This disclosure provides compounds and compositions which may be modulators of MAGL and/or ABHD6 and their use as medicinal agents, processes for their preparation, and pharmaceutical compositions that include disclosed compounds as at least one active agent. The disclosure also provides for method of treating a patient in need thereof, where the patient is suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder comprising administering a disclosed compound or composition.

A method of treating an LSD1-related disease or disorder in a patient in need, the method comprising administering an effective amount of 4-[5-[(3S)-3-aminopyrrolidine-1-carbonyl]-2-[2-fluoro-4-(2-hydroxy-2-methyl-propyl)phenyl]phenyl]-2-fluoro-benzonitrile or a salt thereof to the patient on an administration schedule comprising daily dosing for one week or two weeks, followed by a resting period of one week.

To provide a novel T-type calcium channel blocker.

A compound represented by the following General Formula (I), a tautomer or a stereoisomer of the compound, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound, or a solvate of the compound, the tautomer, the stereoisomer, or the salt is used as a T-type calcium channel blocker.

##STR00001## wherein A represents a phenyl which may have a substituent, a 4-membered to 6-membered heteroaryl ring composed of one to three identical or different heteroatoms selected from an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, and a nitrogen atom and carbon atoms as ring-constituting atoms, or a heterocondensed ring composed of the heteroaryl ring and either a benzene ring or a 6-membered heteroaryl ring composed of one to two nitrogen atoms and carbon atoms, while here, the heteroaryl ring or the heterocondensed ring may have a substituent and is bonded to a nitrogen atom of the adjacent cyclic amino by means of a carbon atom constituting these rings; B represents a phenyl which may have a substituent, a 5-membered or 6-membered heteroaryl ring composed of one to three identical or different heteroatoms selected from an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, and a nitrogen atom and carbon atoms as ring-constituting atoms, or a heterocondensed ring composed of the heteroaryl ring and either a benzene ring or a 6-membered heteroaryl ring composed of one to two nitrogen atoms and carbon atoms, while here, the heteroaryl ring or the heterocondensed ring may have a substituent and is bonded to the adjacent cyclopropyl ring by means of a carbon atom constituting these rings; R.sup.1 and R.sup.2, which may be identical or different, each represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, or the like; R.sup.3 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, or the like; n and m, which may be identical or different, each represent 0 or 1; and p represents 1 or 2.

The present invention generally discloses compounds having LXR (the liver X receptor) agonistic activity, to the use of such compounds in the treatment of various disorders such as proliferative disorders, Alzheimer's disease, inflammatory diseases, and diseases characterized by defects in cholesterol and lipid metabolism. Specifically, the present invention discloses compound of formula (IA) which exhibit LXR agonist activity, specifically to LXRβ. The invention also discloses method of synthesis of said compounds, method of using said compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds and method of using thereof.

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The present invention provides a heterocyclic compound having an orexin type 2 receptor agonist activity. A compound represented by the formula (I): wherein each symbol is as described in the specification, or a salt thereof has an orexin type 2 receptor agonist activity, and is useful as an agent for the prophylaxis or treatment of narcolepsy.

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The present invention provides a heterocyclic compound having an orexin type 2 receptor agonist activity. A compound represented by the formula (I): wherein each symbol is as described in the specification, or a salt thereof has an orexin type 2 receptor agonist activity, and is useful as an agent for the prophylaxis or treatment of narcolepsy.

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The present invention provides a compound represented by Formula (I) or a salt thereof; an LSD1 inhibitor that contains the compound or a salt thereof as an active ingredient; a pharmaceutical composition that contains the compound or a salt thereof; and an antitumor agent that contains the compound or a salt thereof as an active ingredient.

The present invention provides a compound represented by Formula (I) or a salt thereof; an LSD1 inhibitor that contains the compound or a salt thereof as an active ingredient; a pharmaceutical composition that contains the compound or a salt thereof; and an antitumor agent that contains the compound or a salt thereof as an active ingredient.

K-Ras is the most frequently mutated oncogene in human cancer. Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for modulating K-Ras and treating cancer.

K-Ras is the most frequently mutated oncogene in human cancer. Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for modulating K-Ras and treating cancer.