whole series of cardiovascular pathologies typical of the so- called "welfare society", thereamong atherosclerosis and the diseases connected thereto, thereamong, for example, angina pectoris, heart attack and stroke.
Recent data ed in ture (European Cardiovascular Disease Statistics 2012 Edition) show in more than 4 millions each year the deaths due to cardiovascular pathologies in Europe, corresponding to almost half (47%) of the total . In the same document the direct correlation between the levels of tic cholesterol and the risk of the onset of cardiovascular pathologies is confirmed by a series of experimental data. The World Health Report 2002 tes that about 60% of cardiovascular es and about 40% of anemic infarcts in the developed countries are due to the levels of exceeding total cholesterol with respect to the theoretical minimum level (3.8 mmol/L).
In order to reduce the risk factor correlated to dyslipidemias, pharmacological treatements have been available for a long time, mainly based upon the administration of active principles belonging to the group of statins, such as for example mevinolin otherwise known as lovastatin or monakolin K.
Such active principles selectively inhibit the enzyme of hydroxymetyl-glutaryl-coenzyme A reductase (HMG-CoA- reductase), a hepatic enzyme ng the biosynthesis of cholesterol.
Although the pharmacological y based upon statins allows reducing the endogenous cholesterol from 15 to 55% and has an undoubt effectiveness in the ent of dyslipidemias, at the same time it involves the not so frequent onset of unwished side effects which often appear with an alteration of the liver functionality of liver, which is the organ sible for the metabolism of the various involved molecules.
In a not negligible percentage of the pharmacologically treated patients, in fact, an alteration appears in the enzymes correlated to the liver and myocardium metabolism, such as for example the so-called transaminases (glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase or GOT or the ic—pyruvic transaminase or GPT) or in the enzymes involved in the operation of the skeletal muscle tissue such as for example creatine phosphokinase (CPK).
In addition to this, the pharmacological treatments have rather high costs both for the t and for the health system.
In order to avoid the cks of the pharmacological treatments, alternative routes for the treatment of dyslipidemia have then been studied and scientifically evaluated, mainly based upon dietetic compositions and food supplements based upon natural nutrients.
Several natural compounds, known for a long time for their antidyslipidemic action, have been clinically evaluated by determining, when possible, the probable mechanism implied by such activity. Among these substances we mention: niacin which inhibits the oxydation of LDL-cholesterol and reduces the lipoprotein with low y and the triglycerides; rice red yeast, a product obtained from fermentation of rice thanks to a yeast (Monascus ruber or Monascus purpureus) ning, apart from sterols, vones and other compounds, monacolin K, a statin inhibiting the cholesterol synthesis via HMG-CoA ase; the long chain linear aliphatic alcohols such as for example the polycosanols commonly extracted from the sugar cane; the s of vegetable origin or phytosterols and the corresponding ted derivatives, stanols, reducing the absorption of terol at intestinal level (exogenous cholesterol); some mono-unsaturated fatty acids contained in olives, olive oil and in fruits with shell reducing the level of LDL and triglycerides; soya bean which shows a moderate reduction in the levels of total cholesterol, of triglycerides and of LDL; the green tea and the extracts thereof containing ins which reduce the absorption of cholesterol at intestinal level and the levels of triglycerides; the fatty acids of the Omega-3 series therefor epidemiologic observations and clinical studies have shown significative reduction in triglycerides, number of les of LDL and VLDL; the garlic which reduces the level of total cholesterol and of LDL), , guggul (Commiphora mukul), resveratrol, curcumin, pantetin and others (Journal of Clinical Hyperthension 2012, 14, 121 - Official Journal of the American Society of Hyperthension).
