Abstract: Oxetane-containing nucleosides, particularly non-reducing psiconucleoside oxetanes are described herein. Therapeutic application of these oxetane compounds toward the treatment of nucleoside analog related disorders such as disorders involving cellular proliferation and infection are also described.

Abstract: PDE4 inhibition is achieved by novel compounds of the Formula I: wherein R1 and R2 are as defined herein.

Abstract: A method of treating skin changes and conditions in human skin including applying a topical preparation that includes an active agent including probucol, a derivative of probucol or a combination of probucol and a derivative of probucol.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions for countering the adverse effects of aging on mammalian cells in vitro and in vivo, especially human skin cells and human skin, and treatment of hyperproliferative and related skin diseases in mammals by administering compositions containing 6,9-disubstituted purine derivatives.

Abstract: A method of inhibiting or effecting the activity of protein kinase activity which comprises contacting a protein kinase with a compound of formula (I) being a derivative of a furanose or pyranose form of a monosaccharide, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

Abstract: A xanthine phosphodiesterase V inhibitor having the formula (I), with the variables defined herein, which is especially useful for treating male (erectile) and female sexual dysfunction and other physiological disorders: For example, a representative compound of the invention is:

Abstract: The invention provides an antimycobacterial 6-aryl-9-(m- or p-substituted-benzyl) purine and purine analog compounds.

Abstract: The present invention relates to 2,8,9-substituted purines which inhibit the extracellular release of inflammatory cytokines, said cytokines responsible for one or more human or higher mammalian disease states. The present invention further relates to compositions comprising said 2,8,9-substituted purines and methods for preventing, abating, or otherwise controlling enzymes which are understood to be the active components responsible for the herein described disease states.

Abstract: The present invention provides novel adenosine receptor antagonists, more particularly, A1 adenosine receptor antagonists of formula (I). Pharmaceutical compositions comprising an A1 adenosine receptor antagonist of formula (I) and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier are further provided. Compositions also include diagnostic assay-type probes comprising a novel A1 adenosine receptor antagonist of formula (I) that is labeled or conjugated with radioactive or non-radioactive material. Methods for treating A1 adenosine receptor related disorders comprising administering an A1 adenosine receptor antagonist of formula (I) are also disclosed. The novel A1 adenosine receptor antagonist compositions of formula (I) find further use in diagnostic and imaging methods. wherein R3 is Alk14ArR16, and wherein Alk14 is C1-8 straight or branched alkylene or alkenylene.

Abstract: Selective antagonists of A2A adenosine receptors like those of formula I are provided, wherein Y forms a ring. The novel A2A blockers are useful for the treatment of Parkinsons disease and other diseases.

Abstract: Compounds of the general formula (I) are described: wherein A is a 5- or 6-membered aromatic or heteroaromatic ring. Compositions comprising such compounds and methods of use thereof are also described.

Abstract: Disclosed are purine nucleoside compounds that are selective to A3 adenosine receptors and are useful for the treatment of cancer and inflammatory diseases. The compounds are shown by the following general formula (I), including isomers thereof: wherein X is sulfur or oxygen; R1 is hydrogen, alkyl, benzyl, halobenzyl, or phenylalkyl; R2 is hydrogen, halogen, alkoxy, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkylthio, or thio; R3 and R3? are hydrogen, hydroxyalkyl, alkoxycarbonyl, or alkylaminocarbonyl, whereas R3 and R3? do not have identical substituents simultaneously; and R4 is hydrogen or alkyl. Also disclosed are a pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of formula (I), an isomer, or its pharmacologically acceptable salt as an active ingredient and a method for preventing or treating various diseases, state, or condition, including asthma, inflammation, cerebral ischemia, heart diseases, and cancer.

Abstract: Disclosed are novel A2A adenosine receptor antagonists of the formula: wherein: R1 is optionally substituted aryl or optionally substituted heteroaryl; R2 is optionally substituted lower alkyl or optionally substituted cycloalkyl; R3 is hydrogen, halogen, optionally substituted alkoxy, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, or optionally substituted heterocyclyl; X is —O—, —S—, or —NH—; and Y is optionally substituted alkylene; and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; which are useful for treating various disease states, for example cardiovascular disorders, including tissue damage due to ischemia, CNS diseases, including Parkinson's disease, depression, and the like.

