The present invention is directed to substituted coumarins and quinolines and analogs thereof, represented by the general Formula I:
wherein A, B, X, Y, and Z are defined herein. The present invention also relates to the discovery that compounds having Formula I are activators of caspases and inducers of apoptosis. Therefore, the activators of caspases and inducers of apoptosis of this invention can be used to induce cell death in a variety of clinical conditions in which uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells occurs.
本发明涉及替代
香豆素和
喹啉及其类似物,其由通式I所表示:其中,A、B、X、Y和Z在此定义。本发明还涉及发现具有I式化合物是caspase激活剂和诱导细胞凋亡剂。因此,本发明的caspase激活剂和诱导细胞凋亡剂可用于诱导在各种临床情况下出现的不受控制的异常细胞的生长和扩散的
细胞死亡。