Abstract: A heterocyclic compound or a salt thereof represented by the formula (1): where R2 represents a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group; A represents a lower alkylene group or lower alkenylene group; and R1 represents an aromatic group or a heterocyclic group. The compound of the present invention has a wide treatment spectrum for mental disorders including central nervous system disorders, no side effects and high safety.

Abstract: The present invention relates to substituted imidazo-pyridinones and imidazo-pyridazinones of general formula wherein Y and R1 to R4 are defined as in claim 1, the tautomers, enantiomers, diastereomers, the mixtures thereof and the salts thereof, which have valuable pharmacological properties, particularly an inhibiting effect on the activity of the enzyme dipeptidylpeptidase-IV (DPP-IV).

Abstract: The present invention relates to the CGRP-antagonists of general formula I wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are defined as in claim 1, the tautomers, the isomers, the diastereomers, the enantiomers, the hydrates thereof, the mixtures thereof and the salts thereof and the hydrates of the salts thereof, particularly the physiologically acceptable salts thereof with inorganic or organic acids or bases, as well as those compounds of general formula I wherein one or more hydrogen atoms are replaced by deuterium, pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds, their use and processes for preparing them.

Abstract: The present application provides compounds, including all stereoisomers, solvates, prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable forms thereof according to Formula I wherein R1a, R1b, R1c, Q, A, R3, W, D and R2 are defined herein. Additionally, the present application provides pharmaceutical compositions containing at least one compound according to Formula I and optionally at least one additional therapeutic agent. Finally, the present application provides methods for treating a patient suffering from an MCHR-1 modulated disease or disorder such as, for example, obesity, diabetes, depression or anxiety by administration of a therapeutically effective dose of a compound according to Formula I.

Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition useful for a prevention and/or treatment of hyperlipidemia, which comprises combining an effective amount of squalene synthase inhibitor and HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor is provided.

Abstract: The present invention encompasses compounds of general formula (1) wherein R1 to R6, X and Y are defined as in claim 1, which are suitable for the treatment of diseases characterised by excessive or anomalous cell proliferation, as well as the use thereof for preparing a pharmaceutical composition with the above-mentioned properties.

Abstract: The present invention encompasses compounds of general formula (1), wherein A, W, X, Y, Z, Ra, Rb, Rc, R1 and R3 are defined as in claim 1, which are suitable for the treatment of diseases characterised by excessive or abnormal cell proliferation, and the use thereof for preparing a pharmaceutical composition having the above-mentioned properties.

Abstract: The invention provides compounds of formula (1), and the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5a, R5b, R5c, R5d, Q, A, Z, and R7 are as described herein; compositions thereof; and uses thereof.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel drug which is useful as a preventive and/or therapeutic agent for various diseases involved in elevation of CRP level, in particular, inflammatory disease and cancer comprising a compound having inhibitory activity against squalene synthase or a salt thereof, or a prodrug thereof.

Abstract: Compounds of formula (I), wherein R1, R4, HET-1 and HET-2 are as described in the specification, and their salts and pro-drugs, are activators of glucokinase (GLK) and are thereby useful in the treatment of, for example, type 2 diabetes. Processes for preparing compounds of formula (I) are also described.

Abstract: The present application describes deuterium-enriched lapaquistat, pharmaceutically acceptable salt forms thereof, and methods of treating using the same.

Abstract: A preventive/remedy for xanthoma which contains a compound having an inhibitory effect on squalene synthase, its prodrug or its salt.

Abstract: Methods for treating a demyelinating condition in a subject in need of treatment are provided. In some aspects the methods encompass administering to the subject an amount of a Ca2+-channel blocker effective to treat the demyelinating condition. In other aspects, the methods encompass administering to the subject an amount of a glutamate inhibitor effective to treat the demyelinating condition. In additional aspects, the methods encompass administering to the subject a Ca2+-channel blocker in combination with a glutamate inhibitor, in amounts effective to treat the demyelinating condition. In still other aspects, the methods encompass administering to the subject a Ca2+-channel blocker in combination with a hypertensive agent, in amounts effective to treat the demyelinating condition. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions having a Ca2+-channel blocker, a glutamate inhibitor, and a pharmaceutically-acceptable carrier.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for treating, inhibiting the progression of, or eradicating polycystic kidney disease of in a patient in need thereof which comprises providing to said patient an effective amount of a TACE inhibitor compound alone or in combination with an effective amount of an EGF receptor kinase inhibitor.

