US20200207802A1 - Ursolic acid morpholine and diethanolamine salts - Google Patents

Ursolic acid morpholine and diethanolamine salts Download PDF

Info

Publication number
US20200207802A1
US20200207802A1 US16/811,730 US202016811730A US2020207802A1 US 20200207802 A1 US20200207802 A1 US 20200207802A1 US 202016811730 A US202016811730 A US 202016811730A US 2020207802 A1 US2020207802 A1 US 2020207802A1
Authority
US
United States
Prior art keywords
treating
ursolic acid
salt
composition
promoting
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Pending
Application number
US16/811,730
Inventor
John J. Talley
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Emmyon Inc
Original Assignee
Emmyon Inc
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Emmyon Inc filed Critical Emmyon Inc
Priority to US16/811,730 priority Critical patent/US20200207802A1/en
Assigned to EMMYON, INC. reassignment EMMYON, INC. ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). Assignors: TALLEY, JOHN J.
Publication of US20200207802A1 publication Critical patent/US20200207802A1/en
Pending legal-status Critical Current

Links

Images

Classifications

    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61K—PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES
    • A61K31/00—Medicinal preparations containing organic active ingredients
    • A61K31/185—Acids; Anhydrides, halides or salts thereof, e.g. sulfur acids, imidic, hydrazonic or hydroximic acids
    • A61K31/19—Carboxylic acids, e.g. valproic acid
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C07—ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
    • C07J—STEROIDS
    • C07J63/00—Steroids in which the cyclopenta(a)hydrophenanthrene skeleton has been modified by expansion of only one ring by one or two atoms
    • C07J63/008—Expansion of ring D by one atom, e.g. D homo steroids
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C07—ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
    • C07C—ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
    • C07C62/00—Compounds having carboxyl groups bound to carbon atoms of rings other than six—membered aromatic rings and containing any of the groups OH, O—metal, —CHO, keto, ether, groups, groups, or groups
    • C07C62/30—Unsaturated compounds
    • C07C62/32—Unsaturated compounds containing hydroxy or O-metal groups
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
    • A23L—FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES A21D OR A23B-A23J; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OF NUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL
    • A23L29/00—Foods or foodstuffs containing additives; Preparation or treatment thereof
    • A23L29/03—Organic compounds
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
    • A23L—FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES A21D OR A23B-A23J; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OF NUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL
    • A23L33/00—Modifying nutritive qualities of foods; Dietetic products; Preparation or treatment thereof
    • A23L33/10—Modifying nutritive qualities of foods; Dietetic products; Preparation or treatment thereof using additives
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
    • A23L—FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES A21D OR A23B-A23J; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OF NUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL
    • A23L33/00—Modifying nutritive qualities of foods; Dietetic products; Preparation or treatment thereof
    • A23L33/10—Modifying nutritive qualities of foods; Dietetic products; Preparation or treatment thereof using additives
    • A23L33/105—Plant extracts, their artificial duplicates or their derivatives
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61K—PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES
    • A61K31/00—Medicinal preparations containing organic active ingredients
    • A61K31/185—Acids; Anhydrides, halides or salts thereof, e.g. sulfur acids, imidic, hydrazonic or hydroximic acids
    • A61K31/19—Carboxylic acids, e.g. valproic acid
    • A61K31/192—Carboxylic acids, e.g. valproic acid having aromatic groups, e.g. sulindac, 2-aryl-propionic acids, ethacrynic acid 
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61P—SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS OR MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS
    • A61P21/00—Drugs for disorders of the muscular or neuromuscular system
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61P—SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS OR MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS
    • A61P3/00—Drugs for disorders of the metabolism
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61P—SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS OR MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS
    • A61P3/00—Drugs for disorders of the metabolism
    • A61P3/04—Anorexiants; Antiobesity agents
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61P—SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS OR MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS
    • A61P3/00—Drugs for disorders of the metabolism
    • A61P3/06—Antihyperlipidemics
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61P—SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS OR MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS
    • A61P3/00—Drugs for disorders of the metabolism
    • A61P3/08—Drugs for disorders of the metabolism for glucose homeostasis
    • A61P3/10—Drugs for disorders of the metabolism for glucose homeostasis for hyperglycaemia, e.g. antidiabetics
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
    • A23V—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND LACTIC OR PROPIONIC ACID BACTERIA USED IN FOODSTUFFS OR FOOD PREPARATION
    • A23V2002/00—Food compositions, function of food ingredients or processes for food or foodstuffs
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
    • A23V—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND LACTIC OR PROPIONIC ACID BACTERIA USED IN FOODSTUFFS OR FOOD PREPARATION
    • A23V2200/00—Function of food ingredients
    • A23V2200/30—Foods, ingredients or supplements having a functional effect on health
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61K—PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES
    • A61K45/00—Medicinal preparations containing active ingredients not provided for in groups A61K31/00 - A61K41/00
    • A61K45/06—Mixtures of active ingredients without chemical characterisation, e.g. antiphlogistics and cardiaca
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C07—ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
    • C07C—ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
    • C07C2603/00—Systems containing at least three condensed rings
    • C07C2603/02—Ortho- or ortho- and peri-condensed systems
    • C07C2603/52—Ortho- or ortho- and peri-condensed systems containing five condensed rings

