Compounds useful as preventive and therapeutic agents for bone and cartilage diseases; and drug compositions containing the same.
The compounds are polyhydroxyphenol derivatives of general formula (I) and quinone analogues derivative therefrom
(wherein R1 is alkyl, optionally substituted benzyl, or optionally substituted aryl; R2 is hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl or optionally substituted benzyl; R3 is hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, optionally substituted benzyl, hydroxyl, alkoxy. alkenyloxy or optionally substituted benzyloxy; R4 is hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, optionally substituted benzyl or hydroxyl; and R5 and R6 are each independently hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl or optionally substituted benzyl).
The polyhydroxyphenol derivatives and quinone analogues exhibit a potent inhibitory activity against bone resorption and are useful as preventive and therapeutic agents for bone and cartilage deseases.
可用作骨和软骨疾病的预防和治疗剂的化合物;以及含有这些化合物的药物组合物。
这些化合物是通式(I)的多羟基
苯酚衍
生物及其
醌类似物衍
生物
(其中 R1 是烷基、任选取代的苄基或任选取代的芳基;R2 是氢、烷基、烯基或任选取代的苄基;R3 是氢、烷基、烯基、任选取代的苄基、羟基、烷氧基、烯氧基或任选取代的苄氧基;R4 是氢、烷基、烯基、任选取代的苄基或羟基;R5 和 R6 各自独立地是氢、烷基、烯基或任选取代的苄基)。
多羟基
苯酚衍
生物和
醌类似物对骨吸收具有强效抑制活性,可作为骨和软骨疾病的预防和治疗药物。