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Aromatic C.sub.16 -C.sub.20 -substituted tetrahydro prostaglandins useful as FP agonists

US5977173A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateSep 4, 1998
Grant dateNov 2, 1999
Priority date
Expiry dateSep 4, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61P19/10
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention provides novel PGF analogs. In particular, the present invention relates to compounds having a structure according to the following formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4, X, Y, and Z are defined below. This invention also includes optical isomers, diastereomers and enantiomers of the formula above, and pharmaceutically-acceptable salts, biohydrolyzable amides, esters, and imides thereof. The compounds of the present invention are useful for the treatment of a variety of diseases and conditions, such as bone disorders and glaucoma. Accordingly, the invention further provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds. The invention still further provides methods of treatment for bone disorders and glaucoma using theses compounds or the compositions containing them.

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