Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of CDK8 and/or CDK19 inhibitors in the treatment of ribosomopathies as well as conditions characterized by reduced number of hematopoietic stem cells and/or progenitor cells; and bone anabolic disorders.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of CDK8 and/or CDK19 inhibitors in the treatment of ribosomopathies as well as conditions characterized by reduced number of hematopoietic stem cells and/or progenitor cells; and bone anabolic disorders.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a method of determining whether a non-purified sample contains a target protein bound to a ligand of interest comprising the steps of a) exposing the non-purified sample to a temperature which is capable of causing or enhancing precipitation of the unbound target protein to a greater extent than it is capable of causing or enhancing precipitation of the target protein bound to the ligand; and b) analyzing said sample for the presence of soluble or native target protein using two or more affinity reagents capable of binding to said soluble or native target protein with a higher affinity than to an unfolded and/or insoluble form of said target protein. The invention particularly concerns the use of two affinity reagents (e.g. antibodies) which are capable of distinguishing between soluble or native, and unfolded and/or insoluble forms of a target protein and whose detection e.g. by FRET based technology, allows the performance of the method without a separation step.

Abstract: A compound of formula (I), wherein A is S, O or a double bond, and L is a substituted thiazolyl, phenyl or pyridyl. The compound is useful for the treatment of inflammation and cancer.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a method of determining whether a non-purified sample contains a target protein bound to a ligand of interest comprising the steps of a) exposing the non-purified sample to a temperature which is capable of causing or enhancing precipitation of the unbound target protein to a greater extent than it is capable of causing or enhancing precipitation of the target protein bound to the ligand; and b) analysing said sample for the presence of soluble or native target protein using two or more affinity reagents capable of binding to said soluble or native target protein with a higher affinity than to an unfolded and/or insoluble form of said target protein. The invention particularly concerns the use of two affinity reagents (e.g. antibodies) which are capable of distinguishing between soluble or native, and unfolded and/or insoluble forms of a target protein and whose detection e.g. by FRET based technology, allows the performance of the method without a separation step.

Abstract: A compound of formula (I), wherein A is S, O or a double bond, and L is a substituted thiazolyl, phenyl or pyridyl. The compound is useful for the treatment of inflammation and cancer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, which are useful as inhibitors of human stearoyl-CoA desaturase (SCD). The invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and to the use of these compounds for the treatment or prevention of medical conditions in which the modulation of SCD activity is beneficial, such as cardiovascular diseases, obesity, non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, hypertension, metabolic syndrome, neurological diseases, immune disorders, cancer and various skin diseases.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the formula (I): including pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, hydrates, geometrical isomers, tautomers, optical isomers, and N-oxides thereof, said compounds being useful as inhibitors of stearoyl-CoA desaturase (SCD). The invention further relates to the use of compounds of the formula (I) for treatment of medical conditions in which the modulation of SCD activity is beneficial, such as cardiovascular diseases, obesity, non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, hypertension, neurological diseases, immune disorders, cancer, essential fatty acid deficiency, acne, psoriasis, rosacea or other skin conditions.

Abstract: According to the invention &bgr;-tubulin, as well as a 65 kDa polypeptide present in pancreatic &bgr;-cells, have been identified as molecular targets for sulfonylurea compounds. These findings enable for the identification of new insulin secretagogues. The invention thus relates to the use of sulfonylurea compounds, such as e.g. glibenclamide, in methods for identification of compounds binding the 65 kDa polypeptide or tubulin, or stimulating tubulin polymerization and/or turnover, thereby stimulating insulin secretion.