The present invention relates to lipid comprising docosapentaenoic acid and/or docosahexaenoic acid wherein the docosapentaenoic acid and/or docosahexaenoic acid may be preferentially esterified at the sn-2 position of triacylglycerol, and processes for producing and using the lipid.

The present invention relates to lipid comprising docosapentaenoic acid and/or docosahexaenoic acid wherein the docosapentaenoic acid and/or docosahexaenoic acid may be preferentially esterified at the sn-2 position of triacylglycerol, and processes for producing and using the lipid.

A method comprising administering to a subject having an aneurysm, suspected of having an aneurysm, or at risk of developing an aneurysm, a therapeutically effective amount of a compound selected from (i) a nitroalkene fatty acid, (ii) an unsaturated fatty acid having an electron withdrawing group, a leaving group, and a carbon-carbon double bond disposed between the electron withdrawing group and the leaving group, (iii) a thiolated nitro fatty acid, (iv) a dicarboxylic acid compound containing an electron withdrawing group, or a mixture of at least two of (i)-(iv).

A method comprising administering to a subject having an aneurysm, suspected of having an aneurysm, or at risk of developing an aneurysm, a therapeutically effective amount of a compound selected from (i) a nitroalkene fatty acid, (ii) an unsaturated fatty acid having an electron withdrawing group, a leaving group, and a carbon-carbon double bond disposed between the electron withdrawing group and the leaving group, (iii) a thiolated nitro fatty acid, (iv) a dicarboxylic acid compound containing an electron withdrawing group, or a mixture of at least two of (i)-(iv).

The present invention relates to a process for producing ethyl esters of polyunsaturated fatty acids, comprising transesterifying triacylglycerols in extracted plant lipid.

A compound having the formula (1), (2), (3) or (4), or combinations thereof, for use in the prevention or treatment of dehydration, and/or in the treatment of diarrhea, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 are independently, a long chain fatty acid having between 16 and 20 carbons.

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A compound having the formula (1), (2), (3) or (4), or combinations thereof, for use in the prevention or treatment of dehydration, and/or in the treatment of diarrhea, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 are independently, a long chain fatty acid having between 16 and 20 carbons.

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The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating neurodegenerative diseases comprising a diterpene, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

Specifically, the diterpene of the present invention can prevent or treat neurodegenerative diseases caused by inhibition of Nurr1 activity by activating Nurr1 and inhibiting the inflammatory response.

The present invention provides compositions and methods for stimulating an immune response using cationic lipids alone or in combination with antiigens.

The present invention provides compositions and methods for stimulating an immune response using cationic lipids alone or in combination with antiigens.