Abstract: Provided herein are compounds and pharmaceutical compositions for use in the treatment of neuropathic pain and the neuropathic pain syndromes.

Abstract: The present invention belongs to the field of natural medicine and pharmaceutical chemistry, and specifically relates to novel amidated derivatives of oleanolic acid according to formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, to a process for the preparation of these compounds, compositions containing such compounds and their use in preparing antineoplastic medicaments.

Abstract: The invention relates to new compounds of the formula I to their use as medicaments, to methods for their therapeutic use and to pharmaceutical compositions containing them.

Abstract: This document discloses molecules having the following formula (“Formula One”): and processes associated therewith.

Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of structural formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, clathrate, or prodrug thereof, wherein A, Y, L, R1, W1 and W2 are defined herein. These compounds are useful as immunosuppressive agents and for treating and preventing inflammatory conditions, allergic disorders, and immune disorders.

Abstract: Disclosed are 1,3-Dioxoindene derivatives, pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof or enantiomers, a preparation method thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition for the prevention or treatment of viral diseases, comprising the same as an active ingredient. The 1,3-Dioxoindene derivatives have excellent inhibitory activity against picornaviruses including coxsackie-, entero-, echo-, Polio-, and rhinoviruses, as well as exhibiting low cytotoxicity, so that they can be useful as an active ingredient of a pharmaceutical composition for the prevention or treatment of viral diseases including poliomyelitis, paralysis, acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis, viral meningitis, hand-foot-and-mouth disease, vesicular disease, hepatitis A, myositis, myocarditis, pancreatitis, diabetes, epidemic myalgia, encephalitis, flu, herpangina, foot-and-mouth disease, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pneumonia, sinusitis or otitis media.

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: Provided herein are compounds and pharmaceutical compositions for use in the treatment of neuropathic pain and the neuropathic pain syndromes.

Abstract: Compounds of formula Ia and Ib wherein A, B, C, R1 and R14 are described herein.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds which are inhibitors of the 11-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase Type 1 enzyme. The present invention further relates to the use of inhibitors of 11-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase Type 1 enzyme for the treatment of non-insulin dependent type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance, obesity, lipid disorders, metabolic syndrome and other diseases and conditions that are mediated by excessive glucocorticoid action.

Abstract: Provided herein are compositions and related methods useful for accelerating bone healing and growth. The compounds comprise a nitroxide-containing group attached to a mitochondria-targeting group. The compounds can be cross-linked into dimers without loss of activity.

Abstract: Imidamide (amidine) analogs that can inhibit the activity of sphingosine kinase 1 and sphingosine kinase 2 (SphK1 & SphK2) are provided. The compounds can prevent angiogenesis in tumors.

Abstract: Compounds of formula (I): wherein: R1 represents alkyl, alkenyl, haloalkyl, polyhaloalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, heteroaryl or heteroarylalkyl, X represents a group N—OR2 wherein R2 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group. Medicinal products containing the same which are useful in treating disorders of the melatoninergic system.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of compounds for the preparation of a medicament for treating neuropathic pain, migraine, psychiatric disorder and/or neuronal degeneration. The invention additionally relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising compounds for treating neuropathic pain, migraine, psychiatric disorder and/or neuronal degeneration. A method for treating neuropathic pain, migraine, psychiatric disorder and/or neuronal degeneration is also provided.

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: Compounds and related methods for synthesis, and the use of compounds and combination therapies for the treatment of cancer and modulation of apoptosis in cells are disclosed. The generation of synthetic combinatorial libraries and the evaluation of library member compounds regarding induction of apoptosis selectively in cancer cells are disclosed. Compounds, methods of making the compounds, and therapeutic methods with application against breast cancer cells, melanoma cancer cells, colon cancer cells, and other cancer cells are described.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of compounds for the preparation of a medicament for treating neuropathic pain, migraine, psychiatric disorder and/or neuronal degeneration. The invention additionally relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising compounds for treating neuropathic pain, migraine, psychiatric disorder and/or neuronal degeneration. A method for treating neuropathic pain, migraine, psychiatric disorder and/or neuronal degeneration is also provided.

Abstract: The invention provides novel compounds of the Formula (I) that stimulate rates of glucose oxidation in myocardial cells: wherein W, Cyc, p, Y, X, Z, R, R1, R2, R3, R4, I, m and n are as defined for Formula (I) herein. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds capable of stimulation of glucose oxidation, methods for increasing glucose oxidation rates in myocardial cells, and methods of treatment of myocardial ischemia.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds which are inhibitors of the 11-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase Type 1 enzyme. The present invention further relates to the use of inhibitors of 11-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase Type 1 enzyme for the treatment of non-insulin dependent type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance, obesity, lipid disorders, metabolic syndrome and other diseases and conditions that are mediated by excessive glucocorticoid action.

