The present invention generally relates to new compounds for therapeutic uses. In particular, the disclosed series compounds with immunomodulatory activities are useful for treatment of dysfunctions of the immune system and various cancers. Pharmaceutical composition matters and methods for treating a patient with an immune disease and/or a cancer by administering therapeutically effective amounts of such compound alone or together with other therapeutics are within the scope of this disclosure.

The present disclosure provides compounds, pharmaceutically acceptable compositions thereof, and methods of using the same.

The present disclosure provides compounds, pharmaceutically acceptable compositions thereof, and methods of using the same.

[Problem] To develop a group of novel compounds with an inhibitory activity against the function of Pin1 so as to use them as candidate compounds for medicaments.

[Solution] The present invention provides: a compound represented by the following Formula (I) or a salt thereof, as well as a Pin1 inhibitor, a pharmaceutical composition, a therapeutic or prophylactic agent for inflammatory diseases, a therapeutic or prophylactic agent for fatty liver diseases, a therapeutic or prophylactic agent for obesity, and a therapeutic or prophylactic agent for COVID-19 that utilize the aforementioned compounds or the salts thereof:

[Problem] To develop a group of novel compounds with an inhibitory activity against the function of Pin1 so as to use them as candidate compounds for medicaments.

[Solution] The present invention provides: a compound represented by the following Formula (I) or a salt thereof, as well as a Pin1 inhibitor, a pharmaceutical composition, a therapeutic or prophylactic agent for inflammatory diseases, a therapeutic or prophylactic agent for fatty liver diseases, a therapeutic or prophylactic agent for obesity, and a therapeutic or prophylactic agent for COVID-19 that utilize the aforementioned compounds or the salts thereof:

Novel compounds of the structural formula (I), and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are agonists of G-protein coupled receptor 40 (GPR40) and may be useful in the treatment, prevention and suppression of diseases mediated by the G-protein-coupled receptor 40. The compounds of the present invention may be useful in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes mellitus, and of conditions that are often associated with this disease, including obesity and lipid disorders, such as mixed or diabetic dyslipidemia, hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, and hypertriglyceridemia. ##STR00001##

Novel compounds of the structural formula (I), and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are agonists of G-protein coupled receptor 40 (GPR40) and may be useful in the treatment, prevention and suppression of diseases mediated by the G-protein-coupled receptor 40. The compounds of the present invention may be useful in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes mellitus, and of conditions that are often associated with this disease, including obesity and lipid disorders, such as mixed or diabetic dyslipidemia, hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, and hypertriglyceridemia. ##STR00001##

Disclosed herein are secondary amine compounds that inhibit tRNA synthetase. The compounds of the invention are useful in inhibiting tRNA synthetase in Gram-negative bacteria and are useful in killing Gram-negative bacteria. The secondary amine compounds of the invention are also useful in the treatment of tuberculosis.

A compound for use in treating polycystic kidney disease is represented by Structural Formula (I): ##STR00001##
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. A pharmaceutical composition comprises a compound represented by Structural Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. A method of treating polycystic kidney disease in a subject in need thereof comprises administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a compound represented by Structural Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Methods of treating in polycystic kidney disease in a subject in need thereof respectively comprise administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a compound represented by Structural Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

A compound for use in treating polycystic kidney disease is represented by Structural Formula (I): ##STR00001##
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. A pharmaceutical composition comprises a compound represented by Structural Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. A method of treating polycystic kidney disease in a subject in need thereof comprises administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a compound represented by Structural Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Methods of treating in polycystic kidney disease in a subject in need thereof respectively comprise administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a compound represented by Structural Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.