Benzopyranone Compounds having the following structure:
wherein R
1
, R
2
, X, Y and n are as defined herein, are disclosed. The Benzopyranone Compounds are useful for treating or preventing a bone-resorbing disease, a neoplastic disease, arthritis, a disease exacerbated by the presence of estrogen or a disease improved by the presence of estrogen, comprising administering an effective amount of a Benzopyranone Compound to a patient in need of the treating or preventing; activating the function of estrogen receptor (“ER”) in a bone cell; inhibiting the function of ER in a cancer cell; inhibiting the expression of interleukin-6 (“IL-6”) in a cell; and inhibiting the growth of a neoplastic cell, comprising contacting the cell with an effective amount of a Benzopyranone Compound.
披环
酮衍
生物具有以下结构:
其中R1,R2,X,Y和n的定义如下。披环
酮衍
生物可用于治疗或预防骨吸收性疾病、肿瘤性疾病、关节炎、由
雌激素存在加剧的疾病或由
雌激素存在改善的疾病,包括向需要治疗或预防的患者施用有效量的披环
酮化合物;激活骨细胞中的
雌激素受体(“ER”)功能;抑制癌细胞中的ER功能;抑制细胞中白细胞介素-6(“IL-6”)的表达;并通过接触细胞与有效量的披环
酮衍
生物抑制肿瘤细胞的生长。