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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2009
Yechezkel Barenholz, Jerusalem, IL;
Dorit Nitzan, Bargiora, IL;
Izhak Etsion, Haifa, IL;
Avi Schroeder, Moshav Massuot Yitzhak, IL;
Grigory Halperin, Or-Akiva, IL;
Sarit Sivan, Zichron Yaakov, IL;
Yechezkel Barenholz, Jerusalem, IL;
Dorit Nitzan, Bargiora, IL;
Izhak Etsion, Haifa, IL;
Avi Schroeder, Moshav Massuot Yitzhak, IL;
Grigory Halperin, Or-Akiva, IL;
Sarit Sivan, Zichron Yaakov, IL;
Technion Research and Development Foundation Ltd., Haifa, IL;
Hadasit Medical Research Services & Development Limited, Jerusalem, IL;
Yissum Research Development Company of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, IL;
Abstract
The present invention concerns methods of joint lubrication and/or prevention of cartilage wear making use of liposomes having membranes with at least one phospholipid (PL) of the group consisting of a glycerophospholipid (GPL) having two, being the same or different, C-Chydrocarbon chain and a sphingolipid (SPL) having a C-Chydrocarbon chain, the one or more membranes having a phase transition temperature in which solid ordered (SO) to liquid disordered (LD) phase transition occurs, the phase transition temperature being within a temperature of about 20° C. to about 39° C. for lubrication of joints.