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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2015
Children's Medical Center Corporation, Boston, MA (US);
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc., Boston, MA (US);
Mark Puder, Medfield, MA (US);
Bruce R. Bistrian, Ipswich, MA (US);
Children's Medical Center Corporation, Inc., Boston, MA (US);
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc., Boston, MA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a formulation that can take the form of an emulsion which contains total enteral or parenteral nutrition for a recipient subject. The formulation includes as the sole fat components: (i) medium chain triglycerides; and (ii) very long chain fatty acids selected from (a) very long chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids; and (b) docosahexaenoic acid and arachidonic acid in a ratio of about 10:1 (v/v or w/w) to about 2000:1 (v/v or w/w). The sole fat components provide about 10% to about 90% total calories of the formulation, and the medium chain triglycerides provide about 25%-95% total fat calories of the formulation. Methods and kits for utilizing the formulation and for treating various disorders and diseases that involve an inflammatory response are also disclosed.