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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 1989
Filed:
Feb. 09, 1989
David F Horrobin, Montreal, CA;
Efamol Ltd., Surrey, GB;
Abstract
A method of treatment of atopic disorders, including eczema, asthma, allergies (especially allergic rhinitis), migraine and disorders associated with atopy including Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, otitis media, nephrotic syndrome, or benign breast disease, or breast or other cancer, or diabetes, or alcoholism, with effective amounts of one or more of the metabolites of linoleic acid (GLA, DGLA, AA, 22:4n-6 or 22:5n-6) and one or more of the metabolites of .alpha.-linolenic acid (18:4n-3, 20:4n-3, 20:5n-3, 22:5n-3 or 22:6n-3) are administered as such or in the form of an ester, salt, amide or other derivative convertible in the body thereto alone or in an acceptable pharmaceutical carrier or diluent.