Patent ID: 6927218

Claim:
A method for treating an arthritic disorder selected from the group consisting of osteoarthritis, degenerative joint disease, chondrocalcinosis, rheumatoid arthritis and juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, comprising administering to an animal in need thereof an effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and a compound having the structure: or a stereoisomer, produg or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , and R 5 are the same or different and individually hvdrogen, halogen, hydroxy, alkyl, alkoxy, substituted alkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, arylalkyl, substituted arylalkyl, heterocycle, substituted heterocycle, heterocyclealkyl or substituted heterocyclealkyl; or R 3 taken together with R 4 , or R 4 taken together with R 5 , and further taken together with the respective carbon atom to which these groups are attached, form an unsubstituted or substituted fused aryl or heterocycle.