Inventors:
Paul A. Brown - Snohomish WA
Stuart L. Bursten - Snoqualmie WA
Glenn C. Rice - Seattle WA
Jack W. Singer - Seattle WA
Assignee:
Cell Therapeutics Inc. - Seattle WA
International Classification:
A61K 3152, A61K 31535, A61K 3151, A61K 3144
Abstract:
There is disclosed a method for:
(1) inhibiting new blood vessel formation that is useful for treating or preventing progression of diabetic retinopathy, cavernous haemangiomas, Kaposi's sarcoma, tumors composed of endothelial-like cells, and growth of cancer cells by preventing their development of a new blood supply:
(2) suppressing development of kidney diseases due to cytokine induced proliferation of mesangial cells and/or glomerular epithelial cells that is useful for treating or preventing progression of diabetic glomerulosclerosis and other glomerulonephritides of various types and etiologies;
(3) preventing joint destruction accompanying rheumatoid arthritis due to proliferation of synovial cells;
(4) suppressing manifestations of psoriasis due to proliferation of keratinocytes and accumulation of inflammatory cells;
(5) suppressing accelerated atherogenesis involved in restenosis of coronary vessels or other arterial vessels following angioplasty;
(6) suppressing atherogenesis, coronary artery disease and other vasculopathies due to atherogenesis; and
(7) suppressing tumor growth via paracrine or autocrine mediated responses to PDGF, FGF EGF or VEGF that is useful for treating or preventing progression of tumors such as breast cancer stimulated through overexpression of her-2-neu receptor, wherein the inventive method comprises administering a compound that inhibits signal transduction through cellular accumulation of non-arachidonyl phosphatidic acid (PA) selected from the group consisting of 1-o-octadecanyl 2-oleoyl PA (687), 1-oleoyl 2-linoleoyl PA (697 or 698), 1-o-octadecanyl 2-linoleoyl PA (681), 1-o-octadecanyl-9,12-dienyl 2-linoleoyl PA (679), 1-myristoyl 2-oleoyl PA (645), 1-o-myristoyl 2-stearoyl PA (633), 1,2-sn-dilinoleoyl PA (695), 1-oleoyl 2-linoleoyl PA (697), 1-stearoyl 2-oleoyl PA (701), 1-o-oleoyl 2-20:4 PA (707), 1-o-linoleoyl 2-20:4 PA (705), 1-o-linoleoyl 2-20:5 PA (703), and combinations thereof.