This invention relates to a class of novel polycyclic compounds containing a cycloalkyl ring having substituted thereon a primary amine and which is further linked or bridged to two mono- and/or bicyclic rings and which reduces levels of serum cholesterol in the body without significantly reducing mevalonic metabolite synthesis. This invention relates also to pharmacological compositions and method of treatment for lowering serum cholesterol levels using the compounds of this invention.
(EN) This invention relates to a class of novel polycyclic compounds containing a cycloalkyl ring having substituted thereon a primary amine and which is further linked or bridged to two mono- and/or bicyclic rings and which reduces levels of serum cholesterol in the body without significantly reducing mevalonic metabolite synthesis. This invention relates also to pharmacological compositions and method of treatment for lowering serum cholesterol levels using the compounds of this invention.(FR) L'invention se rapporte à une classe de nouveaux composés polycycliques contenant un noyau cycloalkyle sur lequel est substituée une amine primaire et qui est également relié par une liaison ou un pont à deux noyaux monocycliques et/ou bicycliques et qui réduit les taux sériques de cholestérol dans le corps sans diminuer de manière notable la synthèse du métabolite mévalonique. L'invention se rapporte également à des compositions pharmacologiques et à un procédé de traitement destiné à faire baisser les niveaux sériques de cholestérol à l'aide des composés de cette invention.