Definitions

  • the present invention provides novel diethanolamine and morpholine salts of ursolic acid, which exhibit superior efficacy and properties.
  • Compositions comprising the salts, and methods employing the salts are also provided.
  • Ursolic acid is a pentacyclic triterpene acid.
  • a range of biological effects of ursolic acid are discussed in WO 2011/146768 and WO 2012/170546.
  • ursolic acid inhibits the STAT3 activation pathway, reduces matrix metalloproteinase-9 expression via the glucocorticoid receptor, inhibits protein tyrosine phosphatases, acts as an insulin mimetic, activates PPAR ⁇ , inhibits NF-kB transcription factors, translocates hormone-sensitive lipase to stimulate lipolysis and inhibits the hepatic polyol pathway, among other effects.
  • the present invention provides novel ursolic acid diethanolamine and morpholine salts, as well as related compositions and methods.
  • the salts exhibit superior properties, including effects on skeletal muscle, as compared to ursolic acid per se and other ursolic acid salts.
  • Certain embodiments of the presently-disclosed ursolic acid salts, compositions comprising the salts, and methods employing the salts have several features, no single one of which is solely responsible for their desirable attributes. Without limiting the scope of the ursolic acid salts, compositions comprising the salts, and methods employing the salts as defined by the claims that follow, their more prominent features will now be discussed briefly. After considering this discussion, and particularly after reading the section of this specification entitled “Detailed Description of the Invention,” one will understand how the features of the various embodiments disclosed herein provide a number of advantages over the current state of the art.
  • embodiments of the invention provide unexpectedly superior properties compared to, e.g., native ursolic acid and other ursolic acid salts, including, e.g., efficaciousness in stimulating skeletal muscle hypertrophy, increasing lean muscle mass, decreasing fat mass, increasing skeletal muscle fiber size, decreasing adipocyte size, reducing obesity and/or blood glucose, improving glucose tolerance, etc.
  • the invention provides an ursolic acid salt selected from ursolic acid diethanolamine salt and ursolic acid morpholine salt.
  • the invention provides a composition comprising an ursolic acid salt selected from ursolic acid diethanolamine salt and ursolic acid morpholine salt, and a further agent.
  • the invention provides a method for:
  • FIGS. 1A and 1B are photomicrographs of quadriceps skeletal muscle fibers from control and test mice, respectively, after 7 weeks of ad libitum access to either standard chow (control) or standard chow supplemented with 0.059% ursolic acid-morpholine salt.
  • FIGS. 2A and 2B are photomicrographs of adipocytes from retroperitoneal fat pads from control and test mice, respectively, after 7 weeks of ad libitum access to either standard chow (control) or standard chow supplemented with 0.059% ursolic acid-morpholine salt.
  • FIG. 3 is a chart depicting glucose tolerance testing results from control and test mice after 8 weeks of ad libitum access to either high-fat chow (control) or high-fat chow supplemented with 0.059% ursolic acid-morpholine salt.
  • FIG. 4 is a graph depicting glucose tolerance testing results.
  • FIG. 5 is a graph depicting glucose tolerance testing results.
  • FIG. 6 is a graph depicting testing results for percent change in total cellular protein.
  • the invention provides an ursolic acid salt selected from ursolic acid diethanolamine salt and ursolic acid morpholine salt.
  • inventive ursolic acid salts can be synthesized by techniques known in the art.
  • the starting materials of the compounds of this invention are available from commercial sources or can themselves be synthesized using reagents and techniques known in the art. Non-limiting synthesis embodiments are described herein.
  • Ursolic acid which has the formula
  • the inventive ursolic acid salt is ursolic acid diethanolamine salt of formula
  • the inventive ursolic acid salt is ursolic acid morpholine salt of formula
  • the invention provides a composition comprising an ursolic acid salt selected from ursolic acid diethanolamine salt and ursolic acid morpholine salt, and a further agent.
  • the further agent is a component, in addition to the ursolic acid salt, that is present in the composition.
  • the further agent comprises an excipient, binder, diluent, carrier, other delivery vehicle or system, filler, salt, buffer, preservative, antioxidant, stabilizer, sweetening agent, or flavor agent.
  • the further agent is a physiologically acceptable agent.
  • a physiologically acceptable agent is an agent that does not show significant toxicity to an intended subject at the dose of administration.
  • the term physiologically acceptable agent comprises generally regarded as safe (GRAS) substances. GRAS substances are listed by the Food and Drug Administration in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 21 CFR. ⁇ 182 and 21 CFR ⁇ 184. The August 2017 versions of 21 CFR. ⁇ 182 and 21 CFR ⁇ 184 are hereby incorporated herein by reference.
  • the term physiologically acceptable agent also comprises pharmaceutically acceptable agents.
  • pharmaceutically acceptable refers to a component that is, within the scope of sound medical judgment, suitable for use in contact with the tissues of a subject (e.g., human or other animal) without undue toxicity, irritation, allergic response and the like, and is commensurate with a reasonable benefit/risk ratio.
  • the inventive composition is formulated for pharmaceutical use (i.e., is “a pharmaceutical composition”).
  • Pharmaceutical compositions comprise a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, adjuvant, or vehicle that is “acceptable” in the sense of being compatible with the other ingredients of the formulation and not deleterious to the recipient thereof in amounts typically used in medicaments.
  • Pharmaceutically acceptable carriers, adjuvants and vehicles that can be used in the pharmaceutical compositions of this invention include, but are not limited to, ion exchangers, alumina, aluminum stearate, lecithin, serum proteins, such as human serum albumin, buffer substances such as phosphates, glycine, sorbic acid, potassium sorbate, partial glyceride mixtures of saturated vegetable fatty acids, water, salts or electrolytes, such as protamine sulfate, disodium hydrogen phosphate, potassium hydrogen phosphate, sodium chloride, zinc salts, colloidal silica, magnesium trisilicate, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, cellulose-based substances, polyethylene glycol, sodium carboxymethylcellulose, polyacrylates, waxes, polyethylene-polyoxypropylene-block polymers, polyethylene glycol and wool fat.
  • ion exchangers alumina, aluminum stearate, lecithin
  • serum proteins such as human serum albumin
  • buffer substances such as phosphat
  • the composition is a pharmaceutical composition, nutraceutical composition, food composition, or dietary supplement.
  • the composition is in the form of, or comprises a non-naturally occurring oral delivery vehicle.
  • delivery vehicles exclude naturally occurring vehicles such as plants and fruits.
  • Oral delivery vehicles include, but are not limited to capsules, pills, tablets, cachets, syrups, foods, and beverages.
  • the composition is in the form of one or more tablets; caplets; capsules, such as soft elastic gelatin capsules; cachets; troches; lozenges; dispersions; suppositories; ointments; cataplasms (poultices); pastes; powders; dressings; creams; plasters; solutions; patches; aerosols (e.g., nasal sprays or inhalers); gels; liquid dosage forms suitable for oral or mucosal administration to a subject, including suspensions (e.g., aqueous or non-aqueous liquid suspensions, oil-in-water emulsions, or a water-in-oil liquid emulsions), solutions, and elixirs; liquid dosage forms suitable for parenteral administration to a patient; and sterile solids (e.g., crystalline or amorphous solids) that can be reconstituted to provide liquid dosage forms suitable for parenteral administration to a subject.
  • suspensions e.g., aqueous
  • the invention provides a method for:
  • the ursolic acid salts described herein are useful for, inter alia, the same indications as ursolic acid per se.
  • the term “subject” refers to an animal that is the target of administration.
  • the subject is a human.
  • the subject is a non-human animal.
  • the subject is a non-rodent animal.
  • the subject is a non-human, and/or non-rodent animal.
  • the subject is a vertebrate and/or an amphibian.
  • the subject is a human, non-human primate, horse, pig, rabbit, dog, sheep, goat, cow, cat, guinea pig, hamster, ferret, fish, bird, or rodent.
  • the subject is a human or a domesticated animal.
  • the subject is a domesticated animal, such as a domesticated fish, domesticated crustacean, or domesticated mollusk.
  • the domesticated animal is poultry.
  • the poultry is selected from chicken, turkey, duck, and goose.
  • the domesticated animal is livestock.
  • the livestock animal is selected from a pig, cow, horse, goat, bison, and sheep.
  • the domestic animal includes rodents.
  • the domestic animal excludes some or all rodents.
  • the domestic animal excludes mice and rats.
  • treatment refers to the management (e.g., medical management) of a patient/subject with the intent to cure, ameliorate, stabilize, or forestall a disease, pathological condition, or disorder.
  • the term includes administering an inventive compound and/or composition to a subject with the purpose to cure, heal, alleviate, relieve, alter, remedy, ameliorate, improve, or affect a disease state, condition, or disorder, the symptoms of the disease state, condition, or disorder or the predisposition toward the disease state, condition, or disorder.
  • treatment and various forms thereof include the use for aesthetic and self-improvement purposes.
  • such uses include, but are not limited to, the administration of the disclosed compound in nutraceuticals, medicinal food, energy bar, energy drink, supplements (such as multivitamins).
  • This term includes active treatment, that is, treatment directed specifically toward the improvement of a disease, pathological condition, or disorder, and also includes causal treatment, that is, treatment directed toward removal of the cause of the associated disease, pathological condition, or disorder.
  • this term includes palliative treatment, that is, treatment designed for the relief of symptoms rather than the curing of the disease, pathological condition, or disorder; preventative treatment, that is, treatment directed to minimizing or partially or completely inhibiting the development of the associated disease, pathological condition, or disorder; and supportive treatment, that is, treatment employed to supplement another specific therapy directed toward the improvement of the associated disease, pathological condition, or disorder.
  • the term covers any treatment of a subject, and includes: (i) impeding the disease from occurring in a subject that can be predisposed to the disease but has not yet been diagnosed as having it; (ii) inhibiting the disease, i.e., arresting its development; or (iii) relieving the disease, i.e., causing regression of the disease.
  • the term additionally includes forestalling or impeding the onset, recurrence or intensification of a disease state, condition, or disorder disclosed herein, and ameliorating and/or reducing the occurrence of symptoms of a disease state, condition, or disorder.
  • Embodiments of the methods of treatment and uses of the inventive ursolic acid salts typically comprise administering an effective amount (e.g., a therapeutically effective amount) of the salt to a subject in need thereof.
  • an effective amount e.g., a therapeutically effective amount
  • the term “therapeutically effective amount” or “effective amount” refers to an amount that is effective to elicit the desired biological or medical response, including the amount of a compound that, when administered to a subject for treating a disorder, is sufficient to effect such treatment of the disorder.
  • the effective amount can vary depending on the compound, the disorder, and its severity, and the age, weight, etc. of the subject to be treated.
  • the effective amount may be in one or more doses (for example, a single dose or multiple doses may be required to achieve the desired treatment endpoint).
  • An effective amount may be considered to be given in an effective amount if, in conjunction with one or more other agents, a desirable or beneficial result may be or is achieved.
  • a subject in need of treatment includes a subject that is at risk of needing the treatment.
  • an “at risk” subject is one that is at risk of developing a condition or disorder to be treated. This may be shown, for example, by one or more risk factors, which are measurable parameters that correlate with development of a condition or disorder and are known in the art.
  • the subject has been identified to be in need of treatment for a condition or disorder, or has been diagnosed with a condition or disorder prior to administering an inventive salt to the subject. In some embodiments, the subject has not been diagnosed with a condition or disorder prior to administering an inventive salt to the subject. In some embodiments, the subject has not been diagnosed with cancer or diabetes. In other embodiments, the subject may have been diagnosed with a condition or disorder such as cancer or diabetes.
  • diagnosisd means having been subjected to a physical examination by a person of skill, for example, a physician, and found to have a condition that can be diagnosed or treated by the inventive ursolic acid salts, compositions, or methods/uses disclosed herein.
  • diagnosis with a muscle atrophy disorder means having been subjected to a physical examination by a person of skill, for example, a physician, and found to have a condition that can be diagnosed or treated by a compound or composition that can promote muscle health, promote normal muscle function, and/or promote healthy aging muscles.
  • “diagnosed with a need for promoting muscle health” refers to having been subjected to a physical examination by a person of skill, for example, a physician, and found to have a condition characterized by muscle atrophy or other disease wherein promoting muscle health, promoting normal muscle function, and/or promoting healthy aging muscles would be beneficial to the subject.
  • a diagnosis can be in reference to a disorder, such as muscle atrophy, and the like, as discussed herein.
  • the phrase “identified to be in need of treatment for a condition or disorder,” or the like refers to selection of a subject based upon need for treatment of the disorder.
  • a subject can be identified as having a need for treatment of a disorder (e.g., a disorder related to muscle atrophy) based upon an earlier diagnosis by a person of skill and thereafter subjected to treatment for the disorder.
  • subjects intended for consumption e.g., fish, production livestock, etc.
  • the inventive ursolic acid salts are administered in a dosage ranging from about 0.001 to about 500 mg/kg of subject body weight (e.g., 0.001, 0.002, 0.003, 0.004, 0.005, 0.006, 0.007, 0.008, 0.009, 0.01, 0.02, 0.03, 0.04, 0.05, 0.06, 0.07, 0.08, 0.09, 0.10, 0.11, 0.12, 0.13, 0.14, 0.15, 0.16, 0.17, 0.18, 0.19, 0.20, 0.21, 0.22, 0.23, 0.24, 0.25, 0.26, 0.27, 0.28, 0.29, 0.30, 0.31, 0.32, 0.33, 0.34, 0.35, 0.36, 0.37, 0.38, 0.39, 0.40, 0.41, 0.42, 0.43, 0.44, 0.45, 0.46, 0.47, 0.48, 0.49, 0.50, 0.51, 0.52, 0.53, 0.54, 0.55, 0.56, 0.57, 0.58, 0.59, 0.60, 0.61,
  • the inventive ursolic acid salts are administered in an amount of 1 to 2,000 mg (e.g., 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108,
  • the ursolic acid salt is administered in an amount that is greater than 50, 75, 100, 150, 200, 250, 300, 400, 500, 600, 750, 800, 900, 1000, 1100, 1200, 1300, 1400, or 1500 mg.
  • Ursolic acid (1.0450 g) and diethanolamine (208.6 mg) were dissolved in THF:MeOH (10:1) and allowed to stand, then concentrated and dried to yield a white solid, the diethanolamine salt of ursolic acid (965.0 mg). This product was used as the ursolic acid diethanolamine salt in the testing described below.
  • Ursolic acid (1.0715 g) was dissolved in 20 mL of THF. Morpholine (224 mg) was added, and stirred for 1.5 hours. 8 mL of hexanes was added and the homogeneous solution became cloudy. The salt was stirred at room temperature for 12 hours. No significant amount of the salt had formed. The solution was concentrated in vacuo, and the stirred residue gave a white powder that was isolated by filtration and dried in vacuo to give the morpholine salt of ursolic acid (867.1 mg). This product was used as the ursolic acid morpholine salt in the testing described below.
  • ursolic acid-ethanolamine salt ursolic acid-tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane salt, hereinafter referred to as ursolic acid-“tris” salt
  • ursolic acid-“tris” salt ursolic acid-lysine salt
  • ursolic acid-diethanolamine salt ursolic acid-morpholine salt
  • ursolic acid-piperazine salt ursolic acid-piperazine salt
  • the ursolic acid-diethanolamine salt and ursolic acid-morpholine salt were prepared as described above.
  • Ursolic acid was commercially obtained, and was used as a starting material to make the other ursolic acid salts according to techniques analogous to those above and known in the art.
  • the doses of ursolic acid salts were molar-matched to either 0.050% ursolic acid (i.e. 0.057% ursolic acid-ethanolamine salt, 0.063% ursolic acid-tris salt, 0.066% ursolic acid-lysine salt, 0.059% ursolic acid-morpholine salt, and 0.059% ursolic acid-piperazine salt) or to 0.048% ursolic acid (i.e.
  • Ursolic Acid-Morpholine Salt Grip Strength, Body Weight and Composition, and Skeletal Muscle Fiber Testing
  • Weight-matched cohorts of 8-week old male C57BL/6 mice were randomized to receive ad libitum access to either standard chow (control) or standard chow supplemented with 0.059% ursolic acid-morpholine salt. After mice had consumed these diets for 7 weeks, in vivo, grip strength was measured, mice were weighed, body composition was assessed by NMR, and quadriceps muscles were dissected for histological analysis of skeletal muscle fiber cross-sectional diameter. The results are shown below in Table II. Body weight data, grip strength data, and NMR data (lean mass, fat mass, % lean and % fat) are means ⁇ SEM from 14-15 mice per cohort. Muscle fiber diameter data are means ⁇ SEM from >4200 muscle fibers per diet. *P ⁇ 0.05; **P ⁇ 0.01; ***P ⁇ 0.001
  • FIG. 1A is a photomicrograph of quadriceps skeletal muscle fibers from the control group.
  • FIG. 1B is a photomicrograph of quadriceps skeletal muscle fibers from the ursolic acid-morpholine salt group. A comparison of FIGS. 1A and 1B shows that ursolic acid-morpholine salt increased skeletal muscle fiber size.
  • FIG. 2A is a photomicrograph of adipocytes from retroperitoneal fat pads from the control group.
  • FIG. 2B is a photomicrograph of adipocytes from retroperitoneal fat pads from the ursolic acid-morpholine salt group. A comparison of FIGS. 2A and 2B shows that ursolic acid-morpholine salt decreased adipocyte size.
  • mice Weight-matched cohorts of 8-week old male C57BL/6 mice were randomized to receive ad libitum access to either high-fat chow (control) or high-fat chow supplemented with 0.059% ursolic acid-morpholine salt. Just prior to starting these diets, mice were weighed and subjected to body composition analysis by NMR. After mice had consumed the diets for 9 weeks, body weight and body composition were re-assessed, retroperitoneal and epididymal fat pads were dissected and weighed, and non-fasting blood glucose was measured. The results are shown below in Table III. Data are means ⁇ SEM from 15 mice per cohort. *P ⁇ 0.05; **P ⁇ 0.01.
  • mice Weight-matched cohorts of 8-week old male C57BL/6 mice were randomized to receive ad libitum access to either high-fat chow (control) or high-fat chow supplemented with 0.059% ursolic acid-morpholine salt. After mice had consumed the diets for 8 weeks, mice were fasted for 6 hours and then subjected to glucose tolerance testing. Results are shown in FIG. 3 , which is a graph depicting glucose tolerance testing results. Data are means ⁇ SEM from 15 mice per cohort. As evident from FIG.
  • the area under the curve (AUC) for mice treated with ursolic acid-morpholine salt is significantly lower than the AUC for control mice (37,122 ⁇ 1,339; P ⁇ 0.01), indicating that ursolic acid-morpholine salt significantly improved glucose tolerance (i.e. reduced glucose intolerance).
  • mice Weight-matched cohorts of 8-week old male C57BL/6 mice were randomized to receive ad libitum access to either standard chow (control), standard chow supplemented with 0.060% ursolic acid-diethanolamine salt, or standard chow supplemented with 0.180% ursolic acid-diethanolamine salt. After mice had consumed these diets for 7 weeks, mice were weighed and body composition was assessed by NMR. Results are shown below in Table IV. Data are means ⁇ SEM from 15 mice per cohort. *P ⁇ 0.05.
  • mice Weight-matched cohorts of 8-week old male C57BL/6 mice were randomized to receive ad libitum access to either high-fat chow (control), high-fat chow supplemented with 0.050% ursolic acid, or high-fat chow supplemented with a molar-matched dose of ursolic acid-morpholine salt (0.059%). Just prior to starting these diets, mice were weighed and subjected to body composition analysis by NMR.
  • mice Weight-matched cohorts of 8-week old male C57BL/6 mice were randomized to receive ad libitum access to either high-fat chow supplemented with 0.050% ursolic acid, or high-fat chow supplemented with a molar-matched dose of ursolic acid-morpholine salt (0.059%). After mice had consumed the diets for 7 weeks, mice were fasted for 6 hours and then subjected to glucose tolerance testing. Results are shown in FIG. 4 , which is a graph depicting glucose tolerance testing results. Data are means ⁇ SEM from 10 mice per cohort.
  • the fasting blood glucose for mice treated with ursolic acid-morpholine salt (140.6 ⁇ 7.8 mg/dL) is significantly lower than the fasting blood glucose for mice treated with ursolic acid (166.3 ⁇ 3.7; P ⁇ 0.01).
  • the area under the curve (AUC) for mice treated with ursolic acid-morpholine salt (32,606 ⁇ 2,471) is significantly lower than the AUC for mice treated with ursolic acid (40,585 ⁇ 1,357; P ⁇ 0.01), indicating that ursolic acid-morpholine salt significantly reduced glucose intolerance relative to a molar-matched dose of ursolic acid.
  • mice were provided ad lib access to high-fat diet containing either 0.059% ursolic acid-morpholine salt or a >3-fold higher, maximally effective dose of ursolic acid (0.20% w/w; see Kunkel et al., Ursolic acid increases skeletal muscle and brown fat and decreases diet-induced obesity, glucose intolerance and fatty liver disease, PLOS One 7, (2012) e39332; Kunkel et al., mRNA expression signatures of human skeletal muscle atrophy identify a natural compound that increases muscle mass, Cell Metabolism 13, (2011) 627-638).
  • mice weight-matched cohorts of 8-wk-old male C57BL/6 mice were randomized to receive ad libitum access to high-fat diet containing either a maximally effective dose of ursolic acid (0.20% w/w) or 0.059% (w/w) ursolic acid-morpholine salt. After 7 weeks on the diets, mice were fasted for 6 hours and were then subjected to glucose tolerance tests. Results are shown in FIG. 5 , which is a graph depicting glucose tolerance testing results. Data are means ⁇ SEM from 8 mice/diet. The area under the curve (AUC) for ursolic acid-morpholine salt is significantly lower than the AUC for ursolic acid (P ⁇ 0.05).
  • AUC area under the curve
  • Ursolic Acid-Morpholine Salt is More Efficacious and More Potent than Ursolic Acid
  • a direct, side-by-side comparison of ursolic acid and ursolic acid-morpholine salt was performed in an in vitro model of skeletal muscle.
  • C2C12 myoblasts were cultured and fully differentiated into post-mitotic skeletal myotubes, then incubated for 48 hours with 10% fetal bovine serum (FBS) plus the indicated concentrations of ursolic acid or ursolic acid-morpholine salt.
  • FBS fetal bovine serum
  • Myotubes were then harvested for assessment of total cellular protein, which increases as myotubes undergo hypertrophy.
  • FIG. 6 is a graph depicting results from the direct, side-by-side comparison of ursolic acid and ursolic acid-morpholine salt in the cultured C2C12 myotubes in vitro model of skeletal muscle.
  • ursolic acid and ursolic acid-morpholine salt significantly increased total cellular protein in a dose-dependent manner, consistent with their capacity to induce myotube hypertrophy.
  • ursolic acid-morpholine salt was 3-fold more efficacious and 3-fold more potent than ursolic acid.
  • the terms “comprise” (and any form of comprise, such as “comprises” and “comprising”), “have” (and any form of have, such as “has” and “having”), “include” (and any form of include, such as “includes” and “including”), “contain” (and any form contain, such as “contains” and “containing”), and any other grammatical variant thereof, are open-ended linking verbs.
  • a method or composition that “comprises”, “has”, “includes” or “contains” one or more steps or elements possesses those one or more steps or elements, but is not limited to possessing only those one or more steps or elements.
  • a step of a method or an element of an article that “comprises”, “has”, “includes” or “contains” one or more features possesses those one or more features, but is not limited to possessing only those one or more features.
  • each range is intended to be a shorthand format for presenting information, where the range is understood to encompass each discrete point within the range as if the same were fully set forth herein.

