Patent ID: 7820206

Claim:
A method of treating inflammation associated with a pathological condition in a mammal, the method comprising administering to the mammal a composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a compound 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; wherein the pathological condition is selected from the group consisting of arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, spondyloathopathies, gouty arthritis, osteoarthritis, systemic lupus erythematosis, juvenile arthritis, psoriasis, eczema, burns, dermatitis, acne rosacea, inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn's disease, irritable bowel syndrome, ulcerative colitis, colorectal cancer, swelling occurring after injury, myocardial ischemia, retinopathies, Alzheimer's disease, allergic rhinitis, endotoxin shock syndrome, atherosclerosis; and conditions associated with central nervous system damage resulting from stroke, ischemia or trauma.