Abstract: The present invention provides an N1-2-thiophen-2-ylethyl-N2-substituted biguanide derivative of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a method for preparing same, and a pharmaceutical composition comprising same as an active ingredient. The inventive N1-2-thiophen-2-ylethyl-N2-substituted biguanide derivative exhibits improved blood glucose level- and lipid level-lowering effects even with a reduced dosage as compared to conventional drugs, and thus, it is useful for preventing or treating diabetes, metabolic syndromes such as insulin-independent diabetes, obesity and atherosclerosis, or a P53 gene defect-related cancer.

Abstract: Compounds acting as selective antagonists of Transient Receptor Potential cation channel subfamily M member 8 (hereinafter referred to as TRPM8), having formula: Wherein R is selected from: H, Br, CN, NO2, SO2NH2, SO2NHR? and SO2NR?2, where R? is selected from linear or branched C1-C4 alkyl; X is selected from: F, Cl, C1-C3 alkyl, NH2 and OH Y is selected from: O, CH2, NH and SO2 R1 and R2, independently one from the other, are selected from H, F and linear or branched C1-C4 alkyl; R3 and R4, independently one from the other, are selected from H and linear or branched C1-C4 alkyl; Z is selected from: NR6 and R6R7N+, where R6 and R7 independently one from the other, are selected from: H and linear or branched C1-C4 alkyl R5 is a residue selected from: H and linear or branched C1-C4 alkyl Het is a heteroaryl group selected from a substituted or not substituted pyrrolyl, a substituted or not substituted N-methylpyrrolyl, a substituted or not substituted thiophenyl, a substituted or

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of compounds having a monogalactosyldiacylglycerol (MGDG) synthase inhibitory activity as herbicide or algaecide, and to herbicide and algaecide compositions containing at least one of these compounds.

Abstract: Provided is a compound having an AMPA receptor function enhancing action, and useful as a prophylactic or therapeutic drug for depression, Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and the like. A compound represented by the formula (I): wherein each symbol is as defined in the present specification, or a salt thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to co-crystals of duloxetine and co-crystal formers selected from COX-INHIBITORS, processes for preparation of the same and their uses as medicaments or in pharmaceutical formulations, more particularly for the treatment of pain.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of general formula I, wherein the groups R1, R2, R3, m and n are defined as in claim 1, which have valuable pharmacological properties, in particular bind to the GPR40 receptor and modulate its activity. The compounds are suitable for treatment and prevention of diseases which can be influenced by this receptor, such as metabolic diseases, in particular diabetes type 2. Furthermore, the invention relates to novel intermediates, useful for the synthesis of compounds of formula I.

Abstract: A method for treating hair loss in mammals uses compositions containing prostaglandin F analogs. The compositions can be applied topically to the skin. The compositions can arrest hair loss, reverse hair loss, and promote hair growth.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of Rotigotine (1) and of pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, which comprises the reductive amination of an amine of formula 6 with the 2-thienylacetic acid-sodium boron hydride complex and which makes use of hydrobromide 5 as an intermediate The process is advantageous from the industrial point of view in that it allows to obtain Rotigotine with high enantiomeric purity starting from optically active 5,6,7, 8-tetrahydro-6-(S)-N-propylamino-1-methoxy-naphthalene (2), avoiding the use of dangerous reactives, the need for difficult chromatographic separation or the formation of by-products. Furthermore, two novel crystalline forms are disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods of the preparation of an oral particle essentially consisting of an amorphous structure and a submicron domain, wherein both amorphous structure and submicron domain comprise a drug, and wherein the particle shows crystalline property. The desired ratio of the amorphous structure to the submicron domain is between 0.1:5 and 1:1. And, the desired average particle diameter is between mesh 12 (1680 microns) and mesh 100 (149 microns).

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of compounds of general formula (I) and (II) for the preparation of a drug for preventing and/or treating disorders caused by Shiga toxins and related toxins.

Abstract: The present application relates generally to amino tetraline derivative compounds and methods of use, specifically, embodiments including compounds of formula (I) described herein, pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates. More specifically, this application relates to amino tetraline derivative compounds and uses of such compounds producing medicaments for the treatment of various disease and conditions including movement disorders and disorders of the central nervous system.

