Higher Fatty Acid Or Salt Thereof Patents (Class 514/558)
  • Patent number: 9259416
    Abstract: A drug for the treatment of cerebrovascular disorders associated with insufficient cerebral circulation such as ischemic stroke, which comprises a pharmaceutically effective amount of a pyrazolone compound of structural Formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a pseudo-polymorphic form thereof, administered at a controlled dose so that the plasma concentration of unchanged form is kept constant for a predetermined period of time and so that the compound may exhibit a higher effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI TANABE PHARMA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi Yuki, Takuma Nakano, Hiroko Suzuki
  • Patent number: 9072296
    Abstract: Microbial growth inhibiting solutions and methods of employing the microbial growth inhibiting solutions in flushing and coating medical devices are disclosed. In alternative embodiments, the microbial growth inhibiting solutions include combinations of a chelating agent with a C4-C9 carboxylate antimicrobial agent, for example, such as n-octanoic acid. Methods of using these microbial growth inhibiting solutions for coating a medical device and for inhibiting catheter infection are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Organic Medical Ventures, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Stanley L. Mills, Jacqueline L. Mills, Robert D. Maurer, Gary L. Rayburn, Marvin A. Cuchens
  • Patent number: 9066902
    Abstract: Compounds of formula I and their metabolites are potent mediators of an inflammatory response: (I) where a, b, c, d, e, f, V, W, X, Y, Ra, Ra?, Rb, Rb?, Rc, and Rc? are defined herein. In particular, the compounds of the invention are candidate therapeutics for treating inflammatory conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventors: Bruce A. Freeman, Francisco J. Schopfer
  • Publication number: 20150125923
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to compositions and methods of delivering substances in a dry mode, wherein the compositions include a surface layer disposed on the outer surface of the composition that is permeable to carbon dioxide and oxygen. The compositions may be used to deliver microorganisms to remove contaminates, such as oil, chemical, waste, or sewage, from soil, water, or air. In other embodiments, the compositions can also be used for delivering liquid food, liquid food additives, liquid biotech agricultural ingredients, conventional liquid agricultural ingredients, liquid human wellness and dietary supplements, and liquid fragrances and beauty products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: DryLet LLC
    Inventors: Ramiro Trevino, Steven R. Ellis
  • Publication number: 20150110840
    Abstract: A skin cosmetic composition comprising the following components (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F): (A) from 0.5 to 6% by mass of a linear saturated fatty acid having 12 to 22 carbon atoms, (B) from 0.01 to 5% by mass of an organic base, (C) from 0.01 to 1% by mass of an inorganic base, (D) from 0.5 to 6% by mass of a linear saturated alcohol having 12 to 22 carbon atoms, (E) from 0.1 to 20% by mass of an oil agent, and (F) water, in which the total amount of components (A) and (D), [(A)+(D)], is from 2.5 to 12% by mass; the mass ratio (A)/[(A)+(D)], which is the mass ratio of component (A) to the total amount of components (A) and (D), [(A)+(D)], is from 0.2 to 0.7; the molar ratio (B)/[(B)+(C)], which is the molar ratio of component (B) to the total amount of components (B) and (C), [(B)+(C)], is from 5 to 60 mol %; and the molar ratio [(B)+(C)]/(A), which is the molar ratio of the total amount of components (B) and (C), [(B)+(C)], to component (A), is from 10 to 80 mol %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Tomokazu Yoshida, Hidehiro Nagasawa
  • Patent number: 9012506
    Abstract: Fatty acid-derived biomaterials, methods of making the biomaterials, and methods of using them as drug delivery carriers are described. The fatty acid-derived biomaterials can be utilized alone or in combination with a medical device for the release and local delivery of one or more therapeutic agents. Methods of forming and tailoring the properties of said biomaterials and methods of using said biomaterials for treating injury in a mammal are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Atrium Medical Corporation
    Inventors: Keith M. Faucher, Hui Tang, Joseph Ferraro, Paul Martakos, Steve A. Herweck, Theodore Karwoski, Scott E. Corbeil
  • Patent number: 9006214
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a topical ophthalmic composition for a liquid comprised of clear colloidal polar nanolipids delivered in submicron sized particles, aqueous colloidal lubricants, aqueous polymers, emulsifies, and a unique stabilizing buffer system, which undergoes a liquid-gel phase transition in the eye. Said composition is designed to deliver advanced eye lubricants, protect the three (3) layers of corneal film from dryness, and provide a unique system of Dry Eye treatment that addresses and treats all three layers of corneal tear film. Said composition is further designed to provide a superior delivery system of various Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs), and/or anti-infective/antibiotic/anti-fungal agents, accepted as safe and efficacious for ophthalmic use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Altaire Pharmaceutical, Inc.
