74 results about "Liver X receptor" patented technology

The invention relates to compounds of formula (I):

and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and pharmaceutically acceptable esters thereof, wherein R¹, R², R³, R⁴, R⁵, R⁶, A, m, n and p are defined as in claim 1. These compounds can be used as pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of, for example, diabetes.

The present invention provides the use of Liver X Receptor (LXR) modulators that have been identified to downregulate 5-lipoxygenase gene expression in order to treat various diseases and disorders that involve the function of the 5-LO protein in intracellular signaling (or other cellular processes) or the function of protein products downstream of 5-LO in intracellular signaling (i.e., leukotrienes).

The present invention relates to certain novel compounds of the Formula I

to processes for preparing such compounds, to their the utility in modulation of nuclear hormone receptors Liver X Receptor (LXR) α (NR1H3) and/or β (NR1H2) and in treating clinical conditions including cardiovascular diseases such as atherosclerosis; inflammatory diseases, Alzheimer's disease, lipid disorders (dyslipidemias) whether or not associated with insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes and other manifestations of the metabolic syndrome, to methods for their therapeutic use and to pharmaceutical compositions containing them.

The invention discloses an application of saringosterol to preparation of an LXR (liver X receptor) excitant, and particularly discloses an application of 24(S)-saringosterol as an LXR beta excitant.

The invention relates to the use, or methods (especially with regard to animals, especially human, that are in need of such treatment) comprising the use, of an extract and/or one or more natural compounds from plants or parts of plants, respectively, from a genus selected from the group consisting of Schisandra,Illicium, Kadsura, Steganotaenia and Magnolia, alone or as supplement, as active ingredient in the regulation of body weight and/or fat loss and/or for the management of obesity, either in humans or in animals, to the use of said extract and/or natural compound(s) or mixtures in the manufacture of a pharmaceutical or nutraceutical formulation for the regulation of body weight and/or fat loss and/or for the management of obesity either in humans or in animals. The above extract and/or compound(s) can further be used to reduce one or more adverse metabolic parameters in a subject. The invention relates also to said extract and/or compound(s) for use in the treatment or in the preparation of a medicament for the treatment of obesity, as well as their preparation. It also relates to pharmaceutical or nutraceutical formulations comprising said extract and/or natural compound(s) which are useful in the regulation of body weight and/or fat loss and/or for the management of obesity.

Disclosed herein are antibody drug conjugates having an antibody or antibody fragment that binds a cell surface molecule on a target cell, wherein the target cell is a lymphocyte and a therapeutic agent that has a therapeutic effect in a subject in need thereof. Further disclosed herein are antibody drug conjugates having an antibody or antibody fragment that binds a cell surface molecule on a target cell; and a therapeutic agent that binds an intracellular moiety of the target cell. These antibody drug conjugates may be used for treating cardiovascular diseases.

This invention relates generally to benzimidazole-based modulators of Liver X receptors (LXRs) and related methods (Formula I). wherein R2 is C6-C10 aryl or heteroaryl including 5-10 atoms, each of which is: (i) substituted with 1 R7, and (ii) optionally substituted with from 1-5 Re; and R1, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, and Re are defined herein.

This invention relates generally to pyrazolo [1,5-a] pyrimidine-based modulators of Liver X receptors (LXRs) having formula (I) and related methods: Formula (I)wherein R2 is C6-C10 aryl or heteroaryl including 5-10 atoms, each of which is: (i) substituted with 1 R6, and (ii) optionally substituted with from 1-5 Re; and R1, R3, R4, R5, R6 and Re are defined herein.

The present invention generally relates to a novel therapeutical use of liver X receptor (LXR) agonsits. More specifically, the present invention relates to the use of LXR agonist for the preparation of a medicament useful for the treatment and/or the prevention of a disease associated with beta cells degeneration, such as diabetes, and a method for increasing ex vivo viability of pancreatic islet cells, comprising contacting said islet cells with a LXR agonist.

