Compounds and methods for modulating mesenchymal cell function, for instance smooth muscle and fibroblast proliferation or cytokine expression, and for treating conditions associated with mesenchymal cell function, for instance airway hyperresponsiveness associated with asthma. The compounds also suppress inflammation. The compounds are a class of estratriene derivates, and includes various derivatives of 2-methoxyestradiol comprising a group A, including a substituted aromatic substituent in the 2-, 6- or 17-position.
Compounds and methods for modulating mesenchymal cell function, for instance smooth muscle and fibroblast proliferation or cytokine expression, and for treating conditions associated with mesenchymal cell function, for instance airway hyperresponsiveness associated with asthma. The compounds also supress inflammation. The compounds are a class of estratriene derivates, and includes various derivatives of 2-methoxyestradiol comprising a group A, including a substituted aromatic substituent in the 2-, 6- or 17- position.