Abstract: Described herein are novel beta-secretase inhibitors and methods for their use, including methods of treating Alzheimer's disease.

Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula I wherein X, Y, R?, R2, and n are as defined herein or to a pharmaceutically suitable acid addition salt thereof. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and methods for the treatment of diseases related to the biological function of the trace amine associated receptors, which diseases include depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, stress-related disorders, psychotic disorders, schizophrenia, neurological diseases, Parkinson's disease, neurodegenerative disorders, Alzheimer's disease, epilepsy, migraine, substance abuse and metabolic disorders, eating disorders, diabetes, diabetic complications, obesity, dyslipidemia, disorders of energy consumption and assimilation, disorders and malfunction of body temperature homeostasis, disorders of sleep and circadian rhythm, and cardiovascular disorders.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the general formula (I), and the pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, as anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory agents.

Abstract: The present invention provides certain ortho-fluorophenyl oxazolidinones of the following formula I: or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or prodrugs thereof that are antibacterial agents, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, methods for their use, and methods for preparing these compounds.

Abstract: The present invention provides, among other things, compounds represented by the general Formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein X, Y, R1A, R1B, R2, and R3 are as defined in classes and subclasses herein and compositions (e.g., pharmaceutical compositions) comprising such compounds, which compounds are useful as inhibitors of hepatitis C virus polymerase, and thus are useful, for example, as medicaments for the treatment of HCV infection.

Abstract: A method of producing an aromatic compound of the following formula (3) comprising reacting a compound of the following formula (1) with an olefin compound of the following formula (2) in the presence of a transition metal complex: (wherein, an Ar1 ring represents an aromatic hydrocarbon ring or aromatic heterocyclic ring, an Ar2 ring represents a heterocyclic ring containing X1 and N*, and the X1 represents a nitrogen atom or carbon atom and the N represents a nitrogen atom connecting via a double bond to either one of two adjacent atoms in the Ar2 ring.) (wherein, R1, R2, R3 and R4 represent each independently a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms or an aryl group having 6 to 18 carbon atoms.) (wherein, Ar1, Ar2, X1, N*, R1, R2 and R3 represent the same meanings as described above.).

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds of Formula I, their pharmaceutically acceptable derivatives, tautomeric forms, stereoisomers including R and S isomers, polymorphs, prodrugs, metabolites, salts or solvates thereof. The invention also relates to processes for the synthesis of novel compounds of Formula I, their pharmaceutically acceptable derivatives, tautomeric forms, stereoisomers, polymorphs, prodrugs, metabolites, salts or solvates thereof.

Abstract: The compounds shown by their structural formulas in the specification have analgesic and or immunostimulant activity in mammals.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel substituted oxazolidinones, to processes for preparation thereof, to the use thereof for treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases, and to the use thereof for producing medicaments for treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases, especially of thromboembolic disorders.

Abstract: This invention provides compounds of formula IA or IB: wherein HY, R1, R2, and G1, are as described in the specification. The compounds are inhibitors of VPS34 and/or PI3K and are thus useful for treating proliferative, inflammatory, or cardiovascular disorders.

Abstract: A 2-aryl-pyridylazole compound and derivatives useful in slowing the growth of cancer cells are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of synthesizing the compound, methods of using pharmaceutical compositions containing the compound as an ingredient to slow the growth of cancer cells, and methods of treating cancer patients with pharmaceutical compositions containing the compound as an ingredient.

Abstract: A compound (I) of the present invention, which has an EP1 receptor antagonism: [wherein A represents a benzene ring or the like; Y1 represents a C1-6 alkylene group; Y2 represents a single bond or the like; R1 represents a hydrogen atom, a C1-6 alkyl group or the like; R2 represents a phenyl group which may have a substituent, a 5-membered aromatic heterocyclic ring which may have a substituent, a 6-membered aromatic heterocyclic ring which may have a substituent or the like; R3 represents a halogen atom, a C1-6 alkoxy group or the like; R4 represents a hydrogen atom or the like; and R5 represents a hydrogen atom or the like] or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is provided. Furthermore, the compound (I) of the present invention can be used as an agent for treating or preventing LUTS, in particular, various symptoms of OABs.

Abstract: PTP1B inhibitors with the following structure (formula I). Experiments indicate that these inhibitors can effectively inhibit the activity of protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B). They can be used as insulin sensitisers. They can be used to prevent, delay or treat diseases which are related to insulin antagonism mediated by PTP1B, especially diabetes type II and obesity. The invention also provides methods for preparing these inhibitors.

