申请人:——
公开号:US20040034013A1
公开(公告)日:2004-02-19
The present invention provides methods which use 4-amino-azepan-3-one protease inhibitors of cathepsin L in the treatment of diseases in which cathepsin L is implicated, especially treatment or prevention of rheumatoid arthritis; treatment or prevention of cancer metastasis; treatment or prevention of diseases requiring inhibition of tissue destruction by macrophage, particularly lung macrophage, such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and emphysema; treatment or prevention of diseases requiring, for therapy, inhibition of positive selection of CD4+ T-cells by cortical thymic epithelial cells.
本发明提供了使用4-氨基-氮杂七环-3-酮蛋白酶抑制剂对与cathepsin L有关的疾病进行治疗的方法,特别是治疗或预防类风湿性关节炎;治疗或预防癌症转移;治疗或预防需要通过抑制组织破坏的巨噬细胞,尤其是肺巨噬细胞的疾病,如哮喘、慢性阻塞性肺病(COPD)和肺气肿;治疗或预防需要通过抑制皮层胸腺上皮细胞对CD4+ T细胞的正选择的疾病。