The invention relates to a method of improving oral drug absorption of adenosine analogues by the use of 2′,3′-methylidene acetal adenosine pro-drugs and to the use of these pro-drugs as medicaments. The invention further relates to compounds that are pro-drugs of adenosine receptor agonists, and to their use as therapeutic compounds, in particular as analgesic or anti-inflammatory compounds, or as disease modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs), and to methods of preventing, treating or ameliorating pain or inflammation using these compounds.
本发明涉及一种通过使用2′,3′-甲基亚甲基
缩醛腺苷前药来改善
腺苷类似物口服吸收的方法,并且涉及使用这些前药作为药物。本发明还涉及前
腺苷受体激动剂的前药化合物及其作为治疗化合物的用途,特别是作为镇痛或抗炎化合物,或作为疾病修饰性抗风湿药(
DMARDs),以及使用这些化合物预防,治疗或缓解疼痛或炎症的方法。