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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 08, 1998
Parvin T Yazdi, Madison, WI (US);
Thaddeus P Pruss, Madison, WI (US);
Clarion Pharmaceuticals Inc., Madison, WI (US);
Abstract
.alpha.-Tocopherylphosphocholine and salts thereof have been discovered to possess antiviral, anti-fungal, anti-inflammatory, PAF-antagonist, and ultra-violet radiation-blocking activities. The compound and salts have also been discovered to be capable of forming liposomes. The present invention thus provides methods of treating viral and fungal infections, inflammatory disorders and pathophysiological conditions due to PAF activity in a mammal by administering to the mammal .alpha.-tocopherylphosphocholine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising .alpha.-tocopherylphosphocholine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. Further, the invention provides liposomes which comprise .alpha.-tocopherylphosphocholine or a salt thereof as a structural component of the liposome bilayer.