Landscapes

  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Medicinal Chemistry (AREA)
  • Pharmacology & Pharmacy (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Diabetes (AREA)
  • General Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • Bioinformatics & Cheminformatics (AREA)
  • Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
  • Nutrition Science (AREA)
  • Food Science & Technology (AREA)
  • Polymers & Plastics (AREA)
  • Obesity (AREA)
  • Hematology (AREA)
  • Mycology (AREA)
  • Botany (AREA)
  • Epidemiology (AREA)
  • Neurology (AREA)
  • Emergency Medicine (AREA)
  • Endocrinology (AREA)
  • Physical Education & Sports Medicine (AREA)
  • Child & Adolescent Psychology (AREA)
  • Orthopedic Medicine & Surgery (AREA)
  • Pharmaceuticals Containing Other Organic And Inorganic Compounds (AREA)
  • Coloring Foods And Improving Nutritive Qualities (AREA)
  • Steroid Compounds (AREA)
  • Acyclic And Carbocyclic Compounds In Medicinal Compositions (AREA)
  • Medicines That Contain Protein Lipid Enzymes And Other Medicines (AREA)

Abstract

The invention provides diethanolamine and morpholine salts of ursolic acid. Compositions containing the salts, and methods of using the salts are also provided.

Description

    CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
  • This application is a continuation-in-part application of International Application No. PCT/US2018/049742, filed Sep. 6, 2018, and published as WO 2019/055280 on Mar. 21, 2019, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Nos. 62/558,004 (filed Sep. 13, 2017) and 62/649,938 (filed Mar. 29, 2018). The entire contents of each of the prior applications are hereby incorporated herein by reference.
    • FIELD OF THE INVENTION
  • The present invention provides novel diethanolamine and morpholine salts of ursolic acid, which exhibit superior efficacy and properties. Compositions comprising the salts, and methods employing the salts are also provided.
    • BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
  • Ursolic acid is a pentacyclic triterpene acid. A range of biological effects of ursolic acid are discussed in WO 2011/146768 and WO 2012/170546. At the molecular level, ursolic acid inhibits the STAT3 activation pathway, reduces matrix metalloproteinase-9 expression via the glucocorticoid receptor, inhibits protein tyrosine phosphatases, acts as an insulin mimetic, activates PPARα, inhibits NF-kB transcription factors, translocates hormone-sensitive lipase to stimulate lipolysis and inhibits the hepatic polyol pathway, among other effects.
    • SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
  • Briefly, the present invention provides novel ursolic acid diethanolamine and morpholine salts, as well as related compositions and methods. The salts exhibit superior properties, including effects on skeletal muscle, as compared to ursolic acid per se and other ursolic acid salts.
  • Certain embodiments of the presently-disclosed ursolic acid salts, compositions comprising the salts, and methods employing the salts have several features, no single one of which is solely responsible for their desirable attributes. Without limiting the scope of the ursolic acid salts, compositions comprising the salts, and methods employing the salts as defined by the claims that follow, their more prominent features will now be discussed briefly. After considering this discussion, and particularly after reading the section of this specification entitled “Detailed Description of the Invention,” one will understand how the features of the various embodiments disclosed herein provide a number of advantages over the current state of the art. For example, embodiments of the invention provide unexpectedly superior properties compared to, e.g., native ursolic acid and other ursolic acid salts, including, e.g., efficaciousness in stimulating skeletal muscle hypertrophy, increasing lean muscle mass, decreasing fat mass, increasing skeletal muscle fiber size, decreasing adipocyte size, reducing obesity and/or blood glucose, improving glucose tolerance, etc.
  • In a first aspect, the invention provides an ursolic acid salt selected from ursolic acid diethanolamine salt and ursolic acid morpholine salt.
  • In a second aspect, the invention provides a composition comprising an ursolic acid salt selected from ursolic acid diethanolamine salt and ursolic acid morpholine salt, and a further agent.
  • In a third aspect, the invention provides a method for:
      • (i) increasing skeletal muscle mass;
      • (ii) treating skeletal muscle atrophy;
      • (iii) treating sarcopenia;
      • (iv) treating cachexia;
      • (v) increasing strength;
      • (vi) treating weakness;
      • (vii) increasing exercise capacity;
      • (viii) treating fatigue;
      • (ix) promoting muscle growth;
      • (x) promoting normal muscle function;
      • (xi) improving muscle function;
      • (xii) promoting muscle health;
      • (xiii) promoting healthy aging in muscles;
      • (xiv) increasing energy expenditure;
      • (xv) increasing the ratio of skeletal muscle to fat;
      • (xvi) reducing fat;
      • (xvii) treating obesity;
      • (xviii) treating diabetes;
      • (xix) lowering blood glucose;
      • (xx) treating pre-diabetes;
      • (xxi) treating metabolic syndrome;
      • (xxii) treating insulin resistance;
      • (xxiii) reducing plasma cholesterol;
      • (xxiv) treating hypercholesterolemia;
      • (xxv) reducing plasma triglycerides;
      • (xxvi) treating hypertriglyceridemia;
      • (xxvii) promoting healthy metabolism;
      • (xxviii) promoting metabolic health;
      • (xxix) treating hypertension;
      • (xxx) treating atherosclerosis
      • (xxxi) treating myocardial ischemia;
      • (xxxii) treating myocardial infarction;
      • (xxxiii) treating cardiomyopathy;
      • (xxxiv) treating cardiac arrhythmia;
      • (xxxv) treating non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD);
      • (xxxvi) treating liver fibrosis;
      • (xxxvii) treating liver injury;
      • (xxxviii) treating lung injury;
      • (xxxix) treating gastric ulcers;
      • (xl) treating nephropathy;
      • (xli) promoting bone formation;
      • (xlii) promoting normal bone structure;
      • (xliii) promoting bone health;
      • (xliv) treating osteoporosis;
      • (xlv) treating cerebral ischemia;
      • (xlvi) treating cerebral hemorrhage;
      • (xlvii) treating stroke;
      • (xlviii) treating traumatic brain injury;
      • (xlix) treating dementia;
      • (l) treating Alzheimer's disease;
      • (li) treating memory loss;
      • (lii) treating cognitive dysfunction;
      • (liii) promoting normal cognitive function;
      • (liv) treating anxiety;
      • (lv) treating depression;
      • (lvi) reducing inflammation;
      • (lvii) treating arthritis;
      • (lviii) treating skin ulcers;
      • (lix) treating skin wounds;
      • (lx) promoting wound healing;
      • (lxi) treating skin dryness;
      • (lxii) treating skin roughness;
      • (lxiii) treating skin scarring;
      • (lxiv) treating skin wrinkles;
      • (lxv) reducing unwanted effects of aging;
      • (lxvi) treating cancer;
      • (lxvii) reducing tumor growth;
      • (lxviii) treating tumor metastasis;
      • (lxix) treating tumor angiogenesis;
      • (lxx) increasing tumor cell apoptosis;
      • (lxxi) decreasing protein oxidation;
      • (lxxii) decreasing lipid oxidation;
      • (lxxiii) decreasing DNA oxidation;
      • (lxxiv) decreasing RNA oxidation;
      • (lxxv) decreasing oxidation of cellular molecules;
      • (lxxvi) decreasing DNA damage;
      • (lxxvii) treating bacterial infection;
      • (lxxviii) reducing bacterial growth;
      • (lxxix) treating fungal infection;
      • (lxxx) reducing fungal growth;
      • (lxxxi) treating viral infection;
      • (lxxxii) treating protozoal infection;
      • (lxxxiii) treating nematode infection; or
      • (lxxxiv) treating a disease state, condition, or disorder mediated by activating transcription factor 4 (ATF4),
        in a subject, the method comprising administering to the subject an ursolic acid salt selected from ursolic acid diethanolamine salt and ursolic acid morpholine salt, or a composition comprising the ursolic acid salt.
  • These and other features and advantages of this invention will become apparent from the following detailed description of the various aspects of the invention taken in conjunction with the appended claims and the accompanying drawings.
    • BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
  • The present invention will hereinafter be described in conjunction with the following drawing figures, and:
  • FIGS. 1A and 1B are photomicrographs of quadriceps skeletal muscle fibers from control and test mice, respectively, after 7 weeks of ad libitum access to either standard chow (control) or standard chow supplemented with 0.059% ursolic acid-morpholine salt.
  • FIGS. 2A and 2B are photomicrographs of adipocytes from retroperitoneal fat pads from control and test mice, respectively, after 7 weeks of ad libitum access to either standard chow (control) or standard chow supplemented with 0.059% ursolic acid-morpholine salt.
  • FIG. 3 is a chart depicting glucose tolerance testing results from control and test mice after 8 weeks of ad libitum access to either high-fat chow (control) or high-fat chow supplemented with 0.059% ursolic acid-morpholine salt.
  • FIG. 4 is a graph depicting glucose tolerance testing results.
  • FIG. 5 is a graph depicting glucose tolerance testing results.
  • FIG. 6 is a graph depicting testing results for percent change in total cellular protein.
    •  DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
  • Aspects of the present invention and certain features, advantages, and details thereof, are explained more fully below. Descriptions of well-known materials, equipment, processing techniques, etc., are omitted so as to not unnecessarily obscure the invention in detail.
  • In a first aspect, the invention provides an ursolic acid salt selected from ursolic acid diethanolamine salt and ursolic acid morpholine salt.
  • The inventive ursolic acid salts can be synthesized by techniques known in the art. The starting materials of the compounds of this invention are available from commercial sources or can themselves be synthesized using reagents and techniques known in the art. Non-limiting synthesis embodiments are described herein.
  • Ursolic acid, which has the formula
  • Figure US20200207802A1-20200702-C00001
  • is commercially available, and is present in various plants from which it can be extracted, including apples, basil, bilberries, cranberries, elder flower, peppermint, rosemary, lavender, oregano, thyme, hawthorn, and prunes.
  • In some embodiments, the inventive ursolic acid salt is ursolic acid diethanolamine salt of formula
  • Figure US20200207802A1-20200702-C00002
  • In some embodiments, the inventive ursolic acid salt is ursolic acid morpholine salt of formula
  • Figure US20200207802A1-20200702-C00003
  • In a second aspect, the invention provides a composition comprising an ursolic acid salt selected from ursolic acid diethanolamine salt and ursolic acid morpholine salt, and a further agent.
  • The further agent is a component, in addition to the ursolic acid salt, that is present in the composition. Persons having ordinary skill in the art are familiar with various types of further agents that may be included in a composition. For example, in some non-limiting embodiments, the further agent comprises an excipient, binder, diluent, carrier, other delivery vehicle or system, filler, salt, buffer, preservative, antioxidant, stabilizer, sweetening agent, or flavor agent.
  • In some embodiments, the further agent is a physiologically acceptable agent. As used herein, a physiologically acceptable agent is an agent that does not show significant toxicity to an intended subject at the dose of administration. The term physiologically acceptable agent comprises generally regarded as safe (GRAS) substances. GRAS substances are listed by the Food and Drug Administration in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 21 CFR. § 182 and 21 CFR § 184. The August 2017 versions of 21 CFR. § 182 and 21 CFR § 184 are hereby incorporated herein by reference. The term physiologically acceptable agent also comprises pharmaceutically acceptable agents.
  • The term “pharmaceutically acceptable,” as used herein, refers to a component that is, within the scope of sound medical judgment, suitable for use in contact with the tissues of a subject (e.g., human or other animal) without undue toxicity, irritation, allergic response and the like, and is commensurate with a reasonable benefit/risk ratio.
  • In some embodiments, the inventive composition is formulated for pharmaceutical use (i.e., is “a pharmaceutical composition”). Pharmaceutical compositions comprise a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, adjuvant, or vehicle that is “acceptable” in the sense of being compatible with the other ingredients of the formulation and not deleterious to the recipient thereof in amounts typically used in medicaments.
