Patent ID: 8304409

Claim:
A method for treating an inflammatory disease in a patient in need thereof comprising administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of a composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and at least one compound of Formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; wherein the compound of Formula (I) is: wherein: R m is a hydrogen or a lower alkyl group; R n is: X is —Y—(CR 4 R 4 ′) o —(W) q —(CR 4 R 4 ′) o —(CH 2 )—ONO 2 ; R 4 and R 4 ′ at each occurrence are independently a hydrogen, lower alkyl group, —OH, —CH 2 OH, —ONO 2 , —NO 2 or —CH 2 ONO 2 ; or R 4 and R 4 ′ taken together with the carbon atom to which they are attached are a cycloalkyl group or a heterocyclic ring; and with the proviso that at least one R 4 or R 4 ′ must be —OH, —ONO 2 , —NO 2 or —CH 2 ONO 2 ; W is a covalent bond; q is an integer of 1; o at one occurrence is an integer of 1 or 2; and o at the other occurrence is an integer from 0 to 2; and Y is oxygen or sulfur (—S—).