Abstract: The present invention provides methods for early diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and for determining the efficacy of a treatment for ALS in an ALS patient, i.e., monitoring ALS progression, utilizing cellular blood markers; as well as kits for carrying out these methods.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of relieving nicotine craving comprising the steps of providing at least one chewing gum comprising tobacco alkaloid to a user, providing relief of nicotine craving to said user by transferring of tobacco alkaloid from the chewing gum to the human body of said user by chewing of said chewing gum, said chewing of said chewing gum comprising a chewing process involving a transfer of tobacco alkaloid from said chewing gum above a threshold transfer rate in the period of about ½ minute to about 2½ minutes from initiation of said chewing process.

Abstract: There is provided a method for treating pulmonary hypertension in a subject, comprising: administering to the subject in need thereof a daily dose of ambrisentan from 1 mg to about 15 mg, wherein the method is carried out without drug labeling instruction to monitor liver aminotransferase levels during ambrisentan treatment.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) or pharmaceutical acceptable salts, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, and B are defined in the description. The present invention relates also to compositions containing said compounds which are useful for inhibiting kinases such as wee-1 and methods of treating diseases such as cancer.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods of using fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) inhibitors alone or in combination for the treatment or prevention of abdominal, visceral or pelvic pain. Also described herein are pharmaceutical compositions comprising a FAAH inhibitor, alone or in combination with an additional therapeutic agent for the treatment of abdominal, visceral or pelvic pain.

Abstract: The invention relates to compositions and methods for inhibiting RNA binding proteins (e.g., MEX-3, MEX-5 and POS-1), as well as methods for treating and preventing disorders associated with parasitic infections and inflammatory disorders.

Abstract: The present application relates to novel substituted fused imidazoles and pyrazoles, to processes for preparation thereof, to the use thereof, alone or in combinations, for treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases and to the use thereof producing medicaments for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases, especially for treatment and/or prophylaxis of cardiovascular disorders.

Abstract: This invention relates to novel compounds of reverse-turn mimetics, having pyrazino-triazinone as a basic framework, and a method of preparing the same, and the use thereof to treat diseases such as cancer, in particular, acute myeloid leukemia.

Abstract: The present invention relates to imidazo[1,2-b][1,2,4]triazines that are inhibitors of c-Met and are useful in the treatment of c-Met associated diseases including cancer.

Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of the Formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of Formula (I) in combination with a suitable carrier, diluent, or excipient; and methods for treating or preventing physiological disorders, particularly reduced bone mass, osteoporosis, osteopenia, reduced muscle mass or strength, or erectile dysfunction comprising administering a compound of Formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

Abstract: The invention provides benzotriazine compounds having formula (I). The benzotriazine compounds of the invention are capable of inhibiting kinases, such members of the Src kinase family, and various other specific receptor and non-receptor kinases.

Abstract: Disclosed is a medicament characterized by the combination of: epigallocatechin gallate, methylated epigallocatechin gallate, or a pharmacologically permitted salt thereof; and a phosphodiesterase inhibitor.

Abstract: Compounds having the formula (I), and enantiomers, and diastereomers, pharmaceutically-acceptable salts, thereof, are useful as kinase modulators, including Btk modulation, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, Q, A and B are as defined herein.

Abstract: The present invention relates to chemical compounds having a general formula I wherein A1-5 and 7-8, D?, L1, L2, R1, R3, R6-8, n and o are defined herein, and synthetic intermediates, which are capable of modulating the activity of Aurora kinase proteins and, thereby, influencing various disease states and conditions related to the activities of Aurora kinases. For example, the compounds are capable of influencing the process of cell cycle and cell proliferation to treat cancer and cancer-related diseases. The invention also includes pharmaceutical compositions, including the compounds, and methods of treating disease states related to the activity of Aurora kinase.

Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of formula I or a salt form thereof, wherein Q1, Q2, Q3, and Q4 are as defined herein. The compound of formula I has ALK and/or JAK2 inhibitory activity, and may be used to treat proliferative disorders.

