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G. D. Dearle & Co.

Joseph J McDonald

John Nicholas Freskos

Daniel P Getman

Gary A DeCrescenzo

James A Sikorski

Michael L Vazquez

Balekudru Devadas

Srinivasan Raj Nagarajan

David Louis Brown

Daniel Paul Becker

Thomas E Barta

Clara I Villamil

Louis J Bedell

Terri L Boehm

Brent V Mischke

Robert M Heintz

Susan Landis Hockerman

Deborah A Mischke

Joseph Gerace Rico

Yvette M Fobian

Susan C Howard

Jeffery N Carroll

Nathan W Stehle

Steve A Kolodziej

William F Vernier

Shashidhar N Rao

Darren J Kassab

John Jeffrey Talley

Michael B Tollefson

Lijuan Jane Wang

Monica B Norton

Hui Li

Madeleine H Li

Gary A Decrescenzo

Patrick B Mullins

Stephen A Kolodziej

S Zaheer Abbas

Carol Pearcy Howard

Gary A De Crescenzo

Jeffrey N Carroll

Gunnar J Hanson

Ish K Khanna

Margaret Lanahan Grapperhaus

Mark A Massa

Alan Frank Gasiecki

William Carlton Stallings

Huey S Shieh

Theresa R Fletcher

Michelle A Schmidt

Hwang-fun Lu

Thomas A Wynn

Rao N Shashidhar

Gary A DeCrezcenzo

Zaheer S Abbas

Elizabeth C Arner

Srinivasan Nagaraian

Yiyuan Chen

Balekudru Deyadas

Belekudru Devadas

Mark A Nagy

Selected bis-amino acid hydroxyethylamino sulfonamide compounds are effective as retroviral protease inhibitors, and in particular as inhibitors of HIV protease. The present invention relates to such retroviral protease inhibitors and, more particularly, relates to selected novel compounds, compositions, and methods for inhibiting retroviral proteases, such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) protease, prophylactically preventing retroviral infection or the spread of a retrovirus, and treatment of a retroviral infection.

Bis-amino acid hydroxyethylamino sulfonamide retroviral protease inhibitors

Selected bis-amino acid hydroxyethylamino sulfonamide compounds are effective as retroviral protease inhibitors, and in particular as inhibitors of HIV protease. The present invention relates to such retroviral protease inhibitors and, more particularly, relates to selected novel compounds, composition and method for inhibiting retroviral proteases, such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) protease, prophylactically preventing retroviral infection or the spread of a retrovirus, and treatment of a retroviral infection.

Selected heterocyclecarbonyl amino acid hydroxyethylamino sulfonamide compounds are effective as retroviral protease inhibitors, and in particular as inhibitors of HIV protease. The present invention relates to such retroviral protease inhibitors and, more particularly, relates to selected novel compounds, composition and method for inhibiting retroviral proteases, such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) protease, prophylactically preventing retroviral infection or the spread of a retrovirus, and treatment of a retroviral infection.

Heterocyclecarbonyl amino acid hydroxyethylamino sulfonamide retroviral protease inhibitors

This invention is directed generally to proteinase (also known as 'protease') inhibitors, and, more particularly, to piperidinyl- and piperazinyl-sulfonylmethyl hydroxamic acids that, inter alia, inhibit matrix metalloproteinase (also known as 'matrix metalloprotease' or &#x201c;MMP&#x201d;) activity and/or aggrecanase activity. Such hydroxamic acids generally correspond in structure to the following formula: (wherein A, A, Y, E, E, E, and Rare as defined in this specification), and further include salts of such compounds. This invention also is directed to compositions of such hydroxamic acids, intermediates for the syntheses of such hydroxamic acids, methods for making such hydroxamic acids, and methods for treating conditions (particularly pathological conditions) associated with MMP activity and/or aggrecanase activity.

Piperidinyl- and piperazinyl-sulfonylmethyl hydroxamic acids and their use as protease inhibitors

A sulfonyl aromatic or heteroaromatic ring hydroxamic acid compound that inter alia inhibits matrix metalloprotease activity is disclosed as are a treatment process that comprises administering a contemplated sulfonyl aromatic or heteroaromatic ring hydroxamic acid compound in a MMP enzyme-inhibiting effective amount to a host having a condition associated with pathological matrix metalloprotease activity. A contemplated compound corresponds in structure to the formula  wherein W and the R groups are defined elsewhere.

Sulfonyl aryl or heteroaryl hydroxamic acid compounds

Selected amino acid hydroxyethylamino sulfonamide compounds are effective as retroviral protease inhibitors, and in particular as inhibitors of HIV protease. The present invention relates to such retroviral protease inhibitors and, more particularly, relates to selected novel compounds, composition and method for inhibiting retroviral proteases, such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) protease, prophylactically preventing retroviral infection or the spread of a retrovirus, and treatment of a retroviral infection.