    Inventor: Assad S. Sawaya
  • Patent number: 9006286
    Abstract: A disinfecting shower cleaner composition including a medium-chain fatty acid coupled with a nonionic surfactant providing temperature stable antimicrobial compositions. The invention specifically relates to antimicrobial compositions including fatty acid antimicrobial agents coupled with an ethoxylated amine and methods of using the antimicrobial compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Elizabeth R. Kiesel, Michael E. Besse, Lisa A. Hellickson, Mark D. Levitt, Daniel E. Pedersen
  • Patent number: 9000040
    Abstract: Fatty acid-based, pre-cure-derived biomaterials, methods of making the biomaterials, and methods of using them as drug delivery carriers are described. The fatty acid-derived biomaterials can be utilized alone or in combination with a medical device for the release and local delivery of one or more therapeutic agents. Methods of forming and tailoring the properties of said biomaterials and methods of using said biomaterials for treating injury in a mammal are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Atrium Medical Corporation
    Inventors: Keith M. Faucher, Hui Tang, Paul Martakos, Steve A. Herweck, Theodore Karwoski, Allison Sullivan, Greg Melville, Scott E. Corbeil
  • Patent number: 8999400
    Abstract: An aqueous disinfecting solution having a pH of from about 0.5 to about 6 consists essentially of hydrogen peroxide in a concentration of from about 0.05 to about 8 w/w % of the total solution, at least one anionic surfactant in a concentration of from about 0.02 to about 8 w/w % of the total solution, and at least one additional ingredient chosen from benzyl alcohol, an alcohol comprising one to six carbon atoms, and mixtures thereof, in a concentration of from about 0.1 to about 10 w/w % of the total solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Virox Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Jose A. Ramirez, Navid Omidbakhsh
  • Patent number: 9000041
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel hydroxyl compounds, compositions comprising hydroxyl compounds, and methods useful for treating and preventing a variety of diseases and conditions such as, but not limited to aging, Alzheimer's Disease, cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetic nephropathy, diabetic retinopathy, a disorder of glucose metabolism, dyslipidemia, dyslipoproteinemia, hypertension, impotence, inflammation, insulin resistance, lipid elimination in bile, obesity, oxysterol elimination in bile, pancreatitis, pancreatitius, Parkinson's disease, a peroxisome proliferator activated receptor-associated disorder, phospholipid elimination in bile, renal disease, septicemia, metabolic syndrome disorders (e.g., Syndrome X), thrombotic disorder. Compounds and methods of the invention can also be used to modulate C reactive protein or enhance bile production in a patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Jean-Louis Henri Dasseux, Carmen Daniela Oniciu
  • Publication number: 20150094292
    Abstract: Activated fatty acids, topical compositions including activated fatty acids and methods for using activated fatty acids to treat a variety of diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventor: Raymond A. Miller
  • Patent number: 8993625
    Abstract: A method of parenterally administering a composition, the method including parenterally administering to a person a composition including at least one omega-3 fatty acid and at least one drug, wherein the at least one omega-3 fatty acid source and the at least one drug are administered simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Stable Solutions LLC
    Inventor: David F. Driscoll
  • Publication number: 20150086523
    Abstract: The invention is dietary supplements, nutraceutical compositions, medical foods, and animal feeds that have cytoprotective (cell and tissue protection) and health promoting effects. The compositions contain a high dose range of agmatine and nutraceutical acceptable salts thereof as dietary fortification for providing effective long-term cytoprotection and affording for soft stool. The compositions may contain agmatine alone or in combination with other dietary ingredients having health promoting effects. The compositions can be prepared with dietary accepted excipients and compatible forms of carriers, including but not limited to, powders, tablets, capsules, controlled release carriers, lozenges and chewable preparations, liquid suspensions, suspensions in an edible supporting matrix or foodstuff and oral rehydration solutions, to enable consumption of said compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Gad Gilad, Varda Gilad
  • Patent number: 8987332
