A treatment process is disclosed that comprises administering an effective amount of an aromatic sulfone hydroxamic acid that exhibits excellent inhibitory activity of one or more matrix metalloprotease (MMP) enzymes, such as MMP-2, MMP-9 and MMP-13, while exhibiting substantially less inhibition at least of MMP-1 to a host having a condition associated with pathological matrix metalloprotease activity. Also disclosed are metalloprotease inhibitor compounds having those selective activities, processes for manufacture of such compounds and pharmaceutical compositions using an inhibitor.
本发明公开了一种治疗过程,包括向患有与病理性基质
金属
蛋白酶活性相关的疾病的宿主施用一种具有出色抑制活性的芳香基磺
酮羟
肟酸的有效量,例如
MMP-2、
MMP-9和
MMP-13,同时对至少
MMP-1的抑制作用明显较小。此外,还公开了具有这些选择性活性的
金属
蛋白酶抑制剂化合物,制造这种化合物的过程以及使用
抑制剂的制药组合物。