Novel arylsulfonamide ether compounds and pharmaceutical compositions thereof are described. The use of the novel arylsulfonamide ether compounds and pharmaceutical compositions thereof as inhibitors of interleukin-1&bgr; converting enzyme and other cysteine proteases in the ICE family is also decribed. In addition, methods of treating stroke, inflammatory diseases, septic shock, repurfusion injury, Alzheimer's disease, and shigellosis using a compound of the invention or a pharmaceutical composition thereof are described.
描述了新型芳基磺酰胺醚化合物及其药物组合物。还描述了将这些新型芳基磺酰胺醚化合物和药物组合物用作干扰素γ
转化酶和其他ICE家族半胱
氨酸
蛋白酶的
抑制剂的用途。此外,还描述了使用本发明的化合物或其药物组合物治疗中风、炎症性疾病、脓毒性休克、再灌注损伤、阿尔茨海默病和志贺氏菌病的方法。