Disclosed in certain embodiments is a method of decreasing gastric emptying comprising administering to a subject an effective amount of a sodium-channel blocker to decrease gastric emptying.

The present invention relates to 8-aryl-substituted and 8-heteroaryl-substituted 9H-pyrido[3,4-b]indoles of the formula (I), in which A, E, G, R.sup.1 to R.sup.6 and R.sup.10 are as defined in the claims, which stimulate chondrogenesis and cartilage matrix synthesis and can be used in the treatment of cartilage disorders and conditions in which a regeneration of damaged cartilage is desired, for example joint diseases such as osteoarthritis. The invention furthermore relates to processes for the synthesis of the compounds of the formula (I), their use as pharmaceuticals, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising them.

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Disclosed are methods of regulating interleukin-6 (IL-6) and/or vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) and methods of treating and/or preventing cardiovascular and inflammatory diseases and related disease states, such as, for example, atherosclerosis, asthma, arthritis, cancer, multiple sclerosis, psoriasis, and inflammatory bowel diseases, and autoimmune disease(s) by administering a naturally occurring or synthetic quinazolone derivative. The invention provides novel synthetic quinazolone compounds, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising those compounds.

The present invention provides dihydroorotate dehydrogenase inhibitors, methods of preparing them, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and methods of treatment, prevention and/or amelioration of diseases or disorders wherein the inhibition of Dihydroorotate dehydrogenase is known to show beneficial effect.

The present invention relates to animal feed compositions comprising polypeptides having muramidase activity and carotenoids and uses thereof.

The present invention provides a novel chromone oxime derivative of formula (I), which is a modulator of nervous system receptors sensitive to glutamate and, furthermore, presents an advantageously high brain penetration upon oral administration. The invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition containing this compound, and to its use for the treatment or prevention of conditions associated with altered glutamatergic signalling and/or functions, or conditions which can be affected by alteration of glutamate level or signalling, particularly acute and chronic neurological and/or psychiatric disorders.

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The invention relates to oxazole and thiazole-based carboxamide and urea derivatives as vanilloid receptor ligands, to pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds and also to these compounds for use in the treatment and/or prophylaxis of pain and further diseases and/or disorders.

Disclosed herein are methods of administering resiniferatoxin (RTX) perineurally for treatment of maladaptive pain, and compositions for use in such methods.

Disclosed herein are methods of administering resiniferatoxin (RTX) perineurally for treatment of maladaptive pain, and compositions for use in such methods.

The present invention provides a BTK inhibitor, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, a polymorph and an application thereof. Specifically, the present invention provides (R)-6-((1-acryloylpiperidin-3-yl)amino)-7-fluoro-4-((2-fluoro-4-morpholinophenyl)amino)-1,2-dihydro-3H-pyrrolo[3,4-c]pyridin-3-one, or the polymorph of a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and an application thereof. In addition, the present invention further discloses a pharmaceutical composition comprising the inhibitor and an application thereof.