Disclosed are N-aryl-thienopyrimidin-4-amines and analogs thereof, represented by the Formulae I-II:
wherein Ar and R
1
-R
4
are defined herein. The present invention relates to the discovery that compounds having Formulae I-II are activators of caspases and inducers of apoptosis. Therefore, the activators of caspases and inducers of apoptosis of this invention may be used to induce cell death in a variety of clinical conditions in which uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells occurs.
揭示了N-芳基
噻吩吡嘧啶-4-胺及其类似物,由以下的式子I-II表示:其中Ar和R1-R4在此有所定义。本发明涉及发现具有式子I-II的化合物是半胱
氨酸
蛋白酶的激活剂和凋亡诱导剂。因此,本发明的半胱
氨酸
蛋白酶激活剂和凋亡诱导剂可用于诱导在各种临床病况中发生
细胞死亡,这些病况中存在细胞不受控制的生长和异常细胞的扩散。