Abstract: A compound of formula (I) wherein m, n, o, p, q, r, A, B, D, E, R1, R2,R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 and R8 are as defined in the description, useful in the treatment of respiratory, allergic, rheumatoid, body weight regulation, inflammatory and central nervous system disorders such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, adult respiratory diseases syndrome, shock, fibrosis, pulmonary hypersensitivity, allergic rhinitis, atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, weight control, rheumatoid arthritis, cachexia, crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, arthritic conditions and other inflammatory diseases, depression, multi-infarct dementia and AIDS.

Abstract: A compound of the formula wherein n, X, R3, R4 and Ar are as defined above, useful in the treatment of a condition selected from the group consisting of arthritis, cancer, tissue ulceration, restenosis, periodontal disease, epidermolysis bullosa, scleritis and other diseases characterized by matrix metalloproteinase activity, AIDS, sepsis, septic shock and other diseases involving the production of TNF.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the formula 1 and to pharmaceutically acceptable salts, prodrugs and solvates thereof, wherein Z, X, X1, R1, R2 and R3 are as defined herein as it relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing the above compounds for the treatment of disorders mediated by angiogenesis in mammals by administration of the above compounds.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the formula wherein R1, R2, R3, X, Y and the dashed line are defined as in the specification, to intermediates for their preparation, to pharmaceutical compositions containing them and to their medicinal use. These compounds are useful as psychotherapeutic agents.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula where W is n is 0, 1, or 2; m is 0, 1, 2, or 3: Y and G are each independently oxygen or sulfur; Z is —O—, —S—, —NH, or —CH2; R1 is hydrogen, C1 to C8 alkyl, substituted C1 to C8 alkyl substituted with one hydroxy, C3 to C8 alkenyl, C3 to C8 alkynyl, aryl, C1 to C3 alkylaryl, C1 to C3 alkylheteroaryl, or —Q—R4; R2 and R3 are each independently hydrogen, C1 to C6 alkyl, aryl, C1 to C3 alkylaryl, or C1 to C3 alkylheteroaryl; R4 is cyano, trifluoromethyl, —COR8, —CO2R8, —CONR8R10, —OR9, —SO2NR9R10, or —S(O)4R8; R8 and R10 are each independently hydrogen, C1 to C8 alkyl, C1 to C3 alkylaryl, aryl, or R9 and R10 may together be taken to form a three- to seven-membered alkyl ring or a three- to seven-membered heteroalkyl ring having 1 heteroatom of O; Q is C1 to C3 alkyl; R11 is hydrogen, —OR12, or —NHCOR12; R12 is hydrogen, C1 to C6 alkyl, aryl, or C1 to C3 alk

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel atropisomers of 3-heteroaryl-4(3H)-quinazolinones of the formula Ia, and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, and pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treating neurodegenerative and CNS-trauma related conditions.

Abstract: A crystalline, &bgr;-polymorphic form of a compound of formula (I):

Abstract: The present invention provides intermediates for the preparation of compounds of the formula wherein R, R1, W, X, Y, Ar and ZA are defined herein.

Abstract: The invention provides compounds of the formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R is a 5-membered ring heteroaryl group containing 3 or 4 nitrogen heteroatoms which is linked to the quinoxalinedione ring by a ring carbon or nitrogen atom said group being optionally benzo-fused and optionally substituted, including in the benzo-fused portion, by 1 or 2 substituents each independently selected from C1-C4 alkyl, C2-C4 alkenyl, C3-C7 cycloalkyl, halo, hydroxy, C1-C4 alkoxy, C3-C7 cycloalkyloxy, —COOH, C1-C4 alkoxycarbonyl, —CONR3R4, —NR3R4, —S(O)p(C1-C4 alkyl), —SO2NR3R4, aryl, aryloxy, aryl(C1-C4)alkoxy, and het, said C1-C4alkyl being optionally substituted by C3-C7 cycloalkyl, halo, hydroxy, C1-C4 alkoxy, halo(C1C4)alkoxy, C3-C7 cycloalkyloxy, C3-C7 cycloalkyl (C1-C4) alkoxy, —COOH, C1-C4 alkoxycarbonyl, —CONR3R4, —NR3R4,—S(O)p(C1-C4 alkyl), —SO2(aryl), —SO2NR3R4 morpholino, aryl, aryloxy, aryl(C1-C4)

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of treating or preventing a disorder selected from stroke, epilepsy, head trauma, spinal cord trauma, ischemic neuronal damage such as cerebral ischemic damage from stroke or vascular occlusion (e.g., during open heart surgery), excitotoxic neuronal damage (e.g., in stroke or epilepsy) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in mammals, including humans, using an NK-1 antagonist. It also relates to a method of treating or preventing such disorders in mammals, including humans, using certain quinuclidine derivatives, piperidine derivatives, pyrrolidine derivatives, azanorbornane derivatives, ethylene diamine derivatives and related compounds that are substance P receptor antagonists.