Although there is a series of clinical works trating the hypocholesterolemizing activity of long chain linear aliphatic alcohols, the action mechanism thereof still results not completely clear. The results of some clinical studies would seem to show an action inhibiting the cholesterol synthetis, an increase in the absorption of LDL at hepatic level and of the catabolism of the same (American Hearth Journal 2002, 143, 356). , under the form of coenzymes (nicotin adenin dinucleotide or NAD and n adenin dinucleotide ato or NADP) takes part in several oxydoreduction reactions, at level of both catabolic and ic processes, such as the synthesis of fatty acids and aminoacids. Several controlled clinical studies have shown a significative reduction in the cardiovascular events after administration of niacin (Mini Reviews in Medicinal Chem 2010, 10, 204) and it is recommended, alone or in combination with other active agents, in the ent of dyslipidemia (National Institute of Health (NHI); National Hearth Lung and Blood Institute; 2002 National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) - Adult Treatment Panel ||| - NHl Publication n° 02-5212, Sept 2002). Niacin showed to have a correlated dose effect in the reduction in the level of total cholesterol, of LDL, of the number of particles of LDL, of triglycerides and of apolipoprotein B and in the se in the level of HDL .
Cardiovasc. Disease 2009, 52, 61), and the recommended effective dose varies from 500 to 4000 mg per day.
As far as the phytosterols in particular is concerned, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has recently issued a ific opinion wherein the existance of a dose-dependant correlation between the consumption of vegetable sterols and stanols and the ion in the level of cholesterol in blood is admitted (EFSA Journal 2010, 8, 1838). In the document it is further concluded that a daily consumption of an amount equal to 1.5-2.4 g of vegetable sterols and/or stanols can allow a clinically significative reduction in the levels of LDL-cholesterol between 7 and 10%. The ingestion of higher amounts of phytosterols, however, does not lead to a significative ponding higher reduction in the levels of cholesterol in the treated subjects.
Furthermore, no interaction between drugs and nutrients has been ed upon using a diet enriched with sterols and/or stanols, by making wholly safe the use thereof. ing to the previous tion, a recent meta-analisys performed by European Atherosclerosis Society (Gylling H et al: Plant sterols and plant stanols in the management of dyslipidaemia and tion of cardiovascolar disease, Atherosclerosis (2013), doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2013.11.043) shows that the consumption of food enriched with vegetable sterols/stanols (2 g/per day) causes a significant reduction in the level of LDC-cholesterol by a value comprised between 8 and 10%. Moreover, with the dose of 2 g per day the reduction of LDL—cholesterol is additive to that with statins in dyslipidemic subjects and equivalent or greater than that obtained with the double dose of statins. Furthermore, although they deserve additional deeper investigation, data are available showing a reduction in the level of triglycerides by a value of 6-9% upon the ingestion of 1.5-2 g per day of vegetable sterols/stanols. Although the recommended consumption of sterols/stanols around 2g per day can be considered safe, however in some clinical studies a reduction in the levels of carotenoids has been found, above all the more lipophilic ones such as beta- ne or licopene, probably due to a reduced intestinal absorption (Gylling H et al, Atherosclerosis (2013), page 22).
Various compositions based upon natural nutrients have been reported in literature for the treatment of dyslipidemia In particular WO2013023826 describes a food composition useful for the decrease in the plasmatic cholesterol comprising an aqueous phase and a fat phase with 0.1 - 20% of terols, corresponding to at least 0.3g of phytosterols per day; WO2008049196 describes a dietetic ator to be stered twice a day sing 03-11 g of sterol or sterol derivativatives of vegetable origin, 1-90 mg of nidin, 0.5-7.5 mg of polycosanols, and 10-70 mg of niacin capable of improving the level of plasmatic cholesterol by decreasing the level of LDL-cholesterol, by increasing the level of HDL and by interfering with the activity of the HMG-CoA enzyme involved in the synthesis of the cholesterol itself.
US2012/0270849 describes a composition containing niacin or derivatives thereof, Omega-3 fatty acids, and phytosterols effective in the ment of the levels of both HDL and LDL cholesterol and of cerides.
IT1347883 shows a composition of nutraceutics comprising fermented red rice, niacin and polycosanols capable of reducing the level of total terol up to a value of 24%. In particular 883 describes itions including for each single dose: a) dry extract of Monascus purpureus between 400 and 600 mg equal to a content of lin between 1.2 and 2.4 mg, b) polycosanols from sugar cane wax between 2 and 2.8 mg with a content in octacosanol n 0.6 and 2.0 mg, c) niacin between 9 and 15 mg. In the described compositions it is also ed the presence of other components as coadiuvants and stimulants of the methabolism such as n E, the folic acid, n B6 and vitamin B12.
