Abstract:
The invention relates to nitrooxy derivatives of fluocinolone acetonide, triamcinolone acetonide, betamethasone and beclomethasone, methods for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds, and methods of using these compounds and compositions for treating diabetic macular edema, diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, age-related macular degeneration and other diseases of retina and macula lutea.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to nitric oxide donor compounds having a quinone based structure, to processes for their preparation and to their use in the treatment of pathological conditions where a deficit of NO plays an important role in their pathogenesis.