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US 7,582,678 B2Granted
Use of branched-chain fatty acids and derivatives thereof for the treatment of pain
AssigneeD-Pharm Ltd.
InventorsAlexander Kozak, Revital Duvdevani, Firas M. Younis
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Abstract
The present invention relates to compounds and pharmaceutical compositions useful for treating pain. The invention also relates to methods of treating or alleviating pain in mammals, comprising administering to a mammal suffering from pain, a pain-alleviating amount of a compound of the general formula (I) or (II).
Claims12
A method of treating or alleviating pain in mammals, comprising administering to a mammal suffering from pain, a pain-alleviating amount of a compound of the general formula:
- and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein:
- R1 is a saturated or unsaturated chain of 1-18 carbons in length;
- R2 is a saturated or unsaturated chain of 1-18 carbons in length;
- and
- A is PO4—X, wherein X is a hydrogen or choline.
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