Abstract: A fixing device includes an endless belt, a rotatable pressing member, a pad member inside of the belt, and a sliding member held by the pad member and sliding on an inner circumferential surface of the belt in a nip. The rotatable pressing member nips and feeds a recording material in the nip in cooperation with the belt and fixes a toner image on the recording material by applying heat and pressure. The sliding member includes a base material layer on which a plurality of projections projecting toward the rotatable pressing member are formed on a side sliding with the belt and a sliding layer provided on an outer surface of the plurality of projections. A shape of a surface of the sliding layer is a curved surface and a radius of curvature R of the curved surface satisfies 300 ?m?R?850 ?m.

Abstract: A fixing device includes an endless belt, a rotatable pressing member, a pad member inside of the belt, and a sliding member held by the pad member and sliding on an inner circumferential surface of the belt in a nip. The rotatable pressing member nips and feeds a recording material in the nip in cooperation with the belt and fixes a toner image on the recording material by applying heat and pressure. The sliding member includes a base material layer on which a plurality of projections projecting toward the rotatable pressing member are formed on a side sliding with the belt and a sliding layer provided on an outer surface of the plurality of projections. A leading end of the plurality of projections is a plane and an average roughness (Ra) of the plane satisfies 0.13 ?m?Ra?1.67 ?m.

Abstract: Provided is a screening method for an agent for treating or preventing tauopathy, the method comprising (1) a step of contacting an NMDA-type glutamate receptor with a tau oligomer in the presence or absence of a candidate compound, and (2) a step of evaluating a direct binding of the tau oligomer to the NMDA-type glutamate receptor. Further provided is a test method for tauopathy, the method comprising (1) a step of contacting an NMDA-type glutamate receptor with a sample isolated from a subject, and (2) a step of quantifying tau oligomers directly binding to the NMDA-type glutamate receptor.

Abstract: An amyloid fibril formation inhibitor comprising a compound represented by the following general formulae (I) to (III): wherein Q is —C(?O)—; X is —C(?O)—, —NH—C(?O)—; Y is —(CH2)m—; Z is —(CH2)n—; R1, R2, and R3 are each independently a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a hydroxyalkyl group, an alkylaminoalkyl group; and R4 is an amino group, an alkylamino group or the like; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a solvate thereof.

Abstract: An amyloid fibril formation inhibitor comprising a compound represented by the following general formulae (I) to (III): wherein Q is —C(?O)—; X is —C(?O)—, —NH—C(?O)—; Y is —(CH2)m—; Z is —(CH2)n—; R1, R2, and R3 are each independently a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a hydroxyalkyl group, an alkylaminoalkyl group; and R4 is an amino group, an alkylamino group or the like; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a solvate thereof.

Abstract: This invention provides a compound of the formula (I): or the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein Y1, Y2, Y3 and Y4 are independently selected from N, CH, etc.; R1 is H, C1-8 alkyl, etc.; Q1 is a 5-12 membered monocyclic or bicyclic aromatic ring optionally containing up to 4 heteroatoms selected from O, N and S, etc.; A is a 5-6 membered monocyclic aromatic ring optionally containing up to 3 heteroatoms selected from O, N and S, etc.; B is C1-6 alkylene optionally substituted with an oxo group, etc.; W is NH, O, etc.; R2 is H, C1-4 alkyl, etc.; Z is a 5-12 membered monocyclic or bicyclic aromatic ring optionally containing up to 3 heteroatoms selected from O, N and S, etc.; L is halo, C1-4 alkyl, etc.; m is 0, 1 or 2; R3 and R4 are independently selected from H and C1-4 alkyl ; R5 is H, C1-4 alkyl, etc.; Q2 is a 5-12 membered monocyclic or bicyclic aromatic ring or tricyclic ring optionally containing up to 3 heteroatoms selected from O, N and S, etc.

