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WO 2017/211274 Al 14 December 2017 (14.12.2017) W !P O PCT (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date WO 2017/211274 Al 14 December 2017 (14.12.2017) W !P O PCT (51) International Patent Classification: UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, A61K 31/215 (2006.01) A61P 21/00 (2006.01) TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, A61K 31/22 (2006.01) A61P 13/12 (2006.01) EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, A61P 25/28 (2006.01) A61P 3/10 (2006.01) MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, A61P 25/02 (2006.01) A61P 11/06 (2006.01) TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, A61P 25/00 (2006.01) A61Q 19/08 (2006.01) KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). A61P 9/10 (2006.01) Published: (21) International Application Number: — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) PCT/CN20 17/087341 (22) International Filing Date: 06 June 2017 (06.06.2017) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 62/347,103 08 June 2016 (08.06.2016) US (72) Inventors; and (71) Applicants: DONG, Yuhong [CN/CH]; Robinienweg 5 1, 4153 Reinach, Basel-land (CH). CHANG, Chun-Hsiung [CN/CN]; No.459, Sec. 1, Zhongshan Rd., Huatan Town ship, Changhua County, Taiwan 50343 (CN). (72) Inventors: DONG, Yuhong; Robinienweg 5 1, 4153 Reinach, Basel-land (CH). CHANG, Chun-Hsiung; No.459, Sec. 1, Zhongshan Rd., Huatan Township, Changhua County, Taiwan 50343 (CN). (74) Agent: CCTW INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AGENCY LTD; Room A810, Tiancheng Technology Building, No.2 Xinfeng Street, Xicheng District, Beijing 100088 (CN). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY,TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, (54) Title: LIPIDS WITH ODD NUMBER OF CARBON ATOMS AND THEIR USE AS PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION OR NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENT (57) Abstract: Provided are the use of lipids bearing fatty acids with an odd number of carbon atoms as pharmaceuticals or nutritional supplement. In particular, such lipids are used in the treatment and/or prevention of neurodegenerative diseases, optic and retinal degenerative diseases, demyelinating diseases, neuromuscular disorders and muscular dystrophy, brain or spinal cord nerve injury, amyloid related diseases, otherchronic diseases selected from kidney diseases, diabetes or asthma, but also a functional food or food supplement for anti-aging or life-span prolongation and brainfunction improvement for human and/or animals. Moreover, provided is the herb Ophioglossum which can be used for the treatment and/or prevention of said diseases. LIPIDS WITH ODD NUMBER OF CARBON ATOMS AND THEIR USE AS PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION OR NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENT RELATED APPLICATION This application claims the benefit of priority from U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 62/347,103, filed on June 8, 2016, the entire content of each of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to lipids and their use as pharmaceutical composition or nutritional supplement. In particular, the invention provides novel use of lipids bearing fatty acids with an odd number of carbon atoms, particularly tripentadecanoin, that exhibit potent neuroprotective, anti-apoptotic, neuro-rescuing, and axon-outgrowth effects, which are useful as pharmaceuticals or nutritional supplement for the treatment and/or prevention of neurodegenerative diseases, optic and retinal degenerative diseases, demyelinating diseases, neuromuscular disorders and muscular dystrophy, brain or spinal cord nerve injury, amyloid related diseases, other chronic diseases or conditions selected from kidney diseases, diabetes, asthma and dyspnea, but also a functional food or food supplement for anti-aging or life-span prolongation and brain function improvement for human. Moreover, the present invention relates to the novel use of Ophioglossum and/or extracts thereof in the treatment and/or prevention of said diseases and conditions. