#$%^&*AU2012201822A120120419.pdf#####C \NRPonblDCC\AMC\4224901)l.IDOC-2IA)3/2012 ABSTRACT A method for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of an inflammatory condition of the intestine of a patient, such as ischaemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury of the intestine, inflammatory bowel disease, acute infective colitis, or pseudomembranous colitis, comprises parenteral administration to the patient of an effective amount of high density lipoprotein (HDL).