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods of treating a ?-arrestin2 mediated and/or GPR120 mediated response in a subject. The ?-arrestin2 mediated and/or GPR120 mediated response can be inflammation, including diabetes, inflammation associated with obesity and obesity. The methods can comprise administering to a subject a therapeutically effective amount of a compound predicted to bind a ?-arrestin2 molecule and/or GPR120, wherein the compound selectively activates a ?-arrestin2-dependent signaling pathway of GPR120.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Jerrold M. Olefsky, Da Young Oh
  • Patent number: 8975298
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an agent for prevention, treatment or inhibition of symptom progression of a pain and/or for control of an analgesic comprising (2R)-2-propyloctanoic acid, a salt thereof or a prodrug thereof, in which an amount per dose is from 1 mg to 5000 mg (preferably from 10 mg to 5000 mg). By administering (2R)-2-propyloctanoic acid, a salt thereof or a prodrug thereof in an amount per dose within the range as described above, a pain, in particular, a neurogenic pain associated with a disease such as cancer pain, postherpetic pain, diabetic pain, HIV-associated neurogenic pain, calculus-induced pain, neuralgia, orofacial pain or hyperalgesia can be remarkably relieved. Moreover, undesirable effects on the living body relating to the use of an analgesic can be relieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: ONO Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hitoshi Maegawa
  • Patent number: 8975299
    Abstract: The subject invention thus provides a composition comprising at least one triglyceride, at least one phospholipid and at least one poly-unsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFA); wherein at least about 1% of the LC-PUFA in the composition is conjugated to said at least one phospholipid and uses thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Enzymotec Ltd.
    Inventors: Fabiana Bar Yosef, Dori Pollod, Ariel Katz
  • Patent number: 8962683
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of medium chain fatty acids (MCFA), chosen from the group consisting of caproic acid (C6), caprylic acid (C8) and capric acid (C10), salts, derivatives or mixtures thereof, in a total amount by weight comprised between 0.01% and 5% for inhibiting the growth of microbial pathogens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Nutrition Sciences NV
    Inventor: Geert Bruggeman
  • Patent number: 8957110
    Abstract: The invention concerns topical compositions for the prevention and treatment of ocular pathologies, in particular inflammatory keratites and conjunctivites and dry eye syndrome, containing as active ingredients polyunsaturated fatty acids of the types omega-3 and omega-6, and specifically EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid), DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) and GLA (?-linolenic acid), mixed with vitamin E acetate and formulated in a stable composition in hydrogel, i.e. in dispersed form in an aqueous vehicle containing one or more gelling polymers. The proposed compositions are particularly indicated for use as artificial tears.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: TRB Chemedica International S.A.
    Inventors: Danilo Aleo, Stefano Barabino, Sergio Mangiafico, Maurizio Rolando, Maria Grazia Antonietta Saita
  • Patent number: 8952057
    Abstract: Compositions containing polymetal complexes are useful in treating anorectal disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: JR Chem, LLC
    Inventor: José E. Ramirez
  • Patent number: 8951992
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods and compounds for inhibiting bacterial growth and treating a bacterial infection in a subject. These methods involve providing an inhibitor of intrabacterial pH homeostasis, including inhibitors of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Rv3671c gene encoded membrane protease. Methods for identifying novel compounds that disrupt intrabacterial pH homeostasis and their use for inhibiting bacterial growth and treating a bacterial infection in a subject are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Cornell University
    Inventors: Carl Nathan, Sabine Ehrt, Omar Vandal, Crystal Darby
  • Patent number: 8952063
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of weight management. The invention particularly relates to a method for inducing satiety. In one of its embodiments, the present invention provides a method for inducing satiety in a human or an animal comprising administering to said human or animal an effective amount of a composition comprising a lipid of which at least part is in a crystal form in the small intestine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: DSM IP Assets B.V.
