Abstract: A class of substituted pyridines that are useful for inhibiting the activity of cholesteryl ester transfer protein, and have the structural formula (IA), wherein R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6 are defined in the claims.

Abstract: Ortho, meta-substituted bisaryl compounds, processes for their preparation, their use as medicaments, and pharmaceutical preparations including their use as antiarrhythmic active compounds, for example, for the treatment and prophylaxis of atrial arrhythmias, e.g. atrial fibrillation (AF) or atrial flutters. Compounds of the invention include compounds of the formula I in which: A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7 and A8 independently of one another are chosen from nitrogen, CH and CR(5), at least four of these groups being CH, and wherein all other variables are as defined here.

Abstract: Described is a heterocycle-containing carboxylic acid derivative represented by the following formula (I): 1

Abstract: A compound of the formula wherein R1, R2 R3, R4 R5, R6, R7, R8, R9 and Q are as defined above, useful in the treatment of a condition selected from the group consisting of arthritis, cancer, tissue ulceration, macular degeneration, restenosis, periodontal disease, epidermolysis bullosa, scleritis, and other diseases characterized by matrix metalloproteinase activity, AIDS, sepsis, septic shock and other diseases involving the production of TNF. In addition, the compounds of the present invention may be used in combination therapy with standard non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID'S) and analgesics, and in combination with cytotoxic drugs such as adriamycin, daunomycin, cis-platinum, etoposide, taxol, taxotere and other alkaloids, such as vincristine, in the treatment of cancer.

Abstract: Compositions are provided, which comprise at least one nucleoside analogue inhibitor, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, or prodrugs thereof and fusaric acid, derivatives, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the above compositions are also provided that optionally further include another therapeutically effective compound, such as a carrier. Systemic and topical preparations comprising the above compositions are also provided as well as methods of treating viral diseases by the administration of the above antiviral agents to a patient.

Abstract: The present invention relates to small molecules according to the formula [I]: which are potent inhibitors of &agr;4&bgr;1 mediated adhesion to either VCAM or CS-1 and which can be used for treating or preventing &agr;4&bgr;1 adhesion mediated conditions in a mammal such as a human.

Abstract: Non-absorbent articles are disclosed. The non-absorbent articles include an effective amount of an aromatic inhibitory compound to substantially inhibit the production of exotoxins by Gram positive bacteria.

Abstract: Phenylalanine derivatives of the following formulae and analogues thereof have an antagonistic activity to &agr;4 integrin. They are used as therapeutic agents for various diseases concerning &agr;4 integrin.

Abstract: A compound of formula 1

Abstract: The present invention is directed to carbocyclic hydrazino compounds that function as inhibitors of copper-containg amine oxidases commonly known as semicarbazide-sensitive amine oxidases (SSAO), including the human SSAO known as Vascular Adhesion Protein-I (VAP-1). These SSAO inhibitors have therapeutic utility as drugs to treat conditions and diseases including, but not limited to, a number of inflammatory conditions and diseases (in particular chronic inflammatory conditions such as chronic arthritis, inflammatory bowel diseases, and chronic skin dermatoses), diseases related to carbohydrate metabolism and to aberrations in adipocyte differentiation or function and smooth muscle cell function, and vascular diseases.

Abstract: A compound of the formula (I), wherein R1 is hydrogen, halogen, carbymoyl, cyano, formuly, or lower alkyl optionally substituted with halogen, amino or a protected amino, R2 is hydrogen, halogen, cyano or lower alkoxy, R3 is phenyl or pyridyl, each of which is substituted with lower alkoxy, and R4 is lower alkoxy; provided that either R1 or R2 is hydrogen, then the other is other than hydrogen, or its salts, which are useful as a medicament.

Abstract: An antiproliferative, antiinflammatory, antiinfective, immunization agent of a metal ion chelating agent such as picolinic acid or derivatives thereof, and methods of using the same. The agents chelate metals in metal containing protein complexes and enzymes required for growth, replication or inflammatory response. The preparations can be administered systemically or for topical use. The preparations have antineoplastic, antiviral, antiinflammatory, analgesic antiangiogenic and antiproliferative effects and are used in the treatment of warts, psoriasis, acne, skin cancers, sunburn, inflammatory responses, untoward angiogenesis and other diseases and in the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases such as genital warts, herpes and AIDS.

