申请人:Geron Corporation
公开号:US06518268B1
公开(公告)日:2003-02-11
Thiazolidinedione compounds, compositions, and methods of inhibiting telomerase activity in vitro and treatment of telomerase mediated conditions or diseases ex vivo and in vivo are provided. The methods, compounds and compositions of the invention may be employed alone, or in combination with other pharmacologically active agents in the treatment of conditions or diseases mediated by telomerase activity, such as in the treatment of cancer. Also disclosed are novel methods for assaying or screening for inhibitors of telomerase activity.
本发明提供了噻唑烷二酮化合物、组合物以及抑制体外端粒酶活性和体内外端粒酶介导的疾病或病症的治疗方法。本发明的方法、化合物和组合物可以单独或与其他药理活性剂结合使用,用于治疗由端粒酶活性介导的疾病或病症,例如治疗癌症。此外,本发明还公开了用于测定或筛选抑制端粒酶活性的新方法。