Abstract: The invention relates to aryl-substituted heterocycles, 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, in particular of thromboembolic disorders.

Abstract: A process is described for the preparation of substituted heteroaromatics of the general formula (I) where X is oxygen, sulphur or NR5 where R5 is hydrogen, C1-C20-alkyl or C5-C6-aryl and R4 is C1-C20-alkyl, C5-C6-aryl or heteroaryl, R1, R2, R3 is hydrogen, halogen, C1-C20-alkyl, C5-C6-aryl or heteroaryl, by reaction A) of a halogenated heteroaromatic of the general formula (II) where X has the meaning given for formula (I) and R6 is bromine, iodine or chlorine and R1, R2 and R3 have the meaning given for formula (I), with a Grignard reagent of the general formula (III) R4MgHal??(III) where R4 has the meaning given for formula (I) and Hal is bromine, iodine or chlorine or B) reaction of the halogenated heteroaromatics of the formula (II) with magnesium firstly to give a Grignard compound of the general formula (IIIa) where Hal is bromine, iodine or chlorine and X and R1, R2 and R3 have the meaning given for formula (I), and further reaction with a halogenated compound of the genera

Abstract: This invention is directed to analogs of 5-(tetradecyloxy)-2-furancarboxylic acid (TOFA) and their use in the treatment of dermatological disorders or conditions characterized by sebaceous gland hyperactivity, such as acne and oily skin, and other dermatological disorders and conditions. This invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising analogs of TOFA and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient for dermatological or oral administration.

Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition for topical administration for prevention and/or treatment of diseases associated with decrease in bone mass comprising an EP4 agonist as an active ingredient. An EP4 agonist, in which includes a compound possessing prostaglandin skeleton as a representative, possesses promoting action on bone formation, so it is useful for prevention and/or treatment of diseases associated with decrease in bone mass (bone diseases such as primary osteoporosis, secondary osteoporosis, bone metastasis of cancer, hypercalcemia, Paget's disease, bone loss and bone necrosis, postoperative osteogenesis, alternative therapy for bone grafting).

Abstract: The present invention refers to compounds derived from trisubstituted 1H-pyrrole rings and aromatic rings, which have the following formula (I): wherein: R1 and R2 represent, independently, an optionally substituted C6-C10 aryl radical or an optionally substituted heteroaryl radical; A and M represent, independently, a methylene group or a single bond, in which case the adjacent aromatic ring would be attached directly to the amide group; the Y?Z group represents together and indistinctly an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, a cis-vinylidene group, an imino group, or a methine group with a sp2-hybridized carbon atom; X represents indistinctly a methine group, a cis-vinylidene group or a nitrogen atom; and W represents a hydroxyl group, an optionally substituted C1-C6 alkyl group, an optionally substituted heteroaryl group or an optionally substituted C6-C10 aryl group; or a salt, solvate or prodrug thereof, as well as to the process for their preparation and the use thereof for the treatment of cancer.

Abstract: Fluorophores derived from photoactivatable azide-pi-acceptor fluorogens or from a thermal reaction of an azide-pi-acceptor fluorogen with an alkene or alkyne are disclosed. Fluorophores derived from a thermal reaction of an alkyne-pi-acceptor fluorogen with an azide are also disclosed. The fluorophores can readily be activated by light and can be used to label a biomolecule and imaged on a single-molecule level in living cells.

Abstract: [Problem] To provide a compound which may be used for the prevention and/or treatment of diseases in which 5-HT2B receptor and 5-HT7 receptor are concerned, particularly for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). [Means for Resolution] It was found that a pyrrole derivative characterized by the possession of a guanidinocarbonyl group or amido group as a substituent group at the 3-position, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, has a strong antagonism for both of the 5-HT2B receptor and 5-HT7 receptor. In addition, the compound of the present invention having the antagonistic activity for both of the receptors showed a good pharmacological action in comparison with the case in which an antagonist selective for either one of the receptors was used alone. Based on the above, the compound of the present invention is useful for the prevention and/or treatment of diseases in which 5-HT2B receptor and 5-HT7 receptor are concerned, particularly for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

