Therapeutic or preventive drug for osteoporosis comprising isotaxiresinol derived from taxus yunnanensis
申请人:Kadota Shigetoshi
公开号:US20090143483A1
公开(公告)日:2009-06-04
The object of the present invention is to provide a drug effective in treating or preventing osteoporosis. The present invention discloses a therapeutic or preventive drug for osteoporosis having a compound shown in the formula (1)
(wherein R
1
is an alkyloxy group with the carbon number of 1 to 4)
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester of said compound in the formula (1) as an effective ingredient. In the compound of the formula (1), a substance in which R
1
is CH
3
O is isotaxiresinol derived from
Taxus yunanennsis
and showed physiological activities in inhibiting bone resorption and improving bone formation.