Abstract: The present disclosure provides use of fructose in preparing a drug for treating a cerebral ischemic stroke, and relates to the technical field of biomedicine. In the present disclosure, an ischemic injury cell model and an ischemic injury animal model are established, and fructose treatment is conducted on the injury models; and it is found that the fructose can regulate energy metabolism and redox metabolism of neurons, and reduce an ischemic injury of model cells and model animals. Specifically, the present disclosure includes: reducing a neuronal mortality after the ischemic injury, reducing an area of cerebral infarction in animals with the ischemic injury, and improving neurobehavioral characteristics of the animals.

Abstract: The present invention provides novel compounds of any one of Formulae (I)-(III), and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. Also provided are particles (e.g., nanoparticles) comprising compounds of Formula (I)-(III) and pharmaceutical compositions thereof that are mucus penetrating. The invention also provides methods and kits for using the inventive compounds, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, for treating and/or preventing diseases associated with abnormal or pathological angiogenesis and/or aberrant signaling of a growth factor (e.g., vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)), such as proliferative diseases (e.g., cancers, benign neoplasms, inflammatory diseases, autoimmune diseases) and ocular diseases (e.g., macular degeneration, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, retinoblastoma, edema, uveitis, dry eye, blepharitis, and post-surgical inflammation) in a subject in need thereof.

Abstract: Compositions and methods for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease and related disorders. More particularly, disclosed are combined therapies that modulate synapse function for treating the disease.

Abstract: A compound of chemical formula I: or chemical formula II: or a pharmaceutical acceptable salt thereof is disclosed. R1, R2, R3, and R4 are independently H, halogen, nitro, hydroxyl, cyano, benzyloxy, C1-C8 straight or branched alkyl, C1-C8 straight or branched haloalkyl, C1-C8 straight or branched alkoxy.

Abstract: A method of treating a subject having a deficient immune response is described. The method includes administering a therapeutically effective amount of non-immune drug, or an analog or metabolite thereof, known to induce one or more autoimmune syndromes to the subject. Drugs known to induce one or more autoimmune syndromes, such as lupus-like syndromes, include immune checkpoint inhibitor blockers. Methods of identifying drugs capable of enhancing immunity are also described.

Abstract: One embodiment is a method of treating cancer. The method includes administering a therapeutically effective amount of a compound to a patient.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein X, R1, R2 and R3 are as defined herein. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds, methods of using these compounds in the treatment of various diseases and disorders, processes for preparing these compounds and intermediates useful in these processes.

Abstract: Provided is a compound of formula (I) as a TNIK (Traf2- and NCK-interacting kinase), IKK? (I-kappa-B kinase epsilon) and TBK1 (TANK-binding kinase 1) inhibitor; the compound according to the present invention effectively inhibits TNIK, IKK? and TBK1, and thus is useful not only as an anticancer agent for the treatment of various cancers including colorectal cancer, breast cancer, CNS cancer, colon cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, kidney cancer, prostate cancer, ovarian cancer, uterus cancer, stomach cancer, liver cancer, skin cancer, lung cancer, brain cancer, bladder cancer, esophageal cancer, pancreatic cancer, thyroid cancer, head and neck cancer, squamous cell carcinoma, osteosarcoma, B-cell or T-cell lymphoma, acute or chronic leukemia and multiple myeloma, but as a therapeutic agent for chronic inflammation.

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 X, Y, Z, R2, R3, R4, p and q are as described herein, to methods for the preparation and use of the compounds and to pharmaceutical compositions containing the same.

Abstract: The present invention is embodied by a composition capable inducing weight loss in a patient in need thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of acylthiourea or acylurea derivatives for the treatment of pathologies involving a tissue dysfunction associated with a deregulation of the Hedgehog protein signalling pathway, and also to novel acylthiourea or acylurea derivatives as such, to their use as a medicinal product, and to pharmaceutical compositions containing them.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods, compounds, and compositions for inhibiting angiogenesis. More particularly, the present invention relates to methods, compounds, and compositions for inhibiting VEGF production.

Abstract: The present invention relates to 5-oxoisoxazole derivatives of the formula I, the pharmaceutically usable salts thereof and the use thereof as medicinal substances.