Abstract: The invention concerns amide derivatives of formula (I) wherein R3 is (1-6C)alkyl or halogeno; Q1 is heteroaryl which is optionally substituted with 1, 2, 3, or 4 substituents such as hydroxy, halogeno, trifluoromethyl, (1-6C)alkyl, (1-6C)alkoxy, hydroxy-(1-6C)alkyl, (1-6C)alkoxy-(1-6C)alkyl, hydroxy-(2-6C)alkoxy, amino-(2-6C)alkylamino, N-(1-6C)alkyl-(1-6C)alkylamino-(2-6C)alkylamino, aryl, heteroaryl and heterocyclyl; p is 0-2 and R2 is a substituent such as hydroxy and halogeno; q is 0-4; and Q2 includes optionally substituted aryl, cycloalkyl, heteroaryl and heterocyclyl; or pharmaceutically-acceptable salts or in vivo-cleavable esters thereof; processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in the treatment of diseases or medical conditions mediated by cytokines.

Abstract: Agonists of chlorine/potassium channel receptor, for example taurine, gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), isoguvacin, isonipecotic acid, 4,5,6,7-tetrahydroisoxazolo-(5,4-c)pyrid-3(2H)-one, a benzodiazepine, steroids, and cromakalim, pinacidil, nicorandil and minoxidil, are well suited for treating sensitive human skin and are especially useful for treating/eliminating skin itching, pruritus, tautness, tingling and/or erythema.

Abstract: Compositions and kits comprising acyclovir and fusaric acid are provided.

Abstract: Amide compounds of the formula: 1

Abstract: Compounds of this invention increase plasma levels of high density lipoprotein or HDL, the “good” cholesterol and as such may be useful for treating diseases such as atherosclerosis.

Abstract: The invention discloses novel compounds of the pyridinium series useful for the management of diabetes and aging-related vascular complications, including kidney disease, nerve damage, atherosclerosis, retinopathy, dermatological disorders and discoloration of teeth, by breaking preformed AGE, of the general formula I, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, 1

Abstract: This invention relates generally to bis-amino acid sulfonamides containing substituted benzyl amines of formula I: or stereoisomeric forms, stereoisomeric mixtures, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt forms thereof, which are useful as HIV protease inhibitors, pharmaceutical compositions and diagnostic kits comprising the same, methods of using the same for treating viral infection or as assay standards or reagents, and intermediates and processes for making the same.

Abstract: Sympathetically maintained pain is treated topically by administering to the site where sympathetically maintained pain is present an &agr;-1-adrenergic antagonist, &agr;-2-adrenergic agonist, or other drug that depletes or blocks synthesis of sympathetic norepinephrine, known collectively as sympatholytic agents. Chemical formulas for several sympatholytic agents are given.

Abstract: Compositions and methods for treating a patient infected with a metazoan parasite by inhibiting the enzymatic action of the metazoan parasite protease, wherein there is employed at least one compound of formula I A—X—B wherein A is a substituted or unsubstituted homoaromatic or heteroaromatic ring system comprising one to three rings which binds to at least one of the S2, S1 and S1′ subsites; B is a substituted or unsubstituted homoaromatic or heteroaromatic ring system comprising one to three rings which binds to at least one of the S1′, S1 and S2 subsites; and X is —C═C—C(═O)—. These compositions and methods have particular utility in the treatment of schistosomiasis, malaria, and other infectious diseases.

Abstract: Aryl- and heteroaryl-substituted urea compounds useful in the treatment of diseases and conditions related to DNA damage or lesions in DNA replication are disclosed. Methods of making the compounds, and their use as therapeutic agents, for example, in treating cancer and other diseases characterized by defects in DNA replication, chromosome segregation, or cell division also are disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel class of sulfonamides which are aspartyl protease inhibitors. In one embodiment, this invention relates to a novel class of HIV aspartyl protease inhibitors characterized by specific structural and physicochemical features. This invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds. The compounds and pharmaceutical compositions of this invention are particularly well suited for inhibiting HIV-1 and HIV-2 protease activity and consequently, may be advantageously used as anti-viral agents against the HIV-1 and HIV-2 viruses. This invention also relates to methods for inhibiting the activity of HIV aspartyl protease using the compounds of this invention and methods for screening compounds for anti-HIV activity.

Abstract: The invention encompasses the novel compound of Formula I as well as a method of treating COX-2 mediated diseases comprising administration to a patient in need of such treatment of a non-toxic therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formula I.

Abstract: This invention is directed to an (aminoiminomethyl or aminomethyl)benzoheteroaryl compound of formula I which is useful for inhibiting the activity of Factor Xa by combining said compound with a composition containing Factor Xa. The present invention is also directed to compositions containing compounds of the formula I, methods for their preparation, their use, such as in inhibiting the formation of thrombin or for treating a patient suffering from, or subject to, a disease state associated with a physiologically detrimental excess amount of thrombin.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel bicyclic aromatic compounds which have the general formula (I): 1

Abstract: The invention provides methods for treating and preventing neuropathic pain which comprise the administration of an effective amount of an antagonist of the pain-enhancing effects of E-type prostaglandins, for example, EP1-typo prostaglandin receptor antagonists, to warm-blooded animals including humans in need of such treatment. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions for such prevention and treatment of neuropathic pain.

