The present invention is directed to substituted N′-(arylcarbonyl)-benzhydrazides, N′-(arylcarbonyl)-benzylidene-hydrazides and analogs thereof, represented by the Formulae I and II:
1
wherein Ar
1
, Ar
2
, and R
1
-R
2
are defined herein. The present invention also relates to the discovery that compounds having Formulae I and II are activators of caspases and inducers of apoptosis. Therefore, the activators of caspases and inducers of apoptosis 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.
本发明涉及被替换的N'-(芳基羰基)-苯基腙、N'-(芳基羰基)-
苯甲醛肼及其类似物,其
化学式如下:式中Ar1、Ar2、R1-R2的定义如本文所述。本发明还涉及发现化合物I和II是caspases的激活剂和凋亡的诱导剂。因此,本发明的caspases激活剂和凋亡诱导剂可用于在出现异常细胞的不受控制的生长和扩散的各种临床情况下诱导
细胞死亡。