Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the formula: and compounds of the formula: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, u and v are as defined herein. Also disclosed are methods of treating pain (e.g., inflammatory pain, chronic pain, and neuropathic pain), methods of treating diabetes, and methods of inhibiting the absorption of cholesterol using compounds of formula I or IIA.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of treating a disease or condition (e.g., pain, diabetes or disorders of lipid metabolism) comprising administering an azetidine derivative of the formula I selected from the group consisting of the compounds defined by Tables 1, 2, 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d and 4a.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1 is aryl, arylalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, heterocycloalkylalkyl or alkyl, all optionally substituted; R2 is H; or aryl, arylalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, heterocycloalkylalkyl or alkyl, all optionally substituted; R3 is aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl or heterocycloalkyl, all optionally substituted; X is a bond, —(CH2)m—N(R7)—(CH2)n—, —(CH2)m—O—(CH2)n—, —(CH2)m—S—CH2)n—, —C(O)—, —CH(OH)—, —C(O)N(R7)—, —C(O)N(R7)-alkylene or —N(R7)C(O)—; R7 is H or alkyl; and m and n are each 0-6, provided that the sum of m and n is 0-6; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and the use of said compounds in the treatment of cough, pain, anxiety, asthma, depression, alcohol abuse, urinary incontinence and overactive bladder are disclosed.

Abstract: The compound of the formula or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, pharmaceutical compositions therefore, and the use of said compounds as nociceptin receptor inhibitors useful in the treatment of anxiety are disclosed.

Abstract: Novel compounds of the formula or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein: the dotted line represents an optional double bond; X1 is optionally substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl or heterocycloalkyl; X2 is —CHO, —CN, optionally substituted amino, alkyl, or aryl; or X1 is optionally substituted benzofused heterocyclyl and X2 is hydrogen; or X1 and X2 together form an optionally benzofused spiro heterocyclyl group R1, R2, R3 and R4 are independently H and alkyl, or (R1 and R4) or (R2 and R3) or (R1 and R3) or (R2 and R4) together can form an alkylene bridge of 1 to 3 carbon atoms; Z1 is optionally substituted alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl or heterocycloalkyl, or —CO2(alkyl or substituted amino) or CN ; Z2 is H or Z1; Z3 is H oralkyl; or Z1, Z2 and Z3, together with the carbon to which they are attached, form bicyclic saturated or unsaturated rings; pharmaceutical compositions therefore, and the use of said compounds as nociceptin receptor inhibitors useful in the

Abstract: In its many embodiments, the present invention provides tricyclic compounds of formula I (wherein J1-J4, X, and R1-R5 are as defined herein) useful as metabotropic glutamate receptor (mGluR) antagonists, particularly as selective metabotropic glutamate receptor 1 antagonists, pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds, and methods of treatment using the compounds and compositions to treat diseases associated with metabotropic glutamate receptor (e.g., mGluR1) such as, for example, pain, migraine, anxiety, urinary incontinence and neurodegenerative diseases such Alzheimer's disease.

Abstract: Disclosed are compounds having the structural formula or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or solvates thereof, wherein R is optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted phenyl, cycloalkenyl, —C(?CH2)CH3, —C?C—CH3, —CH?C(CH3)2, or —CH?CH—CH3; R2 is —W—X, —NR19(CH2)m—W—X, and —NR19CH(CH3)—W—X, or R2 is alkyl, alkenyl and —NR18R19, each optionally substituted —W—X; R3 is H, halo, alkyl, trifluoromethyl, alkoxy, alkoxyalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, alkylamino, alkylaminoalkyl, dialkylamino, dialkylaminoalkyl, aminoalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, or CN; R18 is a bond, —CH(OH)—, —CH(CH3)—, —C(CH3)n—, —(CH2)n—or —O(CH2)n—; W is aryl or heteroaryl, each optionally substituted; X is H, NH2, or substituted amino, or X is —R18—Y-Z; and n, R19, Y and Z are as defined in the specification; pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of treating stroke or central nervous system diseases by administering the compound of the present invention to a patient in need of such treatment.

Abstract: In its many embodiments, the present invention provides tricyclic compounds of formula I (wherein J1-J4, X, and R1—R5 are as defined herein) useful as metabotropic glutamate receptor (mGluR) antagonists, particularly as selective metabotropic glutamate receptor 1 antagonists, pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds, and methods of treatment using the compounds and compositions to treat diseases associated with metabotropic glutamate receptor (e.g., mGluR1) such as, for example, pain, migraine, anxiety, urinary incontinence and neurodegenerative diseases such Alzheimer's disease.

Abstract: Disclosed are nociceptin ORL-1 receptor agonists of the formula wherein: (a) R1 is optionally substituted alkyl, fluorenyl, pyrimidinyl or optionally substituted piperidinyl; R2 is H; and R3 is —C(H)(R)—NR7R8; R is H, optionally substituted aryl or arylalkyl, or heteroaryl; R7 is —(CH2)xR9, optionally substituted tetrahydronaphthyl, or cycloalkyl; and R8 is H; or R7 and R8 together form a substituted piperidinyl or piperazinyl ring; x is 0-10; and R9 is H, alkoxy, optionally substituted phenyl, naphthyl, heteroaryl, pyrrolidinyl, pyrrolidonyl, optionally substituted piperidinyl or diphenylmethyl; or (b) R2 is —NHR7 or and R3 is H; pharmaceutical compositions; and methods of using the compounds to treat cough and pain.