    Inventors: Arjen Sein, Damiet Josephina Petronella Cunera Koenders, Annika Viberg, Gerardus Johannes Franciscus Smolders, Anthonius Cornelis Van Den Vurg
  • Publication number: 20150025145
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the method of producing an antimicrobial composition characterized in that it comprises the steps of: a) splitting a lauric oil treated with activated carbon; and b) recovering a composition comprising 90% or more, by weight of free fatty acids. The invention further relates to antimicrobial compositions obtained by said process, to feed, food or beverage comprising said composition and to their uses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Applicant: Cargill, Incorporated
    Inventors: Frank Hollander, Marcus Bernardus Kruidenberg, Henricus Wilhelmus Jozef Lobee, Evelien Van Der Hoeven-Hangoo
  • Publication number: 20150017227
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods and compositions for treating skin diseases or conditions with a composition containing a lipid component as an active ingredient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Byung Eui Kim, Donald Y.M. Leung
  • Publication number: 20150017217
    Abstract: The present invention provides an insect or arthropod pesticidal composition. The composition includes active ingredients having a mixture of fatty acids, each of the fatty acids having a straight carbon chain from 6 to 12 carbon atoms long. The fatty acid mixture includes a first fatty acid molecule having a straight carbon chain from 6 to 8 carbon atoms long, and a carboxylic acid group. The fatty acid mixture also includes a second fatty acid molecule having a straight carbon chain from 8 to 12 carbon atoms long, and a carboxylic acid group. The composition also includes a carrier that promotes adherence or absorption or transport across the surface of insects or arthropods to effect their incapacitation or death.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Applicant: Stratacor, Inc.
    Inventor: William Reifenrath
  • Patent number: 8933126
    Abstract: Mixture of fatty acids, their derivatives, ester or methyl ester derivates thereof, which may be administered to non-human mammals by diffusion in to ambient air during at least seven consecutive days, with a rapid kinetic of diffusion during the first three days of administration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Ceva Sante Animale
    Inventors: Benedicte Deminiere, Sandrine Lacoste, Marie-Laure Loubiere
  • Publication number: 20150011632
    Abstract: The present disclosure is related to percarboxylic acid compositions formed in situ in non-equilibrium reactions. The peroxycarboxylic acid compositions are formed using ester based starting materials. Methods for using the percarboxylic acid compositions are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventors: Junzhong Li, David D. McSherry, Richard Staub
  • Publication number: 20140377384
    Abstract: The invention encompasses a formulation for hair loss prevention comprising a mixture of water and at least one nonpolar aprotic organic solvent and at least one hair loss preventive ingredient known to inhibit the hormonal mechanism underlying androgenetic hair loss and methods of using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventor: Giuseppe Trigiante
  • Publication number: 20140378544
    Abstract: Methods and systems for on-site, continuous generation of peracid chemistry, namely peroxycarboxylic acids and peroxycarboxylic acid forming compositions, are disclosed. In particular, an adjustable biocide formulator or generator system is designed for on-site generation of peroxycarboxylic acids and peroxycarboxylic acid forming compositions from sugar esters. Methods of using the in situ generated peroxycarboxylic acids and peroxycarboxylic acid forming compositions are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Paul R. Kraus, Thomas C. Rustad
  • Publication number: 20140371314
    Abstract: This invention relates to deuterated tetramethyl dioic acids, compositions comprising them and uses thereof in the treatment of Metabolic Syndrome and any diseases, disorders or symptoms associated therewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2012
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventor: Jacob Bar-Tana
  • Patent number: 8911757
    Abstract: The present invention provides an insect or arthropod pesticidal composition. The composition includes active ingredients having a mixture of fatty acids, each of the fatty acids having a straight carbon chain from 6 to 12 carbon atoms long. The fatty acid mixture includes a first fatty acid molecule having a straight carbon chain from 6 to 8 carbon atoms long, and a carboxylic acid group. The fatty acid mixture also includes a second fatty acid molecule having a straight carbon chain from 8 to 12 carbon atoms long, and a carboxylic acid group. The composition also includes a carrier that promotes adherence or absorption or transport across the surface of insects or arthropods to effect their incapacitation or death.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Stratacor, Inc.
    Inventor: William Reifenrath
  • Patent number: 8912172
    Abstract: Disclosed is a skin external preparation containing a triterpenic acid typified by ursolic acid. For obtaining a skin external preparation having excellent storage stability by improving the dissolution stability of the triterpenic acid and the like, 4-alkylresorcinol such as 4-n-butylresorcinol is added into a skin external preparation containing a triterpenic acid and the like such as benzyl ursolate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignees: Kuraray Co., Ltd., Pola Chemical Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Hisashi Akamatsu, Masashi Suzuki, Yuji Sakai
  • Publication number: 20140364502
    Abstract: Lipoic acid derivatives and pharmaceutical formulations containing lipoic acid derivatives are useful in the treatment and prevention of disease characterized by disease cells that are sensitive to lipoic acid derivatives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: Paul Bingham, Tom Kwok, Zuzana Zachar
  • Patent number: 8906964
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising docosapentaenoic acid and methods of reducing lipid parameters, such as triglycerides, total cholesterol, low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, non-HDL cholesterol, free fatty acids, and other lipids, comprising administration of omega-3 docosapentaenoic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Matinas BioPharma, Inc.
