Abstract: The invention relates to use of the cis-9, trans-11 isomer of conjugated linoleic acid or a salt or ester thereof (cis-9, trans-11 CLA) and vaccenic acid or a salt or ester thereof (VA) to treat or prevent conditions associated with one or more of leukocyte infiltration, eosinophilia, airway remodelling, bronchoconstriction, mucus hypersecretion, and lung and skin inflammation. The present invention also relates to a composition comprising cis-9, trans-11 CLA and VA and use of the composition to treat or pre-vent conditions associated with one or more of leukocyte infiltration, eosinophilia, airway remodelling, bronchoconstriction, mucus hypersecretion, and lung and skin inflammation. In particular, the medicinal uses, compositions and methods of the invention may be used to treat or prevent conditions such as asthma and dermatitis, and related disorders.
Type:
Application
Filed:
November 10, 2006
Publication date:
February 19, 2009
Applicants:
FONTERRA CORPORATE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LIMITE, FONTERRA LIMITED, AUCKLAND UNISERVICES LIMITED
Inventors:
Rupinder Kaur Kanwar, Geoffrey Wayne Krissansen, Peter Nigel Black, Alastair Kenneth Hugh MacGibbon