Abstract: Provided are combinations of pharmaceutical agents capable of eliciting a therapeutic effect. A first therapeutic agent in the combination has 5HT2/5HT3 antagonist and alpha-2 antagonist activity. A second therapeutic agent possesses both serotonin reuptake inhibitory activity and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitory activity or is a reversible inhibitor of monoamine oxidase A (RIMA). In some embodiments, a combination of a first therapeutic agent and a second therapeutic agent results in reduction in one or deleterious side effects associated with the first therapeutic agent, the second therapeutic agent or both. Also provided are methods of treatment employing a first therapeutic agent and a second therapeutic agent. Also provided are kits containing a first therapeutic agent, a second therapeutic agent and instructions for administering the first therapeutic agent and the second therapeutic agent.

Abstract: The invention provides novel compounds of the Formula (I) that stimulate rates of glucose oxidation in myocardial cells: wherein W, Cyc, p, Y, X, Z, R, R1, R2, R3, R4, i and n are as defined for Formula (I) herein. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds capable of stimulation of glucose oxidation, methods for increasing glucose oxidation rates in myocardial cells, and methods of treatment of myocardial ischemia.

Abstract: The present invention provides an AP-1 activation inhibitor, NF-kappa B activation inhibitor, inflammatory cytokine production inhibitor, matrix metalloprotease production inhibitor, inflammatory cell adhesion molecule expression inhibitor, anti-inflammatory agent, antirheumatic agent, immunosuppressant, cancer metastasis inhibitor, remedy for arteriosclerosis and antiviral agent which contain the benzene derivative of the following general formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient.

Abstract: Proliferative cutaneous disease states or conditions are treated by administering a polyamine transport inhibitor R-X-L-polyamine wherein R is a straight or branched C10-50 saturated or unsaturated aliphatic, carboxyalkyl, carbalkoxyalkyl, or alkoxy; a C1-8 alicyclic; a single or multiring aryl substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic; and aliphatic-substituted or unsubstituted single or multiring aromatic; a single or multiring heterocyclic; a single or multiring heterocyclic aliphatic; an aryl sulfonyl; X is —CO—, —SO2—, or —CH2—; and L is a covalent bond or a naturally occurring amino acid, lysine, ornithine, 2,4-diaminobutyric acid, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof or prodrug thereof, and a polyamine biosynthesis inhibitor.

Abstract: Cooling compounds are provided having the formula: wherein, m is 0 or 1, Y and Z are selected independently from the group consisting of H, OH, C1-C4 straight or branched alkyl, and a C1-C4 straight or branched alkoxy, X is (CH2)n—R, where n is 0 or 1 and R is a group with non-bonding electrons, with the provisos that: (a) when Y and Z are H, X is not F, OH, MeO or NO2 in the 4-position and is not OH in the 2 or 6-position (b) when Y or Z is H then X, Y and Z are such that (i) the groups in the 3- and 4-positions are not both OMe, (ii) the groups in the 4- and 5-positions are not both OMe, (iii) the groups in 3- and 5-positions are not OMe if the group in the 4-position is OH, and (iv) the groups in the 3- and 5-positions are not OH if the group in the 4-position is methyl.

Abstract: A method for treating or preventing a disorder or a condition by double inhibition of serotonin (5-HT) and noradrenaline (NA) reuptake in a subject in need thereof, while limiting the risks of cardiovascular disturbances and/or organ and/or tissue toxicity, comprising the step of administering to said subject a mixture of enantiomers of milnacipran enriched in the (1S,2R) enantiomer of milnacipran and/or of at least one of its metabolites, as well as their pharmaceutically-acceptable salts.

