Abstract: The present application describes modulators of MCP-1 of formula (I): 1

Abstract: The present invention discloses novel substituted aryl alkylamine compounds of Formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof which have selective histamine-H3 receptor antagonist activity as well as methods for preparing such compounds. In another embodiment, the invention discloses pharmaceutical compositions comprising such cyclic amines as well as methods of using them to treat obesity and other histamine H3 receptor-related diseases.

Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the formula and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof wherein R, Ar, A, n, R1 and R2 are defined herein. These compounds are highly selective agonists, antagonists or inverse agonists for GABAA brain receptors or prodrugs of agonists, antagonists or inverse agonists for GABAA brain receptors and are therefore useful in the diagnosis and treatment of anxiety, depression, Down Syndrome, sleep and seizure disorders, overdose with benzodiazepine drugs and for enhancement of memory. Pharmaceutical compositions, including packaged pharmaceutical compositions, are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel oxazolidinone compounds of formula (I), their stereoisomers, their salts and pharmaceutical compositions containing them.

Abstract: There is disclosed a genus of non-peptidyl compounds, wherein said compounds are VLA-4 inhibitors useful in treating inflammatory, autoimmune, and respiratory diseases, and wherein said compounds comprise a compound of Formula (1.0.

Abstract: Heterocyclic aromatic compounds are provided which are useful in stimulating endogenous production or release of growth hormone and in treating obesity, osteoporosis (improving bone density) and in improving muscle mass and muscle strength.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula where the symbols have the meaning described in the application, have retinoid-like or retinoid antagonist-like biological activity.

Abstract: Highly hydrophilic indole and benzoindole derivatives that absorb and fluoresce in the visible region of light are disclosed. These compounds are useful for physiological and organ function monitoring. Particularly, the molecules of the invention are useful for optical diagnosis of renal and cardiac diseases and for estimation of blood volume in vivo.

Abstract: A compound represented by the formula (I) [A represents a 5- to 7-membered hydrocarbon ring group; L represents —NR3—CO—, —CO—NR3— and the like (R3 represents a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group, a lower acyl group and the like); M represents an alkylene linking group (a carbon atom constituting the carbon chain may be replaced with a nitrogen atom, an oxygen atom and the like); X represents —S—, —O—, —NR4—, —NR5—CO— and the like (R4 and R5 represent a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group and the like) or a single bond; Y represents an alkyl group, an aryl group, an amino group, an aromatic heterocyclic group and the like; R1 represents a lower alkyl group, a lower alkenyl group, a lower alkynyl group or a lower acyl group; and R21, R22 and R23 represent a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a lower alkyl group and the like] or a salt thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel oxazolidinone compounds of the general formula (I).

Abstract: A compound having general formula 1

Abstract: The present invention relates to alanine 2,6-dialkoxyphenyl ester derivatives having the general formula I, Formula (I) wherein R1 is (C1-3)alkyloxy, (C1-3)alkyloxy(C1-3)alkyl, (C1-3)alkylthio, (C1-3)alkylthio(C1-3)alkyl, (C1-3)alkylsulfinyl, (C1-3)alkylsulfinyl(C1-3)alkyl, (C1-3)alkylsulfonyl, (C1-3)alkylsulfonyl(C1-3)alkyl, (C1-3)alkyloxycarbonyl, (CH2)n—CO—NR8R9? or (CH2)n—NR8R9?; n is 0, 1 or 2; R2 is hydrogen or (C1-3?)alkyl; R3 is (C1-3)alkyl or (C1-3)alkyloxy(C1-3?)alkyl; R4 is (C1-3)alkyloxy(C1-3)alkyl; or R3 and R4 form together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bound a 5-, 6-, or 7-membered ring, optionally containing a further heteroatom selected from O and S, and which ring may optionally contain a double bond and be optionally substituted with (C1-3)alkyl or (C1-3)alkyloxy; R5 and R6 are independently (C1-3)alkyl; R7 is hydrogen, (C1-3)alkyl, (C1-3)alkyloxy or (C2-3)alkenyl; R8 and R9 are independently (C1-3)alkyl; or R8 and R9 form together with

Abstract: The cyanomethylene compound of the invention is a compound represented by the formula (1) wherein R is C1-20 straight-chain or branched-chain alkyl, C3-8 cycloalkyl, aryl or heterocyclic group; and the aryl and the heterocyclic group may be substituted with one or more substltuents); R1 is C1-8 straight-chain or branched-chain alkyl, C3-8 cycloalkyl, aryl or heterocyclic group; and the aryl and the heterocyclic group may be substituted with one or more substituents; A is C1-6 straight-chain or branched-chain alkylene, and Y is a sulfur atom, sulflnyl or sulfonyl. The cyanomethylene compound of the invention exhibits an excellent fungicidal activity against drug resistant fungi as well as drug sensitive fungi, and can be used as a fungicide in agriculture and horticulture.

Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of formula I and the use thereof for the therapeutic treatment of disorders relating to or affected by the 5-HT6 receptor.

Abstract: The invention describes novel substituted aryl compounds that are cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2) selective inhibitors and novel compositions comprising at least one cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2) selective inhibitor, and, optionally, at least one compound that donates, transfers or releases nitric oxide, stimulates endogenous synthesis of nitric oxide, elevates endogenous levels of endothelium-derived relaxing factor or is a substrate for nitric oxide synthase, and/or, optionally, at least one therapeutic agent, such as, steroids, nonsterodal antiinflammatory compounds (NSAID), 5-lipoxygenase (5-LO) inhibitors, leukotriene B4 (LTB4) receptor antagonists, leukotriene A4 (LTA4) hydrolase inhibitors, 5-HT agonists, 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) inhibitors, H2 antagonists, antineoplastic agents, antiplatelet agents, thrombin inhibitors, thromboxane inhibitors, decongestants, diuretics, sedating or non-sedating anti-histamines, inducible nitric oxide synthase inhibitors, opioids, analgesics, Helicobacter pyl

Abstract: Liquid crystal mixtures comprising at least one of the compounds of formula (I) containing a heterocyclic five-membered ring and with a carbon-carbon double bond in the termninal group are new. RJ=CnH2n+1CH=CHCmH2mZ1; n=1-5; m=0-5; and q=0, 1 or 2; A1 and A2=2,5-disubstituted furan, 2,5-disubstituted thiophene, 2,5-disubstituted oxazole, 2,5-disubstituted thiazole, 2,5-disubstituted 1,3,4-oxadiazole, 2,5-disubstituted 1,3,4-thiadiazole, 1,4-disubstituted benzene, 2,5-disubstituted pyrimidine, 2,5-disubstituted pyridine, 2,6-disubstituted naphthalene; laterally substituted 1,4-disubstituted benzene, laterally substituted 2,5-disubstituted pyrimidine, laterally substituted 2,5-disubstituted pyridine or laterally substituted 2,6-disubstituted naphthalene (lateral substituents=F, Cl, Br or CN); A3=any A1 or 1,4-disubstituted bicyclo(2.2.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a novel process for preparing heteroaryl and unsaturated heterocycloalkylmagnesium reagents that are useful in the synthesis of a variety of pharmaceuticals, in particular certain cysteine protease inhibitors.

Abstract: The invention relates to methods of synthesizing libraries of diverse and complex 2-substituted azole compounds of the general formula (I) or (II) wherein X, R2 and the ring components are as described herein, novel intermediates useful for synthesizing such substituted azole compounds and methods for identifying and isolating the compounds.

Abstract: Nitrogen heterocycles that inhibit aspartyl protease are disclosed, as are methods of treating diseases, particularly HIV, using these compounds.

Abstract: Highly hydrophilic indole and benzoindole derivatives that absorb and fluoresce in the visible region of light are disclosed. These compounds are useful for physiological and organ function monitoring. Particularly, the molecules of the invention are useful for optical diagnosis of renal and cardiac diseases and for estimation of blood volume in vivo.

Abstract: The invention relates to polycyclic aryl and heteroaryl substituted benzene compounds useful as inhibitors of serine proteases of the coagulation cascade and compounds, compositions and methods for anticoagulant therapy for the treatment and prevention of a variety of thrombotic conditions including coronary artery and cerebrovascular diseases.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the compounds of the formula (I) and salts thereof (all the symbols are the same meanings as described in the specification).

Abstract: This invention relates to novel succinoylamino heterocycles having drug and bio-affecting properties, their pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use. These novel compounds inhibit the processing of amyloid precursor protein and, more specifically, inhibit the production of A&bgr;-peptide, thereby acting to prevent the formation of neurological deposits of amyloid protein. More particularly, the present invention relates to the treatment of neurological disorders related to &bgr;-amyloid production such as Alzheimer's disease and Down's Syndrome.

