Abstract: The present invention relates to a methanediphosphonate derivative, its manufacturing process, and pharmaceutical applications, that is represented with the following formula: ##STR1## wherein, D is either sulfur, oxygen, NH, alkyl-substituted N, CH.sub.2, or SCH.sub.2, X represents an alkyl group, alkyl group having a hetero atom as a substitution group, an aryl group or an acyl group, m represents an integer of 1 to 5, and R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 independently represent hydrogen, alkyl groups having 1 to carbon atoms or pharmaceutically allowable cations. .function.The compounds of the present invention have excellent IL-1 inhibitory action, antioxidation action and bone resorption inhibitory action, and are useful as antiinflammatory agents, antirheumatic agents, bone metabolic disease drugs, autoimmune disease drugs, or osteoporosis drugs.

Abstract: A methane diphosphonic acid derivative represented by the general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein, X and Y are defined in the specification; m represents an integer of 0 to 3; n represents an integer of 0 to 4; and each X of the (X).sub.m and each Y of the (Y).sub.n may be either identical or different; . . . represents a double bond or single bond; A is --(CH.sub.2)a--(D)b--(CH.sub.2)c-- (wherein D is sulfur, oxygen, NH, alkyl-substituted N, or CH.sub.2, a and c are integers of 0 to 10 and b is 0 or 1), or --(CH.dbd.CH)d.dbd.CH= (wherein d is an integer of 0 to 2, and B does not exist when A represents --CH.dbd.CH)d--CH.dbd.), B refers to a hydrogen atom, alkyl group, amino group, monoalkylamino group, dialkylamino group, acylamino group, hydroxyl group, alkoxy group, trialkylsiloxy group or acyloxy group, and each of R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a methane diphosphonate derivative, a process for producing said derivative and its pharmaceutical applications, said methane diphosphonate derivative indicated with general formula (1): ##STR1## (wherein, R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are independently a pharmacologically acceptable cation, a hydrogen atom or a straight chain or branched alkyl group having 1-4 carbon atoms, R.sub.5 is a hydrogen atom or a trialkylsilyl group, m is an integer of 0 to 3, n is an integer of 1 to 3, R.sub.6 and R.sub.7 are independently a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, and X represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group or an alkylthio group).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a methanediphosphonate derivative, its manufacturing process and pharmaceutical applications, that is represented with the following formula: ##STR1## (wherein, B is either hydrogen, an alkyl group, hydroxyl group, alkoxy group or amino group, D is either sulfur, oxygen, NH, alkyl-substituted N, CH.sub.2 or SCH.sub.2, X represents an alkyl group, alkyl group having a hetero atom as a substitution group, an aryl group or an acyl group, m represents an integer of 1 to 5, and R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 independently represent hydrogen, alkyl groups having 1 to 7 carbon atoms or pharmaceutically allowable cations). The compound of the present invention has excellent IL-1 inhibitory action, antioxidation action and bone resorption inhibitory action, and is useful as an antiinflammatory agent, antirheumatic, bone metabolic disease drug, autoimmune disease drug, osteoporosis drug and so forth.