The present invention relates to certain novel compounds of the formula (I)

to processes for preparing such compounds, to their the utility in modulation of nuclear hormone receptors Liver X Receptor (LXR) α (NR1H3) and/or β (NR1H2) and in treating and/or preventing clinical conditions including cardiovascular diseases such as atherosclerosis; inflammatory diseases, Alzheimer's disease, lipid disorders (dyslipidemias) whether or not associated with insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes and other manifestations of the metabolic syndrome, to methods for their therapeutic use and to pharmaceutical compositions containing them.

The present invention relates to sulfonamide-, sulfinamide- or sulfonimidamide containing compounds which bind to the liver X receptor (LXRalpha and/or LXRbeta) and act preferably as inverse agonistsof LXR.

The invention provides application of a liver X receptor activator in anti-nerve inflammatory reaction. The liver X receptor activator is T0901317. The invention also relates to application of T0901317 in preparation of a medicament for treating senile dementia. The liver X receptor activator T0901317 can directly pass through a blood brain barrier, and has the characteristic of low side effect; and the effect of the anti-nerve inflammatory reaction of the liver X receptor activator is systematically analyzed, the liver X receptor activator is expected to be used as a specific medicament for clinically treating the intra-cephalic inflammatory reaction of the senile dementia, and experimental data are provided for clinical treatment of the senile dementia.

The invention relates to a group of novel compounds serving as liver X receptor (LXR) agonists and a drug composition containing the compounds or medicinal salts thereof and also relates to methods for preparing the compounds and the composition. The invention discloses an application of the compounds as pharmacologically active substances, especially the important application to treatment of cardiovascular diseases such as atherosclerosis, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, hypercholesteremia and coronary heart diseases, metabolic syndromes such as obesity and diabetes mellitus, neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer, immunity-related diseases and the like.

The present invention relates to certain novel compounds of the Formula I

to processes for preparing such compounds, to their the utility in modulation of nuclear hormone receptors Liver X Receptor (LXR) α (NR1H3) and/or β (NR1H2) and in treating and/or preventing clinical conditions including cardiovascular diseases such as atherosclerosis; inflammatory diseases, Alzheimer's disease, lipid disorders (dyslipidemias) whether or not associated with insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes and other manifestations of the metabolic syndrome, to methods for their therapeutic use and to pharmaceutical compositions containing them.

The invention aims to provide an application of Menin in reduction of expression of an endogenous sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1c in HEK293T cells and liver cells, and is characterized by comprising a Menin over-expression step. Another objective of the invention is to provide an application of the Menin in inhibition of transcriptional activity of an HEK293T cell and liver X receptor LXR alpha, and is characterized by comprising a Menin over-expression step. Another objective of the invention is to provide an application of the Menin in inhibition of expression of a target gene of the HEK293T cell and liver X receptor LXR alpha, and is characterized by comprising steps of Menin over-expression and combination with the LXR alpha. According to the applications of the Menin, new research methods and reagents are provided for research and treatment of fatty liver, and a new way is provided for future treatment of fatty liver.

The present invention relates to microbial infection, and in particular, the reduction of apoptosis associated with microbial infection, the screening of Liver X Receptor agonist and/or Retinoid X Receptor agonist that reduce apoptosis, and the treatment and analysis of microbial infection in vivo. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to Liver X Receptor agonist and/or Retinoid X Receptor agonist including but not limited to an agonist increasing the activity of Liver X Receptor and/or Retinoid X Receptor.

The present invention provides compounds of Formula I and Formula II: or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or solvates thereof, as modulators of liver X receptors (LXRs), and compositions comprising any of such novel compounds and methods of use thereof. These compounds are useful as medicaments for treatment and/or prophylaxis for diseases or conditions related to activity of LXRs.

The present invention relates to derivatives of formula (I) which bind to the liver X receptor (LXR[alpha] and/or LXR[beta]) and act preferably as inverse agonists of LXR.