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Tricyclic diterpene derivatives

US6881857B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 4, 2002
Grant dateApr 19, 2005
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Expiry dateJun 27, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07C2603/26
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Disclosed herein are novel tricyclic diterpene compounds. These compounds, including their prodrug esters and acid-addition salts, are useful as Interleukin-1 and Tumor Necrosis Factor-α modulators, and thus are useful in the treatment of various diseases.Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising a therapeutically effective amount of the novel compounds that are useful as anti-inflammatory analgesics, in treating immune disorders, as anti-cancer and anti-tumor agents, and in the treatment of cardiovascular disease, skin redness, and viral infection. Completely synthetic and semi-synthetic methods of making the compounds and their analogs are also disclosed, as are methods of using these synthetic and semi-synthetic compounds in the treatment of the above-listed disease states.

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