Abstract: The present invention provides nucleic acid and polypeptide sequences describing a novel isoform of the ?2? subunit of a voltage gated calcium channel, herein named as ?2?-4. The isolated nucleic acid or polypeptide molecule of the invention can be used in diagnosing and treating a disease or disorder associated with a defective ?2?-4 subunit, such as seizure-related syndromes, anxiety, multiple sclerosis, and the like.

Abstract: This invention provides methods of treating a subject suffering from a leiomyoma which comprise administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of an agent, or alternatively a plurality of agents, which inhibit specific metalloproteinases. This invention further provides diagnostic methods of determining whether a tumor in a subject is a leiomyoma. This invention further provides pharmaceutical compositions and kits for practicing the instant methods. Finally, this invention provides a method of determining whether an agent specifically inhibits certain metalloproteinases.

Abstract: The present invention is concerned with the finding that farnesyl protein transferase inhibitors have radiosensitizing properties which makes them useful for preparing a pharmaceutical composition for administration before, during or after irradiation of a tumor for treating cancer in vivo.

Abstract: The present invention is concerned with the finding that farnesyl protein transferase inhibitors are useful for preparing a pharmaceutical composition for treating arthropathies such as rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, juvenile arthritis, and gout.

Abstract: This application provides methods of detecting and quantitatively determining a target nucleic acid sequence in a sample, which comprise contacting the sample with a primer and a zymogene which encodes, but which itself is the anti-sense sequence of, a catalytic nucleic acid sequence, so that when the target is present, a single amplified nucleic acid molecule is produced which comprises the sequences of both the target and catalytic molecules. This invention further provides a method of simultaneously detecting the presence of a plurality of target nucleic acid sequences in a sample. Finally, this invention provides molecules and kits for practicing the instant methods.

Abstract: This invention comprises the use of compounds of formula (I) wherein the dotted line represents an optional bond; X is oxygen or sulfur; R1 is hydrogen, C1-12alkyl, Ar1, Ar2C1-6alkyl, quinolinylC1-6alkyul, pyridylC1-6alkyl, hydroxyC1-6alkyl, C1-6alkyloxyC1-6alkyl, mono- or di(C1-6alkyl)aminoC1-6alkyl, aminoC1-6alkyl, or a radical of formula —Alk1—C(=))—R9 or —Alk1—S(O)2—R9; R2, R3 and R16 each independently are hydrogen, hydroxy, halo, cyano, C1-6alkyl, C1-6alkyloxy, hydroxyC1-6alkyloxy, C1-6alkyloxyC1-6alkyloxy, aminoC1-6alkyloxy, mono- or di(C1-6alkyl)aminoC1-6alkyloxy, Ar1Ar2C1-6alkyl, Ar2-oxy, Ar2C1-6alkyloxy, hydroxycarbonyl, C1-6alkyloxycarbonyl, trihalomethyl, trihalomethoxy, C2-6alkenyl; R4 and R5 each independently are hydrogen, halo, Ar1, C1-6-alkyl, hydroxyC1-6alkyl, C1-6alkyloxyC1-6alkyl, C1-6alkyloxy, C1-6alkylthio, amino, hydroxycarbony, C1-6alkyloxycarbonyl, C1-6alkylS(O)C1-6alkul or C1-6alkylS(O)2C1-6alkyl; R6 and R7 independenly are

Abstract: This invention provides methods and kits useful for determining whether a subject is afflicted with a disorder characterized by the presence of one or more known nucleic acid mutations. The instant methods comprise steps of nucleic acid molecule isolation, amplification, contact with one or more catalytic nucleic acid molecules specifically cleaving a target sequence present either in the case of disorder or wild-type, but not both, and determining cleavage of the amplified segment(s).

