Abstract: Disclosed herein are an oil-extracted product of indigo naturalis, and the preparation process thereof. Also disclosed are a pharmaceutical composition containing the oil-extracted product of indigo naturalis and a method for treating a human subject having or suspected to have a psoriatic disease such as skin psoriasis and nail psoriasis.

Abstract: Dermatological/cosmetic compositions suited for preventing or treating cell differentiation and/or proliferation and/or keratinization disorders, including preventing or treating common acne, comprise, in a physiologically acceptable medium, (i) at least one dispersed retinoid, (ii) dispersed benzoyl peroxide, in free or encapsulated form, and (iii) at least one pH-independent gelling agent, said dermatological/cosmetic composition having physical stability without loss of viscosity over time at a temperature ranging from 4° C. to 40° C., said dermatological/cosmetic composition having a stable flow threshold over time as measured by viscosity measurements for rheograms which measure a shear stress ? for a given rate gradient ? and which measure a rate gradient ? for a given shear stress ?, the yield value (?0) being extrapolated visually or by calculation.

Abstract: Dermatological disorders having an inflammatory or proliferative component are treated with pharmaceutical compositions containing on the order of 0.3% by weight of 6-[3-(1-adamantyl)-4-methoxyphenyl]-2-naphthanoic acid (adapalene) or salt thereof, formulated into pharmaceutically acceptable media therefor, advantageously topically applicable gels, creams or lotions.

Abstract: Dermatological disorders having an inflammatory or proliferative component are treated with pharmaceutical compositions containing on the order of 0.3% by weight of 6-[3-(1-adamantyl)-4-methoxyphenyl]-2-naphthanoic acid (adapalene) or salt thereof, formulated into pharmaceutically acceptable media therefor, advantageously topically applicable gels, creams or lotions.

Abstract: This method for acquiring and processing data for detecting the change over time of changing lesions includes: successive data acquisitions according to different acquisition methods, so that, at each moment of acquisition, the user forms a set of data obtained according to respective acquisition methods; storage of the acquired data in a database; and displaying the data by selecting and displaying the selected data on a display screen. During displaying an item of data, the user inserts into an image being displayed at least one matching data item extracted from the database.

Abstract: A process for improving the penetration of at least one pharmaceutical active agent into the skin, including formulating at least one volatile silicone, a non-volatile oily phase and a pharmaceutically acceptable alcoholic vehicle herewith, and spraying the formulation onto the skin of an individual in need of such treatment.

Abstract: Stable, recrystallization-resistant invert emulsions, suited, e.g., for preventing/treating the signs of chronological or actinic skin aging and for preventing/treating atrophy of the skin or mucous membranes, comprise a cosmetically/therapeutically effective amount of DHEA and/or chemical and/or biological precursor or derivative thereof, such invert emulsions also comprising a glycolic or hydroglycolic dispersed hydrophilic phase, a lipophilic continuous phase and an emulsifier having an HLB ranging from 2 to 7.

Abstract: Dermatological disorders having an inflammatory or proliferative component are treated with pharmaceutical compositions containing on the order of 0.3% by weight of 6-[3-(1-adamantyl)-4-methoxyphenyl]-2-naphthanoic acid (adapalene) or salt thereof, formulated into pharmaceutically acceptable media therefor, advantageously topically applicable gels, creams or lotions.

Abstract: The invention relates to use of metronidazole for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition for treating pathologies involving at least one receptor chosen from the group comprising the IL-8RB receptor and the PAC-1 receptor.

Abstract: Dermatological/cosmetic compositions suited for preventing or treating cell differentiation and/or proliferation and/or keratinization disorders, including preventing or treating common acne, comprise, in a physiologically acceptable medium, (i) at least one dispersed retinoid, (ii) dispersed benzoyl peroxide, in free or encapsulated form, and (iii) at least one pH-independent gelling agent, said dermatological/cosmetic composition having physical stability without loss of viscosity over time at a temperature ranging from 4° C. to 40° C., said dermatological/cosmetic composition having a stable flow threshold over time as measured by viscosity measurements for rheograms which measure a shear stress ? for a given rate gradient ? and which measure a rate gradient ? for a given shear stress ?, the yield value (?0) being extrapolated visually or by calculation.

Abstract: Dermatological/cosmetic compositions suited for preventing or treating cell differentiation and/or proliferation and/or keratinization disorders, including preventing or treating common acne, comprise, in a physiologically acceptable medium, (i) at least one dispersed retinoid, (ii) dispersed benzoyl peroxide, in free or encapsulated form, and (iii) at least one pH-independent gelling agent, selected from the group consisting of (a) polyacrylamide gelling agents, (b) gelling agents which are acrylic polymers coupled to hydrophobic chains, (c) modified starch gelling agents, and mixture thereof, said composition maintaining good chemical stability of (i) and (ii) without their degradation over time at a temperature of between 4° C. and 40° C.

Abstract: The invention relates to a pharmaceutical or cosmetic composition comprising, in a physiologically acceptable medium, mequinol and at least one depigmenting agent, and to the use thereof.

Abstract: Novel biaromatic compounds having the structural formula (I) below: are formulated into pharmaceutical compositions suited for administration in human or veterinary medicine (in dermatology, and also in the fields of cardiovascular diseases, immune diseases and/or diseases associated with lipid metabolism), or, alternatively, into cosmetic compositions.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of a modulator of at least one receptor chosen from the group comprising the IL-8RB receptor and the PAC-1 receptor for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition for treating rosacea.

Abstract: The invention relates to use of metronidazole for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition for treating cutaneous inflammation, and preferentially the inflammatory component of rosacea.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of an antagonist of at least one receptor chosen from the group comprising the beta-adrenergic receptors, the AT1 receptor, the 5-HT2 receptor, the 5-HT5 receptor and the galanin receptor, for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition for treating rosacea.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of idrocilamide for the preparation of novel pharmaceutical compositions, more particularly dermatological compositions, which can be used to treat rosacea.

Abstract: The invention relates more particularly to the use of metronidazole for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition for treating a cutaneous vascularization disorder.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of a compound which modifies, and advantageously inhibits, the secretion of at least one interleukin chosen from the group comprising IL-5, IL-6 and IL-10, for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition for treating rosacea.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of fepradinol for the production of novel pharmaceutical compositions, in particular, dermatological compositions, of use for the treatment of rosacea.