A method for preventing and treating internal infections, e.g., urinary tract infections, caused by catheters is provided, in particular by reduction in catheter-associated biofilms. A coating composition is used to treat the catheter and applied through the catheter into the bladder or other body urinary tract organ to kill or neutralize microorganisms, including biofilms therein. The composition comprises a humectant and an antimicrobial with the antimicrobial including a monoquaternary ammonium compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The coating layer has antimicrobial cidal or static activity for at least about one hour.

The present invention refers to a composition for use in the prevention and/or treatment of dysbiosis. It also refers to the use of said composition for preparing a medicament for the prevention and/or treatment of dysbiosis. Furthermore, it refers to a method of preventing and/or treating of dysbiosis in which said composition is administered to a subject in need thereof.

A use of a diarylamide compound having the structure as shown in formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof in preparing a drug which acts as a urea transporter protein inhibitor, and a novel diarylamide compound. The diarylamide compound has urea transporter protein inhibitor effect, and can produce urea selective diuresis in the body without obvious toxicity.

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A use of a diarylamide compound having the structure as shown in formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof in preparing a drug which acts as a urea transporter protein inhibitor, and a novel diarylamide compound. The diarylamide compound has urea transporter protein inhibitor effect, and can produce urea selective diuresis in the body without obvious toxicity.

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In one aspect, compounds of Formula AA, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, are featured or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the variables shown in Formula A can be as defined anywhere herein.

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Disclosed herein are substituted pyrazole-pyrimidine compounds of Formula I and variants thereof for the treatment, for example, of diseases associated with P2X purinergic receptors: ##STR00001##
In one embodiment, the P2X3 and/or P2X2/3 antagonists disclosed herein are potentially useful, for example, for the treatment of visceral organ, cardiovascular and pain-related diseases, conditions and disorders.

Disclosed herein are substituted pyrazole-pyrimidine compounds of Formula I and variants thereof for the treatment, for example, of diseases associated with P2X purinergic receptors: ##STR00001##
In one embodiment, the P2X3 and/or P2X2/3 antagonists disclosed herein are potentially useful, for example, for the treatment of visceral organ, cardiovascular and pain-related diseases, conditions and disorders.

The present invention relates to antisense oligonucleotides that modulate the expression of and/or function of Sodium channel, voltage-gated, alpha subunit (SCNA), in particular, by targeting natural antisense polynucleotides of Sodium channel, voltage-gated, alpha subunit (SCNA). The invention also relates to the identification of these antisense oligonucleotides and their use in treating diseases and disorders associated with the expression of SCNA.

Our invention is a mixture of carboxylic acids: citric acid, succinic acid, fumaric acid and malic acid, and any possible combinations thereof. This product is used orally or also intravenously, in the treatment of patients with chronic renal failure, hyperammonemia or human conditions having negative nitrogen balance. This product is beneficial in decreasing the serum values of urea and serum ammonium, while promoting by transamination of the oxalacetate formed via succinate, fumarate and malate, the biosynthesis of non-essential amino acids; by transamination of the alpha ketoglutarate formed via citrate, it generates glutamic acid and related amino acids such as glutamine. This treatment prevents, preserves and even improves kidney function. In other patients it delays deterioration of renal function and the urgent need for renal replacement therapy. In others, it is used as a supplemental renal replacement treatment to improve the patient's quality of life and improve laboratory parameters.

A medicinal agent for the prevention and/or treatment of diseases caused by EP.sub.4 receptor activation. A compound having antagonistic activity against the EP.sub.4 receptor is contained as an active ingredient in the medicinal agent. The compound represented by the following general formula (I) as defined in the specification, a salt, an N-oxide, or a solvate thereof, or a prodrug of these is useful as a medicinal component having antagonistic activity against the EP.sub.4 receptor for the prevention and/or treatment of diseases caused by EP.sub.4 receptor activation.

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