Inventors:
Sui Xiong Cai - San Diego CA
Eckard Weber - San Diego CA
Yan Wang - San Diego CA
Gordon B. Mills - Houston TX
Douglas R. Green - San Diego CA
Assignee:
Cytovia, Inc. - Irvine CA
International Classification:
A61K 3805
US Classification:
514 19, 546335, 549287, 549405, 560 38, 560 39, 560125, 560169, 560170, 562450, 562507, 562561, 562564, 5142375, 514357, 514456, 514478, 514557, 514563
Abstract:
The present invention is directed to novel dipeptide thereof, represented by the general Formula I: where R -R , X and Y are defined herein. The present invention also relates to the discovery that compounds having Formula I are potent inhibitors of caspases and apoptotic cell death. Therefore, the inhibitors of this invention can retard or block cell death in a variety of clinical conditions in which the loss of cells, tissues or entire organs occurs.