Compounds, pharmaceutical compositions, methods and kits are described for treating or preventing neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease.

Compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates thereof are described. The compounds relate to and/or have application(s) in (among others) the fields of drug discovery, pharmacotherapy, physiology and organic chemistry.

Provided herein are compounds of (I-A), (I-B), or (II), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, hydrates, poly-morphs, co-crystals, tautomers, stereoisomers, isotopically labeled derivatives, and prodrugs thereof. Also provided are methods, uses, and kits involving the inventive compounds and pharmaceutical compositions thereof for treating and/or preventing diseases (e.g., proliferative diseases (e.g., cancers), inflammatory diseases (e.g., fibrosis), autoimmune diseases (e.g., sclerosis)) in a subject. Provided are methods of inhibiting the activity of a transcription factor (e.g., TEAD, such as TEAD1, TEAD2, TEAD3, TEAD4) and/or inhibiting the transcription of a gene (e.g., a gene controlled or regulated by a transcription factor (e.g., TEAD)) in a subject.

Provided herein are compounds of (I-A), (I-B), or (II), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, hydrates, poly-morphs, co-crystals, tautomers, stereoisomers, isotopically labeled derivatives, and prodrugs thereof. Also provided are methods, uses, and kits involving the inventive compounds and pharmaceutical compositions thereof for treating and/or preventing diseases (e.g., proliferative diseases (e.g., cancers), inflammatory diseases (e.g., fibrosis), autoimmune diseases (e.g., sclerosis)) in a subject. Provided are methods of inhibiting the activity of a transcription factor (e.g., TEAD, such as TEAD1, TEAD2, TEAD3, TEAD4) and/or inhibiting the transcription of a gene (e.g., a gene controlled or regulated by a transcription factor (e.g., TEAD)) in a subject.

The present invention is directed to bicyclo[4.1.0]heptane pyrrolidine compounds which are agonists of orexin receptors. The present invention is also directed to uses of the compounds described herein in the potential treatment or prevention of neurological and psychiatric disorders and diseases in which orexin receptors are involved. The present invention is also directed to compositions comprising these compounds. The present invention is also directed to uses of these compositions in the potential prevention or treatment of such diseases in which orexin receptors are involved.

The present invention is directed to bicyclo[4.1.0]heptane pyrrolidine compounds which are agonists of orexin receptors. The present invention is also directed to uses of the compounds described herein in the potential treatment or prevention of neurological and psychiatric disorders and diseases in which orexin receptors are involved. The present invention is also directed to compositions comprising these compounds. The present invention is also directed to uses of these compositions in the potential prevention or treatment of such diseases in which orexin receptors are involved.

This invention relates to a method to modulate exogenous gene expression in which an ecdysone receptor complex comprising: a DNA binding domain; a ligand binding domain; a transactivation domain; and a ligand is contacted with a DNA construct comprising: the exogenous gene and a response element; wherein the exogenous gene is under the control of the response element and binding of the DNA binding domain to the response element in the presence of the ligand results in activation or suppression of the gene. The ligands comprise a class of ketones.

This invention relates to a method to modulate exogenous gene expression in which an ecdysone receptor complex comprising: a DNA binding domain; a ligand binding domain; a transactivation domain; and a ligand is contacted with a DNA construct comprising: the exogenous gene and a response element; wherein the exogenous gene is under the control of the response element and binding of the DNA binding domain to the response element in the presence of the ligand results in activation or suppression of the gene. The ligands comprise a class of ketones.

The present invention is directed to bicyclo[4.1.0]heptane pyrrolidine compounds which are agonists of orexin receptors. The present invention is also directed to uses of the compounds described herein in the potential treatment or prevention of neurological and psychiatric disorders and diseases in which orexin receptors are involved. The present invention is also directed to compositions comprising these compounds. The present invention is also directed to uses of these compositions in the potential prevention or treatment of such diseases in which orexin receptors are involved.

The present invention is directed to bicyclo[4.1.0]heptane pyrrolidine compounds which are agonists of orexin receptors. The present invention is also directed to uses of the compounds described herein in the potential treatment or prevention of neurological and psychiatric disorders and diseases in which orexin receptors are involved. The present invention is also directed to compositions comprising these compounds. The present invention is also directed to uses of these compositions in the potential prevention or treatment of such diseases in which orexin receptors are involved.