Abstract: A pyrimidine compound represented by below formula (I) has excellent control activity against pests and is useful as an active ingredient of a pest controlling agent.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of PI3K, particularly of PI3K?. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising said compounds and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disease, conditions, or disorders.

Abstract: Provided are cyclobutyl nucleosides and methods for their use in treatment of infections including Retroviridae (including HIV), Hepadnaviridae (including HBV), or Flaviviridae (including BVDV and HCV) infection, or conditions related to abnormal cellular proliferation, in a host, including animals, and especially humans.

Abstract: A method of controlling proliferation of fish parasites comprising the administration of 1 to 50 mg/kg fish body weight/day of an inhibitor of folate synthesis and/or an inhibitor of folate activation to fish continuously for 1 to 2 weeks. Using a combination preparation composed of an inhibitor of folate synthesis and an inhibitor of folate activation is preferable, and a sulfonamide is preferable for the inhibitor of folate synthesis. A dihydrofolate reductase inhibitor, a folate antagonist, etc., can be used as the inhibitor of folate activation. The antiparasitic agent is able to exterminate fish parasites via oral administration. It is particularly effective against parasites belonging to the ciliate group among fish parasites.

Abstract: [Problem] The present invention has an object to provide a compound having a GPR40 agonistic activity, which is useful as a pharmaceutical composition, an insulin secretion promoter, or an agent for preventing/treating diabetes. [Means for Solution] The present inventors have extensively studied a compound having a GPR40 agonistic activity, and as a result, they have found that the compound (I) of the present invention or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, in which a carboxylic acid is bonded to a bicyclic or tricyclic moiety through methylene, and further, a benzene ring substituted with a monocyclic 6-membered aromatic ring is bonded to a bicyclic or tricyclic moiety through —O-methylene or —NH-methylene, has an excellent GPR40 agonistic activity. They have also found that the compound has an excellent insulin secretion promoting action and strongly inhibits increase in the blood glucose after glucose loading, thereby completing the present invention.

Abstract: There are provided novel compounds of formula (I), wherein R1, R2, R4, G1, G2, L, Y and n are as defined in the Specification and optical isomers, racemates and tautomers thereof, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; together with processes for their preparation, compositions containing them and their use in therapy. The compounds are inhibitors of neutrophil elastase.

Abstract: The invention relates to new bicyclic heterocyclyl derivatives of formula (I), to pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds and to the use of said compounds in the treatment of diseases, e.g. cancer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to spiroketal compounds that are useful in methods of treating or preventing protozoal infections, parasitic infections, bacterial infections, cell proliferative disorders and anti inflammatory disorders. The spiroketal compounds are also useful as immunosuppressive agents, and also in methods of controlling pests.

Abstract: The present invention relates to certain novel compounds of Formula (I): and methods for preparing these compounds, compositions, intermediates and derivatives thereof and for the treatment of prokineticin 1 or prokinetin 1 receptor mediated disorders.

Abstract: The present invention is based on the discovery of a process for preparing pyrimidin-dione compounds, especially alogliptin and its derivatives, which comprises the reaction of a urea derivative of formula (VIII) with a malonic acid or its derivatives to form intermediates of formulae (VII) or (VII-A), which are subsequently converted to a compound of formula (II) upon introduction of a leaving group X. Compound (II) then reacts with an amine to form compound (I), which is optionally converted to its salts of formula (IV).

Abstract: This invention relates to sustained release pharmaceutical compositions comprising O-desmethyl-venlafaxine, in particular to sustained pharmaceutical compositions comprising O-desmethyl-venlafaxine orotate and/or O-desmethyl-venlafaxine glucuronate.

Abstract: The invention is related to pyrimidine-2,4-dione HIV reverse transcriptase inhibitors of Formula (I), (II), or (III): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, thereof, compositions containing such compounds, and therapeutic methods that include the administration of such compounds.

