[EN] PYRANOFLAVONOID COMPOUNDS AND THEIR USE AS ESTROGEN RECEPTOR MODULATORS<br/>[FR] COMPOSES DE PYRANOFLAVONOIDE ET LEUR UTILISATION COMME MODULATEURS DE RECEPTEUR OESTROGENIQUE
申请人:MERCK & CO INC
公开号:WO2002058639A2
公开(公告)日:2002-08-01
The present invention relates to compounds derived from the plant Batocarpus costaricensis useful as estrogen receptor modulators. The compounds of the instant invention are ligands for estrogen receptors and as such may be useful for treatment or prevention of a variety of conditions related to estrogen functioning including: bone loss, bone fractures, osteoporosis, cartilage degeneration, endometriosis, uterine fibroid disease, hot flashes, increased levels of LDL cholesterol, cardiovascular disease, impairment of cognitive functioning, cerebral degenerative disorders, restinosis, gynacomastia, vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation, obesity, incontinence, and cancer, in particular of the breast, uterus and prostate.