DHA esters and use thereof in treatment and prevention of cardiovascular disease
US8227479B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 13, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jul 24, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 13, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07D493/04
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention relates to a docosahexaenoic acid ester with an alcohol chosen among the group-B vitamins or provitamins, advantageously comprised by: nicotinyl alcohol of the following formula (I), panthenol of the following formula (II), and inositol of the following formula (III) or with isosorbide of the following formula (IV) or isosorbide mononitrate of the following formula (V). It also relates to a method of preparation of same, a pharmaceutical composition comprising same and the use of same in the treatment or prevention of cardiovascular disease, in particular auricular fibrillation.
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