Abstract: A description is given of (4-haloalkyl-3-thiobenzoyl)cyclohexanediones of the formula (I) and of their use as herbicides. In this formula (I), X, Y, R1, R2, R3, and R4 are radicals such as hydrogen and organic radicals such as alkyl. A and Z are oxygen or alkylene.

Abstract: The present invention provides ionic liquids of rotigotine, pharmaceutical compositions comprising said ionic liquids and methods of preparing such ionic liquids. The invention further provides methods of using the compositions described herein to overcome problems arising from polymorphism, solubility and delivery, to control release rates, to add functionality, to enhance efficacy, and to improve ease of use and manufacture.

Abstract: The present invention includes compounds useful as modulators of TRPM8, such as compounds of Formula (I) and the subgenus and species thereof; personal products containing those compounds; and the use of those compounds and the personal products, particularly the use of increasing or inducing chemesthetic sensations, such as cooling or cold sensations.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of glutaric acid derivatives of general formula (I), which are disclosed in the invention description, as anti-arrhythmic agents.

Abstract: The invention relates to the inhibition of histone deacetylase. The invention provides compounds and methods for inhibiting histone deacetylase enzymatic activity. The invention also provides compositions and methods for treating cell proliferative diseases and conditions.

Abstract: The method of treating patients by administering N-[3-[5-[(4-fluorophenyl)methyl]-2-thienyl]-1-methyl-2-propynyl]-N-hydroxyurea for treatment of leukotriene related pathologies, and compositions for this use.

Abstract: A method of treating a disease state or condition in humans via topical brainstem afferent stimulation therapy via the administration of a drug to the back of the neck of a human patient at the hairline in close proximity to and under or on the area of skin above the brain stem to provide regional neuro-affective therapy is disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel polymorphic form of Rotigotine characterized by at least one of the following X-ray powder diffraction peaks: 12.04, 13.68, 17.72 and 19.01±0.2 (°2?), measured with a Cu—K? irradiation (1.54060), and a process for production thereof, which is useful for the manufacture of a stable medicament for treating or alleviating symptoms of Parkinson's Disease and other dopamine-related disorders.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a composition comprising rotigotine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; at least one poly(lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA); and at least one fatty acid, wherein the at least one fatty acid is at least 0.5% in weight relative to the total weight of the composition. The composition as disclosed herein has significantly reduced burse release effect. The disclosure also provides a method of treating Parkinson's disease comprising administering an effective amount of the composition as disclosed to a subject in need thereof.

Abstract: There is provided novel compounds capable of modulating the G-protein-coupled receptor GPR40, compositions comprising the compounds, and methods for their use for controlling insulin levels in vivo and for the treatment of conditions such as type II diabetes, hypertension, ketoacidosis, obesity, glucose intolerance, and hypercholesterolemia and related disorders associated with abnormally high or low plasma lipoprotein, triglyceride or glucose levels.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel thiophene inhibitors of S-nitrosoglutathione reductase (GSNOR), pharmaceutical compositions comprising such GSNOR inhibitors, and methods of making and using the same.

Abstract: The present application relates to compounds of formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates thereof, wherein the substituents are as defined herein, compositions containing such compounds and the uses of such compounds in producing medicaments for the treatment of various diseases and conditions, such as of the central nervous system.

Abstract: Novel biaromatic compounds having the general formula (I): and cosmetic/pharmaceutical compositions comprised thereof are useful in human or veterinary medicine (in dermatology and also in the fields of cardiovascular diseases, of immune diseases and/of diseases related to the metabolism of lipids), or, alternatively, in cosmetic compositions.

Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, prodrug or solvate thereof, a method of synthesis of said compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising them and their use as a medicament for treating inflammatory diseases.

Abstract: The invention relates generally to novel pharmaceutical methods for the treatment of various conditions. Compositions comprising: at least one phosphodiesterase-5-inhibitor in combination with one or more of the following medications: a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor; a serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor; a cholinesterase inhibitor; a dopamine agonist; or a medication suitable to increase the chemical concentrations of the neurotransmitters, selected from amino acids, monoamines, neuropeptides and other agents capable of primary neurotransmission in the synaptic clefts, and their use for treating a neurodegenerative disease in a subject. The invention also relates to: Compositions comprising: at least one phosphodiesterase-5-inhibitor in combination with one or more of the following medications: a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor; or a cholinesterase inhibitor, and their use for treating damaged skin in a subject.

