Abstract: There is disclosed an olefin-substituted compound having the formula:R--(core moiety),wherein R is a straignt chain hydrocarbon having at least one double bond and a carbon chain length of from about 6 to about 18 carbon atoms, wherein multiple double bonds are separated from each other by at least three carbon atoms, wherein the closest double bond to the core moiety is at least five carbon atoms from the core moiety, and wherein the hydrocarbon chain may be substituted by a hydroxyl, halo, keto or dimethylanimo group and/or interrupted by an oxygen atom and salts thereof and pharmaceutical compositions thereof.

Abstract: There is disclosed compounds and pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of the formula: ##STR1## wherein each of one or two R is independently ##STR2## wherein n is an integer from 7 to 20, at least one of X or Y is --OH and if one of X or Y is --OH then the other X or Y is H, CH.sub.3, CH.sub.3 --CH.sub.2, CH.sub.3 --(CH.sub.2).sub.2 --, or (CH.sub.3).sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --, and W.sub.1, W.sub.2, and W.sub.3 is independently H, CH.sub.3, CH.sub.3 --CH.sub.2, CH.sub.3 --(CH.sub.2).sub.2 --, or (CH.sub.3).sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --, and wherein the alkyl groups may be substituted by a hydroxyl, halo or dimethylamino group and/or interrupted by an oxygen atom, H or alkyl (1-4C), including resolved enantiomers and/or diastereomers, salts and mixtures thereof. In particular, the compounds lower elevated levels of unsaturated, non-arachidonate phosphatidic acid (PA) and diacylglycerol (DAG) derived from said PA within seconds of the primary stimulus and their contact with said cells.

Abstract: There is disclosed compounds and pharmaceutical compositions having a xanthine core and one or two hydrocarbon side chains bonded to a ring nitrogen atom, wherein the hydrocarbon side chains are independently a straight chain hydrocarbon having at least one double bond in a carbon chain length of from about 4 to about 18 carbon atoms in length, wherein multiple double bonds are separated from each other by at least three carbon atoms, and wherein the hydrocarbon chain may be substituted by a hydroxyl, halo or dimethylamino group and/or interrupted by an oxygen atom. The compounds lower elevated levels of unsaturated, non-arachidonate phosphatidic acid (PA) and diacylglycerol (DAG) derived from said PA within seconds of the primary stimulus and their contact with cells. The modulatory effect depends on the nature of the target cell and the stimulus applied.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula ##STR1## including the resolved enantiomers and/or diastereomers and mixtures thereof wherein each of one or two R is independently ##STR2## wherein n is 1-16 and R' is H or alkyl(1-4C); and wherein each remaining R is independently H, alkyl(1-6C), alkenyl(1-6C) or benzyl; an wherein said alkyl or alkenyl may be substituted by a hydroxyl, halo, or dimethylamino group, and/or interrupted by an oxygen atom, are useful in modulating the effects of internal and external stimuli on cells by reversing the effects of these stimuli on the short-term secondary messenger pathways. In particular, the compounds lower elevated levels of unsaturated, non-arachidonate phosphatidic acid (PA) and diacylglycerol (DAG) derived from said PA within seconds of the primary stimulus and their contact with said cells. The modulatory effect depends on the nature of the target cell and the stimulus applied.