Abstract: The present invention relates to synthetic processes useful in the preparation of macrocyclic compounds of Formula (I) that are useful as inhibitors of the hepatitis C virus NS3 protease and have application in the treatment of conditions caused by the hepatitis C virus. The present invention also encompasses intermediates useful in the disclosed synthetic processes and the methods of their preparation.

Abstract: The invention relates to 2-(1,2-benzisoxazol-3-yl)benzylamine derivatives having the general Formula (I) wherein R1 represents the group CONR2R3 which is present at one of the positions 5-, 6- or 7- on the 1,2-benzisoxazole ring; R2 and R3 are independently H or (C1-4)alkyl; and R4 is cyclopropyl, 2-pyridyl or phenyl, optionally substituted with one or more halogens; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, as well as to the use of these derivatives for the treatment of pain, such as neuropathic pain or inflammatory pain.

Abstract: In its many embodiments, the present invention provides certain iminothiadiazine dioxide compounds, including compounds Formula (I): and tautomers and stereoisomers thereof, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of said compounds, said tautomeros and said stereoisomers, wherein each of W, Z, R1H, R2, R3, R4, ring A, ring B, m, n, p, and -L1- is as defined herein. The novel compounds of the invention have surprisingly been found to exhibit properties which are expected to render them advantageous as BACE inhibitors and/or for the treatment and prevention of various pathologies related thereto. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more such compounds (alone and in combination with one or more other active agents), and methods for their preparation and use, including Alzheimer's disease, are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the general structure shown in Formula (A): (A): and includes pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, esters, prodrugs, tautomers, and isomers of said compounds. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treatment are also included.

Abstract: The present invention relates to anindane derivative according to formula I wherein the variables are defined as in the specification, or to a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof. The present invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising one or more of said indane derivatives and to their use in therapy, for instance in the treatment or prevention of psychiatric diseases where an enhancement of synaptic responses mediated by AMPA receptors is required, including schizophrenia, depression and Alzheimer's disease.

Abstract: The invention provides compounds with enhanced permeability for selectively inhibiting glycosidases, prodrugs of the compounds, and pharmaceutical compositions including the compounds or prodrugs of the compounds. The invention also provides methods of treating diseases and disorders related to deficiency or overexpression of O-GlcNAcase, accumulation or deficiency of O-GlcNAc.

Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of formula I or a stereoisomer, tautomer, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, U, W, X, R1, R2, R6, R7, R30 and R31 are as described above in the specification. Also disclosed is the method of inhibiting aspartyl protease, and in particular, the methods of treating cardiovascular diseases, cognitive and neurodegenerative diseases. Also disclosed are methods of treating cognitive or neurodegenerative diseases using the compounds of formula I in combination with a cholinesterase inhibitor or a muscarinic m1 agonist or m2 antagonist.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to AHCY inhibitors of formula (I): which are useful in the treatment of diseases characterized by high homocysteine levels, such as Alzheimer's disease. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, and to the use of the compounds and compositions in the treatment of diseases characterized by high homocysteine levels.

Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the formula or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein R1 is R is —C(O)—N(R27)(R28) or and the remaining variables are as defined in the specification. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of formula I. Also disclosed are methods of treating cognitive or neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treating cognitive or neurodegenerative diseases comprising the compounds of formula I in combination with a ?-secretase inhibitor other than those of formula I, an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, a gamma-secretase inhibitor, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agent, an N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonist, a cholinesterase inhibitor or an anti-amyloid antibody.

