Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition and method of modulating cholinergic function in a mammal comprising administration of a NRPA compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; and an anti-emetic/anti-nausea agent or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

Abstract: The invention described herein relates to: the use of an effective inhibitor of a bacterial &agr;-amylase and/or &agr;-glucosidase in the manufacture of a composition for the treatment of acidosis; a method of treatment of rumen acidosis which comprises administration of an effective amount of an effective inhibitor of a bacterial &agr;-amylase and/or &agr;-glucosidase to a ruminant; a formulation suitable for the treatment of acidosis in an animal which comprises an effective inhibitor of a bacterial &agr;-amylase and/or &agr;-glucosidase in admixture with a suitable excipient, diluent or carrier selected with regard to the intended route of administration and standard pharmaceutical/veterinary/farming practice; screening methods useful in the identification of a suitable inhibitor of a bacterial &agr;-amylase and/or &agr;-glucosidase for the treatment of acidosis in a ruminant; a process for improving ruminant milk quality and/or quantity which comprises treatment of a ruminant with an effective amount of a

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) 1

Abstract: Polynucleotide and polypeptide sequences are described. The polypeptide sequences comprise one or more of: (a) a polypeptide having the deduced amino acid sequence translated from the polynucleotide sequence in SEQ ID NO: 1 and variants, fragments, homologues, analogues and derivatives thereof; (b) a polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 2 and variants, fragments, homologues, analogues and derivatives thereof; or (c) a polypeptide encoded by the cDNA of NCIMB 41066 and variants, fragments, homologues, analogues and derivatives thereof.

Abstract: The invention provides a method for treating certain neurologic and psychiatric disorders in mammals, including humans, comprising administration of a selective PDE10 inhbitor. In particular, the invention relates to treatment of mood, movement, and anxiety disorders; psychosis; drug, for example alcohol, addiction; disorders having as a symptom deficient cognition; and neurodegenerative disorders and conditions. The invention furthermore provides the use of papaverine as a selective inhibitor of PDE10. The invention also provides assays for identifying chemical compounds that have activity as selective PDE10 inhibitors.

Abstract: The invention provides a method for treating certain neurologic and psychiatric disorders in mammals, including humans, comprising administration of a selective PDE10 inhbitor. In particular, the invention relates to treatment of mood, movement, and anxiety disorders; psychosis; drug, for example alcohol, addiction; disorders having as a symptom deficient cognition; and neurodegenerative disorders and conditions. The invention furthermore provides the use of papaverine as a selective inhibitor of PDE10. The invention also provides assays for identifying chemical compounds that have activity as selective PDE10 inhibitors.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of treating alcoholism or alcohol dependence in a mammal, including a human, by administering to the mammal a monoamine reuptake inhibitor in combination with an opioid antagonist. It also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, a monoamine reuptake inhibitor and an opioid antagonist.

Abstract: The present invention provides an essentially nonaqueous, liquid pharmaceutical concentrate composition for oral administration containing sertraline or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients. The present invention also provides a use of this concentrate composition to prepare an aqueous solution of sertraline. In addition, the present invention provides a method of using this concentrate composition to treat or prevent a variety of diseases or conditions. Finally, the present invention provides the compound, (1S-cis)-4-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-N-methyl-1-naphthalenamine methanesulfonate.

Abstract: The invention provides compounds of formula (I), 1

Abstract: The present invention provides methods and kits for treating osteoarthritis using an estrogen agonist/antagonist.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods of achieving a therapeutic effect including, the treatment or prevention of Syndrome X in an animal, preferably a mammal including a human subject or a companion animal, using a corticotropin releasing factor (CRF) antagonist alone or together with a glucocorticoid receptor antagonist.

Abstract: An improved device for equilibrium dialysis procedures utilizing a dialysis membrane inserted in a gap in and separating all of any number of test wells contained in the dialysis block into at least a donating and receiving side which can be accessed and manipulated at any time during testing from the top of the device is described. The device may be constructed from a series of nine blocks of virgin teflon, cut and made flat to achieve certain dimensions ideal for making the device compatible with standard 96-well format laboratory equipment and conducive to robotic automation. The bars are placed side-by-side and connected by a pair of alignment pins along which the bars can slide on a horizontal plane relative to one another, individually or collectively, to aid in assembly, usage and cleaning. The bars are further held together during usage by a clamping mechanism to prevent any leakage of the sample being tested.

Abstract: Compounds characterized generally as propargyl glycine amino propargyl diol derivatives are useful for treatment of renal failure.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of preparing compounds of the formula and to pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The compounds of formula 1 are antibacterial agents that may be used to treat various bacterial and protozoa infections. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds of formula 1 and to methods of treating bacterial protozoa infections by administering the compounds of formula 1. The invention also relates to methods of preparing the compounds of formula 1 and to intermediates useful in such preparation.

Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of the formula and to pharmaceutically acceptable salts, prodrugs and solvates thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R17, Rf, A, X, and Y are as defined herein. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds of formulas 1, methods of using the compounds of formula 1 in the treatment of infections and methods of preparing the compounds of formula 1.

Abstract: Compounds of Formula (I) that act as cannabinoid receptor ligands and their uses in the treatment of diseases linked to the mediation of the cannabinoid receptors in animals are described herein.

Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula (I) 1

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel cycloalkyl-[4-(trifluorophenyl)-oxazol-5-yl]-triazolo-pyridines, to intermediates for their preparation, to pharmaceutical compositions containing them and to their medicinal use. The compounds of the present invention are potent inhibitors of MAP kinases, preferably p38 kinase. They are useful in the treatment of inflammation, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, cancer, reperfusion or ischemia in stroke or heart attack, autoimmune diseases and other disorders.

Abstract: A solid composition of a low-solubility drug and a concentration-enhancing polymer has a portion of the drug in a semi-ordered state.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods and kits for treating osteoarthritis using an estrogen agonist/antagonist.