Abstract: Phenylalkanoic acid derivatives of formula (1) are described: wherein Ar1 is an aromatic or heteroaromatic group; L1 is a covalent bond or a linker atom or group; A is an optionally substituted aliphatic, heteroaliphatic, cycloaliphatic, polycycloaliphatic, heterocycloaliphatic, polyheterocycloaliphatic, aromatic or heteroaromatic group; R is a carboxylic acid (—CO2H) or a derivative thereof; and the salts, solvates, hydrates and N-oxides thereof. The compounds are able to inhibit the binding of alpha 4 integrins to their ligands and are of use in the prophylaxis and treatment of immune or inflammatory disorders.

Abstract: Alkylsulfonamido heterocyclic thrombin inhibitors are provided which have the structure wherein G is  wherein n is 0, 1 or 2 or 3; m is 0, 1, 2 or 3; Y is NH or S; R is hydrogen, hydroxyalkyl, aminoalkyl, alkyl, cycloalkyl, amidoalkyl, arylalkyl, alkenyl, aryl, alkynyl, arylalkoxyalkyl, or an amino acid side chain; R1 and R2 are independently hydrogen, lower alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, hydroxy, alkoxy, oxo, thioketal, thioalkyl, thioaryl, amino or alkylamino; or R1 and R2 can be taken together with the carbons to which they are attached to form a cycloalkyl, aryl or heteroaryl ring.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a topical skin care composition having improved aesthetics containing a skin care active wherein the skin care active is soluble in a tacky solvent and wherein the dermatologically acceptable delivery system contains a tacky solvent in combination with a silicone elastomer and a carrier for the elastomer. The present invention also relates to methods of using such compositions to regulate the condition of mammalian skin while retaining good aesthetics.

Abstract: This invention relates to prostaglandin agonists, methods of using such prostaglandin agonists, pharmaceutical compositions containing such prostaglandin agonists and kits containing such prostaglandin agonists. The prostaglandin agonists are useful for the treatment of bone disorders including osteoporosis.

Abstract: This invention is directed to the use of novel methods and nitroxide compositions having high redox activity to treat diseases and conditions related to free radicals. The compositions and methods described include pro-drug forms of nitroxide that enhance the therapeutic effect through their ability to penetrate readily into skin cells and remain sequestered within the cells. The formulations and methods described herein result in a significant accumulation of nitroxides in the skin cells, thus achieving a targeted delivery of a therapeutic or diagnostic dose. Applications using the novel compositions and methods described herein include use as improved imaging agents and as improved topical agents for treating conditions of the skin, including aging of the skin, wrinkles caused by sun-exposure, skin cancer, burns, psoriasis and alopecia, among others.

Abstract: Trisubstituted pyrroles are antiprotozoal agents useful in the treatment and prevention of protozoal diseases in human and animals, including the control of coccidiosis in poultry.

Abstract: The present invention provides certain N-substituted sulfonamide derivatives useful for potentiating glutamate receptor function in a mammal and therefore, useful for treating a wide variety of conditions, such as psychiatric and neurological disorders.

Abstract: Compounds of formula (1): wherein R1 is a hydrogen atom or an optionally substituted cycloaliphatic, polycycloaliphatic, heterocycloaliphatic, polyheterocycloaliphatic, aromatic or heteroaromatic group; Alk1 is an optionally substituted aliphatic or heteroaliphatic chain; L1 is a linker atom or group; r and s is each zero or an integer 1; R2 and R3, which may be the same or different, is each a hydrogen or halogen atom or a straight or branched alkyl, haloalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, hydroxyl or nitro group; Alk2 is a straight or branched alkylene chain; m is zero or an integer 1; R4 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; R5 is a hydrogen atom or a straight or branched alkyl group; R6 is a group —(CH2)tR7 in which t is zero or the integer 1 and R7 is an optionally substituted polycycloaliphatic, heterocycloaliphatic, polyheterocycloaliphatic, aromatic or heteroaromatic group; R is a carboxylic acid (—CO2H) or a derivative thereof; and the salts, solvates and hydrates the

Abstract: A compound of formula (I) wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The compound (I) of the present invention and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof possess a strong inhibitory activity on the production of nitric oxide (NO), and are useful for prevention and/or treatment of NOS(nitric oxide synthasey)-mediated diseases such as adult respiratory distress syndrome, myocarditis, synovitis, septic shock, insulin-ependent diabetes mellitus, ulcerative colitis, cerebral infarction, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, systemic lupus erythematosus, rejection by organ transplantation, asthma, pain, ulcer, and the like in human being and animals.

