Methods for preventing and treating cancer using N-thiolated beta-lactam compounds and analogs thereof
申请人:——
公开号:US20040167115A1
公开(公告)日:2004-08-26
The subject invention concerns N-thiolated &bgr;-lactam compounds, their analogs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters and amides thereof. The subject invention also concerns methods for inducing tumor cell death or inhibiting tumor cell proliferation, and methods for inducing DNA damage, inhibiting DNA replication, activating p38 MAP kinase, or activating caspase cascade activation, or releasing cytochrome C from mitochondria into the cytoplasm in a tumor cell. Methods for treating cancer using N-thiolated &bgr;-lactam compounds, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same are further disclosed.
本发明涉及N-硫代-β-内酰胺化合物及其类似物和药学上可接受的盐、酯和酰胺。本发明还涉及诱导肿瘤细胞死亡或抑制肿瘤细胞增殖的方法,诱导DNA损伤、抑制DNA复制、激活p38 MAP激酶或激活caspase级联激活,或将细胞色素C从线粒体释放到肿瘤细胞的细胞质中的方法。本发明还揭示了使用N-硫代-β-内酰胺化合物治疗癌症的方法,以及包含它们的制药组合物。