The present invention relates to nucleic acid sequences and amino acid sequences which influence bone deposition, the Wnt pathway, ocular development, tooth development, and may bind to LRP. The nucleic acid sequence and polypeptides include Wise and Sost as well as a family of molecules which express a cysteine knot polypeptide. Additionally, the present invention relates to various molecular tools derived from the nucleic acids and polypeptides including vectors, transfected host cells, monochronal antibodies, Fab fragments, and methods for impacting the pathways.

The present invention relates to the use of an agent that inhibits the activity of an enzyme that mediates repair of a DNA strand break in the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of diseases caused by a defect in a gene that mediates homologous recombination.

This invention provides for prodrug Compounds I, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and their use in treating HIV infection.

##STR00001## wherein: X is C or N with the proviso that when X is N, R.sup.1 does not exist; W is C or N with the proviso that when W is N, R.sup.2 does not exist; V is C; E is hydrogen or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; and Y is selected from the group consisting of

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Also, this invention provides for intermediate Compounds II useful in making prodrug Compounds I.

##STR00003## wherein: L and M are independently selected from the group consisting of C.sub.1-C.sub.6 alkyl, phenyl, benzyl, trialkylsilyl, -2,2,2-trichloroethoxy and 2-trimethylsilylethoxy.

A series of S-triazolyl α-mercaptoacetanilides having general structure (1) are provided, where Q is CO.sub.2H, CONR.sub.2, SO.sub.3H, or SO.sub.2NR.sub.2. The compounds inhibit several variants of the reverse transcriptase of HIV, and are useful in the treatment of HIV infections.

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Covalent conjugation of an alpha amino acid ester to a modulator of the activity of a target intracellular enzyme or receptor, wherein the ester group of the conjugate is hydrolysable by one or more intracellular carboxylesterase enzymes to the corresponding acid, leads to accumulation of the carboxylic acid hydrolysis product in the cell and enables improved or more prolonged enzyme or receptor modulation relative to the unconjugated modulator.

The present inventors produced a variety of bispecific antibodies that specifically bind to both F. IX/F. IXa and F. X, and functionally substitute for F. VIIIa, i.e., have a cofactor function to promote F. X activation via F. IXa. Among these antibodies, the antibody A44/B26 reduced coagulation time by 50 seconds or more as compared to that observed when the antibody was not added. The present inventors produced a commonly shared L chain antibody from this antibody using L chains of A44, and showed that A44L can be used as commonly shared L chains, although the activity of the resulting antibody is reduced compared to the original antibody (A44HL-B26HL). Further, with appropriate CDR shuffling, the present inventors successfully produced highly active multispecific antibodies that functionally substitute for coagulation factor VIII.

The invention relates to solid medicinal forms containing at least one active ingredient and at least one pharmaceutically compatible, water soluble drying agent which is selected from the group consisting of trimagnesium dicitrate and/or calcium chloride, the solid medicinal form having a drying loss of at most 6% and a relative equilibrium moisture content of 25% or less. The invention also relates to solid medicinal forms containing a moisture-sensitive active ingredient and trimagnesium dicitrate.

The invention provides novel, multiply-substituted 1-aryl-3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes, and related processes and intermediates for preparing these compounds, as well as compositions and methods employing these compounds for the treatment and/or prevention of central nervous system (CNS) disorders, including depression and anxiety.

Compositions and methods for identifying and using cis-regulatory and decoy sequences are disclosed.

The present invention provides probiotic compositions suitable for reducing the incidence and duration of human illness. In particular, the present invention provides methods and compositions suitable for preventing disease in young children. In some particularly preferred embodiments, the present invention finds use in the prevention respiratory disease in children.