SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATING HUMAN INFLAMMATORY AND PROLIFERATIVE DISEASES, WITH A COMPOUND THAT PROVIDES FATTY ACID METABOLISM AND GLYCOLYSIS INHIBITION

摘要

The invention generally relates to systems and methods for treating inflammatory and proliferative diseases, enabling treatment of MDR tumor cells by using a bifunctional compound that inhibits both fatty acid metabolism and glycolysis. Thus, the invention links a fatty acid metabolism inhibitor to a glycolysis inhibitor. More particularly, the invention provides novel bifunctional compounds that link a moiety having the functionality of an oxirane carboxylic acid compound to a moiety having the functionality a glucose derivative. In specific embodiments, the invention provides a bifunctional compound that links a moiety having the functionality of etomoxir to a moiety having the functionality of 2-deoxy-D-glucose.