N-Acylated histidine dipeptides of formula

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are disclosed. The compounds are useful for treating breast cancer.

Prodrugs of an NMDA antagonist, (S)-1-phenyl-2-(pyridin-2-yl)ethanamine, useful for the treatment of depression (particularly major depressive disorder) or pain; compositions comprising them, and methods of making them.

The present disclosure relates to prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA) targeted compounds conjugated to near-infra red (NIR) dyes and methods for their therapeutic and diagnostic use. More specifically, this disclosure provides compounds and methods for diagnosing and treating diseases associated with cells and/or vasculature expressing prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA), such as prostate cancer and related diseases. The disclosure further describes methods and compositions for making and using the compounds, methods incorporating the compounds, and kits incorporating the compounds.

Provided herein are tripeptide epoxy ketone protease inhibitors, methods of their preparation, related pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of using the same. For example, provided herein are compounds of Formula (X): ##STR00001##
and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and compositions including the same. The compounds and compositions provided herein may be used, for example, in the treatment of diseases including inflammation and neurodegenerative disease.

The present invention relates to novel amide derivatives of N-urea substituted amino acids, processes for preparing them, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as pharmaceuticals as modulators of the N-formyl peptide receptor like-1 (FPRL-1) receptor.

Described is a dipeptide comprising a non-proteogenic amino acid, methods of making such and methods of using said dipeptide in a process of making a polypeptide or protein comprising one or more non-proteogenic amino acids.

The present invention relates to medicine and includes a method for preventing and treating diseases caused by RNA- and DNA-containing viruses, and concomitant diseases, wherein the method comprises the use of an effective amount of compounds of general formula I or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The invention also relates to methods for preparing said compounds, pharmaceutical compositions for the prevention or treatment of diseases caused by RNA- and DNA-containing viruses, said compositions comprising an effective amount of a compound of formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The invention addresses the object of providing a novel agent effective in the treatment of diseases caused by an RNA-containing virus belonging to the Enterovirus, Metapneumovirus, Pneumovirus, Respirovirus, or Alfa-coronavirus genus, and/or by a DNA-containing virus belonging to the Adenoviridae and/or Herpesviridae family, and in the prevention and treatment of asthma exacerbation, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, mucoviscidosis, conjunctivitis, gastroenteritis, hepatitis, myocarditis; in the prevention and treatment of rhinorrhea, acute and infectious rhinitis, pharyngitis, nasopharyngitis, tonsillitis, laryngitis, laryngotracheitis, laryngotracheobronchitis, bronchitis, bronchiolitis, pneumonia, or airway obstructive syndrome.

The present invention relates to novel amide derivatives of N-urea substituted amino acids, processes for preparing them, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as pharmaceuticals as modulators of the N-formyl peptide receptor like-1 (FPRL-1) receptor.

Inhibitors of fibroblast activation protein alpha (FAP) and Prolyl Oligopeptidase (POP) are disclosed, along with their use in various therapies related to conditions, diseases, and disorders involving abnormal cell proliferation such as malignancies and angiogenesis, and in neural disorders such as Alzheimer's disease. Stalk portions of the inhibitor molecules, and substrates of FAP and POP, are also disclosed and may be used, for example, in screening methods for identifying such inhibitors.

Methods of treating aging related skin changes and of increasing skin thickness with topical administration of N-acyldipeptide derivatives and retinol are described. Combinations of retinol and N-acyldipeptide derivatives, are therapeutically effective for increasing skin thickness, and for treating extrinsic and intrinsic aging and aging related skin changes, such as fine lines, wrinkles, photoaging, hyperpigmentation, laxity, age spots, lentigines, mottled skin, and cellulite.