Abstract: An antifungal compound of formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable solvate of either entity, wherein X is CH or N; R1 is phenyl subsituted with 1 to 3 substituents each independently selected from halo and CF3; R2 is (hydroxy)C1-C4 alkyl, CONH2, S(O)m(C1-C4 alkyl), Ar or Het; m is 1 or 2; Ar is phenyl optionally monosubstituted with halo or CF3; and Het is a C-linked 6-membered nitrogen-containing aromatic heterocyclic group containing 1 or 2 nitrogen atoms, or a C- or N-linked 5-membered nitrogen-containing aromatic heterocyclic group containing from 2 to 4 nitrogen atoms, wherein either of said heterocyclic groups is optionally substituted with C1-C4 alkyl or (C1-C4 alkoxy)methyl.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the formula and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates thereof wherein X1, X2, X3, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as defined herein. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing the above compounds and to methods of treating shizophrenic and shizo-affective disorders, and related disorders which may be treated by administering compounds having dopaminergic activity such as the above compounds of formula 1.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula (I): wherein A, Y, R, X, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as defined above are inhibitors of rotamase enzymes in particular FKBP-12 and FKBP-52. The compounds therefore moderate neuronal regeneration and outgrowth and can be used for treating neurological disorders arising from neurodegenerative diseases or other disorders involving nerve damage.

Abstract: The present invention provides a device, preferably a collar or ear tag, capable of the controlled, sustained release of an effective amount of an active ingredient that can protect an animal against arthropod pests, comprising a reservoir containing a novel gel formulation comprising a fatty acid, an organic solvent which is a linear aliphatic ester, a silicone-based fluid, or a combination thereof, and an active ingredient that can protect the animal against one or more arthropod pests.

Abstract: The present invention relates to 2-aminopyridine derivatives of the formula I: or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein A and B are each independently H, or together, A and B form a ring fused to the phenyl ring, said ring being saturated or unsaturated and containing from 5 to 7 ring member atoms, where said ring member atoms may optionally comprise from 1 to 2 heteroatoms selected independently from the group consisting of N, O or S, provided that no two adjacent ring members are heteroatoms; X is oxygen or a single bond; Y is (C1-C6)alkyl; R1 is hydrogen, (C1-C6)alkyl or a (C1-C6 alkyl) group substituted with —NR2R3 wherein R2 and R3 are either selected independently from the group consisting of H, alkyl, aryl, aralkyl or tetrahydronaphthalene, wherein said aryl group or said aryl moiety of said aralkyl group is phenyl or naphthyl, said alkyl group or said alkyl moiety of said aralkyl group contains from one to six carbon atoms and is straight-chained or branched,

Abstract: The present invention provides the amino acid and nucleotide sequences of a CCV spike gene, and compositions containing one or more fragments of the spike gene and encoded polypeptide for prophylaxis, diagnostic purposes and treatment of CCV infections.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel aminomethylene substituted non-aromatic heterocycles and, specifically, to compounds of the formula wherein W, R1, R2, R3, A, X′, Y′ and Z′ are as defined in the specification, and to intermediates used in the synthesis of such compounds. The novel compounds of formulae Ia and Ib are useful in the treatment of inflammatory and central nervous system disorders, as well as other disorders.

Abstract: The present invention is concerned with a crystalline, polymorphic form of a compound of formula (I) characterized by a powder X-ray diffraction pattern obtained using copper K-alpha1 radiation (&lgr;=0.15046 nm) which shows main peaks at 9.28, 10.38, 11.37, 12.40, 16.84, 17.46, 17.53, 17.78, 17.98, 19.48, 20.70, 21.29, 21.45, 22.21, 22.64, 23.08, 25.20 and 25.79. The invention also relates to processes for the preparation of said form, to pharmaceutical compositions containing same and to its use in medicine, particularly the treatment of conditions for which an agonist of 5-HT1 receptors is indicated, for example, migraine.

Abstract: The present invention relates to 6-phenyl-pyridin-2-ylamine derivatives of the formula wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are defined as in the specification, that exhibit activity as nitric oxide synthase (NOS) inhibitors, to pharmaceutical compositions containing them and to their use in the treatment and prevention of central nervous system and other disorders.

Abstract: Compounds of Formula (1.0.0): are described wherein A is for example aryl, heteroaryl or heterocyclyl, Y is preferably —C(═O)—; B is independently selected from a group of moieties, the most preferred of which are those of partial Formulas (1.1.2) and (1.1.6): and E is a single bond; oxygen; 1,1-cyclopropyl; C(CH3)2; CF2; or a bridging moiety of partial Formula (1.9.0): where R1a is hydrogen when R1 has the meaning of a mono-valent substituent; and R1a is a single bond when R1 has the meaning of a di-valent substituent. Said compounds are useful in methods of treating or preventing an inflammatory, autoimmune or respiratory diseases by inhibiting cell adhesion and consequent or associated pathogenic processes subsequently mediated by VLA-4.