The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.

University of London

Jesmond Dalli

Charles Nicholas Serhan

Costantino Pitzalis

Patricia Regina Soares De Souza

Mary Elizabeth Walker

Romain Alexandre Colas

Conrad Bessant

Esteban Alberto Gomez Cifuentes

The invention describes novel mono-hydroxy, di-hydroxy and tri-hydroxy docosapentaenoic acid (DPA) analogues, their preparation, isolation, identification, purification and uses thereof.

N-3 immunoresolvents: structures and actions

A method, device, computer program and related immunoassay are disclosed for assessing the efficacy of a statin selected from, for example, selected from RvT1 (7,13,20-trihydroxy-8,10,14,16Z,18-docosapentaenoic acid), RvT2 (7,12,13-trihydroxy-8,10,14,16Z,19Z-docosapentaenoic acid), RvT3 (7,8,13-trihydroxy-9,11,14,16Z,19Z-docosapentaenoic acid) and RvT4 (7,13-dihydroxy-8,10,14,16Z,19Z-docosapentaenoic acid), for use in the treatment of an inflammatory condition in an individual patient, which comprises measuring the levels of at least one 13-series resolvin in biological samples obtained from the patient before and after administration of the statin, wherein an increase in the level of the resolvin after administration of the statin is indicative of efficacy of the statin. Also disclosed is a method of storing a biological sample to preserve lipid mediators in the sample comprising placing the sample in an organic solvent and storing the sample at a temperature of &#x2264;&#x2212;75&#xb0; C.

Method and apparatus for determining the efficacy of statins for treating inflammatory diseases in individual patients

The invention describes novel mono-hydroxy, di-hydroxy and tri-hydroxy docosapentaenoic acid (DPA) analogs, their preparation, isolation, identification, purification and uses thereof. Resolution of inflammation is now held to be an active process where autacoids promote homeostasis. Using functional-metabololipidomics and in vivo systems, endogenous n-3 docosapentaenoic (DPA) acid is converted during inflammation-resolution in mice and by human leukocytes to novel n-3 products congenerous to D-series resolvins (Rv), protectins (PD) and maresins (MaR), termed specialized pro-resolving mediators (SPM). The new n-3 DPA structures include 7,8,17-trihydroxy-9,11,13,15E, 19Zdocosapentaenoic acid (RvD1n_3 DPA), 7, 14-dihydroxy-8, 10, 12, 16Z, 19Z-docosapentaenoic acid (MaR1n_3 DPA) and related bioactive products.

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