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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2004
Osamu Irie, Tsukuba, JP;
Genji Iwasaki, Tsukuba, JP;
Keiichi Masuya, Tsukuba, JP;
Takahiro Miyake, Tsukuba, JP;
Naoki Teno, Ushiku, JP;
Osamu Irie, Tsukuba, JP;
Genji Iwasaki, Tsukuba, JP;
Keiichi Masuya, Tsukuba, JP;
Takahiro Miyake, Tsukuba, JP;
Naoki Teno, Ushiku, JP;
Novartis AG, Basel, CH;
Abstract
The invention provides compounds of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof formula (I) wherein the symbols have the meaning as defined in the description. Said compounds are inhibitors of cathepsin K and/or cathepsin S and are useful for the treatment of diseases and medical conditions in which cathepsin K and/or cathepsin S is implicated, e.g. various disorders including neuropathic pain, inflammation, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, multiple sclerosis and tumors.