Abstract: A compound represented by the general formula (I) of the present invention, which has an EP1 receptor antagonism: [wherein A represents a benzene ring or the like; Y represents a C1-6 alkylene group or the like; RN represents a hydrogen atom or a C1-6 alkyl group; R1 represents a hydrogen atom, a C1-6 alkyl group or the like; R2 represents a phenyl group which may have a substituent, a 5-membered aromatic heterocyclic group which may have a substituent, a 6-membered aromatic heterocyclic group which may have a substituent or the like; R3 represents a halogen atom, a C1-6 alkoxy group or the like; R4 represents a hydrogen atom or the like; and R5 represents a hydrogen atom or the like] or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is provided. Furthermore, the compound (I) of the present invention can be used as an agent for treating or preventing LUTS, in particular, various symptoms of OABs.

Abstract: The present invention provides certain ortho-fluorophenyl oxazolidinones of the following formula I: or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or prodrugs thereof that are antibacterial agents, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, methods for their use, and methods for preparing these compounds.

Abstract: An ophthalmic pharmaceutical composition useful in the treatment of glaucoma and control of intraocular pressure comprising an effective amount of a selective modulator of ALK5 receptor activity is disclosed. Also disclosed is a method of treating glaucoma and controlling intraocular pressure comprising applying a therapeutically effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition comprising a selective modulator of ALK5 receptor activity to an affected eye of a patient.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds selected from substituted oxazole derivatives of formula (I) that selectively modulate, regulate, and/or inhibit signal transduction mediated by certain native and/or mutant tyrosine kinases implicated in a variety of human and animal diseases such as cell proliferative, metabolic, allergic, and degenerative disorders. More particularly, these compounds are potent and selective c-kit, bcr-abl and Flt-3 inhibitors.

Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, X, Ar, and are defined herein or to a pharmaceutically suitable acid addition salt thereof. Compounds of formula I have a good affinity to the trace amine associated receptors (TAARs), especially for TAAR1. The compounds can be used for the treatment of depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), stress-related disorders, psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia, neurological diseases such as Parkinson's disease, neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, epilepsy, migraine, hypertension, substance abuse and metabolic disorders such as eating disorders, diabetes, diabetic complications, obesity, dyslipidemia, disorders of energy consumption and assimilation, disorders and malfunction of body temperature homeostasis, disorders of sleep and circadian rhythm and cardiovascular disorders.

Abstract: The present invention relates to oxazolidinone derivatives of formula (I) wherein Y, R3 and R4 are as described in the description, to their preparation, to pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and to their use as pharmaceuticals, to pharmaceutical compositions containing one or more compounds of formula (I), and especially to their use as orexin receptor antagonists.

Abstract: Disclosed are a series of neuropeptide Y Y5 receptor ligands, and as such are useful to treat disorders related to mood, stress, ADHD, cognition, stress and dementia.

Abstract: The present invention is concerned with novel substituted indazole and aza-indazole derivatives of Formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, Y, A1, A2, A3, A4, X1, X2, X3 and Het1 have the meaning defined in the claims. The compounds according to the present invention are useful as gamma secretase modulators. The invention further relates to processes for preparing such novel compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds as an active ingredient as well as the use of said compounds as a medicament.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel heterocyclic compounds, to processes for preparation thereof and to the use thereof for controlling animal pests, which include arthropods and especially insects.

Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula (I), wherein R1 is a monocyclic 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl; R4 is phenyl or monocyclic 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl; and the other substituents as defined in the claims, that inhibit cell and cell division and that inhibit the activation of Hypoxia Inducible Factor (HIF)—mediated transcription and signaling under hypoxic conditions. In one aspect, the compounds of the present invention are useful for the preparation of a medicament for the treatment or prevention of a disease or disorder selected from the group consisting of an inflammatory disease, a hyperproliferative disease or disorder, a hypoxia-related pathology and a disease characterized by excessive vascularisation. Also provided is a pharmaceutical composition, comprising a compound of the invention and a second therapeutic agent or radiation, useful for the treatment or prevention of the mentioned diseases or disorders.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula I, wherein A, R1 to R7 are defined in the description, and to pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The present invention also relates to the manufacture of such compounds or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as medicaments for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases which can be treated with HDL-cholesterol raising agents, such as dyslipidemia, atherosclerosis and cardiovascular diseases.