Although the dietetic compositions based upon natural nutrients are capable of obtaining encouraging results against a substantial absence of unwished side effects, the effectiveness of these compositions, however, still results to be far from that of the conventional drugs.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In a first aspect of the invention, there is provided a composition comprising per dosage unit: - red yeast rice having a titre in mevinolin comprised between 0.05 and 5% by weight; - polycosanols; - from 500 to 1000 mg, preferably from 600 to 900 mg, from sterols and/or stanols at least one pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.
In a second aspect of the invention, there is provided the use of a composition according to the first aspect, in the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment or prophylaxis of dyslipidemia.
In a third aspect of the invention, there is ed a kit of parts containing the compositions according to the first aspect, for aneous or consecutive administration.
The present invention is ed to a composition of natural nutrients comprising for each unit dosage, to be administered preferably once a day, an effective amount of: a fermented rice by means of a yeast selected among the red yeasts of rice (rice red yeast), polycosanols, niacin, sterols or stanols and suitable excipients.
The subject of the present application are then compositions as described in claims 1 to 16.
The composition according to the present invention has shown an unexpected increase in the antidyslipidemic activity, higher than what expected based upon the activity med by each component, without g any unwished side effect.
Therefore a second subject of the present application are said compositions to be [Followed by page 6.] used in the treatment or prophylaxis of dyslipidemias.
Furthermore with the amounts of s/stanols used by us it has been possible, with the other active principles and the suitable ents, implementing ceutically stable compositions, suitable to an industrial manufacturing, and suitable to an acceptable administration.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE ION The composition implemented according to the present ion has been surprisingly capable of ing an unexpected increased in the antidyslipidemic activity without ng any undesired side effect, such as for example metabolic or enzymatic alterations on the organism, by using at the same time some ingredients with slipidemic action in lower amounts than those generally provided in dietetic compositions of the known art.
What said has been possible above all by dosing the used amount of sterols/stanols.
The use of 1-3 g/die of stanols/sterols as generally recommended can involve a bad absorption of vitamin and of carotenoids in general. Moreover, the use of large amounts of liposoluble compounds, such as indeed sterols/stanols to be mixed with the other components of the composition, can constitute a problem not easy to be solved as far as the manufacturing of a pharmaceutical composition suitable to the patient’s expectations is concerned. Surprisingly it has now been found that by using an amount of stanols/sterols between 0.5 and 1g for single daily dose, in association to the other ents of the composition, it is possible keeping a reduction in the levels of LDL-cholesterol not lower to what would be obtainable with analogous use of s/stanols in the generally recommended amounts. We have had then evident indications that a reduced dosage of sterols/stanols, when associated to the other components of the composition, does not cause the predictable effectiveness reduction in decreasing the levels of LDL-cholesterol with respect to the dosages of sterols/stanols generally recommended when analogously associated to the same components.
The use of the compositions according to the t invention in subjects with hypocholesterolaemia in fact has involved a reduction in the levels of total cholesterol up to 27% already after 2 months as from the treatment beginning.
The composition of the invention, then, can be used in a particularly advantageous and preferred way in the treatment or laxis of dyslipidemias. In particular the above- mentioned composition allows using a lower amount of vegetable sterols than that indicated as effective in the recent ines (US Third Report of the al Cholesterol Education Program on Detection Evaluation and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults) (Adult treatment panel Ill) and those issued by the American Heart Association.
More in particular, it has been found that the above-mentioned ation of ingredients shows an unexpected synergic effect and it is able to obtain a high reduction in the cholesterol level even with lower dosages of sterols than those generally recommended in the state of art.
Therefore, the compositions of the invention are administered according to a dosage regime providing daily administrations of sterols/stanols from 500 to 2000 mg/die, preferably from 500 to 1000 mg/die, for example about 800 mg/die.
In some cases, the treatment can provide an l phase with daily administrations of sterols/stanols from 500 to 2000 mg/die followed by a nance phase with daily administrations from 500 to 1000 mg/die.
According to the pathology y, the treatment can be continued for a period from 2 to 12 months, or from 1 to 5 years or in chronic form for the whole life.
