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PURPOSE: A pharmaceutical composition containing rebamipide and Vitis vinifera seed extract is provided to prevent or treat rheumatoid arthritis. CONSTITUTION: A pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating rheumatoid arthritis contains rebamipide and Vitis vinifera seed extract. The pharmaceutical composition is orally administered in the form of a tablet or capsule. The dosage of rebamipide is 0.3 mg/kg a day.
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PURPOSE: A composition containing rebamipide for preventing or treating cancer or immune diseases is provided to suppress Th17 cell differentiation and to enhance immune regulatory T cell activity. CONSTITUTION: A composition for preventing or treating cancer or immune diseases contains rebamipid compounds or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient. The immune diseases include autoimmune disease, inflammatory disease, and transplantation rejection. A method for reducing or suppressing differentiation of immature T cells into Th17 cell in vitro comprises a step of treating rebamipid compounds or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
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PURPOSE: A pharmaceutical composition containing Vitis vinifera seed extract and pharmaceutically acceptable carrier is provided to prevent and treat obesity. CONSTITUTION: A pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating obesity contains Vitis vinifera seed extract and pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The extract has 80-130 of procyanidolic value(PCV) and contains less than 30% of (+)catechin and (-) epicatechin and 95-105% of proanthocyanidin content. A method for preparing the extract comprises: a step of mixing pulverized Vitis vinifera seed and a mixture solvent of acetone and water and isolating at room temperature; a step of filtering the extract and distilling the filtered liquid to remove acetone; a step of saturating sodium chloride and filtering; a step of extracting the liquid with ethyl acetate and concentrating; and a step of adding chloroform and filtering.
Abstract:
PURPOSE: A pharmaceutical composition containing rabamipide and pharmaceutically acceptable carrier is provided to prevent or treat rheumatoid arthritis. CONSTITUTION: A pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating rheumatoid arthritis contains rabamipid and pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The pharmaceutical composition is used for oral administration. The pharmaceutical composition is formed in oral solid dosage. The pharmaceutical composition has rabamipid formulated in 0.5-50 mg/kg of unit dosage form.
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The present invention relates to the pharmaceutical use of rebamipide used for preventing or treating hyperlipidemia and diseases therewith and more specifically, to a composition containing rebemipide as an active ingredient for preventing or treating hyperlipidemia and diseases associated therewith. The rebamipidie compound according to the present invention: suppresses the formation of TNF-a, IL-6, and IL-1b, which are inflammatory cytokines inducing hyperlipidemia and secreted by macrophages; inhibits the generation of foam cells forming atherosclerotic plaque precursor cells; improves blood lipid by reducing the levels of total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, and triglycerides in blood; improves a fatty liver; inhibits B cell activities; decreases the expression of Th17 accelerating atherosclerotic plaque formation; and increases the expression of Treg cells controlling the inflammatory response. Thus, the rebamipide compound can be useful as a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating hyperlipidemia and diseases associated therewith including atherosclerosis, heart failure, hypertensive cardiac diseases through various mechanisms. Also, the composition has no toxicity or side effect, thereby being safe to use for a long period and stable in the body.
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PURPOSE: An antioxidant is provided to effectively enhance the expression of Rcan3 gene and to be used as an immunosuppressive agent for treating or preventing immune diseases because Rcan3 protein suppresses calcineurin pathway. CONSTITUTION: An antioxidant increases the expression of Rcan3 gene. The antioxidant is rebamipide or polyphenol compounds. The polyphenol compounds are proanthocyanidin. A method for increasing the expression of Rcan3 in vitro comprises the step of treating cells with the antioxidant. A composition for preventing or treating immune disease contains Rcan3 gene or protein as an active ingredient.
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PURPOSE: Obesity preventing or treating composition comprising rebamipide is provided to reduce LDL cholesterol levels and to increase HDL cholesterol levels. CONSTITUTION: Obesity preventing or treating composition comprising rebamipide comprises rebamipide compounds or salt of the rebamipide compounds. Rebamipide is capable of reducing weight, fat cells, total cholesterol levels, glucose and LDL cholesterol levels. Rebamipide has anti-obesity activiation through an action of changing white fat into brown fat. Rebamipide increases the activation of amplification of a regulatory T cell.