Epimers and isomers of tetrazole-containing rapamycin analogs are
immunomodulatory agents and are useful in the treatment of restenosis and
immune and autoimmune diseases. Also disclosed are cancer-, fungal
growth-, restenosis-, post-transplant tissue rejection- and immune- and
autoimmune disease-inhibiting compositions and a method of inhibiting
cancer, fungal growth, restenosis, post-transplant tissue rejection, and
immune and autoimmune disease in a mammal. It is preferred to use a
combination of native rapamycin and its tetrazole containing isomers and
epimers. One particular preferred application of such a combination of
rapamycin and its tetrazole containing isomers and epimers is in
medicated devices and local vascular delivery wherein the stability and
lipid solubility and subsequently diffusion through tissue and cell
membranes of the tetrazole isomers and epimers are essential to the
success of the combined rapamycin formulation.