- THERAPEUTIC COMPOUNDS
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The invention provides compounds of formula Ia′, Ib′, Ic′, and Id′: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein the variables A, R6, R7, R8, R9, Rx, L, X, Y, and Z have the meaning as described herein. The compounds are useful for reducing endoplasmic reticulum stress and for producing analgesia in an animal.
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- Method for the treatment of CNS disorders with substituted 2-imidazoles or imidazole derivatives
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The present invention relates a method for treating depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, stress-related disorders, psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia, neurological diseases such as Parkinson's disease, neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, epilepsy, migraine, hypertension, substance abuse and metabolic disorders such as eating disorders, diabetes, diabetic complications, obesity, dyslipidemia, disorders of energy consumption and assimilation, disorders and malfunction of body temperature homeostasis, disorders of sleep and circadian rhythm, and cardiovascular disorders which comprises administering to an individual a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula I wherein R, R1, R2, A and n are as defined in the specification and to their pharmaceutically active salts. The invention also relates to novel compounds of formula I, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and methods for their preparation.
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- USE OF 4-IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVES FOR CNS DISORDERS
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The present invention relates to the use of compounds of formula (I) wherein R is hydrogen, halogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, hydroxy, phenyl, S-phenyl or O-phenyl, which are optionally substituted by lower alkoxy or halogen, or is benzyloxy, C(O)O-lower alkyl, cycloalkyl, or is lower alkyl or lower alkoxy substituted by halogen; Ar is aryl or heteroaryl, selected from the group consisting of phenyl, naphthyl, pyridinyl, benzofuranyl, dihydrobenzofuranyl or pyrazole; R1/R1' are independently from each other hydrogen, hydroxy, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy or are phenyl or benzyl, which are optionally substituted by halogen; R2 is hydrogen or lower alkyl; n is 1, 2, 3 or 4; and to their pharmaceutically active salts, racemic mixtures, enantiomers, optical isomers and tautomeric forms for the preparation of medicaments for the treatment of depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, stress-related disorders, psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia, neurological diseases such as Parkinson's disease, neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, epilepsy, migraine, hypertension, substance abuse and metabolic disorders such as eating disorders, diabetes, diabetic complications, obesity, dyslipidemia, disorders of energy consumption and assimilation, disorders and malfunction of body temperature homeostasis, disorders of sleep and circadian rhythm, and cardiovascular disorders.
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- 4-Pyrimidinyl-n-acyl-l phenylalanines
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Compounds of Formula I are disclosed, having activity as inhibitors of binding between VCAM-1 and cells expressing VLA-4, and accordingly useful for treating diseases whose symptoms and or damage are related to the binding of VCAM-1 to cells expressing VLA-4.
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