Compositions that treat or inhibit pathological conditions associated with inflammatory response
View Patent ↗A natural formulation of compounds that would to modulate inflammation is disclosed. The formulation would also inhibit expression of COX-2, inhibit synthesis of prostaglandins selectively in target cells, and inhibit inflammatory response selectively in target cells. The compositions containing at least one fraction isolated or derived from hops. Other embodiments relate to combinations of components, including at least one fraction isolated or derived from hops, tryptanthrin and conjugates thereof, rosemary, an extract or compound derived from rosemary, a triterpene species, or a diterpene lactone or derivatives or conjugates thereof.
1. An anti-inflammatory composition consisting essentially of anti-inflammatory effective amounts of a first component selected from the group consisting of dihydro-isohumulone, dihydro-isocohumulone, dihydro-isoadhumulone, tetrahydro-isohumulone, tetrahydro-isocohumulone, tetrahydro-isoadhumulone, hexahydro-isohumulone, hexahydro-isocohumulone, and hexahydro-isoadhumulone; from about 0.7 to 700 mg of a second component selected from the group consisting of oleanolic acid and ursolic acid; and about 0.01 to 500 mg of a rosemary extract as a third component.
2. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the first component is about 0.5 to 10,000 mg.
3. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the first component is about 50 to 7,500 mg.
4. An anti-inflammatory composition consisting essentially of anti-inflammatory effective amounts of a first component selected from the group consisting of dihydro-isohumulone, dihydro-isocohumulone, dihydro-isoadhumulone, tetrahydro-isohumulone, tetrahydro-isocohumulone, tetrahydro-isoadhumulone, hexahydro-isohumulone, hexahydro-isocohumulone, and hexahydro-isoadhumulone; from about 0.7 to 700 mg of a second component selected from the group consisting of oleanolic acid and ursolic acid; and about 0.5 to 5000 mg of a rosemary extract as a third component.
5. The composition of claim 4 , wherein the first component is about 0.5 to 10,000 mg.
6. The composition of claim 4 , wherein the first component is about 50 to 7,500 mg.