The present invention provides methods and compositions for treating infectious disease or suppressing inflammation associated therewith or ameliorating symptoms thereof by the suppression of the activity of a member of the interleukin-1&bgr;-converting enzyme (ICE)/CED-3 family of proteases. Also provided are compositions useful for these purposes. Exemplary compounds useful in the methods of the invention are provided herein.
本发明提供了一种用于治疗传染性疾病或抑制与之相关的炎症或缓解其症状的方法和组合物,该方法通过抑制白细胞介素-1β
转化酶(ICE)/CED-3家族
蛋白酶成员的活性。同时,还提供了用于这些目的的有用组合物。本发明中提供了用于本发明方法中的示例性化合物。