Abstract: The present invention relates, in its broadest aspects, to steroidal glycosides useful in the treatment of skin disorders. Particularly, the invention relates to the use of certain steroidal glucosides, per se, or in the form aglycona, derivatives of spirostanol, of its precursor furastanol, or mixtures thereof, used in the treatment of skin disorders, for instance, psoriasis. The invention further relates to formulations containing steroidal glycosides, the process of obtaining extract from the Furcraea foetida plant, and a method of treating skin disorders.

Abstract: Novel anti-inflammatory and antiallergic compounds of the glucocorticosteroid series according to formulae (I) and (I?) are effective for the prevention and/or treatment of diseases in which the number, activity, and movement of inflammatory cells is implicated.

Abstract: Methods for preparing improved Panax Notoginseng saponin fraction from a Sanchi extract and its use in pharmaceutical compositions for treating or preventing a blood circulation disorder.

Abstract: The invention relates to nitrooxyderivative of corticosteriods of general formula (I) and pharmaceutical acceptable salts or stereoisomers thereof wherein R is the corticosteriod residue of formulas (II): The compounds are useful in the treatment of respiratory diseases, inflammatory diseases, dermatological disease and ocular diseases.

Abstract: Compounds of formula I or II and pharmaceutical compositions and kits containing these compounds are provided. Also provided are methods of inducing contraception, providing hormone replacement therapy, treating cycle-related symptoms, or treating or preventing benign or malignant neoplastic disease using the compounds of formula I, formula II, or formula III.

Abstract: This invention relates to certain sugar esters of phytosterols of formula (I).

Abstract: The invention relates to novel betulinic acid derivatives of formula (I), wherein R is C(?CH2) CH3 or CH(CH3)2; R2 together with the adjacent carbonyl group forms a carboxylic acid, carboxylic acid ester or amide or substituted amide; R3 or R4 are hydrogen or aryl with the proviso that both are not independently hydrogen or alkyl or R3 and R4 are combined together to form an aryl ring optionally substituted with a group X, wherein X is selected from halogen, alkyl, cyano, nitro, alkoxy, amino or substituted amine; Y is N or O; and R1 is zero when Y is O, and R1 is hydrogen, alkyl or aryl alkyl when Y is N, useful for inhibition of tumor cancer cells.

Abstract: Azacyclosteroid histamine-3 receptor ligands, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and methods for using such compounds and compositions are described herein.

Abstract: The present invention relates to useful diterpenes and pharmaceutical compositions containing them of the formula: for use in the treatment of cardiovascular and inflammatory diseases and for cancers susceptible to an NF-?B inhibitor and an endothelin receptor inhibitor. The present invention also relates to compounds and methods useful to inhibit cell proliferation and for the induction of apoptosis.

Abstract: The invention is directed to bridged bicyclic amino acid-derived [1,4]benzodiazepine compounds, intermediates and pharmaceutical compositions thereof useful as vasopressin receptor antagonists and methods for treating vasopressin mediated disorders.

Abstract: This invention refers to compounds of formula (I) ##STR1## wherein x, y, z represent single or double bonds;R is hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl;R.sub.1 is hydrogen or an acyl group;R.sub.2 is hydrogen; C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl unsubstituted or substituted by phenyl; phenyl unsubstituted or substituted by C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy; andA is a >C.dbd.O, >CH OH or >CH OR.sub.3 group, in which R.sub.3 is an acyl group provided that one of z and y is a double bond and the other is a single bond.The compounds are useful as aromatase inhibitors.