Abstract: The invention provides nanostructures or products of manufacture for use as ex vivo or in vivo composition (e.g., a drug, or a therapeutic, diagnostic or imaging reagent) delivery vehicles. In one aspect, the invention provides nanoparticles comprising several compartments which in unison function as a composite nanostructure. In one embodiment, the nanoparticles of the invention comprise a combination of polymer core/lipid bilayer interface which incorporate covalently attached lipid-vascular targeting ligands. These composite nanoparticles can deliver highly effective and selective payloads for diagnostic, prophylactic or therapeutic applications.

Abstract: The present invention relates to 1-aza-bicycloalkyl derivatives of Formula (I) wherein the substituents are as defined in the specification and to processes for their production to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them and to their use in the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment and/or delay of progression of psychotic and nemodegenerative disorders.

Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the general formula (I): compositions comprising an effective amount of said compounds either alone or in combination with other chemotherapeutic agents, and methods useful for treating or preventing cancer and for inhibiting tumour tissue growth. These compounds attenuate the oxidative damage associated with increased heme-oxygenase activity and can reduce cell proliferation in transformed cells. In addition, the described compounds and compositions are useful as neuroprotectants and for treating or preventing neurodegenerative disorders and other diseases of the central nervous system.

Abstract: The invention relates to amorphous ambrisentan, preferably together with a surface stabiliser in the form of a stable intermediate. The invention further relates to methods of producing stable amorphous ambrisentan and pharmaceutical formulations containing stable amorphous ambrisentan.

Abstract: A solid pharmaceutical dosage form providing improved oral bioavailability is disclosed for inhibitors of HIV protease. In particular, the dosage form comprises a solid dispersion of at least one HIV protease inhibitor and at least one pharmaceutically acceptable water-soluble polymer and at least one pharmaceutically acceptable surfactant, said pharmaceutically acceptable water-soluble polymer having a Tg of at least about 50° C. Preferably, the pharmaceutically acceptable surfactant has an HLB value of from about 4 to about 10.

Abstract: An intrauterine device and more specifically an intracervical device (ICD) for the local release of drugs in the loco-regional treatment of tumours of the uterine cervix comprises an elongated stem (2) to be positioned in the cervical canal (15), this stem consisting of an inner hollow core (3) and a coating (4) containing a gradual-release drug, the stem being attached to: a first element (5) for blocking the stem (2) inside the uterine cavity (12), and located at the cranial or upper end; a second blocking element (7, 71) positioned inside the vagina (11), against the ectocervix (16), located at the caudal or lower end of the stem (2).

Abstract: New compounds of 2,6-dimethyl-1,4-dihydropyridine-3,5-dicarboxylic acid ester type having general formula I wherein R is a lower alkyl group, which is methyl or ethyl R1 and R2 is sodium carboxylate-methyl ester, having synergistic cytotoxic effect combined with 5-fluorouracil.

Abstract: The present invention provides compounds for modulating protein kinase enzymatic activity for modulating cellular activities such as proliferation, differentiation, programmed cell death, migration and chemoinvasion. More specifically, the invention provides quinazolines and quinolines which inhibit, regulate, and/or modulate kinase receptor, particularly c-Met, KDF, c-Kit, flt-3 and flt-4, signal transduction pathways related to the changes in cellular activities as mentioned above, compositions which contain these compounds, and methods of using them to treat kinase-dependent diseases and conditions. The present invention also provides methods for making compounds as mentioned above, and compositions which contain these compounds.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel heterocyclic derivatives of the general formula (I), processes for their preparation, and their use in medicaments, especially for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases, acute coronary syndrome, acute myocardial infarction and heart failure development.

Abstract: A compound having Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein X, R1 and R2 are defined in the specification; pharmaceutical compositions thereof; and methods of use thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of GPR119 receptor agonists for treating or preventing a condition characterized by low bone mass, such as osteoporosis, and for increasing bone mass in an individual. The present invention further relates to the use of a GPR119 receptor agonist in combination with a dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPP-IV) inhibitor for treating or preventing a condition characterized by low bone mass, such as osteoporosis, and for increasing bone mass in an individual. A GPR119 receptor agonist and the combination of a GPR119 receptor agonist and a DPP-IV inhibitor promote bone formation in an individual.

