Abstract: A method of replenishing plasmalogens in mammals comprising treatment with a plasmalogen-replenishing-effective amount of one or more stantially pure monoethers of glycerols and their carboxylic acid ester derivatives of Formula I: wherein R is a C12-C22 linear or branched alkyl or alkenyl group; and R1 and R2 are, each independently, hydrogen or an acyl moiety {—C(═O)—R3} wherein R3 is a linear or branched C1-C30 alkyl or alkenyl; and pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof, is disclosed. Nutritional supplements, dietary supplements and food additives comprising one or more substantially pure compounds of Formula I is also disclosed.

Abstract: .alpha.-Tocopherylphosphocholine and salts thereof have been discovered to possess antiviral, anti-fungal, anti-inflammatory, PAF-antagonist, and ultra-violet radiation-blocking activities. The compound and salts have also been discovered to be capable of forming liposomes. The present invention thus provides methods of treating viral and fungal infections, inflammatory disorders and pathophysiological conditions due to PAF activity in a mammal by administering to the mammal .alpha.-tocopherylphosphocholine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising .alpha.-tocopherylphosphocholine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. Further, the invention provides liposomes which comprise .alpha.-tocopherylphosphocholine or a salt thereof as a structural component of the liposome bilayer.

Abstract: Heteroaryl-substituted deoxy glycerols represented by the general Formulas Ia, Ib and Ic: ##STR1## wherein: X is oxygen (--O--) or sulfur (--S--); R is substituted or unsubstituted straight or branched chain C.sub.1-30 alkyl or alkenyl, provided that a double bond of the alkenyl does not originate at the carbon atom bound to the X substituent; Het is a 5- to 9-membered heteroaryl mono- or bicyclic ring system having no more than 1 carbonyl carbon in the ring system, with 1 to 4 nitrogen atoms as the sole heteroatoms, one of which nitrogens is bonded to the glycero carbon; and Y is hydroxyl (--OH) or thiol (--SH), pharmaceutical compositions containing the same, and methods of using the compounds, are disclosed. The compounds exhibit antiviral and antibacterial activities.

Abstract: Aminoheterocycle-substituted glycerols of Formula I are disclosed: ##STR1## wherein one of A, B or C is --X--R, wherein X is --O-- or --S--, and R is a substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.12-24 alkyl or alkenyl, the substituent being one or more of halo, C.sub.1-3 alkoxy or cyano, provided that a double bond of the alkenyl does not originate at the carbon atom bound to X; and another of A, B or C is an aminoheterocycle ring substituent --Het--NH.sub.2, wherein Het is a 5 to 11-membered monocyclic, bicyclic or bicyclic fused heterocyclic ring moiety with at least 1 to 4 nitrogens atoms contained within the hetero cyclic moiety, one of which nitrogen atoms is bonded to the glycero carbon; and the remaining A, B, or C substituent is --OH. The compounds of Formula I, isomers, salts, pharmaceutical compositions and appliances incorporating the same, and methods of use thereof are also disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of treating respiratory diseases comprising treating the lungs with an therapeutically-effective amount of .alpha.-tocopheryl-phosphocholine or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof, wherein the amount is administered is effective to make breathing easier.

Abstract: Retinoyl substituted glycerophosphoethanolamines are disclosed having the general Formula I: ##STR1## wherein one of A, B or C is a fatty ether substituent, one is a natural or synthetic retinoid ester substituent, and one is a phosphoethanolamine substituent, provided that A, B and C are each a different substituent. The optical and geometric isomers of compounds of Formula I and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds, including the isomers, are also disclosed. The compounds (including the isomers thereof) and salts of the invention exhibit anti-tumor, anti-psoriatic and anti-inflammatory activities.

Abstract: Disclosed are the use of certain cycloalkyl- and aryl-phosphoethanolamines as anti-inflammatory, anti-arrhythmic and local anesthetic agents. These therapeutically active cycloalkyl- and aryl-phosphoethanolamines are of the general Formula I:R--O--PEA Iwherein R is an unsubstituted or a substituted C.sub.5-7 cycloalkyl or an unsubstituted or a substituted phenyl in which each substituent is hydrogen or an unsubstituted or substituted straight or branched C.sub.1-4 alkyl or C.sub.2-4 alkenyl, said substitution being one or more of C.sub.1-4 alkoxy, halo or cyano; and --O--PEA represents a phosphoethanolamine substituent. Also disclosed are intermediates for producing Formula I compounds.

Abstract: Novel retinoid phosphocholines are disclosed having the general Formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R represents a retinyl or retinoyl moiety. The optical and geometric isomers of compounds of Formula (I) and the pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof, are also disclosed. The subject compounds exhibit anti-tumor, anti-psoriatic and anti-inflammatory activities in addition to their inherent Vitamin A-like activities. The invention embraces the novel compounds, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of using the same.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the treatment and prophylaxis of viral infections with fatty alkyl and alkenyl ether glycerophosphoethanolamines bearing a 3-(2-imidazolinyl)-2-imidazolinyl or 2-imidazolinyl substituent on the ethanolamine nitrogen.

