Patent ID: 8309606

Claim:
A method for the treatment or control of a disease in a subject comprising administering to said subject a compound having the formula: or salt thereof, wherein: represents a single bond or a double bond; R 1 and R 2 are the same or different and, independently of each other, are groups represented by the formula: in which R 5 is H, OH or OR 6 , where R 6 is a linear or branched C 1 -C 4 alkyl; A-B is a group represented by the formula: X is O, —CH 2 O—, —CH 2 CH 2 O—, —CH(CH 3 )CH 2 O— or —CH 2 CH(CH 3 )O—; Z is —CH 2 CH 2 O—, —CH(CH 3 )CH 2 O— or —CH 2 CH(CH 3 )O—; m is an integer of 0 or 1, and n is an integer of 0-50 and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient or adjuvant, wherein said disease is selected from bronchial asthma, allergic rhinitis, and multiple sclerosis.