The invention discloses a compound of the general formula (I) wherein X is selected from the group consisting of -(CH2)nOH, -(CH2)nNH2, -(CH2)nSH, -(CH2)mCOOH, -(CH2)mCOOR, -(CH2)mCONH2, -(CH2)m''CONH-OH, (CH2)m''CONH-R, and -(CH2)n'O(PO3)m''<(m''+1)>, wherein n=2, 3, 4 or 5; n'=2 or 3; m=1, 2, 3 or 4; m'=1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6; m''=1, 2 or 3; and R=-Cm'H2m'+1, or an aryl group, especially 1-[3,4-dihydroxy-5-(2-hydroxyethyl)-tetrahydrofuran-2-yl]pyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione, methods for treating or preventing MMP-related disorders and TNFalpha-related disorders alone or simultaneously, methods for the inhibition of the invasion and/or metastasis of ovarian carcinoma, and pharmaceutical compositions containing said compound for said treatments.