TREATMENT OF INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE

摘要

The present method provides a method of treating inflammatory bowel disease which comprises administering to an animal having ocular hypertension or glaucoma therapeutically effective amount of a compound represented by the general formula (I); wherein X, Y, Z, D and R3 are as defined in the specification. Also useful for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease are compounds comprising formula (II) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or a prodrug thereof; wherein A, X, J, and R3 are as defined in the specification. Also useful for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease are compounds having an .alpha. and an .omega. chain comprising formula (III) or derivatives thereof, as defined in the specification or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or prodrugs thereof.