The present invention relates to substituted aromatic compounds for use in prevention or treatment of various fibrotic diseases and conditions in subjects, including pulmonary fibrosis, liver fibrosis, skin fibrosis and cardiac fibrosis, where the compound has the following formula:
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein
A is C5 alkyl, C6 alkyl, C5 alkenyl, C6 alkenyl, C(O)—(CH2)n—CH3 or CH(OH)—(CH2)n—CH3
wherein n is 3 or 4;
R1 is H, OH or F;
R2 is H, OH, F or CH2—OH;
R3 is H, OH, F or CH2Ph;
R4 is H, OH or F;
Q is
1) (CH2)mC(O)OH wherein m is 1 or 2,
2) CH(CH3)C(O)OH,
3) C(CH3)2C(O)OH,
4) CH(F)—C(O)OH,
5) CF2—C(O)OH, or
6) C(O)—C(O)OH.
本发明涉及用于预防或治疗受试者各种纤维化疾病和病症(包括肺纤维化、肝纤维化、皮肤纤维化和心脏纤维化)的取代芳香族化合物,其中化合物具有下式:
或其药学上可接受的盐,其中
A 是 C5 烷基、C6 烷基、C5
烯基、C6
烯基、C(O)-(
CH2)n-
CH3 或 CH(OH)-( )n-
其中 n 为 3 或 4;
R1 是 H、OH 或 F
R2 是 H、OH、F 或 -OH;
R3 是 H、OH、F 或 Ph;
R4 是 H、OH 或 F;
Q 是
1) ( )mC(O)OH 其中 m 为 1 或 2、
2) CH( )C(O)OH
3) C( )2C(O)OH
4) CH(F)-C(O)OH
5)
CF2-C(O)OH, 或
6) C(O)-C(O)OH。