Steroid compound
A steroid compound of the Formula (1): [wherein R 1 represents a group selected from the group consisting of H, CH 3 , C 2 H 5 , C 3 H 7 and CH (CH 3 ) 2 , R 2 represents a group selected from NH 2 , NHAc and OCOR 1 , R 3 represents a group selected from the group consisting of CH 3 , COOCH 3 and CH 2 OCOR 1 .]
1. A steroid compound of the Formula (1):
[wherein R 1 represents a group selected from the group consisting of H, CH 3 , C 2 H 5 , C 3 H 7 and CH (CH 3 ) 2 , R 2 represents a group selected from NH 2 , NHAc and OCOR 1 , R 3 represents a group selected from the group consisting of CH 3 , COOCH 3 and CH 2 OCOR 1 ].
2. The compound according to claim 1 , wherein R 2 is OCOR 1 and R 3 is CH 2 OCOR 1 .
3. The compound according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein R 1 is CH 3 .
4. The compound according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein said R 1 is H.
5. The compound according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein said R 1 is C 2 H 5 .
6. An anti-inflammatory composition comprising as an effective ingredient the compound according to any one of claims 1 to 2 .
7. The anti-inflammatory composition according to claim 6 , which is an external preparation.
8. The anti-inflammatory composition according to claim 7 , which is a therapeutic agent for asthma to be administered by inhalation, a therapeutic agent for allergic rhinitis to be administered by intranasal administration, a therapeutic agent for arthritis or dermatitis to be administered by topical application, or a therapeutic agent for external ocular inflammatory diseases to be administered by instillation.
9. An arthritis therapeutic composition, comprising as an effective ingredient the compound according to any one of claims 1 to 2 .
10. A therapeutic composition for ulcerative colitis, comprising as an effective ingredient the compound according to any one of claims 1 to 2 .