Abstract: The present invention is a sulfonamide substituted xanthine derivative of formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1 is lower alkyl, lower alkyl substituted by phenyl, or lower alkyl substituted by halogen substituted phenyl; R2 is lower alkyl or lower alkyl substituted by lower cycloalkyl; and R3 is: Compounds of formula I and pharmaceutically acceptable salts or prodrugs thereof show activity as modulators of gluconeogenesis.

Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of the formula 1 and to pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, prodrugs and metabolites thereof, wherein W, Z, R1 and R2, are as defined herein. The invention also relates to methods of treating Hepatitis C virus in mammals by administering the compounds of formula 1, and to pharmaceutical compositions for treating such disorders, which contain the compounds of formula 1. The invention also relates to methods of preparing the compounds of formula 1.

Abstract: The present invention is a 1,3,8 substituted xanthine derivative of formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1, R2 and R3 are as defined in the specification. Compounds of formula I and pharmaceutically acceptable salts or prodrugs thereof show activity as modulators of gluconeogenesis.

Abstract: Compounds of Formula (I) that act as cannabinoid receptor ligands and their uses in the treatment of diseases linked to the mediation of the cannabinoid receptors in animals are described herein. wherein A is an optionally substituted aryl or an optionally substituted heteroaryl; B is an optionally substituted aryl or an optionally substituted heteroaryl; R1 is hydrogen, (C1–C4)alkyl, halo-substituted (C1–C4)alkyl, or (C1–C4)alkoxy; and R4 is as described herein.

Abstract: Methods are provided for treating arrhythmia in a manner that minimizes undesirable side effects, comprising administration of a therapeutically effective minimal dose of an A1 adenosine receptor agonist with a therapeutically effective minimal dose of a beta blocker, calcium channel blocker, or a cardiac glycoside.

Abstract: The present invention refers to compounds of the general formula (I), to their possible pharmaceutically acceptable salts and tautomeric forms. The present invention also refers to a process for their production and to their use as antidiabetic and *hypoglycemic agents, alone or in combination with other antidiabetic agents, such as sulfonilureas or biguanides, as well as for the treatment of complications associated to the resistance to the insulin, such as hypertension, hyperuricemia or other cardiovascular, metabolic, endocrine conditions, or other conditions related with diabetes.

Abstract: The compounds of the present invention are 2,6,9-trisubstituted purine derivatives which are inhibitors of cyclin/cdk complexes. The compounds of the current invention also are potent inhibitors of human cellular proliferation. As such, the compounds of the present invention constitute pharmaceutical compositions with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. Such compounds are useful in treating a disorder mediated by elevated levels of cell proliferation in a mammal compared to a healthy mammal by administering to such mammal an effective amount of the compound. Examples of the compounds of the present invention are represented by the following chemical structures: wherein: X=N; V=NH; O; S; or CH2; A=CH2; (CH2)2; (CH2)3; OCH2CH2; or CHCH3; and Y, R1, R2, R3, R4, and n1 are defined herein.

Abstract: Compounds of the general formula (I): or salts thereof, which exhibit CCR5 antagonism and exert preventive and therapeutic effects against HIV infections: wherein R1 is a 5- to 6-membered aromatic ring which bears a substituent represented by the general formula: R-Z1-X-Z2- (wherein R1 is hydrogen or optionally substituted hydrocarbyl; X is optionally substituted alkylene; and Z1 and Z2 are each a heteroatom) and may be further substituted, with R being optionally bonded to the aromatic ring to form another ring; Y is optionally substituted imino; and R2 and R3 are each optionally substituted aliphatic hydrocarbyl or an optionally Substituted hetero-alicyclic group.

Abstract: The present invention relates to derivatives and analogues of adenine of the formula: wherein L, A, Y and Z are those defined herein. Compounds of the present invention are useful in inhibiting adenylyl cyclase activity. The present invention also relates to a method of preventing and inhibiting a patient's fibroproliferative vasculopathy following vascular injury or a vascular surgical operation which includes administering to the patient, an effective amount of a compound according to the invention subsequent to a vascular injury, or subsequent to a vascular surgical operation, for one to two weeks after the injury or surgical operation, effective to treat or prevent a patient's fibroproliferative vasculopathy such as chronic allograft rejection or vascular restenosis following vascular trauma. The present invention also relates to a method for measuring the inhibition of adenylyl cyclase activity and a method for treating congestive heart failure.