Abstract: Compounds having the structural formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R is optionally substituted phenyl, cycloalkenyl, or heteroaryl; X is alkylene or —C(O)CH2—; Y is —N(R2)CH2CH2N(R3)—, —OCH2CH2N(R2)—, —O—, —S—, —CH2S—, —(CH2)2—NH—, or optionally substituted ?m and n are 2-3, and Q is nitrogen or optionally substituted carbon; and Z is optionally substituted phenyl, phenylalkyl or heteroaryl, diphenylmethyl, R6—C(O)—, R6—SO2—, R6—OC(O)—, R7—N(R8)—C(O)—, R7—N(R8)—C(S)—, ?phenyl-CH(OH)—, or phenyl-C(?NOR2)—; or when Q is CH, phenylamino or pyridylamino; or Z and Y together are substituted piperidinyl or substituted phenyl; and R2, R3, R6, R7, and R8 are as defined in the specification are disclosed, their use in the treatment of Parkinson's disease, alone or in combination with other agents for treating Parkinson's disease, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising them; also disclosed are a processes for preparing intermediates useful for preparing compounds of form

Abstract: Disclosed are nociceptin ORL-1 receptor agonists of the formula 1

Abstract: Novel compounds of the formula 1

Abstract: Novel compounds of the formula wherein R is optionally substituted heteroaryl or R1 is H or C1-C6 alkyl; and R2 and R3 are —CH3, —OCH3 or halo; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, pharmaceutical compositions therefore, and the use of said compounds in the treatment of pain, anxiety, cough, asthma, depression and alcohol abuse are disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the method of treating cough with ORL-1 agonists, alone or in combination with additional agents for treating symptoms of cough, allergy or asthma, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the combinations, and to compounds of the formula 1

Abstract: Novel compounds of the formula or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein: the dotted line represents an optional double bond; X1 is optionally substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl or heterocycloalkyl; X2 is —CHO, —CN, optionally substituted amino, alkyl, or aryl; or X1 is optionally substituted benzofused heterocyclyl and X2 is hydrogen; or X1 and X2 together form an optionally benzofused spiro heterocyclyl group R1, R2, R3 and R4 are independently H and alkyl, or (R1 and R4) or (R2 and R3) or (R1 and R3) or (R2 and R4) together can form an alkylene bridge of 1 to 3 carbon atoms; Z1 is optionally substituted alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl or heterocycloalkyl, or —CO2(alkyl or substituted amino) or CN; Z2 is H or Z1; Z3 is H oralkyl; or Z1, Z2 and Z3, together with the carbon to which they are attached, form bicyclic saturated or unsaturated rings; pharmaceutical compositions therefore, and the use of said compounds as nocicepti

Abstract: Compounds having the structural formula I 1

Abstract: Compounds having the structural formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R is optionally substituted phenyl or heteroaryl, cycloalkenyl, —C(═CH2)CH3, —C≡C—CH3, —CH═C(CH3)2, X is alkylene, —C(O)CH2— or —C(O)N(R2)CH2—; Y is —N(R2)CH2CH2N(R3)—, —OCH2CH2N(R2)—, —O—, —S—, —CH2S—, —(CH2)2—N(R2)—, or optionally substituted divalent heteroaryl, piperidinyl or piperazinyl; and Z is optionally substituted phenyl, phenylalkyl or heteroaryl, diphenylmethyl or R6—C(O)—; or when Y is Z is also R6—SO2—, R7—N(R8)—C(O)—, R7—N(R8)—C(S)— or R6OC(O)—; or when Y is 4-piperidinyl, Z can be phenylamino or pyridylamino; or Z and Y together are substituted piperidinyl, substituted pyrrolidinyl or substituted phenyl; R14 is H, halogen or optionall

Abstract: This invention relates to compounds having the structural formula I 1

Abstract: Disclosed are nociceptin ORL-1 receptor agonists of the formula 1

Abstract: Compounds having the structural formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R is optionally substituted phenyl, cycloalkenyl, or heteroaryl; X is alkylene or —C(O)CH2—; Y is —N(R2)CH2CH2N(R)3)—, —OCH2CH2N(R2)—, —O—, —S—, —CH2S—, —(CH2)2—NH—, or optionally substituted  m and n are 2-3, and Q is nitrogen or optionally substituted carbon; and Z is optionally substituted phenyl, phenylalkyl or heteroaryl, diphenylmethyl, R6—C(O)—, R6—SO2—, R6—OC(O)—, R7—N(R8)—C(O)—, R7—N(R8)—C(S)—,  phenyl-CH(OH)—, or phenyl-C(═NOR2)—; or when Q is CH, phenylamino or pyridylamino; or Z and Y together are substituted piperidinyl or substituted phenyl; and R2, R3, R6, R7, and R8 are as defined in the specification are disclosed, their use in the treatment of Parkinso