Dermatitis treatment
AssigneeAvexxin AS
InventorBerit Johansen
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Abstract
A compound of formula (I) R-L-CO—X (I) (wherein R is a C10-24 unsaturated hydrocarbon group optionally interrupted by one or more heteroatoms or groups of heteroatoms selected from S, O, N, SO, SO2, said hydrocarbon group comprising at least 4 non-conjugated double bonds; L is a linking group forming a bridge of 1 to 5 atoms between the R group and the carbonyl CO wherein L comprises at least one heteroatom in the backbone of the linking group; and X is an electron withdrawing group) or a salt thereof for use in the treatment of dermatitis.
Claims17
1-18. (canceled)
A method of treating dermatitis comprising administering to an animal in need thereof an effective amount of a compound of formula (I′):
- R—Y1-Y2-CO—X (I′),
- or a salt thereof, wherein in formula (I′):
- R is a C10-24 unsaturated hydrocarbon group comprising at least 4 non-conjugated double bonds;
- X is an electron withdrawing group;
- Y1 is selected from O, S, NH, N(C1-6-alkyl), SO or SO2;
- and
- Y2 is (CH2)n or CH(C1-6alkyl), where n is 1 to 3.
A method of treating dermatitis comprising administering to a mammal in need thereof an effective amount of a compound of formula
- or a salt thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.