Abstract: There is provided compounds of formula (I), wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 have meanings given in the description (and which compounds are optionally substituted as indicated in the description), and pharmaceutically-acceptable esters, amides, solvates or salts thereof, which compounds are useful in the treatment of diseases in which inhibition of a protein or lipid kinase (e.g. a PIM family kinase, such as PIM-1, PIM-2 and/or PIM-3) is desired and/or required, and particularly in the treatment of cancer or a proliferative disease. There is also provided combinations comprising the compounds of formula (I).

Abstract: The present application provides novel pyrimido-pyridazinone compounds and methods for preparing and using these compounds. These compounds are useful in treating inflammation in patients by administering one or more of the compounds to a patient. In one embodiment, the novel pyrimido-pyridazinone compound is of Formula (I) and R1 and R2 are defined herein.

Abstract: The invention relates to new triazines (G=Q=U are N), pyrimidines (two out of G, Q and U are N), and pyridopyrimidines (one of G and U together with R2 forms an anullated pyridine ring) of formula (I) carrying a spirocyclic substituent, wherein E1 is CR4 or N; X1 is CHR4, CH2CH2, NR4, NR4?0, or O; and the other substituents are as defined in the specification. The compounds inhibit phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K), mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), DNA-PK and ATM kinase, and may be used as therapeutic agents or diagnostic probes. The invention also relates to methods of using the compounds for treatment of associated pathological conditions.

Abstract: Compounds of structural formula (I) are inhibitors of prolylcarboxypeptidase (PrCP). The compounds of the present invention are useful for the prevention and treatment of conditions related to enzymatic activity of PrCP such as abnormal metabolism, including obesity; diabetes; metabolic syndrome; obesity related disorders; and diabetes related disorders.

Abstract: Compounds represented by formula (Ia) or (Ib) and wherein R and R1 are as defined in the description, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are disclosed; the said compounds are useful in the treatment of cell cycle proliferative disorders, e.g. cancer, associated with an altered cell cycle dependent kinase activity.

Abstract: Compositions, preferably pharmaceutical compositions, containing micronized tanaproget, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, microcrystalline cellulose, croscarmellose sodium, sodium lauryl sulfate, butylated hydroxyanisole, povidone, and magnesium stearate, are provided. The compositions are useful in contraception and hormone replacement therapy and in the treatment and/or prevention of uterine myometrial fibroids, benign prostatic hypertrophy, benign and malignant neoplastic disease, dysfunctional bleeding, uterine leiomyomata, endometriosis, polycystic ovary syndrome, and carcinomas and adenocarcinomas of the pituitary, endometrium, kidney, ovary, breast, colon, and prostate and other hormone-dependent tumors, and in the preparation of medicaments useful therefor. Additional uses include stimulation of food intake.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound represented by formula (I): wherein all symbols are as defined here, a salt thereof, a solvate thereof, or a prodrug thereof. The compound of the present invention has an antagonistic activity against CXCR4 and is therefore useful as a preventive and/or therapeutic agent for CXCR4-mediated diseases, for example, inflammatory and immune diseases (for example, rheumatoid arthritis, arthritis, retinopathy, pulmonary fibrosis, rejection of transplanted organ, etc.), allergic diseases, infections (for example, human immunodeficiency virus infection, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, etc.), psychoneurotic diseases, cerebral diseases, cardiovascular disease, metabolic diseases, and cancerous diseases (for example, cancer, cancer metastasis, etc.), or an agent for regeneration therapy.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein n, m, A, R1 and R2 have the significance given in the description. The compounds are useful as HSL inhibitors and may be used in the treatment or prophylaxis of diabetes, dyslipidemia, atherosclerosis or obesity.

Abstract: This application discloses a novel process for the synthesis of himbacine analogs, as well as the compounds produced thereby. The synthesis proceeds by alternative routes including the cyclic ketal amide route, the chiral carbamate amide route, and the chiral carbamate ester route. The compounds produced thereby are useful as thrombin receptor antagonists.

Abstract: This invention is directed to spiro-oxindole compounds, as stereoisomers, enantiomers, tautomers thereof or mixtures thereof; or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates or prodrugs thereof, for the treatment and/or prevention of sodium channel-mediated diseases or conditions, such as pain.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel fredericamycin derivatives, to drugs containing said derivatives or the salts thereof, and to the use of the fredericamycin derivatives for treating diseases, especially cancer diseases.