Abstract: A method of inhibiting degeneration of neural cells comprising treating the cells with an effective degeneration-inhibiting amount of one or more compounds of Formula I: ##STR1## wherein R is a C.sub.12 to C.sub.22 linear or branched alkyl group, or pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof is disclosed.

Abstract: Therapeutically active, heteroaryl-substituted deoxy glycero-phosphoethanolamines are disclosed having the general Formula I: ##STR1## wherein one of X, Y or Z is a fatty ether substituent, one is a heteroaryl ring substituent with 1-4 nitrogens as the only heteroatoms, one of which is bonded to a carbon of the glyceryl backbone, and one is a phosphoethanolamine substituent substituted at the nitrogen, provided that each of X, Y and Z is a different substituent, and the pharmaceutical compositions comprising the therapeutically active compounds and methods of using the therapetically active compounds to treat cancerous tumors, psoriasis and inflammation are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel, therapeutically active fatty alkyl and alkenyl ether glycerophosphoethanolamines bearing a heterocyclic ring substituent on the ethanolamine nitrogen, methods of using the compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions containing same. The novel, therapeutically active compounds and salts of the invention possess anti-tumor, anti-psoriatic, anti-inflammatory, and PAF antagonistic activities.

Abstract: The use of phospholipids of the following formula to reduce the viscosity of mucus in a patient is described: ##STR1## wherein one of X, Y, or Z represent: ##STR2## in which each R represents hydrogen or methyl, and each of the other two of X, Y, or Z represents --CO--R.sup.1 in which R.sup.1 represents linear or branched C.sub.11-21 alkyl or C.sub.11-21 alkenyl, unsubstituted or substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of halo, C.sub.1-6 linear or branched alkoxy or cyano.

Abstract: Certain phosphoethanolamine conjugates of vitamin D compounds are disclosed wherein the phosphoethanolamine moiety is bonded at the 3-position of the vitamin D moiety. The conjugates exhibit anti-tumor, anti-psoriatic and anti-inflammatory activities in addition to those activities associated with vitamin D. The invention embraces the novel compounds, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and their methods of use.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel, therapeutically active fatty alkyl and alkenyl ether glycerophospholipids bearing a 3-(2-imidazolinyl)-2-imidazolinyl or 2-imidazolinyl substituent on the ethanolamine nitrogen, methods of using the compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions containing same. The novel, therapeutically active compounds and salts of the invention possess anti-tumor, anti-psoriatic, anti-inflammatory, and anti-asthma activities.

Abstract: Novel (o-acyl-p-N-acylamino-phenyl)-O-phosphoethanolamines and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof having anti-inflammatory activity, and pharmaceutical compositions containing same are disclosed. Certain novel intermediates are also disclosed.

Abstract: A fibrogen-free substrate having as a hemostatic agent on a surface thereof a mixture of a clot-promoting amount of thrombin and an amount of epsilon aminocaproic acid (EACA) effective to accelerate the rate of blood clotting induced by the thrombin is useful as a hemostatic patch which is safe, inexpensive and which rapidly controls bleeding from a wound. A patch which rapidly stanches the flow of blood from a lesion on a parenchymal organ by pressing it against the surface of the organ for 3-5 minutes, is produced by applying thrombin, EACA and CaCl.sub.2 to a rigid sheet of biodegradable foam, such as an absorbable gelatin sponge, and compressing the dry sheet to produce a flexible sheet which conforms to the contour of the organ without the necessity of pre-moistening. The EACA raises the pH of the acidic fluid associated with the wound and thereby accelerates the activation of the thrombin.

Abstract: A fibrogen-free substrate having as a hemostatic agent on a surface thereof a mixture of a clot-promoting amount of thrombin and an amount of epsilon aminocaproic acid (EACA) effective to accelerate the rate of blood clotting induced by the thrombin is useful as a hemostatic patch which is safe, inexpensive and which rapidly controls bleeding from a wound. A patch which rapidly stanches the flow of blood from a lesion on a parenchymal organ by pressing it against the surface of the organ for 3-5 minutes, is produced by applying thrombin, EACA and CaCl.sub.2 to a rigid sheet of biodegradable foam, such as an absorbable gelatin sponge, and compressing the dry sheet to produce a flexible sheet which conforms to the contour of the organ without the necessity of pre-moistening. The problem associated with thrombin-fibrinogen glues of adhesion of the wounded surface of the organ to adjacent tissue is avoided by applying the hemostatic agent to only the wound-contacting face of the sheet.