Abstract: The invention relates to cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor compounds and methods of identifying and using them. The invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions for treating cell proliferative disorders, especially cancer.

Abstract: Serine hydrolases are implicated in malconditions such as cancer, central nervous system disorders, cardiovascular disorders, obesity, and metabolic disorders. Many serine hydrolases expressed in proteomic libraries are of unknown function in vivo. Compounds identified through library versus library screening can be used for treatment of malconditions associated with the specific serine hydrolase KIAA1363 (also known as AADACL1). A library of inhibitors of KIAA1363 was prepared and candidate compounds were identified as a potent inhibitors having submicromolar IC50 values. An exemplary compound of the invention was shown to be an effective inhibitor of prostate cancer pathogenesis. Other inhibitory compounds of the invention comprising fluorophore groups are shown to be effective in spatial and temporal localization of the serine hydrolase in cells and tissues.

Abstract: A description is given of (4-trifluoromethyl-3-thiobenzoyl)cyclohexanediones of the formula (I) and of their use as herbicides. In this formula (I), X, R1, R2, R3, and R4 are radicals such as hydrogen and organic radicals such as alkyl. A and Z are oxygen or alkylene.

Abstract: Substituted 2-[2-(phenyl)ethylamino]alkaneamide derivatives, pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions containing them are useful as sodium and/or calcium channel modulators for preventing, alleviating and curing pathologies wherein the above mechanisms play a pathological role. The compounds may be particularly useful for the prevention, alleviation, and curing of, for example, neurological, cognitive, psychiatric, inflammatory, urogenital and gastrointestinal diseases.

Abstract: A compound comprising or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or a prodrug thereof, having the groups described in detail herein is disclosed. Also disclosed herein are compounds comprising or derivatives thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, tetrazoles, or prodrugs of compounds of the structure or derivatives thereof, said derivatives being described in detail herein. Also disclosed herein are methods of treating diseases or conditions, including glaucoma and elevated intraocular pressure. Compositions and methods of manufacturing medicaments related thereto are also disclosed.

Abstract: Provided herein are methods for the prevention and treatment of diseases affecting mesencephalic dopaminergic neurons including, for example, Parkinson's disease. Suitable therapeutic agents for use in the methods described herein include, for example, agents that upregulate the expression En-1 and/or FoxA2 in target cells.

Abstract: The invention relates to a polymer matrix suitable for the transdermal administration of rotigotine [(?)-5, 6, 7, 8-tetrahydro-6-[propyl[2-(2-thienyl)ethyl]amino]-1-naphtol], containing a matrix for the transdermal administration of rotigotine [(?)-5, 6, 7, 8-tetrahydro-6-[propyl[2-(2-thienyl)ethyl]amino]-1 naphtol], containing a matrix polymer which is supersaturated with a rotigotine base. Said polymer matrix is characterised in that the part of the rotigotine which is not dissolved in the matrix polymer is dispersed in the matrix polymer as amorphous particles having a maximum mean diameter of 30 ?m, and the matrix is free of solubilisers, crystallisation inhibitors and dispersants. The invention also relates to a flat device for the transdermal administration of rotigotine, containing the above-mentioned, preferably silicon-based polymer matrix which is supersaturated with rotigotine, and a rear layer which is impermeable to the active ingredient.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides compounds, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, for killing or inhibiting the growth of a Candida or Aspergillus species or preventing or treating a mammal having candidiasis (oral and/or disseminated) or an Aspergillus infection.

Abstract: Described herein are compounds that are antagonists of lysophosphatidic receptor(s). Also described are pharmaceutical compositions and medicaments that include the compounds described herein, as well as methods of using such antagonists, alone and in combination with other compounds, for treating LPA-dependent or LPA-mediated conditions or diseases.

Abstract: A method for treating hair loss in mammals uses compositions containing prostaglandin F analogs. The compositions can be applied topically to the skin. The compositions can arrest hair loss, reverse hair loss, and promote hair growth.

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein generally relate to acamprosate formulations, methods of use of the formulations, to methods of using the formulations in combination with at least one other medication, and to combination products and compositions comprising the formulations and at least one other medication, such as neuroleptic (antipsychotic) and/or antidepressant drugs.