Abstract: The present invention provides compounds which are potent inhibitors against Lpd activity, PDH activity, and/or the growth of tubercle bacillus, and thus are useful in the treatment of tuberculosis infection and associated conditions. The present invention is further directed to in vitro- and in vzivo-based methods of inhibiting Lpd and/or PDH activity. In certain embodiments, these methods are useful in inhibiting Lpd and/or PDH activity key to a pathogen's survival.

Abstract: Provided herein are methods for predicting the LKB1 status of a patient or a biological sample, comprising the measurement of particular gene expression levels relative to a set of reference levels that represent the gene expression level of a biological wild-type sample without LKB1 gene or protein loss or mutation and the gene expression level of a reference sample with LKB1 gene or protein loss or mutation. Further provided herein are methods for treating and/or preventing a cancer or a tumor syndrome in a patient, comprising administering an effective amount of a TOR kinase inhibitor to a patient having cancer or a tumor syndrome, characterized by particular gene expression levels.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the novel use of stimulators and activators of soluble guanylate cyclase for the treatment of sickle cell anemia and for the preservation of blood substitutes. The present invention furthermore relates to the use of stimulators and activators of soluble guanylate cyclase in combination with PDE5 inhibitors for the treatment of sickle cell anemia and for the preservation of blood substitutes.

Abstract: This invention relates to novel substituted 5-(1-benzothiophen-2-yl)pyrrolo[2,1-f][1,2,4]triazin-4-amine derivatives having protein tyrosine kinase inhibitory activities, to processes for the preparation of such compounds, to pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, and to the use of such compounds or compositions for treating proliferative disorders, in particular cancer and tumor diseases.

Abstract: Pharmaceutical composition for oral administration comprises at least one phosphodiesterase inhibitor and at least one sugar alcohol selected from mannitol, sorbitol, xylitol, maltitol, lactitol, erythritol, threitol and Isomalt, and sodium hydrogen carbonate as pharmaceutical excipients in the following weight proportions: phosphodiesterase inhibitor: about 10 to about 150 parts by weight in total; sugar alcohol: about 50 to about 600 parts by weight in total; and sodium hydrogen carbonate: about 2 to about 100 parts by weight. The above composition for use in a method of treating male erectile dysfunction with an accelerated onset of action is also disclosed.

Abstract: Methods for treating a central nervous system (CNS) injury in a subject are provided. As of the methods include administering to the subject an effective amount of gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptor signaling inhibitor to treat the subject for the CNS injury. Also provided are compositions useful in embodiments of the methods. Methods and compositions of the invention find use in the treatment of a variety of different CNS injuries, including but not limited to, treating a subject for CNS injury associated with the occurrence of stroke.

Abstract: Benzotriazine doxides are disclosed as drugs targeting mycobacterium tuberculosis, including novel compounds of formula I:

Abstract: The present invention is directed to imidazo[1,2-b][1,2,4]triazines and imidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidines, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, which are inhibitors of kinases such as c-Met and are useful in the treatment of cancer and other diseases related to the dysregulation of kinase pathways.

Abstract: Alpha-helix mimetic structures and compounds represented by the formula (I) wherein the general formula and the definition of each symbol are as defined in the specification, a compound relating thereto, and methods relating thereto, are disclosed. Applications of these compounds in the treatment of medical conditions, e.g., cancer diseases, fibrotic diseases, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the mimetics are further disclosed.

Abstract: The disclosure provides compounds of formula I, including their salts, as well as compositions and methods of using the compounds. The compounds are ligands for the nicotinic ?7 receptor and may be useful for the treatment of various disorders of the central nervous system, especially affective and neurodegenerative disorders.

Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula I and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The formula I compounds inhibit tyrosine kinase activity of such as Jak2 and CK2, thereby making them useful as antiproliferative agents for the treatment of cancer and other diseases.

Abstract: Compositions and formulations useful for treating inflammatory bowel diseases, intestinal cancers, and improving the integrity of the luminal surface of the gastrointestinal tract are disclosed. Typically, the composition increases level of cGMP in the intestinal mucosa or increases the activity of a PKG, preferably PKG2, in the intestinal mucosa. Preferably, the composition includes a phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) inhibitor and is targeted to the intestinal mucosa, for example by enteric coating or attachment of an intestinal specific targeting moiety. Methods of using the compositions to treat intestinal and bowel diseases, and intestinal cancers, and methods of improving one or more physiological parameters of intestinal luminal integrity including, but are not limited to, reduced proliferation for example in the intestinal crypts, reduced apoptosis for example at the luminal surface, and induction of downstream effectors of PKG-mediated signaling are also disclosed.

