Abstract: The invention provides classes of novel compounds that accelerate peptide loading to DR in the absence of DM and related pharmaceutical compositions. The invention also provides conjugates of these compounds with peptides, antigens or other MHC-based therapeutics, including peptides that self-catalyze their loading onto MHC Class II molecules. Methods are provided for modulating an immune response in a subject. Also disclosed are methods of using the novel compounds, e.g., in combination with MHC-based therapeutics, for the treatment of autoimmune diseases and for the manufacture of medicaments. Methods of improving loading of viral peptides and tumor peptides for enhancing the CD4 T cell response following vaccination against viruses or tumors, and related vaccines, are also provided.

Abstract: An objective of the present invention is to provide compounds of formula (I) or their pharmacologically acceptable salts or solvates wherein A represents aryl while R1 represents a five- or six-membered monocyclic heterocyclic group, or A represents a four- to six-membered monocyclic heterocyclic group while R1 represents aryl or a five- or six-membered monocyclic heterocyclic group; R2 represents a hydrogen atom or C1-6 alkyl; R3 represents C1-6 alkyl or C3-6 cycloalkyl-C1-4 alkyl; R4, R5, and R6 represent a hydrogen atom; R7 represents C1-6 alkyl; and m is 1 to 3. The compounds are novel lincosamide derivatives that have a potent activity against resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae. Further, the compounds are usable as antimicrobial agents and are useful for preventing or treating bacterial infectious diseases.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a glucokinase activator useful as a pharmaceutical agent such as an agent for the prophylaxis or treatment of diabetes, obesity and the like, and the like. A glucokinase activator containing a compound represented by the formula (I): wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification, or a salt thereof or a prodrug thereof.

Abstract: The invention provides compounds formula I, their preparation, and their use as pharmaceutically active immunosuppressive agents for the treatment of autoimmune disorders, organ transplant rejection, disorders associated with an activated immune system, as well as other disorders modulated by lymphopenia or S1P receptors.

Abstract: (wherein R1 and R4 are the same or different and each represents a hydrogen atom, substituted or unsubstituted lower alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted lower alkynyl, substituted or unsubstituted lower alkenyl, or the like; R5 represents a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, or the like; R2 represents —C(?W)R6 or the like; R3 represents a hydrogen atom, —C(?WA)R6A, or the like) Antitumor agents which comprises a thiadiazoline derivative represented by the aforementioned general formula (I) or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient are provided.

Abstract: Azacyclopentane derivatives of structural formula (I) are selective inhibitors of stearoyl-coenzyme A delta-9 desaturase (SCD1) relative to other known stearoyl-coenzyme A desaturases. The compounds of the present invention are useful for the prevention and treatment of conditions related to abnormal lipid synthesis and metabolism, including cardiovascular disease; atherosclerosis; obesity; diabetes; neurological disease; metabolic syndrome; insulin resistance; liver steatosis; and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis.

Abstract: Therapeutic compounds, compositions, methods, and medicaments related thereto are disclosed herein.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel heterocyclic compounds, including oxadiazole compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and their use in the inhibition of reverse transcriptase and the treatment of HIV (1 and 2) infections, AIDS and ARC and other viral infections.

Abstract: The invention relates to substituted 1,2-ethylenediamines of general formula (I), wherein the radicals R1-R13, A, B, L and i are as defined in the description and in the claims. The invention also relates to the use thereof for treating Alzheimer's disease (AD) and similar diseases.

Abstract: This invention relates to the use of a group of aryl ureas in treating cytokine mediated diseases other than cancer and proteolytic enzyme mediated diseases other than cancer, and pharmaceutical compositions for use in such therapy.

Abstract: This invention relates to compounds of Formula I and the use of compounds of Formula I as neuroprotective agents in the treatment of neuronal disorders of the central and peripheral nervous systems.

Abstract: Novel Alpha-halo- and Alpha-alkyl-cyclopropylcarboxy compounds, and uses of these and related compounds in the treatment of a variety of neurological diseases and disorders, and particularly epilepsy, are provided.

Abstract: Disclosed are 3-aryl-6-aryl-7H-[1,2,4]triazolo[3,4-b][1,3,4]thiadiazoles and related compounds thereof, represented by the Formula I: wherein Ar1, Ar2, and X are defined herein. The present invention relates to the discovery that compounds having Formula I are activators of caspases and inducers of apoptosis. Therefore, the activators of caspases and inducers of apoptosis of this invention may be used to induce cell death in a variety of clinical conditions in which uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells occurs.

