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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2004
Laurence S. Harbige, London, GB;
Michael J. Leach, London, GB;
Mohammed Sharief, Kent, GB;
Paul Barraclough, Surrey, GB;
Laurence S. Harbige, London, GB;
Michael J. Leach, London, GB;
Mohammed Sharief, Kent, GB;
Paul Barraclough, Surrey, GB;
BTG International Limited, London, GB;
Abstract
A method is provided for treating a patient in need of therapy for a neurodegenerative disease comprising administering to that patient a therapeutically effective dose of a lipid glyceride comprising a glycerol moiety and a fatty acid moiety, the fatty acid moiety being selected from the group consisting of γ-linolenic acid, dihomo-γ-linolenic acid and arachidonic acid characterized in that the selected fatty acid moiety is attached to the glycerol moiety at its sn-2 position. Preferably the method is that wherein the lipid is administered for a duration and at a dose sufficient to maintain or elevate TGF-β1 levels in the patient to therapeutic levels.