The invention relates to an aromatic compound, pharmaceutical composition comprising the same, and a method for preparing the compound and an intermediate thereof. The invention also relates to use of the compound for the manufacture of a medicament for the prevention or treatment of a PPAR-related disease.

Disclosed herein are 2,4-dimethylquinoline-6-carboxamide compounds and 3,4-dimethylcinnoline-6-carboxamide compounds, which may be useful as positive allosteric modulators of the muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M.sub.4(mAChR M.sub.4). Also disclosed herein are methods of making the compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, and methods of treating neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with muscarinic acetylcholine receptor dysfunction using the compounds and compositions.

Disclosed herein are 2,4-dimethylquinoline-6-carboxamide compounds and 3,4-dimethylcinnoline-6-carboxamide compounds, which may be useful as positive allosteric modulators of the muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M.sub.4(mAChR M.sub.4). Also disclosed herein are methods of making the compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, and methods of treating neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with muscarinic acetylcholine receptor dysfunction using the compounds and compositions.

Disclosed are compounds of formula (I) wherein A is CH or N, B is CR or N; and D is CR; R represents hydrogen, OH or NH.sub.2; R1 and R2, independently of each other, represent hydrogen, N(R3).sub.2, halogen, cyano, nitro, R4-C1-C4alkyl, R4-C1-C4halogenoalkyl, OH, R4-C1-C4alkoxy, R4-C1-C4halogenoalkoxy, SH, R4-C1-C4alkythio, R4-C1-C4halogenoalkylthio; R3 represents, independently at each occurrence, hydrogen, R4-C1-C4alkyl or R4-C1-C4halogenoalkyl; R3a represents, independently at each occurrence, hydrogen or C1-C4 alkyl; R4 represents, independently at each occurrence, hydrogen, halogen, cyano, OH, SH, NH.sub.2, NH(CH.sub.3) or N(CH.sub.3).sub.2; X represents a group of formula -E- or -E-F, wherein E and F are different from each other and represent a group selected from C(R3a)2-, (CO), NR3a- and O and F is linked to Y, with the proviso that if X represents -E-F one of E or F represents C(R3a).sub.2 or (CO); Y represents a group selected from C1-C6alkyl, mono- or bicyclic C3-C11cycloalkyl, which may be partially unsaturated, mono- or bicyclic 3 to 11-membered heterocycloalkyl, which may be partially unsaturated, a mono- or bicyclic group comprising at least one aryl or heteroaryl cycle, wherein said heterocycloalkyl group and said group comprising at least one heteroaryl cycle comprise one or more heteroatoms selected from nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur and said group Y is either unsubstituted or substituted by one or more substituents and comprises including its substituents one or more than one nitrogen atom having a lone electron pair; and Z represents a mono- or bicyclic group comprising at least one aryl or heteroaryl cycle, said heteroaryl cycle comprising one or more heteroatoms selected from nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur, which aryl or heteroaryl group is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more substituents; including tautomers of said compounds, mixtures of two tautomeric forms of said compounds, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of said compounds, tautomers thereof or mixtures of two tautomeric forms thereof, preferably with the proviso that Y comprises one or more primary amino group NH.sub.2, when X represents (CO) or (CO)NR3a-, wherein R3a represents hydrogen or C1-C4alkyl; which are useful for the treatment of proliferation disorders or diseases, such as cancer.

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Disclosed are compounds of formula (I) wherein A is CH or N, B is CR or N; and D is CR; R represents hydrogen, OH or NH.sub.2; R1 and R2, independently of each other, represent hydrogen, N(R3).sub.2, halogen, cyano, nitro, R4-C1-C4alkyl, R4-C1-C4halogenoalkyl, OH, R4-C1-C4alkoxy, R4-C1-C4halogenoalkoxy, SH, R4-C1-C4alkythio, R4-C1-C4halogenoalkylthio; R3 represents, independently at each occurrence, hydrogen, R4-C1-C4alkyl or R4-C1-C4halogenoalkyl; R3a represents, independently at each occurrence, hydrogen or C1-C4 alkyl; R4 represents, independently at each occurrence, hydrogen, halogen, cyano, OH, SH, NH.sub.2, NH(CH.sub.3) or N(CH.sub.3).sub.2; X represents a group of formula -E- or -E-F, wherein E and F are different from each other and represent a group selected from C(R3a)2-, (CO), NR3a- and O and F is linked to Y, with the proviso that if X represents -E-F one of E or F represents C(R3a).sub.2 or (CO); Y represents a group selected from C1-C6alkyl, mono- or bicyclic C3-C11cycloalkyl, which may be partially unsaturated, mono- or bicyclic 3 to 11-membered heterocycloalkyl, which may be partially unsaturated, a mono- or bicyclic group comprising at least one aryl or heteroaryl cycle, wherein said heterocycloalkyl group and said group comprising at least one heteroaryl cycle comprise one or more heteroatoms selected from nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur and said group Y is either unsubstituted or substituted by one or more substituents and comprises including its substituents one or more than one nitrogen atom having a lone electron pair; and Z represents a mono- or bicyclic group comprising at least one aryl or heteroaryl cycle, said heteroaryl cycle comprising one or more heteroatoms selected from nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur, which aryl or heteroaryl group is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more substituents; including tautomers of said compounds, mixtures of two tautomeric forms of said compounds, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of said compounds, tautomers thereof or mixtures of two tautomeric forms thereof, preferably with the proviso that Y comprises one or more primary amino group NH.sub.2, when X represents (CO) or (CO)NR3a-, wherein R3a represents hydrogen or C1-C4alkyl; which are useful for the treatment of proliferation disorders or diseases, such as cancer.

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Compounds and compositions useful in methods of treating, ameliorating, or inhibiting the development of an autoimmune disease by modulating the T cell response to antigenic peptide or fragments of antigenic peptides presented by the major histocompatibility (MHC) class II molecule, DQ2.

Compounds and compositions useful in methods of treating, ameliorating, or inhibiting the development of an autoimmune disease by modulating the T cell response to antigenic peptide or fragments of antigenic peptides presented by the major histocompatibility (MHC) class II molecule, DQ2.

Compounds of formula (VII), which are useful as inhibitors of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase and/or tryptophan dioxygenase, are provided. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions, kits comprising said compounds, and methods and uses pertaining to said compounds.

Compounds of formula (VII), which are useful as inhibitors of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase and/or tryptophan dioxygenase, are provided. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions, kits comprising said compounds, and methods and uses pertaining to said compounds.

Compounds having activity as inhibitors of G12C mutant KRAS protein are provided. The compounds have the following structure (I): (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, isotopic form, stereoisomer or prodrug thereof, wherein A, B, X, R1, R2a, R2b, R2c, L, L1 and E are as defined herein. Methods associated with preparation and use of such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and methods to modulate the activity of G12C mutant KRAS protein for treatment of disorders, such as cancer, are also provided.

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