USE OF AN INHIBITOR OF CATHEPSIN-S OR -B TO TREAT OR PREVENT CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE

摘要

This invention is directed to the use of an inhibitor of cathepsin-S or -B, or composition thereof, to treat or prevent chronic obstruction pulmonary disease, or physiological condition associated therewith. Such a therapy would occur using at least one of such inhibitors alone or in combination with the other, or further in combination with an anti-inflammatory agent.