Abstract: The present invention relates to 2,4-disubstituted pyridine-N-oxide compounds of formula (I): 1

Abstract: Compounds of the invention are amine oxide prodrugs showing activity on the NK1 receptor.

Abstract: A cyclic amine compound represented by the following general formula (1): 1

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel pyridine carboxamide or sulfonamide derivative compounds of the following formula: wherein R1 to R6 have the meanings provided herein. The invention further relates to combinatorial libraries containing two or more such compounds, as well as methods of preparing pyridine carboxamide or sulfonamide derivative compounds.

Abstract: Pharmaceutical agents for inhibiting the production of 20-HETE which participates in constriction or dilation of microvessels in major organs such as the kidneys and the cerebral blood vessels, or participates in causing cell proliferation are provided.

Abstract: Novel &bgr;-aryl-&agr;-substituted propanoic acids having hypolipidemic and hypocholesteremic activities.

Abstract: The present invention relates compounds of formula (I), wherein ring A is a phenyl or pyridyl ring; X represents a linker selected from the group consisting of formulae: (a), (b), (c), (d), and (e); and R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R13, R14, R15, R16, R17, R21a and R21b are as defined herein. The compounds are of particular use in the treatment or prevention of depression, anxiety, pain, inflammation, migraine, emesis or postherpetic neuralgia.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of compounds of the formula (I) in which R1, A, D, X and Z have the meanings given in the description, by reacting compounds of the formula (II)  in which A, D and X have the meanings given above, with a base and in the presence of a diluent, and subsequently reacting the reaction mixture with the mixture of CCMP/CMP (2-chloro-5-chloromethylpyridine/2-chloro-5-methylpyridine) and the corresponding hydrochlorides.

Abstract: Compounds for treating abuse of nicotinic receptor agonists, addiction to psychostimulant drugs, addiction to opiates, addiction to alcohol, addiction to tobacco products, addiction to nicotine, schizophrenia and related diseases, depression and related conditions, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, irritable bowel syndrome, and colitis. The compounds competitively inhibit central nervous system acting nicotinic receptor agonists and act at the putative &agr;3&bgr;2* and &agr;4&bgr;2 neuronal nicotinic receptors in the central nervous system.

Abstract: Compounds of formula I, wherein R1 represents C1-4 alkoxy optionally substituted by one or more fluorine atoms; R2 represents H or C1-6 alkoxy optionally substituted by one or more fluorine atoms; R3 represents a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring, the ring being optionally substituted; R4 represents a 4-, 5-, 6-, or 7-membered heterocyclic ring, the ring being optionally fused to a benzene ring or a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring, the ring system as a whole being optionally substituted; X represents CH or N; and L is absent, or represents a cyclic group of formula Ia, or represents a chain of formula Ib, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; are useful in therapy, in particular in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia.

Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of the formula: 1

Abstract: Compounds of formula (I):- 1

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel substituted diamine derivatives for the formula 1

Abstract: A sulfonyl aromatic or heteroaromatic ring hydroxamic acid compound that inter alia inhibits matrix metalloprotease activity is disclosed as are a treatment process that comprises administering a contemplated sulfonyl aromatic or heteroaromatic ring hydroxamic acid compound in a MMP enzyme-inhibiting effective amount to a host having a condition associated with pathological matrix metalloprotease activity.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising as an active ingredient a compound of formula (I), wherein Ring A is an aromatic or a heterocyclic ring; Q is a bond, carbonyl, lower alkylene, lower alkenylene, —O— -(lower alkylene)-, etc.; n is 0, 1 or 2; Z is oxygen or sulfur; W is oxygen, sulfur, —CH═CH—, —NH— or —N═CH—; R1, R2 and R3 are the same or different and are hydrogen, halogen, hydroxyl, a substituted or unsubstituted lower alkyl gorup, a substituted or unsubstituted lower alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted amino group, etc.; R4 is tetrazolyl, carboxyl group, amide or ester; R5 is hydrogen, nitro, amino, hydroxyl, lower alkanoyl, lower alkyl, etc.; R6 is selected from (a) a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group, (b) a substituted or unsubstituted pyridyl group, (c) a substituted or unsubstituted thienyl group, (d) a substituted or unsubstituted benzofuranyl group, etc.

Abstract: The invention features screening assays for compounds that are potentially useful for treating or preventing a proliferative disease. The assays are based on contacting a candidate compound with a cell containing a nucleic acid including a HER2 regulatory element and a reporter sequence. In addition, the invention features compounds identified by the assays of the invention. The invention further features compounds structurally related to those identified by the screening assays. Finally, the invention features methods of treating or preventing a proliferative disease using the compounds of the invention.

