Abstract: Compounds having the structure shown below are useful to inhibit serine protease enzymes, such as TF/factor VIIa, factor Xa, thrombin and kallikrein. These compounds may be used in methods of preventing and/or treating clotting disorders.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula I, in which X1, X2, X3, X4, Y1, Y2, Y3, Y4, R(3), R(4) and R(5) have the meanings mentioned in the specification, their preparation and their use, in particular in pharmaceuticals. The compounds effect the potassium channel or the IKs channel opened by cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) and are outstandingly suitable as pharmaceutical active compounds, for example for the prophylaxis and therapy of cardiovascular disorders, in particular arrhythmias, for the treatment of ulcers of the gastrointestinal region or for the treatment of diarrheal disorders.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of inhibiting matrix metalloproteinases using compounds that are dibenzofuran sulfonamide derivatives having the Formula I More particularly, the present invention relates to a method of treating diseases in which matrix metalloproteinases are involved such as multiple sclerosis, atherosclerotic plaque rupture, restenosis, aortic aneurism, heart failure, periodontal disease, corneal ulceration, burns, decubital ulcers, chronic ulcers or wounds, cancer metastasis, tumor angiogenesis, arthritis, or other autoimmune or inflammatory diseases dependent upon tissue invasion by leukocytes.

Abstract: Compounds of formula I: inhibit the processing of APP by gamma-secretase, and hence are useful in treating or preventing Alzheimer's disease.

Abstract: The compounds of formula 1 wherein R and R2 are as defined in the disclosure, are useful in the prevention and treatment of tissue damage due to exacerbated recruitment of polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMN leukocytes) at the inflammatory sites.

Abstract: Selected bis-amino acid hydroxyethylamino sulfonamide compounds are effective as retroviral protease inhibitors, and in particular as inhibitors of HIV protease. The present invention relates to such retroviral protease inhibitors and, more particularly, relates to selected novel compounds, composition and method for inhibiting retroviral proteases, such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) protease, prophylactically preventing retroviral infection or the spread of a retrovirus, and treatment of a retroviral infection.

Abstract: Compounds which are useful as potassium channel inhibitors and which because of their slow off-rates are especially useful for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias are described.

Abstract: The present invention relates to certain resorcinol derivatives and their use as skin lightening agents.

Abstract: Compounds useful as potassium channel inhibitors and especially useful for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias and cell proliferative disorders are described.

Abstract: The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions and formulations comprising a novel class of androgen receptor targeting agents (ARTA) which demonstrate androgenic and anabolic activity of a nonsteroidal ligand for the androgen receptor.

Abstract: The present invention relates to sulfonamide derivatives of formula (I) notably for use as pharmaceutically active compounds, as well as to pharmaceutical formulations containing such sulfonamide derivatives. Said sulfonamide derivatives are useful in the treatment of neuronal disorders, autoimmune diseases, cancer and cardiovascular diseases. Furthermore, said sulfonamide derivatives are efficient modulators of the JNK pathway, they are in particular efficient and selective inhibitors of JNK2 and -3. The present invention is furthermore related to novel sulfonamide derivatives as well as to methods of their preparation. Formula (I) IAr1 is a substituted or unsubstituted aryl or heteroaryl group; X is O or S, preferably O; Ar2 a substituted or unsubstituted arylene or heteroarylene group; R1 and R2 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and a C1-C6-alkyl group.

Abstract: Compounds having the general formula I are useful for inhibiting serine protease enzymes, such as Tissue Factor VIIa, factor Xa, thrombin and kallikrein and have improved permeability properties. These compounds may be used in methods of preventing and/or treating clotting disorders.

Abstract: Novel formulations containing a fluorinated chloramphenicol or thiamphenicol derivative antibiotic such as florfenicol, and methods for using such formulations in the treatment and prevention of infectious diseases of bovines and swine, including bovine respiratory disease.

Abstract: The invention relates to derivatives of valproyltaurinamide of formula (I) in which R1 and R2 are independently hydrogen, a C1-C6-alkyl group, an arylalkyl group or an aryl group. The derivatives are especially useful for the treatment of epilepsy, affective illness, cognitive disorders, neurodegenerative disease, neuropathic pain syndrome, migraine, stroke, brain ischemia, or head trauma injury.