Abstract: The invention provides compounds of formula (1), and the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5a, R5b, R5c, R5d, Q, A, Z, and R7 are as described herein; compositions thereof; and uses thereof.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods of using metaxalone. In one embodiment, the method comprises determining that a patient in need metaxalone therapy is taking a substance that is a n inhibitor or an inducer of a cytochrome p450 isozyme, wherein the cytochrome P450 is CYP1A2, CYP2C8, CYP2C9, CYP2C19, CYP2D6, CYP2E1, or CYP3A4, and adjusting administration to the patient of metaxalone or the substance to avoid an adverse event associated with metaxalone. In another embodiment, the method comprises informing a user that metaxalone ais metabolized by a cytochrome p450 isozyme, wherein the cytochrome P450 is CYP1A2, CYP2C8, CYP2C9, CYP2C19, CYP2D6, CYP2E1, or CYP3A4. Also included are articles of manufacture comprising a container containing a dosage form of metaxalone, wherein the container is associated with published material informing that metaxalone affects activity of a cytochrome p450 isozyme. Also disclosed are a method of treatment and a method of manufacturing a metaxalone product.

Abstract: This invention relates to pyrazole derivatives of formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates or derivative thereofs, wherein R1 to R4 are defined in the description, and to processes for the preparation thereof, intermediates used in their preparation of, compositions containing them and the uses of such derivatives. The compounds of the present invention bind to the enzyme reverse transcriptase and are modulators, especially inhibitors thereof. As such the compounds of the present invention are useful in the treatment of a variety of disorders including those in which the inhibition of reverse transcriptase is implicated. Disorders of interest include those caused by Human Immunodificiency Virus (HIV) and genetically related retroviruses, such as Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS).

Abstract: This invention relates to a combination product or medicament comprising at least one novel substituted pyrrole derivative and one or more dyslipidemic agents, antiobesity agents, antihyperglycaemic agents, anti-inflammatory agents or mixture thereof.

Abstract: Treprostinil can be administered using a metered dose inhaler. Such administration provides a greater degree of autonomy to patients. Also disclosed are kits that include a metered dose inhaler containing a pharmaceutical formulation containing treprostinil.

Abstract: Compounds useful for treating cellular proliferative diseases and disorders by modulating the activity of KSP are disclosed.

Abstract: This invention provides new benzoxazepine compounds represented by the formula: [wherein R stands for a lower alkyl group optionally substituted with a hydroxyl group, X stands for an optionally substituted carbamoyl group or an optionally substituted heterocyclic group having a deprotonatable hydrogen atom, R1 stands for a lower alkyl group and W stands for a halogen atom] having activities of lowering chlesterol-level and lowering trigluceride-level, and being useful for prophylaxis and therapy of hyperlipidemia.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds of Formula I: I (where variables A1, A2, B, J, K, m, n, R4, R5a, R5b and R5c are as defined herein) useful as antagonists of CGRP receptors and useful in the treatment or prevention of diseases in which the CGRP is involved, such as headache, migraine and cluster headache.

Abstract: This invention provides progesterone receptor modulators having the structure: wherein R1 to R7, X, and Q are as defined in the specification; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

Abstract: The present invention provides an agent for preventing or treating organ functional disorders, an agent for preventing or treating organ dysfunction and an agent for preventing or treating obesity and deuteropathy thereof, each of which comprises a compound having an effect of increasing ubiquinone or a salt thereof or a prodrug thereof; as well as a ubiquinone increasing agent comprising a compound having a squalene synthase inhibitory effect or a salt thereof or a prodrug thereof.

Abstract: This invention provides progesterone receptor modulators having the structure: wherein R1 to R7, X, and Q are as defined in the specification; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

Abstract: This invention provides progesterone receptor modulators having the structure: wherein R1 to R7, X, and Q are as defined in the specification; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

Abstract: The invention relates to certain bicyclic heterocycles havng the structure shown below which are useful in the treatment of diseases related to lipid and carbohydrate metabolism, such as type 2 diabetes, and atherosclerosis.