Abstract: A photo-induced phase transition organic material is composed of a diheteroarylethene-based compound within which the photo-chromic reaction occurs in the crystalline state. The diheteroarylethene-based compound of the present invention reversibly changes in color with light irradiation and also changes in phase from the open-ring form in the crystalline state to the closed-ring form in the crystalline state, or from the closed-ring form in the crystalline state to the open-ring form in the crystalline state via the liquid state, and can be applicable to optical recording media, display panels, sensors, optical switch devices and the like, by taking advantages of its variations in color with light irradiation and also its changes in physical property, such as the refractive index and the permeability, with its changes in phase.

Abstract: This invention provides a compound of the formula: 1

Abstract: A process for the production of compounds Ar—R1 by means of a cross-coupling reaction of an organometallic reagent R1—M with an aromatic or heteroaromatic substrate Ar—X catalyzed by one or several iron salts or iron complexes as catalysts or pre-catalysts, present homogeneously or heterogeneously in the reaction mixture. This new invention exhibits substantial advantages over established cross coupling methodology using palladium- or nickel complexes as the catalysts. Most notable aspects are the fact that (i) expensive and/or toxic nobel metal catalysts are replaced by cheap, stable, commercially available and toxicologically benign iron salts or iron complexes as the catalysts or pre-catalysts, (ii) commercially attractive aryl chlorides as well as various aryl sulfonates can be used as starting materials, (iii) the reaction can be performed under “ligand-free” conditons, and (iv) the reaction times are usually very short.

Abstract: Methods for treating conditions associated with hyperglycemia, especially Type II diabetes, with novel naphthylsulfonic acids and related compounds. These compounds, as single stereoisomers or mixtures of stereoisomers, or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, are useful in methods of stimulating the kinase activity of the insulin receptor, enhancing the activation of the insulin receptor by insulin, and stimulating the uptake of glucose into cells. A variety of antidiabetic compounds and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the antidiabetic compounds are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention provides a fluorescent substance which is represented by a formula: A-B-C wherein A is a residue of natural or synthetic nucleotide, oligonucleotide, polynucleotide, or derivative thereof, and binds to B at a base moiety in said residue, or A is a residue of avidin or streptavidin; B is a divalent linking group or a single bond; and C is a monovalent group derived from a general formula (I) and binds to B at a reactive group present in R1 or R2: wherein R1 and R2 each independently represent an alkyl group that may be substituted with a reactive group capable of covalently bonding to A-B-; R3, R4, R5, and R6 each independently represent an alkyl group, and R3 and R4, and/or R5 and R6 may bind to each other to form a saturated carbon-ring together with a carbon atom(s) to which they bind; V1, V2, V3, V4, V5, V6, V7, V8, V9 and V10 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a monovalent substituent, and two adjacent groups thereof may bind to form a ring; L1, L2,

Abstract: The invention relates to novel diphenylmethane derivatives, processes for their preparation and their use in medicaments, in particular for the indications of arteriosclerosis and hypercholesterolaemia.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula in which R, R′, R7-R11, X, n1 and n3 are as defined herein. These compounds are useful as intermediates for preparing pharmaceutical compounds having pharmacological activity as chemical inhibitors of the activity of various phospholipase enzymes, particularly phospholipase A2 enzymes.

Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts are ligands at gastrin and/or cholecystokinin receptors.

Abstract: The invention concerns quinoline derivatives of formula (I) wherein n is 0-3 and each R4, which may be the same or different, is a substituent such as halogeno, hydroxy, amino, nitro, trifluoromethyl, trifluoromethoxy, cyano or (1-6C)alkyl, or optionally substituted phenyl, phenoxy, anilino, N-(1-6C)alkylanilino, benzoyl or pyridyloxy; R1 and R2 is hydrogen or optionally substituted (1-6C)alkyl, (2-6C)alkenyl or (2-6C)alkynyl; or pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof; processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in the prevention or treatment of T cell mediated diseases or medical conditions

Abstract: A substituted 3-phenyl-5-alkoxy-3H-(1,3,4)-oxadiazol-2-one, compound of formula 1, 1

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds, and prodrugs thereof, compositions and methods useful for preventing and treating thrombotic conditions in mammals. The compounds of the present invention, and prodrugs thereof, selectively inhibit certain proteases of the coagulation cascade.

