Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of treating cancer in a human and to pharmaceutical combinations useful in such treatment. In particular, the method relates to a cancer treatment method that includes administering N-{3-[5-(2-Amino-4-pyrimidinyl)-2-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-1,3-thiazol-4-yl]-2-fluorophenyl}-2,6-difluorobenzenesulfonamide or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and N-{(1S)-2-amino-1-[(3-fluorophenyl)methyl]ethyl}-5-chloro-4-(4-chloro-1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-5-yl)-2-thiophenecarboxamide, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, to a human in need thereof.

Abstract: The compounds encompassed by Formula I include compounds which are HIV protease inhibitors and other compounds which can be metabolized in vivo to HIV protease inhibitors. The compounds and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts are useful for the prophylaxis or treatment of infection by HIV and the prophylaxis, treatment, or delay in the onset of AIDS. The compounds and their salts can be employed as ingredients in pharmaceutical compositions, optionally in combination with other antivirals, immunomodulators, antibiotics or vaccines.

Abstract: The present invention relates to new cyclohexyl urea modulators of D2 receptors and/or modulators of D3 receptors, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of use thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound of formula (I): wherein: n is 0, 1 or 2; A is in particular CH or N; X is in particular CO, SO2, CS, and R1 is in particular H, R2 is a group of formula NR3R4 or OR5, R3 and R4 being in particular H, and R5 an alkyl group, R6 is in particular H or an alkyl group, and R7 is in particular an aryl group, for its use in the prevention and/or the treatment of viral pathologies or infections.

Abstract: Successful CNS drug discovery requires a scalable, highly physiological neuronal model. Using directed differentiation of mouse embryonic stem (mES) cells, including mES cells isolated from a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease (AD), a highly homogeneous primary neuronal model amenable to phenotypic assays for production and synaptotoxicity of amyloid ?-peptide was developed. This model furnishes a highly physiological and AD-relevant platform suitable for high throughput small molecule and functional genetic screens, providing specific small molecule compounds identified by such screens.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of polyaminoisoprenyl derivatives in antibiotic or antiseptic treatment of bacteria including those presenting multiple drug resistance (MDR), in particular as efflux pump inhibitors. It also relates to novel polyaminoisoprenyl derivatives, compositions comprising the same, process for preparing the same, and use thereof in antibiotic or antiseptic treatment.

Abstract: The invention provides compositions and methods of predicting a subject's risk of developing age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and methods of treating, delaying, or preventing the development and progression of AMD.

Abstract: The present application is related to compounds which are novel neurotrophin mimetics. The application also discloses the treatment of disorders associated with p75 expression, such as degradation or dysfunction of cells expressing p75 in a mammal by administering an effective amount of such compounds.

Abstract: Compounds of structural formula I are inhibitors of prolylcarboxypeptidase (PrCP). The compounds of the present invention are useful for the prevention and treatment of conditions related to the enzymatic activity of PrCP such as abnormal metabolism, including obesity; diabetes; metabolic syndrome; obesity related disorders; and diabetes related disorders.

Abstract: A 2,3-dihydro-1H-indene-2-yl urea represented by Formula (Ia) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof:

Abstract: Compounds corresponding to formula I: which act as vanilloid receptor ligands, pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, a method for producing the compounds, and the use of such compounds to treat pain and various other conditions.

Abstract: Compounds, methods and pharmaceutical compositions for treating viral infections, by administering certain novel semicarbazides, sulfonyl carbazides, ureas and related compounds in therapeutically effective amounts are disclosed. Methods for preparing the compounds and methods of using the compounds and pharmaceutical compositions thereof are also disclosed. In particular, the treatment and prophylaxis of viral infections such as caused by hemorrhagic fever viruses is disclosed, i.e., including but not limited to Arenaviridae (Junin, Machupo, Guanavito, Sabia and Lassa), Filoviridae (ebola and Marburg viruses), Flaviviridae (yellow fever, omsk hemorrhagic fever and Kyasanur Forest disease viruses), and Bunyaviridae (Rift Valley fever).

