Inventors:
Donald Hupe - Ann Arbor MI
Linda Lea Johnson - Ann Arbor MI
Daniel Fred Ortwine - Saline MI
Claude Forsey Purchase - Ann Arbor MI
Andrew David White - Lakeland MI
Assignee:
Warner Lambert Company - Morris Plains NJ
International Classification:
A61K 31445, A61K 31495, C07D21134, C07D24104
Abstract:
Aromatic keto-acid compounds and derivatives are described as well as methods for the preparation and pharmaceutical compositions of same, which are useful as inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinases, particularly gelatinase A (72 kD gelatinase) and stromelysin-1 and for the treatment of multiple sclerosis, atherosclerotic plaque rupture, aortic aneurism, heart failure, restenosis, periodontal disease, corneal ulceration, treatment of burns, decubital ulcers, wound healing, cancer, arthrities, or other autoimmune or inflammatory disorders dependent upon tissue invasion by leukocytes.