Patent ID: 8629181
Filing Date: 2014-01-14
Classification: A61K,A61P,C11B,C12P

Abstract:
1. A method of treating an inflammatory condition including musculo-skeletal disorder selected from the group consisting of arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, and combinations thereof in a human or animal patient, said method comprising administration to the patient of an effective amount of a fungally-modified fat or oil and/or its extract containing newly synthesized biologically-active chemical compounds, produced according to a process comprising; a) isolating an endogenous fungus or an endogenous fungal mixture from a lipid substrate, wherein said endogenous fungus or said endogenous fungal mixture has enzymatic activity; b) sterilizing said lipid substrate, or sterilizing a second lipid substrate that is colonized by said endogenous fungus or said endogenous fungal mixture, to produce a sterilized lipid substrate; c) inoculating said sterilized lipid substrate with said endogenous fungus or said endogenous fungal mixture to produce an inoculated lipid substrate; d) incubating said inoculated lipid substrate for a period of between about 7-120 days at a temperature of between about 4-35° C., at a humidity of between about 75-100% to produce an incubated lipid substrate; and e) processing said incubated lipid substrate to obtain fungally-modified fat or oil and/or its extract containing newly synthesized biologically-active chemical coumpounds.