The compositions of the invention include, per dosage unit, apart from at least one pharmaceutically acceptable excipient, the four components in the following ndent amounts. - rice red yeast having a titre in mevinolin comprised between 0.05 and 5% by weight; - sanols; - niacin; - - from 500 to 1000 mg, preferably from 600 to 900 mg, from sterols and/or stanols OF - rice red yeast having a titre in mevinolin comprised between 0.05 and 5% by weight; - polycosanols; - from 4 to 100 mg, preferably from 10 to 50 mg of niacin; and - sterols and/or stanols - rice red yeast having a titre in mevinolin comprised between 0.05 and 5% by ; - from 1 to 50 mg, preferably from 5 to 20 mg, of sanols; - niacin; and - sterols and/or stanols or - from 50 to 600 mg, preferably from 100 to 300 mg, of rice red yeast having a titre in mevinolin sed between 0.05 and 5% by weight; - polycosanols; - niacin; and - sterols and/or stanols Within the present invention, it has also been found that it is possible obtaining an antidyslipidemic effect with particular effectiveness when the s ingredients of the composition are t in specific ponderal relationships one with t to the other one. Generally, for the objects of the invention, the composition comprises for each unit dosage: - from 50 to 600 mg of dry extract of a rice ferment thanks to a yeast selected among the rice red yeast, said extract having a titre in mevinolin comprised between 0.05 and 5% by weight; - from 1 to 50 mg of polycosanols; - from 4 to 100 mg of niacin; and - from 500 to 1000 mg from sterols and/or stanols - at least one pharmaceutically acceptable excipient In this way, it has resulted to be possible introducing the needed amounts of active ingredients from the point of view of a reduction in the dyslipidemias by obtaining the above-mentioned unexpected and advantageous synergic effect.
A red embodiment of the present invention is constituted by a composition including: - from 100 to 300 mg of dry extract of a rice ferment thanks to a yeast selected among the rice red yeast, said extract having a titre in mevinolin comprised between 0.05 and 5% by weight - from 5 to 20 mg of polycosanols; - from 10 to 50 mg of ; and - from 600 to 900 mg from sterols and/or stanols. - at least one pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.
Examples of compositions according to the invention comprise, apart from a suitable excipient: - 167 mg of dry extract of a rice ferment thanks to a rice red yeast - 10 mg of polycosanols; - 35 mg of niacin; and - 800 mg from sterols and/or stanols. - 168 mg of dry extract of a rice ferment thanks to a rice red yeast; - 10 mg of polycosanols; - 27 mg of niacin; and - 890 mg from s and/or stanols (with a titre of 90%). - 167 mg of dry extract of a rice ferment thanks to a rice red yeast; - 10 mg of polycosanols; - 32 mg of niacin; and - 800 mg from sterols and/or stanols. er, in the composition there can be other vitamins selected among the group constituted by: folic acid and its derivatives, n B6, vitamin B12 and vitamin E.
Red yeasts from rice One of the ingredients with antidyslipidemic action of the composition of the invention is constituted by a rice ferment by a yeast selected among the rice red yeasts. ably, the rise ferment by a yeast is used in the composition of the invention in the form of dry extract available in ce with various titres (or standards) in mevinolin (lovastatin or monakolin K). For the objects of the ion, the titre in mevinolin of the dry extract is comprised between 0.05 and 5% by weight and, preferably, between 1 and 4% by weight.
Preferably, the composition of the ion comprises for each daily dosed amount an amount of the above-mentioned rice ferment (as dry extract) so as to deliver a total amount of mevinolin comprised between 0.5 and 15 mg.
More preferably, the amount of said rice ferment is so as to deliver a total amount of mevinolin comprised between 1 and 10 mg and still more preferably comprised between 2 and 6 mg.
In such case, in fact, it has been found that the amount of active principle (mevinolin) introduced into the organism is such as to obtain the greatest effectiveness while achieving at the same time the above-mentioned surprisingly synergic effect when in ation with the remaining antidyslipidemic ingredients (aliphatic alcohol, niacin and terols).
