Compounds, compositions and methods for the treatment of inflammatory diseases
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- US · United States
- Patent Type
- Applications(United States)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- PROTEOTECH
- Publication Date
- 2007-09-06
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable · inactive patent
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Abstract
Description
[0001] This application is a Continuation-in-Part of U.S. application Ser. No. 11 / 503,400 filed Aug. 10, 2006, now abandoned, which claimed priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 60 / 707,567 filed Aug. 10, 2005. This application is also a Continuation-in-Part of U.S. application Ser. No. 10 / 077,596 filed Feb. 15, 2002, which is a Continuation-in-Part of application Ser. No. 10 / 053,625, now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 6,929,808 on Aug. 16, 2005.TECHNICAL FIELD
[0002] This invention relates to bis- and tris-dihydroxyaryl compounds and their methylenedioxy analogs and pharmaceutically acceptable esters, their synthesis, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and their use in the treatment of inflammatory diseases such as arthritis, and in the manufacture of medicaments for such treatment. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0003] Various forms of inflammation are characterized by activation of macrophages. Macrophages are thought to induce and maintain inflammatory processes mainly by ...