Abstract: The present invention provides compounds useful, for example, for treating metabolic disorders in a subject. Such compounds have the general formula I: where the definitions of the variables Q, L1, , L2,M, X, L3, and A are provided herein. The present invention also provides compositions that include, and methods for using, the compounds in preparing medicaments and for treating metabolic disorders such as, for example, type II diabetes.

Abstract: Patients having exercise limiting conditions and those at risk of developing such conditions are exposed to a regimen of hypoxic conditions that simulate various altitude conditions. The exposure is of a temporary nature, being from a few hours to most of a day or night in any one day and repeated on a personally worked out regimen of from a series of consecutive days to a regular number of “on” and “off” days, to a random number of days. An alternate regimen is such exposure for a few minutes at a time followed by normoxic rest period of a few minutes, with the cycle repeated multiple times over the course of a treatment session. The conditioning treatment strengthens the cardiac tissue and skeletal muscle and the results extend beyond the treatment periods whereby the patient's condition is substantially improved.

Abstract: The present invention provides compounds useful as inhibitors of c-Met tyrosine kinase. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of the invention and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various proliferative disorders.

Abstract: The present invention relates to new sulfonamide inhibitors of carbonic anhydrase II, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of use thereof.

Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the formula and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. X is N or N+O?, and Y is N or N+O?, provided that at least X or Y is N. The compounds are useful for the treatment of chemokine-mediated diseases such as COPD.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods for the treatment and diagnosis of disorders associated with excessive vascular permeability and edema.

Abstract: Heteroaromatic compounds of structural formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein W is a substituted heteroaryl, X and Y are each independently a bond, —O—, —S—, —S(O)—, —S(O)2—, —NR6—, —C(O)—, —C(CH3)(OH)— or —C(CH3)?CH—, u (I) is an integer from 1 to 4, and Ar is an optionally substituted phenyl or naphtyl, are inhibitors of stearoyl-coenzyme A delta-9 desaturase (SCD) The compounds of the present invention are useful for the prevention and treatment of conditions related to abnormal lipid synthesis and metabolism, including cardiovascular disease, such as atherosclerosis, obesity, Type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance, hyperglycemia, Metabolic Syndrome, neurological disease, cancer, and liver steatosis

Abstract: This invention relates to compounds of Formula I and the use of compounds of Formula I as neuroprotective agents in the treatment of neuronal disorders of the central and peripheral nervous systems.

Abstract: A method of treating a movement abnormality associated with the pathology of a neurological movement disorder, such as Parkinson's disease or Restless Leg(s) Syndrome by administering a therapeutically effective amount of a PDE7 inhibitory agent. An aspect of the invention provides for the administration of a PDE& inhibitory agent in conjunction with a dopamine agonist or precursor, such as levodopa. In another aspect of the invention, the PDE7 inhibitory agent may be selective for PDE7 relative to other molecular targets (i) known to be involved with the pathology of Parkinson's disease or (ii) at which other drug(s) that are therapeutically effective to treat Parkinson's disease act.

Abstract: A hydrazone derivative of formula [I]: wherein Ring A is aryl or heteroaryl, Ring T is heteroaryl or heterocycle, R1 and R2 are independently hydrogen atom, halogen atom, cycloalkylsulfonyl, etc., R3 and R4 combine each other together with the adjacent nitrogen atom to form substituted or unsubstituted heterocycle, R5 is hydrogen atom, halogen atom, cyano, nitro, tetrazolyl, etc., and R6 is hydrogen atom, etc.; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is useful as a glucokinase activation agent.

Abstract: This invention relates to compounds of Formula I and the use of compounds of Formula I as neuroprotective agents in the treatment of neuronal disorders of the central and peripheral nervous systems.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are indole derivatives of the formula (I) wherein each of the substitutents is given the definition as set forth in the specification and claims. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions containing the indole derivatives and use of the derivatives for the treatment of pain.

Abstract: The invention relates to thiadiazole compounds useful for treating diseases mediated by protein kinase B (PKB). The invention also relates to the therapeutic use of such thiadiazole compounds and compositions thereof in treating disease states associated with abnormal cell growth, cancer, inflammation, and metabolic disorders.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of voltage-gated sodium channels. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of the invention and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disorders.

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: Novel non-steroidal compounds are provided which are useful in treating diseases associated with modulation of the glucocorticoid receptor, and/or AP-1, and/or NF-?B activity including inflammatory and immune diseases, obesity and diabetes having the structure of formula (I), its enantiomers, diastereomers, or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt, or hydrate, thereof, wherein (Ia) is heterocycle or heteroaryl; J, Ja, E, F, G, Ma, M, Q, Za and Z are as defined herein. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treating inflammatory- or immune-associated diseases and obesity and diabetes employing said compounds.

