Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to the treatment of schizophrenia in mammals. Embodiments of the invention include methods for treating schizophrenia and/or symptoms of schizophrenia and/or a positive symptom of schizophrenia in a psychotic disease as well as methods for preparing medicaments used in the treatment of mammalian schizophrenia. In one embodiment, methods of the invention comprise the inhibition of alpha4 integrin by a genus of compounds for the treatment of mammalian schizophrenia or a positive symptom of schizophrenia in a psychotic disease.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to the treatment of neuropathic pain in mammals. Embodiments of the invention include methods for treating neuropathic pain with benzimidazole derivatives with PPARgamma agonist activity, as well as methods for preparing medicaments used in such treatments of mammalian pain.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to the treatment of neuropathic pain in mammals. Embodiments of the invention include methods for treating neuropathic pain with benzimidazole derivatives with PPARgamma agonist activity, as well as methods for preparing medicaments used in such treatments of mammalian pain.