Abstract: The present invention provides dye compounds optimally excited at about 400 nm and have a Stokes shift of at least about 80 nm. These dyes find use in detection of analyte in a sample and the preparation of dye-conjugates.

Abstract: Provided herein are compounds of the formula (I): as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein the substituents are as those disclosed in the specification. These compounds, and the pharmaceutical compositions containing them, are useful for the treatment of diseases such as, for example, obesity, type II diabetes mellitus and metabolic syndrome.

Abstract: The invention provides well-defined aryl and/or heteroaryl substituted indoles that are useful as sphingosine-1-phosphate agonists or antagonists. As such, the compounds described herein are useful in treating a wide variety of disorders associated with modulation of sphingosine-1-phosphate receptors.

Abstract: The present invention provides indoline compounds of the following formula I: or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, prodrugs, solvates, or hydrates thereof useful as antibacterial agents, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, methods for their use, and methods for preparing these compounds.

Abstract: A series of substituted oxazole compounds having an alpha keto side chain at the 2 position and an aromatic, heteroaromatic or heterocycle substituent at the 5 position are disclosed. These compounds exhibit inhibition of fatty acid amid hydrolase and arc useful for treatment of malconditions involving that enzyme.

Abstract: Compounds which inhibit the activity of poly(ADP-ribose)polymerase (PARP), compositions containing the compounds and methods of treating diseases using them are disclosed.

Abstract: (5R)-3-[4-[1-[(2S)-2,3-dihydroxypropanoyl]-3,6-dihydro-2H-pyridin-4-yl]-3,5-difluoro-phenyl]-5-(isoxazol-3-yloxymethyl)oxazolidin-2-one, or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt, or an in-vivo-hydrolysable ester thereof, for use in the treatment of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Abstract: The subject invention relates to novel P2X3 receptor antagonists that play a critical role in treating disease states associated with pain, in particular peripheral pain, inflammatory pain, or tissue injury pain that can be treated using a P2X3 receptor subunit modulator.

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.

Abstract: The present invention provides dye compounds optimally excited at about 400 nm and have a Stokes shift of at least about 80 nm. These dyes find use in detection of analyte in a sample and the preparation of dye-conjugates.

Abstract: There is provided a hydrazide compound having a controlling effect on pests represented by the formula (1): wherein, G is a 5-membered heterocyclic group, M is an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom, Q1, Q2, Q3 and Q4 is independently a nitrogen atom, etc., m is an integer of 0 to 5, R2 is an optionally halogenated C1-C6 alkyl group, etc., R5 and R6 are independently an optionally substituted C1-C12 chain hydrocarbon group, etc., and R4 is an optionally substituted C1-C12 chain hydrocarbon group, etc.

Abstract: Disclosed is a compound which is useful as an 11?-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 inhibitor. A compound represented by the formula: its pharmaceutically acceptable salt, or a solvate thereof, wherein R1 is optionally substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkylalkyl, optionally substituted heterocycle or optionally substituted heterocyclealkyl, X is —O—, —NR3—, —NR3C(?O)— or —NR3S(?O)2—, R2 is optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted arylalkyl, optionally substituted heteroaryl or optionally substituted heteroarylalkyl, R3 is hydrogen or optionally substituted alkyl.

Abstract: The present application relates to dipeptide-like prodrug derivatives of 2-amino-6-({[2-(4-chlorophenyl)-1,3-oxazol-4-yl]methyl}sulfanyl)-4-(4-{[2,3-dihydroxypropyl]oxy}phenyl)pyridine-3,5-dicarbonitrile, processes for their preparation, their use for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases, and their use for the manufacture of medicaments for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases, especially of cardiovascular disorders.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula where the variables have the meaning defined in the specification have analgesic and/or immunostimulant effect in mammals.

Abstract: The present invention is concerned with substituted bicyclic heterocyclic compounds of Formula (I) wherein Het1, Het2, A1, A2, A3 and A4 have the meaning defined in the claims. The compounds according to the present invention are useful as gamma secretase modulators. The invention further relates to processes for preparing such novel compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds as an active ingredient as well as the use of said compounds as a medicament.