  • Pharmaceutically acceptable carriers, adjuvants and vehicles that can be used in the pharmaceutical compositions of this invention include, but are not limited to, ion exchangers, alumina, aluminum stearate, lecithin, serum proteins, such as human serum albumin, buffer substances such as phosphates, glycine, sorbic acid, potassium sorbate, partial glyceride mixtures of saturated vegetable fatty acids, water, salts or electrolytes, such as protamine sulfate, disodium hydrogen phosphate, potassium hydrogen phosphate, sodium chloride, zinc salts, colloidal silica, magnesium trisilicate, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, cellulose-based substances, polyethylene glycol, sodium carboxymethylcellulose, polyacrylates, waxes, polyethylene-polyoxypropylene-block polymers, polyethylene glycol and wool fat.
  • In some embodiments, the composition is a pharmaceutical composition, nutraceutical composition, food composition, or dietary supplement.
  • In some embodiments, the composition is in the form of, or comprises a non-naturally occurring oral delivery vehicle. Such delivery vehicles exclude naturally occurring vehicles such as plants and fruits. Oral delivery vehicles include, but are not limited to capsules, pills, tablets, cachets, syrups, foods, and beverages.
  • In some embodiments, the composition is in the form of one or more tablets; caplets; capsules, such as soft elastic gelatin capsules; cachets; troches; lozenges; dispersions; suppositories; ointments; cataplasms (poultices); pastes; powders; dressings; creams; plasters; solutions; patches; aerosols (e.g., nasal sprays or inhalers); gels; liquid dosage forms suitable for oral or mucosal administration to a subject, including suspensions (e.g., aqueous or non-aqueous liquid suspensions, oil-in-water emulsions, or a water-in-oil liquid emulsions), solutions, and elixirs; liquid dosage forms suitable for parenteral administration to a patient; and sterile solids (e.g., crystalline or amorphous solids) that can be reconstituted to provide liquid dosage forms suitable for parenteral administration to a subject.
  • In a third aspect, the invention provides a method for:
      • (i) increasing skeletal muscle mass;
      • (ii) treating skeletal muscle atrophy;
      • (iii) treating sarcopenia;
      • (iv) treating cachexia;
      • (v) increasing strength;
      • (vi) treating weakness;
      • (vii) increasing exercise capacity;
      • (viii) treating fatigue;
      • (ix) promoting muscle growth;
      • (x) promoting normal muscle function;
      • (xi) improving muscle function;
      • (xii) promoting muscle health;
      • (xiii) promoting healthy aging in muscles;
      • (xiv) increasing energy expenditure;
      • (xv) increasing the ratio of skeletal muscle to fat;
      • (xvi) reducing fat;
      • (xvii) treating obesity;
      • (xviii) treating diabetes;
      • (xix) lowering blood glucose;
      • (xx) treating pre-diabetes;
      • (xxi) treating metabolic syndrome;
      • (xxii) treating insulin resistance;
      • (xxiii) reducing plasma cholesterol;
      • (xxiv) treating hypercholesterolemia;
      • (xxv) reducing plasma triglycerides;
      • (xxvi) treating hypertriglyceridemia;
      • (xxvii) promoting healthy metabolism;
      • (xxviii) promoting metabolic health;
      • (xxix) treating hypertension;
      • (xxx) treating atherosclerosis
      • (xxxi) treating myocardial ischemia;
      • (xxxii) treating myocardial infarction;
      • (xxxiii) treating cardiomyopathy;
      • (xxxiv) treating cardiac arrhythmia;
      • (xxxv) treating non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD);
      • (xxxvi) treating liver fibrosis;
      • (xxxvii) treating liver injury;
      • (xxxviii) treating lung injury;
      • (xxxix) treating gastric ulcers;
      • (xl) treating nephropathy;
      • (xli) promoting bone formation;
      • (xlii) promoting normal bone structure;
      • (xliii) promoting bone health;
      • (xliv) treating osteoporosis;
      • (xlv) treating cerebral ischemia;
      • (xlvi) treating cerebral hemorrhage;
      • (xlvii) treating stroke;
      • (xlviii) treating traumatic brain injury;
      • (xlix) treating dementia;
      • (l) treating Alzheimer's disease;
      • (li) treating memory loss;
      • (lii) treating cognitive dysfunction;
      • (liii) promoting normal cognitive function;
      • (liv) treating anxiety;
      • (lv) treating depression;
      • (lvi) reducing inflammation;
      • (lvii) treating arthritis;
      • (lviii) treating skin ulcers;
      • (lix) treating skin wounds;
      • (lx) promoting wound healing;
      • (lxi) treating skin dryness;
      • (lxii) treating skin roughness;
      • (lxiii) treating skin scarring;
      • (lxiv) treating skin wrinkles;
      • (lxv) reducing unwanted effects of aging;
      • (lxvi) treating cancer;
      • (lxvii) reducing tumor growth;
      • (lxviii) treating tumor metastasis;
      • (lxix) treating tumor angiogenesis;
      • (lxx) increasing tumor cell apoptosis;
      • (lxxi) decreasing protein oxidation;
      • (lxxii) decreasing lipid oxidation;
      • (lxxiii) decreasing DNA oxidation;
      • (lxxiv) decreasing RNA oxidation;
      • (lxxv) decreasing oxidation of cellular molecules;
      • (lxxvi) decreasing DNA damage;
      • (lxxvii) treating bacterial infection;
      • (lxxviii) reducing bacterial growth;
      • (lxxix) treating fungal infection;
      • (lxxx) reducing fungal growth;
      • (lxxxi) treating viral infection;
      • (lxxxii) treating protozoal infection;
      • (lxxxiii) treating nematode infection; or
      • (lxxxiv) treating a disease state, condition, or disorder mediated by activating transcription factor 4 (ATF4),
        in a subject, the method comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of an ursolic acid salt selected from ursolic acid diethanolamine salt and ursolic acid morpholine salt, or a composition comprising the ursolic acid salt.
  • Various uses as described in the foregoing paragraph are described relative to ursolic acid per se in the following references, the disclosures of which are hereby incorporated by reference herein in their entirety:
    • 1. Wozniak, L., Skapska, S., and Marszalek, K. (2015) Ursolic Acid—A Pentacyclic Triterpenoid with a Wide Spectrum of Pharmacological Activities. Molecules 20, 20614-20641
    • 2. Liu, J. (2005) Oleanolic acid and ursolic acid: research perspectives. J Ethnopharmacol 100, 92-94
    • 3. Sultana, N. (2011) Clinically useful anticancer, antitumor, and antiwrinkle agent, ursolic acid and related derivatives as medicinally important natural product. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 26, 616-642
    • 4. Liu, J. (1995) Pharmacology of oleanolic acid and ursolic acid. J Ethnopharmacol 49, 57-68
    • 5. Shanmugam, M. K., Dai, X., Kumar, A. P., Tan, B. K., Sethi, G., and Bishayee, A. (2013) Ursolic acid in cancer prevention and treatment: molecular targets, pharmacokinetics and clinical studies. Biochem Pharmacol 85, 1579-1587
    • 6. Kashyap, D., Tuli, H. S., and Sharma, A. K. (2016) Ursolic acid (UA): A metabolite with promising therapeutic potential. Life Sci 146, 201-213
    • 7. Lopez-Hortas, L., Perez-Larran, P., Gonzalez-Munoz, M. J., Falque, E., and Dominguez, H. (2018) Recent developments on the extraction and application of ursolic acid. A review. Food Res Int 103, 130-149
    • 8. Pironi, A. M., de Araujo, P. R., Fernandes, M. A., Salgado, H. R. N., and Chorilli, M. (2018) Characteristics, Biological Properties and Analytical Methods of Ursolic Acid: A Review. Crit Rev Anal Chem 48, 86-93
    • 9. Cargnin, S. T., and Gnoatto, S. B. (2017) Ursolic acid from apple pomace and traditional plants: A valuable triterpenoid with functional properties. Food Chem 220, 477-489
    • 10. Lee, S. U., Park, S. J., Kwak, H. B., Oh, J., Min, Y. K., and Kim, S. H. (2008) Anabolic activity of ursolic acid in bone: Stimulating osteoblast differentiation in vitro and inducing new bone formation in vivo. Pharmacol Res 58, 290-296
    • 11. Lu, J., Zheng, Y. L., Wu, D. M., Luo, L., Sun, D. X., and Shan, Q. (2007) Ursolic acid ameliorates cognition deficits and attenuates oxidative damage in the brain of senescent mice induced by D-galactose. Biochem Pharmacol 74, 1078-1090
    • 12. Wang, X. T., Gong, Y., Zhou, B., Yang, J. J., Cheng, Y., Zhao, J. G., and Qi, M. Y. (2018) Ursolic acid ameliorates oxidative stress, inflammation and fibrosis in diabetic cardiomyopathy rats. Biomed Pharmacother 97, 1461-1467
    • 13. Zhou, Y., Li, J. S., Zhang, X., Wu, Y. J., Huang, K., and Zheng, L. (2010) Ursolic acid inhibits early lesions of diabetic nephropathy. Int J Mol Med 26, 565-570
    • 14. Ling, C., Jinping, L., Xia, L., and Renyong, Y. (2013) Ursolic Acid provides kidney protection in diabetic rats. Curr Ther Res Clin Exp 75, 59-63
    • 15. Ding, H., Wang, H., Zhu, L., and Wei, W. (2017) Ursolic Acid Ameliorates Early Brain Injury After Experimental Traumatic Brain Injury in Mice by Activating the Nrf2 Pathway. Neurochem Res 42, 337-346
    • 16. Ma, J. Q., Ding, J., Zhang, L., and Liu, C. M. (2015) Protective effects of ursolic acid in an experimental model of liver fibrosis through Nrf2/ARE pathway. Clin Res Hepatol Gastroenterol 39, 188-197
    • 17. Zhang, T., Su, J., Wang, K., Zhu, T., and Li, X. (2014) Ursolic acid reduces oxidative stress to alleviate early brain injury following experimental subarachnoid hemorrhage. Neurosci Lett 579, 12-17
    • 18. Hwang, T. L., Shen, H. I., Liu, F. C., Tsai, H. I., Wu, Y. C., Chang, F. R., and Yu, H. P. (2014) Ursolic acid inhibits superoxide production in activated neutrophils and attenuates trauma-hemorrhage shock-induced organ injury in rats. PLoS One 9, e111365
    • 19. Martinez-Abundis, E., Mendez-Del Villar, M., Perez-Rubio, K. G., Zuniga, L. Y., Cortez-Navarrete, M., Ramirez-Rodriguez, A., and Gonzalez-Ortiz, M. (2016) Novel nutraceutic therapies for the treatment of metabolic syndrome. World J Diabetes 7, 142-152
    • 20. Somova, L. O., Nadar, A., Rammanan, P., and Shode, F. O. (2003) Cardiovascular, antihyperlipidemic and antioxidant effects of oleanolic and ursolic acids in experimental hypertension. Phytomedicine 10, 115-121
    • 21. Somova, L. I., Shode, F. O., Ramnanan, P., and Nadar, A. (2003) Antihypertensive, antiatherosclerotic and antioxidant activity of triterpenoids isolated from Olea europaea, subspecies africana leaves. J Ethnopharmacol 84, 299-305
  • In some embodiments, the ursolic acid salts described herein are useful for, inter alia, the same indications as ursolic acid per se.
  • As used herein, the term “subject” refers to an animal that is the target of administration. In some embodiments, the subject is a human. In other embodiments, the subject is a non-human animal. In some embodiments, the subject is a non-rodent animal. In some embodiments, the subject is a non-human, and/or non-rodent animal. In some embodiments, the subject is a vertebrate and/or an amphibian. In some embodiments, the subject is a human, non-human primate, horse, pig, rabbit, dog, sheep, goat, cow, cat, guinea pig, hamster, ferret, fish, bird, or rodent. In some embodiments, the subject is a human or a domesticated animal. In some embodiments, the subject is a domesticated animal, such as a domesticated fish, domesticated crustacean, or domesticated mollusk. In some embodiments, the domesticated animal is poultry. In some embodiments, the poultry is selected from chicken, turkey, duck, and goose. In some embodiments, the domesticated animal is livestock. In some embodiments, the livestock animal is selected from a pig, cow, horse, goat, bison, and sheep. In some embodiments, the domestic animal includes rodents. In other embodiments, the domestic animal excludes some or all rodents. In some embodiments, the domestic animal excludes mice and rats.
  • As used herein, the term “treatment” and various forms thereof (e.g., “treating”) refer to the management (e.g., medical management) of a patient/subject with the intent to cure, ameliorate, stabilize, or forestall a disease, pathological condition, or disorder. The term includes administering an inventive compound and/or composition to a subject with the purpose to cure, heal, alleviate, relieve, alter, remedy, ameliorate, improve, or affect a disease state, condition, or disorder, the symptoms of the disease state, condition, or disorder or the predisposition toward the disease state, condition, or disorder. The term “treatment” and various forms thereof include the use for aesthetic and self-improvement purposes. For example, such uses include, but are not limited to, the administration of the disclosed compound in nutraceuticals, medicinal food, energy bar, energy drink, supplements (such as multivitamins). This term includes active treatment, that is, treatment directed specifically toward the improvement of a disease, pathological condition, or disorder, and also includes causal treatment, that is, treatment directed toward removal of the cause of the associated disease, pathological condition, or disorder. In addition, this term includes palliative treatment, that is, treatment designed for the relief of symptoms rather than the curing of the disease, pathological condition, or disorder; preventative treatment, that is, treatment directed to minimizing or partially or completely inhibiting the development of the associated disease, pathological condition, or disorder; and supportive treatment, that is, treatment employed to supplement another specific therapy directed toward the improvement of the associated disease, pathological condition, or disorder. In various embodiments, the term covers any treatment of a subject, and includes: (i) impeding the disease from occurring in a subject that can be predisposed to the disease but has not yet been diagnosed as having it; (ii) inhibiting the disease, i.e., arresting its development; or (iii) relieving the disease, i.e., causing regression of the disease. The term additionally includes forestalling or impeding the onset, recurrence or intensification of a disease state, condition, or disorder disclosed herein, and ameliorating and/or reducing the occurrence of symptoms of a disease state, condition, or disorder.
