Patent ID: 7732436

Claim:
A method for treating an animal with an inflammatory disorder wherein said inflammatory disorder is selected from the group consisting of rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, asthma, dermatosis, and organ rejection, said method comprising inhibiting production of a cytokine in cells of an animal, said cytokine selected from the group consisting of interleukin-2, TNF-α and combinations thereof, by administering to said animal a compound of the formula and acid amine salts thereof wherein R 1 , R 2 , and R 3 are each selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl containing 1 to 6 carbon atoms, halo, aryl, hydroxyl, amino, SH, carboxyalkyl, alkoxy and carboxyamido moieties in an amount sufficient to inhibit production of the cytokines.