Industrial Technology Research Institute

Wann-Huang Liu

Rong-Tsun Wu

Ching-Te Chang

Fen-Lan Lin

Kuo-Mou Chen

A method of augmenting the immune system including administering to a subject an effective amount of a compound of the following formula: ##STR1## wherein m is 1-4; and each of A and B, independently, is H, C.sub.1-7 alkyl, C.sub.2-7 alkenyl, C.sub.2-7 alkynyl, (CH.sub.2).sub.n CHO, (CH.sub.2).sub.o COOH, C.sub.1-7 alkoxy, C.sub.2-7 alkoxyalkyl, C.sub.1-7 hydroxyalkyl, CN, NO.sub.2, halogen, CH(OR.sup.1).sub.2, CO.R.sup.1, NR.sup.2 R.sup.3 or its acid salt, CO.NR.sup.2 R.sup.3, CHR.sup.1 NR.sup.2 R.sup.3 or its acid salt, CH.dbd.NR.sup.2, C.tbd.CR.sup.4, CR.sup.1 .dbd.CR.sup.5 R.sup.6, CO.CH.dbd.CHR.sup.7, CH.dbd.CHR.sup.8, or COOR.sup.9 ; in which each of n and o, independently, is 0-4; R.sup.1 is C.sub.1-4 alkyl or C.sub.1-4 acyl; each of R.sup.2 and R.sup.3, independently, is H, C.sub.1-4 alkyl, or C.sub.1-4 hydroxyalkyl; R.sup.4 is H, C.sub.1-4 alkyl, C.sub.2-4 alkenyl, COR.sup.2, COOR.sup.10, C.sub.1-4 hydroxyalkyl or its acid ester or 2-tetrahydropyranyl ether, C.sub.1-4 dihydroxyalkyl or its acid ester or 2-tetrahydropyranyl ether, C.sub.1-4 halogenated alkyl; OR.sup.1, or NHR.sup.7 ; each of R.sup.5 and R.sup.6, independently, is H, CHO, COR.sup.1, COOH, COOR.sup.9, CN, or halogen; R.sup.7 is H, C.sub.1-4 alkyl, 2-thienyl, phenyl, mono-substituted phenyl, or di-substituted phenyl; R.sup.8 is COOR.sup.2, CO.CHO, C.sub.1-4 hydroxyalkyl or its acid ester or 2-tetrahydropyranyl ether; and R.sup.9 is H, C.sub.1-4 alkyl, phenyl, mono-substituted phenyl, di-substituted phenyl, or 2-thienyl.

Medicinal thiophene compounds

A method of treating tumor including administering to a subject an effective amount of a compound of the following formula: ##STR1## wherein m is 1-4; and each of A and B, independently, is H, C.sub.1-7 alkyl, C.sub.2-7 alkenyl, C.sub.2-7 alkynyl, (CH.sub.2).sub.n CHO, (CH.sub.2).sub.o COOH, C.sub.1-7 alkoxy, C.sub.2-7 alkoxyalkyl, C.sub.1-7 hydroxyalkyl, CN, NO.sub.2, halogen, CH(OR.sup.1).sub.2, CO.R.sup.1, NR.sup.2 R.sup.3 or its acid salt, CO.NR.sup.2 R.sup.3, CHR.sup.1 NR.sup.2 R.sup.3 or its acid salt, CH.dbd.NR.sup.2, C.tbd.CR.sup.4, CR.sup.1 .dbd.CR.sup.5 R.sup.6, CO.CH.dbd.CHR.sup.7, CH.dbd.CHR.sup.8, or COOR.sup.9 ; in which each of n and o, independently, is 0-4; R.sup.1 is C.sub.1-4 alkyl or C.sub.1-4 acyl; each of R.sup.2 and R.sup.3, independently, is H, C.sub.1-4 alkyl, or C.sub.1-4 hydroxyalkyl; R.sup.4 is H, C.sub.1-4 alkyl, C.sub.2-4 alkenyl, COR.sup.2, COOR.sup.10, C.sub.1-4 hydroxyalkyl or its acid ester or 2-tetrahydropyranyl ether, C.sub.1-4 dihydroxyalkyl or its acid ester or 2-tetrahydropyranyl ether, C.sub.1-4 halogenated alkyl; OR.sup.1, or NHR.sup.7 ; each of R.sup.5 and R.sup.6, independently, is H, CHO, COR.sup.1, COOH, COOR.sup.9, CN, or halogen; R.sup.7 is H, C.sub.1-4 alkyl, 2-thienyl, phenyl, mono-substituted phenyl, or di-substituted phenyl; R.sup.8 is COOR.sup.2, CO.CHO, C.sub.1-4 hydroxyalkyl or its acid ester or 2-tetrahydropyranyl ether; and R.sup.9 is H, C.sub.1-4 alkyl, phenyl, mono-substituted phenyl, di-substituted phenyl, or 2-thienyl.

A method of treating inflammation including administering to a subject an effective amount of a compound of the following formula: ##STR1## wherein m is 1-4; and each of A and B, independently, is H, C.sub.1-7 alkyl, C.sub.2-7 alkenyl, C.sub.2-7 alkynyl, (CH.sub.2).sub.n CHO, (CH.sub.2).sub.o COOH, C.sub.1-7 alkoxy, C.sub.2-7 alkoxyalkyl, C.sub.1-7 hydroxyalkyl, CN, NO.sub.2, halogen, CH(OR.sup.1).sub.2, CO.R.sup.1, NR.sup.2 R.sup.3 or its acid salt, CO.NR.sup.2 R.sup.3, CHR.sup.1 NR.sup.2 R.sup.3 or its acid salt, CH=NR.sup.2, C.tbd.CR.sup.4, CR.sup.1 =CR.sup.5 R.sup.6, CO.CH.dbd.CHR.sup.7, CH.dbd.CHR.sup.8, or COOR.sup.9 ; in which each of n and o, independently, is 0-4; R.sup.1 is C.sub.1-4 alkyl or C.sub.1-4 acyl; each of R.sup.2 and R.sup.3, independently is H, C.sub.1-4 alkyl, or C.sub.1-4 hydroxyalkyl; R.sup.4 is H, C.sub.1-4 alkyl, C.sub.2-4 alkenyl, COR.sup.2, COOR.sup.10, C.sub.1-4 hydroxyalkyl or its acid ester or 2-tetrahydropyranyl ether, C.sub.1-4 dihydroxyalkyl or its acid ester or 2-tetrahydropyranyl ether, C.sub.1-4 halogenated alkyl; OR.sup.1, NHR.sup.7 ; each of R.sup.5 R.sup.6, independently, is H, CHO, COR.sup.1, COOH, COOR.sup.9, CN, or halogen; R.sup.7 is H, C.sub.1-4 alkyl, 2-thienyl, phenyl, mono-substituted phenyl, or di-substituted phenyl; R.sup.8 is COOR.sup.2, CO.CHO, C.sub.1-4 hydroxyalkyl or its acid ester or 2-tetrahydropyranyl ether; and R.sup.9 is H, C.sub.1-4 alkyl, phenyl, mono-substituted phenyl, di-substituted phenyl, or 2 -thienyl.

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