Abstract: The N-oxide forms, the pharmaceutically acceptable addition salts and the stereochemically isomeric forms thereof, wherein n is 1, 2, 3, or 4; Z represents O, S, NR6, SO or SO2; R1 represent hydrogen, cyano, hydroxy, or C1-4alkyl optionally substituted with halo, R2 represents hydrogen, C1-4alkyl, or C1-4alkyloxy-; R3 represents hydrogen, C1-4alkyl, C1-4alkyloxy- or R3 combined with R2 form together a divalent radical selected from the group consisting of —O—CH2— (a), —NR7—CH2— (b), —(CR8R9)m— (c) and —CR10? (d) wherein m represents 1 or 2 and R7, R8, R9 and R10 are each independently selected from hydrogen or C1-4alkyl; R4 represents hydrogen, halo, hydroxy, cyano, amino, NR11R12, C1-4alkyloxy-optionally substituted with one or where possible two or three substituents selected from hydroxy and halo or R4 represents C1-4alkyl optionally substituted with one or where possible two or three substituents selected from hydroxy and halo; R5 represents hydrogen, halo, cyano, amino, phenyl, hydroxy, C1-4alkyloxycarbo

Abstract: According to the present invention, there is provided an antagonist against CRF receptors which is effective as a therapeutic or prophylactic agent for diseases in which CRF is considered to be involved, such as depression, anxiety, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's chorea, eating disorder, hypertension, gastro-intestinal diseases, drug dependence, cerebral infarction, cerebral ischemia, cerebral edema, cephalic external wound, inflammation, immunity-related diseases, alpecia, irritable bowel syndrome, sleep disorders, epilepsy, dermatitides, schizophrenia, pain, etc. A pyrrolopyrimidine derivative represented by the following formula [I]: has a high affinity for CRF receptors and is effective against diseases in which CRF is considered to be involved.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel 2-amino-3,4-dihydro-quinazoline derivatives, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and related disorders. The compounds of the invention are inhibitors of ?-secretase, also known as ?-site cleaving enzyme and BACE.

Abstract: The present invention is concerned with radiolabelled quinoline and quinolinone derivatives according Formula (I-A)* or (I-B)* showing metabotropic glutamate receptor antagonistic activity, in particular mGlu1 receptor activity, and their preparation; it further relates to compositions comprising them, as well as their use for marking and identifying metabotropic glutamate receptor sites and for imaging an organ.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel 2-amino-3,4-dihydro-quinazoline derivatives, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and related disorders. The compounds of the invention are inhibitors of ?-secretase, also known as ?-site cleaving enzyme and BACE.