Chitosan oligosaccharides and uses thereof
OwnerIsabelle Boucher, Serge Brunetinventors
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Abstract
The present invention is directed towards compositions and methods for reducing or controlling inflammation and for treating inflammatory disease processes and other pathological conditions. The present invention relates to mixtures comprising at least one oligosaccharide of chitosan or a component thereof as novel pharmaceuticals, dietary supplements or cosmetic compositions containing such mixtures, and to the use of such mixtures for preparing a medicament or a dietary supplement for the suppression of hypersensitivity reaction and/or inflammation in human and animals.
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A method for treating inflammation or a hypersensitivity reaction in a human or an animal comprising administering by cutaneous, intravenous, intradermal, intranasal, or intramuscular administration, or topical application to said human or animal, a composition comprising a physiologically acceptable carrier and a chitosan oligomer, wherein said chitosan oligomer is at least 75% deacetylated and has a molecular weight of 2000 Da or less.
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