The present invention relates to obeticholic acid: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate or amino acid conjugate thereof. Obeticholic acid is useful for the treatment or prevention of a FXR mediated disease or condition, cardiovascular disease or cholestatic liver disease, and for reducing HDL cholesterol, for lowering triglycerides in a mammal, or for inhibition of fibrosis. The present invention also relates to processes for the synthesis of obeticholic acid.
本发明涉及奥贝酸或其药用可接受的盐、溶剂合物或
氨基酸结合物。奥贝酸可用于治疗或预防FXR介导的疾病或症状、心血管疾病或胆汁淤积性肝病,并用于降低高密度脂蛋白
胆固醇、降低哺乳动物体内的
甘油三酯,或用于抑制纤维化。本发明还涉及奥贝酸的合成工艺。