Anti-inflammatory agent containing rare fatty acid

Abstract

The present invention provides an anti-inflammatory agent containing a rare fatty acid such as hydroxylated fatty acid, oxo fatty acid and the like, and further, food, pharmaceutical product and the like containing the anti-inflammatory agent.

1 .- 14 . (canceled) 
     
     
         15 . A method for the prophylaxis or treatment of an inflammatory disease, comprising administering to a patient an effective amount of a fatty acid that is
 (1) a fatty acid having 18 carbon atoms and a hydroxyl group or carbonyl group at the 10-position,   (2) a fatty acid having 18 carbon atoms and a hydroxyl group or carbonyl group at the 13-position,   (3) a fatty acid having 18 or 20 carbon atoms and a hydroxyl group or carbonyl group at the 12-position,   (4) a fatty acid having 20 carbon atoms and a hydroxyl group or carbonyl group at the 15-position, or   (5) a fatty acid having 16 carbon atoms and a hydroxyl group or carbonyl group at the 10-position.   
     
     
         16 . The method according to  claim 15 , wherein the inflammatory disease is an inflammatory disease involving macrophage. 
     
     
         17 .- 20 . (canceled) 
     
     
         21 . The method according to  claim 15 , wherein the fatty acid is
 (1) a saturated fatty acid or an unsaturated fatty acid having a trans double bond at the 11-position or at least one cis double bond at the 6-position, the 12-position, the 15-position, which has 18 carbon atoms and a hydroxyl group or carbonyl group at the 10-position,   (2) a saturated fatty acid or an unsaturated fatty acid having at least one cis double bond at the 6-position, the 9-position, the 15-position, which has 18 carbon atoms and a hydroxyl group or carbonyl group at the 13-position,   (3) a saturated fatty acid or an unsaturated fatty acid having at least one cis double bond at the 5-position, the 8-position, the 9-position, the 14-position, the 17-position, which has 18 or 20 carbon atoms and a hydroxyl group or carbonyl group at the 12-position,   (4) an unsaturated fatty acid having at least one cis double bond at the 5-position, the 8-position, the 11-position, the 17-position, which has 20 carbon atoms and a hydroxyl group or carbonyl group at the 15-position, or   (5) a saturated fatty acid having 16 carbon atoms and a hydroxyl group or carbonyl group at the 10-position.   
     
     
         22 . The method according to  claim 21 , wherein the fatty acid is
 (1) a saturated fatty acid or an unsaturated fatty acid having a trans double bond at the 11-position or at least one cis double bond at the 6-position, the 12-position, which has 18 carbon atoms and a hydroxyl group or carbonyl group at the 10-position,   (2) a saturated fatty acid or an unsaturated fatty acid having at least one cis double bond at the 6-position, the 9-position, the 15-position, which has 18 carbon atoms and a hydroxyl group or carbonyl group at the 13-position, or   (3) saturated fatty acid having 18 carbon atoms and a hydroxyl group at the 12-position.   
     