Abstract: Novel compounds of the pyridinium series useful for the management of diabetes and aging-related vascular and neurovascular complications, including kidney disease, nerve damage, atherosclerosis, retinopathy, inflammatory disorders, immunological disorders, oxidative stress, dermatological disorders and discoloration of teeth, by breaking preformed AGE, of the general formula I, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, 1

Abstract: With an agent for preparing a medication for treating the symptoms of Parkinson's disease, one obtains more effective treatment of the symptoms of said disease compared to classical treatment by a combination of effective substances comprising a substance increasing dopamine concentration in the synaptic cleft of the neurons of the brain along with a local anesthetic of the anilide group.

Abstract: It is an objective to produce intermediates of optically active beta-3 adrenaline receptor agonists from readily available raw materials in a safe, efficient and industrially advantageous manner. A substituted acetylpyridine derivative represented by the general formula (9) is reduced by enantioselective reduction to produce an optically active hydroxyethyl derivative represented by the general formula (10) (wherein * represents an asymmetric carbon atom), and it is further derivatized to an intermediate of an optically active beta-3 adrenaline receptor agonist, such as an optically active dihydroxyethylpyridine derivative represented by the general formula (14) or an optically active oxirane derivative represented by the general formula (16).

Abstract: The present invention provides the compound having the formula: wherein each of R1 and R2 is, substituted or unsubstituted, aryl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylamino, naphtha, pyridineamino, piperidino, t-butyl, aryloxy, arylalkyloxy, or pyridine group; wherein A is an amido moiety, —O—, —S—, —NH—, or —CH2—; and wherein n is an integer from 3 to 8. The present invention also provides a method of selectively inducing growth arrest, terminal differentiation and/or apoptosis of neoplastic cells and thereby inhibiting proliferation of such cells. Moreover, the present invention provides a method of treating a patient having a tumor characterized by proliferation of neoplastic cells. Lastly, the present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and a therapeutically acceptable amount of the compound above.

Abstract: A series of activated iodo-benzamide derivatives are described as antineoplastic and antiviral drug compounds. The compounds generally possess a chelating group, a thiol trapping group and an activating group. The presumptive mechanism of action in preventing cancer cell and virus replication is through inhibition of the binding of transcription factors to zinc finger binding domains. The compounds are effective in inhibiting growth of a variety of human and animal tumor and leukemia cell lines at low concentrations.

Abstract: The instant invention provides compositions and methods for modeling post-Amadori AGE formation and the identification and characterization of effective inhibitors of post-Amadori AGE formation, and such identified inhibitor compositions.

Abstract: This invention relates to a series of substituted benzophenone and sulfone compounds of the formula I wherein ring A, Z, Y, R and X are defined as in the specification, that exhibit activity as glycine transport inhibitors, their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and their use for the enhancement of cognition and the treatment of the positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia and other psychoses in mammals, including humans.

Abstract: This invention relates to prostaglandin agonists, methods of using such prostaglandin agonists, pharmaceutical compositions containing such prostaglandin agonists and kits containing such prostaglandin agonists. The prostaglandin agonists are useful for the treatment of bone disorders including osteoporosis.

Abstract: A method for treating an organ donor prior to harvesting organ to reduce graft rejection in a recipient. An amount effective to reduce graft rejection of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of compounds having formulas I, II, III, IV, V, VI, and VII is administered to the organ donor: wherein Y is X is F or Cl; and the remaining groups are as defined in the specification.

Abstract: Disclosed are nicotinanilide-N-oxide compounds, methods for their production, pharmaceutical compositions which include these compounds, and methods for their use in various therapies.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula 1

Abstract: The present invention provides methods for the asymmetric synthesis of (S,S,R)-(−)-actinonin and its analogs and the compounds thereby synthesized having a structural formula: 1

Abstract: Novel prodrugs of amino ceramide-like compounds are provided which inhibit glucosyl ceramide (GlcCer) formation by inhibiting the enzyme GlcCer synthase, thereby lowering the level of glycosphingolipids. The compounds of the present invention have improved GlcCer synthase inhibition activity and are therefore highly useful in therapeutic methods for treating various conditions and diseases associated with altered glycosphingolipid levels.

Abstract: There is disclosed a genus of compounds and pharmaceutical compositions that are protective for mitigating damage associated with tissue ischemia, particularly stroke (CNS ischemia), and ischemia of the myocardium. The present invention further provides a method for treating tissue damage caused by ischemia. Lastly, the present invention provides a method for treating tissue damage caused by providing a compound that inhibits the cytotoxic activity of 3-aminopropanal.