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Non-methylene interrupted fatty acids as immunomodulators

US5456912A · kind A · utility

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Assignee

The Regents of the University of California · US

Inventors

J. Bruce German · Davis, US
M. Eric Gershwin · Davis, US
Alvin Berger · Orr, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 28, 1993
Grant date	Oct 10, 1995
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 28, 2013

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61K31/20
WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Autoimmune diseases are controlled by the administration of non-methylene interrupted fatty acids of the formula ##STR1## in which R is alkyl or alkenyl. A preferred compound within the scope of this formula is 5,11,14-eicosatrienoic acid.

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