Abstract: Provided are antibacterial compounds having Formula I: In such compositions, X is O or S; Y is CH2; n is 0 or 1. One of R1 and R1? is —C(O)NR5R5?, —C(O)—Q—NR5R5?, —CH2NR5R5? or —S(O)2NR5R5? and the other is H or R3. One of R2 and R2? is —NHC(O)R6 or —NHS(O)2R6 and the other is H or R4. Q is an amino acid or peptide. R3 is H, halogen, —NR5R5? or —NHC(O)R6; and R4 is selected from the group consisting of H, halogen, hydroxyl, amino, carboxyl, alkyl, alkenyl and alkynyl. R5 is selected from the group consisting of H, alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl optionally substituted with halogen, OH, amino, amidinyl, guanidinyl, urea, alkyl, carboxyl, oxo, carboxamide; R5? is H or R5 and R5? together form a 5-16 member heterocycle optionally substituted with halogen, OH, amino, alkyl, carboxyl, carbonyl or carboxamide.

Abstract: Disclosed are orally deliverable pharmaceutical compositions of 2′-deoxy-2′-(fluoromethylene)cytidine (“FMdC”) and methods for providing enhanced bioavailability of FMdC in vivo.

Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the formula

Abstract: The compounds of the present invention are 2,6,9-trisubstituted purine derivatives which are inhibitors of cyclin/cdk complexes. The compounds of the current invention also are potent inhibitors of human cellular proliferation. As such, the compounds of the present invention constitute pharmaceutical compositions with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. Such compounds are useful in treating a disorder mediated by elevated levels of cell proliferation in a mammal compared to a healthy mammal by administering to such mammal an effective amount of the compound. Examples of the compounds of the present invention are represented by the following chemical structures: wherein: V= NH; O; S; or CH2; R7 is a heterocycle selected from the group consisting of: thiophene; furan; pyrrole; thiazole; pyrazole; imidazole; isoxazole; isothiazole; and 1,3,4-thiadiazole; and Y, A, R1, R2, R3, R4, and n1 are defined herein.

Abstract: Disclosed are novel compounds that are partial and full A1 adenosine receptor agonists, useful for treating various disease states, in particular tachycardia and atrial flutter, angina, and myocardial infarction.

Abstract: A3 agonists, methods of using such A3 agonists and pharmaceutical compositions containing such A3 agonists. The A3 agonists are useful for the reduction of tissue damage resulting from tissue ischemia or hypoxia.

Abstract: The present invention provides new trans-9,10-dehydroepothilone C and trans-9,10-dehydroepothilone D based derivative compounds, compositions and methods of inhibiting cellular hyperproliferation and/or stabilizing microtubules in vitro and of treatment of hyperproliferative diseases in vivo. Also disclosed are methods of making the compounds.

Abstract: This application discloses 2-amino-6-anilino-purine derivatives of the formula I in which q is 1-5, and R1 is &agr;) —S(═O)k—NR6R7, in which  k is 1 or 2,  wherein under the proviso that R6 and R7 cannot be simultaneously hydrogen &agr;1) R6, R7 can be identical or different from one another and represent an aliphatic, carbocyclic, heterocyclic, carbocyclic-aliphatic or heterocyclic-aliphatic radical; hydrogen or lower aliphatic acyl; or &agr;2) R6 and R7 together are an alkylene or alkenylene radical having from 3 up to and including 9 C atoms, in which 1-3 C atoms can be replaced by oxygen, sulfur or nitrogen, &bgr;) N-(aryl lower alkyl)carbamoyl, or &ggr;) a radical of the formula —NH—S(═O)i—R8, in which  i is 1 or 2,  R8 is an aliphatic, carbocyclic or heterocyclic radical; or &dgr;) a radical of the formula —NH—C(═O)—R9,  and the other variable substituents are as defined herein.

Abstract: The present invention comprises novel and known purine and pyrimidine nucleoside derivatives which have been discovered to be active against hepatitis C virus (HCV). The use of these derivatives for the treatment of HCV infection is claimed as are the novel nucleoside derivatives disclosed herein.

Abstract: The present invention concerns the use of an active ingredient selected from the group consisting of agonists of the adenosine receptor system, for inhibiting viral replication in cells. In particular, the invention provides a composition and method for inhibiting viral replication in cells, the method comprising presenting to the cells an effective amount of the active ingredient. According to one embodiment, the adenosine agonist is an A3 receptor agonist (A3RAg). The invention is particularly useful, for although not limited to, inhibiting the replication of HIV virus in human cells.

Abstract: A method and composition for treating a host infected with hepatitis C comprising administering an effective hepatitis C treatment amount of a described 1′, 2′ or 3′-modified nucleoside or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug thereof, is provided.