Abstract: A method of producing a 6-substituted (S)-nicotine derivative with the general formula (III), wherein R is an optionally substituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, amido or amino group, optionally coupled to a carrier protein, is disclosed. An intermediate compound useful in the method is also comprised by the invention. The formula of the compound is (A) in which A represents the cationic radical of an organic nitrogen base, Y represents an anion formed by an electrophilic compound.

Abstract: Pharmaceutical agents for inhibiting the production of 20-HETE which participates in constriction or dilation of microvessels in major organs such as the kidneys and the cerebral blood vessels, or participates in causing cell proliferation are provided.

Abstract: The invention is directed to compositions used for treating Central Nervous System (CNS) disorders. In addition, the invention provides convenient methods of treatment of a CNS disorder. Furthermore, the invention provides methods of treating sleep disorders using compositions that remain active for a discrete period of time to reduce side effects. More specifically, the invention is directed to the compositions and use of derivatized, e.g., ester or carboxylic acid derivatized, antihistamine antagonists for the treatment of sleep disorders.

Abstract: In one aspect, the present invention concerns the use of certain quaternary ammonium compounds as active ingredient in the manufacture of a medicament for use in the treatment and/or prevention of cough in warm-blooded animals, including humans, such as compounds of formula Y—J—E An− (I), wherein J is independently selected from a group represented by one of formulae (II), (III) and (IV).

Abstract: A method of production of 2,4′-dipyridyl derivatives by a cross coupling reaction of a 2-halopyridine derivative and a 4-halopyridine using a nickel complex catalyst and a method of separation of a 2,4′-dipyridyl derivative from a mixture of dipyridyl isomers containing a 2,2′-dipyridyl derivative, 2,4′-dipyridyl derivative, and 4,4′-dipyridyl by using a dilute aqueous copper sulfate solution to insolubilize and remove the 2,2′-dipyridyl derivative and 4,4′-dipyridyl are disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of Formula (I): 1

Abstract: The present invention relates to inhibitors of p38, a mammalian protein kinase involved cell proliferation, cell death and response to extracellular stimuli. The invention also relates to methods for producing these inhibitors. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising the inhibitors of the invention and methods of utilizing those compositions in the treatment and prevention of various disorders.

Abstract: The present invention relates to 2-aminopyridine derivatives of the formula 1

Abstract: The invention relates to novel 2-hetaryl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrrole derivatives of the formula (I) in which Hetaryl represents substituted heterocyclyls and Ar represents substituted phenyl, to a plurality of processes for their preparation and to their use as pesticides.

Abstract: Disclosed are novel 2-(5-halopyridyl) and 2-(5-halopyrimidinyl) magnesium halides, processes of making and their use in the efficient synthesis in their respective 5-halo-2-substituted pyridines and pyrimidines.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel sulphonamide compounds having 5-HT7 antagonist activity, processes for their preparation, to compositions containing them and to their use in the treatment of CNS and other disorders.

Abstract: The present invention is a heteroaromatic substituted amide showing antagonist activity to neurokinin 1 (NK-1, substance P) receptors.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel tetrahydropyridine derivatives of formula 1 having an appropriately substituted pyrrolidinone and oxime, 1

Abstract: Novel heterocyclic compounds of formula I and the salts, solvates and prodrugs thereof, wherein the meanings of the various substituents are as disclosed in the description. Said compounds are useful as anti-inflammatories.

Abstract: Compounds are provided which have the structure 1

Abstract: This invention provides novel substituted 3-pyridyl-4-arylpyrroles, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising same, useful for treating disorders ameliorated by reducing TNF-&agr; production and/or p38 activity in appropriate cells. This invention also provides therapeutic and prophylactic methods using the instant pharmaceutical compositions.

Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of the formula: wherein m is 0, 1 or 2; p is 0 or 1; Y is O, S, S(O) or S(O)2 and R1 to R7 are various substituents as selective modulators of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor useful in the treatment of pain, Alzheimer's disease, memory loss or dementia or loss of motor function.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel 2,5-bis {[alkyl (or aryl) imino] aminophenyl} furans and thiophenes of the general formula 1

Abstract: Peptide analogs formed by replacing one or more, but not all, amino acids of a peptide chain with 1,2-dihydro-3(6H)-pyridinone, display an unusually strong tendency to assume a &bgr;-strand conformation and to enter into &bgr;-sheet-like interactions with peptides and other peptide analogs that engage in &bgr;-sheet-like interactions with peptides. The peptide analogs of this invention therefore have utility has &bgr;-strand mimics offering advantages over native peptides as well as &bgr;-strand mimics of the prior art.

Abstract: Compositions and methods for inhibiting and controlling the growth of microbes are disclosed. The composition comprises at least one chemically-modified peptide with antimicrobial activity and at least one carrier. The method comprises of administering an amount, effective for the prevention, inhibition and termination of microbial growth for industrial, pharmaceutical, household and personal care use.