     
         23 . The method according to  claim 21 , wherein
 (1) the saturated fatty acid or the unsaturated fatty acid having a trans double bond at the 11-position or at least one cis double bond at the 6-position, the 12-position, the 15-position, which has 18 carbon atoms and a hydroxyl group or carbonyl group at the 10-position, is 10-hydroxy-cis-12-octadecenoic acid, 10-hydroxy-cis-12,cis-15-octadecadienoic acid, 10-hydroxy-cis-6,cis-12-octadecadienoic acid, 10-hydroxy-cis-6,cis-12,cis-15-octadecatrienoic acid, 10,12-dihydroxy-octadecanoic acid, 10-hydroxy-octadecanoic acid, 10-hydroxy-cis-15-octadecenoic acid, 10-hydroxy-cis-6-octadecenoic acid, 10-hydroxy-cis-6,cis-15-octadecadienoic acid, 10-hydroxy-trans-11-octadecenoic acid, 10-hydroxy-trans-11,cis-15-octadecadienoic acid, 10-hydroxy-cis-6,trans-11-octadecadienoic acid, 10-hydroxy-cis-6,trans-11,cis-15-octadecatrienoic acid, 10-oxo-cis-12-octadecenoic acid, 10-oxo-cis-12,cis-15-octadecadienoic acid, 10-oxo-cis-6,cis-12-octadecadienoic acid, 10-oxo-cis-6,cis-12,cis-15-octadecatrienoic acid, 10-oxo-octadecanoic acid, 10-oxo-cis-6-octadecenoic acid, 10-oxo-cis-15-octadecenoic acid, 10-oxo-cis-6,cis-15-octadecadienoic acid, 10-oxo-trans-11-octadecenoic acid, 10-oxo-cis-6,trans-11-octadecadienoic acid, 10-oxo-trans-11,cis-15-octadecadienoic acid, or 10-oxo-cis-6,trans-11,cis-15-octadecatrienoic acid,   (2) the saturated fatty acid or the unsaturated fatty acid having at least one cis double bond at the 6-position, the 9-position, the 15-position, which has 18 carbon atoms and a hydroxyl group or carbonyl group at the 13-position, is 13-hydroxy-cis-9-octadecenoic acid, 13-hydroxy-cis-6,cis-9-octadecadienoic acid, 13-hydroxy-cis-9,cis-15-octadecadienoic acid, 13-hydroxy-cis-6,cis-9,cis-15-octadecatrienoic acid, 10,13-dihydroxy-octadecanoic acid, 10,13-dihydroxy-cis-6-octadecenoic acid, 10,13-dihydroxy-cis-15-octadecenoic acid, 10,13-dihydroxy-cis-6,cis-15-octadecadienoic acid, 10-oxo-13-hydroxy-octadecanoic acid, 10-oxo-13-hydroxy-cis-6-octadecenoic acid, 10-oxo-13-hydroxy-cis-15-octadecenoic acid, 10-oxo-13-hydroxy-cis-6,cis-15-octadecadienoic acid, 13-hydroxy-cis-5,cis-9-octadecadienoic acid, 13-hydroxy-trans-5,cis-9-octadecadienoic acid, 13-oxo-cis-9-octadecenoic acid, 13-oxo-cis-6,cis-9-octadecadienoic acid, 13-oxo-cis-9,cis-15-octadecadienoic acid, 13-oxo-cis-6,cis-9,cis-15-octadecatrienoic acid, 10,13-dioxo-octadecanoic acid, 10,13-dioxo-cis-6-octadecenoic acid, 10,13-dioxo-cis-15-octadecenoic acid, 10,13-dioxo-cis-6,cis-15-octadecadienoic acid, 13-oxo-cis-5,cis-9-octadecadienoic acid, or 13-oxo-trans-5,cis-9-octadecadienoic acid,   (3) the saturated fatty acid or the unsaturated fatty acid having at least one cis double bond at the 5-position, the 8-position, the 9-position, the 14-position, the 17-position, which has 18 or 20 carbon atoms and a hydroxyl group or carbonyl group at the 12-position, is 12-hydroxy-octadecanoic acid, 12-hydroxy-cis-14-eicosenoic acid, 12-hydroxy-cis-14,cis-17-eicosadienoic acid, 12-hydroxy-cis-8,cis-14-eicosadienoic acid, 12-hydroxy-cis-5,cis-8-eicosadienoic acid, 12-hydroxy-cis-8,cis-14,cis-17-eicosatrienoic acid, 12-hydroxy-cis-5,cis-8,cis-14-eicosatrienoic acid, 12-oxo-octadecanoic acid, 12-oxo-cis-9-octadecenoic acid, 12-oxo-cis-14-eicosenoic acid, 12-oxo-cis-14,cis-17-eicosadienoic acid, 12-oxo-cis-8,cis-14-eicosadienoic acid, 12-oxo-cis-5,cis-8-eicosadienoic acid, 12-oxo-cis-8,cis-14,cis-17-eicosatrienoic acid, or 12-oxo-cis-5,cis-8,cis-14-eicosatrienoic acid,   (4) the unsaturated fatty acid having at least one cis double bond at the 5-position, the 8-position, the 11-position, the 17-position, which has 20 carbon atoms and a hydroxyl group or carbonyl group at the 15-position, is 15-hydroxy-cis-11-eicosenoic acid, 15-hydroxy-cis-11,cis-17-eicosadienoic acid, 15-hydroxy-cis-8,cis-11-eicosadienoic acid, 15-hydroxy-cis-5,cis-8,cis-11-eicosatrienoic acid, 15-hydroxy-cis-8,cis-11,cis-17-eicosatrienoic acid, 15-hydroxy-cis-5,cis-11-eicosadienoic acid, 15-hydroxy-cis-5,cis-11,cis-17-eicosatrienoic acid, 15-oxo-cis-11-eicosenoic acid, 15-oxo-cis-11,cis-17-eicosadienoic acid, 15-oxo-cis-8,cis-11-eicosadienoic acid, 15-oxo-cis-5,cis-8,cis-11-eicosatrienoic acid, 15-oxo-cis-8,cis-11,cis-17-eicosatrienoic acid, 15-oxo-cis-5,cis-11-eicosadienoic acid, or 15-oxo-cis-5,cis-11,cis-17-eicosatrienoic acid, or   (5) the saturated fatty acid having 16 carbon atoms and a hydroxyl group or carbonyl group at the 10-position is 10-hydroxy-hexadecanoic acid or 10-oxo-hexadecanoic acid.   
     
