A method of lowering serum cholesterol levels comprising administering to a human in need of treatment an effective amount of a compound having the formula ##STR1## wherein R is hydrogen; hydroxy; C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkoxy; a group of the formula --O--C(O)--R.sup.a, wherein R.sup.a is hydrogen, optionally substituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkenyl optionally substituted with aryl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.7 cycloalkyl, optionally substituted aryl or R.sup.a is optionally substituted --O--aryl, or R is a group of the formula --O--SO.sub.2 --R.sup.b wherein R.sup.b may be C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl or optionally substituted aryl; or R is carbamoyloxy wherein the nitrogen may be substituted once or twice with C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl; or R is a group of the formula --O--C(O)R.sup.c --O--(C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl) wherein R.sup.c is a bond or C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkanediyl; R.sup.1 is halo, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.7 alkyl substituted with C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.3 -C.sub.7 cycloalkyl, or substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.3 -C.sub.7 cycloalkenyl; R.sup.2 is O or CH.sub.2 ; R.sup.3 is CH.sub.2 or (CH.sub.2).sub.2 ; R.sup.4 is ##STR2## CH.sub.2, or a bond; and R.sup.5 is pyrrolidinyl or piperidinyl.
一种降低血清
胆固醇水平的方法,包括向需要治疗的人类施用具有以下式子的化合物的有效量:##STR1## 其中R是氢;羟基;C.sub.1-C.sub.6烷氧基;式子--O--C(O)--R.sup.a的基团,其中R.sup.a是氢,可选择地取代的C.sub.1-C.sub.6烷基,C.sub.1-C.sub.6烯基,可选择地用芳基取代,C.sub.3-C.sub.7环烷基,可选择地用芳基取代,或R.sup.a是可选择地取代的--O--芳基,或R是式子--O--SO.sub.2--R.sup.b的基团,其中R.sup.b可以是C.sub.1-C.sub.6烷基或可选择地取代的芳基;或R是羰酰氧基,其中氮可以一次或两次用C.sub.1-C.sub.6烷基取代;或R是式子--O--C(O)R.sup.c--O--(C.sub.1-C.sub.6烷基)的基团,其中R.sup.c是键或C.sub.1-C.sub.6烷二基;R.sup.1是卤素,C.sub.1-C.sub.6烷基,C.sub.1-C.sub.7烷基,用C.sub.1-C.sub.6烷基取代或未取代的C.sub.3-C.sub.7环烷基,或用C.sub.3-C.sub.7环烯基取代或未取代的C.sub.3-C.sub.7环烷基;R.sup.2是O或CH.sub.2;R.sup.3是CH.sub.2或(CH.sub.2).sub.2;R.sup.4是##STR2## CH.sub.2或键;R.sup.5是
吡咯烷基或
哌啶基。