  • Embodiments of the methods of treatment and uses of the inventive ursolic acid salts typically comprise administering an effective amount (e.g., a therapeutically effective amount) of the salt to a subject in need thereof. As used herein, the term “therapeutically effective amount” or “effective amount” refers to an amount that is effective to elicit the desired biological or medical response, including the amount of a compound that, when administered to a subject for treating a disorder, is sufficient to effect such treatment of the disorder. The effective amount can vary depending on the compound, the disorder, and its severity, and the age, weight, etc. of the subject to be treated. The effective amount may be in one or more doses (for example, a single dose or multiple doses may be required to achieve the desired treatment endpoint). An effective amount may be considered to be given in an effective amount if, in conjunction with one or more other agents, a desirable or beneficial result may be or is achieved. A subject in need of treatment includes a subject that is at risk of needing the treatment. As used herein, an “at risk” subject is one that is at risk of developing a condition or disorder to be treated. This may be shown, for example, by one or more risk factors, which are measurable parameters that correlate with development of a condition or disorder and are known in the art.
  • In some embodiments, the subject has been identified to be in need of treatment for a condition or disorder, or has been diagnosed with a condition or disorder prior to administering an inventive salt to the subject. In some embodiments, the subject has not been diagnosed with a condition or disorder prior to administering an inventive salt to the subject. In some embodiments, the subject has not been diagnosed with cancer or diabetes. In other embodiments, the subject may have been diagnosed with a condition or disorder such as cancer or diabetes.
  • As used herein, the term “diagnosed” means having been subjected to a physical examination by a person of skill, for example, a physician, and found to have a condition that can be diagnosed or treated by the inventive ursolic acid salts, compositions, or methods/uses disclosed herein. For example, “diagnosed with a muscle atrophy disorder” means having been subjected to a physical examination by a person of skill, for example, a physician, and found to have a condition that can be diagnosed or treated by a compound or composition that can promote muscle health, promote normal muscle function, and/or promote healthy aging muscles. As a further example, “diagnosed with a need for promoting muscle health” refers to having been subjected to a physical examination by a person of skill, for example, a physician, and found to have a condition characterized by muscle atrophy or other disease wherein promoting muscle health, promoting normal muscle function, and/or promoting healthy aging muscles would be beneficial to the subject. Such a diagnosis can be in reference to a disorder, such as muscle atrophy, and the like, as discussed herein.
  • As used herein, the phrase “identified to be in need of treatment for a condition or disorder,” or the like, refers to selection of a subject based upon need for treatment of the disorder. For example, a subject can be identified as having a need for treatment of a disorder (e.g., a disorder related to muscle atrophy) based upon an earlier diagnosis by a person of skill and thereafter subjected to treatment for the disorder. As another example, subjects intended for consumption (e.g., fish, production livestock, etc.) may be identified to be in need of treatment for, e.g., increasing muscle mass, in order to increase the average amount of meat that can be obtained per animal.
  • In some embodiments, the inventive ursolic acid salts are administered in a dosage ranging from about 0.001 to about 500 mg/kg of subject body weight (e.g., 0.001, 0.002, 0.003, 0.004, 0.005, 0.006, 0.007, 0.008, 0.009, 0.01, 0.02, 0.03, 0.04, 0.05, 0.06, 0.07, 0.08, 0.09, 0.10, 0.11, 0.12, 0.13, 0.14, 0.15, 0.16, 0.17, 0.18, 0.19, 0.20, 0.21, 0.22, 0.23, 0.24, 0.25, 0.26, 0.27, 0.28, 0.29, 0.30, 0.31, 0.32, 0.33, 0.34, 0.35, 0.36, 0.37, 0.38, 0.39, 0.40, 0.41, 0.42, 0.43, 0.44, 0.45, 0.46, 0.47, 0.48, 0.49, 0.50, 0.51, 0.52, 0.53, 0.54, 0.55, 0.56, 0.57, 0.58, 0.59, 0.60, 0.61, 0.62, 0.63, 0.64, 0.65, 0.66, 0.67, 0.68, 0.69, 0.70, 0.71, 0.72, 0.73, 0.74, 0.75, 0.76, 0.77, 0.78, 0.79, 0.80, 0.81, 0.82, 0.83, 0.84, 0.85, 0.86, 0.87, 0.88, 0.89, 0.90, 0.91, 0.92, 0.93, 0.94, 0.95, 0.96, 0.97, 0.98, 0.99, 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8, 4.9, 5.0, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, 5.8, 5.9, 6.0, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, 6.8, 6.9, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.7, 7.8, 7.9, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5, 8.6, 8.7, 8.8, 8.9, 9.0, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 9.5, 9.6, 9.7, 9.8, 9.9, 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, 10.5, 10.6, 10.7, 10.8, 10.9, 11.0, 11.1, 11.2, 11.3, 11.4, 11.5, 11.6, 11.7, 11.8, 11.9, 12.0, 12.1, 12.2, 12.3, 12.4, 12.5, 12.6, 12.7, 12.8, 12.9, 13.0, 13.1, 13.2, 13.3, 13.4, 13.5, 13.6, 13.7, 13.8, 13.9, 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, 14.3, 14.4, 14.5, 14.6, 14.7, 14.8, 14.9, 15.0, 16.1, 16.2, 16.3, 16.4, 16.5, 16.6, 16.7, 16.8, 16.9, 17.0, 17.1, 17.2, 17.3, 17.4, 17.5, 17.6, 17.7, 17.8, 17.9, 18.0, 18.1, 18.2, 18.3, 18.4, 18.5, 18.6, 18.7, 18.8, 18.9, 19.0, 19.1, 19.2, 19.3, 19.4, 19.5, 19.6, 19.7, 19.8, 19.9, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, 378, 379, 380, 381, 382, 383, 384, 385, 386, 387, 388, 389, 390, 391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 396, 397, 398, 399, 400, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446, 447, 448, 449, 450, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455, 456, 457, 458, 459, 460, 461, 462, 463, 464, 465, 466, 467, 468, 469, 470, 471, 472, 473, 474, 475, 476, 477, 478, 479, 480, 481, 482, 483, 484, 485, 486, 487, 488, 489, 490, 491, 492, 493, 494, 495, 496, 497, 498, 499, or 500 mg/kg), including any and all ranges and subranges therein (e.g., 0.001 to 100 mg/kg, 0.01 to 75 mg/kg, 0.05 to 20 mg/kg, 0.1 to 10 mg/kg, etc.).
  • In some embodiments, the inventive ursolic acid salts are administered in an amount of 1 to 2,000 mg (e.g., 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, 378, 379, 380, 381, 382, 383, 384, 385, 386, 387, 388, 389, 390, 391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 396, 397, 398, 399, 400, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446, 447, 448, 449, 450, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455, 456, 457, 458, 459, 460, 461, 462, 463, 464, 465, 466, 467, 468, 469, 470, 471, 472, 473, 474, 475, 476, 477, 478, 479, 480, 481, 482, 483, 484, 485, 486, 487, 488, 489, 490, 491, 492, 493, 494, 495, 496, 497, 498, 499, 500, 1000, 1010, 1020, 1030, 1040, 1050, 1060, 1070, 1080, 1090, 1100, 1110, 1120, 1130, 1140, 1150, 1160, 1170, 1180, 1190, 1200, 1210, 1220, 1230, 1240, 1250, 1260, 1270, 1280, 1290, 1300, 1310, 1320, 1330, 1340, 1350, 1360, 1370, 1380, 1390, 1400, 1410, 1420, 1430, 1440, 1450, 1460, 1470, 1480, 1490, 1500, 1510, 1520, 1530, 1540, 1550, 1560, 1570, 1580, 1590, 1600, 1610, 1620, 1630, 1640, 1650, 1660, 1670, 1680, 1690, 1700, 1710, 1720, 1730, 1740, 1750, 1760, 1770, 1780, 1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1890, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940, 1950, 1960, 1970, 1980, 1990, or 2000 mg), including any and all ranges and subranges therein (e.g., 20 to 1900 mg, 50 to 1800 mg, 75 to 1700 mg, 100 to 1600 mg, etc.). Thus, in some embodiments where the ursolic acid salt is administered in a composition, the composition will contain such amount of the compound.
  • In some embodiments, the ursolic acid salt is administered in an amount that is greater than 50, 75, 100, 150, 200, 250, 300, 400, 500, 600, 750, 800, 900, 1000, 1100, 1200, 1300, 1400, or 1500 mg.
    • EXAMPLES
  • The invention will now be illustrated, but not limited, by reference to the specific embodiments described in the following examples.
    • Sample Preparation˜Ursolic Acid Diethanolamine Salt
  • Figure US20200207802A1-20200702-C00004
  • Ursolic acid (1.0450 g) and diethanolamine (208.6 mg) were dissolved in THF:MeOH (10:1) and allowed to stand, then concentrated and dried to yield a white solid, the diethanolamine salt of ursolic acid (965.0 mg). This product was used as the ursolic acid diethanolamine salt in the testing described below.
    • Sample Preparation—Ursolic Acid Morpholine Salt
  • Figure US20200207802A1-20200702-C00005
  • Ursolic acid (1.0715 g) was dissolved in 20 mL of THF. Morpholine (224 mg) was added, and stirred for 1.5 hours. 8 mL of hexanes was added and the homogeneous solution became cloudy. The salt was stirred at room temperature for 12 hours. No significant amount of the salt had formed. The solution was concentrated in vacuo, and the stirred residue gave a white powder that was isolated by filtration and dried in vacuo to give the morpholine salt of ursolic acid (867.1 mg). This product was used as the ursolic acid morpholine salt in the testing described below.
    • Comparative Grip Strength Testing for Ursolic Acid and Salts Thereof
  • Weight-matched cohorts of 8-week old male C57BL/6 mice were randomized to receive ad libitum access to either standard chow (control) or standard chow supplemented with either 0.050% ursolic acid, 0.200% ursolic acid, or one of the indicated ursolic acid salts: ursolic acid-ethanolamine salt; ursolic acid-tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane salt, hereinafter referred to as ursolic acid-“tris” salt; ursolic acid-lysine salt; ursolic acid-diethanolamine salt; ursolic acid-morpholine salt; or ursolic acid-piperazine salt. The ursolic acid-diethanolamine salt and ursolic acid-morpholine salt were prepared as described above. Ursolic acid was commercially obtained, and was used as a starting material to make the other ursolic acid salts according to techniques analogous to those above and known in the art. The doses of ursolic acid salts were molar-matched to either 0.050% ursolic acid (i.e. 0.057% ursolic acid-ethanolamine salt, 0.063% ursolic acid-tris salt, 0.066% ursolic acid-lysine salt, 0.059% ursolic acid-morpholine salt, and 0.059% ursolic acid-piperazine salt) or to 0.048% ursolic acid (i.e. 0.060% ursolic acid-diethanolamine salt). After mice had consumed these diets for 6 weeks, in vivo grip strength was measured. The results are shown below in Table I. Data are means±SEM from 12 mice per cohort. **P<0.01 by one-way ANOVA with Dunnett's post test.
  • TABLE I
    Grip Strength
    Diet (% Change vs. Control)
    Control 0.0 ± 1.9
    0.050% Ursolic Acid 7.7 ± 1.9
    0.200% Ursolic Acid  9.9 ± 2.2**
    0.057% Ursolic Acid-Ethanolamine Salt 2.8 ± 1.6
    0.063% Ursolic Acid-Tris Salt 5.2 ± 1.6
    0.066% Ursolic Acid-Lysine Salt 7.2 ± 2.3
    0.060% Ursolic Acid-Diethanolamine Salt  11.7 ± 2.5**
    0.059% Ursolic Acid-Morpholine Salt  11.3 ± 2.1**
    0.059% Ursolic Acid-Piperazine Salt 3.7 ± 2.5
  • As evidenced by the data from Table I, not all salts of ursolic acid exhibit statistically significant improvement in strength. Indeed, many may be less efficacious than the free acid at the same dose. Ursolic acid-diethanolamine salt and ursolic acid-morpholine salt were unexpectedly more potent and efficacious than native ursolic acid and other ursolic acid salts.
    • Ursolic Acid-Morpholine Salt—Grip Strength, Body Weight and Composition, and Skeletal Muscle Fiber Testing
  • Weight-matched cohorts of 8-week old male C57BL/6 mice were randomized to receive ad libitum access to either standard chow (control) or standard chow supplemented with 0.059% ursolic acid-morpholine salt. After mice had consumed these diets for 7 weeks, in vivo, grip strength was measured, mice were weighed, body composition was assessed by NMR, and quadriceps muscles were dissected for histological analysis of skeletal muscle fiber cross-sectional diameter. The results are shown below in Table II. Body weight data, grip strength data, and NMR data (lean mass, fat mass, % lean and % fat) are means±SEM from 14-15 mice per cohort. Muscle fiber diameter data are means±SEM from >4200 muscle fibers per diet. *P<0.05; **P<0.01; ***P<0.001
  • TABLE II
    Ursolic Acid-
    Control Morpholine Salt
    Initial Body Wt (g) 26.1 ± 0.4 26.3 ± 0.3 
    Final Grip Strength (g) 165.5 ± 3.3   181.9 ± 2.4***
    Final Body Wt (g) 35.6 ± 0.8 34.6 ± 1.0 
    Final Lean Mass (g) 19.6 ± 0.3  20.8 ± 0.3**
    Final Fat Mass (g) 10.2 ± 0.9 7.8 ± 1.2
    Final % Lean 55.3 ± 1.4 61.0 ± 2.2*
    Final % Fat 28.0 ± 2.1 21.4 ± 2.9*
    Muscle fiber diameter (μm) 39.7 ± 0.1  44.8 ± 0.2***
  • The data in Table II demonstrate that ursolic acid-morpholine salt stimulated skeletal muscle hypertrophy, increased lean mass and decreased fat mass.
    • Ursolic Acid-Morpholine Salt—Skeletal Muscle Fiber Size Testing
