Abstract: Compounds of the general formulae (1) and (2) A-B-D-B?-A???(1) and A-B-D-E??(2) in which A and A? may be identical or different and are the residue in which X is S, O, CH2, CH2CH2, CH2O or CH2NH, and Y is H or CN, and * designates a chiral carbon atom preferably in S- or L-configuration; B and B? may be identical or different and are an O, N or S containing or non-containing, unsubstituted or substituted, unbranched or branched alkylene residue, cycloalkylene residue, aralkylene residue, heterocycloalkylene residue, heteroarylalkylene residue, arylamidoalkylene residue, heteroarylamidoalkylene residue, unsubstituted or mono- or poly-substituted arylene residue or heteroarylene residue having one or more five-, six- or seven-membered ring(s); D is —S—S— or —Se—Se—; and E is the group —CH2—CH(NH2)—R9 or —CH2—*CH(NH2)—R9 respectively in which R9 is an O, N or S containing or non-containing, unsubstituted or substituted, unbranched or branched alkyl residue, cycloalkyl residue, aralkyl residu

Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of the general formula (1) or the acid addition salts thereof with organic and/or inorganic acids; as well as to the use of the compounds of the general formula (1) in medicine.

Abstract: The present invention relates to substances capable of specifically inhibiting Ala-p-nitroanilide-cleaving peptidases and Gly-Pro-p-nitroanilide-cleaving peptidases as well, for a use in the medical field. Furthermore, the invention relates to the use of at least one of such substances or of at least one pharmaceutical or cosmetic composition containing at least one such substance for a prophylaxis or a therapy of diseases, particularly for a prophylaxis and a therapy of diseases accompanied by an excessive immune response (autoimmune diseases, allergies, transplant rejections), of other chronic-inflammatory diseases, of neuronal diseases and cerebral damage, of skin diseases (inter alia acne, psoriasis), of tumor diseases and of specific virus infections (inter alia SARS).

Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of general formula (I) as set forth in the claims as well as to the use of the compounds of the general formula (1) in the medical field, specifically for use in the suppression of DNA synthesis and inflammatory cytokine production as well as in the stimulation of anti-inflammatory cytokine production in vitro and in vivo. This abstract is neither intended to define the invention disclosed in this specification nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for activating regulatory t-cells (Treg-cells) of the human or animal body, comprising a step of bringing into contact the regulatory t-cells (Treg-cells) in a suitable liquid medium with one or a plurality of inhibitors of alanyl-amino peptidase (amino peptidase N; APN) and/or with one or a plurality of inhibitors of peptidases with the same substrate specificity to induce a suppressive effect of the regulatory t-cells (Treg-cells).

Abstract: The present invention concerns the use of Provided is a drug composition and a method for using the composition for the prevention and the therapy of neurodegenerative diseases. The combination comprises at least two of the following substances: ?-lipoic acid; ambroxol and one or several inhibitor(s) of the angiotension-converting enzyme (ACE).

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of the combination of n-lipoic acid and effectors of the glutathione metabolism for the treatment of disturbances of the cellular thiol status and accompanying disorders in kidney replacement therapy.

Abstract: The invention relates to a medicament containing an effector of the glutathione metabolism together with ?-lipoic acid for treating diabetes mellitus. This medicament enables disturbances of the thiol-disulfide status or those that occur, for example, in diabetes mellitus to be treated simultaneously, separately or in a temporally graduated manner.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of at least one effector of glutathione metabolism together with ?-lipoic acid, its salts and/or its pro-drugs for the simultaneous, separate or timed cytoprotective treatment of chronically obstructive lung diseases.

Abstract: The present invention relates to substances capable of specifically inhibiting Ala-p-nitroanilide-cleaving peptidases and Gly-Pro-p-nitroanilide-cleaving peptidases as well, for a use in the medical field. Furthermore, the invention relates to the use of at least one of such substances or of at least one pharmaceutical or cosmetic composition containing at least one such substance for a prophylaxis or a therapy of diseases, particularly for a prophylaxis and a therapy of diseases accompanied by an excessive immune response (autoimmune diseases, allergies, transplant rejections), of other chronic-inflammatory diseases, of neuronal diseases and cerebral damage, of skin diseases (inter alia acne, psoriasis), of tumor diseases and of specific virus infections (inter alia SARS).

Abstract: The invention relates to substances which specifically inhibit peptidases splitting ala-p-nitroanilide for use in medicine. The invention further relates to the use of at least one such substance or of a pharmaceutical or cosmetic composition containing at least one such substance for the prophylaxis and therapy of diseases, in particular the prophylaxis and therapy of diseases with an overshooting immune response (autoimmune diseases, allergies and transplant rejections), of other chronic inflammatory diseases, neuronal diseases and brain damages, skin diseases (acne and psoriasis, among others), tumor diseases and special virus infections (including SARS).

Abstract: The present invention relates to substances capable of specifically inhibiting Gly-Pro-p-nitroanilide cleaving peptidases, for a use in the medical field. Furthermore, the invention relates to the use of at least one of such substances or of at least one pharmaceutical or cosmetic composition containing at least one such substance for a prophylaxis or a therapy of diseases, particularly for a prophylaxis and a therapy of diseases accompanied by an excessive immune response (autoimmune diseases, allergies, transplant rejections), of other chronic-inflammatory diseases, of neuronal diseases and cerebral damage, of skin diseases (inter alia acne, psoriasis), of tumor diseases and of specific virus infections (inter alia SARS).

Abstract: The invention relates to a medicament containing an effector of the glutathione metabolism together with &agr;-lipoic acid for treating diabetes mellitus. This medicament enables disturbances of the thiol-disulfide status or those that occur, for example, in diabetes mellitus to be treated simultaneously, separately or in a temporally graduated manner.