Abstract: The present invention provides compounds that are inducers or inhibitors of apoptosis or apoptosis preceded by cell-cycle arrest. In addition, the present invention provides pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treating mammals with leukemia or other forms of cancer or for treating disease conditions caused by apoptosis of cells.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the enantiomers of para-hydroxy-milnacipran or congeners thereof. Biological assays revealed that racemic para-hydroxy-milnacipran is approximately equipotent in inhibiting serotonin and norepinephrine uptake (IC50=28.6 nM for norepinephrine, IC50=21.7 nM for serotonin). Interestingly, (+)-para-hydroxy-milnacipran is a more potent inhibitor of norepinephrine uptake than serotonin uptake (IC50=10.3 nM for norepinephrine, IC50=22 nM for serotonin). In contrast, (?)-para-hydroxy-milnacipran is a more potent inhibitor of serotonin uptake compared to norepinephrin uptake (IC50=88.5 nM for norepinephrine, IC50=40.3 nM for serotonin). The invention also relates to salts and prodrug forms of the aforementioned compounds. In certain embodiments, the compounds of the present invention and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient are combined to prepare a formulation for administration to a patient.

Abstract: This invention relates to compounds of the Formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate or isomer thereof, which can be useful for the treatment of diseases or conditions mediated by MMPs, TNF-? or combinations thereof.

Abstract: The present invention concerns the use of a mixture of enantiomers enriched in the dextrogyral enantiomer of milnacipran and/or of at least one of its metabolites, as well as their pharmaceutically-acceptable salts, for the preparation of a drug intended to prevent or to treat disorders that can be managed by double inhibition of serotonin (5-HT) and norepinephrine (NE) reuptake, while limiting the risks of cardiovascular disturbances and/or organ and/or tissue toxicity.

Abstract: The present invention provides compounds that elevate cellular expression of the ABCA-1 gene, promoting cholesterol efflux from cells and increasing HDL levels in the plasma of a mammal, in particular humans. The compounds are useful for treating coronary artery disease.

Abstract: New derivatives of N-Hydroxyalkyl-tetramethylcyclopropane carboxamide, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, methods for their preparation, and use thereof for the treatment of epilepsy, neurological, affective and psychotic disorders and for the treatment of pain and migraine.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for prevention and/or treatment of diseases or conditions caused by deficiency in the adult isoform of a given protein wherein said method comprises administering to a patient in need thereof a composition containing NO or at least one compound able to release, induce and/or promote NO formation in cells, said administration resulting in augmenting or restoring the production of the fetal isoform of said protein in said patient.

Abstract: A carba-sugar amine derivative represented by the following formula (1) or (2) is used as the active ingredient of a &bgr;-galactosidase inhibitor or a glycolipid metabolic disorder treating agent.

Abstract: This invention relates to compounds of the Formula (I): 1

Abstract: The invention relates to microcapsule suspensions containing (A) a particulate disperse phase of microcapsules comprising: (1) sleeves that are reaction products of mixtures of toluylene diisocyanate and 4,4′-methylenebis-(cyclohexyl isocyanate) with at least one diamine and/or polyamine, and (2) a capsule filling comprising: (i) at least one solid insecticidally and/or herbicidally active compound, (ii) at least one liquid aliphatic hydrocarbon having a boiling point above 160° C., (iii) at least one oil-soluble polymeric dispersing agent, and (iv) optional agrochemically active compounds that are liquid at room temperature, and (B) a liquid aqueous phase comprising water, optional additives, and optional agrochemically active compounds in non-encapsulated form that are solid at room temperature.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of compounds of formula (I) 1

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of compounds of formula (I) 1

Abstract: The present invention provides an AP-1 activation inhibitor, NF-kappa B activation inhibitor, inflammatory cytokine production inhibitor, matrix metalloprotease production inhibitor, inflammatory cell adhesion molecule expression inhibitor, anti-inflammatory agent, antirheumatic agent, immunosuppressant, cancer metastasis inhibitor, remedy for arteriosclerosis and antiviral agent which contain the benzene derivative of the following general formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient.

Abstract: Norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors are used to treat psoriasis.

Abstract: The present invention provides an NF-kappa B activation inhibitor, an inflammatory cytokine production inhibitor, a matrix metalloprotease production inhibitor, an inflammatory cell adhesion factor expression inhibitor, and an anti-inflammatory agent, an antirheumatic agent, an immuno-suppressive agent, an antiallergic agent, an antiviral agent, or a therapeutic agent for arteriosclerosis, which comprise, as the active ingredient, a cyclopropanecarboxylic acid amide compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof effective for the treatment of inflammatory diseases.

