MANKANN HITTAUTUUS009872850B2 UN NOUVEAUTI (12 ) United States Patent (10 ) Patent No. : US 9 ,872 , 850 B2 Rinsch et al. (45 ) Date of Patent: * Jan . 23 , 2018 (54 ) COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR 2008 /0031862 A1 2 /2008 Ghosal IMPROVING MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTION 2008 /0031979 A1 * 2 /2008 Saliou et al. .. .. .. 424 /729 2008 / 0039179 A1 2 /2008 Seelig et al. AND TREATING NEURODEGENERATIVE 2008 /0206275 AL 8 / 2008 Ramazanov et al. DISEASES AND COGNITIVE DISORDERS 2009 / 0246300 AL 10 / 2009 Swilling 2009 /0326057 Al 12 /2009 Seeram et al. ( 75 ) Inventors : Christopher Lawrence Rinsch , Morges 2010 / 0004334 AL 1 / 2010 Jouni et al. ( CH ) ; William Blanco - Bose , Lausanne 2010 /0021533 Al 1 / 2010 Mazed et al. 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International Search Report and Written Opinion from parent PCT (60 ) Provisional application No . 61/ 426 , 957 , filed on Dec. application PCT/ US2011 / 067229 dated Jul . 25 , 2012 . 23, 2010 . (Continued ) (51 ) Int. Ci. Primary Examiner — Terry A McKelvey A61K 31/ 366 ( 2006 .01 ) Assistant Examiner — Catheryne Chen A61K 36 / 185 ( 2006 .01 ) ( 74 ) Attorney , Agent, or Firm — Dana M . Gordon ; Foley A61K 31/ 7048 ( 2006 . 01 ) Hoag LLP A61K 9 / 00 ( 2006 . 01) A61K 31 / 352 ( 2006 . 01 ) (57 ) ABSTRACT A23L 33 / 105 ( 2016 .01 ) Provided are compositions comprising compounds or pre ( 52 ) U . S . CI. cursors to compounds which may be used for a variety of CPC . .. A61K 31 /366 (2013 . 01 ) ; A23L 33 / 105 therapeutic applications including , for example , treating (2016 .08 ) ; A61K 9 / 0014 ( 2013 .01 ) ; ACIK and / or preventing a disease or disorder related to reduced or 9 /0053 (2013 .01 ) ; A61K 9 /0056 (2013 .01 ) ; inadequate mitochondrial activity , including aging or stress , A61K 31 /352 ( 2013 .01 ) ; A61K 31 / 7048 diabetes , obesity , and neurodegenerative diseases. The com ( 2013 .01 ) ; A61K 36 / 185 ( 2013 .01 ) ; A23V pounds relate generally to urolithins and precursors thereof, 2002/ 00 ( 2013 .01 ) including but not limited to ellagitannins and urolithin A . In (58 ) Field of Classification Search certain embodiments the compositions are presented in or as None food products or nutritional supplements . 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