An asymmetric GPR84 antagonist and a use thereof, the GPR84 antagonist having a structure as shown in formula I. The compound represented by formula I has GPR84 antagonistic activity, can competitively inhibit GPR84 agonist-induced receptor activation, and can be used to treat various diseases associated with the high expression or hyperexcitability of GPR84, such as multiple sclerosis, inflammatory bowel disease, organ fibrosis, arthritis, etc.

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The present invention discloses novel compounds derived from NSAIDs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Other aspects of the invention relate to use of the NSAID derivatives in treating inflammatory diseases and pharmaceutical compositions thereof.

The present invention relates to novel compounds and probes which have a common chemical structure necessary to obtain potent inhibitory activity against KLK4 and/or may be used for the detection of KLK4 peptides and their activity. It further relates to the use of these compounds and methods for inhibiting and/or detecting KLK4 activity in vitro and in vivo by making use of said probes or inhibitors. The compounds of the invention differ from prior art compounds at least in the presence of phenyl guanidine (instead of e.g. benzyl guanidine) and/or the presence of a heteroatom in the tail group, their combined presence unexpectedly leading to potent and selective KLK4 inhibitory activity.

The invention encompasses the novel class of compounds represented by the Formula (I) below, which are inhibitors of the TC-PTP enzyme. The invention also encompasses pharmaceutical compositions which include the compounds shown above and methods of treating or preventing TC-PTP mediated diseases, including cancer, via their use in the activation of antigen-presenting cells, like dendritic cells, for applications in the immunotherapeutic treatment of diseases. ##STR00001##

The present invention relates to a chiral spiro phosphine-nitrogen-sulfur (PNS) tridentate ligand, preparation method and application thereof. The PNS tridentate ligand is a compound represented by Formula I or Formula II, their racemates, optical isomers, or catalytically acceptable salts thereof. The ligand has a primary structure skeleton characterized as a chiral spiro indan skeleton structure with a thio group. The chiral spiro phosphine-nitrogen-sulfur tridentate ligand can be synthesized by reacting racemic or optical active compound 7-diary/alkyl phosphine-7-amino-1,1-spiro-dihydro-indene compound having a spiro-dihydro-indene skeleton as the starting material. The chiral spiro PNS tridentate ligand being complex with transition metal salt can be used in an asymmetric catalytic hydrogenation reaction for catalyzing carbonyl compound. In particular, in asymmetric hydrogenation reaction process, being complex with iridium for catalyzing -alkyl--keto ester can obtain a high catalytic activity (a catalyst amount of 0.0002% mol) and high enantioselectivity (up to 99.9% ee) result. So the present invention has a practical value for industrial and commercial production.

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The invention encompasses the novel class of compounds represented by the Formula (I) below, which are inhibitors of the TC-PTP enzyme. The invention also encompasses pharmaceutical compositions which include the compounds shown above and methods of treating or preventing TC-PTP mediated diseases, including cancer, via their use in the activation of antigen-presenting cells, like dendritic cells, for applications in the immunotherapeutic treatment of diseases.

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A novel delivery system for drugs, and especially macromolecules such as proteins or oligonucleotides through biological membranes is provided, and specifically delivery of siRNA The delivery system comprises conjugation of the macromolecule drug to a moiety that enables effective passage through the membranes. Respectively, novel compounds and pharmaceutical compositions are provided, utilizing said delivery system. In one aspect of the invention, the compounds may be utilized in medical practice, for example, in delivery of siRNA or antisense oligonucleotides across biological membranes for the treatment of medical disorders.

The present invention relates to disulfide masked prodrug compounds of formula I, compositions and methods that are amenable to bioactivation by a reducing agent such as glutathione:
WP(V)LG(Formula I),
wherein P(V)LG is a pentavalent phosphorus leaving group; and W is: ##STR00001##
wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6, R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 are as defined in the specification. Such disulfide based compounds, compositions, and methods can be useful, for example, in providing novel prodrugs for use as therapeutics. Once administered, the prodrug is metabolized in vivo into an active metabolite in a process termed bioactivation.

The present application relates to a new method for synthesizing isophosphoramide nitrogen mustard (X-IPM) that is suitable for industrialized production, involves fewer types of solvents, and leads to stable products with high yield. This method is charazterized mainly by the batchwise addition of M (e.g., M is R.sub.3N with R being ethyl; i.e., M is triethylamine) and the specific post-reaction treatment, which make it possible for the reaction to fully proceed, lead to products with less impurities, high yield and relatively stable properties, and can lead to stable crystallized substances with specific crystal structures. The present application also relates to stable crystal forms of the isophosphoramide nitrogen mustard (X-IPM) prepared by the aforementioned method, and use of the same as reactants for the synthesis of aziridine structure-containing compounds.

The invention encompasses the novel class of compounds represented by the Formula (I) below, which are inhibitors of the TC-PTP enzyme. The invention also encompasses pharmaceutical compositions which include the compounds shown above and methods of treating or preventing TC-PTP mediated diseases, including cancer, via their use in the activation of antigen-presenting cells, like dendritic cells, for applications in the immunotherapeutic treatment of diseases. ##STR00001##