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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2013
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
President and Fellows of Harvard College, Cambridge, MA (US);
Michael A. Fischbach, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jeffrey A. Bluestone, San Francisco, CA (US);
Cristina Penaranda, Boston, MA (US);
Laura Brown, Bloomington, IN (US);
Jon Clardy, Jamaica Plain, MA (US);
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
President and Fellows of Harvard College, Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
Provided herein are sphingolipid compounds that are useful for activating natural killer T cells. Also provided are methods for treating or preventing a disease or disorder that is treatable by activating the immune system by stimulating natural killer T cells. The compounds are therefore useful for treating or reducing the likelihood of occurrence of an immune diseases and disorders, such as autoimmune diseases or disorders. The compounds may also be used for treating or reducing the likelihood of occurrence of a microbial infection or for treating or reducing the likelihood of occurrence of a cancer in a subject by administering the sphingolipid compounds described herein.