Abstract: Pharmaceutical compositions are provided comprising one or more orally deliverable dose units, each comprising a selective cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitory drug of low water solubility, for example celecoxib, in an immediate-release fraction and a controlled-release, slow-release, programmed-release, timed-release, pulse-release, sustained-release or extended-release fraction. The compositions are useful in treatment or prophylaxis of cyclooxygenase-2 mediated conditions and disorders.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of treating Bipolar I Disorder, Single Manic Episode; Bipolar I Disorder, Most Recent Episode Hypomanic; Bipolar I Disorder, Most Recent Episode Manic; Bipolar I Disorder, Most Recent Episode Mixed; Bipolar I Disorder, Most Recent Episode Depressed; Bipolar I Disorder, Most Recent Episode Unspecified; Bipolar II Disorder; or Bipolar Disorder NOS, in a patient, comprising administering to said patient an effective amount of a compound selected from the group consisting of: A) 2-[4-(4-{2-[(methylsulfonyl)amino]ethyl}phenyl)phenyl]propyl}[(methylethyl)sulfonyl]amine; B) {(2R)-2-[4-(4-{2-[(methylsulfonyl)amino]ethyl}phenyl)phenyl]propyl}[(methylethyl)sulfonyl]amine; D) N-2-(4-N-(3,5-Difluorobenzamido)phenyl)propyl-2-propanesulfonamide; and E) N-[4-((1R)-1-methyl-2-{[(methylethyl)sulfonyl]amino}ethyl)phenyl](3,5-difluorophenyl)carboxamide; and the phar

Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the formula: 1

Abstract: Combination therapies are provided for the treatment of proliferative disorders which use a pentafluorobenzenesulfonamide of formula I and an antineoplastic agent such as gemcitabine or paclitaxel.

Abstract: A method for resolving enantiomers of a compound containing the structure of the formula: 1

Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula (1) 1

Abstract: The present invention provides compounds having formula (I): 1

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds according to the general formula (I), 1

Abstract: The present invention provides a medicinal composition having an excellent antitumor activity.

Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for the treatment of central nervous system damage in a subject. More particularly, the invention provides a combination therapy for the treatment of a central nervous system ischemic condition or a central nervous system traumatic injury comprising the administration to a subject of a sodium ion channel blocker in combination with a cyclooxygenase-2 selective inhibitor.

Abstract: There are described new active compound combinations of a compound of the formula (I) 1

Abstract: The invention relates to BCAT inhibitors and the use thereof for treating or preventing neuronal loss associated with stroke, ischemia, CNS trauma, hypoglycemia and surgery, as well as treating neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Huntington's disease and Down's syndrome, treating or preventing the adverse consequences of the overstimulation of the excitatory amino acids, treating anxiety, psychosis, convulsions, aminoglycoside antibiotics-induced hearing loss, migraine headache, chronic pain, neuropathic pain, Parkinson's disease, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, CMV retinitis, urinary incontinence, opioid tolerance or withdrawal, and inducing anesthesia, as well as for enhancing cognition.

Abstract: A topical composition and method for treating seborrehic dermatitis designed specifically to allow for short duration skin contact time. It is a water rinseable sulfacetamide composition free of elemental sulfur, preferably dosed in a regimen of at least two daily treatments.

Abstract: A compound of formula (I) is provided which is able to interact with &bgr;-catenin/TCF-4 binding site, having a structure essentially equivalent to a pharmacophore (IA), as herein described.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of aromatics sulfonamides of the general formula I as peroxynitrite rearrangement catalysts, to the preparation thereof and to the use thereof as medicament for the treatment of various disorders.

Abstract: The present invention encompasses a method for treating or preventing migraines in a mammalian patient in need of such treatment or prevention comprising administering to said patient an NR2B receptor antagonist in an amount that is effective to treat or prevent migraines. The invention also encompasses the combination of an NR2B antagonist with a cyclooxygenase-2 selective inhibitor, a calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor (CGRP) ligand, a leukotriene receptor antagonist or a 5HT1B/1D agonist for the treatment or prevention of migraines.

Abstract: The invention concerns the use of a COX-2 inhibitor for the treatment of psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, delusional disorders, affective disorders, autism or tic disorders, in particular chronic schizophrenic psychoses and schizoaffective psychoses, temporary acute psychotic disorders, depressive episodes, recurring depressive episodes, manic episodes and bipolar affective disorders. Moreover, the invention is concerned with the use of a COX-2 inhibitor, in particular celecoxib, in combination with a neuroleptic drug, in particular risperidone, or an antidepressant, for the treatment of psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, delusional disorders, affective disorders, autism or tic disorders.

