122 results about "Caspase inhibitors" patented technology

The invention relates to processes and compounds useful for producing modified aspartic acid derivatives, such as aspartic acid aldehyde moieties. Aspartic acid derivatives are useful for preparing caspase inhibitors and / or prodrugs thereof.

This invention provides compounds of formula I:wherein Z is oxygen or sulfur; R1 is hydrogen, —CHN2, R, CH2OR, CH2SR, or —CH2Y; next to R3 represents a single or double bond; Y is an electronegative leaving group; R2 is CO2H, CH2CO2H, or esters, amides or isosteres thereof; R3 is a group capable of fitting into the S2 subsite of a caspase enzyme; R4 is a hydrogen or C1-6 alkyl or R3 and R4 taken together form a ring; Ring A and Ring B are each heterocyclic rings, and R and R5 are as described in the specification. The compounds are effective inhibitors of apoptosis and IL-1β secretion.

The present invention provides a compound of formula I:wherein the variables are as defined herein. The present invention also provides processes for preparing the compounds of formula I, and intermediates thereof, pharmaceutical compositions comprising those compounds, and methods of using the compounds and compositions.

The present invention relates to compounds of formula I:useful as inhibitors of caspases. The present invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising said compounds, processes for preparing the compounds, and methods of using the compounds and compositions in the treatment of various diseases, conditions, or disorders.

The present invention provides a compound of formula wherein the variables are as defined herein. The present invention also provides processes for preparing the compounds of formula I, and intermediates thereof, pharmaceutical compositions comprising those compounds, and methods of using the compounds and compositions.

The invention relates to novel diazoketone derivatives. The invention also relates to processes for homologation of these diazoketone derivatives. The processes are useful for preparing compounds that are caspase inhibitors.

The present invention relates to novel classes of compounds of formula I which are caspase and TNF-alpha inhibitors. This invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds. The compounds and pharmaceutical compositions of this invention are particularly well suited for inhibiting caspase and TNF-alpha activity and consequently, can be advantageously used as agents against caspase-, interleukin-1-(“IL-1”), apoptosis-, interferon-γ inducing factor-(IGIF), interferon-γ-(“IFN-γ”), or TNF-alpha mediated diseases, including inflammatory diseases, autoimmune diseases, destructive bone disorders, proliferative disorders, infectious diseases, and degenerative diseases. This invention also relates to processes for preparing the compounds of this invention. This invention also relates to methods for inhibiting caspase and TNF-alpha activity and decreasing IGIF production and IFN-γ production and methods for treating caspase-, interleukin-1, apoptosis-, and interferon-γ-, and TNF-alpha mediated diseases using the compounds and compositions of this invention.

The present invention relates to trans-capsularly administering into a diseased joint a high specificity antagonist selected from the group consisting of:i) an inhibitor of a pro-inflammatory interleukin;ii) an inhibitor of TNF-α synthesis;iii) an inhibitor of membrane-bound TNF-α;iv) an inhibitor of a natural receptor of TNF-α;v) an inhibitor of NO synthase,vi) an inhibitor of PLA2 enzyme;vii) an anti-proliferative agent;viii) an anti-oxidant;ix) an apoptosis inhibitor selected from the group consisting of EPO mimetic peptides, EPO mimetibodies, IGF-I, IGF-II, and caspase inhibitors, andx) an inhibitor of MMPs; andxi) an inhibitor of p38 kinase.