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This invention relates to a method for prevention and treatment of aging and age-related disorders including atherosclerosis, peripheral vascular disease, coronary artery disease, osteoporosis, type 2 diabetes, dementia and some forms of arthritis and cancer in a subject comprising administering to said subject, separately, sequentially or simultaneously a therapeutically effective dosage of each component or combination of statins, bisphosphonates, cholesterol lowering agents or techniques, interleukin-6 inhibitor / antibody, interleukin-6 receptor inhibitor / antibody, interleukin-6 antisense oligonucleotide (ASON), gp130 protein inhibitor / antibody, tyrosine kinases inhibitors / antibodies, serine / threonine kinases inhibitors / antibodies, mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase inhibitors / antibodies, phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitors / antibodies, Nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) inhibitors / antibodies, IκB kinase (IKK) inhibitors / antibodies, activator protein-1 (AP-1) inhibitors / antibodies, STAT transcription factors inhibitors / antibodies, altered IL-6, partial peptides of IL-6 or IL-6 receptor, or SOCS (suppressors of cytokine signaling) protein, or a functional fragment thereof, administered separately, in sequence or simultaneously. Inhibition of the signal transduction pathway for Interleukin 6 mediated inflammation is key to the prevention and treatment of atherosclerosis, peripheral vascular disease, coronary artery disease, aging and age-related disorders including osteoporosis, type 2 diabetes, dementia and some forms of arthritis and tumors. Inhibition of Interleukin 6 mediated inflammation may be achieved indirectly through regulation of endogenous cholesterol synthesis and isoprenoid depletion or by direct inhibition of the signal transduction pathway utilizing interleukin-6 inhibitor / antibody, interleukin-6 receptor inhibitor / antibody, interleukin-6 antisense oligonucleotide (ASON), gp130 protein inhibitor / antibody, tyrosine kinases inhibitors / antibodies, serine / threonine kinases inhibitors / antibodies, mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase inhibitors / antibodies, phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitors / antibodies, Nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) inhibitors / antibodies, IκB kinase (IKK) inhibitors / antibodies, activator protein-1 (AP-1) inhibitors / antibodies, STAT transcription factors inhibitors / antibodies, altered IL-6, partial peptides of IL-6 or IL-6 receptor, or SOCS (suppressors of cytokine signaling) protein, or a functional fragment thereof. Said method for prevention and treatment of said disorders is based on inhibition of Interleukin-6 inflammation through regulation of cholesterol metabolism, isoprenoid depletion and / or inhibition of the signal transduction pathway.

The invention relates to nanoparticulate lipase inhibitor compositions having improved pharmacokinetic profiles. The nanoparticulate lipase inhibitor compositions have an effective average particle size of less than about 2000 nm and are useful in the treatment of obesity and related diseases.

The present invention provides compounds useful as inhibitors of Acetyl CoA Carboxylase (ACC), compositions thereof, and methods of using the same.

The present invention discloses compounds of formula I, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, or prodrugs thereof:which inhibit serine protease activity, particularly the activity of hepatitis C virus (HCV) NS3-NS4A protease. Consequently, the compounds of the present invention interfere with the life cycle of the hepatitis C virus and are also useful as antiviral agents. The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the aforementioned compounds for administration to a subject suffering from HCV infection. The invention also relates to methods of treating an HCV infection in a subject by administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compounds of the present invention.

The present invention is directed to pharmaceutical methods for the treatment of CD30 positive diseases, such as Hodgkin's disease, by administration of a combination of at least one sheddase inhibitor and at least one anti-CD30 immunotherapeutic.

The present invention discloses compounds of formula I or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, or prodrugs thereof:which inhibit serine protease activity, particularly the activity of hepatitis C virus (HCV) NS3-NS4A protease. Consequently, the compounds of the present invention interfere with the life cycle of the hepatitis C virus and are also useful as antiviral agents. The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the aforementioned compounds for administration to a subject suffering from HCV infection. The invention also relates to methods of treating an HCV infection in a subject by administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compounds of the present invention.

The invention relates to (hetero)aryl cyclopropylamine compounds, including particularly the compounds of formula (I) as described and defined herein, and their use in therapy, including, e.g., in the treatment or prevention of cancer, a neurological disease or condition, or a viral infection. Thus, in one specific aspect the invention relates to formulas (II), (III), (IV), (V), (VI), (VII), (VIII), (IX).

Methods of treating, preventing or ameliorating one or more symptoms of hepatitis C in a subject comprising the step of administering at least one HCV protease inhibitor in combination with food are provided. Also provided are methods of increasing bioavailability of an HCV protease inhibitor and methods of increasing serum levels of an HCV protease inhibitor in a subject. All methods comprise adminstering at least one HCV protease inhibitor in combination with food, the at least one HCV protease inhibitor selected from the group consisting of compounds of Formulae I-XXVI, described herein. Administration of compounds of the present invention in combination with food provides improved bioavailability and increased peak serum levels of the compounds as compared to administration without food.

The present invention discloses compounds of Formula I or II, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, or prodrugs thereof:which inhibit serine protease activity, particularly the activity of hepatitis C virus (HCV) NS3-NS4A protease. Consequently, the compounds of the present invention interfere with the life cycle of the hepatitis C virus and are also useful as antiviral agents. The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the aforementioned compounds for administration to a subject suffering from HCV infection. The invention also relates to methods of treating an HCV infection in a subject by administering to the subject a pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of the present invention.

The present invention relates to macrocyclic compounds of formula (I) that are useful as inhibitors of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) NS3 protease, their synthesis, and their use for treating or preventing HCV infections.

Disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions of hepatitis C viral protease inhibitors, and methods of using these compositions for inhibiting the replication of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) and for the treatment of an HCV infection. These compositions are lipid based systems and comprise the hepatitis C viral protease inhibitor together with at least one pharmaceutically acceptable amine, at least one pharmaceutically acceptable base, at least one pharmaceutically acceptable oil and optionally one or more additional ingredients.

Disclosed are novel compounds of the formula or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and X are as defined in the specification. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of formula I. Also disclosed are methods of treating cognitive or neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease. Also disclosed are methods of treating a cognitive or neurodegenerative disease comprising administering to a patient I need of such treatment a combination of at least one compound of formula I and at least one compound selected from the group consisting of β-secretase inhibitors other than those of formula I, HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, gamma-secretase inhibitors, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents, N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonists, cholinesterase inhibitors and anti-amyloid antibodies.

The invention provides methods of treating a disease selected from systemic sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, mastocytosis, and chronic eosinophilic leukemia comprising administering biaryl meta-pyrimidine compounds having the general structure (A) to a subject in need thereof. The pyrimidine compounds of the invention are capable of inhibiting kinases, such as members of the JAK kinase family, and various other specific receptor and non-receptor kinases.

The present invention provides improved solvent systems for the preparation of liquid formulations of urease inhibitors, specifically NBPT, comprising aryl alkyl alcohols. The solvent systems provided good solubility of the urease inhibitor as well as at least one of improved stability, lower flammability, lower toxicity, improved cold temperature storage, improved handling, improved adsorption onto and / or solubility with solid media such as urea. Methods of making and using the compositions are also provided.

The present invention relates to macrocyclic compounds of formula (I) that are useful as inhibitors of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) NS3 protease, their synthesis, and their use for treating or preventing HCV infections.

The present invention provides imidazopyridine compounds, compositions containing the same, as well as processes for the preparation and methods for their use as pharmaceutical agents.

The present invention concerns methods and compositions for improved oral delivery of bioactive agents, such as vaccines. In preferred embodiments, the compositions comprise at least one lectin, saponin, polyunsaturated fatty acid and / or isoflavone. In further embodiments, the compositions may further comprise at least one protease inhibitor, buffer and / or surfactant. In more preferred embodiments, the lectins, saponins, fatty acids, isoflavones and / or protease inhibitors may be derived from extracts, homogenates, finely ground powders or derivatives of plant or animal material, such as beans, nuts, peas, fish meal or krill. The relative amounts of various naturally occurring materials contained in the compositions may be selected to optimize the concentrations of one or more lectins, saponins, polyunsaturated fatty acids and / or isoflavones. The compositions are of use for oral delivery of a wide variety of bioactive agents, particularly protein or peptide based agents.

The present invention provides compounds of formula (I), (II) or (IV), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates thereof, which are useful as inhibitors of the Hepatitis C virus (HCV) protease enzyme and are also useful for the treatment of HCV infections in HCV-infected mammals, including humans. The present invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of formula (I), (II) or (IV), their pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates. Furthermore, the present invention provides intermediate compounds and methods useful in the preparation of compounds of formulas (I), (II) and (IV).

The invention provides the application of betulinic acid and salts thereof suitable for medical purpose in the preparation of a drug of a glycosidase inhibitor. The compound of the invention is the compound of lupeol type pentacyclic triterpene acid obtained by separating lagerstroemia plants. Pharmacological tests prove that the compound has obvious effect in inhibiting Alpha-glucosidase, the inhibitory activity of which exceeds acarbose 100% for initial therapy. Therefore, drug compositions made from the compound or the salts thereof suitable for medical purpose and drug excipients or carriers allowable for preparation can be applied to the preparation of drugs for preventing or treating Type II Diabetes, namely, noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. The constitutional formula shown in formula (1) of the invention is shown as above.

The invention relates to a caprolactam anti-enterovirus 71 (EV71) 3C protease inhibitor with a structural formula shown as compounds (M). Each variable in the structure is defined as the specification. The compounds can effectively inhibit or block replication of enterovirus 71. The invention relates to discovery and application of compounds comprising a structure of formula (M), various optical isomers thereof, metabolites with pharmaceutically activity, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates and prodrugs in preparing antiviral drugs for treating virus infections of hand-foot-and-mouth diseases. The invention also relates to an intermediate and a synthetic method for preparing the compounds having the structure of the formula (M).

The invention discloses a phosphoinositide 3-kinase (P13K) inhibitor, a pharmaceutical composition containing the P13K inhibitor, and application of the P13K inhibitor and the pharmaceutical composition. The P13K inhibitor comprises a pyrimidine compound and a stereoisomer / hydrate / pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof. The pyrimidine compound has a general formula I of which the structure is shown in the specification. The P13K inhibitor and the pharmaceutical composition containing the same can be used for inhibiting PI3 Ks and treating proliferative diseases on which the PI3 Ks act. According to the invention, high-effectiveness and high-selectivity inhibitors for treating proliferative diseases on which PI3Ks act can be provided.

The invention relates to a preparation method for a cyclopropylamine spiro(hetero)cyclic compound and a composition containing the same, and application of the compound and the composition as an inhibitor for human lysine-specific demethylase (LSD1). The inhibitor is the cyclopropylamine spiro(hetero)cyclic compound as shown in a formula (I) which is described in the specification, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, predrug, solvate, polymorphic crystal or stable isotope derivative thereof. The compound can be used for treating or preventing diseases related to human lysine-specific demethylase, e.g., cancers and nerve diseases.