Abstract: The use of a compound of formula (1), as disclosed in the specification, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 are independently selected from hydrogen, alkyl and aryl, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, with the proviso that wherein R1 to R4 and R6 are hydrogen, R5 is not selected from CH2CH2NHSO2CH3, CH2CH2NHSO2CF3 and methyl substituted by SO2NH2, SO3H, PO3H2, CONHOH or a heterocyclic group selected from formulae (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) in the manufacture of a medicament for use in the treatment of a condition generally associated with abnormalities in glutamatergic transmission.

Abstract: The invention discloses a new clause of a five membered heterocylic ring compounds of general formula 1 1

Abstract: A compound of formula (I) wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The compound (I) of the present invention and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof possess a strong inhibitory activity on the production of nitric oxide (NO), and are useful for prevention and/or treatment of NOS(nitric oxide synthasey)-mediated diseases such as adult respiratory distress syndrome, myocarditis, synovitis, septic shock, insulin-ependent diabetes mellitus, ulcerative colitis, cerebral infarction, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, systemic lupus erythematosus, rejection by organ transplantation, asthma, pain, ulcer, and the like in human being and animals.

Abstract: The present invention relates to chalcone and chalcone derivatives and analogs which are useful as angiogenesis inhibitors. The present compounds, which are inexpensive to synthesize, exhibit unexpectedly good activity as angiogenesis inhibitors. The present invention also relates to the use of chalcone and its analogs as antitumor/anticancer agents and to treat a number of conditions or disease states in which angiogenesis is a factor, incluidng angiongenic skin diseases such as psoriasis, acne, rosacea, warts, eczema, hemangiomas, lymphangiogenesis, among numerous others, as well as chronic inflammatory disease such as arthritis.

Abstract: NPY antagonists, methods of using such NPY antagonists and pharmaceutical compositions containing such NPY antagonists. The NPY antagonists are useful for the treatment of NPY mediated disease/conditions including obesity.

Abstract: Novel thiol derivatives of formula I 1

Abstract: A chiral catalyst comprising a 3,4-disubstituted pyridine, or a salt, N functionalized derivative, dimer or oligomer thereof, wherein the 3-substituent is substantially hindered from rotation about the bond (sp2-sp2 biaryl axis) linking it to pyridine and the 4-substituent is an aliphatic or aromatic amine linked by a single bond to the pyridine, the pyridine nitrogen being functionalized or unfunctionalized, preferably comprising a compound of formula I 1

Abstract: A class of 3,4-diaryl substituted thiophene, furan and pyrrole derivatives and analogs thereof, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and methods of using them to treat inflammation and inflammation-related disorders.

Abstract: The object of the invention consists of novel unsaturated hydroximic acid derivatives, the process for their preparation and as active substance such as compounds containing pharmaceutical compositions. The novel compounds possess valuable pharmaceutical effects, so they can be used in the treatment of states connected with energy deficiency of the cell caused by PARP inhibition, in diabetes complications, in oxygen deficient status of the heart and brain, in neurodegenerative diseases, in the treatment of autoimmune and/or viral diseases. In formula (I).

Abstract: The present invention provides a genus of pyridine-substituted benzanilides that are useful as openers of potassium ion channels. The compounds of the invention are of use in both therapeutic and diagnostic methods.

Abstract: Methods of treating cyclooxygenase-2 mediated disorders comprising administering to a subject a therapeutically effective amount of one or more 2-fluorobenzenesulfonyl compounds corresponding to Formula I: 1

Abstract: The present invention is directed to pyrrolidine compounds of the formula I: (wherein R1, R2, R3, R4c, R4d, and R4f are defined herein) which are useful as modulators of chemokine receptor activity. In particular, these compounds are useful as modulators of the chemokine receptors CCR-3 and/or CCR-5.

Abstract: New pyrimidine or pyridine based compounds, compositions and methods of inhibiting the activity of glycogen synthase kinase (GSK3) in vitro and of treatment of GSK3 mediated disorders in vivo are provided. The methods, compounds and compositions of the invention may be employed alone, or in combination with other pharmacologically active agents in the treatment of disorders mediated by GSK3 activity, such as in the treatment of diabetes, Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders, obesity, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, essential hypertension, polycystic ovary syndrome, syndrome X, ischemia, traumatic brain injury, bipolar disorder, immunodeficiency or cancer.

Abstract: Compounds having kappa opioid agonist activity, compositions containing them and method of using them as analgesics are provided. The compounds of formulae I, II, III and IV have the structure: wherein: X, X4, X5, X7, X9; R1, R2, R3, R4; and Y, Z and n are as described in the specification.