Abstract: This invention provides compounds, compositions and methods for treating a cognitive disorder or memory disorder in animals that result from aging or other neurodegenerative condition. In particular, compounds of this invention can stimulate neural cell growth, increased amounts of cells containing a key enzyme needed for production of the cholinergic neurotransmitter, and can improve memory and cognitive function in animals who have experienced a loss of memory or cognitive function.

Abstract: Compounds of Formula (I) along with processes for their preparation that are useful for treating, managing and/or lessening the diseases, disorders, syndromes or conditions associated with the modulation of calcium sensing (CaSR) receptors. Methods of treating, managing and/or lessening the diseases, disorders, syndromes or conditions associated with the modulation of calcium sensing (CaSR) receptors of Formula (I).

Abstract: The invention provides cycloalkyl guanidine compounds that inhibit F1F0-ATPase, and methods of using cyclalkyl guanidine compounds as therapeutic agents in therapy, such as treating an immune disorder, inflammatory condition, or cancer.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of glutaric acid derivatives of general formula (I), which are disclosed in the invention description, as anti-arrhythmic agents.

Abstract: The invention provides the compounds of formula (): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, A, X, Y, a, b and n are as defined herein. Also disclosed are methods for making the compounds of formula (I) and their use in treating or preventing diseases associated with cell overproliferation and dysfunctional sphingolipid signal transduction. The invention also encompasses the use of the compounds in combination with an apoptosis-signaling ligand, such as Fas ligand. Preferably, the Fas ligand is administered in the form of a gene therapy agent.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula where the variables have the meaning defined in the specification have analgesic and/or immunostimulant effect in mammals.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds which activate the p53 response, and find use in, for example, hyperproliferative diseases such as cancer treatment and potentially other diseases/conditions involving sirtuin function.

Abstract: This invention relates to geranylgeranyl acetone (GGA) derivatives and the use of GGA, its isomers, and GGA derivatives in methods for inhibiting neural death, increasing neural activity, increasing axon growth and cell viability, and increasing the survival rate of subjects administered the GGA or GGA derivatives.

Abstract: Methods of treating or suppressing mitochondrial diseases, such as Friedreich's ataxia (FRDA), Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON), mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactacidosis, and stroke (MELAS), Kearns-Sayre Syndrome (KSS), are disclosed, as well as compounds useful in the methods of the invention, such as 4-(p-quinolyl)-2-hydroxybutanamide derivatives. Methods and compounds useful in treating other disorders such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Huntington's disease, Parkinson's disease, and pervasive developmental disorders such as autism are also disclosed. Energy biomarkers useful in assessing the metabolic state of a subject and the efficacy of treatment are also disclosed. Methods of modulating, normalizing, or enhancing energy biomarkers, as well as compounds useful for such methods, are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to bridged spiro[2.4]heptane derivatives of formula (I), wherein W, Y, Z, R1 and R2 are as defined in the description, their preparation and their use as pharmaceutically active compounds as ALX receptor and/or FPRL2 agonists for the treatment of inflammatory and obstructive airways diseases.

Abstract: The invention provides a series of novel 1,2-disubstituted amido-anthraquinone derivatives. Further, the invention also provides the preparation method and application of said derivatives, said application comprises: said derivatives with therapeutically effective amount are prepared into pharmaceutical compositions for inhibition of cancer cell growth, further treating cancer.

Abstract: A method of treating a hyperproliferative disorder in a subject in need of such treatment, comprising administering to said subject, in combination, a treatment effective amount of: (a) a ceramide-increasing retinoid such as fenretinide or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; and (b) at least one (and in certain embodiments at least two) compounds selected from the groups consisting of (i) a non-18 carbon chain length L-threo-sphinganine(s) or pharmaceuticeutically acceptable salt thereof, (ii) glucosylceramide or glucosyl(dihydro)ceramide synthesis inhibitor(s), and (iii) sphingomyelin or dihydrosphingomyelin synthase inhibitor(s). Preferred L-threo-sphinganines are of carbon chain length 17 carbons, 19 carbons and 20 carbons. A preferred glucosylceramide or glucosyl(dihydro)ceramide synthesis inhibitor is D-threo-1-phenyl-2-palmitoylamino-3-morpholino-1-propanol. A preferred sphingomyelin or dihydrosphingomyelin synthesis inhibitor is D-threo-1-phenyl-2-palmitoylamino-3-morpholino-1-propanol.