Abstract: The present application describes modulators of MCP-1 or CCR-2 of formula or stereoisomers or prodrugs or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein m, n, W, X, R1 and R6, are defined herein. In addition, methods of treating and preventing inflammatory diseases such as asthma and allergic diseases, as well as autoimmune pathologies such as rheumatoid arthritis and transplant rejection using modulators of formula (I) are disclosed.

Abstract: Provided herein are compounds, compositions, and methods in the field of medicinal chemistry. The compounds and compositions provided herein relate to spiro-oxindoles which function as antagonists of the interaction between p53 and MDM2, and their use as therapeutics for the treatment of cancer and other diseases.

Abstract: The present invention relates to modulators of muscarinic receptors. The present invention also provides compositions comprising such modulators, and methods therewith for treating muscarinic receptor mediated diseases.

Abstract: A chromene compound having a skeleton represented by the following formula (1) and exhibiting double peak characteristic: wherein Z is a group represented by any one of the following formulas: n is an integer of 1 to 3, when n is 2 or 3, Z? s may be the same or different, with the proviso that when n is 1, Z cannot be —CH2—, and when n is 2 or 3, Z's cannot be —CH2— at the same time; R1 is an electron absorbing group having a Hammett constant ?p of more than 0, with the proviso that when there are a plurality of R1's, R1's may be the same or different; and X and Y are each independently an oxygen atom or ?NR2, with the proviso that X and Y cannot be oxygen atoms at the same time.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound represented by the following formula (1): wherein W, X, Y, R1, R2, R33, R34, m and n are as defined in the claims, or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof.

Abstract: The invention relates to compound of the formula (I), in which the substituents are as defined in the specification; in free form or in salt form; to its preparation, to its use as medicament and to medicaments comprising it.

Abstract: Provided herein are novel sirtuin-modulating compounds and methods of use thereof. The sirtuin-modulating compounds may be used for increasing the lifespan of a cell, and treating and/or preventing a wide variety of diseases and disorders including, for example, diseases or disorders related to aging or stress, diabetes, obesity, neurodegenerative diseases, cardiovascular disease, blood clotting disorders, inflammation, cancer, and/or flushing as well as diseases or disorders that would benefit from increased mitochondrial activity. Also provided are compositions comprising a sirtuin-modulating compound in combination with another therapeutic agent.

Abstract: The invention relates to chroman spirocyclic piperidine amide derivatives useful as inhibitors of ion 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 the formula (I) wherein the substituents are as defined in claim 1, are useful as pesticides.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a compound represented by the following structural formula and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof: Compounds represented by this structural formula are kinase inhibitors and are therefore disclosed herein for the treatment of cancer. Definitions for the variables in the structural formula are provided herein.

Abstract: This invention relates provides novel substituted 1,4-dioxa-8-azaspiro[4,5]decane of general formula (1), wherein R1 is selected from phenethyl, 4,6-dimethoxypyrimidin-2-yl and (2-chloro-5-thiazolyl)methyl and R2 is selected from the group consisting of hydroxy, 4-bromo-2-chlorophenoxy, morpholin-4-yl, (2-chloro-5-thiazolyl)methyloxy, benzyloxy, phenylsulfanyl, benzotriazol-1-yl and 5-chloro-2-fluoroanilino. The present invention also relates to a process for the preparation of novel substituted 1,4-dioxa-8-azaspiro[4,5]decanes of general formula (1). The novel substituted 1,4-dioxa-8-azaspiro[4,5]decane of general formula (1) has fungicidal activity.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to inhibitors of thioredoxin. Certain embodiments relate to palmarumycin based compounds and methods of using the same. Such compounds may be useful in inhibiting the overexpression of thioredoxin, inhibiting tumor growth and treating cancer.

Abstract: The present invention comprises a new class of compounds useful for the modulation of Beta-secretase activity and for the treatment of diseases, including Alzheimer's disease (AD) and related CNS conditions, mediated thereby. In one embodiment, the compounds have a general Formula I or Formula II wherein R1a-1c, B, R3-5 and W of Formula I, and R1a-1c, R2-5, A1-4, W, X, Z, m and n of Formula II are defined herein. The invention further provides compounds of Formula III and IV and sub-Formulas II-A-II-D and III-A-III-D. The compounds may be used in pharmaceutical compositions for treating, prophylactically or therapeutically, disorders related to the activity of beta-secretase protein, including without limitation, AD, cognitive deficits and impairment, schizophrenia and other similar central nervous system conditions.

