Abstract: A solid matrix composition which is solid at ambient temperature, which comprises a viscogenic agent, such as an acrylic acid polymer, capable of developing viscosity on contact with water, as dispersed at least in the neighborhood of the surface layer of a matrix particle containing a polyglycerol fatty acid ester or a lipid and an active ingredient. The matrix may be such that a matrix particle containing a polyglycerol fatty acid ester or a lipid and an active ingredient has been coated with a coating composition containing at least one viscogenic agent. Such composition can adhere to the digestive tract and remain there for a prolonged period of time, thereby increasing the bioavailability of the active ingredient. Solid preparations, such as fine granules and granules, contain the above matrix composition.

Abstract: The pharmaceutical composition of the invention, which comprises a benzimidazole compound of the formula 1

Abstract: Disclosed are (1) a DNA containing a cDNA segment coding for human endothelin-2 (SEQ ID NO:1), (2) a precursor of human endothelin-2 (SEQ ID NO:2), (3) a transformant carrying a DNA containing a cDNA segment coding for human endothelin-2, and (4) a method for preparing mature human endothelin-2 which comprises culturing the transformant described in (3), accumulating a protein in a culture medium, and collecting the same, whereby human endothelin-2 and the precursors thereof can be produced in large amounts.

Abstract: A medicinal composition for the prophylaxis and treatment of cachexia which comprises a compound of the formula: wherein R represents a hydrocarbon group that may be substituted or a heterocyclic group that may be substituted; Y represents a group of the formula —CO—, —CH(OH)—, or —NR3— (R3 represents an alkyl group that may be substituted); m is 0 or 1; n is 0, 1 or 2; X represents CH or N; A represents a bond or a bivalent aliphatic hydrocarbon group having 1 to 7 carbon atoms; Q represents oxygen or sulfur; R1 represents hydrogen or an alkyl group; ring E may have further 1 to 4 substituents, which may form a ring in combination with R1; L and M respectively represent hydrogen or may be combined with each other to form a bond, provided that when m and n are 0, X represents CH, A represents a bond, Q represents sulfur, R1, L and M respectively represent hydrogen, and ring E does not have further substituents, R does not represent dihydrobenzopyranyl; or

Abstract: The present invention provides an azole compound represented by the formula (I): wherein Ar is an optionally substituted phenyl group; R1 and R2, the same or different, are a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group, or R1 and R2 may combine together to form a lower alkylene group; R is a hydrogen atom or an acyl group; X is a nitrogen atom or a methine group; A is Y═Z (Y and Z, the same or different, are a nitrogen atom or a methine group optionally substituted with a lower alkyl group) or an ethylene group optionally substituted with a lower alkyl group; n is an integer from 0 to 2; and Az is an optionally substituted azolyl group, or its salt, which is useful for a prevention and therapy of a fungal infection of a mammal as a antifungal agent.

Abstract: The present invention provides compounds which specifically inhibit FXa, which are effective when orally administered and which are useful as a safe medicine for the prevention or treatment of diseases caused by thrombus or infarction.

Abstract: Benzimidazole derivatives of the formula (I): wherein the ring A is a benzene ring which may optionally contain substitution in addition to the R′ group; R1 is hydrogen or an optionally substituted hydrocarbon residue; R2 is a group capable of forming an anion or a group convertible thereinto; X is a direct bond or a spacer having an atomic length of two or less between the phenylene group and the phenyl group; R′ is carboxyl, an ester thereof, an amide thereof or a group capable of forming an anion or convertible to an anion; Y is —O—, —S(O)m— or —N(R4)— wherein m is an integer of 0, 1 or 2 and R4 is hydrogen or an optionally substituted alkyl group; and n is an integer of 1 or 2; and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, have potent angiotensin Π antagonistic activity and antihypertensive activity, thus being useful as therapeutic agents for treating circulatory system diseases such as hypertensive diseases, heart diseases (e.g.

Abstract: The invention provides compounds of the formula: wherein the ring A is an optionally substituted benzene ring; R1 is an optionally substituted non-aromatic heterocyclic group; R2 and R3 are independently hydrogen atom or an optionally substituted hydrocarbon group; n is an integer of 0-3; or salts thereof, which are useful as medicines having an osteogenesis promoting effect and chondrogensis promoting effect. The present invention relates to an amine compound having an excellent effect of inhibiting production and/or secretion of amyloid-b protein, a production and use thereof. Especially, it is effective for preventing and/or treating, for example, neurodegenerative diseases, amyloid angiopathy, neurological disorders caused by cerebrovascular disorders, and so forth.

Abstract: This invention relates to glutamine:fructose-6-phosphate amidotransferase, or its partial peptide or a salt thereof; a DNA coding for the protein; a recombinant vector; a transformant; a method for producing the protein; a pharmaceutical composition comprising the protein, its partial peptide or a salt thereof; and an antibody against the protein or its partial peptide. The protein, its partial peptide or a salt thereof, and the DNA are useful for a prophylactic or therapeutic agent for hypoglycemia. The antibody can be used in the assay of the protein, its partial peptide or a salt thereof. The protein, its partial peptide or a salt thereof is useful as a reagent for the screening for candidate medical compounds.

Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of the formula: wherein ring A is an optionally substituted aromatic hydrocarbon ring or aromatic heterocyclic ring; ring B is an optionally substituted aromatic hydrocarbon ring or aromatic heterocyclic ring; Z is an optionally substituted cyclic group or linear hydrocarbon group; R1 is a hydrogen atom, an optionally substituted hydrocarbon group or heterocyclic ring; R2 is an optionally substituted amino group; D is a bond or an optionally substituted divalent hydrocarbon group; E is a bond, —CON(Ra)—, —N(Ra)CO—, —N(Rb)CON(Rc)—, —N(Rd)COO—, —N(Re)SO2—, —COO—, —N(Rf)—, —O—, —S— —SO—, —SO2—, (in which Ra, Rb, Rc, Rd, Re and Rf are respectively a hydrogen atom or an optionally substituted hydrocarbon group); G is a bond or an optionally divalent substituted hydrocarbon group; L is a divalent group; ring

Abstract: The anisotropic conductive adhesives containing the conductive, multilayer-structured resin particles in which at least one inner layer is more flexible than the outermost layer and is chemically bound to at least one of the two adjacent layers and the surface of the outermost layer is covered with a metal make connections at lowered pressure enough to suppress development of cracking of the ITO electrode and also can provide enhanced stability, especially stability of connection over a prolonged period of time.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide a compound of the formula: wherein the ring A is an optionally substituted 5- to 6-membered aromatic heterocyclic ring, the ring B an optionally substituted 5- to 6-membered aromatic homocyclic ring or an optionally substituted 5- to 6-membered aromatic heterocyclic ring, R1 is a hydrogen atom, a hydroxy group or a lower alkyl group, and n is 0 or 1, or a salt thereof, which is effective for the prevention or treatment of ischemic cardiac disease, etc., and which is useful as an agent for preventing or treating ischemic cardiac disease, etc. such as myocardial infarction, arrhythmia, etc.

Abstract: This invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for angiotensin II-mediated diseases, which comprises a compound having angiotensin II antagonistic activity of the formula wherein R1 is H or an optionally substituted hydrocarbon residue; R2 is an optionally esterified carboxyl group; R3 is a group capable of forming an anion or a group convertible thereinto; X is a covalent bond between the 2 phenyl rings or a spacer having a chain length of 1 to 2 atoms as the linear moiety between the adjoining phenylene group and phenyl group; n is 1 or 2; the ring A is a benzene ring having 1 or 2 optional substituents in addition to R2; and Y is a bond, —O—, —S(O)m— (wherein m is 0, 1 or 2) or —N(R4)— (wherein R4 is H or an optionally substituted alkyl group), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof in combination with a compound having diuretic activity or a compound having calcium antagonistic activity.

Abstract: The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition for treating or preventing sleep disorders which comprises (S)-N-[2-(1,6,7,8-tetrahydro-2H-indeno[5,4-b]furan-8-yl)ethyl]propionamide in combination with at least one active component selected from zolpidem, zopiclone, triazolam and brotizolam.

Abstract: Cyclic pentapeptides having a &ggr;-turn and a &bgr;-turn wherein the cyclic pentapeptide has the following formula (I): Cyclo(—A1—A2—A3—A4—A5—)  (I) wherein A1, A2, A3, A4 and A5 are amino acid residues; said pentapeptide having amino acid residues in positions 1-2-3 to form a &ggr;-turn, and amino acid residues in positions 3-4-5-1 to form a &bgr;-turn in combination with the &ggr;-turn; in which D-&agr;-amino acid residues are selected for A1, A3 and A5 and L-&agr;-amino acid residues are selected for A2 and A4 or wherein L-&agr;-amino acid residues are selected for A1, A3 and A5 and D-&agr;-amino acid residues are selected for A2 and A4; are provided.

Abstract: This invention relates to an optically active benzothiepin derivative represented by the formula: wherein R represents a lower alkyl group; R1 and R2 independently represent a lower alkyl group, or may bind together to form a ring, which exhibits excellent osteogenesis-promoting action and is useful as a prophylactic or therapeutic drug for bone diseases.

Abstract: An apatite-coated solid composition which contains a biodegradable polymer and an apatite-coated solid composition which contains a biodegradable polymer and a medicinal substance have properties of sustained release and of osteoconductive activity.

Abstract: The present invention provides a compound represented by the formula: wherein R1 is an amino group which may be substituted; R2 is a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group which may be substituted; X is a methyne group which may be substituted or N(O)m (m is 0 or 1); a ring A is a homo- or hetero-cycle which is substituted by a halogen atom, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy or lower alkylenedioxy; and a ring B is a homo- or hetero-cycle which may be substituted; or a salt thereof, which exhibits excellent cell differentiation-inducing action and cell differentiation-inducing factor action-enhancing action, and is useful in the treatment and prevention of various nerve diseases or bone/joint diseases.

Abstract: A compound of the formula: wherein R1 and R2 each is hydrogen, hydroxy, C1-4 alkoxy, C1-4 alkoxy-carbonyl or C1-4 alkyl which may be substituted; R3 is hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy or C1-4 alkoxy which may be substituted; or adjacent two R3 may form C1-4 alkylenedioxy; R4 is hydrogen or C1-4 alkyl; R6 is C1-4 alkyl which may be substituted or a group of the formula: wherein R5 is hydrogen or R4 and R5 may form heterocycle; and n is 0-5, or a salt thereof, has an excellent GnRH-antagonizing activity, and is useful for preventing or treating sex hormone-dependent diseases.

Abstract: The compounds of the present invention possess excellent gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonizing activity, and is useful for preventing or treating sex hormone-dependent diseases, e.g., sex hormone-dependent cancers (e.g., prostatic cancer, uterine cancer, breast cancer, pituitary tumor), prostatic hypertrophy, hysteromyoma, endometriosis, precocious puberty, amenorrhea syndrome, multilocular ovary syndrome, pimples etc, or as a pregnancy regulator (e.g., contraceptive), infertility remedy or menstruation regulator.