Abstract: This invention concerns compounds of formula the pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts and the stereochemically isomeric forms thereof, wherein the dotted line represents an optional bond; X is oxygen or sulfur; R1 and R2 each independently are hydrogen, hydroxy, halo, cyano, C1-6alkyl, trihalomethyl, trihalomethoxy, C2-6alkenyl, C1-6alkyloxy, hydroxyC1-6alkyloxy, C1-6alkyloxyC1-6alkyloxy, C1-6alkyloxycarbonyl, aminoC1-6alkyloxy, mono- or di(C1-6alkyl)aminoC1-6alkyloxy, Ar1, Ar1C1-6alkyl, Ar1oxy, Ar1C1-6alkyloxy; or when on adjacent positions R1 and R2 taken together may form a bivalent radical; R3 and R4 each independently are hydrogen, halo, cyano, C1-6alkyl, C1-6alkyloxy, Ar1oxy, C1-6alkylthio, di(C1-6alkyl)amino, trihalomethyl, trihalomethoxy; R5 is hydrogen, halo, cyano, optionally substituted C1-6alkyl, C1-6alkyloxycarbonyl or Ar1; or a radical of formula —OR10, —SR10, —NR11R12; R6 is an optionally substituted imidazolyl moiety; R7 is hydrogen or C1-6alkyl p

Abstract: This invention concerns compounds of formula the pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts and the stereochemically isomeric forms thereof, wherein the dotted line represents an optional bond; X is oxygen or sulfur; —A— is a bivalent radical of formula; R1 and R2 each independently are hydrogen, hydroxy, halo, cyano, C1-6alkyl, trihalomethyl, trihalomethoxy, C2-6alkenyl, C1-6alkyloxy, hydroxyC1-6alkyloxy, C1-6alkyloxyC1-6alkyloxy, C1-6alkyloxycarbonyl, aminoC1-6alkyloxy, mono- or di(C1-6alkyl)aminoC1-6alkyloxy, Ar, Ar—C1-6alkyl, Ar-oxy, Ar—C1-6alkyloxy; or when on adjacent positions R1 and R2 taken together may form a bivalent radical; R3 and R4 each independently are hydrogen, halo, cyano, C1-6alkyl, C1-6alkyloxy, Ar-oxy, C1-6alkylthio, di(C1-6alkyl)amino, trihalomethyl, trihalomethoxy, or when on adjacent positions R3 and R4 taken together may form a bivalent radical; R5 is an imidazolyl substituted with hydrogen or C1-6alkyl; R6 hydrogen, hydroxy, halo, cyano

Abstract: This invention concerns compounds of formula the pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts and the stereochemically isomeric forms thereof, wherein the dotted line represents an optional bond; X is oxygen or sulfur; R1 and R2 each independently are hydrogen, hydroxy, halo, cyano, C1-6alkyl, trihalomethyl, trihalomethoxy, C2-6alkenyl, C1-6alkyloxy, hydroxyC1-6alkyloxy, C1-6alkyloxyC1-6alkyloxy, C1-6alkyloxycarbonyl, aminoC1-6alkyloxy, mono- or di(C1-6alkyl)aminoC1-6alkyloxy, Ar1, Ar1C1-6alkyl, Ar1oxy, Ar1C1-6alkyloxy; or when on adjacent positions R1 and R2 taken together may form a bivalent radical; R3 and R4 each independently are hydrogen, halo, cyano, C1-6alkyl, C1-6alkyloxy, Ar1oxy, C1-6alkylthio, di(C1-6alkyl)amino, trihalomethyl, trihalomethoxy; R5 is hydrogen, halo, cyano, optionally substituted C1-6alkyl, C1-6alkyloxycarbonyl or Ar1; or a radical of formula —OR10, —SR10, —NR11R12; R6 is an optionally substituted imidazolyl moiety; R7 is hydrogen or C1-6alkyl p

Abstract: The invention relates to novel purified human immunoglobulin E binding factors (IgE-BFs), its individual optionally glycosylated proteins, and fragments thereof, processes for the purification of IgE-BFs, novel monoclonal antibodies to lymphocyte cellular receptors for IgE (Fc.sub..epsilon. R) crossreacting with IgE-BFs, derivatives thereof, processes for the preparation of these antibodies and their derivatives, hybridoma cell lines that produce these antibodies, processes for the preparation of said hybridoma cell lines, the use of the monoclonal antibodies and their derivatives for the qualitative and quantitative determination of IgE-BFs, test kits containing the monoclonal antibodies and/or their derivatives, the use of the monoclonal antibodies for the purification of IgE-BFs, the use of purified IgE-BFs, its individual optionally glycosylated proteins and/or fragments thereof for the prevention and/or treatment of allergy, and to pharmaceutical preparations containing them.