N-aryl-thienopyrimidin-4-amines and analogs as activators of caspases and inducers of apoptosis and the use thereof
申请人:Cai Xiong Sui
公开号:US20070099877A1
公开(公告)日:2007-05-03
Disclosed are N-aryl-thienopyrimidin-4-amines and analogs thereof, represented by the Formulae I-II:
wherein Ar and R
1
-R
4
are defined herein. The present invention relates to the discovery that compounds having Formulae I-II 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.