The present disclosure relates to treatment of a pulmonary disease. The methods and kits provided herein facilitate relieving the symptoms resulting from the pulmonary disease (e.g., asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), etc.).

The present invention provides, in certain aspects, novel 7-dehydrocholesterol (7DHC) derivatives that are useful in treating or preventing cancer, as well as in treating or preventing uncontrolled angiogenesis, in a subject. In certain embodiments of the present invention, the subject is a human. In other aspects, the present invention provides a method of preparing compounds of the invention, or a salt or solvate thereof.

Chemical entities that are novel compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treatment of cancer are described.

The invention relates to a process for preparing a compound of general formula (Ia): wherein R.sup.2, Y, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are as defined herein, wherein the epoxidation is conducted using an oxidant and methyltrioxorhenium as a catalyst (MeReO3). The invention also relates to certain compounds per se. The compounds are intermediates in the synthesis of synthetic bile acids.

A compound and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof for treating cancer, having a structure represented by the following formula (I) or formula (II): ##STR00001##
in which X and Y each individually represent: ##STR00002## R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4, and R.sub.5 individually represents hydrogen atom, acyl having 20 or less carbon atoms, alkyl having 20 or less carbon atoms, alkanoyl having 20 or less carbon atoms, aroyl having 20 or less carbon atoms, aryl having 20 or less carbon atoms, aralkyl having 20 or less carbon atoms, sulfonyl having 20 or less carbon atoms, phosphonyl having 20 or less carbon atoms, or haloacyl having 20 or less carbon atoms.

The present invention relates to new and improved processes for the preparation of deoxycholic acid (DCA) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, as well as to DCA and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, the carbon atoms of which are derived partially or solely from plant sources.

Described herein are new anti-cancer compounds and methods of using such compounds, acting through a new mechanism of action by simultaneous inhibition of leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) and MDM2.

Compounds of formula I

##STR00001##

are disclosed. The compounds are useful for promoting skeletal muscle hypertrophy or treating skeletal muscle atrophy.

The present specification discloses tripartite androgen receptor eliminators (AREs), pharmaceutical compositions and medicaments comprising such AREs, methods and uses for such AREs and compositions and medicaments, and methods and uses for AREs and compositions and medicaments for treating an androgen receptor signaling-mediated condition, disease or disorder.

The present invention relates to a method for the synthesis of a radioactive agent composition comprising at least a purification step carried out in the presence of an antioxidant, to the composition obtained by this method comprising radioactive agent and excipient, and to the method for preventing radiolysis of radioactive agent composition comprising the synthesis of said radioactive agent according to the method of the invention.