Compounds according to the following formula (I):
wherein the variables Q and R
1
to R
6
are as described herein, which reversibly inhibit the cysteine proteases, such as cathepsins K, S, F, L and B; pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, and method of treating diseases and pathological conditions exacerbated by these cysteine proteases such as, but not limited to rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune diseases, osteoporosis, asthma, Alzheimer's disease, atherosclerosis and endometriosis.
根据以下公式(I)制备的化合物:其中变量Q和R1至R6如本文所述,可逆抑制半胱
氨酸
蛋白酶,如K、S、F、L和B型半胱
氨酸
蛋白酶;包含此类化合物的药物组合物,以及治疗由这些半胱
氨酸
蛋白酶恶化的疾病和病理状况的方法,例如但不限于风湿性关节炎、多发性硬化症和其他自身免疫性疾病、骨质疏松症、哮喘、阿尔茨海默病、动脉硬化和子宫内膜异位症。