[EN] SULFONYL ARYL HYDROXAMATES AND THEIR USE AS MATRIX METALLOPROTEASE INHIBITORS<br/>[FR] SULFONYL ARYL HYDROXAMATES ET LEUR UTILISATION COMME INHIBITEURS DES METALLOPROTEASES MATRICIELLES
申请人:PHARMACIA CORP
公开号:WO2003007954A2
公开(公告)日:2003-01-30
The invention is directed to sulfonyl aromatic hydroxamic acid compounds and salts thereof that, inter alia, inhibit matrix metalloprotease (MMP) activity and/or aggrecanase activity. In some particularly preferred embodiments, the compound corresponds in structure to one of the following formulas: (I) (II) wherein W2, the R groups, and -A-R-E-Y are described in more detail in Applicants'specification. This invention also is directed to a process that comprises administering such a compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof to a host animal having a condition associated with MMP activity.