Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease affecting 2.5 million people worldwide. The disease is difficult to manage and there is no cure. The underlying mechanism of MS pro...
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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 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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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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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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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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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 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 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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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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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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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune disease that afflicts more than 2.5 million people worldwide. Symptoms include weakness and numbing, pain, swallowing problems, blurred vision and diffi...
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A method and computer program product for suppressing the symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS) by irradiating a subject exhibiting the symptoms with a pre-determined dose of UV-containing light from a ...
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