Abstract: Provided herein are compounds of the formula (I): as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein the substituents are as those disclosed in the specification. These compounds, and the pharmaceutical compositions containing them, are useful for the treatment of diseases such as, for example, COPD.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 2, 2008
Date of Patent:
August 2, 2011
Assignee:
Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
Inventors:
Romyr Dominique, Robert Alan Goodnow, Jr., Agnieszka Kowalczyk, Qi Qiao, Achyutharao Sidduri, Jefferson Wright Tilley
Abstract: The compound, (E)-(1R,3R)-5-[(R)-11-hydroxy-7,11-dimethyl-dodec-2-enylidene]-cyclohexane -1,3-diol of the formula I: ##STR1## is useful in the treatment or prevention of hyperproliferative skin diseases, particularly psoriasis, basal cell carcinomas, disorders of keratinization and keratosis; or for reversing the conditions associated with photodamage.