Abstract: Pharmaceutical agents characterized by containing benzophenone derivatives represented by the general formula: wherein the each substituent is as defined in the specification, or salts thereof have suppressive effect on RANKL production, suppressive effect on OPG reduction and inhibitory effects on differentiation/activation of osteoclasts, and are extremely useful for treating, for example therapy and/or prevention, of various diseases in which differentiation/activation of osteoclast are involved, such as osteoporosis.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel Linked Tricyclic Aryl Compounds, compositions comprising at least one Linked Tricyclic Compound, and methods of using Linked Tricyclic Aryl Compounds for treating or preventing HCV infection in a patient. in one aspect, the present invention provides Compounds of Formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein: Non-limiting examples of the Compounds of Formula (II) include compound 56.

Abstract: Compounds, compositions and methods are provided for modulating the activity of RAF kinases, including BRAF kinase and for the treatment, prevention, or amelioration of one or more symptoms of disease or disorder mediated by RAF kinases.

Abstract: The invention provides novel compositions and compounds that inhibit CatSper channel activity, that preferentially inhibits sperm hyperactivity over sperm motility, or both. The compounds of the invention are useful as contraceptive agents that may be adminstered to males, females, or concurrently to both sexual partners. The invention further provides methods of conducting drug discovery business and of conducting a reproductive medicine business. The invention also provides methods of identifying compounds that modulate sperm hypermotility.

Abstract: The present invention discloses compounds of Formula (I), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, or prodrugs thereof: Q-G-A-L-B—W??(I), which inhibit RNA-containing virus, particularly the hepatitis C virus (HCV). Consequently, the compounds of the present invention interfere with the life cycle of the hepatitis C virus and are also useful as antiviral agents. The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the aforementioned compounds for administration to a subject suffering from HCV infection. The invention also relates to methods of treating an HCV infection in a subject by administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compounds of the present invention.

Abstract: The invention relates to azole derivatives of the general formula I as defined in the present application as well as to their uses in treatment of conditions that would benefit from their inhibitory effect on hormone sensitive lipase, HSL, an allosteric enzyme in adipocytes which is inhibited by insulin and is responsible for the breakdown of fats in fat cells and thus for transferring fat constituents into the blood stream. Inhibition of this enzyme is therefore equivalent to an insulin-like effect of the compounds of the invention.

Abstract: Benzisoxazole and azabenzisoxazole compounds which are useful as allosteric potentiators/positive allosteric modulators of the metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 4 (mGluR4); synthetic methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds; and methods of using the compounds, for example, in treating neurological and psychiatric disorders or other disease state associated with glutamate dysfunction.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to methods of treating obesity and minimizing metabolic risk factors associated therewith using, for example, zonisamide or other weight loss-promoting anti-convulsant either alone or in combination with bupropion or metabolites thereof or other compound that enhances the activity of norepinephrine and/or dopamine via uptake inhibition or other mechanism.

Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; a method for manufacturing the compounds of the invention, and its therapeutic uses. The present invention further provides a combination of pharmacologically active agents and a pharmaceutical composition.

Abstract: The present invention concerns methods and compositions regarding suppression of double stranded RNA-activated protein kinase (PKR) to enhance cognition in an individual. In specific cases, an inhibitor of PKR is provided to the individual such that cognition is enhanced thereby, including by enhancing memory, for example. Kits are encompassed in certain embodiments.

Abstract: Methods and compositions for treating a blood glucose condition involve identifying a suitable subject and administering an effective amount of a composition that contains one or more of an opioid antagonist, an anticonvulsant, and a psychotherapeutic agent. The compositions can include insulin. In some embodiments, such methods and compositions can be used to modulate a blood glucose level. In preferred embodiments, such methods and compositions are useful for increasing a subject's sensitivity to insulin.

Abstract: Methods and systems for administration of pharmaceuticals using a unit dosage package that includes a first unit dosage that has a first drug and a second drug, a second unit dosage that has the first drug and the second drug, where the second unit dosage includes a different amount of the second drug than the first unit dosage and a unit dosage package is configured to hold the first unit dosage and the second unit dosage. In preferred embodiments the methods and systems are used for administration of weight loss medications.

