Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of Formula (I) or a salt thereof, wherein: X is N; W is: —(CR3R3)2-5-, —(CR3R3)x-Y—(CR3R3)y-, —Y—(CR3R3)2-3-Y—, —CR3R3-Y—(CR3R3)2-Y—, —Y—(CR3R3)2-Y—CR3R3-; and Y, R1, R2, R3, R5, R6, R8, x, and y are define herein. Also disclosed are methods of using such compounds as modulators of TNF?, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds. These compounds are useful in treating inflammatory and autoimmune diseases.

Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of Formula (I) or a salt thereof, wherein: X is N; W is: (i) —(CR3R3)1-4—; (ii) —(CR3R3)x—Y—(CR3R3)y—; Or (iii) —Y—(CR3R3)2—Y—; and Y, R1, R2, R3, R5, R6, R8, x, and y are defined herein. Also disclosed are methods of using such compounds as modulators of TNF?, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds. These compounds are useful in treating inflammatory and autoimmune diseases.

Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of Formula (I) or a salt thereof, wherein: A is CR1 or N; B is CR3 or N; D is CR4 or N; L1 is —(CR7R7)m—; L2 is —(CR7R7)n—; and X, Z, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6 are define herein. Also disclosed are methods of using such compounds as modulators of TNF?, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds. These compounds are useful in treating inflammatory and autoimmune diseases.

Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of Formula (I) or a salt thereof, wherein: X is N; W is: (i) —(CR3R3)1-4—; (ii) —(CR3R3)x—Y—(CR3R3)y—; Or (iii) —Y—(CR3R3)2—Y—; and Y, R1, R2, R3, R5, R6, R8, x, and y are defined herein. Also disclosed are methods of using such compounds as modulators of TNF?, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds. These compounds are useful in treating inflammatory and autoimmune diseases.

Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of Formula (I) or a salt thereof, wherein: X is N; W is: —(CR3R3)2-5-, —(CR3R3)x-Y—(CR3R3)y-, —Y—(CR3R3)2-3-Y—, —CR3R3-Y—(CR3R3)2-Y—, —Y—(CR3R3)2-Y—CR3R3-; and Y, R1, R2, R3, R5, R6, R8, x, and y are define herein. Also disclosed are methods of using such compounds as modulators of TNF?, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds. These compounds are useful in treating inflammatory and autoimmune diseases.

Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of Formula (I) or a salt thereof, wherein: X is CR6 or N; W is: (i) —(CR3R3)1-4— or (ii) —(CR3R3)x-Y—(CR3R3)y-; and Y, R1, R2, R3, R5, R6, R7, x, and y are define herein. Also disclosed are methods of using such compounds as modulators of TNF?, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds. These compounds are useful in treating inflammatory and autoimmune diseases.

Abstract: A class of novel non-steroidal compounds are provided which are useful in treating diseases associated with modulation of the glucocorticoid receptor, AP-1, and/or NF-?B activity including obesity, diabetes, inflammatory and immune diseases, and have the structure of formula (I) or (II): including a stereoisomer thereof, a tautomer thereof, a prodrug thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, where Q is selected from N, O, and S; Y is aryl or heteroaryl; Z is H, C2-6alkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, halo, or alkoxy; and A, B, R, Ra, Rb, Rc and Rd are defined herein. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treating obesity, diabetes and inflammatory or immune associated diseases comprising said compounds.

Abstract: The present invention relates to new class of non-steroidal compounds which are useful in treating diseases associated with modulation of the glucocorticoid receptor, AP-1, and/or NF-?B activity including obesity, diabetes, inflammatory- and immune-associated diseases, and have the structure including all stereoisomers thereof, tautomers thereof, or a prodrug thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein X is selected from N, O, and S; Y is N or CR6; Z is a ring; and where R, Ra, Rb, Rc, Rd, R1, R2, R3, R4, and R5 are as defined herein. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treating obesity, diabetes and inflammatory or immune associated diseases comprising said compounds.

Abstract: A class of substituted spiro-hydantoin compounds (II) having the formula: its pharmaceutically acceptable salts, enantiomers, solvates, or prodrugs thereof, wherein R16 is a substituted pyridinyl group, as defined herein, is provided. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treating anti-inflammatory and/or immune diseases with the pyridyl-substituted spiro-hydantoin compounds are also objectives of this invention.

Abstract: The invention provides crystalline forms of 6-[(5S,9R)-9-(4-cyanophenyl)-3-(3,5-dichlorophenyl)-1-methyl-2,4-dioxo-1,3,7-triazaspiro[4.4]non-7-yl]nicotinic acid, its pharmaceutically acceptable salts, or solvates, thereof Further, a process is provided for preparing substituted spiro-hydantoin compounds of the formula I wherein Z is N or CR4b; K and L are independently O or S; Ar is an optionally substituted aryl or heteroaryl; A1, A2, G, and Q are linkers; and R2, R4a, R4c, and R16 are defined in the specification. The process includes the reaction of N-substituted glycine compound and methylene precursor compound with an alkene compound. The substituted spiro-hydantoin compounds of formulae I and II are useful in the treatment of immune and/or inflammatory diseases.

Abstract: The present invention discloses the identification of the novel inhibitors of IMPDH (inosine-5?-monophosphate dehydrogenase). The compounds and pharmaceutical compositions disclosed herein are useful in treating or preventing IMPDH associated disorders, such as transplant rejection and autoimmune diseases.

Abstract: Pyrrolizine compounds having the formula (I), or pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof, are effective in treating inflammatory or immune diseases, where A is a four- to seven-membered saturated ring, K is O or S, and R1, R2, R3 n, and M are defined in the specification.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds having the formula (I): useful in treating inflammatory and immune diseases, in which K and L are independently, O or S; Q is —C(?O)— or optionally substituted C1-6alkylene; Ar is optionally-substituted aryl or heteroaryl; J1, J2, J3 and Y are selected so that ring A is a five-to-six membered optionally-substituted cycloalkenyl or heterocyclo ring having 0 to 2 nitrogen heteroatoms; R1 is N or C(R9); and R2, and R3, are as defined in the specification.

Abstract: Compounds having the formula (I), and pharmaceutically-acceptable salts, hydrates, enantiomers, and diastereomers, and prodrugs thereof, are useful as inhibitors of LFA-1/ICAM and as anti-inflammatory agents, wherein L and K are O or S; Z is N or CR4b; Ar is an optionally-substituted aryl or heteroaryl; G is a linker attached to T or M or is absent; J, M and T are selected to define a three to six membered saturated or partially unsaturated non-aromatic ring; and R2, R4a, R4b, and R4c are as defined in the specification.