Abstract: The invention relates to the use of lornoxicam or analogues thereof which inhibit cyclo-oxygenase 1 and cyclo-oxygenase 2 (COX 1 and COX 2), cannot penetrate the blood-brain barrier under physiological conditions, and reduce the prostaglandin E2-induced induction of the amyloid-precursor-protein (APP), for producing a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment or prevention of Alzheimer's disease or arteriosclerosis.

Abstract: The invention relates to the novel therapeutically valuable enantiomer-pure [3a?,8b?]-1,2,3a,4,8b-hexahydropyrrolocyclopentapyridine derivatives of the general formula (I), wherein Z is a single bond or CH2, R1 represents hydrogen or a straight-chain or branched, optionally unsaturated lower alkyl group which may be perfluorated, R2 and R3 independently represent hydrogen, a straight-chain or branched, optionally unsaturated lower alkyl group which may be perfluorated, lower alkoxy, lower alkylthio or halogen, and X and Y alternatively represent CH or N. The invention also relates to the pharmaceutical salts thereof, to a method for their production and to their use.

Abstract: Methods of treating and/or preventing arteriosclerosis are disclosed. In certain methods, a composition containing at least one lornoxicam or lornoxicam analogue that inhibits cyclooxygenase 1 and cyclooxygenase 2 (COX 1 and COX 2), cannot cross the blood/brain barrier under physiological conditions, and reduces the prostaglandin E2-induced induction of the amyloid precursor protein (APP) is administered to a subject to treat and/or prevent arteriosclerosis in the subject.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing isotopically labelled secondary metabolic products of fungi or bacteria in a liquid synthetic culture medium. According to said method, the synthesis is carried out by immobilizing the fungi or bacteria on an inert carrier, adding a liquid synthetic culture medium in which essentially all of the carbon atoms, nitrogen atoms and/or sulphur atoms are replaced by stable isotopes.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of lornoxicam or analogues thereof which inhibit cyclo-oxygenase 1 and cyclo-oxygenase 2 (COX 1 and COX 2), cannot penetrate the blood-brain barrier under physiological conditions, and reduce the prostaglandin E2-induced induction of the amyloid-precursor-protein (APP), for producing a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment or prevention of Alzheimer's disease or arteriosclerosis.