Abstract: Inhibitors of the alpha carbonic anhydrase inhibitors are administered to treat H. pylori infection in the mammalian, including human, stomach. The inhibitors are administered to mammals, including humans, in an amount that results in 4×10−4 to 4×10−9 Molar concentration of the drug in the stomach because this concentration range is lethal to the H. pylori bacteria.

Abstract: Therapeutic compounds and methods for modulating amyloid aggregation in a subject, whatever its clinical setting, are described.

Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula (I), 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 having quinone and quinone analogs useful for pharmaceutical preparations have now been found which inhibit cysteine proteases, in particular, caspases and 3C-cysteine proteases. The cysteine protease inhibitors of the present invention can be identified by their mode of action in disrupting the ability of cysteine proteases and, in particular, caspases to cleave a peptide chain. These compounds are useful in inhibiting cysteine protease or cysteine protease-like proteins and for treating infections diseases or physiopathological diseases or disorders attributed to the presence of excessive or insufficient levels of cysteine proteases.

Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of Formula I, their N-oxides and agricultually suitable salts (I) wherein J is a phenyl ring, a 5- or 6-membered heteroaromatic ring or an aromatic 8-, 9- or 10-membered fused carbobicyclic or heterobicyclic ring system wherein each ring or ring system is substituted with from one to four substituents independently selected from R5; and A, B, G, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 and n are as defined in the disclosure. Also disclosed are methods for controlling invertebrate pests comprising contacting the pests or their environment with a biologically effective amount of a compound of Formula (I) and compositions containing the compounds of Formula (I).

Abstract: The invention provides a COX-2 inhibitor or a pharmaceutically acceptable derivative thereof for use in the treatment of a disorder ameliorated by a gastroprokinetic.

Abstract: In one aspect, the present invention provides a method for modulating an Edg-2 receptor mediated biological activity in a cell. A cell expressing the Edg-2 receptor is contacted with an modulator of the Edg-2 receptor, which modulates the Edg-2 receptor mediated biological activity. In another aspect, the present invention provides a method for modulating Edg-2 receptor mediated biological activity in a subject. A therapeutically effective amount of an modulator of the Edg-2 receptor is administered to the subject.

Abstract: The present invention provides matriptase inhibitors and compositions thereof useful for treating cancer. Martripase is a trypsin-like serine protease active in the development of cancerous conditions, such as tumors and metastasis of cancer.

Abstract: An orally deliverable pharmaceutical composition comprises a drug of low water solubility and a pregelatinized starch having low viscosity and/or exhibiting a multimodal particle size distribution. A process for preparing such a composition comprises a step of selecting a pregelatinized starch having low viscosity and/or exhibiting a multimodal particle size profile, and a step of admixing the selected pregelatinized starch with a drug of low water solubility.

Abstract: There is disclosed a novel class of sulphonamido-substituted bridged bicycloalkyl derivatives comprising a substitute on the bridgehead position. The compounds modulate the production of the &bgr;-amyloid precursor protein, and hence are useful in the treatment of Alzheimer's Disease.

Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the formula: 1

Abstract: The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition for use as an NPY Y5 receptor antagonist comprising a compound of the formula (I): 1

Abstract: The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition for use as an NPY Y5 receptor antagonist comprising a compound of the formula (I): 1

Abstract: 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: The present invention relates to certain phenalkyloxy-phenyl derivatives of formula (I) and analogs, to a process for preparing such compounds, having the utility in clinical conditions associated with insulin resistance, to methods for their therapeutic use and to pharmaceutical compositions containing them.

Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for the treatment of reduced blood flow to the central nervous system in a subject. More particularly, the invention provides a combination therapy for the treatment of a central nervous system ischemic condition comprising the administration to a subject of an amphetamine in combination with a cyclooxygenase-2 selective inhibitor.

Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula (I), to salts and stereoisomers thereof, to their production and to their use for producing medicaments used for treating cardiovascular diseases.

Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for the treatment of a vaso-occlusive event. More particularly, the invention provides a combination therapy for the treatment of a vaso-occlusive event comprising the administration to a subject of a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor in combination with a cyclooxygenase-2 selective inhibitor.

Abstract: Compounds are provided that act as potent antagonists of the CCR9 receptor, and which have been further confirmed in animal testing for inflammation, one of the hallmark disease states for CCR9. The compounds are generally aryl sulfonamide derivatives and are useful in pharmaceutical compositions, methods for the treatment of CCR9-mediated diseases, and as controls in assays for the identification of CCR9 antagonists.