Abstract: The present invention comprises cyclic N-[1,3,4]-thiadiazol-2-yl-benzene sulfonamides, their functional derivatives as well as their physiologically acceptable salts and pharmaceutical compositions thereof that exhibit peroxisome proliferator activated receptor (PPAR) PPARdelta and PPARgamma agonist activity. The structure of the compounds of the invention are defined by Formula I below, wherein the various R1-R9 substituents are defined herein. Processes for the compounds preparation are also disclosed. The compounds are suitable for the treatment of fatty acid metabolism and glucose utilization disorders, disorders relating to insulin resistance are involved as well as demyelinating and other neurodegenerative disorders of the central and peripheral nervous system.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are cannabinoid receptor ligands of formula (I) wherein A1, A5, Rx, X4, and z are as defined in the specification. Compositions comprising such compounds, and methods for treating conditions and disorders using such compounds and compositions are also disclosed.

Abstract: Methods of treating tumors mediated by raf kinase, with substituted urea compounds, and such compounds per se.

Abstract: The present invention relates to new phenylic derivatives exhibiting a good affinity for certain sub-types of cannabinoid receptors, in particular the CB2 receptors. These derivatives are of particular interest in a method for treating pathological conditions and diseases in which one or more cannabinoid receptors are involved. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing said new phenylic derivatives and to methods for the preparation and use thereof.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are cannabinoid receptor ligands of formula (I) wherein Y, X1, X2, X3, R1, and R2 are as defined in the specification. Compositions comprising such compounds, and methods for treating conditions and disorders using such compounds and compositions are also disclosed.

Abstract: This invention relates to inhibitors of mitotic kinesins, particularly KSP, and methods for producing these inhibitors. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising the inhibitors of the invention and methods of utilizing the inhibitors and pharmaceutical compositions in the treatment of various disorders.

Abstract: This invention provides compounds of formulas I, Ia, Ib, Ic, Id, Ie, If or Ig or salts thereof, pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of formulas I, Ia, Ib, Ic, Id, Ie, If or Ig and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient, methods of modulating the androgen receptor, methods of treating diseases beneficially treated by an androgen receptor modulator (e.g., sarcopenia, prostate cancer, contraception, type 2 diabetes related disorders or diseases, anemia, depression, and renal disease) and processes for making compounds of formulas I, Ia, Ib, Ic, Id, Ie, If or Ig and intermediates useful in the preparation of same.

Abstract: A therapeutic and/or prophylactic agent for restenosis, which comprises a thiadiazoline derivative represented by the general formula (0), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: [wherein, n represents an integer of 1 to 3, R0 represents aryl, —NR1CONR2 (wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or the like, and R2 represents lower alkyl or the like) or the like, R3 represents lower alkyl, R4 represents a hydrogen atom or the like, and R5 represents aryl or the like].

Abstract: The present invention comprises bicyclic aryl-sulfonic acid [1,3,4]-thiadiazol-2-yl-amides, their functional derivatives thereof as well as their physiologically acceptable salts and pharmaceutical compositions thereof that exhibit peroxisome proliferator activated receptor (PPAR) PPARdelta and PPARgamma agonist activity. The structure of the compounds of the invention are defined by Formula I below, wherein the various substituents are defined herein, including their physiologically acceptable salts. Processes for the preparation of compounds are also disclosed. The compounds are suitable for the treatment of fatty acid metabolism and glucose utilization disorders, disorders relating to insulin resistance are involved as well as demyelinating and other neurodegenerative disorders of the central and peripheral nervous system.

Abstract: The invention provides compounds formula I, their preparation, and their use as pharmaceutically active immuno-suppressive agents for the treatment of autoimmune disorders, organ transplant rejection, disorders associated with an activated immune system, as well as other disorders modulated by lymphopenia or SIP receptors.

Abstract: Provided are 5-membered heterocycle-based p38 kinase, including p38? and p38? kinase, inhibitors. Pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds are also provided. Methods of use of the compounds and compositions are also provided, including methods of treatment, prevention, or amelioration of one or more symptoms of p38 kinase mediated diseases and disorders, including, but not limited to, inflammatory diseases and disorders.