     
         24 . The method according to  claim 22 , wherein
 (1) the saturated fatty acid or the unsaturated fatty acid having a trans double bond at the 11-position or at least one cis double bond at the 6-position, the 12-position, which has 18 carbon atoms and a hydroxyl group or carbonyl group at the 10-position, is 10-hydroxy-cis-12-octadecenoic acid, 10-hydroxy-octadecanoic acid, 10-oxo-cis-12-octadecenoic acid, 10-hydroxy-cis-12,cis-15-octadecadienoic acid, 10-hydroxy-cis-6,cis-12-octadecadienoic acid, 10-oxo-cis-12,cis-15-octadecadienoic acid, 10-oxo-cis-6,cis-12-octadecadienoic acid, 10-oxo-trans-11-octadecenoic acid, 10-oxo-trans-11,cis-15-octadecadienoic acid, or 10-oxo-cis-6,trans-11-octadecadienoic acid,   (2) the saturated fatty acid or the unsaturated fatty acid having at least one cis double bond at the 6-position, the 9-position, the 15-position, which has 18 carbon atoms and a hydroxyl group or carbonyl group at the 13-position, is 13-hydroxy-cis-9-octadecenoic acid, 13-hydroxy-cis-6,cis-9-octadecadienoic acid, 13-hydroxy-cis-9,cis-15-octadecadienoic acid, 10,13-dihydroxy-octadecanoic acid, 10,13-dihydroxy-cis-6-octadecenoic acid, 10,13-dihydroxy-cis-15-octadecenoic acid, 13-oxo-cis-9-octadecenoic acid, 13-oxo-cis-6,cis-9-octadecadienoic acid, or 13-oxo-cis-9,cis-15-octadecadienoic acid, or   (3) the saturated fatty acid having 18 carbon atoms and a hydroxyl group at the 12-position is 12-hydroxy-octadecanoic acid.   
     
     
         25 . The method according to  claim 21 , wherein the inflammatory disease is an inflammatory disease involving macrophage. 
     
     
         26 . The method according to  claim 22 , wherein the inflammatory disease is an inflammatory disease involving macrophage. 
     
     
         27 . The method according to  claim 23 , wherein the inflammatory disease is an inflammatory disease involving macrophage. 
     
     
         28 . The method according to  claim 24 , wherein the inflammatory disease is an inflammatory disease involving macrophage. 
     
     
         29 . A method for inhibiting M1 macrophage, comprising administering to a patient an effective amount of a fatty acid that is
 (1) a fatty acid having 18 carbon atoms and a hydroxyl group or carbonyl group at the 10-position,   (2) a fatty acid having 18 carbon atoms and a hydroxyl group or carbonyl group at the 13-position,   (3) a fatty acid having 18 or 20 carbon atoms and a hydroxyl group or carbonyl group at the 12-position,   (4) a fatty acid having 20 carbon atoms and a hydroxyl group or carbonyl group at the 15-position, or   (5) a fatty acid having 16 carbon atoms and a hydroxyl group or carbonyl group at the 10-position.   
     
     
         30 . The method according to  claim 29 , wherein the fatty acid is
 (1) a saturated fatty acid or an unsaturated fatty acid having a trans double bond at the 11-position or at least one cis double bond at the 6-position, the 12-position, the 15-position, which has 18 carbon atoms and a hydroxyl group or carbonyl group at the 10-position,   (2) a saturated fatty acid or an unsaturated fatty acid having at least one cis double bond at the 6-position, the 9-position, the 15-position, which has 18 carbon atoms and a hydroxyl group or carbonyl group at the 13-position,   (3) a saturated fatty acid or an unsaturated fatty acid having at least one cis double bond at the 5-position, the 8-position, the 9-position, the 14-position, the 17-position, which has 18 or 20 carbon atoms and a hydroxyl group or carbonyl group at the 12-position,   (4) an unsaturated fatty acid having at least one cis double bond at the 5-position, the 8-position, the 11-position, the 17-position, which has 20 carbon atoms and a hydroxyl group or carbonyl group at the 15-position, or   (5) a saturated fatty acid having 16 carbon atoms and a hydroxyl group or carbonyl group at the 10-position.   
     
