Substituted N'-(arylcarbonyl)-benzhydrazides, N'-(arylcarbonyl)-benzylidene-hydrazides and analogs as activators of caspases and inducers of apoptosis and the use thereof
申请人:Cytovia, Inc.
公开号:US20030013743A1
公开(公告)日:2003-01-16
The present invention is directed to substituted N′-(arylcarbonyl)-benzhydrazides, N′-(arylcarbonyl)-benzylidene-hydrazides and analogs thereof, represented by the Formulae I and II:
1
wherein Ar
1
, Ar
2
, and R
1
-R
2
are defined herein. The present invention also relates to the discovery that compounds having Formulae I and 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.
本发明涉及取代N′-(芳基甲酰基)-苯基肼、N′-(芳基甲酰基)-苄基亚胺和类似物,其由下式I和II表示:其中Ar1、Ar2和R1-R2在此定义。本发明还涉及发现具有式I和II的化合物是caspase激活剂和凋亡诱导剂。因此,本发明的caspase激活剂和凋亡诱导剂可用于诱导各种临床病况中发生细胞死亡的情况,其中异常细胞的无序生长和扩散。