Compounds are provided having the following structure (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, A is (II) or (III); wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, U, V, W, Y, and n are as defined above, which compounds are HMG CoA reductase inhibitors and thus are active in inhibiting cholesterol biosynthesis, modulating blood serum lipids, for example, lowering LDL cholesterol and/or increasing HDL cholesterol, and treating hyperlipidemia, dyslipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, hypertriglyceridemia and atherosclerosis as well as Alzheimer's disease and osteoporosis and may be employed as hormone replacement therapy. A method for treating the above diseases employing the above compounds is also provided.
提供具有以下结构(I)及其药学上可接受的盐的化合物,其中A是(II)或(III);其中R1、R2、R3、R4、U、V、W、Y和n如上所定义,这些化合物是
HMG CoA还原酶
抑制剂,因此在抑制
胆固醇生物合成、调节血清脂质方面具有活性,例如降低LDL
胆固醇和/或增加HDL
胆固醇,并用于治疗高脂血症、血脂异常、高
胆固醇血症、高
甘油三酯血症、动脉粥样硬化以及阿尔茨海默病和骨质疏松症,可用作激素替代疗法。还提供了一种利用上述化合物治疗上述疾病的方法。