Abstract: The invention provides small molecule mimics of the Smac peptide that are dimer- or dimer-like compounds having two amide-containing domains connected by a linker. These compounds are useful to promote apoptosis. The invention includes pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and methods to use them to treat conditions including cancer and autoimmune disorders.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of using compounds of Formula (I) to inhibit Cathepsin B. Specifically the compounds of the present invention are useful as therapeutic agents for the treatment of tumor invasion, metastasis, Alzheimer's Disease, arthritis, inflammatory diseases such as chronic and acute pancreatitis, inflammatory airway disease, and bone and joint disorders, including osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, and other autoimmune disorders, liver fibrosis, including liver fibrosis associated with HCV, all types of steatosis (including non-alcoholic steatohepatitis) and alcohol-associated steatohepatitis, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, forms of pulmonary fibrosis including idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, pathological diagnosis of interstitial pneumonia following lung biopsy, renal fibrosis, cardiac fibrosis, retinal angiogenesis and fibrosis/gliosis in the eye, schleroderma, and systemic sclerosis.

Abstract: The invention describes a novel technical process and novel intermediates useful for the manufacture of enantiomerically pure 8-aryloctanoic acids of the formula I which are pharmaceutically active compounds as rennin inhibitors.

Abstract: There are provided compounds of formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein X, Y, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 are as defined herein. The compounds exhibit activity as anticancer agents.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of compounds which increase extracellular levels of catecholamines, dopamine and norepinephrine, in cerebral cortical areas of the mammalian brain, and more specifically to the use of 3-disubstituted phenyl-1-pyrrolidinols for the treatment of central nervous system disorders.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of statins, which are known as HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors. A few of the intermediate compounds for use in the process in accordance with the invention are novel compounds and the invention also relates to these novel intermediate compounds.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a preparation process useful in synthesis of atorvastatin, more particularly a process for preparing atorvastatin is effective in treating hyperlipemia, comprising protecting the dihydroxy group at C3 and C5 positions of the starting material cis-t-butyl-6-substituted-3,5-dihydroxy-hexanoate with trialkyl orthoformate, reducing the terminal nitro or cyano group to amine group, performing JV-alkylation by sequentially reacting with ethyl 4-fluorobenzene-2-haloacetate and isobutyryl chloride, cyclizing with JV,3-diphenylpropynamide, and performing deprotection and hydrolysis.

Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) are useful in treating conditions or disorders prevented by or ameliorated by histamine-3 receptor ligands. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the histamine-3 receptor ligands and methods for using such compounds and compositions.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel compound having plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 inhibitory activity, and an inhibitor of PAI-1 comprising the compound as an active ingredient. The present invention also provides a pharmaceutical composition having an inhibitory action on PAI-1 activity and being efficacious in the prevention and treatment of various diseases whose onset is associated with PAI-1 activity.

Abstract: In various embodiments, the present invention provides cycloalkyl pyrrolidine compounds and methods for their use in the treatment and/or prevention of various diseases, conditions and syndromes, including central nervous system (CNS) disorders, such as depression, anxiety, schizophrenia and sleep disorder as well as methods for their synthesis. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds of the invention, as well as methods of inhibiting reuptake of endogenous monoamines, such as dopamine, serotonin and norepinephrine from the synaptic cleft and methods of modulating one or more monoamine transporter.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel substituted furancarboxamides, methods for their production, their use for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases, as well as their use for the production of medicaments for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases, especially retroviral diseases, in humans and/or animals.

Abstract: This invention relates to the discovery of novel atorvastatin analogues. More specifically, the invention relates to novel atorvastatin analogues which have utility in treating conditions treatable by the inhibition of HMG-CoA reductase.

Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of general formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein X, n, Y, and R1 are defined generally and in subsets herein. Compounds of the invention are inhibitors of CCR2 and accordingly are useful for the treatment of a variety of inflammatory, allergic, and autoimmune diseases, disorders, or conditions.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel phenyl-substituted 4-ketolactams and -lactones of the formula (I) in which A, B, Q, G, W, X, Y, Z and R3 are as defined above, to processes and intermediates for their preparation and to their use as pesticides, microbicides and herbicides.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the general formula (I) their derivatives, their analogs, their tautomeric forms, their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, wherein all variables are as defined in the specification.