  • Weight-matched cohorts of 8-week old male C57BL/6 mice were randomized to receive ad libitum access to either standard chow (control) or standard chow supplemented with 0.059% ursolic acid-morpholine salt. After mice had consumed these diets for 7 weeks, quadriceps muscles were dissected, fixed, cross-sectioned, stained with hematoxylin and eosin, and subjected to photomicrography. FIG. 1A is a photomicrograph of quadriceps skeletal muscle fibers from the control group. FIG. 1B is a photomicrograph of quadriceps skeletal muscle fibers from the ursolic acid-morpholine salt group. A comparison of FIGS. 1A and 1B shows that ursolic acid-morpholine salt increased skeletal muscle fiber size.
    • Ursolic Acid-Morpholine Salt—Adipocyte Size Testing
  • Weight-matched cohorts of 8-week old male C57BL/6 mice were randomized to receive ad libitum access to either standard chow (control) or standard chow supplemented with 0.059% ursolic acid-morpholine salt. After mice had consumed these diets for 7 weeks, retroperitoneal fat pads were dissected, fixed, cross-sectioned, stained with hematoxylin and eosin, and subjected to photomicrography. FIG. 2A is a photomicrograph of adipocytes from retroperitoneal fat pads from the control group. FIG. 2B is a photomicrograph of adipocytes from retroperitoneal fat pads from the ursolic acid-morpholine salt group. A comparison of FIGS. 2A and 2B shows that ursolic acid-morpholine salt decreased adipocyte size.
    • Ursolic Acid-Morpholine Salt—Obesity and Blood Glucose Testing
  • Weight-matched cohorts of 8-week old male C57BL/6 mice were randomized to receive ad libitum access to either high-fat chow (control) or high-fat chow supplemented with 0.059% ursolic acid-morpholine salt. Just prior to starting these diets, mice were weighed and subjected to body composition analysis by NMR. After mice had consumed the diets for 9 weeks, body weight and body composition were re-assessed, retroperitoneal and epididymal fat pads were dissected and weighed, and non-fasting blood glucose was measured. The results are shown below in Table III. Data are means±SEM from 15 mice per cohort. *P<0.05; **P<0.01.
  • TABLE III
    Ursolic Acid-
    Control Morpholine Salt
    Initial Body Wt (g) 24.0 ± 0.5 23.8 ± 0.4 
    Initial Lean Mass (g) 16.5 ± 0.4 16.7 ± 0.4 
    Initial Fat Mass (g)  2.0 ± 0.2 1.7 ± 0.2
    Initial % Lean 68.7 ± 0.8 70.0 ± 0.7 
    Initial % Fat  8.4 ± 0.9 7.4 ± 0.8
    Final Body Wt (g) 41.6 ± 1.0 38.9 ± 1.2*
    Final Lean Mass (g) 20.3 ± 0.6 21.3 ± 0.6 
    Final Fat Mass (g) 16.5 ± 0.9 12.8 ± 1.4*
    Final % Lean 49.0 ± 1.1 55.3 ± 2.4*
    Final % Fat 39.4 ± 1.6 31.8 ± 3.1*
    Retroperitoneal Fat Pad Wt (mg) 929.4 ± 52.0 731.8 ± 86.9*
    Epididymal Fat Pad Wt (mg) 2257.0 ± 84.6   1804.0 ± 161.5**
    Blood Glucose (mg/dL) 198.1 ± 6.1  177.7 ± 9.9* 
  • The data in Table III demonstrate, inter alia, that ursolic acid-morpholine salt reduced obesity in diet-induced obese mice.
    • Ursolic Acid-Morpholine Salt—Glucose Tolerance Testing
  • Weight-matched cohorts of 8-week old male C57BL/6 mice were randomized to receive ad libitum access to either high-fat chow (control) or high-fat chow supplemented with 0.059% ursolic acid-morpholine salt. After mice had consumed the diets for 8 weeks, mice were fasted for 6 hours and then subjected to glucose tolerance testing. Results are shown in FIG. 3, which is a graph depicting glucose tolerance testing results. Data are means±SEM from 15 mice per cohort. As evident from FIG. 3, the area under the curve (AUC) for mice treated with ursolic acid-morpholine salt (31,383±1,869) is significantly lower than the AUC for control mice (37,122±1,339; P<0.01), indicating that ursolic acid-morpholine salt significantly improved glucose tolerance (i.e. reduced glucose intolerance).
    • Ursolic Acid-Diethanolamine Salt—Body Weight and Composition Testing
  • Weight-matched cohorts of 8-week old male C57BL/6 mice were randomized to receive ad libitum access to either standard chow (control), standard chow supplemented with 0.060% ursolic acid-diethanolamine salt, or standard chow supplemented with 0.180% ursolic acid-diethanolamine salt. After mice had consumed these diets for 7 weeks, mice were weighed and body composition was assessed by NMR. Results are shown below in Table IV. Data are means±SEM from 15 mice per cohort. *P<0.05.
  • TABLE IV
    0.060% Ursolic 0.180% Ursolic
    Acid- Acid-
    Diethanolamine Diethanolamine
    Control Salt Salt
    Initial Body Wt (g) 22.8 ± 0.3 23.0 ± 0.3 22.8 ± 0.3
    Final Body Wt (g) 31.8 ± 0.9 31.7 ± 0.5 30.7 ± 0.5
    Final Lean Mass (g) 19.3 ± 0.3  20.3 ± 0.4* 20.0 ± 0.3
    Final Fat Mass (g)  7.1 ± 1.0  5.3 ± 0.7  4.4 ± 0.6*
    Final % Lean 61.2 ± 2.0 64.2 ± 1.6  65.5 ± 1.4*
    Final % Fat 21.4 ± 2.5 16.6 ± 2.0  14.1 ± 1.8*
  • The Table IV data establish that ursolic acid-diethanolamine salt increased lean mass and decreased fat mass.
    • Direct Comparison of Ursolic Acid-Morpholine Salt to a Molar-Matched Dose of Ursolic Acid in Diet-Induced Obesity
  • Weight-matched cohorts of 8-week old male C57BL/6 mice were randomized to receive ad libitum access to either high-fat chow (control), high-fat chow supplemented with 0.050% ursolic acid, or high-fat chow supplemented with a molar-matched dose of ursolic acid-morpholine salt (0.059%). Just prior to starting these diets, mice were weighed and subjected to body composition analysis by NMR. After mice had consumed the diets for 8 weeks, body weight and body composition were re-assessed, retroperitoneal and epididymal fat pads were dissected and weighed, and skeletal muscles (tibialis anterior, gastrocnemius, soleus, quadriceps and triceps) were dissected and weighed. In each mouse, the total dissected skeletal muscle weight (combined weight of bilateral tibialis anterior, gastrocnemius, soleus, quadriceps and triceps muscles) was normalized to the final body weight. Data are means±SEM from 10 mice per cohort. Different letters denote statistically significant differences (P<0.05 by one-way ANOVA with Tukey's post test). Results are summarized in Table V.
  • TABLE V
    0.059% Ursolic Acid-
    Control 0.050% Ursolic Acid Morpholine Salt
    Initial Body Wt (g) 23.4 ± 0.3 a 23.2 ± 0.3 a 23.4 ± 0.6 a
    Initial Lean Mass (g) 16.0 ± 0.3 a 15.9 ± 0.4 a 15.9 ± 0.5 a
    Initial Fat Mass (g)  1.6 ± 0.2 a  1.2 ± 0.1 a  1.3 ± 0.1 a
    Initial % Lean 68.1 ± 0.6 a 68.5 ± 0.8 a 68.0 ± 0.7 a
    Initial % Fat  6.8 ± 0.8 a  5.3 ± 0.6 a  5.6 ± 0.6 a
    Final Body Wt (g) 42.3 ± 0.7 a 40.8 ± 0.5 a 36.6 ± 0.9 b
    Final Lean Mass (g) 20.9 ± 0.3 a 20.6 ± 0.3 a 20.9 ± 0.7 a
    Final Fat Mass (g) 17.3 ± 0.8 a 16.3 ± 0.3 a 11.6 ± 1.2 b
    Final % Lean 49.6 ± 1.0 a 50.4 ± 0.5 a 57.3 ± 2.1 b
    Final % Fat 40.9 ± 1.5 a 39.8 ± 0.7 a 31.4 ± 2.8 b
    Retroperitoneal Fat 1041.0 ± 57.7 a  986.1 ± 21.8 a 709.8 ± 72.2 b
    Pad Wt (mg)
    Epididymal Fat 2449.9 ± 90.0 a  2208.6 ± 52.0 a  1713.8 ± 139.8 b
    Pad Wt (mg)
    Skeletal Muscle Wt 24.8 ± 0.6 a 25.5 ± 0.4 a 29.1 ± 1.0 b
    (mg/g Final Body Wt)
    • Direct Comparison of Ursolic Acid-Morpholine Salt to a Molar-Matched Dose of Ursolic Acid in Obesity-Induced Glucose Intolerance
  • Weight-matched cohorts of 8-week old male C57BL/6 mice were randomized to receive ad libitum access to either high-fat chow supplemented with 0.050% ursolic acid, or high-fat chow supplemented with a molar-matched dose of ursolic acid-morpholine salt (0.059%). After mice had consumed the diets for 7 weeks, mice were fasted for 6 hours and then subjected to glucose tolerance testing. Results are shown in FIG. 4, which is a graph depicting glucose tolerance testing results. Data are means±SEM from 10 mice per cohort. The fasting blood glucose for mice treated with ursolic acid-morpholine salt (140.6±7.8 mg/dL) is significantly lower than the fasting blood glucose for mice treated with ursolic acid (166.3±3.7; P<0.01). In addition, the area under the curve (AUC) for mice treated with ursolic acid-morpholine salt (32,606±2,471) is significantly lower than the AUC for mice treated with ursolic acid (40,585±1,357; P<0.01), indicating that ursolic acid-morpholine salt significantly reduced glucose intolerance relative to a molar-matched dose of ursolic acid.
  • Ursolic Acid-Morpholine Salt is More Efficacious than a Maximally Effective Dose of Ursolic Acid
  • As an additional side-by-side comparison, testing was undertaken whereby mice were provided ad lib access to high-fat diet containing either 0.059% ursolic acid-morpholine salt or a >3-fold higher, maximally effective dose of ursolic acid (0.20% w/w; see Kunkel et al., Ursolic acid increases skeletal muscle and brown fat and decreases diet-induced obesity, glucose intolerance and fatty liver disease, PLOS One 7, (2012) e39332; Kunkel et al., mRNA expression signatures of human skeletal muscle atrophy identify a natural compound that increases muscle mass, Cell Metabolism 13, (2011) 627-638). Specifically, weight-matched cohorts of 8-wk-old male C57BL/6 mice were randomized to receive ad libitum access to high-fat diet containing either a maximally effective dose of ursolic acid (0.20% w/w) or 0.059% (w/w) ursolic acid-morpholine salt. After 7 weeks on the diets, mice were fasted for 6 hours and were then subjected to glucose tolerance tests. Results are shown in FIG. 5, which is a graph depicting glucose tolerance testing results. Data are means±SEM from 8 mice/diet. The area under the curve (AUC) for ursolic acid-morpholine salt is significantly lower than the AUC for ursolic acid (P<0.05). Relative to the greater than 3-fold higher, maximally effective dose of ursolic acid, ursolic acid-morpholine salt significantly improved glucose tolerance (FIG. 5) as well as other parameters including grip strength (P=0.05). These data provide further evidence that ursolic acid-morpholine salt is significantly more potent and significantly more efficacious than ursolic acid.
  • Ursolic Acid-Morpholine Salt is More Efficacious and More Potent than Ursolic Acid
  • A direct, side-by-side comparison of ursolic acid and ursolic acid-morpholine salt was performed in an in vitro model of skeletal muscle. C2C12 myoblasts were cultured and fully differentiated into post-mitotic skeletal myotubes, then incubated for 48 hours with 10% fetal bovine serum (FBS) plus the indicated concentrations of ursolic acid or ursolic acid-morpholine salt. Myotubes were then harvested for assessment of total cellular protein, which increases as myotubes undergo hypertrophy. (See Dyle et al., Systems-based discovery of tomatidine as a natural small molecule inhibitor of skeletal muscle atrophy, Journal of Biological Chemistry 289, (2014) 14913-14924.) Total protein in each sample was normalized to the amount of in vehicle-treated myotubes. Each data point represents the mean±SEM of >5 samples. *P<0.05 relative to the equivalent dose of ursolic acid. Results are shown in FIG. 6, which is a graph depicting results from the direct, side-by-side comparison of ursolic acid and ursolic acid-morpholine salt in the cultured C2C12 myotubes in vitro model of skeletal muscle. As shown, both ursolic acid and ursolic acid-morpholine salt significantly increased total cellular protein in a dose-dependent manner, consistent with their capacity to induce myotube hypertrophy. However, ursolic acid-morpholine salt was 3-fold more efficacious and 3-fold more potent than ursolic acid.
  • As used herein, the terms “comprise” (and any form of comprise, such as “comprises” and “comprising”), “have” (and any form of have, such as “has” and “having”), “include” (and any form of include, such as “includes” and “including”), “contain” (and any form contain, such as “contains” and “containing”), and any other grammatical variant thereof, are open-ended linking verbs. As a result, a method or composition that “comprises”, “has”, “includes” or “contains” one or more steps or elements possesses those one or more steps or elements, but is not limited to possessing only those one or more steps or elements. Likewise, a step of a method or an element of an article that “comprises”, “has”, “includes” or “contains” one or more features possesses those one or more features, but is not limited to possessing only those one or more features.
  • As used herein, the terms “comprising,” “has,” “including,” “containing,” and other grammatical variants thereof encompass the terms “consisting of” and “consisting essentially of.”
  • The phrase “consisting essentially of” or grammatical variants thereof when used herein are to be taken as specifying the stated features, integers, steps or components but do not preclude the addition of one or more additional features, integers, steps, components or groups thereof but only if the additional features, integers, steps, components or groups thereof do not materially alter the basic and novel characteristics of the claimed compositions or methods.
  • Where one or more ranges are referred to throughout this specification, each range is intended to be a shorthand format for presenting information, where the range is understood to encompass each discrete point within the range as if the same were fully set forth herein.
  • While several aspects and embodiments of the present invention have been described and depicted herein, alternative aspects and embodiments may be affected by those skilled in the art to accomplish the same objectives. Accordingly, this disclosure and the appended claims are intended to cover all such further and alternative aspects and embodiments as fall within the true spirit and scope of the invention.

