Abstract: The present invention relates to phenylcyclopropylamine derivatives. In particular, pharmaceutical compositions comprising phenylcyclopropylamine derivatives are provided. The compounds of this invention can, inter alia, be used for the treatment and the prevention of cancer as well as neurodegenerative diseases or disorders.

Abstract: Provided herein are macrocyclic serine protease inhibitor compounds, for example, of Formula Ia or Ib, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, and processes of preparation thereof. Also provided are methods of their use for the treatment of an HCV infection in a host in need thereof.

Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition in multilayer-coated form including an omega-3 fatty acid or an alkyl ester thereof and a statin-based drug, and more particularly, a pharmaceutical composition for oral administration including: (a) a gelatin capsule core containing an omega-3 fatty acid or an alkyl ester thereof; (b) a first coating layer formed by coating, on the gelatin capsule core, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose and a copolymer of butyl methacrylate, (2-demethylaminoeethyl) methacrylate, and methyl methacrylate at a weight ratio of 1:2:1; and (c) a second coating layer formed by coating, on the first coating layer, a coating solution containing a statin-based drug.

Abstract: Novel hetarylaminoquinoline derivatives of formula (I) wherein X, Z, Het, R1, R2, R3 and R4 have the meaning according to claim 1, are inhibitors of ATP consuming proteins, and can be employed, inter alia, for the treatment of tumors.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds and compositions and their application as pharmaceuticals for treating, preventing, or reversing injury to skeletal or cardiac muscles, for treating or preventing diseases relating to the structure and function of skeletal or cardiac muscle, and for inducing regeneration or restructuring of skeletal or cardiac muscle as a means of treating diseases relating to abnormalities in skeletal or cardiac muscle structure and function in a human or animal subject.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel quinoline compounds useful as S-nitrosoglutathione reductase (GSNOR) inhibitors, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and methods of making and using the same.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a medicament for treating occlusive and/or ischemic vascular disorder comprising a carbostyril derivative and carnitine.

Abstract: The invention is directed to methods of treating organ specific infections in a host organism by administering compounds that target host receptors and/or host cellular signaling molecules to prevent a pathogen from infecting the organ. For example, the administration of a compound to prevent a pathogen from crossing the blood-brain barrier to prevent a brain infection.

Abstract: The invention relates to compositions and methods for regulating hair growth. Specifically, the invention relates to regulating hair growth by regulating the activity one of the prostaglandin D2 (PGD2) receptors, DP-2 (GPR44). Compositions and methods for regulating hair growth include inhibiting hair growth by administering a DP-2 agonist, or stimulating hair growth by administering a DP-2 antagonist.

Abstract: The invention relates to ROR modulators; compositions comprising an effective amount of a ROR modulator; and methods for treating or preventing diseases associated with ROR.

Abstract: The present invention describes a method for the treatment of a neurological condition in a subject which comprises administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effect amount of a compound of the formula or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, hydrates, or solvates thereof.

Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, and Y are defined in the description are TRPA1 antagonists. Compositions comprising such compounds and methods for treating conditions and disorders using such compounds and compositions are also disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed are substituted quinolines of formula 1 wherein R1 and R2 are defined herein, the processing of making and using the same.

Abstract: At least one compound selected from among coumarin and/or derivative thereof, butylated hydroxyanisole, ethoxyquine and mixtures thereof, and admixtures thereof with other active agents selected from among active agents for combating desquamative conditions of the scalp, plant extracts having propigmenting activity and active agents that slow hair loss and/or promote hair regrowth, are useful for preventing and/or limiting and/or stopping the development of canities.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide an inhibitor that inhibits differentiation of T cells into Th1 cells. The inhibitor that inhibits differentiation of T cells into Th1 cells contains, as an active ingredient, pitavastatin or a salt thereof.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for contributing to the local treatment of pain. More specifically, the disclosed systems and methods contribute to the local treatment pain by inhibiting the NF?B family of transcription factors.

Abstract: The present invention provides secondary 8-hydroxyquinoline-7-carboxamide derivatives of general formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. These compounds are useful as antifungal agents. Specifically, these compounds were tested against Tricophyton Rubrum, Tricophyton Mentagrophytes, Aspergillus Niger and Scopulariopsis Brevicaulis. These compounds are active against Candida species such as Candida Albicans and Candida Glabrata.

Abstract: The present specification discloses pharmaceutical compositions, methods of preparing such pharmaceutical compositions, and methods and uses of treating a cardiovascular disease in an individual using such pharmaceutical compositions.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include methods of treating, preventing, and/or reducing the risk of fibrosis in an individual in need thereof. In some embodiments, particular small molecules are employed for treatment, prevention, and/or reduction of the risk of fibrosis. In at least particular cases, the small molecules are inhibitors of STAT3.

