Abstract: The invention relates generally to naphthyridine derivatives of the formula wherein one of U, X, Y and Z is nitrogen and the others are C—R, where R is hydrogen or a substituent. More specifically, the invention relates to 1,6-naphthyridine derivatives and pharmaceutical compositions containing such derivatives. Methods of the invention comprise administration of a naphthyridine derivative of the invention for the treatment of diabetes and related disorders.

Abstract: Substituted tetrahydro-naphthalenes and analogous compounds are prepared by reducing or condensing appropriate functional substituents in substituted tetrahydro-naphthalenes and analogous compounds by customary methods and converting functional groups in this manner into the desired groups. The compounds according to the invention are suitable for use as active compounds in pharmaceuticals, in particular in pharmaceuticals for treating arteriosclerosis and also dyslipidaemias.

Abstract: The present invention relates to new substituted imidazotriazinones, processes for their preparation, and their use for the production of medicaments, in particular for improving perception, concentration power, learning power and/or memory power.

Abstract: The 2-phenyl-substituted imidazotriazinones having short, unbranched alkyl radicals in the 9-position are prepared from the corresponding 2-phenyl-imidazotriazinones by chlorosulphonation and subsequent reaction with the amines. The compounds inhibit cGMP-metabolizing phosphodiesterases and are suitable for use as active compounds in pharmaceuticals, for the treatment of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disorders and/or disorders of the urogenital system, in particular for the treatment of erectile dysfunction.

Abstract: Pyridine compounds of general formula: wherein —R1 represents in which R11 is hydrogen, C1-6 alkyl, halogen, hydroxy, C1-12 alkoxy, nitro, amino, C1-6 alkylsulfonylamino, C1-6 alkoxycarbonyl, C1-6 alkylamino, di(C1-6 alkyl)amino, C1-6 alkanoylamino, phenyl C1-6 alkylamino, phenylsulfonylamino, or —O—(CH2)n—R111; R2 represents hydrogen or halogen; R3 represents hydrogen, —CR31R32R33, or —NR34R35; R4 is hydrogen, carbamoyl, CN, carboxyl, etc.; R5 is amino, C1-6 alkylamino, di C1-6 alkylamino, etc. or salt thereof. The compound has an excellent anti-inflammatory activity, and other biological activity.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel amino- and amido-diphenyl ethers, processes for their preparation and their use in pharmaceuticals, in particular for the indications of arteriosclerosis and hypercholesterolaemia.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an aqueous formulation comprising moxifloxacin hydrochloride and sodium chloride, to the formulation for use as a medicament and to the use of the formulation for preparing a medicament for preventing or treating bacterial infections in humans or animals.

Abstract: The present invention relates to new phenylserine derivatives as integrin antagonists with a broad spectrum of action having, inter alia, antiosteoporotic, antirestenotic, anticarcinogenic and antiatherosclerotic activity. The present invention moreover relates to the preparation of these compounds and their use for the production of medicaments, and also medicaments comprising them.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel isocyanates containing tertiary amino groups, a process for preparing them, and also their use for the synthesis and modification of polymers. The invention provides isocyanates of the formula (I) where R1 and R2 are, independently of one another, alkyl having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, where R1 and R2 may be joined to form a ring, Z is alkylene having from 2 to 6 carbon atoms, n is an integer from 0 to 20, Y is alkylene having from 2 to 6 carbon atoms. The alkyl radicals R1 and R2 may be linear or branched or joined to form an aliphatic ring. The alkylene radical Z preferably contains from 2 to 4 carbon atoms.

Abstract: The present invention relates to glycoconjugates of 20(S)-camptothecin, in which a 3-O-methylated &bgr;-L-fucose unit is linked to the 20-hydroxyl group of a camptothecin derivative via a thiourea-modified peptide spacer. The invention furthermore relates to processes for the preparation of the compounds according to the invention and to their use as medicaments, in particular in connection with oncoses.

Abstract: The invention relates to new 2-heterocyclically substituted dihydropyrimidines, medicaments which contain these 2-heterocyclically substituted dihydropyrimidines, and a process for preparation of medicaments. The invention furthermore relates to the use of the 2-heterocyclically substituted dihydropyrimidines for the production of a medicament, in particular for the treatment of acute or chronic viral diseases, in particular for the production of a medicament for the treatment of acute or chronic hepatitis B infections.

Abstract: The present invention relates to thiazolylurea derivatives, a process for their preparation, and their use as pharmaceuticals, in particular as antiviral pharmaceuticals.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds which are suitable as pharmaceuticals, to processes for their preparation and to their use as pharmaceuticals, in particular as antiviral agents.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of general formula (I) and their preparation and use for the production of pharmaceuticals, and pharmaceuticals comprising these compounds.

Abstract: The present invention relates to 7-alkyl- and cycloalkyl-substituted imidazotriazinones, to processes for their preparation and to their use as medicaments, in particular as inhibitors of cGMP-metabolizing phosphodiesterases.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel arylsulphonamides and analogues, to processes for their preparation and to their use for the prophylaxis and treatment of neurodegenerative disorders, in particular for the treatment of cerebral apoplexy, craniocerebral trauma, pain and spasticity.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel substituted (&agr;,&bgr;-fused butyrolactones, to processes for their preparation and to their use for the prevention and/or treatment of disorders caused by hyper- or hypofunction of the glutamatergic system, in particular of cerebral ischaemias, craniocerebral trauma, states of pain or CNS-mediated spasms.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel dihydro-[1,2,3]triazolo-[4,5-d]pyrimidin-7-one, to processes for their preparation and to their use as medicaments, in particular as inhibitors of cGMP-metabolizing phosphodiesterases.

Abstract: The invention relates to dihydropyrimidines of the general formula and to the use of dihydropyrimidines as medicaments for the treatment and prophylaxis of hepatitis B. The invention further relates to a process for the preparation of medicaments comprising the corresponding dihydropyrimidines.

Abstract: The invention relates to cyclopentabenzofuran derivatives, processes for their preparation, the use of cyclopentabenzofuran derivatives for the production of a medicament for the therapy of NF-&kgr;B-dependent diseases and medicaments which contain the cyclopentabenzofuran derivatives.