| abstract |
The present invention provides novel hydroxamic acids and carbocyclic acids and derivatives thereof and to pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use of these novel compounds for the inhibition of matrixmetalloproteinases, such as stromelysin and other matrix metalloproteinases, and also inhibit the production of tumor necrosis factor (TNF), and are therefore useful for the treatment of arthritis and other related inflammatory diseases. These novel compounds are represented by Formula I below: ##STR1## |