Abstract: The invention relates to methods of treating patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) with a therapeutic that has anti-fibrotic effects, for example, pirfenidone and analogs thereof.

Abstract: Compounds are described that are active on at least one of PPAR?, PPAR?, and PPAR?, which are useful for therapeutic and/or prophylactic methods involving modulation of at least one of PPAR?, PPAR?, and PPAR?.

Abstract: Disclosed is a sustained release system that includes a polymer and a prodrug having a solubility less than about 1 mg/ml dispersed in the polymer. Advantageously, the polymer is permeable to the prodrug and may be non-release rate limiting with respect to the rate of release of the prodrug from the polymer. This permits improved drug delivery within a body in the vicinity of a surgery via sustained release rate kinetics over a prolonged period of time, while not requiring complicated manufacturing processes.

Abstract: This disclosure is directed to: (a) processes for preparing a compound and salts thereof that, inter alia, are useful for inhibiting hepatitis C virus (HCV); (b) intermediates useful for the preparation of the compound and salts; (c) pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compound or salts; and (d) methods of use of such compositions.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to self-supporting films for delivery of a therapeutic agent containing at least one hydrophobic polymer and at least one therapeutic agent. Methods of forming the multilayer films are also disclosed.

Abstract: To provide a radiation therapy potentiator, which, when employed in combination with cancer radiation therapy, can reduce radiation dose and can mitigate adverse effects. The invention provides a radiation therapy potentiator containing, as an effective ingredient, a uracil derivative represented by formula (1) (wherein R1 represents a halogen atom or a cyano group; and R2 represents a 4- to 8-membered heterocyclic group having 1 to 3 nitrogen atoms and optionally having as a substituent a lower alkyl group, an imino group, a hydroxyl group, a hydroxymethyl group, a methanesulfonyloxy group, or an amino group; an amidinothio group in which a hydrogen atom attached to a nitrogen atom may be substituted by a lower alkyl group; a guanidino group in which a hydrogen atom attached to a nitrogen atom may be substituted by a lower alkyl group or a cyano group; a lower alkylamidino group; or a 1-pyrrolidinylmethyl group) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of azapeptide or azapeptidomimetic type of formula (I): in which R1, R2, R3, X1, X2, X3, X4 and Y are as defined in claim 1, to pharmaceutical compositions containing them and to such compounds as adjuvant for an anticancer or anti-infectious medicament.

Abstract: The present invention provides liposomes that are useful for delivery of bioactive agents such as therapeutics. Among others, the liposomes of the invention are capable of delivering their payload at sites of increased secretory phospholipase A2 (sPLA2) activity, because phospholipase A2 (PLA2) will hydrolyse lipids of the liposome. Thus, the liposomes of the invention may e.g. be used in relation to cancer therapy. Another aspect of the invention is a liposomal formulation comprising the liposome of the invention. Still another aspect is a method of producing a liposomal formulation of the invention.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compounds that are sodium channel inhibitors and to their use in the treatment of various disease states, including cardiovascular diseases and diabetes. In particular embodiments, the structure of the compounds is given by Formula I: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, and R5 are as described herein, to methods for the preparation and use of the compounds and to pharmaceutical compositions containing the same.

Abstract: The invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition with a content in active ingredient that can be an antimycotic, so that the composition is suitable for the treatment of onychomycoses, in particular severe onychomycoses. The inventive formulation is an ointment-like thermogel at body temperature and an inviscid thermogel at lower temperatures and facilitates the permeation of sufficient active ingredient quantities through human fingernails and toenails, in order to also treat severe onychomycoses.

Abstract: 4-Amino-1H-pyrimidin-2-one-based compounds, compositions comprising them, and methods of their use for the treatment, prevention and management of various diseases and disorders are disclosed.