Abstract: A compound of formula I: stereoisomers or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein X, X1, X2, X3, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 are described herein, compositions including the compounds and methods of making and using the compounds for the treatment of diseases.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are compounds of Formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein each of the substituents is given the definition as set forth in the specification and claims. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions containing compounds of Formula (I) and use of the compounds in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases or conditions such as Alzheimer's disease.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods, kits, and uses of inhibitors of LCMV mediated NF-?B activation to treat viral infections and inflammatory conditions.

Abstract: This invention relates to novel 4,5-dihydroisoxazoles and 4,5-dihydro[1,2,4]-oxadiazoles of formula (I), to their use as androgenic or antiandrogenic agents or androgen receptor modulators, and to methods of their preparation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the pharmaceutical use of selective GABA A ?5 negative allosteric modulators for the treatment, prevention and/or delay of progression of central nervous system (CNS) conditions related to excessive GABAergic inhibition in the brain.

Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of Formula (I) as described herein, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The present invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more said compounds, and methods for using said compounds for treating or preventing a thromboses, embolisms, hypercoagulability or fibrotic changes.

Abstract: The present invention discloses compounds of Formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, or prodrugs thereof: which inhibit RNA-containing virus, particularly the Hepatitis C Virus (HCV). Consequently, the compounds of the present invention interfere with the life cycle of the Hepatitis C Virus and are also useful as antiviral agents. The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the aforementioned compounds for administration to a subject suffering from HCV infection. The invention also relates to methods of treating an HCV infection in a subject by administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compounds of the present invention.

Abstract: An oral disintegrating tablet containing (1) D-mannitol, (2) an active ingredient, (3) one or more disintegrating agents selected from the group consisting of crospovidone and carmellose, and (4) one or more lubricants selected from the group consisting of sodium stearyl fumarate and sucrose esters of fatty acids. The oral disintegrating tablet of the present invention has some excellent properties of (1) allowing easy production in a common facility without necessitating a specialized pharmaceutical technique, (2) having an appropriate strength that does not breakdown in the process of distribution, (3) having a fast disintegrating ability in the oral cavity, and (4) also having excellent ingestion feel such as greatly reduced bitterness or gritty feel; therefore, the tablet can be suitably used as a dosage form that is suitable for aged individuals, children, and seriously ill patients.

Abstract: The present invention discloses compounds of Formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, or prodrugs thereof: which inhibit RNA-containing virus, particularly the hepatitis C virus (HCV). Consequently, the compounds of the present invention interfere with the life cycle of the hepatitis C virus and are also useful as antiviral agents. The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the aforementioned compounds for administration to a subject suffering from HCV infection. The invention also relates to methods of treating an HCV infection in a subject by administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compounds of the present invention.

Abstract: The present invention relates to substituted spiro compounds, to processes for preparing them, to medicaments comprising these compounds and to the use of these compounds for producing medicaments.

Abstract: Sulphonamide derivatives of alicyclic amines of formula (I), wherein A represents naphthyl or 9- or 10-membered bicyclic group, consisting of benzene ring fused with 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring; D represents phenyl, naphthyl, 5-membered aromatic heterocyclic group, bicyclic group consisting of a ring selected from benzene and pyridine, fused with aromatic or non-aromatic 5-membered heterocyclic ring; p, r independently represent 0 or 1; x, z independently represent 1 or 2; n is 2 or 3; and enancjomers, pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates thereof. The compounds may be useful for the treatment and/or prevention of the central nervous system disorders.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the treatment of diseases and conditions with an effective amount of a steroid having those formulas given in the specification, or a pharmacologically-acceptable salt or ester thereof. The disease or conditions treatable according to the invention include angiogenic diseases and conditions of the eye, angiogenic diseases and conditions of the brain, inflammatory diseases and conditions of the eye, inflammatory diseases and conditions of the brain and neurodegenerative diseases.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for treating a thrombotic or an inflammatory disorder administering to a patient in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of at least one compound of Formula (I) or Formula (V): or a stereoisomer or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate form thereof, wherein the variables A, L, Z, R3, R4, R6, R11, X1, X2, and X3 are as defined herein. The compounds of Formula (I) are useful as selective inhibitors of serine protease enzymes of the coagulation cascade and/or contact activation system; for example thrombin, factor Xa, factor XIa, factor IXa, factor VIIa and/or plasma kallikrein. In particular, it relates to compounds that are selective factor XIa inhibitors. This invention also provides compounds within the scope of Formula I and relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds.

Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to methods and pharmaceutical compositions useful in treating pulmonary hypertension. In one embodiment, for example, the disclosure provides a method for treating pulmonary hypertension comprising administering a therapeutically effective dose of a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor to a patient in need of treatment. The disclosure finds utility in the fields of medicine and pharmacology.

Abstract: Pharmaceutical formulations comprise sustained-release zonisamide. Methods of preparing such pharmaceutical formulations involve intermixing zonisamide with a suitable excipient configured to control the dissolution profile of the zonisamide. Methods of treatment involve administering the pharmaceutical formulations to patients in need of such treatment.

Abstract: Described herein are compositions that inhibit the production of TNF? downstream of CD40 activation. As such, also described are various methods of using compositions exhibiting this activity for the treatment or prevention of inflammatory diseases associated with TNF? production or CD40 activation.

Abstract: The invention relates to 2-(1,2-benzisoxazol-3-yl)benzylamine derivatives having the general Formula (I) wherein R1 represents the group CONR2R3 which is present at one of the positions 5-, 6- or 7- on the 1,2-benzisoxazole ring; R2 and R3 are independently H or (C1-4)alkyl; and R4 is cyclopropyl, 2-pyridyl or phenyl, optionally substituted with one or more halogens; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, as well as to the use of these derivatives for the treatment of pain, such as neuropathic pain or inflammatory pain.

Abstract: The invention features a series of heterocyclic derivatives that inhibit tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-?) induced necroptosis. The heterocyclic compounds of the invention are described by Formulas (I)-(VIII) and by Compounds (1)-(7), (13)-(26), (27)-(33), (48)-(57), and (58)-(70). These necrostatins are shown to inhibit TNF-? induced necroptosis in FADD-deficient variant of human Jurkat T cells. The invention further features pharmaceutical compositions featuring necrostatins. The compounds and compositions of the invention may also be used to treat disorders where necroptosis is likely to play a substantial role.

Abstract: The present invention identifies the cholesterol biosynthetic pathway, including the enzyme oxidosqualene cyclase, as new protein targets for anti-tumor therapeutics. The present invention further provides a class of oxidosqualene cyclase inhibitors containing a tertiary amine linked with aromatic ring structures, as a new class of anticancer agents. Compounds disclosed herein have been tested in 19 cell lines including breast cancer, prostate cancer, lung cancer (including drug-resistant lung cancer H69AR), colon cancer, ovarian cancer (including drug-resistant OVCAR-3), and pancreatic cancer cells, as wells as in human breast and prostate xenograft tumor growth in nude mice, and have been shown to be active.

Abstract: Active compounds useful for inhibiting fatty acid synthase in a subject in need thereof are described. The active compounds are, in general, a 5-mercapto-1H-Indazole-4,7-dione or an analog thereof. The compounds are useful for treating subjects afflicted with, cancer, obesity, diabetes, a viral infection, a bacterial infection, a fungal infection, or a protozoal infection.

Abstract: The invention described herein pertains to compounds, compositions and formulations comprising the compounds, and methods for use of the compounds, compositions and/or formulations in the treatment of diseases responsive to the inhibition of uPAR-uPA interactions, such as cancer.

Abstract: Pharmaceutical compositions of the invention include hydroxylated sulfamide derivatives having a disease-modifying action in the treatment of diseases associated with excitotoxicity and accompanying oxidative stress that include epilepsy, Alzheimer's disease, and any neurodegenerative disease involving glutamate toxicity.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods, kits, and uses of inhibitors of LCMV mediated NF-?B activation to treat viral infections and inflammatory conditions.

Abstract: The present application relates to novel alpha, beta-unsaturated imines, to processes for their preparation, to their use for controlling animal pests including arthropods and in particular insects and to their use in the control of vectors.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the treatment of diseases and conditions with an effective amount of a steroid having those formulas given in the specification, or a pharmacologically-acceptable salt or ester thereof. The disease or conditions treatable according to the invention include angiogenic diseases and conditions of the eye, angiogenic diseases and conditions of the brain, inflammatory diseases and conditions of the eye, inflammatory diseases and conditions of the brain and neurodegenerative diseases.