Sinomenine derivatives with embedment of nitrogen-containing heterocycles exhibiting potent TNF-a inhibitory activity

Inhibitory effect on tumor necrosis factor-c~ （TNF-c0 production by sinomenine derivatives with embedment of small drug-like nitrogen hetereocyclic moieties has been studied in this work. Several new sinomenine derivatives having chlorophenyl sub- stituent have been found to exhibit much more potent TNF-a inhibitory activity than natural sinomenine and other derivatives.