Abstract: The present invention is related to agents capable of binding to and inhibiting or antagonizing the action of IL-11 and/or or IL-11RA for the treatment and/or prevention of abnormal uterine bleeding, which comprises heavy menstrual bleeding, prolonged bleeding, altered bleeding pattern, dysmenorrhea, as well as of the underlying diseases leiomyoma and endometriosis and the use of the agent to inhibit menstruation. Furthermore, the invention provides novel IL-11 antibodies.

Abstract: The present invention covers furoindazole compounds of general formula (I): in which (I) are as defined herein, methods of preparing said compounds, intermediate compounds useful for preparing said compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds and the use of said compounds for manufacturing pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment or prophylaxis of diseases, in particular of autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis, psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, systemic lupus erythematosus, primary and secondary autoimmune uveitis, inflammatory disorders like endometriosis, inflammatory eye diseases, inflammatory kidney diseases, inflammatory liver diseases like non-alcoholic, alcoholic- and toxic fatty liver diseases, lung diseases like asthma, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and metabolic and metabolic-endocrine disorders like metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance, diabetes mellitus type I and type II, and po

Abstract: The present invention relates to an antagonist or inhibitor of G protein-coupled receptor 84 (GPR84) for use in the treatment and/or prevention of a patient suffering from, at risk of developing, and/or being diagnosed for endometriosis, as well as methods of screening for such antagonist or inhibitor as well as methods for diagnosis.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a pharmaceutical composition which comprises as active component at least one HipK4 nucleic acid, a HipK4 polypeptide, modulators of HipK4, antibodies directed against HipK4, a HipK4 antisense, and a HipK4 RNAi, for the diagnosis and treatment of fertility impairments and for contraception. The invention further relates to the use of this pharmaceutical composition for manufacturing a medicament for the treatment of fertility impairments.