Disclosed are N-arylalkyl-thienopyrimidin-4-amines and analogs thereof, represented by the Formula I:
wherein Ar, R
1
, R
3
, R
4
, R
10
-R
12
and n are defined herein. The present invention 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 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-芳基烷基
噻吩嘧啶-4-胺及其类似物,其
化学式如下:其中Ar、R1、R3、R4、R10-R12和n在此处定义。本发明涉及发现具有
化学式I的化合物是caspase的激活剂和凋亡诱导剂。因此,本发明的caspase激活剂和凋亡诱导剂可用于诱导
细胞死亡,在发生异常细胞的不受控制的生长和扩散的各种临床情况中。