Patent ID: 9556105
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: A61P,C07C,C07D,C12N,C12Y

Claim:
1. A method of treating a subject afflicted with periodontal disease, rheumatoid arthritis (RA), osteoarthritis (OA), emphysema, acute respiratory distress syndrome, multiple sclerosis, atherosclerosis, myocardial infarction, neuroinflammation, inflammatory bowel disease, diabetes, stroke, peripheral neuropathy, brain trauma, pancreatitis, or osteoporosis comprising administering to the subject a compound having the structure: wherein bond α and β are each, independently, present or absent; X is CR R R wherein when R wherein each occurrence of alkyl, alkenyl, or alkynyl is branched or unbranched, unsubstituted or substituted; or a salt thereof, so as to thereby treat the subject afflicted with periodontal disease, rheumatoid arthritis (RA), osteoarthritis (OA), emphysema, acute respiratory distress syndrome, multiple sclerosis, atherosclerosis, myocardial infarction, neuroinflammation, inflammatory bowel disease, diabetes, stroke, peripheral neuropathy, brain trauma, pancreatitis, breast cancer, skin cancer, prostate cancer or osteoporosis.