To this regard, it is further to be noted that in the composition of the invention the above active principle (mevinolin) is in the form of complex with oligosaccharides and other substances, which generally increase the bioavailability thereof by contributing to reduce cally the side effects thereof. These side effects can be considered as substantially absent compared to the administration of the same isolated and purified active principle typical of the pharmacological-type treatments. Preferably, the yeast used in the rice fermentation for the purpose of the invention is a yeast belonging to the class cota order Eurotia/es, genus Basipetospora, species Monascus. Still more preferably, such microrganism is a yeast us purpureus or Monascus ruber and the obtainable dry extract of rice t generally can be found in commerce with titres (or standards) in mevinolin comprised between the above- mentioned values of 0.05 and 5% by weight.
For the purpose of the present ion such dry extract of rice ferment obtained by a yeast is commonly defined as ‘rice red yeast’.
Linear aliphatic alcohol A second ingredient among the ones with antidyslipidemic action of the composition of the invention is constituted by a mixture of linear aliphatic alcohols having from 14 to 36 carbon atoms, otherwise known with the term of "polycosanols".
Preferably, the mentioned mixture of linear aliphatic alcohols has a titre in octacosanol, a linear alcohol having 28 carbon atoms, comprised between 20 and 80% by weight.
The above-mentioned mixture of linear aliphatic alcohols can be obtained from a series of l sources, thereamong it is le mentioning — for example — wheat germ wax, rice germ wax, carnauba wax (exudate of leaves of Copernicia prunifera), sugar cane wax, beeswax, avocado oil, alfaalfa, bamboo and apple wax. Depending upon the specific origin of the mixture of linear aliphatic alcohols, the titre in octacosanol preferably can be comprised between 14 and 22% in polycosanols from beeswax, between 50 and 60% in the supercritic extract of polycosanols from rice wax and between 50 and 80% in polycosanols from sugar cane wax.
Preferably, the above-mentioned mixture of linear aliphatic alcohols ses, apart from sanol even tetracosanol (alcohol with 24 carbon atoms), exacosanol (alcohol with 26 carbon atoms), ntanol (alcohol with 30 carbon atoms) and contanol (alcohol with 32 carbon atoms).
In an additional preferred ment the composition of the invention then comprises polycosanols consisting of a mixture of linear aliphatic alcohols having 24 to 32 carbon atoms.
Niacin A third ingredient among the ones with antidyslipidemic action of the composition of the invention is constituted by niacin also known as vitamin B3 or nitotinic acid.
Within the present description and in the subsequent claims, under the term of niacin, one wants to ate both the nicotinic acid as such and the amide thereof, nicotinamide.
In an aspect of the present invention the composition of nutrients comprises for each daily dosed amount an amount of niacin comprised between 4 and 100 mg.
Preferably, the composition of the invention comprises for each daily dosed amount an amount of niacin comprised between 10 and 50 mg.
Sterols or s A fourth ingredient among the ones of the composition of the ion is constituted by sterols or stanols. The ble sterols are steroid alkaloids differing from cholesterol in the structure of the side chain thereof, whereas the vegetable s are 50c-saturated derivatives of the ponding sterols. The main sources of vegetable sterols are vegetable oils, seeds, cereals, fruits with shell and vegetable ones (beans, mais, black olives, cauliflowers, oranges). The most abundant terols are sitosterol, campesterol and stigmasterol contributing respectively to 60%, 30% and 3% of the intake of s of vegetable origin. On the contrary, the amounts of vegetable stanols in nature are much lower (mainly sitostanol and campestanol). To the purpose of the t ion a usable commercial source of phytosterols is represented by talloil (sub-product of the Kraft process for the woodworking), the percentage composition thereof is the ing one: Beta-sitosterol max 80%, sitosterol max 15%, terol max 10%, stigmasterol max 3%, brassicasterol max 3%, campestanol max 2%, other sterols max 3%.
The role that sterols and stanols have in contributing to the reduction in high levels of cholesterol in the blood is well documented. They inhibit the absorption of cholesterol at intestinal level, most probably by means of preventing the process of intraluminal solubilisation.
In a preferred embodiment, the composition of the invention ses, for each daily dosed amount, an amount of sterols and/or stanols comprised between 500 and 1000 mg. Preferably, the composition of the invention comprises, for each daily dosed amount, an amount of sterols and/or stanols comprised between 600 and 900 mg.
