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. 2015 Sep 2;6:178. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2015.00178

Table 7.

Protease inhibition profiles of small molecule inhibitors of cathepsin B, from studies of TBI and TBI-related animals.

Name of inhibitor Inhibition profile Notes Reference
E64 (L-trans-epoxysuccinyl-leucylamido(4-guanidino)butane Cathepsins B, L, H, K, S, F, O, V, W, X, calpains 1 and 2, and papain Irreversible inhibitor (70, 257260)
E64d (EST, Loxistatin, ethyl (2S,3S)-3-[[(2S)-4-methyl-1-(3-methylbutylamino)-1-oxopentan-2-yl]carbamoyl]oxirane-2-carboxylate) Cathepsins B, L, H, K, S, F, O, V, W, X, calpains 1 and 2, and papain Clinical use
Irreversible inhibitor
(261, 262)
E64c (Loxistatin acid, EP-475, (2S,3S)-3-[[(2S)-4-methyl-1-(3-methylbutylamino)-1-oxopentan-2-yl]carbamoyl]oxirane-2-carboxylic acid) Cathepsins B, L, H, K, S, F, O, V, W, X, calpains 1 and 2, and papain Clinical use
Irreversible inhibitor
(261, 263)
CA-074 (N-(L-3-trans-Propylcarbamoyloxirane-2-carbonyl)-L-isoleucyl-L-proline) Cathepsin B (absolute specificity) Irreversible inhibitor (264266)
CA-074Me (N-(L-3-trans-Propylcarbonyl-oxirane-2-carbonyl)-L-isoleucyl-L-proline methyl ester) Cathepsins B and L Irreversible inhibitor (267269)
LHVS (morpholinurea-leucine-homophenylalanine-vinylsulfone-phenyl) Cathepsins S, B, and L Irreversible inhibitor (146)
Z-FA-FMK (methyl (3S)-5-fluoro-3-[[(2S)-2-[[(2S)-3-methyl-2(phenylmethoxycarbonylamino)butanoyl]amino]propanoyl]amino]-4-oxopentanoate) Cathepsins B, L, and S; caspases 2, 3, 6, and 7; cruzain; and papain Irreversible inhibitor (112)
Z-DEVD-FMK (methyl (4S)-5-[[(2S)-1-[[(3S)-5-fluoro-1-methoxy-1,4-dioxopentan-3-yl]amino]-3-methyl-1-oxobutan-2-yl]amino]-4-[[(2S)-4-methoxy-4-oxo-2-(phenylmethoxycarbonylamino)butanoyl]amino]-5-oxopentanoate) Cathepsins B and L, and caspases 3, 6, 7, 8, and 10 Irreversible inhibitor (247, 270272)
CP-1 (O-benzyl, OBzl, carbobenoxy, Cbz-Phe-Ser(OBzl)-CHN2, 2[methyl-(4-phenylbenzoyl)amino]benzoic acid) Cathepsins B and L Reversible inhibitor (110, 251, 253)
K11777 (N-methyl-Piperazine-Phe-homoPhe-vinylsufone-phenyl) Cathepsins B and L, and cruzain Irreversible inhibitor (43, 273)
NC-2300 (VEL-0230, sodium (2S,3S)-3-(((S)-1-isobutoxy-4-methylpentan-2-yl)carbamoyl)oxirane-2-carboxylate) Cathepsins K, B, and S Irreversible inhibitor (104)

Short names of inhibitors are shown in bold. Parentheses indicate other names used for the inhibitor, including chemical names.