Abstract: An ORL-1 receptor antagonist of the formula: its uses, and methods for its preparation are described. ORL-1 antagonists are deemed to be useful in the treatment of depression and/or the treatment of overweight, obesity, and/or weight maintenance post treatment for overweight or obesity. Certain compounds have also demonstrated through animal models that the compounds of the present invention are useful for the treatment of migraines.

Abstract: The invention provides a novel class of compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and methods of using such compounds to treat or prevent diseases or disorders associated with abnormal or dysregulated B cell activities, particularly diseases or disorders that involve aberrant activation of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate 3-kinase B (ITPKb).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof, wherein R1 to R8, A1 to A3 have the are as described herein and compositions including the compounds.

Abstract: The present application describes organic compounds of the Formula I that are useful for the treatment, prevention and/or amelioration of human diseases.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a compound of Formula (I): or a form thereof, wherein X1, X2, X3, X4, R1, R2 and R3 are as defined herein, useful as tryptase inhibitors.

Abstract: A chromene compound having a skeleton represented by the following formula (1) and exhibiting double peak characteristic: wherein Z is a group represented by anyone of the following formulas: (R1 is an electron donor group having a Hammett constant ?p of less than ?0.20, with the proviso that when there are a plurality of R1's, R1's may be the same or different, and R2 is a group having a Hammett constant ?p of ?0.

Abstract: A chromene compound which contains a skeleton represented by the following formula (1) and has high color optical density at the time of exposure, double peak characteristic, little initial coloration, a practical fading speed and durability. (wherein R1 is an electron donor group having a Hammett constant of less than 0, the ring including X is a hetero ring formed together with the 7-position and 8-position carbon atoms, and X is an oxygen atom, sulfur atom or group represented by ?NR2 directly bonded to the 7-position carbon atom.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a compound represented by the following structural formula and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof: Compounds represented by this structural formula are kinase inhibitors and are therefore disclosed herein for the treatment of cancer. Definitions for the variables in the structural formula are provided herein.

Abstract: This application discloses a novel process for the synthesis of himbacine analogs, as well as the compounds produced thereby. The synthesis proceeds by alternative routes including the cyclic ketal amide route, the chiral carbamate amide route, and the chiral carbamate ester route. The compounds produced thereby are useful as thrombin receptor antagonists.

Abstract: In its many embodiments, the present invention provides a novel class of heterocyclic compounds of the formula: as modulators of gamma secretase, methods of preparing such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing one or more such compounds, methods of preparing pharmaceutical formulations comprising one or more such compounds, and methods of treatment, prevention, inhibition, or amelioration of one or more diseases associated with the central nervous system using such compounds or pharmaceutical compositions.

Abstract: A photochromic chromene compound which develops a color of a neutral tint, has high color optical density, a high fading speed and high durability, and has an indeno(2,1-f)naphtho(1,2-b)pyran structure represented by the following formula as the basic skeleton, wherein a sulfur-containing substituent selected from thiol group, alkylthio group, alkoxyalkylthio group, haloalkylthio group, cycloalkylthio group, arylthio group and heteroarylthio group is bonded to the 6-position and/or 7-position carbon atom(s).

Abstract: The present invention relates to inhibitors of 11-? hydroxyl steroid dehydrogenase type 1, antagonists of the mineralocorticoid receptor (MR), and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. The compounds of the invention can be useful in the treatment of various diseases associated with expression or activity of 11-? hydroxyl steroid dehydrogenase type 1 and/or diseases associated with aldosterone excess.

Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of formula (I): wherein R1a is optionally substituted C1-6 alkyl, etc.; R1m is hydrogen atom, etc.; G1, G2, G3 and G4 are (i), etc. ((i) G1 is —N(R1b)—, G2 is —CO—, G3 is —C(R1c)(R1d)—, and G4 is oxygen, etc.); R1b is optionally substituted C1-6 alkyl, etc.; R1c and R1d are each independently optionally substituted C1-6 alkyl, etc.; R2 is optionally substituted C1-6 alkyl, etc.; R3a, R3b, R3c and R3d are each independently a group: -A-B (A is a single bond, etc., B is hydrogen atom, etc.), etc.; n is 1, etc.; R5 is C1-4 alkoxycarbonyl, etc., or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, which is useful as a renin inhibitor.