Abstract: A compound having the structure (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R3 is hydrogen, deuterium, —OH, —OC1-6alkyl, or halogen; R8 is hydrogen, deuterium, or C1-6alkyl; R11 and R12 are independently hydrogen, —C1-6alkyl, —OH, —OC1-6alkyl, or halogen; R13 and R14 are independently —C1-6alkyl, —(CH2)1-2OH, or —OC1-6alkyl, or, together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, form a 4- to 7-membered heterocyclic ring containing one nitrogen atom and 0 or 1 oxygen atoms, wherein said ring is unsubstituted or mono-, di- or tri-substituted with halogen or —C1-6alkyl; R15 is —C(O)OH, —C(O)OCH2CH2N+CH3)3 wherein n is 0, 1 or 2, —C(O)NHCH(R17)OR16, or —C(O)NHCH(R17)C(O)NHCH(R18)C(O)OR16; R16 is hydrogen, C1-6alkyl, or (CH2)1-2N+R19R20R21; R1, R2, R4, R5, R6, R7, R9, R10, R17, R18, R19, R20, and R21 are independently hydrogen or —C1-6alkyl; and stereoisomers thereof, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of stereoisomers thereof.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to disubstituted azepan and oxazepan amide compounds which are antagonists of orexin receptors, and which are useful in the treatment or prevention of neurological and psychiatric disorders and diseases in which orexin receptors are involved. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the prevention or treatment of such diseases in which orexin receptors are involved.

Abstract: In its several embodiments, this invention discloses a pharmaceutical formulation comprising at least one antineoplastic agent or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and at least one dissolution enhancing agent sufficient to substantially dissolve said at least one antineoplastic agent in at least one aqueous diluent, wherein said dissolution enhancing agent is urea, L-histidine, L-threonine, L-asparagine, L-serine, L-glutamine or mixtures thereof; a lyophilized powder comprising said pharmaceutical formulation, and articles of manufacture thereof.

Abstract: The methods and compositions provided herein relate generally to IL-10 specific antibodies and uses thereof. More specifically, compositions of humanized IL-10 specific antibodies and methods to use such antibodies in modulating the biological activity of IL-10, particularly in autoimmune disorders and pathogen-mediated immunopathology.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of general formula (I), wherein ring A, ring B, R1, R2, R3, Z, and L1 are selected independently of each other and are as defined herein, to compositions comprising the compounds, and methods of using the compounds as glucagon receptor antagonists and for the treatment or prevention of type 2 diabetes and conditions related thereto.

Abstract: The present invention provide Imidazole Carboxamide Compounds of Formula (I): wherein D, T, R1, R2, R3, and R6 are as defined herein, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of such Imidazole Carboxamide Compounds. The Imidazole Carboxamide Compounds are useful in the treatment of cancer and other aberrant conditions that result from overstimulation of the PDK-1 signaling pathway.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to benzoquinazilinone compounds of formula (I) which are M1 receptor positive allosteric modulators and that are useful in the treatment of diseases in which the M1 receptor is involved, such as Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, pain or sleep disorders. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, and to the use of the compounds and compositions in the treatment of diseases mediated by the M1 receptor.

Abstract: The invention provides compounds for selectively inhibiting glycosidases, prodrugs of the compounds, and pharmaceutical compositions including the compounds or prodrugs of the compounds. The invention also provides methods of treating diseases and disorders related to deficiency or overexpression of O-GlcNAcase, accumulation or deficiency of O-GlcNAc.

Abstract: Novel crystalline salts of 3-[4-(3-ethanesulfonyl-propyl)-bicyclo[2.2.2]oct-1-yl]-4-methyl-5-(2-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole are potent inhibitors of 11?-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase Type 1 and are useful for the treatment of conditions associated with Metabolic Syndrome as well as cognitive impairment. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing these novel salts, processes to prepare these salts and their pharmaceutical compositions as well as uses thereof for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes, hyperglycemia, obesity, dyslipidemia, hypertension, and cognitive impairment.

Abstract: This application discloses a novel process for the preparation of himbacine analogs useful as thrombin receptor antagonists. The process is based in part on the use of a base-promoted dynamic epimerization of a chiral nitro center.

Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of Formula (I), pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and method of using the same in the treatment or prevention of diseases mediated by the activation of ?3-adrenoceptor.