In a particular embodiment and with the purpose of obtaining an effective coadjuvant and stimulation action of the organism metabolism in relation to the antidyslipidemic action of the active ingredients in such sense (rice red yeast, long chain linear aliphatic alcohols, niacin and s /stanols), the composition of the invention, further comprises for each daily dosed amount an effective amount of at least a vitamin selected in the group comprising; folic acid and derivatives thereof, vitamin BS, vitamin B12 and vitamin E.
Advantageously and preferably, the composition of the invention further orates - for each unit dosage - at least one excipient acceptable from a dietary point of view, in particular a food excipient selected among those commonly used in the field of the formulation of the dietetic compositions and of the food integrators.
By way of example and without any limitative purpose, such excipients can be selected among those commonly used in the field such as e.g. those authorized by the ry of Health for the formulation of foods and ed to the MD 96 Nr°209.
The composition of the invention can be formulated in solid or liquid form, depending upon the nature of the various ingredients, by employing techniques and preparatory modes known to the person d in the art.
The composition of the invention then can be advantageously ated in form of es, soft capsules, microcapsules, tablets, le tablets, pearls, soluble powder, granulate, syrup, gel, solution, emulsion, suspension or dispersion or oral drops by selecting in a le way and according to the knowledge of the person skilled in the art the various ingredients in the suitable physical form.
In a specific embodiment of the invention, the single components of the composition of the invention can be packaged separately one from the other or in a joined form in a Kit of parts, intended for simultaneous or consecutive administration.
According to the present invention the expression "for single dosage unit" the unitary formulation is meant, for example the single capsule, tablet, pearl. When the composition is in physically not defined form, such as powder, granulate, gel, solution, emulsion, suspension or sion, the single dosage unit corresponds to the amount of medicament closed for example in a small bag or sachet or stick pack or other single-dose container. Alternatively, when the composition is in liquid form, the single dosage unit corresponds to the amount in ml included in a nce measuring container or corresponding to a defined number of drops.
The unitary formulation can contain an amount of composition corresponding to the minimum daily dosage. In this way the daily stration of a unitary formulation or dosage unit will correspond to the needed daily amount.
The preparation of a composition according to the present invention, however, is not an obvious task for a person skilled in the art, as it can imply complex technical ms due to the features of the active principles in the respectively set amounts and to the need of obtaining a composition pleasant and acceptable by the patient.
A preferred embodiment of the present invention is constituted by an oral composition selected among: -a) solid composition in form of tablets -b) composition in form of liquid suspension on aqueous base -c) solid composition in form of chewable le.
A preferred embodiment of the invention is constituted by a composition in oral solid form of tablet wherein, apart from the above-mentioned active principles, excipients are used selected among i) fillers selected in the group constituted by rystalline cellulose, starch and m phosphate, ii) lubricants selected in the group tuted by magnesium tes, calcium and zinc, and iii) glidants selected in the group constituted by silicon dioxide, starch and talcum; preferably as filler the microcrystalline cellulose can be used, as lubricant the magnesium stearate and as glidant the silicon dioxide.
Another preferred embodiment of the invention is constituted by a composition in the form of oral aqueous liquid suspension wherein, apart from the above-mentioned active principles, excipients are used selected among fillers, ners, moistening agents, antioxidants, emulsifying agents, preservatives, flavouring agents, dyes and sweeteners; preferably one can use: i) sorbitol as filler, ning agent and sweetener, ii) glycerol as moistening agent, iii) acacia rubber and/or xanthan gum as thickeners, iv) the ascorbic acid as antioxidant, v) sucrose esters with fatty acids as emulsifying agents, vi) sodium benzoate and/or ium sorbate as preservatives, vii) the raspberry flavour as flavouring agent, viii) carrot and us juice and dehydrated pulp as natural dyes, ix) sucralose as sweetener. Such composition results stable at room temperature (it does not need preservation at low temperature), it can be ingested immediately and it has optimum palatability.
