The present invention concerns novel pharmaceutically active triterpene derivatives, pharmaceutical compositions containing the same, their use as medicaments, and the use of the compounds for the manufacture of specific medicaments. The present invention also concerns a method of treatment involving administration of the compounds. Specifically, the compounds are derivatives of betulinic acid having substitutions at one or more of the C-3, C2-8 and C-19 positions as further described herein. The novel compounds are useful as antiretroviral agents. In particular, the novel compounds are useful for the treatment of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).
TGR5 AGONIST COMPLEXES FOR TREATING DIABETES AND CANCER
申请人:City of Hope
公开号:US20170196890A1
公开(公告)日:2017-07-13
Provided herein are complexes of metformin or metformin analogues and a TGR5 ligand that are useful in treating diseases including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer.
METHOD OF ISOLATING ANTI-VIRAL INGREDIENTS FROM BAPHICACANTHUS CUSIA, COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING THEM AND THEIR MEDICAL USE
申请人:Macau University of Science and Technology
公开号:US20170281702A1
公开(公告)日:2017-10-05
The present invention provides a method of isolating at least one ingredient with anti-viral efficacy from
Baphicacanthus cusia.
The ingredient can be an alkaloid, a triterpenoid, a lignan, a phenylethanoid, a sesquiterpene lactone, or a flavonoid. Two new alkaloids are produced, which have not been previously reported. Moreover, the method isolates 12 compounds which could not or have not been previously isolated. A pharmaceutical composition includes the at least one ingredient and at least one pharmaceutical tolerable excipient. A method of treating a subject suffering from a viral disease includes administering at least one ingredient isolated from
Baphicacanthus cusia.