Abstract: The subject invention is directed to a pharmaceutical composition comprising an open matrix network carrying a pharmaceutically active ingredient, wherein the open matrix network comprises both the polysaccharides levan and inulin.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods of diagnosing and treating infectious disease characterized by a pathology that involves hemorrhaging or pathological vascular leakage.

Abstract: The subject invention is directed to a pharmaceutical composition comprising an open matrix network carrying a pharmaceutically active ingredient, wherein the open matrix network comprises levan.

Abstract: Monomeric and dimeric trioxane thioacetals and methods of their use for treating subjects infected with malaria or other parasitic infectious diseases including, but not limited to, toxoplasmic infection; subjects afflicted with psychiatric conditions associated with toxoplasmic infection; and subjects afflicted with cancer.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing and/or reducing the risk or severity of an allergic reaction in an individual. In some embodiments, particular small molecules are employed for prevention and/or reduction in the risk or severity of anaphylaxis. In at least particular cases, the small molecules are inhibitors of STAT3. In some cases, the small molecule comprises N-(1?,2-dihydroxy-1,2?-binaphthalen-4?-yl)-4-methoxybenzenesulfonamide.

Abstract: The invention provides antimicrobial compounds and compositions, and methods of using them. The compounds and compositions include, for example, a compound of any one of Formulas I-X. The invention further provides methods of preparing the compounds, and useful intermediates for their preparation. The compounds can possess highly specific and selective activity, such as antibacterial activity and/or enzymatic inhibitory activity. Accordingly, the compounds and compositions can be used to treat bacterial infections, or to inhibit or kill bacteria, either in vitro or in vivo.

Abstract: The present invention describes a method for the treatment of a neurological condition in a subject which comprises administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effect amount of a compound of the formula or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, hydrates, or solvates thereof.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include methods of treating, preventing, and/or reduce the risk or severity of a condition selected from the group consisting of muscle wasting, muscle weakness, cachexia, and a combination thereof in an individual in need thereof. In some embodiments, particular small molecules are employed for treatment, prevention, and/or reduction in the risk of muscle wasting. In at least particular cases, the small molecules are inhibitors of STAT3.

Abstract: Positive allosteric modulators of melanocortin receptors, especially allosteric potentiators of the receptors MC3R and MC4R are described herein. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions containing the positive allosteric modulators and methods of treating obesity or an obesity-related disorder such as type 2 diabetes, comprising administering an effective amount of the positive allosteric modulator.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and kits for detecting diastolic dysfunction in subjects without clinical signs of heart failure.

Abstract: This invention features vitamin D receptor agonists, and their use in treating bone disorders, cardiovascular disease, hyperparathyroidism, immune disorders, proliferative disease, renal disease, and thrombosis.

Abstract: [Problem] Provided is a compound which is useful as an agent for preventing and/or treating renal diseases. [Means for Solution] The present inventors have conducted extensive studies on compounds having a trypsin inhibitory action, and as a result, they have found that a guanidinobenzoic acid compound has a trypsin inhibitory action, thereby completing the present invention. The guanidinobenzoic acid compound of the present invention can be used as an agent for preventing and/or treating renal disease as an agent which will substitute low-protein diet therapy, and an agent for preventing and/or treating trypsin-related diseases, for example, pancreatitis, gastroesophageal reflux disease, hepatic encephalopathy, influenza, and the like.

Abstract: Compounds are provided that act as potent antagonists of the CCR(9) receptor. Animal testing demonstrates that these compounds are useful for treating inflammation, a hallmark disease for CCR(9). The compounds are generally aryl sulfonamide derivatives and are useful in pharmaceutical compositions, methods for the treatment of CCR(9)-mediated diseases, and as controls in assays for the identification of CCR(9) antagonists.

Abstract: A styrylquinoline derivative of structure I or IV or a benzodioxol isoquinoline of structure II or III for use in the treatment of an angiogenesis-related disease or disorder. The invention also provides a composition comprising a styrylquinoline derivative of structure I or IV or a benzodioxol isoquinoline of structure II or III for use as a medicament.

Abstract: Provided are monoquaternary ammonium compounds which are modulators of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. Also provided are methods of using the compounds for modulating the function of a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor, and for the prevention and/or treatment of central nervous system disorders, substance use and/or abuse, and gastrointestinal tract disorders.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of stabilising a tear film in an individual having an ocular surface inflammatory disorder by providing a compound to an ocular surface of the individual to reduce the synthesis of a cholesterol by a meibum-producing tissue.

Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) or (II) can modulate the activity of SIP receptors.

Abstract: The invention provides specific small molecule compounds that allosterically regulate the activity or modulate protein-protein interactions of AGC protein kinases and the Aurora family of protein kinases, methods for their production, pharmaceutical compositions comprising same, and their use for preparing medicaments for the treatment and prevention of diseases related to abnormal activities of AGC protein kinases or of protein kinases of the Aurora family.