Abstract: The present invention relates to bridged spiro[2.4]heptane derivatives of formula (I), wherein W, Y, Z, R1 and R2 are as defined in the description, their preparation and their use as pharmaceutically active compounds as ALX receptor and/or FPRL2 agonists for the treatment of inflammatory and obstructive airways diseases.

Abstract: The present invention relates to substituted 1,3,8-triazaspiro[4.5]decame-2,4-diones useful as HIF prolyl hydroxylase inhibitors to treat anemia and like conditions.

Abstract: Substituted bicyclic heteroaryls and compositions containing them, for the treatment of general inflammation, arthritis, rheumatic diseases, osteoarthritis, inflammatory bowel disorders, inflammatory eye disorders, inflammatory or unstable bladder disorders, psoriasis, skin complaints with inflammatory components, chronic inflammatory conditions, including but not restricted to autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosis (SLE), myestenia gravis, rheumatoid arthritis, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, multiples sclerosis, Sjoegren's syndrome and autoimmune hemolytic anemia, allergic conditions including all forms of hypersensitivity, The present invention also enables methods for treating cancers that are mediated, dependent on or associated with p110 activity, including but not restricted to leukemias, such as Acute Myeloid leukaemia (AML) Myelo-dysplastic syndrome (MDS) myelo-proliferative diseases (MPD) Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML) T-cell Acute Lymphob

Abstract: Certain heteroaryl-substituted spirocyclic diamine urea compounds are described, which are useful as FAAH inhibitors. Such compounds may be used in pharmaceutical compositions and methods for the treatment of disease states, disorders, and conditions mediated by fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) activity, such as anxiety, pain, inflammation, sleep disorders, eating disorders, energy metabolism disorders, and movement disorders (e.g., multiple sclerosis).

Abstract: A compound represented by the general Formula (I) below, or a salt or solvate thereof, which is useful as an ALK inhibitor, and is useful for prophylaxis or treatment of a disease accompanied by abnormality in ALK, for example, cancer, cancer metastasis, depression or cognitive function disorder: (meanings of the symbols that are included in the formula are as given in the specification).

Abstract: Provided herein are spiro-cyclic compounds, methods of synthesis, and methods of use thereof. The compounds provided herein are useful for the treatment, prevention, and/or management of various disorders, including, e.g., neurological disorders and metabolic disorders. Compounds provided herein inhibit the activity of histamine H3 receptors and modulate the release of various neurotransmitters, such as, e.g., histamine, acetylcholine, norepinephrine, and dopamine (e.g. at the synapse). Pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds and their methods of use are also provided herein.

Abstract: Compounds of Formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, and R10 have the meanings as indicated in the specification, are useful for treating diseases mediated by blockade of the epithelial sodium channel. Pharmaceutical compositions that contain the compounds and processes for preparing the compounds are also described.

Abstract: The present invention describes tetracyclic compounds of formula (IA) or (IB), wherein the symbols R, X, A, Y, R2, R3 and D are as defined in the specification, their use in the treatment of certain diseases, e.g. depending on MK-2 or TNF activity, and ways of manufacturing them.

Abstract: The present invention relates to inhibitors of 11-? hydroxyl steroid dehydrogenase type 1, antagonists of the mineralocorticoid receptor (MR), and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. The compounds of the invention can be useful in the treatment of various diseases associated with expression or activity of 11-? hydroxyl steroid dehydrogenase type 1 and/or diseases associated with aldosterone excess.

Abstract: Compounds of Formula (I) (wherein variables A1, A2, A3, ring-B, m, n, J, E1, E2, E3, R5, RPG and Y are as described herein), which are useful as antagonists of CGRP receptors, and useful in the treatment or prevention of diseases in which CGRP receptors are involved, such as headache, and in particular migraine and cluster headache. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of formula (I) and the use of these compounds and compositions in the prevention or treatment of diseases in which CGRP receptors are involved.

Abstract: A compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof, wherein A1 to A3 and R1 to R10 have the significance given in claim 1, can be used as a medicament. These compounds are useful in the treatment or prophylaxis of diseases that are related to AMPK regulation, such as obesity, dyslipidemia, hyperglycemia, type 1 or type 2 diabetes and cancers.

Abstract: Heteroaromatic compounds 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, such as atherosclerosis; obesity; diabetes; neurological disease; metabolic syndrome; insulin resistance; and liver steatosis.

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.