Abstract: This invention relates to novel whitening agents for cellulosic substrates. The whitening agents are comprised of at least two components: at least one chromophore component and at least one polymeric component. Suitable chromophore components generally fluoresce blue, red, violet, or purple color when exposed to ultraviolet light, or they may absorb light to reflect these same shades. The whitening agents are further characterized by having a dispersion component value of the Hansen Solubility Parameter of less than or equal to about 17 MPa0.5. This invention also relates to laundry care compositions including but not limited to liquid and/or powder laundry detergent formulations and rinse added fabric softening (RAFS) compositions that comprise such whitening agents.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods for the treatment of treatment-refractory depression or treatment-resistant depression comprising administering to a patient in need thereof, a therapeutically effective amount of esketamine as mono-therapy or as combination therapy with at least on antidepressant.

Abstract: A method of enhancing binding of cells to an integrin-binding ligand comprises treating integrin-expressing cells in vitro with an agonist of integrin, wherein the integrin is selected from the group consisting of ?4?1, ?5?1, ?4?7, ?v?3 and ?L?2, and contacting the treated cells with an integrin-binding ligand; integrin agonist compounds having the general formula I; methods of treating integrin-expressing cells with such agonists to enhance binding; and therapeutic methods comprising administering agonist-treated cells or agonist compounds to a mammal.

Abstract: The present invention provides compounds and methods of using of the compounds as anti-infective and anthelminitc agents. In a preferred embodiment, the present invention provides the following compound of Formula III: wherein: R1 is not H when R2 is H and R2 is not H when R1 is H, further wherein R1 is OH or CH(2n+1)O, wherein n is 1-10; R2 is OH or CH(2n+1)O, where n is 1-10; W is alkyl, phenyl, halophenyl, pyridyl, piperidyl, or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, including unsubstituted and substituted aromatic heterocycles; and L is an optional linker or linking group selected from O, S, NH, CF2, or CH2, and x=0 or 1, i.e., if x=0, no linking group is present and when x=0, W is not phenyl.

Abstract: The present invention provides (S)-methylhydroxylaminopropanol compound as an intermediate in preparation of (S)-(+)-N-methyl-3-(1-naphthyloxy)-3-(2-thienyl)propylamine. The present invention also provides a process for preparing (S)-(+)-N-methyl-3-(1-naphthyloxy)-3-(2-thienyl)propylamine with higher yield and lower cost by using the (S)-methylhydroxylaminopropanol compound as an intermediate.

Abstract: Described herein are compounds and pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, which modulate the activity of store-operated calcium (SOC) channels. Also described herein are methods of using such SOC channel modulators, alone and in combination with other compounds, for treating diseases, disorders or conditions that would benefit from inhibition of SOC channel activity.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to compositions and methods for treating neurodegenerative diseases and disorders, particularly ophthalmic diseases and disorders. Provided herein are substituted heterocyclic amine derivative compound and pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds. The subject compositions are useful for treating and preventing ophthalmic diseases and disorders, including age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and Stargardt's Disease.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an oral pharmaceutical composition of duloxetine or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Preferably, the invention relates to a delayed release composition of duloxetine comprising a core containing duloxetine, an optional separating layer, an enteric layer and an optional finishing layer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound of general formula (I): and also to the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, to the isomers or isomer mixtures thereof in all proportions, in particular to an enantiomer mixture, and especially to a racemic mixture. The present invention also relates to the use of these compounds as a medicament, and in particular for the treatment of cancer, and also to the compositions containing them.

Abstract: The present invention embraces compounds selected for interacting with the Fingers-Palm pocket of telomerase and use thereof for modulating the activity of telomerase and preventing or treating diseases or conditions associated with telomerase.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel phenoxy derivatives, processes for preparing them, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as pharmaceuticals as modulators of sphingosine-1-phosphate receptors.

Abstract: Novel biaromatic compounds having the general formula (I): and cosmetic/pharmaceutical compositions comprised thereof are useful in human or veterinary medicine (in dermatology and also in the fields of cardiovascular diseases, of immune diseases and/of diseases related to the metabolism of lipids), or, alternatively, in cosmetic compositions.

Abstract: Compounds that selectively modulate the sphingosine 1 phosphate receptor are provided including compounds which modulate subtype 1 of the S1P receptor. Methods of chiral synthesis of such compounds is provided. Uses, methods of treatment or prevention and methods of preparing inventive compositions including inventive compounds are provided in connection with the treatment or prevention of diseases, malconditions, and disorders for which modulation of the sphingosine 1 phosphate receptor is medically indicated.