Abstract: Compounds of Formula (I) are described herein. The compounds have been shown to act as cannabinoid receptor ligands and are therefore useful in the treatment of diseases linked to the mediation of the cannabinoid receptors in animals.

Abstract: The invention relates to benzoxazepinone derivatives of formula wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, and n are as defined in the specification and to a pharmaceutically suitable acid addition salt thereof. These compounds are good ?-secretase inhibitors for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.

Abstract: This invention relates to novel cyclic malonamides having the formula (I): to their pharmaceutical compositions and to their methods of use. These novel compounds inhibit the processing of amyloid precursor protein and, more specifically, inhibit the production of A?-peptide, thereby acting to prevent the formation of neurological deposits of amyloid protein. More particularly, the present invention relates to the treatment of neurological disorders related to ?-amyloid production such as Alzheimer's disease and Down's Syndrome.

Abstract: A novel fused bicyclic pyridine derivative or a salt thereof that acts as a tachykinin receptor antagonist, in particular as an NK1 receptor antagonist, is represented by the following general formula (1): wherein the rings A and B are each a benzene ring which may have 1 to 3 substituents (any adjacent two of which may be bound to one another to form a ring); the ring C is a nitrogen-containing ring having a hydrogen atom substituted with a nitrogen atom; R1 and R2 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a C1 to C6 alkyl group, a C1 to C6 alkylsulfonyl group, a C1 to C6 alkylcarbonyl group, or a C1 to C6 alkoxycarbonyl group, or R1 and R2 are bound to one another to form the ring D; m is 1 or 2; n is 2 or 3; and q is an integer from 1 to 4.

Abstract: A fused bicyclic pyridine derivative represented by the following general formula (1), or a salt thereof: wherein the rings A and B are each a benzene ring, which may have 1 to 3 substituents (any adjacent two of which may be bound to one another to form a ring) that are each independently selected from the group consisting of a halogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted C1 to C6 alkyl group, and a substituted or unsubstituted C1 to C6 alkoxyl group; R is a C1 to C6 alkylsulfonyl group, a C1 to C6 alkylcarbonyl group, a C1 to C6 alkoxycarbonyl group, or a formyl group; m is 1 or 2; n is 2 or 3; and q is 1 or 2.

Abstract: A novel fused bicyclic pyrimidine derivative or a salt thereof that acts as a tachykinin receptor antagonist and, in particular, as an NK1 receptor antagonist is represented by the following general formula (1): wherein the rings A and B are each a benzene ring having 1 to 3 substituents (any adjacent two of which may be bound to one another to form a ring); the ring C is a nitrogen-containing ring; m is 1 or 2; and n is 2 or 3.

Abstract: The present invention relates to use of compounds represented by the following general formula [1] or salts or prodrugs thereof: [where R1 represents hydrogen atom or lower alkoxy group; R2 represents hydrogen atom, lower alkoxy group, optionally substituted phenyl group, (where R3 represents acyl group); X represents —CO— or —CH2—; and n-represents 1 or 2], as drugs for overcoming a resistance to anticancer drugs or drugs for enhancing an effect of anticancer drugs. The compounds represented by the general formula [1] have not only a function of overcoming the resistance to various anticancer drugs but also a function of enhancing the effect of various anticancer drugs to anticancer-drug sensitive cells. Thus, these compounds have excellent effects on resistant cells and also on sensitive cells, and in particular effective in the treatment of a cancer having an acquired resistance to an anticancer drug.

Abstract: Two new crystalline forms of 1S-[1alpha(2S*, 3R*), 9alpha]6, 10-dioxo-N-(2-ethoxy-5-oxo-tetrahydro-3-furany1)-9 [[(1-isoquinolyl) carbony1]amino]octahydro-6H-pyridazino [1,2-a][1,2]diazepin-1-carboxamide (anhydrous or hydrated), their preparation process and the pharmaceutical compositions containing them.

Abstract: Compounds having the general formula wherein R1a, R1b, R1c, X1, X2, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, n, Y and Z are as defined in the specification, methods of using such compounds for the treatment of diseases and pharmaceutical composition comprising such compounds.

