Abstract: Imidazo- and pyrimido-quinoline, naphthyridine and pyridopyrazine compounds, methods of making said compounds and their use as anti-allergy, antiinflammatory and/or agents for the treatment of hyperproliferative skin disease are disclosed.

Abstract: The invention relates to thieno-triazolo-diazepine derivatives of the formula ##STR1## wherein Y stands for oxygen or sulphur and R stands for various substituents, to a preparation process of said compounds and to therapeutic compositions containing the same. The compounds are particularly interesting in the treatment of ischemia.

Abstract: This invention relates to thieno-triazolo-diazepine derivatives of the formula ##STR1## wherein R represents various substituents, to a preparation process of these compounds consisting in reacting the thieno-triazolo-diazepine compound of the formula ##STR2## on RSO.sub.2 Cl and to therapeutic compositions containing the same. The compounds are particularly interesting as anti-PAF and anti-ischemic agents.

Abstract: Platelet activating factor antagonists of formula (I), (II) or (III): ##STR1## where A is optionally substituted benzene, pyridine, naphthalene, quinoline, thiophene, benzothiophene, pyrazole or isothiazole,X is O, S or NHY is 1,4 phenylene or a group of formula ##STR2## R.sup.1 is H or optionally substituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are H or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl,B is an optionally fused 5- or 6-membered ring containing nitrogen atoms,Het is an optionally substituted 5-membered heterocyclic ring containing nitrogen or a pyridine ring, the ring optionally being fused to benzene or nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring.

Abstract: The invention provides lactam derivatives of the general formula (I) ##STR1## wherein n represents 2 or 3; Im represents an imidazolyl group of the formula: ##STR2## wherein one of the groups represented by R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 is a hydrogen atom or a C.sub.1-6 alkyl, C.sub.3-7 cycloalkyl, C.sub.3-6 alkenyl, phenyl or phenylC.sub.1-3 alkyl- group, and each of the other two groups, which may be the same or different, represents a hydrogen atom or a C.sub.1-6 alkyl group; Y represents a group --(CH.sub.2).sub.m --, wherein m represents 2, 3 or 4; or Y represents a group --X(CH.sub.2).sub.p --, wherein p represents 2 or 3, X represents an oxygen or a sulphur atom or a group NR.sup.4, where R.sup.4 is a C.sub.1-6 alkyl group, and X is attached to the benzene ring moiety of the molecule; and physiologically acceptable salts and solvates thereof.The compounds of formula (I) are potent and selective antagonists of 5-hydroxytryptamine at 5-HT.sub.

Abstract: The invention relates to a group of new 1,4-diazepine derivatives of the formula ##STR1## wherein A represents a group of the formulae 2-10 ##STR2## These compounds have a strong anti-ulcer activity after oral administration.

Abstract: Novel Tetrahydroisoquino[2,1-c][1,3]benzodiazepines are disclosed having the formula ##STR1## where X and Y are each independently hydrogen, halogen, loweralkyl, loweralkoxy or --CF.sub.3, and R is hydrogen or loweralkyl, and the pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof and where applicable the geometric and optical isomers and racemic mixtures thereof. The compounds of this invention display utility in enhancing memory.

Abstract: Novel 7H-benzo[b]pyrazino[1,2-d]pyrrolo[3,2,1-jk][1,4]benzodiazepines, processes for the preparation thereof, and a method of treating depression utilizing compounds or compositions thereof are disclosed.

Abstract: Novel Tetrahydroisoquino[2,1-c][1,3]benzodiazepines are disclosed having the formula ##STR1## where X and Y are each independently hydrogen, halogen, loweralkyl, loweralkoxy or --CF.sub.3, and R is hydrogen or loweralkyl, and the pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof and where applicable the geometric and optical isomers and racemic mixtures thereof. The compounds of this invention display utility in enhancing memory.

Abstract: There are disclosed compounds having the formula ##STR1## where X is H, halogen, --OH,--OCH.sub.3,--NO.sub.2 or --CF.sub.3 ; Y is H, Cl or Br; Z is H, halogen, --OH or --OCH.sub.3 ; and R is H, loweralkyl, --CH.sub.2 OH or diloweralkylaminomethyl, which compounds are useful as analgesic agents.

Abstract: There are disclosed compounds of the formula ##STR1## where X and Y are independently hydrogen, loweralkyl, halogen or trifluoromethyl; Z is --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 --, --CH.dbd.CH-- or --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 --; R is ##STR2## R.sub.2 being hydrogen, loweralkyl, ethoxycarbonyl, 2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonyl or phenoxycarbonyl; and R.sub.1 is hydrogen, loweralkanoyl, loweralkyl, ethoxycarbonyl, 2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonyl or phenoxycarbonyl; the dotted line within the seven-membered ring and the dotted line between R.sub.1 and the ring nitrogen being optional bonds such that the former is absent and the latter present when R is ##STR3## whereas the former is present and the latter absent when R is ##STR4## These compounds display antiinflammatory activities and analgesic activities.

Abstract: The invention relates to 1,3,4,16b-tetrahydro-2H,10H-indolo[2,1-c]pyrazino[1,2-a][1,4]benzodiazepin e derivatives of the formula I, ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, C.sub.3-7 -alkenyl, C.sub.3-7 -alkynyl, 3 to 7 ring-membered cycloalkyl, C.sub.2-7 -alkyl substituted by a substituent selected from hydroxy, amino, N-mono-lower alkyl-amino and N,N-di-lower alkyl-amino; or R.sup.1 is lower alkyl substituted by a substituent selected from 3 to 7 ring-membered cycloalkyl, carboxy, lower alkoxycarbonyl, carbamoyl, N-mono-lower alkyl-carbamoyl, N,N-di-lower alkyl-carbamoyl and lower alkanoyl; or R.sup.1 is lower alkyl substituted by either phenyl or benzoyl each of said phenyl or benzoyl radicals being unsubstituted or substituted by up to three members selected from lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, lower alkylthio, halogen and trifluoromethyl; R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 represent hydrogen, lower alkyl, hydroxy, lowr alkoxy, halogen or trifluoromethyl; and R.sup.

Abstract: Fused tetracyclic benzodiazepines of the formula (I): ##STR1## where R.sup.1 is a cyclic amine such as 1-piperazine and R.sup.2 is H or a substituent as defined herein are useful as LHRH antagonizing agents. Also, methods for their synthesis, intermediates used in such synthesis, methods for use as medicaments and pharmaceutical compositions are described.

Abstract: Novel compounds of the formula IIIa ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1a, R.sup.2a, R.sup.3a and R.sup.4a are the same or different and are hydrogen, an alkyl, alkoxy optionally completely or predominantly substituted by fluorine or chlorine, halogen, --CN, --CF.sub.3, --NO.sub.2, --COR, --COOR, aryl, aryloxy or arylalkoxy group, or adjacent groups R.sup.1a, R.sup.2a, R.sup.3a and R.sup.4a together with the adjacent carbon atoms in the benzimidazole ring form a 5-, 6- or 7-membered monocyclic ring or a 9-, 10- or 11-membered bicyclic ring, which rings may be saturated or unsaturated and may contain 0-3 heteroatoms selected from N and O and which rings may be optionally substituted with 1-4 substitutents selected from alkyl groups with 1-3 carbon atoms, halogen perferably F or Cl, alkylene radicals containing 4-5 carbon atoms giving spiro compounds, or two or four of these substituents together form one or two oxy groups ##STR2## whereby if R.sup.1a, R.sup.2a, R.sup.3a and R.sup.