Claims (20)

1. An ursolic acid salt selected from ursolic acid diethanolamine salt and ursolic acid morpholine salt.
2. The ursolic acid salt according to claim 1, wherein the salt is ursolic acid diethanolamine salt of formula
Figure US20200207802A1-20200702-C00006
3. The ursolic acid salt according to claim 1, wherein the salt is ursolic acid morpholine salt of formula
Figure US20200207802A1-20200702-C00007
4. A composition comprising a salt according to claim 2, and a further agent.
5. The composition according to claim 4, comprising 25 to 1,500 mg of the salt.
6. The composition according to claim 4, comprising 50 to 1,000 mg of the salt.
7. A composition comprising a salt according to claim 3, and a further agent.
8. The composition according to claim 7, comprising 25 to 1,500 mg of the salt.
9. The composition according to claim 7, comprising 50 to 1,000 mg of the salt.
10. The composition according to claim 4, wherein the further agent comprises a physiologically acceptable carrier.
11. The composition according to claim 7, wherein the further agent comprises a physiologically acceptable carrier.
12. The composition according to claim 4, wherein the composition is a pharmaceutical composition, nutraceutical composition, food composition, or dietary supplement.
13. The composition according to claim 7, wherein the composition is a pharmaceutical composition, nutraceutical composition, food composition, or dietary supplement.
14. The composition according to claim 12, comprising 25 to 1,500 mg of the salt.
15. The composition according to claim 13, comprising 25 to 1,500 mg of the salt.
16. A method for:
(i) increasing skeletal muscle mass;
(ii) treating skeletal muscle atrophy;
(iii) treating sarcopenia;
(iv) treating cachexia;
(v) increasing strength;
(vi) treating weakness;
(vii) increasing exercise capacity;
(viii) treating fatigue;
(ix) promoting muscle growth;
(x) promoting normal muscle function;
(xi) improving muscle function;
(xii) promoting muscle health;
(xiii) promoting healthy aging in muscles;
(xiv) increasing energy expenditure;
(xv) increasing the ratio of skeletal muscle to fat;
(xvi) reducing fat;
(xvii) treating obesity;
(xviii) treating diabetes;
(xix) lowering blood glucose;
(xx) treating pre-diabetes;
(xxi) treating metabolic syndrome;
(xxii) treating insulin resistance;
(xxiii) reducing plasma cholesterol;
(xxiv) treating hypercholesterolemia;
(xxv) reducing plasma triglycerides;
(xxvi) treating hypertriglyceridemia;
(xxvii) promoting healthy metabolism;
(xxviii) promoting metabolic health;
(xxix) treating hypertension;
(xxx) treating atherosclerosis
(xxxi) treating myocardial ischemia;
(xxxii) treating myocardial infarction;
(xxxiii) treating cardiomyopathy;
(xxxiv) treating cardiac arrhythmia;
(xxxv) treating non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD);
(xxxvi) treating liver fibrosis;
(xxxvii) treating liver injury;
(xxxviii) treating lung injury;
(xxxix) treating gastric ulcers;
(xl) treating nephropathy;
(xli) promoting bone formation;
(xlii) promoting normal bone structure;
(xliii) promoting bone health;
(xliv) treating osteoporosis;
(xlv) treating cerebral ischemia;
(xlvi) treating cerebral hemorrhage;
(xlvii) treating stroke;
(xlviii) treating traumatic brain injury;
(xlix) treating dementia;
(l) treating Alzheimer's disease;
(li) treating memory loss;
(lii) treating cognitive dysfunction;
(liii) promoting normal cognitive function;
(liv) treating anxiety;
(lv) treating depression;
(lvi) reducing inflammation;
(lvii) treating arthritis;
(lviii) treating skin ulcers;
(lix) treating skin wounds;
(lx) promoting wound healing;
(lxi) treating skin dryness;
(lxii) treating skin roughness;
(lxiii) treating skin scarring;
(lxiv) treating skin wrinkles;
(lxv) reducing unwanted effects of aging;
(lxvi) treating cancer;
(lxvii) reducing tumor growth;
(lxviii) treating tumor metastasis;
(lxix) treating tumor angiogenesis;
(lxx) increasing tumor cell apoptosis;
(lxxi) decreasing protein oxidation;
(lxxii) decreasing lipid oxidation;
(lxxiii) decreasing DNA oxidation;
(lxxiv) decreasing RNA oxidation;
(lxxv) decreasing oxidation of cellular molecules;
(lxxvi) decreasing DNA damage;
(lxxvii) treating bacterial infection;
(lxxviii) reducing bacterial growth;
(lxxix) treating fungal infection;
(lxxx) reducing fungal growth;
(lxxxi) treating viral infection;
(lxxxii) treating protozoal infection;
(lxxxiii) treating nematode infection; or
(lxxxiv) treating a disease state, condition, or disorder mediated by activating transcription factor 4 (ATF4),
in a subject, the method comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of a salt according to claim 1.
17. The method according to claim 16, wherein the salt is ursolic acid morpholine salt.
18. The method according to claim 16, comprising administering to the subject a composition that comprises 25 to 1,500 mg of the salt.
19. The method according to claim 18, wherein the subject is a human, non-human primate, horse, pig, rabbit, dog, sheep, goat, cow, cat, guinea pig, hamster, ferret, fish, bird, or rodent.
20. The method according to claim 16, wherein the subject has not been diagnosed with diabetes or cancer.
US16/811,730 2017-09-13 2020-03-06 Ursolic acid morpholine and diethanolamine salts Pending US20200207802A1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US16/811,730 US20200207802A1 (en) 2017-09-13 2020-03-06 Ursolic acid morpholine and diethanolamine salts

