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Matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) inhibitors and methods of use thereof

Grant US12583844B2 Kind: B2 Mar 24, 2026

Assignee

Foresee Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.

Inventors

Wenjin Yang, Kai-Wei Chang

Abstract

Hydantoin based compounds useful as inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), particularly macrophage elastase (MMP-12) are described. Also described are related compositions and methods of using the compounds to inhibit MMP-12 and treat diseases mediated by MMP-12, such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), emphysema, acute lung injury, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), sarcoidosis, systemic sclerosis, liver fibrosis, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), arthritis, cancer, heart disease, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), acute kidney injury (AKI), chronic kidney disease (CKD), Alport syndrome, and nephritis.

CPC Classifications

C07D 405/14 C07D 409/14 C07D 401/14 C07D 403/14

Filing Date

2020-11-13

Application No.

17755983

Claims

16