An oral dosage form comprising a single dose of 25-hydroxy-vitamin D3 sufficient to elevate the serum level in a human to a concentration in the range of 30 ng/ml to 200 ng/ml for at least 7 days and ...
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This invention discloses 2-methylene-(20S,25R)-19,26-dinor-vitamin D analogs, and specifically 2-methylene-(20S,25R)-19,26-dinor-1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3, and pharmaceutical uses therefor. This comp...
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This invention relates to vitamin D compounds, and more particularly to 2-methylene-1 α,25-dihydroxy-18,19,21-trinorvitamin D3 (DJ-55) and to pharmaceutical formulations that include this compound. T...
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The invention provides 2-methylene-19-nor-(23R)-25-dehydro-1α-hydroxyvitamin D3-26,23-lactone (“GC-3”), 2-methylene-19-nor-(23S)-25-dehydro-1α-hydroxyvitamin D3-26,23-lactone (“HLV”), and re...
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This invention relates to vitamin D compounds, and more particularly to 19,26,27-trinor-1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 compounds such as 2α-methyl-19,26,27-trinor-(20S)-1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (“P...
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This invention discloses 17,20(Z)-dehydro vitamin D analogs, and specifically 17(Z)-1α,25-dihydroxy-17(20)-dehydro-2-methylene-19-nor-vitamin D3 and pharmaceutical uses therefor. This compound exhibi...
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This invention discloses 17,20(E)-dehydro vitamin D analogs, and specifically 17(E)-1α,25-dihydroxy-17(20)-dehydro-2-methylene-19-nor-vitamin D3 and pharmaceutical uses therefor. This compound exhibi...
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This invention discloses 2α-methyl-19-nor-(20S)-vitamin D analogs, and specifically 2α-methyl-19-nor-(20S)-1α-hydroxy-bishomopregnacalciferol and pharmaceutical uses therefor. This compound exhibit...
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This invention discloses 2-methylene-19,26,27-trinor-(20S)-vitamin D analogs, and specifically 2-methylene-19,26,27-trinor-(20S)-1α-hydroxyvitamin D3 and pharmaceutical uses therefor. This compound e...
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This invention discloses 2α-methyl and 2β-methyl analogs of 19,26,27-trinor-(20S)-1α-hydroxyvitamin D3 and pharmaceutical uses therefor. These compounds exhibit pronounced activity in arresting the...
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Disclosed are 1α,25-dihydroxy-24,24-difluoro-2-methylene-19-nor-vitamin D analogs and their pharmaceutical uses. These new vitamin D analogs are 19-nor-vitamin D analogs having two fluorine atom subs...
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Disclosed are 2-methylene analogs of vitamin D3 and related compounds, their biological activities, and various pharmaceutical uses for these analogs. Particularly disclosed are 1α-hydroxy-2-methylen...
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This invention discloses 1α-hydroxy-2-(3′-hydroxypropylidene)-19-nor-vitamin D compounds with a 1,1-dimethylpropyl side chain, and pharmaceutical uses therefor. These compounds exhibit pronounced a...
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This invention discloses (20S)-1.alpha.-hydroxy-2-methylene-19-nor-bishomopregnacalciferol and pharmaceutical uses therefor. This compound exhibits pronounced activity in arresting the proliferation o...
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This invention discloses (20S)-1.alpha.-hydroxy-2-methylene-19-nor-bishomopregnacalciferol and pharmaceutical uses therefor. This compound exhibits pronounced activity in arresting the proliferation o...
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This invention discloses 17,20(Z)-dehydro vitamin D analogs, and specifically 17(Z)-1α,25-dihydroxy-17(20)-dehydro-2-methylene-19-nor-vitamin D3 and pharmaceutical uses therefor. This compound exhibi...
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This invention discloses 17,20(E)-dehydro vitamin D analogs, and specifically 17(E)-1α,25-dihydroxy-17(20)-dehydro-2-methylene-19-nor-vitamin D3 and pharmaceutical uses therefor. This compound exhibi...
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This invention discloses 2-methylene-19,26,27-trinor-(20S)-vitamin D analogs, and specifically 2-methylene-19,26,27-trinor-(20S)-1α-hydroxyvitamin D3 and pharmaceutical uses therefor. This compound e...
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This invention discloses 2α-methyl and 2β-methyl analogs of 19,26,27-trinor-(20S)-1α-hydroxyvitamin D3 and pharmaceutical uses therefor. These compounds exhibit pronounced activity in arresting the...
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This invention discloses 2-methylene-19-nor-17-ene vitamin D analogs, and specifically 2-methylene-19-nor-1α-hydroxy-17-ene-homopregnacalciferol and pharmaceutical uses therefor. This compound exhibi...
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This invention discloses 2α-methyl-19-nor-(20S)-vitamin D analogs, and specifically 2α-methyl-19-nor-(20S)-1α-hydroxy-bishomopregnacalciferol and pharmaceutical uses therefor. This compound exhibit...
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Compounds of formula I are provided where X1, X2, and X3 are independently selected from H or hydroxy protecting groups. Such compounds may be used in preparing pharmaceutical compositions and are use...
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Compounds of formula I are provided where X1, X2 and X3 are independently selected from H or hydroxy protecting groups. Such compounds may be used in preparing pharmaceutical compositions and are usef...
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Disclosed are methods of purifying the compound (22E)-(24R)-2-methylene-22-dehydro-1α,24,25-trihydroxy-19-nor-vitamin D3 to obtain the compound in crystalline form. The methods typically include the ...
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The hormonally active form of vitamin D, known as calcitriol or 1,25 dihydroxyvitamin D3, has shown promise for treating diseases ranging from osteoporosis to cancer to psoriasis. However, the hormone...
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