    Inventors: George Bobotas, Abdel Aziz Fawzy
  • Publication number: 20140357718
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions containing organic acids and emulsifiers and their use in controlling intestinal microflora in production animals. In particular, the present invention relates to the use of such compositions for reducing foodborne pathogens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Dieter Feuerstein, Ulrich Roser, Nicolas Vautravers, Gerd Diebold
  • Publication number: 20140357706
    Abstract: Preparation and methods of treating and preventing visceral adiposity and cancer are provided involving the administration of stearate to a subject. It has been unexpectedly discovered that the fatty acid stearate, when introduced in the diet, reduces the amount of visceral fat in the body without decreasing overall body weight or causing measurable negative side effects. It has also been unexpectedly discovered that dietary stearate prevents cancer in healthy subjects and reduces both tumor size and metastasis in subjects already afflicted with cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2012
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: THE UAB RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventor: Robert W. Hardy
  • Publication number: 20140349359
    Abstract: A process for the use of peracid compositions to eliminate and/or control the growth of undesirable bacteria, including contaminating bacteria, in the fermentation production of alcohol is disclosed. Beneficially, the peracid compositions and methods of use of the same do not interfere or inhibit the growth or replication of yeast and have low or no adverse environmental impact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventors: Peter J. Fernholz, Jay Kummet
  • Patent number: 8889398
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of prevention of diseases caused by enveloped viruses. More particularly, this invention concerns a composition for inactivating an enveloped virus comprising at least one non phospholipid Lipid Vesicle (nPLV) able to interact with said enveloped virus and an agent that enhances the lipid exchange between said nPLV and the membrane of said enveloped virus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Viroblock SA
    Inventors: Thierry Pelet, Francesca A. Wallach
  • Patent number: 8883192
    Abstract: Compositions useful for weight management in an animal are disclosed. The compositions comprise one or more isoflavones or isoflavone metabolites, and in some embodiments include conjugated linoleic acid, and/or L-carnitine. Also disclosed are methods useful for weight management in an animal utilizing compositions comprising one or more isoflavones, conjugated linoleic acid, and/or L-carnitine. Preferably, the compositions and methods employ a combination of one or more isoflavones, or a combination of one or more isoflavones in conjunction with conjugated linoleic acid, and L-carnitine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventor: Yuanlong Pan
  • Publication number: 20140329811
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for preferentially reducing the proliferation of cystic epithelial cells in the kidney or bile duct in a mammal in need thereof by administering a 20-HETE synthesizing enzyme inhibitor or a 20-HETE antagonist to the mammal in an amount sufficient to preferentially reduce the proliferation of cystic epithelial cells over normal epithelial cells such as tubule epithelial cells in the kidney or bile duct. The present invention also provides a method for preventing or treating autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD), ARPKD associated congenital hepatic fibrosis, ARPKD associated Caroli's disease, or cholangiocarcinoma in a mammal in need thereof by administering a 20-HETE synthesizing enzyme inhibitor or a 20-HETE antagonist to the mammal in an amount sufficient to prevent or treat the disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Inventors: William E. Sweeney, Ellis D. Avner, Richard J. Roman
  • Publication number: 20140329893
    Abstract: Compositions comprising ketone bodies and/or their metabolic precursors are provided that are suitable for administration to humans and animals and which have the properties of, inter alia, (i) increasing cardiac efficiency, particularly efficiency in use of glucose, (ii) for providing energy source, particularly in diabetes and insulin resistant states and (iii) treating disorders caused by damage to brain cells, particularly by retarding or preventing brain damage in memory associated brain areas such as found in Alzheimer's and similar conditions. These compositions may be taken as nutritional aids, for example for athletes, or for the treatment of medical conditions, particularly those associated with poor cardiac efficiency, insulin resistance and neuronal damage. The invention further provides methods of treatment and novel esters and polymers for inclusion in the compositions of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2013
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: BTG International Limited
    Inventor: Richard L. Veech
  • Patent number: 8877762
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compositions containing certain pyrimidine compounds such as minoxidil and/or certain pyrimidine sulfate (inner salt) compounds such as minoxidil sulfate and especially compositions containing pyrimidine compounds in combination with an admixtures comprising at least one antioxidant, at least one organic acid and a select fatty acid mixture. The present disclosure also relates to use of the compositions to grow and/or regrow hair and/or prevent hair loss in mammals and particularly in humans.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: McNeil-PPC, Inc.
