Potent and selective nonpeptide inhibitors of caspases 3 and 7 inhibit apoptosis and maintain cell functionality.
Lee, D., Long, S.A., Adams, J.L., Chan, G., Vaidya, K.S., Francis, T.A., Kikly, K., Winkler, J.D., Sung, C.M., Debouck, C., Richardson, S., Levy, M.A., DeWolf Jr., W.E., Keller, P.M., Tomaszek, T., Head, M.S., Ryan, M.D., Haltiwanger, R.C., Liang, P.H., Janson, C.A., McDevitt, P.J., Johanson, K., Concha, N.O., Chan, W., Abdel-Meguid, S.S., Badger, A.M., Lark, M.W., Nadeau, D.P., Suva, L.J., Gowen, M., Nuttall, M.E.(2000) J Biol Chem 275: 16007-16014
- PubMed: 10821855 
- DOI: 10.1074/jbc.275.21.16007
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1GFW - PubMed Abstract: 
Caspases have been strongly implicated to play an essential role in apoptosis. A critical question regarding the role(s) of these proteases is whether selective inhibition of an effector caspase(s) will prevent cell death. We have identified potent and selective non-peptide inhibitors of the effector caspases 3 and 7 ...