Amino acid hydroxyethylamino sulfonamide retroviral protease inhibitors

Selected sulfonylalkanoylamino hydroxyethylamine sulfonamide compounds are effective as retroviral protease inhibitors, and in particular as inhibitors of HIV protease. The present invention relates to such retroviral protease inhibitors and, more particularly, relates to selected novel compounds, composition and method for inhibiting retroviral proteases, such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) protease, prophylactically preventing retroviral infection or the spread of a retrovirus, and treatment of a retroviral infection.

Sulfonylalkanoylamino hydroxyethylamino sulfonamide retroviral protease inhibitors

A treatment process is disclosed that comprises administering an effective amount of an aromatic sulfone hydroxamic acid that exhibits excellent inhibitory activity of one or more matrix metalloprotease (MMP) enzymes, such as MMP-2, MMP-9, and MMP-13, while exhibiting substantially less inhibition at least of MMP-1 to a host having a condition associated with pathological matrix metalloprotease activity. The administered enzyme inhibitor corresponds in structure to formula (I), below, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein Rand Rare both hydrido or Rand Rtogether with the atoms to which they are bonded form a 5- to 8-membered ring containing one, two, or three heteroatoms in the ring that are oxygen, sulfur, or nitrogen. Rin formula (I) is an optionally substituted aryl or optionally substituted heteroaryl radical. Also disclosed are metalloprotease inhibitor compounds having those selective activities, processes for manufacture of such compounds and pharmaceutical compositions using an inhibitor.

Aromatic sulfone hydroxamic acid metalloprotease inhibitor

This invention is directed to aromatic sulfone hydroxamic acids (including hydroxamates) and salts thereof that, inter alia, inhibit matrix metalloproteinase (also known as 'matrix metalloprotease' or 'MMP') activity and/or aggrecanase activity. This invention also is directed to a prevention or treatment method that comprises administering such a compound or salt in an MMP-inhibiting and/or aggrecanase-inhibiting effective amount to an animal, particularly a mammal having (or disposed to having) a pathological condition associated with MMP and/or aggrecanase activity.

Aromatic sulfone hydroxamic acids and their use as protease inhibitors

The present invention provides a matrix metalloproteinase inhibiting compound having structure (VIII) or a salt, an enantiomer, a diastereomer, a racemate, or a tautomer thereof. In other embodiments, the present invention provides a method of changing the conformation of a matrix metalloproteinase, a method of inhibiting a matrix metal metalloproteinase, and a method of treating osteoarthritis.

Method of changing conformation of a matrix metalloproteinase

A sulfonyl aromatic or heteroaromatic ring hydroxamic acid compound that inter alia inhibits matrix metalloprotease activity is disclosed as are a treatment process that comprises administering a contemplated sulfonyl aromatic or heteroaromatic ring hydroxamic acid compound in a MMP enzyme-inhibiting effective amount to a host having a condition associated with pathological matrix metalloprotease activity.

A treatment process is disclosed that comprises administering an effective amount of an aromatic sulfone hydroxamic acid that exhibits excellent inhibitory activity of one or more matrix metalloprotease (MMP) enzymes, such as MMP-2, MMP-9 and MMP-13, while exhibiting substantially less inhibition at least of MMP-1 to a host having a condition associated with pathological matrix metalloprotease activity. Also disclosed are metalloprotease inhibitor compounds having those selective activities, processes for manufacture of such compounds and pharmaceutical compositions using an inhibitor. A contemplated compound corresponds in structure to formula B, below,

A treatment process is disclosed that comprises administering an effective amount of an aromatic sulfone hydroxamic acid that exhibits excellent inhibitory activity of one or more matrix metalloprotease (MMP) enzymes, such as MMP-2, MMP-9 and MMP-13, while exhibiting substantially less inhibition at least of MMP-1 to a host having a condition associated with pathological matrix metalloprotease activity. Also disclosed are metalloprotease inhibitor compounds having those selective activities, processes for manufacture of such compounds and pharmaceutical compositions using an inhibitor.

This invention is directed to proteinase (protease) inhibitors, and more particularly to thiol sulfonamide inhibitors for matrix metalloproteinase 13(MMP-13), compositions of proteinase inhibitors, intermediates for the syntheses of proteinase inhibitors, processes for the preparation of proteinase inhibitors and processes for treating pathological conditions associated with pathological matrix metalloproteinase activity related to MMP-13.

Thiol sulfonamide metalloprotease inhibitors

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Joseph J McDonald