An additional preferred embodiment of the invention is constituted by a ition in oral solid form of chewable tablet wherein, in addition to the above-mentioned active principles, excipients are used selected from i) lubricants ed in the group constituted by magnesium stearates, m and zinc, ii) glidants ed in the group constituted by silicon dioxide, starch and talcum, iii) edulcorants selected in the group constituted by mannitol, sucralose, neohesperidin and syrup of glucose iv) flavors v) hydrogenated vegetable fats such as vegetable stearin; preferably as lubricant the magnesium stearate can be used and as glidant the silicon dioxide.
All compositions implemented according to the present invention are suitable to the administration of a single dosage unit per day, but depending upon the patient’s needs the administration of two or three dosage units per day is also possible. onal features and advantages of the invention will result more from the following description of some not limitative examples of dietetic compositions according to the invention.
EXAMPLE 1 Oral composition in form of tablets Formulation of each single dosage unit: Rice red yeast * Polycosanols** Niacin Microcrystalline cellulose Magnesium te Silicon dioxide Total * titre in mevinolin: 3% by weight ** sanols from sugar cane wax having titre in octacosanol around 60% (between 58 and 62%).
Preparation process: the single components of the formulation are weighed in the suitable amounts and mixed in a mixer until a perfect homogenization. The so-obtained mixture is uced in le compressing apparatus to obtain, by direct compression, tablets with required weight and hardness.
EXAMPLE 2 Composition in form of liquid suspension Formulation of each single dosage unit: Carrot and hibiscus juice and dehydrated 120 mg Sodium benzoate + potassium sorbate 38 mg (18+20 mg) (preservatives) Sucrose esters of fatty acids ifying agenb 000000000000000 as required to 0000 mg 00000 00 * titre in mevinolin: 3% by weight ** polycosanols from sugar cane wax having titre in octacosanol around 60% (betweem 58 and 62%). *** concentrate of hydrodispersible phytosterols containing 90% of sterols, ng from talloil Preparation process: the single components of the formulation, both solids and liquids, are d in the le amounts and mixed in a mixer until a perfect homogenization of the resulting suspension in aqueous phase. The so-obtained sion, after suitable physical checks of the half-finished product, is poured into a container for food use and from this one packed in single-dose stick pack. Once made the suitable quality checks, one proceeds with the packaging in the final cases.
The so-obtained composition is stable at room temperature (it does not need preservation at low temperature), it can be ingested immediately and it has optimum palatability.
EXAMPLE 3 Composition in form of chewable tablet Formulation of each single dosage unit: Magnesiumstearate 2100 mg * titre in mevinolin: 3% by weight ** polycosanols from sugar cane wax having titre in octacosanol of 60%.
Preparation process: the single active principles composing the formulation (rice red yeast, polycosanols, niacin and sterols) are weighed in the suitable amounts and mixed with silicon dioxide and magnesium stearate in a mixer until a perfect homogenization. The so-obtained mixture is pre-compressed and granulated. The granules are sieved and passed in a rotating mixer. To the granules, kept under vigorous stirring, the ble n is added at a ature of 70°C until a complete covering of the granules. The mass temperature is kept around 45°C during the whole covering process. The edulcorants, the citric acid and the flavors are pre- mixed separately and added to the d granules. The so-obtained mixture is uced in suitable compressing apparatus in order to obtain, by direct compression, tablets with required weight and ss.
EXAMPLE 4 Antidyslipidemic action In order to verify in vivo the antidyslipidemic action consequent to the administration of the dietetic compositions of the invention, the following experimental protocol was used.
Each one of the compositions of the previous Examples 1-3 was tested on a group of patients affected by hypercholesterolemia. The test admission criterium was exclusively of l type, that is the subjects should not have pathologies correlated to the cardiovascular , that is they should be in primary therapy.
The ol provided a preparatory or "RUN-IN" phase wherein the subjects were subjected (when not already in this phase) to a period of at least 15 days of stabilization diet, wherein they should follow the general suggestions related to hygienic-alimentary healthy habits (no restrictive, nor typically hypocholesterolemizing diets). Once performed the ng haematochemical examinations, the subject then, before going to bed, took 2 tablets per day of the composition to be tested for the first days of treatment, which continued then with the dose of 1 tablet per day for further days.
At the end of the period provided for the administration of the composition of the invention (60 days), each subject was submitted again to haematochemical check.
