The present invention concerns the use of compounds for preventing and/or treating osteoporosis, for stimulating bone formation, for stimulating bone remodeling, for stimulating the differentiation and mineralization of osteoblasts, for inhibiting bone resorption and for modulating serum level of adiponectin in a subject. These uses have been found for compounds represented by Formula I and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. wherein A is C5 alkyl, C6 alkyl, C5 alkenyl, C6 alkenyl, C(O)-(CH2)n-CH3 or CH(OH)-(CH2)n-CH3 wherein n is 3 or 4; R1 is H, F or OH; R2 is H, F, OH, C6 alkyl, C5 alkenyl, C6 alkenyl, C(O)-(CH2)n-CH3 or CH(OH)-(CH2)n-CH3 wherein n is 3 or 4; R3 is H, F, OH or CH2Ph; R4 is H, F, or OH; Q is 1) (CH2)mC(O)OH wherein m is 1 or 2, 2) CH(F)-C(O)OH, 3) CF2-C(O)OH or 4) C(O)-C(O)OH.
本发明涉及用于预防或治疗骨质疏松症、刺激骨骼形成、刺激骨骼重塑、刺激成骨细胞的分化和矿化、抑制骨吸收以及调节受试者血清中脂联素
水平的化合物的用途。已经发现,这些用途适用于由公式I表示的化合物及其药用可接受的盐。其中A是C5烷基、C6烷基、C5烯基、C6烯基、C(O)-(
CH2)n-
CH3或CH(OH)-( )n- ,其中n是3或4;R1是H、F或OH;R2是H、F、OH、C6烷基、C5烯基、C6烯基、C(O)-( )n- 或CH(OH)-( )n- ,其中n是3或4;R3是H、F、OH或 Ph;R4是H、F或OH;Q是1) ( )mC(O)OH,其中m是1或2,2) CH(F)-C(O)OH,3)
CF2-C(O)OH或4) C(O)-C(O)OH。