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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2004
Shanker Gupta, Rockville, MD (US);
C. Patrick Reynolds, Sherman Oaks, CA (US);
Barry J. Maurer, Sylmar, CA (US);
B. Rao Vishnuvajjala, Rockville, MD (US);
Shanker Gupta, Rockville, MD (US);
C. Patrick Reynolds, Sherman Oaks, CA (US);
Barry J. Maurer, Sylmar, CA (US);
B. Rao Vishnuvajjala, Rockville, MD (US);
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides stable aqueous solutions consisting essentially of: (a) a sphingolipid; (b) lactic acid; and (c) optionally a stabilizing agent; wherein the solution has a molar ratio of lactic acid to sphingolipid of 1:1 to 10:1. The present invention further provides an emulsion formulation consisting essentially of: (a) lactic acid; (b) a sphingolipid, wherein the sphingolipid is present in an amount of about 0.1 to about 30 mg/ml of emulsion; (b) optionally an isotonic agent; and (c) a phospholipid present in an amount of about 0.2 to about 200 mg/ml of emulsion. Methods of making and using the compositions are also provided.