Abstract: O-linked pyrimidin-4-amine-based compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, and methods of their use are described.

Abstract: The present invention relates to crosslinked dextran magnetic composite microparticles and a preparation process and a using method thereof. The composite microparticles comprise magnetic nanoparticles and dextran with crosslinked structure, wherein the magnetic nanoparticles are dispersed in the dextran with crosslinked structure. The process for preparing the composite microparticles comprises: preparing a dextran solution; synthesizing dextran magnetic composite microparticles; and synthesizing the crosslinked dextran magnetic composite microparticles. The using method of composite microparticles comprises: preparing crosslinked dextran magnetic composite microparticles loaded with anti-cancer drug; and adding a sustained-releasing solution thereto.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel antagonists for CCR2 (CC chemokine receptor 2) and their use for providing medicaments for treating conditions and diseases, especially pulmonary diseases like asthma and COPD.

Abstract: Compounds of the substituted 1,3-dialkyl-2,4-dioxo-6-(pyrimidinylamino)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidine-5-hydroxamic acids, show below: wherein the variables are as defined herein, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, are provided for use as inhibitors of with MEK kinase.

Abstract: MCHR1 antagonists are provided having the following Formula I: wherein all of the variables are defined herein. Such compounds are useful for the treatment of MCHR1 mediated diseases, such as obesity, diabetes, IBD, depression, and anxiety.

Abstract: The invention relates to combination anticancer therapy with certain Akt inhibitor and other anticancer agents such as anticancer antimetabolites, anticancer antibiotics, plant-derived anticancer agents, anticancer platinum-coordinated complex compounds, anticancer camptothecin derivatives and anticancer tyrosine kinase inhibitors.

Abstract: Disclosed are compounds, compositions and methods for treating pain, including inflammatory, visceral, and acute pain. Such compounds are represented by Formula (I) as follows: wherein A1, L1, D, L2, and Q are defined herein.

Abstract: The invention is concerned with novel sulfonamide derivatives of formula (I) wherein R2, R3, R4, A, X, Y1, Y2, Y3, Y4 and Z1 are as defined in the description and in the claims, as well as physiologically acceptable salts and esters thereof. These compounds inhibit L-CPT1 and can be used as medicaments.

Abstract: The compound (I) or a salt thereof has an excellent controlling activity against pests. Then the compound (I) or a salt thereof is useful for an active ingredient of a pesticidal composition.

Abstract: Disclosed are compounds, compositions and methods for treating pain, including inflammatory, visceral, and acute pain. Such compounds are represented by Formula (I) as follows: wherein A1, L1, D, and Q are defined herein.

Abstract: The present application relates to methods of treating HIV-associated nephropathy (HIVAN) and/or focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) using endothelin-1 (ET-1) antagonists. The application further relates to a composition for the treatment of HIVAN and/or FSGS. A kit for detecting the presence of ET-1 or ET-1-associated biomarker in a biological sample is also disclosed.

Abstract: Compositions comprising the succinate salt of 2-[6-(3-Amino-piperidin-1-yl)-3-methyl-2,4-dioxo-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrimidin-1-ylmethyl]-4-fluoro-benzonitrile (referred to herein as Compound I) which has the formula: wherein the Compound I is present in one or more polymorphic forms. Also provided are novel methods for the preparation of the polymorphs of Compound I, and kits and articles of manufacture of the compositions, and methods of using the compositions to treat various diseases.

Abstract: Methods are described for the synthesis of Locked Nucleic Acid (LNA) derivatives using certain nitrogen-containing nucleophiles.

Abstract: Described herein are compounds that are antagonists of PGD2 receptors. Also described are pharmaceutical compositions and medicaments that include the compounds described herein, as well as 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 application describes deuterium-enriched alogliptin, pharmaceutically acceptable salt forms thereof, and methods of treating using the same.

Abstract: Compositions and methods for the treatment of malignancy and chronic viral infection are disclosed.