Abstract:
The invention relates to phenolic compounds and the derivatives thereof which are represented by formula I, wherein: R1 and R2 are selected from OH, OCOalkyl or OCOalkenyl; R3 is H, OH, OCOalkyl or OCOalkenyl; the alkyl or alkenyl chains have between 2 and 22 carbon atoms; and at least one OCOalkyl or OCOalkenyl group is present in the structure. More specifically, the invention relates to the use of said compounds for the prevention or treatment of cardiovascular, hepatic and renal diseases and for cosmetic applications. The invention also relates to compositions containing the above-mentioned compounds and to some novel phenolic compounds and the derivatives thereof.
Abstract:
The invention provides compounds having two spiro heterocyclic units connected through a linker of a certain length. Some of these compounds have been obtained from Aplysinia sp. The compounds exhibit VDCC blocker activity as well as acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase inhibition activities. Therefore they are useful in the treatment of use in the treatment of brain ischemia, stroke, cognitive disorders as senile dementia, cerebrovascular dementia, mild recognition impairment, attention deficit disorder, and/or neurodegenerative dementing disease with aberrant protein aggregations as specially Alzheimers's disease or condition, or prion disease as Creutzfeld-Jacob disease or Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinher disease.
Abstract:
New spirolactams of formula (I) having a benzodienone moiety and a azetidinone moiety which are highly stable due to pi interactions. They are useful as UV absorbers and as synthetic intermediates.
Abstract:
Provided are compounds of formula I wherein R 1 is an organic group having at least 8 atoms selected from C or O which is not linked directly to the N through a -C(O)- and their pharmaceutical compositions. These compounds are selective GSK-3 inhibitors and have improved bioavailability. They are useful for the treatment of GSK-3 mediated diseases, among others Alzheimer's disease and type II diabetes.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a novel therapeutic use of riboside of 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide (acadesine). Acadesine (also known as AICA riboside or AICAR) does not inhibit apoptosis in lymphocytes, as would be expected, but it does induce apoptosis in the B-cells of patients with B-type lymphoproliferative diseases, such as chronic B-cell (B-CLL) lymphatic leukaemia, splenic marginal zone lymphoma (SMZL), mantle cell lymphoma (MCL), follicular lymphoma (FL), lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma (LPL) and Waldenstrom's syndrome (WS). The T-cells are not affected. As a result, acadesine and the bioprecursors thereof (e.g. the mono, di- and tri-5'-phosphates thereof) are converted into therapeutic agents that can be used against lymphoproliferative diseases in humans. The surprising characteristic whereby the T-cells are barely affected means that the adverse secondary effect (immunosuppression) is slight, which represents a therapeutic advantage offered by acadesine over cladribine, fludarabine and other nucleosides known in the art.
Abstract:
The invention provides a near infrared absorption polymer comprising at least two different pendent infra-red chromophoric moieties covalently bonded to the backbone of an alkali-soluble resin, at least one of which is an indole cyanine dye and the other of which is a benz [e]-indole cyanine dye. When used in the coating of a heat sensitive positive working lithographic printing plate precursor the stabilization time needed after manufacture is significantly reduced, avoiding further conditioning processes before use. The precursors are preferably imagewise exposed with a near-infrared laser emitting at between 780 nm and 850 nm.
Abstract:
The invention relates to compounds of formula (I):
having pharmacological activity towards the 5-HT7 receptor, and more particularly to some tetrahydroisoquinoline propyl sulfonamide compounds, to processes of preparation of such compounds, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, and to their use for the treatment and or prophylaxis of a disease in which 5-HT is involved, such as CNS disorders.
Abstract:
The invention provides highly functionalised spiro-fused azetidinones of formula (I) having a cyclohexane moiety with the desired number of protected or unprotected hydroxyl groups which are introduced with high stereo and regioselectivity, as well as processes for their obtention.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method of producing reverse microemulsions from cationic copolymers. The inventive method consists in the polymerisation of a non-ionic monomer and a cationic monomer into a reverse microemulsion. Said polymerisation is carried out in the presence of an auto-reversible surfactant system in contact with an aqueous suspension or solution which can thermodynamically stabilise the system. According to the invention, the non-ionic monomer/cationic monomer mass ratio is included between 99:1 and 20:80.
Abstract:
The present invention refers to an in vitro method for detecting the presence of demyelinating diseases in an individual, for determining the stage or severity of said diseases in the individual, or for monitoring the effect of the therapy administered to an individual suffering said diseases; to the search, identification, development and evaluation of efficacy of compounds for therapy of said diseases for the purpose of developing new drugs; as well as to agents inhibiting DUSP6 protein expression and/or activity, and/or the effects of this expression. The methods and agents of the invention are preferably applied to multiple sclerosis.