Abstract: The present invention identifies a compound which binds to the PAH1 domain of mSin3B that specifically binds to neural restrictive silencer factor NRSF, and uses the compound as a prophylactic and/or a therapeutic for diseases associated with abnormal expression of neural restrictive silencer factor NRSF/REST or abnormal expression of genes targeted by NRSF/REST, such as Huntington's disease, medulloblastoma and neuropathic pain. The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising a substance capable of binding to the PAH1 domain of mSin3B, e.g.

Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates methods for inhibiting or preventing muscle atrophy or increasing muscle mass by providing to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of ursolic acid, a derivative thereof, or an analog of the ursane scaffold. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds which activate the p53 response, and find use in, for example, hyperproliferative diseases such as cancer treatment and potentially other diseases/conditions (involving sirtuin function).

Abstract: Described herein are compounds that are antagonists of PGD2 receptors. Also described are pharmaceutical compositions and medicaments that include the compounds described herein that are antagonists of PGD2 receptors. Also described herein are methods of using such antagonists of PGD2 receptors, alone and in combination with other compounds, for treating respiratory, cardiovascular, and other PGD2-dependent or PGD2-mediated conditions or diseases.

Abstract: The present invention is related to the preparation and pharmaceutical use of novel haloallylamine derivatives as SSAO/VAP-1 inhibitors having the structure of Formula I, as defined in the specification: (I). The invention also relates to methods of using invention compounds, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or derivatives thereof, for the treatment of a variety of indications, e.g., inflammatory diseases.

Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of formula I?; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R5, B1, X and n are defined herein. The invention also relates a method for manufacturing the compounds of the invention, and its therapeutic uses. The present invention further provides a combination of pharmacologically active agents and a pharmaceutical composition.

Abstract: Aralkyl diamine derivative of the following formula, pharmaceutically acceptable salts or uses thereof as antidepressants. The derivatives have triplex inhibiting activities of the reuptake of 5-HT, dopamine and noradrenalin, which can be administered to the patients in need of such treatment in the form of compositions orally or injectedly et al.

Abstract: The invention provides a novel class of compounds viz. generally lipopeptides like Pam3CSK4, immunogenic compositions and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and methods of using such compounds to treat or prevent diseases or disorders associated with Toll-Like Receptors 2. In one aspect, the compounds are useful as adjuvants for enhancing the effectiveness a vaccine.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are an HIF-1 inhibitor, a method for the preparation thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same as an active ingredient. The HIF-1 inhibitor shows anticancer activity thanks to the inhibition activity against HIF-1, a transcription factor which plays an important role in the growth and metastasis of cancer, but not to general cytotoxicity. Thus, the HIF-inhibitor and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof can be used as a therapeutic for various cancers such as liver cancer; stomach cancer and breast cancer. Also, the compound having inhibition activity against HIF-1 is useful in the treatment of diabetic retinopathy and arthritis, which are aggravated by HIF-1-mediated VEGF expression.

Abstract: A method for treating a patient suffering from disorders and deficits of the central nervous system associated with diabetes, associated with aging and neurodegeneration, comprising attention deficit disorder in general, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Alzheimer's disease (AD), mild cognitive impairment, senile dementia, AIDS dementia, neurodegeneration, depression, and schizophrenia, comprising administering to a patient in need of such treatment an effective amount of a selective inhibitor of the 11-?-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase Type 1 enzyme activity.

Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods that promote wound healing in a subject with a cutaneous injury. In particular, the present invention provides systemic and/or local administration of one or more compositions that cause ganglioside depletion (e.g., glucosylceramide synthase (GCS) inhibitors) for the treatment of cutaneous wounds.