The obtained results showed that the particular ation of ingredients with slipidemic action of the present invention was surprisingly capable of reducing total cholesterol in some cases up to 27%.
The remarkable improving effects of the composition of the invention — substantially comparable to those of a pharmaceutical treatment —were, at last, obtained with a substantial absence of side effects to the whole advantage of the health and welfare state of the d subject.
Of course, the compositions shown in the above examples must be meant as a pure not limitative ification of some possible formulations of the composition of the invention, clearly being tood that the dosage and the specific features of the s used ingredients, such as for example the title in mevinolin of the specific used microrganism or the specific composition of the mixture of long chain aliphatic alcohols, or the specific composition of the various components existing in the sterols and/or s of vegetable origin, could be varied by the person skilled in the art to meet specific and contingent needs even if within what described and claimed.

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1. A composition comprising per dosage unit: - red yeast rice having a titre in mevinolin comprised between 0.05 and 5% by weight; - polycosanols; - niacin; - from 500 to 1000 mg, ably from 600 to 900 mg, from sterols and/or stanols at least one pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.
2. The ition according to claim 1 comprising per dosage unit: - red yeast rice having a titre in mevinolin comprised between 0.05 and 5% by ; - polycosanols; - from 4 to 100 mg, preferably from 10 to 50 mg of ; and - sterols and/or stanols at least one ceutically acceptable excipient.
3. The ition according to claims 1 or 2, comprising per dosage unit: - red yeast rice having a titre in mevinolin comprised between 0.05 and 5% by weight; - from 1 to 50 mg, preferably from 5 to 20 mg, of polycosanols; - niacin; and - sterols and/or stanols at least one pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.
4. The composition according to anyone of claims 1 to 3, comprising per dosage unit: - from 50 to 600 mg, preferably from 100 to 300 mg, of red yeast rice having a titre in mevinolin comprised n 0.05 and 5% by weight; - polycosanols; - niacin; and - sterols and/or stanols at least one pharmaceutically acceptable excipient
5. The composition according to anyone of claims 1-4, comprising per dosage unit an amount of rice rice red yeast adapted to make a total quantity of mevinolin comprised between 0.5 and 15
6. The composition according to claim 5, wherein the amount of said red yeast rice is adapted to make a total quantity of mevinolin comprised between 1 and 10 mg.
7. The composition according to claim 5, wherein the amount of said red yeast rice is adapted to make a total quantity of mevinolin comprised between 2 and 6 mg.
8. The composition according to claims 1-7, wherein said red yeast rice is obtained with a yeast belonging to the class Ascomycota, order Eurotiales, genus Basipeiospora, species Monascus.
9. The composition according to anyone of claims 1-8, comprising polycosanols ting of a mixture of linear aliphatic alcohols having from 14 to 36 carbon atoms, having a titre in octacosanol comprised between 50 and 80% by weight.
10. The composition according to claim 9 comprising polycosanols consisting of a e of linear aliphatic alcohols wherein, in addition to octacosanol, thetetracosanol, the sanol, the triacontanol and the contanol are present.
11. The composition according to anyone of claims 1-10, further sing for each unit dosage an effective amount of at least one ingredient selected from the group comprising: folic acid and its derivatives, n B6, vitamin B12 and vitamin E.
12. The composition according to anyone of the preceding claims, r comprising for each unit dosage at least one y acceptable ent.
13. The composition according to anyone of the preceding claims, in solid or liquid form, selected in the group consisting of: capsules, soft capsules, microcapsules, tablets, chewable tablets, pearls, soluble powder, ate, syrup, gel, solution, emulsion, suspension or dispersion or oral drops, even in form of bag, sachet or single-dose stick pack.
14. The composition according to claim 13, in the form of tablet, having the following formula: red yeast rice 167 mg, polycosanols 10 mg, niacin 35 mg, sterols 800 mg, microcrystalline cellulose 270 mg, magnesium stearate 9 mg, silicon dioxide 9 mg.
15. The composition according to claim 13, in the form of liquid suspension, having the following a: red yeast rice 168 mg, polycosanols 10 mg, niacin 27 mg, sterols 890 mg, glycerol 6000 mg, sorbitol 600 mg, carrot and hibiscus juice and dehydrated pulp
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