Abstract: A biodegradable, flexible covering for a breast implant is provided which comprises one or more biodegradable polymer layers dimensioned and shaped to cover at least a portion of the breast implant. The implant can be inserted into an opening of the covering immediately prior to surgery, but alternate configurations and times of insertion are contemplated as well as open or sheet type devices. The coverings can optionally contain one or more drugs for delivery at the surgical site, particularly for treating or preventing infection, pain, inflammation, capsular contracture, scarring or other complications associated with breast augmentation or breast reconstruction.

Abstract: The invention relates to metal-chelating compounds comprising one or more 8-hydroxyquinoline units substituted in position 2 with a nitrogenous group comprising a polyamino chain, wherein the polyamino chain is N-substituted on said nitrogenous group, to the composition containing same, and to the uses thereof in the therapeutic field and in particular in the treatment of diseases associated with an abnormality in the regulation of metal metabolism resulting in a metal overload in human or animal cells.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds that modulate the bioactivity of an orexin receptor such as OX1 or OX2, or both; to pharmaceutical compositions and combinations comprising a compound of the invention; to methods of treatment of malconditions in patients wherein modulation of an orexin receptor is medically indicated; and to methods of preparation of compounds of the invention.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of determining the susceptibility of a subject to treatment with a leukotriene modifier by determining the subject's cysteinyl leukotriene (CysLT) level and the subject's level of eosinophilic airway inflammation and identifying a subject with a high ratio of CysLT levels to eosinophilic airway inflammation as susceptible to treatment with the leukotriene modifier. Also discussed is a method of treatment of subjects who are susceptible to treatment that includes administering a leukotriene modifier to such a subject.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for the in vivo treatment of a breast cancer tumor utilizing a therapeutically effective amount of an agent that inactivates the Rac1 GTPase and results in a reduction in cancer cell invasion, reduced cancer cell motility, and reduced volume and weight of the tumor. Agents that can be used in this treatment include salubrinal, guanabenz, and combinations thereof. The agents additionally have proven useful in reducing the development of osteoclastogenesis and reducing bone metastasis.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound of Formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, corresponding pharmaceutical compositions, compound preparation and treatment methods directed to bacterial infections and inhibition of bacterial peptide deformylase (PDF) activity.

Abstract: The present invention provides a process for the synthesis of substituted phenoxymethylpropionic acid and related compounds. The compounds are useful for inhibiting the formation of AGEs (Advanced Glycation End Products).

Abstract: Provided herein are compositions and methods for the treatment and analysis of neurological disorders. In particular, provided herein are small molecules targeted to amyloid-? (A?) or metal-A? species for the treatment, diagnosis, or study of neurological conditions such as Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other diseases and conditions.

Abstract: Provided is a method of treating or preventing age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in a patient subject to, or symptomatic of the disease, wherein the method comprises restoring normal lysosomal pH (pHL), or acidifying an abnormally elevated pHL, thus decreasing or preventing a damaging accumulation of lipofuscin or waste products in the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cells of the eye of the patient. Further, this method is achieved by modulating the action of the P2X7 and/or P2Y12 receptors of the RPE cells, specifically decreasing the acidity (pHL) of the RPE lysosomes by administering selected receptor antagonists affecting the action of the P2X7 and/or P2Y12 receptors of the RPE. Methods for selecting and quantifying the effectiveness of drugs to restore pHL and determine outer segment clearance rates is also provided using a high through-put screening protocol.

Abstract: This invention provides a family of compounds that inhibit Class II fructose 1,6-bisphosphate aldolase (FBA), which is implicated in the pathogenic activity of a broad range of bacterial and parasitic agents. The compounds were identified by empirical testing, and provide a basis for further derivatization and optimization of 8-hydroxyquinoline-2-carboxylic acid and related compounds. Crystal structure shows that the compounds don't bind directly to the catalytic site of the enzyme, and so are not defined simply as substrate analogs. Instead, they create a pocket by induced fit, resulting a powerful and specific inhibitory effect on FBA activity.

Abstract: Disclosure is provided for carbamate compounds that prevent, remove and/or inhibit the formation of biofilms, compositions including these compounds, devices including these compounds, and methods of using the same.

Abstract: The present specification discloses honeybee repellents exhibiting repellent properties similar to 2-heptanone, compositions comprising such repellents, uses to repel a honeybee from a mammal, location, plant, structure treated of such repellents, and methods of treating a mammal, location, plant, structure by applying such repellents.

Abstract: The invention relates to N-hydroxysulfonamide derivatives that donate nitroxyl (HNO) under physiological conditions and are useful in treating and/or preventing the onset and/or development of diseases or conditions that are responsive to nitroxyl therapy, including heart failure and ischemia/reperfusion injury. Novel N-hydroxysulfonamide derivatives release NHO at a controlled rate under physiological conditions, and the rate of HNO release is modulated by varying the nature and location of functional groups on the N-hydroxysulfonamide derivatives.