| abstract |
The present invention provides methods and pharmaceutical compositions for treating or inhibiting obesity-related complications that comprise administering to an obese subject an amount effective of pyridoxamine to treat or inhibit obesity-related complications selected from the group consisting of hyperlipidemia, renal disease, proliferation or smooth muscle cells in the aorta, coronary artery occlusion, atherosclerosis, hypertension, advanced glycation end-product formation and advanced lipoxidation end-product formation. |