Abstract: This invention provides a compound of the formula (I): or the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein Y1, Y2, Y3 and Y4 are independently selected from N, CH, etc.; R1 is H, C1-8 alkyl, etc.; Q1 is a 5-12 membered monocyclic or bicyclic aromatic ring optionally containing up to 4 heteroatoms selected from O, N and S, etc.; A is a 5-6 membered monocyclic aromatic ring optionally containing up to 3 heteroatoms selected from O, N and S, etc.; B is C1-6 alkylene optionally substituted with an oxo group, etc.; W is NH, O, etc.; R2 is H, C1-4 alkyl, etc.; Z is a 5-12 membered monocyclic or bicyclic aromatic ring optionally containing up to 3 heteroatoms selected from O, N and S, etc.; L is halo, C1-4 alkyl, etc.; m is 0, 1 or 2; R3 and R4 are independently selected from H and C1-4 alkyl ; R5 is H, C1-4 alkyl, etc.; Q2 is a 5-12 membered monocyclic or bicyclic aromatic ring or tricyclic ring optionally containing up to 3 heteroatoms selected from O, N and S, etc.

Abstract: This invention provides a compound of the formula (I): or the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein Y1, Y2, Y3 and Y4 are independently selected from N, CH, etc.; R1 is H, C1-8 alkyl, etc.; Q1 is a 5–12 membered monocyclic or bicyclic aromatic ring optionally containing up to 4 heteroatoms selected from O, N and S, etc.; A is a 5–6 membered monocyclic aromatic ring optionally containing up to 3 heteroatoms selected from O, N and S, etc.; B is C1-6 alkylene optionally substituted with an oxo group, etc.; W is NH, O, etc.; R2 is H, C1-4 alkyl, etc.; Z is a 5–12 membered monocyclic or bicyclic aromatic ring optionally containing up to 3 heteroatoms selected from O, N and S, etc.; L is halo, C1-4 alkyl, etc.; m is 0, 1 or 2; R3 and R4 are independently selected from H and C1-4 alkyl; R5 is H, C1-4 alkyl, etc.; Q2 is a 5–12 membered monocyclic or bicyclic aromatic ring or tricyclic ring optionally containing up to 3 heteroatoms selected from O, N and S, etc.

Abstract: This invention provides a compound of the formula: or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein A is partially unsaturated or unsaturated five membered heterocyclic, or partially unsaturated or unsaturated five membered carbocyclic, wherein the 4-(sulfonyl)phenyl and the 4-substituted phenyl in the formula (I) are attached to ring atoms of Ring A, which are adjacent to each other; R1 is optionally substituted aryl or heteroaryl, with the proviso that when A is pyrazole, R1 is heteroaryl; R2 is C1-4 alkyl; halo-substituted C1-4 alkyl, C1-4 alkylamino, C1-4 dialkylamino or amino; R3, R4 and R5 are independently hydrogen, halo, C1-4 alkyl, halo-substituted C1-4 alkyl or the like; or two of R3, R4 and R5 are taken together with atoms to which they are attached and form a 4-7 membered ring. R6 and R7 are independently hydrogen, halo, C1-4 alkyl, halo-substituted C1-4 alkyl, C1-4 alkoxy, C1-4 alkylthio, C1-4 alkylamino or N,N-di C1-4 alkylamino; and m and n are independently 1, 2, 3 or 4.

Abstract: This invention provides a compound of the formula (I): 1

Abstract: This invention provides a compound of the formula: 1

Abstract: A compound of the formula: 1

Abstract: This invention provides a compound of the formula: or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein A is partially unsaturated or unsaturated five membered heterocyclic, or partially unsaturated or unsaturated five membered carbocyclic, wherein the 4-(sulfonyl)phenyl and the 4-substituted phenyl in the formula (I) are attached to ring atoms of Ring A, which are adjacent to each other; R1 is optionally substituted aryl or heteroaryl, with the proviso that when A is pyrazole, R1 is heteroaryl; R2 is C1-4 alkyl, halo-substituted C1-4 alkyl, C1-4 alkylamino, C1-4 dialkylamino or amino; R3, R4 and R5 are independently hydrogen, halo,, C1-4 alkyl, halo-substituted C1-4 alkyl or the like; or two of R3, R4 and R5 are taken together with atoms to which they are attached and form a 4-7 membered ring; R6 and R7 are independently hydrogen, halo, C1-4 alkyl, halo-substituted C1-4 alkyl, C1-4 alkoxy, C1-4 alkylthio, C1-4 alkylamino or N,N-di C1-4 alkylamino; and m and n are independently 1, 2, 3 o

