Novel nitric-oxide releasing lipid molecules are provided which comprise a lipid molecule selected from (a) phosphoglycerides, (b) lipids having a sphingosine base as a backbone, (c) monoacylglyerols, (d) diacylglycerols, (e) glycosylacylglycerols, and (f) sterol compounds of the formula:
1
where R is a branched aliphatic chain of eight or more carbon atoms, wherein the lipid molecule is provided with a nitric-oxide containing group which comprises (a) a—S—N═O moiety, (b) a—O—N═O moiety, or (c) a
2
moiety. Also provided are methods of forming such nitric oxide releasing lipid molecules.
Various pharmaceutical compositions, topical liquids and drug delivery systems comprising the nitric-oxide releasing lipid molecules are also described. Further provided are methods for therapeutically administering nitric oxide to patients, methods of treating or preventing various conditions, methods for promoting wound healing and methods of reducing the cells present in an atherosclerotic lesion, which methods utilize the nitric-oxide releasing lipid molecules.
本发明提供了可释放
一氧化氮的新型脂质分子,它包括选自以下物质的脂质分子:(a)
磷酸甘油酯;(b) 以鞘
磷脂基为骨架的脂质;(c) 单酰基
甘油;(d) 二酰基
甘油;(e) 糖基酰基
甘油;(f) 式中的
甾醇化合物:
1
其中 R 是由 8 个或更多碳原子组成的支链脂族链,脂质分子中含有含
一氧化氮的基团,该基团包括 (a) 一个 S-N═O 分子,(b) 一个 O-N═O 分子,或 (c) 一个
2
分子。此外,还提供了形成这种释放
一氧化氮的脂质分子的方法。
还描述了包含
一氧化氮释放脂质分子的各种药物组合物、局部液体和给药系统。进一步提供了向患者治疗性施用
一氧化氮的方法、治疗或预防各种疾病的方法、促进伤口愈合的方法和减少动脉粥样硬化病变中存在的细胞的方法,这些方法都利用了
一氧化氮释放脂质分子。