    Inventors: Longsheng Hu, Virginia Streusand Goldman, Josephine A. Minerva, Susan Wendling
  • Patent number: 8877812
    Abstract: Disclosed are nutritional formulations including predigested fats that can be administered to preterm infants, infants, toddlers, and children for improving tolerance, digestion, and absorption of nutrients and for reducing the incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis, colic, and short bowel syndrome. The predigested fats include fatty acid-containing monoglycerides and/or a fatty acid component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventors: Chron-Si Lai, Keith A. Garleb, John B. Lasekan, Steven R. Davis
  • Publication number: 20140322407
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions including medium chain peroxycarboxylic acid, methods for making these compositions, and methods for reducing the population of a microorganism. The compositions can include advantageously high levels of the medium chain peroxycarboxylic acid, can be readily made, and/or can exhibit reduced odor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Victor F. Man, Joshua P. Magnuson, Steven E. Lentsch
  • Publication number: 20140323574
    Abstract: An infant formula having a relatively high content of triglycerides having palmitic acid in the sn-2 position. The formula may include oligofructose. The formula may also include at least one omega 6 fatty acid and at least one omega 3 fatty acid. The formula may also have a relatively low protein content and an alpha-lactalbumin content similar to human milk The invention also includes a method for improving the stool consistency, increasing bifidobacteria in the colon, reducing potentially pathogenic bacteria in the colon and reducing calcium soaps in the stool of a formula-fed infant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2013
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: Manjiang Yao, Kalathur S. Ramanujam, Martin Jon Kullen, Margaret Fitzgerald
  • Patent number: 8871218
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preventing obesity later in life by administering a certain nutritional composition to an infant between 0 and 36 months of age.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: N.V. Nutricia
    Inventors: Renate Maria Louise Zwijsen, Gelske Speelmans, Eline Marleen van der Beek, Gunther Boehm
  • Patent number: 8871800
    Abstract: Methods of utilizing a combined administration or a unit dosage of a combination of an HMG-CoA inhibitor and omega-3 fatty acids for the reduction of apolipoprotein-B levels. The methods are especially useful in the treatment of patients with hypertriglyceridemia or hypercholesterolemia or mixed dyslipidemia, coronary heart disease (CHD), vascular disease, atherosclerotic disease and related conditions, and for the prevention or reduction of cardiovascular, cardiac, and vascular events.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: GlaxoSmithKline, LLC
    Inventors: Roelof M. L. Rongen, Robert A. Shalwitz, Douglas Kling, Ralph T. Doyle, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20140309186
    Abstract: A method, computer-readable medium, and system for identifying one or more metabolites associated with a disease, comprising: comparing gene expression data from diseased cells to gene expression data from control cells in order to deduce genes that are differentially-regulated in the diseased cells relative to the control cells; based on enzyme function and pathway data for all human metabolites that utilize the genes that are differentially-regulated in the disease cells, identifying one or more metabolites whose intracellular levels are higher or lower in diseased cells than in control cells, and thereby associating the one or more metabolites with the disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Inventors: Jeffrey Skolnick, Adrian K. Arakaki, John McDonald, Roman Mezencev, Nathan Bowen
  • Patent number: 8853192
    Abstract: A fat or oil composition containing the following ingredients (A) and (B): (A) 100 parts by weight of a fat or oil containing 15 wt. % or more of diacylglycerols having, in the constituent fatty acids thereof, an unsaturated fatty acid content of 80 wt. % or more, a conjugated linoleic acid content of from 2 to 92 wt. %, and an ?3 unsaturated fatty acid content of less than 15 wt. %; having a monoacylglycerol content of 5 wt. % or less and a free fatty acid content of 5 wt. % or less; and containing 1,3-diacylglycerol/1,2-diacylglycerol at a weight ratio of from 1 to 5; and (B) from 0.001 to 2 parts by weight of a tocopherol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Naoki Hosoya, Shin Koike, Takatoshi Murase
  • Patent number: RE45483
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preventing obesity later in life by administering a certain nutritional composition to an infant with the age between 0 and 36 months. The composition comprises linoleic and alpha-linolenic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: N.V. Nutricia
    Inventors: Renate Maria Louise Zwijsen, Gelske Speelmans, Eline Marleen Van Der Beek, Gunther Boehm