Abstract: In one aspect, B1,4GalT-V, an isoform of the enzyme lactosylceramide synthase, is provided as a biomarker for cancer. Also provided are methods and compositions directed at cancers characterized by the overexpression or upregulation of the lactosylceramide synthase isoform B1,4GalT-V.

Abstract: The present invention relates to new sulfonamide derivatives of formula (I) wherein R1-R8 and Z are as defined in the claims, and optical antipodes or racemates and/or salts and/or hydrates and/or solvates thereof, which are selective antagonists of bradykinin B1, to processes for producing these same compounds, pharmacological compositions containing them and to their use in therapy or prevention of painful and inflammatory conditions.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound of formula (I): wherein: n is 0, 1 or 2; A is in particular CH or N; X is in particular CO, SO2, CS, and R1 is in particular H, R2 is a group of formula NR3R4 or OR5, R3 and R4 being in particular H, and R5 an alkyl group, R6 is in particular H or an alkyl group, and R7 is in particular an aryl group, for its use in the prevention and/or the treatment of viral pathologies or infections.

Abstract: The present invention includes crystalline forms of 2-amino-3-methyl-N-(2-morpholinoethyl)-pentanamide and crystalline forms of salts and/or solvates of 2-amino-3-methyl-N-(2-morpholinoethyl)-pentanamide. Furthermore, the present invention provides compositions comprising the crystalline forms and therapeutic use of the crystalline forms.

Abstract: This application relates to pharmacologically-active vanilloid compounds which are useful for the treatment of various anti-inflammatory states characterized by inhibition of FAAH, such as, Alzheimer's dementia, Parkinson's disease, depression, pain, rheumatoid arthritis, pathophysiology of mood disorders, multiple sclerosis, and inflammation, or antagonism of TRPV1, such as, for example, Huntington's disease, hypertension, arthritis, allergic airway inflammation, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, and neuropathic pain.

Abstract: Administration of a monoamine oxidase inhibitor is useful in the prevention and treatment of muscle dystrophy. Methods and compositions for inhibiting the production of reactive oxygen species in a muscle cell overproducing reactive oxygen species are provided herein.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel heterocyclic compounds of the formula in which all of the variables are as defined in the specification, in free form or in salt form, to their preparation, to their medical use and to medicaments comprising them.

Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) are disclosed. Compounds according to the invention bind to and are agonists, antagonists or inverse agonists of the CB2 receptor, and are useful for treating inflammation. Those compounds which are agonists are additionally useful for treating pain.

Abstract: Described herein are 4-methyl-piperazine-1-carbothioic acid amide derivatives and analogs, as well as compositions containing the same, for the treatment or prophylaxis of viral infections and diseases associated therewith, particularly those viral infections and associated diseases caused by hemorrhagic fever viruses, such as Arenaviruses.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of compounds which enhance the transcription of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) for treating stem and progenitor cells in the cell therapy of patients with ischemic heart diseases such as coronary heart disease or ischemic cardiomyopathy. Treatment of such cells which are isolated from bone marrow, for example, with an eNOS transcription enhancer prior to their administration improves their functional activity and ameliorates neovascularization of the heart and cardiac regeneration.

Abstract: The present invention relates to morpholine and thiomorpholine derivatives of the general formula I or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof and their use.

Abstract: The invention provides compounds which directly inhibit IRE-1? activity in vitro, prodrugs, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Such compounds and prodrugs are useful for treating diseases associated with the unfolded protein response and can be used as single agents or in combination therapies.

Abstract: The compounds shown by the structural formulas below have analgesic effect and are used in compositions and methods for treating mammal in need of such treatment.

Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound having Formula (I) or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient: [wherein, R1 is, for example, a C6-C10 aryl group which may be substituted with one group or more than one group selected from substituent group ?; R2 is, for example, a C6-C10 aryl group which may be substituted with one group or more than one group selected from substituent group ?; and X is, for example, a hydroxyl group or a C1-C6 alkoxy group].

Abstract: 2-Phenylethylamino substituted carboxamide derivatives and their use as sodium and/or calcium channel modulators useful in preventing, alleviating and curing a wide range of pathologies are presented.