The present invention relates to the field of therapeutic and diagnostic agents and more specifically to compounds of formula (I) that are inhibitors of matrix-metalloproteinases (MMPs) and are useful in the treatment of diseases related thereto such as cardiovascular diseases, inflammatory diseases and malignant diseases. One embodiment of the invention is a compound of formula (I) labeled with a 18-fluorine atom having matrix metalloproteinase inhibitory activity suitable for diagnostic imaging. Also disclosed in the present invention is a pharmaceutical composition comprising the inhibitors of matrix-metalloproteinases (MMPs) of the invention or the corresponding labeled compounds useful as diagnostic imaging agents of the invention in a form suitable for mammalian administration. The invention furthermore discloses intermediates in the synthesis of the inhibitors of matrix-metalloproteinases (MMPs) of the invention and of the diagnostic imaging agents of the invention and kits for the preparation of the pharmaceutical composition of the invention.
本发明涉及治疗和诊断剂的领域,更具体地涉及式(I)化合物,它们是基质
金属
蛋白酶(
MMPs)的
抑制剂,可用于治疗与之相关的疾病,如心血管疾病、炎症性疾病和恶性疾病。本发明的一种实施例是一种带有18-
氟原子的式(I)化合物,具有适用于诊断成像的基质
金属
蛋白酶抑制活性。本发明还揭示了一种制剂,其中包括本发明的基质
金属
蛋白酶抑制剂或相应的标记化合物,适用于哺乳动物给药的形式。此外,本发明还揭示了合成本发明的基质
金属
蛋白酶抑制剂和诊断成像剂的
中间体,以及制备本发明的制剂的工具箱。