Abstract: The present invention relates to a series of substituted 3-aminopropane phosphinic acid derivatives of formula I: wherein R, R1, P1, P2 and P3 are as defined herein. The compounds of this invention are useful in treating a variety of diseases including but not limited to depression, anxiety, certain psychiatric symptoms, cognitive impairment and schizophrenia.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method of reducing cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in a prediabetic or Type 2 Diabetes patient population. The method comprises administering an effective dosage of a long acting insulin, preferably insulin glargine, to a prediabetic or Type 2 Diabetes patient.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical formulation of fexofenadine hydrochloride in a solvent system suitable as a liquid fill composition. In another aspect, the invention also relates to a process for the preparation of the pharmaceutical formulation and the use of the composition for the treatment of allergic reactions in a patient.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to nuclear factor ?B (NF?B)-inducing factor polypeptides (NFIF polypeptides) which are capable of inducing NF?B. The present invention includes within its scope NFIF polypeptides, including NFIF-14b and NFIF-7a, DNA, including cDNA, encoding these polypeptides, and expression vectors capable of expressing NFIF polypeptides. Also included are methods and compositions for increasing NF?B induction in a patient, methods and compositions for lowering NF?B induction in a patient, methods for inhibiting inflammation, and methods for manufacture of a medicament intended for the treatment and/or prevention of an NF?B-regulated inflammatory response. In addition, methods for determining whether a test compound inhibits or enhances the activity of NFIF polypeptides are provided.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to nuclear factor ?B (NF?B)-inducing factor polypeptides (NFIF polypeptides) which are capable of inducing NF?B. The present invention includes within its scope NFIF polypeptides, including NFIF-14b and NFIF-7a, DNA, including cDNA, encoding these polypeptides, and expression vectors capable of expressing NFIF polypeptides. Also included are methods and compositions for increasing NF?B induction in a patient, methods and compositions for lowering NF?B induction in a patient, methods for inhibiting inflammation, and methods for manufacture of a medicament intended for the treatment and/or prevention of an NF?B-regulated inflammatory response. In addition, methods for determining whether a test compound inhibits or enhances the activity of NFIF polypeptides are provided.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method of reducing cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in a prediabetic or Type 2 Diabetes patient population. The method comprises administering an effective dosage of a long acting insulin, preferably insulin glargine, to a prediabetic or Type 2 Diabetes patient.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a 2,6-substituted-4-monosubstitutedamino-pyrimidine compound of formula (I): or an enantiomer thereof, or an ester prodrug or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a pharmaceutical composition comprising such a compound. The invention also includes a method of treatment of a patient by the administration of a pharmaceutically effective amount of such a compound.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a substituted pyrimidine compound of formula (I) or an enantiomer thereof, or a prodrug or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a pharmaceutical composition comprising such a compound. The invention also includes a method of treatment of a patient by the administration of a pharmaceutically effective amount of such a compound.

Abstract: Lipoprotein Lipase like polypeptides, nucleic acids encoding said polypeptides, antisense sequences, and antibodies to said polypeptides are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for the preparation of said polypeptides in a recombinant system and for the use of said polypeptides to screen for agonists and or antagonists of said polypeptides. Also disclosed are methods and compositions for the treatment of disorders of lipid metabolism.

Abstract: The invention is directed to physiologically active compounds of the general formula (Ix) and compositions containing such compounds, and their prodrugs, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates of such compounds and their prodrugs, as well as to novel compounds within the scope of formula (Ix), and to processes for their preparation. Such compounds and compositions have valuable pharmaceutical properties, in particular the ability to inhibit kinases.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a series of substituted 3-aminopropane phosphinic acid derivatives of formula I: wherein R, R1, P1, P2 and P3 are as defined herein. The compounds of this invention are useful in treating a variety of diseases including but not limited to depression, anxiety, certain psychiatric symptoms, cognitive impairment and schizophrenia.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a series of 2,3,5-substituted pyridone derivatives of formula I: wherein R, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as defined herein. This invention also relates to methods of making these compounds. The compounds of this invention are inhibitors of poly(adenosine 5?-diphosphate ribose) polymerase (PARP) and are therefore useful as pharmaceutical agents, especially in the treatment and/or prevention of a variety of diseases, including diseases associated with the central nervous system and cardiovascular disorders.

Abstract: This invention is directed to a compound of formula (I): wherein R1, R2, R3 and L1 are as defined herein, a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound, and the use of the compound to treat allergic and/or inflammatory disorders, particularly disorders such as allergic rhinitis, asthma and/or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a compound of Formula (I) wherein Cy1, Cy2, L1, L2, and R1 are as defined herein, a pharmaceutical composition comprising a pharmaceutically effective amount of one or more compounds according to Formula (I) in admixture with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, and a method of treating a patient suffering from a PGD2-mediated disorder including, but not limited to, allergic disease (such as allergic rhinitis, allergic conjunctivitis, atopic dermatitis, bronchial asthma and food allergy), systemic mastocytosis, disorders accompanied by systemic mast cell activation, anaphylaxis shock, bronchoconstriction, bronchitis, urticaria, eczema, diseases accompanied by itch (such as atopic dermatitis and urticaria), diseases (such as cataract, retinal detachment, inflammation, infection and sleeping disorders) which is generated secondarily as a result of behavior accompanied by itch (such as scratching and beating), inflammation, chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases, ischem

Abstract: The present invention relates to a series of substituted 3-aminopropane phosphinic acid derivatives of formula I: wherein R, R1, P1, P2 and P3 are as defined herein. The compounds of this invention are useful in treating a variety of diseases including but not limited to depression, anxiety, certain psychiatric symptoms, cognitive impairment and schizophrenia.

Abstract: Lipoprotein Lipase like polypeptides, nucleic acids encoding said polypeptides, antisense sequences, and antibodies to said polypeptides are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for the preparation of said polypeptides in a recombinant system and for the use of said polypeptides to screen for agonists and or antagonists of said polypeptides. Also disclosed are methods and compositions for the treatment of disorders of lipid metabolism.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a series of 2,3,5-substituted pyridone derivatives of formula I: wherein R, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as defined herein. This invention also relates to methods of making these compounds. The compounds of this invention are inhibitors of poly(adenosine 5?-diphosphate ribose) polymerase (PARP) and are therefore useful as pharmaceutical agents, especially in the treatment and/or prevention of a variety of diseases, including diseases associated with the central nervous system and cardiovascular disorders.

Abstract: The present invention relates to human Akt3 proteins and polypeptides. The invention also relates to isolated nucleic acids encoding human Akt3, to vectors containing them and to their therapeutic uses, in particular for gene therapy. Expression of Akt3 inhibits cell death associated with hypoxia, apoptosis or necrosis.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method of reducing cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in a prediabetic or Type 2 Diabetes patient population. The method comprises administering an effective dosage of a long acting insulin, preferably insulin glargine, to a prediabetic or Type 2 Diabetes patient.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to dipyrazole compounds of formula I and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, stereoisomers, tautomers, or solvates thereof. Novel compounds include those of formula I. The compounds of this invention modulate AMPA and NMDA receptor function, and therefore are useful as pharmaceutical agents, especially for the treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders.