Patent ID: 7012070
Filing Date: 2006-03-14
Classification: A61K,A61P,C07J,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method of treating a disease or condition in a human or an animal selected from atherosclerosis, tumor metastasis, benign tumors, hemangiomas, acoustic neuromas, neurofibromas, trachomas, pyogenic granulomas, abnormal wound healing, inflammatory disorders, immune disorders, Bechet's disease, gout, gouty arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, diabetic retinopathy, retinopathy of prematurity (retroiental fibroplasic), macular degeneration, corneal graft rejection, neovascular glaucoma, Osler Weber syndrome, blocking ovulation, blocking implantation of a blastula, or blocking menstruation (induce amenorrhea) comprising administering to the human or animal an effective angiogenesis-inhibiting amount of a composition comprising 2-methoxyestradiol having the formula