New host-protective molecules containing conjugated triene and diene double bonds with each carrying a 13-carbon position alcohol and were derived from n-3 docosapentaenoic acid (DPA, C22:5) were produced in neutrophil-endothelial co-cultures, and they are present in human and mouse tissues after sterile inflammation or infection. These compounds, termed 13-series resolvins (RvT), demonstrated potent protective actions increasing mice survival during Escherichia coli infections. Their biosynthesis during neutrophil-endothelial cell interactions was initiated by endothelial cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and increased by atorvastatin via S-nitrosylation of COX-2. Atorvastatin and RvT were additive in E. coli infections in mice where they accelerated resolution of inflammation and increased survival >60%. Results documented novel host protective molecules in bacterial infections, namely RvT, derived from n-3 DPA via transcellular biosynthesis and increased by atorvastatin. RvT also regulated human and mouse phagocyte responses stimulating bacterial phagocytosis and regulating inflammasome components to regulate key innate protective responses in the resolution of infectious-inflammation.

New host-protective molecules containing conjugated triene and diene double bonds with each carrying a 13-carbon position alcohol and were derived from n-3 docosapentaenoic acid (DPA, C22:5) were produced in neutrophil-endothelial co-cultures, and they are present in human and mouse tissues after sterile inflammation or infection. These compounds, termed 13-series resolvins (RvT), demonstrated potent protective actions increasing mice survival during Escherichia coli infections. Their biosynthesis during neutrophil-endothelial cell interactions was initiated by endothelial cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and increased by atorvastatin via S-nitrosylation of COX-2. Atorvastatin and RvT were additive in E. coli infections in mice where they accelerated resolution of inflammation and increased survival >60%. Results documented novel host protective molecules in bacterial infections, namely RvT, derived from n-3 DPA via transcellular biosynthesis and increased by atorvastatin. RvT also regulated human and mouse phagocyte responses stimulating bacterial phagocytosis and regulating inflammasome components to regulate key innate protective responses in the resolution of infectious-inflammation.

The present invention concerns compounds and their use to treat cardiovascular disease, renal disease, thrombic disease, stroke, metabolic syndrome, cell proliferation, and ischemic cardiovascular disorders. Compounds of the present invention display significant potency as antagonists of 20-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (20-HETE), and function as anti-hypertensive, anti-inflammatory, or anti-growth agents.

The present invention concerns compounds and their use to treat cardiovascular disease, renal disease, thrombic disease, stroke, metabolic syndrome, cell proliferation, and ischemic cardiovascular disorders. Compounds of the present invention display significant potency as antagonists of 20-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (20-HETE), and function as anti-hypertensive, anti-inflammatory, or anti-growth agents.

The present invention relates to compounds of Formulas I-IV, which are salts of special lipid mediators of inflammation, compositions containing same, and methods of using same in the treatment of various diseases and disorders characterized by chronic or excessive inflammation, or both.

The present invention relates to compounds of Formulas I-IV, which are salts of special lipid mediators of inflammation, compositions containing same, and methods of using same in the treatment of various diseases and disorders characterized by chronic or excessive inflammation, or both.

Provided is a method for producing an unsaturated fatty acid oxide (e.g. ω3 fatty acid oxide) that is new and has more beneficial features compared to conventional technologies. This method uses a lipoxygenase-containing composition (e.g. a lipoxygenase-containing composition derived from beans) as a lipoxygenase enzyme, and also uses a freezing method with organic solvent extraction. The present invention makes it possible to produce an unsaturated fatty acid oxide (e.g. ω3 fatty acid oxide) efficiently and at a low cost. The present invention also provides a pharmaceutical composition containing an ω3 fatty acid oxide isolated and purified by this method as an active ingredient.

The present invention relates to compounds of Formulas I-IV, which are salts of special lipid mediators of inflammation, compositions containing same, and methods of using same in the treatment of various diseases and disorders characterized by chronic or excessive inflammation, or both. Provided are pharmaceutical compositions adapted to deliver the compounds the lower gastrointestinal tract and methods of using same as monotherapy in the treatment of inflammatory diseases or disorders of the lower gastrointestinal tract, and in combination therapy with 5-aminosalicylate.

The present invention relates to compounds of Formulas I-IV, which are salts of special lipid mediators of inflammation, compositions containing same, and methods of using same in the treatment of various diseases and disorders characterized by chronic or excessive inflammation, or both. Provided are pharmaceutical compositions adapted to deliver the compounds the lower gastrointestinal tract and methods of using same as monotherapy in the treatment of inflammatory diseases or disorders of the lower gastrointestinal tract, and in combination therapy with 5-aminosalicylate.

Described herein are methods of preparing cutin-derived monomers, oligomers, or combinations thereof from cutin-containing plant matter. The methods can include heating the cutin-derived plant matter in a solvent at elevated temperature and pressure. In some preferred embodiments, the methods can be carried out without the use of additional acidic or basic species.