     
         31 . The method according to  claim 30 , wherein the fatty acid is
 (1) a saturated fatty acid or an unsaturated fatty acid having a trans double bond at the 11-position or at least one cis double bond at the 6-position, the 12-position, which has 18 carbon atoms and a hydroxyl group or carbonyl group at the 10-position, or   (2) a saturated fatty acid or an unsaturated fatty acid having at least one cis double bond at the 6-position, the 9-position, the 15-position, which has 18 carbon atoms and a hydroxyl group or carbonyl group at the 13-position, or   (3) a saturated fatty acid having 18 carbon atoms and a hydroxyl group at the 12-position.   
     
     
         32 . The method according to  claim 30 , wherein
 (1) the saturated fatty acid or the unsaturated fatty acid having a trans double bond at the 11-position or at least one cis double bond at the 6-position, the 12-position, the 15-position, which has 18 carbon atoms and a hydroxyl group or carbonyl group at the 10-position, is 10-hydroxy-cis-12-octadecenoic acid, 10-hydroxy-cis-12,cis-15-octadecadienoic acid, 10-hydroxy-cis-6,cis-12-octadecadienoic acid, 10-hydroxy-cis-6,cis-12,cis-15-octadecatrienoic acid, 10,12-dihydroxy-octadecanoic acid, 10-hydroxy-octadecanoic acid, 10-hydroxy-cis-15-octadecenoic acid, 10-hydroxy-cis-6-octadecenoic acid, 10-hydroxy-cis-6,cis-15-octadecadienoic acid, 10-hydroxy-trans-11-octadecenoic acid, 10-hydroxy-trans-11,cis-15-octadecadienoic acid, 10-hydroxy-cis-6,trans-11-octadecadienoic acid, 10-hydroxy-cis-6,trans-11,cis-15-octadecatrienoic acid, 10-oxo-cis-12-octadecenoic acid, 10-oxo-cis-12,cis-15-octadecadienoic acid, 10-oxo-cis-6,cis-12-octadecadienoic acid, 10-oxo-cis-6,cis-12,cis-15-octadecatrienoic acid, 10-oxo-octadecanoic acid, 10-oxo-cis-6-octadecenoic acid, 10-oxo-cis-15-octadecenoic acid, 10-oxo-cis-6,cis-15-octadecadienoic acid, 10-oxo-trans-11-octadecenoic acid, 10-oxo-cis-6,trans-11-octadecadienoic acid, 10-oxo-trans-11,cis-15-octadecadienoic acid, or 10-oxo-cis-6,trans-11,cis-15-octadecatrienoic acid,   (2) the saturated fatty acid or the unsaturated fatty acid having at least one cis double bond at the 6-position, the 9-position, the 15-position, which has 18 carbon atoms and a hydroxyl group or carbonyl group at the 13-position, is 13-hydroxy-cis-9-octadecenoic acid, 13-hydroxy-cis-6,cis-9-octadecadienoic acid, 13-hydroxy-cis-9,cis-15-octadecadienoic acid, 13-hydroxy-cis-6,cis-9,cis-15-octadecatrienoic acid, 10,13-dihydroxy-octadecanoic acid, 10,13-dihydroxy-cis-6-octadecenoic acid, 10,13-dihydroxy-cis-15-octadecenoic acid, 10,13-dihydroxy-cis-6,cis-15-octadecadienoic acid, 10-oxo-13-hydroxy-octadecanoic acid, 10-oxo-13-hydroxy-cis-6-octadecenoic acid, 10-oxo-13-hydroxy-cis-15-octadecenoic acid, 10-oxo-13-hydroxy-cis-6,cis-15-octadecadienoic acid, 13-hydroxy-cis-5,cis-9-octadecadienoic acid, 13-hydroxy-trans-5,cis-9-octadecadienoic acid, 13-oxo-cis-9-octadecenoic acid, 13-oxo-cis-6,cis-9-octadecadienoic acid, 13-oxo-cis-9,cis-15-octadecadienoic acid, 13-oxo-cis-6,cis-9,cis-15-octadecatrienoic acid, 10,13-dioxo-octadecanoic acid, 10,13-dioxo-cis-6-octadecenoic acid, 10,13-dioxo-cis-15-octadecenoic acid, 10,13-dioxo-cis-6,cis-15-octadecadienoic acid, 13-oxo-cis-5,cis-9-octadecadienoic acid, or 13-oxo-trans-5,cis-9-octadecadienoic acid,   (3) the saturated fatty acid or the unsaturated fatty acid having at least one cis double bond at the 5-position, the 8-position, the 9-position, the 14-position, the 17-position, which has 18 or 20 carbon atoms and a hydroxyl group or carbonyl group at the 12-position, is 12-hydroxy-octadecanoic acid, 12-hydroxy-cis-14-eicosenoic acid, 12-hydroxy-cis-14,cis-17-eicosadienoic acid, 12-hydroxy-cis-8,cis-14-eicosadienoic acid, 12-hydroxy-cis-5,cis-8-eicosadienoic acid, 12-hydroxy-cis-8,cis-14,cis-17-eicosatrienoic acid, 12-hydroxy-cis-5,cis-8,cis-14-eicosatrienoic acid, 12-oxo-octadecanoic acid, 12-oxo-cis-9-octadecenoic acid, 12-oxo-cis-14-eicosenoic acid, 12-oxo-cis-14,cis-17-eicosadienoic acid, 12-oxo-cis-8,cis-14-eicosadienoic acid, 12-oxo-cis-5,cis-8-eicosadienoic acid, 12-oxo-cis-8,cis-14,cis-17-eicosatrienoic acid, or 12-oxo-cis-5,cis-8,cis-14-eicosatrienoic acid,   (4) the unsaturated fatty acid having at least one cis double bond at the 5-position, the 8-position, the 11-position, the 17-position, which has 20 carbon atoms and a hydroxyl group or carbonyl group at the 15-position, is 15-hydroxy-cis-11-eicosenoic acid, 15-hydroxy-cis-11,cis-17-eicosadienoic acid, 15-hydroxy-cis-8,cis-11-eicosadienoic acid, 15-hydroxy-cis-5,cis-8,cis-11-eicosatrienoic acid, 15-hydroxy-cis-8,cis-11,cis-17-eicosatrienoic acid, 15-hydroxy-cis-5,cis-11-eicosadienoic acid, 15-hydroxy-cis-5,cis-11,cis-17-eicosatrienoic acid, 15-oxo-cis-11-eicosenoic acid, 15-oxo-cis-11,cis-17-eicosadienoic acid, 15-oxo-cis-8,cis-11-eicosadienoic acid, 15-oxo-cis-5,cis-8,cis-11-eicosatrienoic acid, 15-oxo-cis-8,cis-11,cis-17-eicosatrienoic acid, 15-oxo-cis-5,cis-11-eicosadienoic acid, or 15-oxo-cis-5,cis-11,cis-17-eicosatrienoic acid, or   (5) the saturated fatty acid having 16 carbon atoms and a hydroxyl group or carbonyl group at the 10-position is 10-hydroxy-hexadecanoic acid or 10-oxo-hexadecanoic acid.   
     