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Hundreds of millions of people worldwide are affected by neurological disorders. Neurological disorders include diseases of the central and peripheral nervous system. In other words, the brain, spinal cord, cranial nerves, peripheral nerves, nerve roots, autonomic nervous system, neuromuscular junction, and muscles. The current invention is related to the treatment of different neurological diseases and associated chronic diseases as detailed as below: A . Neurodegenerative diseases Neurodegenerative disease is the umbrella disease term for the progressive loss of structure or function of neurons, including death of neurons. The damage or death of neurons lead to a gradual deterioration of the functions controlled by the affected part of the nervous system. The selected group of neurodegenerative disorders include Alzheimer's Disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD), Huntington's diseases (HD), Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Dementia, dementia with Lewy bodies (DB), frontotemporal dementia (FTD), Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), and brain atrophy. Most neurodegenerative diseases are also classified as proteinopathies as they are associated with the aggregation of misfolded proteins during aging process. Protein misfolding and aggregation is a major histopathologic hallmark of neurodegenerative diseases. A major histopathologic focus in all the neurodegenerative diseases is now on small protein aggregates termed oligomers. These aggregates may be the toxic species of β-amyloid, a-synuclein, prions, etc. Disposition of β-amyloid is the major component of senile plaques in Alzheimer's disease and strongly implicated in the pathogenesis of AD; tau protein is the main component of neurofibrillary tangles implicated in the pathogenesis of AD; a-synuclein can aggregate to form insoluble fibrils in pathological conditions characterized by Lewy bodies, such as Parkinson's disease, dementia with Lewy bodies, and multiple system atrophy, and is strongly implicated in the pathogenesis of PD and DLB; prion is the main component of prion diseases and transmissible spongiform encephalopathies and is strongly associated with spongiform encephalopathy (Creutzfeldt- Jakob disease). Apoptosis, or programmed cell death, plays an important role in both physiologic and pathologic conditions. There is mounting evidence for an increased rate of apoptotic cell death in a variety of acute and chronic neurological diseases including neurodegenerative disease. Apoptosis is characterized by neuronal shrinkage, chromatin condensation, and DNA fragmentation, whereas necrotic cell death is associated with cytoplasmic and mitochondrial swelling followed by dissolution of the cell membrane. Evidence of DNA fragmentation has been found in several degenerative neurologic disorders, including AD, HD and ALS. There is no effective treatment targeting the original causes of neurodegenerative diseases. Dementia is defined as an acquired deterioration in cognitive abilities with memory loss as the most common symptoms. It is estimated that there are globally 35.6 million people with dementia - AD is the most common cause of dementia, accounting for 60-70% of all patients (WHO Online Q&A, February 2014). The strongest risk factor for dementia is increasing age. AD is characterized by loss of neurons and synapses in the cerebral cortex and certain subcortical regions. This loss results in gross atrophy of the affected regions, including degeneration in the temporal lobe and parietal lobe, and parts of the frontal cortex and cingulate gyrus. Increasing evidence suggests that soluble amyloid species called oligomers may cause cellular dysfunction and represent the early toxic molecule in AD. There are neuritic plaques containing β-amyloid (Αβ). Αβ is a protein of 39-42 amino acids that is derived proteolytically from a larger transmembrane protein, amyloid precursor protein (APP), when APP is cleaved by and secretases. Moreover, none of the molecules currently available efficiently target the underlying causative pathophysiological processes of the disease. Parkinson's disease is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system. It results from the death of dopamine-generating cells in the substantia nigra, a region of the midbrain; the cause of cell-death is unknown. Parkinson's disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder and manifests as bradykinesia, rigidity, resting tremor and posture instability. PD affects approximately 7 million people globally and 1 million people in the United States. The number of new cases per year of PD is between 8 and 18 per 100,000 persons-year. Levodopa has been the most widely used treatment for over 30 years but with very limited efficacy. Investigations on neuroprotection are at the forefront of PD research. Huntington's Disease (HD) causes astrogliosis and loss of medium spiny neurons. Areas of the brain are affected according to their structure and the types of neurons they contain, reducing in size as they cumulatively lose cells. The areas affected are mainly in the striatum, but also the frontal and temporal cortices. The striatum's subthalamic nuclei send control signals to the globus pallidus, which initiates and modulates motion. The weaker signals from subthalamic nuclei thus cause reduced initiation and modulation of movement, resulting in the characteristic movements of the disorder. There is no treatment for HD.
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