Patent ID: 8592378

Claim:
A method for treating septic shock, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), rheumatic arthritis (RA), gouty arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and fever comprising administering an effective amount of compound WS727713 or a salt thereof to a human being or an animal, wherein the compound WS727713 has the following properties: a) Molecular formula: C 30 H 44 N 8 O 8 ; b) 1 H Nuclear magnetic resonance spectrum: (500 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 9.76 (1H, s, exchangeable), 8.76 (1H, d, J=7.5 Hz, exchangeable), 8.23 (1H, d, J=5 Hz, exchangeable), 7.76 (1H, dd, J=8.5 and 3 Hz, exchangeable), 7.25-7.17 (5H, m), 5.71 (1H, dd, J=10.5 and 5 Hz), 5.08 (1H, dd, J=11 and 4 Hz, exchangeable), 5.03 (1H, m), 4.99 (1H, m), 4.92 (1H, m), 4.85 (1H, m), 4.83 (1H, d, J=3 Hz, exchangeable), 4.76 (1H, br d, J=12 Hz, exchangeable), 4.12 (1H, dd, J=16.5 and 8.5 Hz), 3.65 (1H, dd, J=16.5 and 3 Hz), 3.58 (1H, m), 3.07 (1H, dd, J=13.5 and 8.5 Hz), 2.94 (1H, br d, J=13 Hz), 2.86 (1H, dd, J=13.5 and 6 Hz), 2.73-2.68 (2H, m), 2.58 (1H, m), 2.24 (1H, br d, J=13 Hz), 2.08 (1H, br d, J=14 Hz), 1.88 (1H, m), 1.67 (1H, m), 1.55 (1H, m), 1.42-1.36 (2H, m), 1.21 (1H, m), 1.19 (3H, d, J=7 Hz), 1.09 (1H, m), 0.76 (3H, d, J=6.5 Hz), 0.75 (3H, d, J=6.5 Hz): c) 13 C Nuclear magnetic resonance spectrum: (125 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 173.8 (s), 171.7 (s), 170.4 (s), 169.8 (s), 169.1 (s), 167.6 (s), 137.2 (s), 129.2 (d) ×2, 128.0 (d) ×2, 126.3 (d), 60.2 (d), 53.2 (t), 51.1 (d), 50.8 (d), 49.6 (d), 47.4 (d), 47.0 (t), 44.7 (d), 41.2 (t), 36.4 (t), 35.4 (t), 33.2 (t), 23.6 (d), 23.5 (t), 23.1 (q), 21.7 (q), 21.0 (t), 15.8 (q).