Abstract: Phenoxyethylamine derivatives of general formula (I) having high affinity for the 5-HT1A receptor, methods for preparing same, pharmaceutical compositions containing said derivatives, and their use, in particular as gastric acid secretion inhibitors or as antiemetics, are disclosed. In general formula (I), Ar is phenyl substituted by one or more substituents; and R is a C1-10 hydrocarbon radical selected from straight or branched alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl radicals, saturated or unsaturated mono- or polycyclic cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl or alkylcycloalkyl radicals; a pyridyl or isoquinolyl radical, phenyl optionally substituted by one or more substituents, and salts thereof.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of treating fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS), chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), and pain in an animal subject. The method generally involves administering a therapeutically effective amount of a dual serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein said dual serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor compound is characterized by a non-tricyclic structure and an equal or greater inhibition of norepinephrine reuptake than serotonin reuptake. In particular, the use of milnacipran to treat FMS, CFS, and pain is disclosed.

Abstract: Compounds of Formula I are disclosed which are useful as fungicides wherein R1 is hydrogen; halogen; C1-C2 alkoxy; C1-C2 haloalkoxy; cyano; or C1-C2 alkyl optionally substituted with halogen, C1-C2 alkoxy or cyano; R2 is hydrogen; halogen; or C1-C4 alkyl optionally substituted with halogen, C1-C2 alkoxy or cyano; R3 is hydrogen; halogen; C1-C4 alkoxy; C1-C4 haloalkoxy; or C1-C4 alkyl optionally substituted with halogen, C1-C2 alkoxy or cyano; or R2 and R3 can be taken together as —CH2CH2—; R4 is C1-C2 alkyl; R5 is R6, CH(R8)OR6, CH(R8)CH(R7)R6 or C(R8)═C(R7)R6; and R6, R7 and R8 are as defined in the disclosure. Also disclosed are compositions containing the compounds of Formula I and a method for controlling plant diseases caused by fungal plant pathogens which involves applying an effective amount of a compound of Formula I.

Abstract: The present invention discloses biscyclopropanecarboxamide compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; and also NF-kappa B activation inhibitors, Inflammatory cytokine production inhibitors, matrix metalloprotease production inhibitors, inflammatory cell adhesion molecules incidence inhibitors, antiinflammatory agents, antirheumatic agents, immunosuppressive agents, cancerous metastasis inhibitors or antiviral agents each containing such a compound as the active ingredient.

Abstract: The present invention relates to cycloalkylcarboxamides of formula I where: A is optionally substituted C3-C6-cycloalkyl; Alk is straight-chain or branched C1-C6-alkylene; R1 is optionally substituted C1-C6-alkyl or C2-C6-alkenyl; R2, R3 is hydrogen, or is optionally halogenated C1-C6-alkyl or C2-C6-alkenyl; W is an optionally substituted fused bicyclic ring system having in each case six ring atoms, where one or two carbon ring atoms may be replaced by nitrogen atoms; and their agriculturally useful salts. Furthermore, the invention relates to fungicidal compositions comprising a compound of formula I as crop protection agent.

Abstract: Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid analogs and methods of their use in treating dry eye disorders are disclosed.

Abstract: Certain cyclopropyl oxime ethers substituted by aryl and heterocyclic moieties possess broad spectrum fungicidal and insecticidal properties. These compounds are disclosed along with compositions containing these compounds and methods for controlling fungi and insects by the use of a fungitoxic or insecticidal amount of these compounds.

Abstract: The present invention provides compounds that are inducers or inhibitors of apoptosis of apoptosis preceded by cell-cycle arrest. In addition, the present invention provides pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treating mammals with leukemia or other forms of cancer or for treating disease conditions caused by apoptosis of cells.

Abstract: The present invention concerns the use of a mixture of enantiomers enriched in the dextrogyral enantiomer of milnacipran and/or of at least one of its metabolites, as well as their pharmaceutically-acceptable salts, for the preparation of a drug intended to prevent or to treat disorders that can be managed by double inhibition of serotonin (5-HT) and norepinephrine (NE) reuptake, while limiting the risks of cardiovascular disturbances and/or organ and/or tissue toxicity.

Abstract: Cooling compounds are provided having the formula: wherein, m is 0 or 1, Y and Z are selected independently from the group consisting of H, OH, C1-C4 straight or branched alkyl, and a C1-C4 straight or branched alkoxy, X is (CH2)n—R, where n is 0 or 1 and R is a group with non-bonding electrons, with the provisos that: (a) when Y and Z are H, X is not F, OH, MeO or NO2 in the 4-position and is not OH in the 2 or 6-position (b) when Y or Z is H then X, Y and Z are such that (i) the groups in the 3- and 4-positions are not both OMe, (ii) the groups in the 4- and 5-positions are not both OMe, (iii) the groups in 3- and 5-positions are not OMe if the group in the 4-position is OH, and (iv) the groups in the 3- and 5-positions are not OH if the group in the 4-position is methyl.