Patent ID: 8114895

Claim:
A method for inducing immunosupression comprising administering to a patient in need thereof a 3,6-disubstituted-4-methoxy-2,2′-bipyridine compound of the general formula 1, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: wherein, X═—CH:NOR 1 ; —COOR 1 ; —CHO; —CH 2 OR 2 ; Y═H; OR 3 ; R 1 H; C 1 to C 16 normal or branched chain alkyl; R 2 ═H; C 1 to C 16 normal or branched chain alkyl; C 1 to C 16 normal or branched chain acyl; R 3 ═H; methyl; ethyl; isopropyl or isobutyl.