Compounds having the formula I: R.sup.1 COAA.sup.1 AA.sup.2 AA.sup.3 NHY are inhibitors of apopain, an enzyme involved in the process of apoptosis. These compounds are useful as research tools as well as in the treatment of any condition in which reduced apoptosis would be beneficial, including immune deficiency syndromes (including AIDS), type I diabetes, pathogenic infections, cardiovascular and neurological injury, alopecia, aging, Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease.
具有公式I: R.sup.1 COAA.sup.1
AA.sup.2
AA.sup.3 NHY的化合物是抑制凋亡过程中涉及的酶apopain的
抑制剂。这些化合物可用作研究工具,也可用于治疗任何减少凋亡对其有益的疾病,包括免疫缺陷综合症(包括艾滋病),I型糖尿病,病原性感染,心血管和神经系统损伤,脱发,衰老,帕
金森病和阿尔茨海默病。