Abstract: Compounds of formula (I), wherein the substituents are as defined in claim 1, are suitable for use as herbicides.

Abstract: The invention provides compounds of formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1-3, R5-7, a, X, Y, Y?, Y?, and Z are as defined in the specification. These compounds are muscarinic receptor antagonists. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, processes for preparing such compounds and methods of using such compounds to, for example, treat pulmonary disorders such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma.

Abstract: The present invention relates to organic molecules capable of modulating tyrosine kinase signal transduction in order to regulate, modulate and/or inhibit abnormal cell proliferation.

Abstract: Crystalline sodium atorvastatin, compositions containing the same and methods for the production thereof.

Abstract: One aspect of the invention relates to a method of animation or amidation, comprising the step of combining a substrate, comprising a reactive C—H bond, and an amine or amide, comprising a reactive N—H bond, in the presence of an oxidizing agent and a metal-containing catalyst, thereby forming a product with a covalent bond between the carbon of the reactive C—H bond and the nitrogen of the reactive N—H bond.

Abstract: Chemical entities that are bufalin derivatives, pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treatment of cancer are described.

Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula (I) wherein R1, R1a, R1b, R2, R3 and X, X1, X2, X3 have the meaning as cited in the description and the claims. Said compounds are useful as Bradykinin B1 antagonists. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions, the preparation of such compounds as well as the production and use as medicament.

Abstract: The present invention relates to substituted pyrrole derivatives, which can be used as 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitors. Compounds disclosed herein can function as cholesterol lowering agents and can be used for the treatment of cholesterol-related diseases and related symptoms. Processes for the preparation of disclosed compounds are provided, as well as pharmaceutical compositions containing the disclosed compounds, and methods of treating cholesterol-related diseases and related symptoms.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound of formula I wherein R1/R2 are independently from each other hydrogen, (CR2)o-cycloalkyl, optionally substituted by lower alkyl or hydroxy, or are lower alkyl or heterocycloalkyl, and o is 0 or 1; and R may be the same or different and is hydrogen or lower alkyl; or R1 and R2 may form together with the N atom to which they are attached a heterocycloalkyl group, selected from the group consisting of pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, 3-aza-bicyclo[3.1.0]hex-3-yl or 2-aza-bicyclo[3.1.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a compound represented by a formula: Therapeutic methods, compositions, and medicaments related thereto are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel compounds of Formula (I) pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, pro-drugs thereof, biologically active metabolites thereof, isomers thereof or stereoisomers thereof wherein the variables are as defined herein. The compounds of Formula (I) are useful as chemokine receptor antagonists and as such would be useful in treating certain conditions and diseases, especially inflammatory conditions and diseases and proliferative disorders and conditions, for example, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, multiple sclerosis and asthma.

Abstract: A compound comprising or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, prodrug, or a metabolite thereof is disclosed herein. Y, A, and B are as described herein. Methods, compositions, and medicaments related to these compounds are also disclosed.

Abstract: IAP binding molecules and compositions including these are disclosed. The IAP binding molecules interact with IAPs (inhibitor of apoptosis proteins) in cells and may be used to modify apoptosis in cells treated with such molecules. Embodiments of these compounds have a Kd of less that 0.1 micromolar. Methods of using these IAP binding molecules for therapeutic, diagnostic, and assay purposes are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, Z, and n are as defined herein or to a pharmaceutically active salt thereof. Compounds of the invention are high potential NK-3 receptor antagonists for the treatment of depression, pain, psychosis, Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia, anxiety and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Abstract: A compound comprising or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, prodrug, or a metabolite thereof is disclosed herein. Y, A, and B are as described herein. Methods, compositions, and medicaments related to these compounds are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel manufacturing process and novel intermediates useful in the synthesis of pharmaceutically active compounds, especially rennin inhibitors such as Aliskiren. The invention describes a preparation of enantiomerically pure 8-aryloctanoic acids of general formula I from readily available key intermediate, chiral cis-diacid of formula II, aziridine of formula XI and a monocyclic compound of formula III.

Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) where X1, C1, and D1 are defined herein, are inhibitors of polo-like kinases. The compounds of formula (I) are useful for treatment of diseases of cellular proliferation, such as, for example, cancer.

Abstract: The present invention creates an indole derivative having DP receptor antagonistic activity and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the said compound as an active ingredient, and further a therapeutic agent for treating allergic diseases. A compound of the generic formula (I) wherein the ring A is an aromatic carbocyclic ring etc.; the ring B is a 3- to 8-membered nitrogen-containing non-aromatic heterocyclic ring etc.; R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are independently a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom etc.; R6 is C2-C4 alkyloxy etc.; R7 is independently a halogen atom etc.; R8 is independently C1-C4 alkyl etc.; R9 is carboxy etc.; Y is a single bond etc.; M is sulfonyl etc.; L1, L2 and L3 are a single bond or alkylene optionally containing one or two heteroatoms etc.; n is 0 etc.; q is 0 etc.; a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or hydrate thereof.

Abstract: The invention concerns molecules with a bis-(heteroaryl)maleimide structure and having inhibiting characteristics with respect to enzymes with a catalytic pocket comprising the invariant amino acids D, D and E or D, D and D, such as transposases, RAG recombinases or retroviral integrases. The invention also concerns the use of said molecules for in vitro, ex vivo or in vivo inhibition of transposases, RAG recombinases and retroviral integrases such as HIV integrase, as well as the use of said molecules in the treatment of diseases associated with these enzymes in an animal or human host, in particular in the treatment of AIDS.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a 2-deoxyribose-5-phosphate aldolase (DERA) chemoenzymatic process for making chiral compounds.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process of preparing amorphous (4R-cis)-6-[2-[3-phenyl-4-(phenylcarbamoyl)-2-(4-fluorophenyl)-5-(1-methylethyl)-pyrrol-1-yl]-ethyl]-2,2-dimethyl-[1,3]-dioxane-4-yl-acetic acid-tertiary butyl ester which is a useful pharmaceutical intermediate in the preparation of atorvastatin salts.

Abstract: Certain substituted sulfonamide derivatives selectively modulate the cardiac sarcomere, for example by potentiating cardiac myosin, and are useful in the treatment of systolic heart failure including congestive heart failure.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a preparation process useful in synthesis of atorvastatin, more particularly a process for preparing atorvastatin is effective in treating hyperlipemia, comprising protecting the dihydroxy group at C3 and C5 positions of the starting material cis-t-butyl-6-substituted-3,5-dihydroxy-hexanoate with trialkyl orthoformate, reducing the terminal nitro or cyano group to amine group, performing JV-alkylation by sequentially reacting with ethyl 4-fluorobenzene-2-haloacetate and isobutyryl chloride, cyclizing with JV,3-diphenylpropynamide, and performing deprotection and hydrolysis.

Abstract: The invention provides compounds and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, which are useful for modulating channel activating proteases, and methods for using such compounds to treat, ameliorate or prevent a condition associated with a channel activating protease, including but not limited to prostasin, PRSS22, TMPRSS11 (e.g., TMPRSS11B, TMPRSS11E), TMPRSS2, TMPRSS3, TMPRSS4 (MTSP-2), matriptase (MTSP-1), CAP2, CAP3, trypsin, cathepsin A, or neutrophil elastase.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are compounds represented by: therapeutic methods, compositions, and medicaments related thereto are also disclosed.

Abstract: The invention describes a novel technical process and novel intermediates useful for the manufacture of enantiomerically pure 8-aryloctanoic acids of the formula I which are pharmaceutically active compounds as rennin inhibitors.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a class of compounds, including the pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds, having the structure of formula I: as defined in the specification. The invention is also directed to compositions containing and uses of the compounds of formula I.

Abstract: A NK1 antagonist having the formula (I), wherein Ar1 and Ar2 are optionally substituted phenyl or heteroaryl, X1 is an ether, thio or imino linkage, R4 and R5 are not both H or alkyl, and the remaining variables are as defined in the specification, useful for treating a number of disorders, including emesis, depression, anxiety and cough. Pharmaceutical compositions. Methods of treatment and combinations with other agents are also disclosed.