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US 10,245,296 B2Granted
Compositions including ginger for the amelioration or prevention of inflammatory conditions
AssigneeColgate-Palmolive Company
InventorsChristina Khoo, Inke Paetau-Robinson, Nolan Frantz
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Abstract
The invention encompasses pet food compositions for a companion animal that include ginger and methods for enhancing the quality of life of an animal by administering such pet food compositions in the diet of the animal.
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A method for treating inflammation or an inflammatory disorder in a companion animal in need thereof, comprising:
- measuring a baseline level of expression of one or more inflammatory biomarkers in the companion animal in need thereof;
- treating the companion animal in need thereof by administering to the companion animal a pet food composition comprising an effective amount of ginger to treat the inflammation or inflammatory disorder in the companion animal, wherein the inflammatory disorder is arthritis;
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- measuring a change in the level of expression of the one or more inflammatory biomarkers relative to the baseline level of expression in the companion animal in need thereof, thereby indicating treatment of the inflammation or the inflammatory disorder,
- wherein the companion animal is a cat, and wherein measuring the change in the level of expression of the one or more biomarkers relative to the baseline level of expression consists of measuring an increase in biomarker C-propeptide of type II collagen (CPII).
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A method for treating chronic inflammation in a companion animal, comprising:
- measuring a baseline level of expression of one or more inflammatory biomarkers in the companion animal in need thereof;
- treating the companion animal in need thereof by administering to the companion animal in need thereof a pet food composition comprising fiber, protein, fats, carbohydrates, and an effective amount of ginger to reduce or eliminate the inflammatory response within the companion animal, the amount of the ginger being from 1.5% to 10% by weight of the composition, wherein the chronic inflammation is arthritis;
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- measuring a change in the level of expression of the one or more inflammatory biomarkers relative to the baseline level of expression in the companion animal in need thereof, thereby indicating treatment of the chronic inflammation,
- wherein the companion animal is a cat, and wherein measuring the change in the level of expression of the one or more biomarkers relative to the baseline level of expression consists of measuring an increase in biomarker CPII.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.