Abstract: A method and composition for treating a host infected with flavivirus or pestivirus comprising administering an effective flavivirus or pestivirus treatment amount of a described 1′, 2′ or 3′-modified nucleoside or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug thereof, is provided.

Abstract: The invention provides new methods for synthesis of nucleotide-based compounds and new libraries of such compounds. Compounds of the invention are useful for a variety of therapeutic applications, including treatment of viral or bacterial infections and associated diseases and disorders.

Abstract: In recognition of the need to develop novel therapeutic agents and efficient methods for the synthesis thereof, the present invention provides novel compounds of general formula (I): 1

Abstract: The invention encompasses nucleoside compounds, compositions comprising the compounds and methods for treating or preventing diseases associated with nonsense mutations of mRNA by administering these compounds or compositions.

Abstract: This invention relates to certain novel 2′-halomethylidene, 2′-ethenylidene and 2′-ethynyl cytidine, uridine and guanosine derivatives, and compositions thereof, which are useful in the treatment of patients afflicted with neoplastic or viral disease states.

Abstract: In accordance with the present invention there is provided a nucleoside analogue of formula (I) or (Ia) which is useful as an antiviral agent.

Abstract: Disclosed are cathepsin S, K, F, L and B reversible inhibitory compounds of the formulas (Ia) and (Ib) where R2, R3, R4, R6, R8 and Y are defined herein. The compounds are useful for treating autoimmune and other diseases. Also disclosed are processes for making such novel compounds.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to combination therapies for treating cell proliferative disorders associated with methylthioadenosine phosphorylase (MTAP) deficient cells in a mammal. The combination therapies selectively kill MTAP-deficient cells by administering an inhibitor of de novo inosinate synthesis and administering an anti-toxicity agent, wherein the inhibitors of de novo inosinate synthesis are inhibitors of glycinamide ribonucleotide formyltransferase (“GARFT”) and/or aminoinidazolecarboximide ribonucleotide formyltransferase (“AICARFT”), and the anti-toxicity agent is an MTAP substrate (e.g. methylthioadenosine or “MTA”), a precursor of MTA, an analog of an MTA precursor or a prodrug of an MTAP substrate.

Abstract: The invention is a compound, composition, use for and a method of treating Flaviviridae (Hepacivirus, Flavirius, Pestivirus) infections, including BVDV and HCV, or abnormal cellular proliferation, including malignant tumors, in a host including animals, and especially humans, using a &bgr;-D or &bgr;-L nucleoside of general formula (I)-(XX), or their pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of nucleoside derivatives of formula I 1

Abstract: &bgr;-lactamases are the most widespread resistance mechanism to &bgr;-lactam antibiotics, such as penicillins and cephalosporins. In response to these enzymes, inhibitors have been introduced. Unfortunately, these inhibitors are also &bgr;-lactams, and resistance to them has developed rapidly. Consequently, the present invention provides a novel structure-based approach to inhibitors of these enzymes.

Abstract: In accordance with the present invention there is provided a method for treating or preventing a Flaviviridea viral infection in a host comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of at least one compound of formula (I) or (II) 1

Abstract: Amidine compounds of the formula wherein the substituents are defined as in the application useful as NO-synthase enzyme inhibitors.

Abstract: The present application is directed to pyrazolopyrimidine and furopyrimnidine analogs of the formula (I) 1

Abstract: Various substituted nitrogen heterocyclic derivatives and their pharmaceutically acceptable salt derivatives are provided for use as medicaments, and particularly, as antimitotic, anti-viral, anti-cancer, anti-degenerative, immunosuppressive, and anti-microbial drugs or, vaccines. These heterocyclic derivatives can be used as an active agent in a pharmaceutical, as well as a diagnostic utility. To this end, several families of heterocyclic derivatives are provided including pyrrolopyrimidines, pyrazolopyrimidines, purines, and imidazopyridines. In particular, certain tri-substituted and tetra-substituted purines and pyrazolopyrimidines and their deaza analogues are provided for inhibiting cyclin-dependent kinase (“cdk”) proteins, viruses, and immunostimulation.

Abstract: A polymerase inhibitor has first moiety coupled to a second moiety via an optional linker in which the first moiety binds to an initiation nucleotide binding site of a polymerase and forms at least two hydrogen bonds with an RNA template strand that is associated with the polymerase, and in which the second moiety comprised a compound that binds to a site proximal to the nucleotide binding site of the polymerase and thereby increases the affinity of the polymerase inhibitor to the polymerase.

Abstract: A method for treatment of HBV and HIV infections comprising administering the compound or salt of formula Ig 1