Abstract: The invention provides compounds of Formula (I), as described herein, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, and synthetic methods and intermediates that are useful for preparing the compounds. The compounds of Formula (I) are useful as anti-viral agents and/or as anti-cancer agents.

Abstract: The invention relates generally to novel pharmaceutical methods for the treatment of various conditions. Compositions comprising: at least one phosphodiesterase-5-inhibitor in combination with one or more of the following medications: a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor; a serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor; a cholinesterase inhibitor; a dopamine agonist; or a medication suitable to increase the chemical concentrations of the neurotransmitters, selected from amino acids, monoamines, neuropeptides and other agents capable of primary neurotransmission in the synaptic clefts, and their use for treating a neurodegenerative disease in a subject. The invention also relates to: Compositions comprising: at least one phosphodiestersa-5-inhibitor in combination with one or more of the following medications: a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor; or a cholinesterase inhibitor, and their use for treating damaged skin in a subject.

Abstract: A method for treating a pulmonary hypertension condition such as pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in a subject comprises administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of ambrisentan, wherein, at baseline, time from first diagnosis of the condition in the subject is not greater than about 2 years.

Abstract: This invention relates to novel compounds of formula (I). Formula (I) in which the variable groups are as defined in the specification and claims, to pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and to a method of treatment using them for treatment of cancer.

Abstract: A compound of formula A having improved non-specific binding characteristics and pharmacokinetic properties is provided: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, stereoisomer, or hydrate thereof.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a novel integrase inhibitor. The present invention relates to a novel compound having an antiviral effect, more specifically, a pyridone derivative having HIV integrase inhibitory activity, and a medicament containing the same, in particular, an anti-HIV agent. The compound of the present invention has integrase inhibitory activity and/or cell proliferation inhibitory activity against viruses, in particular, HIV and drug-resistant strains thereof. Thus, the compound is useful in preventing or treating various diseases, viral infections (for example, AIDS), and the like in which integrase participates.

Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of Formulae (A), (B), (C), and (D), pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, hydrates, polymorphs, co-crystals, tautomers, stereoisomers, isotopically labeled derivatives, and prodrugs thereof, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and kits thereof. The present invention further provides methods of using the compounds to treat or prevent neurological disorders. In one aspect, the methods include administering to a subject in need of treatment for a neurological disorder a therapeutically effective amount of DAC-001, DAC-002, DAC-003, DAC-009, or DAC-012, or a compound of Formula (A), (B), (C), or (D).

Abstract: The present invention is directed to dihydrochloric acid and dibenzenesulfonic acid salts of the c-Met kinase inhibitor 2-fluoro-N-methyl-4-[7-(quinolin-6-ylmethyl)-imidazo[1,2-b][1,2,4]triazin-2-yl]benzamide, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, useful in the treatment of cancer and other diseases related to the dysregulation of kinase pathways. The present invention further relates to processes and intermediates for preparing 2-fluoro-N-methyl-4-[7-(quinolin-6-ylmethyl)imidazo[1,2-b][1,2,4]triazin-2-yl]benzamide, and salts thereof.

Abstract: A compound of a formula (I): wherein R1 represents a C3-10 branched alkyl group which may be substituted; R2 represents a hydrogen atom or a C1-4 alkyl group which may be substituted; R3 represents a C1-4 alkyl group which may be substituted or a halogen atom; R4 represents a C1-4 alkyl group which may be substituted; and ring 1 represents a cyclic group which has planarity and may have a substituent group, a salt thereof, an N-oxide thereof or a solvate thereof, or a prodrug thereof, is useful as a medicinal component having CRF antagonistic activity for the prevention and/or treatment of a neuropsychiatric disease, a peripheral organ disease and the like.

Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula (I) and salts thereof: wherein the substituents are as defined in the specification; a compound of formula (I) for use in the treatment of the human or animal body, in particular with regard to c-Met tyrosine kinase mediated diseases or conditions; the use of a compound of formula (I) for manufacturing a medicament for the treatment of such diseases; pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of the formula (I), optionally in the presence of a combination partner, and processes for the preparation of a compound of formula (I).

Abstract: Disclosed are N-{1-[3-(2-ethoxy-5-(4-ethylpiperazinyl)sulfonylphenyl)-4,5-dihydro-5-oxo-1,2,4-triazin-6-yl]ethyl}butyramide (which is represented by formula III and utilized for preparing vardenafil), its preparation method, intermediates during preparation procedure, preparation method for such intermediates and a method for preparing vardenafil from the compound.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing medicaments that contain vardenafil hydrochloride, essentially as trihydrate in solid form, and to medicaments that can be obtained according to this method

Abstract: The invention provides compounds of formula I: or a salt thereof as described herein. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of formula I, processes for preparing compounds of formula I, intermediates useful for preparing compounds of formula I and therapeutic methods for suppressing an immune response or treating cancer or a hematologic malignancy using compounds of formula I.

Abstract: Oral dosage forms as a biodegradable, water soluble film for delivering pharmaceutically active agents, particularly anti-migraine agents to patients through insertion into the mouth of patient and methods for administering pharmaceutically active agents to patients by insertion into the mouth to provide selective uptake of said agents through the mucosa and thus avoiding the gastrointestinal tract.

Abstract: The 2-phenyl-substituted imidazotriazinones having short, unbranched alkyl radicals in the 9-position are prepared from the corresponding 2-phenyl-imidazotriazinones by chlorosulphonation and subsequent reaction with the amines. The compounds inhibit cGMP-metabolizing phosphodiesterases and are suitable for use as active compounds in pharmaceuticals, for the treatment of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disorders and/or disorders of the urogenital system, in particular for the treatment of erectile dysfunction.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to certain hydroxamate derivatives that are useful in the treatment of hepatitis C. These compounds are also inhibitors of histone deacetylase and are therefore useful in the treatment of diseases associated with histone deacetylase activity. Pharmaceutical compositions and processes for preparing these compounds are also disclosed.

Abstract: A method for treating a pulmonary hypertension condition such as pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in a subject comprises administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of ambrisentan, wherein, at baseline, time from first diagnosis of the condition in the subject is not greater than about 2 years.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds having general formula I characterised in that wherein in particular: R1 represents one or a plurality of groups such as: trifluoromethyl, halogen such as F, Cl, Br, methyl, nitro. R represents nitrogen T-U represents C?C, V represents N, W represents C?O, R2 represents Cl or H, R3=H and R4=Me, A represents wherein n=m=1, X represents —CH2— and E represents —CH—, and D represents oxygen, along with the various isomers and mixtures thereof in any proportions, and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.

Abstract: Heterocyclic compounds derived from benzotriazine, triazines, triazoles and oxadiazoles are disclosed. The methods of synthesis and of use of such heterocyclic compounds are also provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC) and to phosphodiesterases (PDEs) and the pharmacology of sGC stimulators, sGC activators and PDE inhibitors. More particularly, the invention relates to the use of sGC stimulators and sGC activators in combination with PDE5 inhibitors for preparation of medicaments for the treatment of Cystic Fibrosis (CF).

Abstract: Compounds and pharmaceutical compositions that modulate kinase activity, including PI3 kinase activity, and compounds, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of treatment of diseases and conditions associated with kinase activity, including PI3 kinase activity, are described herein.

Abstract: The invention provides compounds of Formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The Formula (I) pyrrolotriazines inhibit protein kinase activity thereby making them useful as anticancer agents.

Abstract: A series of fused bicyclic pyridine and pyrazine derivatives, substituted directly on the pyridine or pyrazine ring by a functional group attached via a sulphur-containing linkage, being selective inhibitors of P13 kinase enzymes, are accordingly of benefit in medicine, for example in the treatment of inflammatory, autoimmune, cardiovascular, neurodegenerative, metabolic, oncological, nociceptive or ophthalmic conditions.