     
         33 . The method according to  claim 31 , wherein
 (1) the saturated fatty acid or the unsaturated fatty acid having a trans double bond at the 11-position or at least one cis double bond at the 6-position, the 12-position, which has 18 carbon atoms and a hydroxyl group or carbonyl group at the 10-position, is 10-hydroxy-cis-12-octadecenoic acid, 10-hydroxy-octadecanoic acid, 10-oxo-cis-12-octadecenoic acid, 10-hydroxy-cis-12,cis-15-octadecadienoic acid, 10-hydroxy-cis-6,cis-12-octadecadienoic acid, 10-oxo-cis-12,cis-15-octadecadienoic acid, 10-oxo-cis-6,cis-12-octadecadienoic acid, 10-oxo-trans-11-octadecenoic acid, 10-oxo-trans-11,cis-15-octadecadienoic acid, or 10-oxo-cis-6,trans-11-octadecadienoic acid,   (2) the saturated fatty acid or the unsaturated fatty acid having at least one cis double bond at the 6-position, the 9-position, the 15-position, which has 18 carbon atoms and a hydroxyl group or carbonyl group at the 13-position, is 13-hydroxy-cis-9-octadecenoic acid, 13-hydroxy-cis-6,cis-9-octadecadienoic acid, 13-hydroxy-cis-9,cis-15-octadecadienoic acid, 10,13-dihydroxy-octadecanoic acid, 10,13-dihydroxy-cis-6-octadecenoic acid, 10,13-dihydroxy-cis-15-octadecenoic acid, 13-oxo-cis-9-octadecenoic acid, 13-oxo-cis-6,cis-9-octadecadienoic acid, or 13-oxo-cis-9,cis-15-octadecadienoic acid, or   (3) the saturated fatty acid having 18 carbon atoms and a hydroxyl group at the 12-position is 12-hydroxy-octadecanoic acid.