Abstract: This invention provides a compound of the formula (I): or the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein Y1, Y2, Y3 and Y4 are independently selected from N, CH, etc.; R1 is H, C1-8 alkyl, etc.; Q1 is a 5-12 membered monocyclic or bicyclic aromatic ring optionally containing up to 4 heteroatoms selected from O, N, and S, etc.; A is 5-6 membered monocyclic aromatic ring optionally containing up to 3 heteroatoms selected form O, N and S, etc.; B is C1-6 alkylene optionally substituted with an oxo group, etc.; W is NH, O, etc.; R2 is H, C1-4 alkyl, etc.; Z is a 5-12 membered monocyclic or bicyclic aromatic ring optionally containing up to 3 heteroatoms selected form O, N and S, etc.; L is halo, C1-4 alkyl, etc.; m is 0, 1 or 2; R3 and R4 are independently selected from H and C1-4 alkyl; R5 is H, C1-4 alkyl; etc.; Q2 is a 5-12 membered monocyclic or bicyclic aromatic ring or tricyclic ring optionally containing up to 3 heteroatoms selected from O, N and S, etc.

Abstract: A compound of the formula: and its pharmaceutically effective salts, wherein R1 and R2 are independently selected from the following: (a) hydrogen, halo, R5—, C2-6 alkenyl, C2-6 alkynyl, hydroxy-R5—, R5—O—R5—, or the like; (b) Ar—, Ar—R5—, Ar—C2-6 alkenyl, Ar—C2-6 alkynyl, Ar—O—, Ar—O—R5— or the like; (c) R5—C(O)—, —NO2, cyano, NH2—C(O)—, R5—NH—C(O)—, (R5)2—N—C(O)—, Ar—C(O)— or the like; and (d) R5—C(O)—NH—, Ar—C(O)—NH— or the like; wherein Ar is optionally substituted aryl or heteroaryl such as phenyl and pyridyl; and wherein R5 is optionally halo-substituted C1-6 alkyl; R3 is selected from the following: (e) cyano, formyl, tetrazolyl, triazolyl, imidazolyl, oxazolyl, thiazolyl, R5—C(O)—, C2-6 alkenyl-C(O)—, C2-6 alkynyl-C(O)—, R5—C(O)—R5—, or the

Abstract: This invention provides a compound of the formula: 1

Abstract: This invention provides a compound of the formula: or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein A is partially unsaturated or unsaturated five membered heterocyclic, or partially unsaturated or unsaturated five membered carbocyclic, wherein the 4-(sulfonyl)phenyl and the 4-substituted phenyl in the formula (I) are attached to ring atoms of Ring A, which are adjacent to each other; R1 is optionally substituted aryl or heteroaryl, with the proviso that when A is pyrazole, R1 is heteroaryl; R2 is C1-4 alkyl, halo-substituted C1-4 alkyl, C1-4 alkylamino, C1-4 dialkylamino or amino; R3, R4 and R5 are independently hydrogen, halo, C1-4 alkyl, halo-substituted C1-4 alkyl or the like; or two of R3, R4 and R5 are taken together with atoms to which they are attached and form a 4-7 membered ring; R6 and R7 are independently hydrogen, halo, C1-4 alkyl, halo-substituted C1-4 alkyl, C1-4 alkoxy, C1-4 alkylthio, C1-4 alkylamino or N,N-di C1-4 alkylamino; and m and n are independently 1, 2, 3 or

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the formula wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, X and Y are defined as in the specification, to pharmaceutical compositions containing them and to their medicinal use. The compounds of the invention are useful in the treatment or alleviation of inflammation and other inflammation associated disorders, such as arthritis, colon cancer, and Alzheimer's disease in mammals, preferably humans, dogs, cats and livestock.

Abstract: This invention provides a compound of the formula (I): 1

Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of the formula: and its pharmaceutically acceptable salts, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and m are as defined in claim 1. The present invention also provides processes for the preparation thereof, the use thereof in treating cytokines mediated diseases and/or cell adhesion molecules (CAMs) mediated diseases and pharmaceutical compositions for use in such therapy.