1-Oxo- and 1,3-dioxo-2-(2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl)isoindolines substituted in the 4- and/or 7-position of the isoindoline ring and optionally further substituted in the 3-position of the 2,6-dioxopiperidine ring reduce the levels of inflammatory cytokines such as TNF&agr; in a mammal. A typical embodiment is 1,3-dioxo-2-(2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl)-4-methylisoindoline
在
异吲哚啉环的4-和/或7-位取代了1-氧代和1,3-二氧代-2-(2,6-二氧代
哌啶-3-基)
异吲哚啉,并在2,6-二氧代
哌啶环的3-位可选择进一步取代,可减少哺乳动物体内的炎性细胞因子如TNFα
水平。一个典型的实施例是1,3-二氧代-2-(2,6-二氧代
哌啶-3-基)-
4-甲基异吲哚啉。