Patent ID: 7737129

Claim:
A method of treating sepsis in a patient in need thereof comprising administering to the patient a composition comprising a compound of formula (1): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; wherein A 1 and A 2 are each independently —OPO(OH) 2 , R 1 is selected from the group consisting of —COCH 2 CO(CH 2 ) 10 CH 3 , —COCH 2 CH(OH)(CH 2 ) 10 CH 3 , —COCH 2 CH(OCH 3 )(CH 2 ) 10 CH 3 , —CO(CH 2 ) 12 CH 3 and —CO(CH 2 ) 9 CH═CH(CH 2 ) 5 CH 3 , R 2 is —(CH 2 ) 9 CH 3 , R 3 is selected from the group consisting of —CO(CH 2 ) 9 CH═CH(CH 2 ) 5 CH 3 and —CO(CH 2 ) 16 CH 3 , R 4 is selected from the group consisting of —(CH 2 ) 2 CH(OH)(CH 2 ) 6 CH 3 , —(CH 2 ) 2 CH(OCH 3 )(CH 2 ) 5 CH 3 , —(CH 2 ) 2 CH(OCH 3 )(CH 2 ) 6 CH 3 , and —(CH 2 ) 9 CH 3 , R A is selected from the group consisting of —CHOCH 3 and —CH 3 , and R 6 is —OH; such that sepsis is treated.