Abstract: Novel non-steroidal compounds are provided which are useful in treating diseases associated with modulation of the glucocorticoid receptor, AP-1, and/or NF-?B activity, including metabolic and inflammatory or immune associated diseases or disorders having the structure of formula I or an enantiomer, diastereomer, tautomer, or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt, thereof, wherein: A is a 5-, 6-, or 7-membered heterocyclo or heteroaryl, each containing 1, 2, or 3 heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S and substituted with one to four groups, R1, R2, R3, and/or R4, provided that (i) A is not tetrazole or (ii) if A is thienyl or furanyl then Z is selected from a group other than succinimido or thalimido; M is selected from alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heterocyclo, and heteroaryl; Ma is a linker between C and M and is selected from a bond and C1-C3alkylene; Q is selected from (i) hydrogen, halogen, nitro, cyano, hydroxy, C1-4alkyl, and substituted C1-4 alkyl; or (ii) Q is combined with R6 and with the carbon atoms to wh

Abstract: Novel non-steroidal compounds are provided that are useful in treating diseases associated with modulation of the glucocorticoid receptor, AP-1, and/or NF-?B activity including obesity, diabetes, inflammatory and immune diseases having the structure of formula (I): or enantiomers, diastereomers, or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt, or hydrate, thereof, where X is A1QA2-; Q is a bond, —C(?O)—, —OC(O)—, —C(?O)NR5—, —SOp—, —SOpNR5—, —C(O)O—, —NR5C(O)—, —OC(O)NR5—, —NR5C(O)O—, —S(O)pNR5C(O)—, —C(O)NR5S(O)p— —NR5S(O)p—, or —NR5C(?O)NR6—. Y is selected from hydrogen, C1-6alkyl, OR16, substituted C1-6alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heterocyclo and heteroaryl. A1 and A2 are independently selected from a bond, C1-3alkylene, or C1-3alkenylene, and R1-R11 are defined herein. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions, combinations, and methods of treating obesity, diabetes and inflammatory- or immune-associated diseases comprising said compounds.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are compounds of formula (I) where G and Q are heteroaromatic groups. These compounds are useful for treating psychosis or a psychotic condition, substance abuse, premature ejaculation or cognition impairment.

Abstract: The invention provides compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and methods of using such compounds to treat or prevent diseases or disorders associated with the activity of liver X receptors (LXRs).

Abstract: The present invention is in relation to the derivatives of 4,6-disubstituted 1,2,4-triazolo-1,3,4-thiadiazole and a process to synthesize the said derivatives. Also, the present invention was able to establish the activity of the instant derivatives against anti-cancerous activity specific to cervical and oral cancer.

Abstract: The invention relates to thiazole compounds of Formula I and Formula II and compositions thereof useful for treating diseases mediated by protein kinase B (PKB) where the variables have the definitions provided herein. The invention also relates to the therapeutic use of such thiazole compounds and compositions thereof in treating disease states associated with abnormal cell growth, cancer, inflammation, and metabolic disorders.

Abstract: The present invention relates to pyrrole and pyrazole compounds of formula (I) and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, and further relates to their use in treating schizophrenia, cognitive deficits associated with schizophrenia, Alzheimer's disease, dementia of the Alzheimer's type, mild cognitive impairment, or depression. The compounds act as potentiators on glutamate receptors, in particular AMPA and the GluR family.

Abstract: The present invention comprises bicyclic aryl-sulfonic acid [1,3,4]-thiadiazol-2-yl-amides, their functional derivatives thereof as well as their physiologically acceptable salts and pharmaceutical compositions thereof that exhibit peroxisome proliferator activated receptor (PPAR) PPARdelta and PPARgamma agonist activity. The structure of the compounds of the invention are defined by Formula I below, wherein the various substituents are defined herein, including their physiologically acceptable salts. Processes for the compounds preparation are also disclosed. The compounds are suitable for the treatment of fatty acid metabolism and glucose utilization disorders, disorders relating to insulin resistance are involved as well as demyelinating and other neurodegenerative disorders of the central and peripheral nervous system.

Abstract: This invention provides compounds of formulas I, Ia, Ib, Ic, Id, Ie, and or salts thereof, pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of formulas I, Ia, Ib, Ic, Id, Ie, and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient, methods of modulating the androgen receptor, methods of treating diseases beneficially treated by an androgen receptor modulator (e.g., sarcopenia, prostate cancer, contraception, type 2 diabetes related disorders or diseases, anemia, depression, and renal disease) and processes for making compounds of formulas I, Ia, Ib, Ic, Id, Ie, and intermediates useful in the preparation of same.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods, compounds, and compositions for treating or preventing diseases associated with nonsense mutations in an mRNA by administering the compounds or compositions of the present invention. More particularly, the present invention relates to methods, compounds, and compositions for suppressing premature translation termination associated with a nonsense mutation in an mRNA.