Abstract: Novel multibinding compounds are disclosed. The compounds of this invention comprise 2-10 ligands covalently connected, each of the ligands being capable of binding to a ligand binding site in a Ca++ channel , thereby modulating the biological activities thereof.

Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition comprising an inhibitor of angiotensin converting enzyme and neutral endopeptidase, such as sampatrilat, and at least one bioavailability enhancer such as an organic acid, e.g., ascorbic acid. Such a composition has improved systemic bioavailability.

Abstract: The invention relates to benzoxazepinone derivatives of formula 1

Abstract: The present invention provides compounds which inhibit serine protease activity of matriptase or MTSP1. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising those compounds and methods of using the compounds and pharmaceutical compositions to treat conditions ameliorated by inhibition of matriptase or MTSP1. The invention provides recombinant serine protease domains and methods of using peptides comprising a recombinant serine protease domain to screen for compounds that inhibit serine protease activity of matriptase or MTSP1.

Abstract: Novel cyclic malonamides having the formula (I): and their pharmaceutical compositions. These novel compounds inhibit the processing of amyloid precursor protein and, more specifically, inhibit the production of A&bgr;-peptide, thereby acting to prevent the formation of neurological deposits of amyloid protein.

Abstract: This invention provides new benzoxazepine compounds represented by the formula: 1

Abstract: There is described a method of treatment of a patient requiring analgesia which comprises the separate, simultaneous or sequential administration of a therapeutically effective amount of an opioid analgesic, devazepide and a surfactant. There is also described a monophasic pharmaceutical composition comprising an amount of devazepide effective in the enhancement of opioid analgesia and a pharmaceutically acceptable surfactant.

Abstract: Disclosed are compounds which inhibit &bgr;-amyloid peptide release and/or its synthesis, and, accordingly, have utility in treating Alzheimer's disease. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound which inhibits &bgr;-amyloid peptide release and/or its synthesis as well as methods for treating Alzheimer's disease both prophylactically and therapeutically with such pharmaceutical compositions.

Abstract: A modified-release vasopeptidase inhibitor formulation is provided which is capable of releasing vasopeptidase inhibitor, preferably omapatrilat or gemopatrilat, in a manner to provide therapeutically effective NEP inhibitory activity and therapeutically effective ACE inhibitory activity, in a balanced manner, for a predetermined duration to lower blood pressure and/or treat heart failure. In a preferred formulation, the NEP inhibitory activity and ACE inhibitory activity have balanced release characteristics.

Abstract: Compounds which mimic the secondary structure of helical regions of biologically active peptides and proteins having the following structure: 1

Abstract: The present invention relates to triaryl-oxy-aryl-spiro-pyrimidine-2,4,6-trione metalloproteinase inhibitors of the formula 1

Abstract: There are disclosed &bgr;-sheet mimetics and methods relating to the same for imparting or stabilizing the &bgr;-sheet structure of a peptide, protein or molecule. In one aspect, the &bgr;-sheet mimetics are covalently attached at the end or within the length of the peptide or protein. The &bgr;-sheet mimetics have utility as inhibitors of one or more of proteases, kinases, CAAX, peptides binding to SH2 domains and MHC-I and/or MHC-II presentation of peptides to T cell receptors in warm-blooded animals.

Abstract: This invention provides new benzoxazepine compounds represented by the formula: [wherein R stands for a lower alkyl group optionally substituted with a hydroxyl group, X stands for an optionally substituted carbamoyl group or an optionally substituted heterocyclic group having a deprotonatable hydrogen atom, R1 stands for a lower alkyl group and W stands for a halogen atom] having activities of lowering cholesterol-level and lowering trigluceride-level, and being useful for prophylaxis and therapy of hyperlipidemia.

Abstract: Disclosed are compounds which inhibit &bgr;-amyloid peptide release and/or its synthesis, and, accordingly, have utility in treating Alzheimer's disease. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound which inhibits &bgr;-amyloid peptide release and/or its synthesis as well as methods for treating Alzheimer's disease both prophylactically and therapeutically with such pharmaceutical compositions.