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US201762558004P 2017-09-13 2017-09-13
US201862649938P 2018-03-29 2018-03-29
PCT/US2018/049742 WO2019055280A1 (en) 2017-09-13 2018-09-06 Ursolic acid morpholine and diethanolamine salts
US16/811,730 US20200207802A1 (en) 2017-09-13 2020-03-06 Ursolic acid morpholine and diethanolamine salts

Related Parent Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
PCT/US2018/049742 Continuation-In-Part WO2019055280A1 (en) 2017-09-13 2018-09-06 Ursolic acid morpholine and diethanolamine salts

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
US20200207802A1 true US20200207802A1 (en) 2020-07-02

Family

ID=65723021

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
US16/811,730 Pending US20200207802A1 (en) 2017-09-13 2020-03-06 Ursolic acid morpholine and diethanolamine salts

Country Status (9)

Country Link
US (1) US20200207802A1 (en)
EP (1) EP3681507B8 (en)
JP (2) JP2020533377A (en)
KR (1) KR20200052925A (en)
CN (1) CN111093673A (en)
AU (1) AU2018331280B2 (en)
CA (1) CA3075173A1 (en)
IL (1) IL273078A (en)
WO (1) WO2019055280A1 (en)

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN113143934A (en) * 2021-04-19 2021-07-23 南通大学 Application of ursolic acid derivative in preparing medicine for preventing or treating cardiovascular diseases
WO2024145502A1 (en) * 2022-12-29 2024-07-04 The Board Of Regents Of The University Of Texas System Synthetic triterpenoids and compositions thereof in weight management, skeletal muscle function, and appetite suppression

Families Citing this family (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
KR20200066013A (en) * 2018-11-30 2020-06-09 씨제이제일제당 (주) Feed additive composition and feed composition comprising the same
WO2021099503A1 (en) * 2019-11-19 2021-05-27 Nutreco Ip Assets B.V. Animal feed and methods for improving animal performance and productivity
CN114317551A (en) * 2022-02-19 2022-04-12 陈利国 Gene acting on hypertension blood stasis and detection primer thereof

Family Cites Families (12)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN1450900A (en) * 2000-07-31 2003-10-22 日清奥利友株式会社 Antitumor agents
JP4398147B2 (en) * 2000-11-30 2010-01-13 日清オイリオグループ株式会社 Food and drink for whitening and oral whitening agent
WO2002078468A1 (en) * 2001-03-30 2002-10-10 The Nisshin Oillio, Ltd. Food or beverage for vascular disorder or disease
CA2800109C (en) * 2010-05-20 2020-06-30 University Of Iowa Research Foundation Methods for inhibiting muscle atrophy
CN101891795A (en) * 2010-07-29 2010-11-24 福州大学 Ursolic acid diethanol amine derivative with anti-tumor activity and preparation method thereof
KR101220782B1 (en) * 2010-09-14 2013-01-09 제주대학교 산학협력단 Novel Triterpenoid and Use Thereof
PL2670764T3 (en) * 2011-01-31 2016-02-29 Bristol Myers Squibb Co C-28 amines of c-3 modified betulinic acid derivatives as hiv maturation inhibitors
CA2838275C (en) 2011-06-06 2021-08-10 University Of Iowa Research Foundation Methods for inhibiting muscle atrophy
CN102516351A (en) * 2011-11-22 2012-06-27 福州大学 Ursolic acid derivative with anti-cancer activity and preparation method thereof
US8906889B2 (en) * 2012-02-15 2014-12-09 Bristol-Myers Squibb Company C-3 cycloalkenyl triterpenoids with HIV maturation inhibitory activity
US8889854B2 (en) * 2012-05-07 2014-11-18 Bristol-Myers Squibb Company C-17 bicyclic amines of triterpenoids with HIV maturation inhibitory activity
EP3139910B1 (en) * 2014-05-05 2019-11-27 The Board of Regents of The University of Texas System Compositions comprising ursolic acid and/or resveratrol for treating obesity

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN113143934A (en) * 2021-04-19 2021-07-23 南通大学 Application of ursolic acid derivative in preparing medicine for preventing or treating cardiovascular diseases
CN113143934B (en) * 2021-04-19 2021-11-30 南通大学 Application of ursolic acid derivative in preparing medicine for preventing or treating cardiovascular diseases
WO2024145502A1 (en) * 2022-12-29 2024-07-04 The Board Of Regents Of The University Of Texas System Synthetic triterpenoids and compositions thereof in weight management, skeletal muscle function, and appetite suppression

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
CN111093673A (en) 2020-05-01
AU2018331280B2 (en) 2023-05-25
JP2020533377A (en) 2020-11-19
AU2018331280A1 (en) 2020-03-26
WO2019055280A1 (en) 2019-03-21
EP3681507B8 (en) 2024-03-13
IL273078A (en) 2020-04-30
CA3075173A1 (en) 2019-03-21
JP2023123515A (en) 2023-09-05
EP3681507A1 (en) 2020-07-22
EP3681507A4 (en) 2021-06-09
EP3681507B1 (en) 2024-02-07
KR20200052925A (en) 2020-05-15
EP3681507C0 (en) 2024-02-07

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US20200207802A1 (en) Ursolic acid morpholine and diethanolamine salts
US6541522B2 (en) Methods of using compositions containing hypotriglyceridemically active stilbenoids
AU2010220058B2 (en) Composition from Sphaeranthus indicus and Garcinia mangostana for the control of metabolic syndrome
US20060235078A1 (en) Insulin secretion potentiator
Yang et al. Cinnamaldehyde attenuates pressure overload-induced cardiac hypertrophy
US20150141355A1 (en) Salacia compositions, methods of treatment by their administration, and methods of their preparation
Hsu et al. Galectin-12 is involved in corn silk-induced anti-adipogenesis and anti-obesity effects
US6429202B1 (en) Phospholipid complexes of proanthocyanidin A2 as antiatherosclerotic agents
EP2431041A1 (en) Pharmaceutical composition for treating cardiovascular disorder and use thereof
US20020058708A1 (en) Compositions containing hypotriglyceridemically active stilbenoids
Zhang et al. The functional components of sea cucumber and their nutritional and biological activities
US20080102144A1 (en) Fat beta-oxidation enhancing and carbohydrate absorption inhibition supplement
JP2006169236A (en) Glycogenesis inhibitor
KR101038510B1 (en) prepartaion of concentrated syrups for oral use containing hydrolyzed products of Glycyrrhizae Radix extracts and its compounding herbal medicines
WO2010037269A1 (en) The use of hirsutine in preparation of medicaments for treating myocardial damage
WO2010043109A1 (en) The use of corynantheine in preparation of medicaments for treating myocardial damage heart disease
Jusni et al. Potential Antihyperlipidemia Effect of Lactoferrin in Hyperlipidemia-Induced Male Sprague–Dawley Rats
Yang et al. Pogostone alleviates angiotensin II-induced cardiomyocyte hypertrophy in H9c2 cells through MAPK and Nrf2 pathway
Fabio Jonathan Jusni et al. Potential Antihyperlipidemia Effect of Lactoferrin in Hyperlipidemia-Induced Male Sprague–Dawley Rats
Inaba et al. Dose-dependent activation of immune function in mice by ingestion of Maharishi Amrit Kalash 5
Prajapati et al. Protective effect of flowerbuds of lonicera japonica extract on diabetes mellitus type 2 and associated vascular complications in STZ-HFD treated rats
WO2012014216A1 (en) 7-hydroxyfrullanolide and its analogs for prevention, control and treatment of metabolic disorders
KR20190125102A (en) A composition for preventing or treating obesity comprising isotretinoin-peptide conjugate as an effective ingredient
KR20070107321A (en) Composition for lowering blood pressure
EP1841441A2 (en) Herbal preparation for joints

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
AS Assignment

Owner name: EMMYON, INC., IOWA

Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:TALLEY, JOHN J.;REEL/FRAME:052044/0011

Effective date: 20200303

STPP Information on status: patent application and granting procedure in general

Free format text: APPLICATION DISPATCHED FROM PREEXAM, NOT YET DOCKETED

STPP Information on status: patent application and granting procedure in general

Free format text: DOCKETED NEW CASE - READY FOR EXAMINATION

STPP Information on status: patent application and granting procedure in general

Free format text: NON FINAL ACTION MAILED

STPP Information on status: patent application and granting procedure in general

Free format text: RESPONSE TO NON-FINAL OFFICE ACTION ENTERED AND FORWARDED TO EXAMINER

STPP Information on status: patent application and granting procedure in general

Free format text: NON FINAL ACTION MAILED

STPP Information on status: patent application and granting procedure in general

Free format text: RESPONSE TO NON-FINAL OFFICE ACTION ENTERED AND FORWARDED TO EXAMINER

STPP Information on status: patent application and granting procedure in general

Free format text: FINAL REJECTION MAILED

STCV Information on status: appeal procedure

Free format text: NOTICE OF APPEAL FILED

STPP Information on status: patent application and granting procedure in general

Free format text: RESPONSE TO NON-FINAL OFFICE ACTION ENTERED AND FORWARDED TO EXAMINER

STPP Information on status: patent application and granting procedure in general

Free format text: NON FINAL ACTION MAILED

STPP Information on status: patent application and granting procedure in general

Free format text: FINAL REJECTION MAILED

STPP Information on status: patent application and granting procedure in general

Free format text: RESPONSE AFTER FINAL ACTION FORWARDED TO EXAMINER

STPP Information on status: patent application and granting procedure in general

Free format text: ADVISORY ACTION MAILED

STCV Information on status: appeal procedure

Free format text: NOTICE OF APPEAL FILED

STCV Information on status: appeal procedure

Free format text: NOTICE OF APPEAL FILED

STCV Information on status: appeal procedure

Free format text: APPEAL BRIEF (OR SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEF) ENTERED AND FORWARDED TO EXAMINER

STCV Information on status: appeal procedure

Free format text: EXAMINER'S ANSWER TO APPEAL BRIEF MAILED

STPP Information on status: patent application and granting procedure in general

Free format text: TC RETURN OF APPEAL

STCV Information on status: appeal procedure

Free format text: EXAMINER'S ANSWER TO APPEAL BRIEF MAILED