The present invention relates to chalcone and chalcone derivatives and analogs which are useful as angiogenesis inhibitors. The present compounds, which are inexpensive to synthesize, exhibit unexpectedly good activity as angiogenesis inhibitors. The present invention also relates to the use of chalcone and its analogs as antitumor/anticancer agents and to treat a number of conditions or disease states in which angiogenesis is a factor, including angiogenic skin diseases such as psoriasis, acne, rosacea, warts, eczema, hemangiomas, lymphangiogenesis, among numerous others, as well as chronic inflammatory disease such as arthritis.
本发明涉及用作血管生成
抑制剂的
查尔酮和
查尔酮衍
生物和类似物。这些廉价合成的化合物表现出意外的良好的血管生成抑制活性。本发明还涉及将
查尔酮及其类似物用作抗肿瘤/抗癌剂,并用于治疗许多与血管生成有关的疾病或病态,包括血管生成性皮肤疾病,如
银屑病、痤疮、酒渣鼻、疣、湿疹、血管瘤、淋巴管生成等,以及慢性炎症性疾病,如关节炎。