Abstract: The invention concerns a compound of the formula (I): wherein, for example: T is of the formula (IA), (IB), or (IC); R1 is of the formula —NHC(═O)Rb wherein Rb is (1-4C)alkyl; R2 and R3 are hydrogen or fluoro; >A—B— is >C═CH— (but not when T is (IA)) or >CH—CH2—; wherein when T is of the formula (IA) or (IB); R6 is, for example, (1-4C)alkyl; R5 is hydrogen, R10CO—, R10SO2— or R10CS— wherein R10 is, for example, optionally substituted phenyl, or (1-10C)alkyl, or when T is of the formula (IA), (IB); or (IC): R5 and R6 are linked to give a 5- or 6-membered ring which is fused to the ring shown in (IA), (IB), or (IC) so as to give an optionally substituted bicyclic ring; and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and their use as antibacterial agents.

Abstract: The invention concerns novel lipoic acid derivatives, which have an inhibiting action with respect to NO-synthase enzymes producing nitrogen monoxide NO and/or are agents enabling the regeneration of antioxidants or entities trapping reactive oxygen species (ROS) and intervening in a more general manner in the redox status of thiol groups. The invention also concerns methods for preparing them, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use for therapeutic purposes, particularly their use as NO-synthase inhibitors and/or as agents acting more generally in the redox status of thiol groups.

Abstract: The invention relates to vitamin D derivatives of general formula I, 1

Abstract: Compounds of the formula (I), or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt, or an in-vivo-hydrolysable ester thereof, 1

Abstract: A compound of the following formula or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof: 1

Abstract: A compound of formula (I) in which R1 is halo, lower alkoxy, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted aryloxy, optionally substituted heterecyclic group or optionally substituted lower alkynyl, R2 is amidated carboxy, R3 is hydrogen or acyl, Ar is aryl or heterocyclic group, X is thia, sulfinyl or sulfonyl, Y and Z are each lower alkylene, m and n are each an integer of 0 to 2, and a salt thereof, useful as inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinases (MMP) or the production of tumor necrosis factor &agr; (TNF &agr;).

Abstract: A novel composition of thiazolidines of the following formula and a method to prepare the same are disclosed. The method involves reacting a dihydrothiazole with a mixture comprising formic acid and an aldehyde. These new thiazolidines are useful as corrosion inhibitors.

Abstract: The present invention relates to cyclized amide derivatives for treating or preventing neuronal damage associated with neurological diseases. The invention also provides compositions comprising the compounds of the present invention and methods of utilizing those compositions for treating or preventing neuronal damage.

Abstract: A method by which a halogen atom of a halogen compound can be efficiently replaced with an electrophilic group.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for asymmetrically disubstituting carboxylic acid amides on the geminal carbonyl-C atom using two different grignard reagents in the presence of a metal alcoholate compound used as a catalyst and in the presence of another organometallic compound used as a co-catalyst.

Abstract: A compound of the formula XXV(H) wherein the substituents are defined as set forth in the specification which are useful intermediates for the production of derivatives of 2-(iminomethyl)-amino-phenyl having inhibitory activity on NO-synthase enzymes.

Abstract: 1,4-Diamino-2-(thiazol-2-yl)benzene derivatives of general formula (I) and the physiologically tolerated, water-soluble salts thereof 1

Abstract: Disclosed as compounds which bind VLA-4. Certain of these compounds also inhibit leukocyte adhesion and, in particular, leukocyte adhesion mediated by VLA-4. Such compounds are useful in the treatment of inflammatory diseases in a mammalian patient, e.g., human, such as asthma, Alzheimer's disease, atherosclerosis, AIDS dementia, diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatoid arthritis, tissue transplantation, tumor metastasis and myocardial ischemia. The compounds can also be administered for the treatment of inflammatory brain diseases such as multiple sclerosis.

Abstract: Arylisoxazoline derivatives, processes for their preparation and their use as pesticides

Abstract: Nitrogen heterocycles that inhibit aspartyl protease are disclosed, as are methods of treating diseases, particularly HIV, using these compounds.

Abstract: Sterically hindered N-substituted aryloxyamines are prepared by the transition-metal-catalyzed decomposition of diazonium salts in the presence of a sterically hindered nitroxyl radical. These compounds are useful as thermal and light stabilizers for a variety of organic substrates.