Tricyclic compounds are described as well as methods for the preparation and pharmaceutical compositions of same, which are useful as inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinases, particularly gelatinase A (72 kD gelatinase) and stromelysin-1 and for the treatment of multiple sclerosis, atherosclerotic plaque rupture, aortic aneurism, heart failure, restenosis, periodontal disease, corneal ulceration, cancer metastasis, tumor angionenesis, arthritis, or other autoimmune or inflammatory disorders dependent upon tissue invasion by leukocytes.
A tricyclic compound is described as well as pharmaceutical compositions of same, which is useful as an inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinases, particularly gelatinase A (72 kD gelatinase) for the treatment of multiple sclerosis or other autoimmune or inflammatory disorders dependent upon tissue invasion by leukocytes.