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US008.003632B2 (12) United States Patent (10) Patent No.: US 8,003,632 B2 Tracey et al. (45) Date of Patent: Aug. 23, 2011 (54) CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS FOR Sg: A t 3. Ryaninomiya et et alal. TREATING INFLAMMATION 5,536,728 A 7/1996 Ninomiya et al. 5,554,780 A 9, 1996 Wolf (75) Inventors: Kevin J. Tracey, Old Greenwich, CT 5,693,668 A 12, 1997 Sain et al. (US); Valentin A. Pavlov, Ridgewood, 5,760,267 A 6/1998 Gandolfi et al. NY (US) 5,861.411 A 1/1999 Ninomiya et al. 5,929,084 A 7, 1999 Zhu et al. 5,981,549 A 11, 1999 V (73) Assignee: The Feinstein Institute for Medical 6, 194403 B1 2, 2001 E. al. Research, Manhasset, NY (US) 6,433,173 B1 8, 2002 Omori 6,610,713 B2 * 8/2003 Tracey .......................... 514,343 (*) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this 6,838,471 B2 ck 1/2005 Tracey ded or adiusted under 35 2003. O139391 A1 7/2003 Parys et al. .............. 514,214.03 patent 1s extende 2004/0214.863 A1 10, 2004 Pratt U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days. 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FIG. 7A shows results for two groups of 10 mice; FIG. 7B shows This application is a Continuation of U.S. application Ser. results for four groups of 20 mice each; FIG.7C shows results No. 11/044,649, filed on Jan. 27, 2005 now abandoned, which for four groups of mice, either 10 or 20 animals as indicated. claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. FIG. 8A show survival percentage of mice with sepsis 60/539,557, filed on Jan. 27, 2004 and U.S. Provisional induced by cecalligation and puncture that were treated with Application No. 60/548.461, filed on Feb. 27, 2004. The 10 tacrine post-operatively. Results from three groups of mice entire teachings of the above applications are incorporated are shown: 1) Mice treated with the saline vehicle (()); 2) herein by reference. mice treated with 0.25ug/kg tacrine (O); and 3) mice treated with 2.5 lug/kg tacrine (O). BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION FIG.8B is a bar plot showing the effect of administration of 15 tacrine at 0.25 ug/kg and 2.5 g/kg on serum TNF (pg/ml) in There is a continuing need for new medications for treating septic mice. inflammatory disorders. FIG. 8C is a bar plot showing the effect of administration of tacrine at 0.25ug/kg and 2.5 g/kg on serum HMGB1 (ng/ml) SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION in Septic mice.