USE OF TENIDAP TO REDUCE TOTAL SERUM CHOLESTEROL, LDL CHOLESTEROL AND TRIGLYCERIDES

摘要

THIS INVENTION RELATES TO THE USE OF TENIDAP,PRESENTLY SHOWN AS THE ENOLIC FORM OF 5- CHLORO- 2,3-DIHYDRO-2-OXO-3-(2-THIENYLCARBONYL) -INDOLE-1-CARBOXAMIDE, AND THE PHARMA-CEUTICALLY - ACCEPTABLE BASE SALTS THEREOF TO REDUCE TOTAL SERUM CHOLESTEROL, LDL CHOLESTEROL AND TRIGLYCERIDES IN A MAMMAL HAVING AN INFLAMMATORY ARTHRITIC CONDITION. THE METHODS OF THIS INVENTION COMPRISE ADMINISTERING AN EFFECTIVE AMOUNT OF TENIDAP OR SALTS THEREOF TO A MAMMAL.