Abstract:
The invention relates to conformationally constrained mimetics of Smac which function as inhibitors of Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins. The invention also relates to the use of these mimetics for inducing apoptotic cell death and for sensitizing cells to inducers of apoptosis.
Abstract:
The invention relates to the compound apogossypolone and salts and prodrugs thereof. Apogossypolone functions as an inhibitor of Bcl-2 family proteins. The invention also relates to the use of apogossypolone for inhibiting hyperproliferative cell growth, for inducing apoptosis in cells and for sensitizing cells to the induction of apoptotic cell death.