申请人:——
公开号:US20030114437A1
公开(公告)日:2003-06-19
The present invention provides methods which use 4-amino-azepan-3-one protease inhibitors of cathepsin S in the treatment of diseases in which cathepsin S is implicated, especially treatment or prevention of autoimmune disease; treatment or prevention of a disease state caused by the formation of atherosclerotic lesions and complications arising therefrom; and diseases requiring inhibition, for therapy, of a class II MHC-restricted immune response, inhibition of an asthmatic response, inhibition of an allergic response, inhibition of immune response against a transplanted organ or tissue, or inhibition of elastase activity in atheroma, and novel compounds for use therewith.
本发明提供了一种使用4-氨基-氮丙烷-3-酮蛋白酶抑制剂对卡托普西S进行治疗的方法,特别是治疗或预防自身免疫疾病;治疗或预防由动脉粥样硬化斑块形成及其引起的并发症引起的疾病状态;以及需要抑制类II MHC限制性免疫反应、哮喘反应、过敏反应、免疫反应针对移植器官或组织、或在动脉粥样硬化中抑制弹性蛋白酶活性的疾病的治疗,以及用于该治疗的新化合物。