Abstract: The invention provides well-defined aryl and/or heteroaryl substituted indoles that are useful as sphingosine-1-phosphate agonists or antagonists. As such, the compounds described herein are useful in treating a wide variety of disorders associated with modulation of sphingosine-1-phosphate receptors.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula (I), their derivatives, analogs, tautomeric forms, regioisomers, stereoisomers, polymorphs, solvates, intermediates, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, pharmaceutical compositions, N-oxides, metabolites and prodrugs thereof. These compounds are phosphodiesterase type 4 (PDE4) inhibitors. They are useful in the treatment of a variety of allergic or inflammatory diseases including asthma, COPD, chronic bronchitis, atopic dermatitis, allergic rhinitis, allergic conjunctivitis, vernal conjunctivitis, psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, uveitis, NASH and lupus.

Abstract: The present application relates to amino acid ester prodrug derivatives of 2-amino-6-({[2-(4-chlorophenyl)-1,3-oxazol-4-yl]methyl}sulfanyl)-4-(4-{[2,3-dihydroxypropyl]oxy}phenyl)pyridine-3,5-dicarbonitriles, processes for their preparation, their use for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases, and their use for the manufacture of medicaments for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases, especially of cardiovascular disorders.

Abstract: The present invention provides a compound which has an effect of inhibiting amyloid-? production and is useful as a therapeutic agent for diseases induced by production, secretion and/or deposition of amyloid-? proteins. The present invention relates to a compound represented by formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof: wherein A is optionally substituted carbocyclic diyl or optionally substituted heterocyclic diyl; B is an optionally substituted carbocyclic group or an optionally substituted heterocyclic group; R1 is a group such as optionally substituted lower alkyl; R2 is a group such as hydrogen; and R3a and R3b are each independently a group such as hydrogen, provided that the following compound is excluded.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel bis-amide derivatives and their use as active ingredients in the preparation of pharmaceutical compositions. The invention also concerns related aspects including pharmaceutical compositions containing one or more of those compounds and their use as medicaments for the treatment or prevention of protozoal infections, such as especially malaria.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel heterocyclic compounds as diacylglycerol acyltransferase (“DGAT”) inhibitors, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the heterocyclic compounds and the use of the compounds for treating or preventing a cardiovascular disease, a metabolic disorder, obesity or an obesity-related disorder, diabetes, dyslipidemia, a diabetic complication, impaired glucose tolerance or impaired fasting glucose. An illustrative compound of the invention is shown below.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof having superior glucokinase activating activity, and is a compound represented by general formula (I), or pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof: [wherein, A represents, for example, an oxygen atom or sulfur atom, R1 represents, for example, a C1-C6 alkyl group, a C1-C6 alkoxy group or a C1-C6 halogenated alkyl group, A and R1 together with the carbon atom bonded thereto form a heterocyclic group that may be substituted with 1 to 3 group(s) independently selected from Substituent Group ?, R2 represents a phenyl group that may be substituted with 1 to 5 group(s) independently selected from Substituent Group ? or a heterocyclic group that may be substituted with 1 to 3 group(s) independently selected from Substituent Group ?, R3 represents a hydroxy group or a C1-C6 alkoxy group, and Substituent Group ? consists of, for example, a halogen atom, a C1-C6 alkyl group, a C1-C6 alkyl group substituted with 1 or 2 hyd

Abstract: The present application relates to novel heteroaryl-substituted dicyanopyridines, to processes for their preparation, to their use for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases and to their use for preparing medicaments for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases, preferably for the treatment and/or prevention of cardiovascular disorders.

Abstract: The present invention relates to Penta-hexa-, hepta-, octa-, nona- and, deca-heteroaryl derivatives, comprising a combination of heterocycle 1 (Het-1)a and/or heterocycle 2 (Het-2)b and/or heterocycle 3 (Het-3)c and/or heterocycle 4 (Het-4)d of formulae I, II, III and IV respectively, the N-oxides, the pharmaceutically acceptable addition salts. The compounds claimed are suitable for the treatment of cancer.

Abstract: A compound represented by the formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: (I) wherein X1 to X4 independently represent a carbon atom or the like; the ring A represents a 5- to 6-membered heteroaryl having 1 to 4 heteroatoms independently selected from the group consisting of a nitrogen atom, a sulfur atom and an oxygen atom; X5 represents an oxygen atom or the like; X represents a carbon atom or the like; Het represents a 5- or 6-membered aliphatic heterocycle; R1 represents an aryl or the like; R2 represents a formyl group or the like; and R3 represents a —C1-6 alkyl or the like. The compound or salt has a glucokinase activation effect and is useful as a therapeutic agent for diabetes.

Abstract: The present application relates to novel compounds, methods and formulations useful for the oral delivery of a glucagon like peptide-1 compound or a melanocortin 4 receptor agonist peptide.