The present invention is directed to substituted indole-2-carboxylic acid benzylidene-hydrazides and analogs thereof, represented by the general Formula I:
1
wherein X, Ar
1
, R
2
-R
6
and R
12
are defined herein. The present invention also relates to the discovery that compounds having Formula I are activators of caspases and inducers of apoptosis. The compounds 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.
本发明涉及取代的
吲哚-2-羧酸亚苄基
肼及其类似物,其由通式I表示:
1
其中X,Ar
1
,R
2
-R
6
和R
12
的定义如本文中所述。本发明还涉及发现具有I式的化合物是半胱天冬酶的激活剂和凋亡的诱导剂。本发明的化合物可用于诱导在异常细胞不受控制的生长和扩散发生的多种临床状况中的
细胞死亡。