Provided herein are fatty acid amide (FAAH) cleavable prodrugs of thyromimetics and pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds with at least one pharmaceutically acceptable excipient further comprising a peripherally restricted FAAH inhibitor.

Disclosed are compounds of Formula (I): (I). Also disclosed are methods of using such compounds as immunomodulators, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds. These compounds are useful in treating, preventing, or slowing the progression of virological diseases or disorders and cancer. ##STR00001##

Disclosed are compounds of Formula (I): (I). Also disclosed are methods of using such compounds as immunomodulators, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds. These compounds are useful in treating, preventing, or slowing the progression of virological diseases or disorders and cancer. ##STR00001##

The present disclosure relates to novel compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds and methods of using the compounds and pharmaceutical compositions for treating neurodegerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease and cognitive decline. Methods for inhibiting synapse number decline or membrane trafficking abnormalities associated with exposure of a neuronal cell to Abeta species are also disclosed.

Methods of treating or suppressing mitochondrial diseases, such as Friedreich's ataxia (FRDA), Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON), mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactacidosis, and stroke (MELAS), Kearns-Sayre Syndrome (KSS), are disclosed, an well as compounds useful in the methods of the invention, such as 4-(p-quinolyl)-2-hydroxybutanamide derivatives. Methods and compounds useful in treating other disorders such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Huntington's disease, Parkinson's disease and pervasive developmental disorders such as autism are also disclosed. Energy biomarkers useful in assessing the metabolic state of a subject and the efficacy of treatment are also disclosed. Methods of modulating, normalizing, or enhancing energy biomarkers, as well as compounds useful for such methods, are also disclosed.

Compound of Formula (1); wherein: Z.sup.w is an organic radical comprising w amino groups, in which w is a number and 5w3,000; A and B are independently oxy-C.sub.1-C.sub.20-alkylene carbonyl groups or oxy-C.sub.2-C.sub.20-alkenylene carbonyl groups derived from hydroxy carboxylic acids or lactones; T is hydrogen or RCO, where R is a C.sub.1-C.sub.50 hydrocarbyl group; Y is a C.sub.3-C.sub.4-alkylene radical linked to an amino group of Z.sup.w; Y is an ionic salt link between an amino group of Z.sup.w and the terminal carbonyl of (A).sub.r-(B).sub.p-T; r and p are independently numbers between 0 and 50 and r+p>2; s, m and v are numbers; 0.99ws+m2w; and 0.3ws+v2w are suitable as dispersants and milling aids. ##STR00001##

Compounds of formula II are described:

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wherein D, n, R.sub.a, R.sub.b, and R.sub.c are as herein defined, along with pharmaceutical compositions and methods of using compounds of formula II for treating or reducing the risk of peritoneal carcinomatosis in a patient.

[Problem] The present invention provides a compound which is useful as an active ingredient of a pharmaceutical composition, in particular, a pharmaceutical composition for preventing and/or treating VAP-1-related diseases. [Means for Solution] The present inventors have conducted intensive studies on a compound having a VAP-1 inhibitory activity, and as a result, they have found that the compound or a salt thereof of the present invention exhibits an excellent VAP-1 inhibitory activity and is useful for preventing and/or treating VAP-1-related diseases, in particular, diabetic nephropathy or diabetic macular edema, thereby completing the present invention. In addition, the present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition, in particular, a pharmaceutical composition for preventing and/or treating VAP-1-related diseases, which comprises the compound or a salt thereof of the present invention, and an excipient.

[Problem] The present invention provides a compound which is useful as an active ingredient of a pharmaceutical composition, in particular, a pharmaceutical composition for preventing and/or treating VAP-1-related diseases. [Means for Solution] The present inventors have conducted intensive studies on a compound having a VAP-1 inhibitory activity, and as a result, they have found that the compound or a salt thereof of the present invention exhibits an excellent VAP-1 inhibitory activity and is useful for preventing and/or treating VAP-1-related diseases, in particular, diabetic nephropathy or diabetic macular edema, thereby completing the present invention. In addition, the present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition, in particular, a pharmaceutical composition for preventing and/or treating VAP-1-related diseases, which comprises the compound or a salt thereof of the present invention, and an excipient.

Methods of treating or suppressing mitochondrial diseases, such as Friedreich's ataxia (FRDA), Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON), mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactacidosis, and stroke (MELAS), Kearns-Sayre Syndrome (KSS), are disclosed, as well as compounds useful in the methods of the invention, such as 4-(p-quinolyl)-2-hydroxybutanamide derivatives. Methods and compounds useful in treating other disorders such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Huntington's disease, Parkinson's disease, and pervasive developmental disorders such as autism are also disclosed. Energy biomarkers useful in assessing the metabolic state of a subject and the efficacy of treatment are also disclosed. Methods of modulating, normalizing, or enhancing energy biomarkers, as well as compounds useful for such methods, are also disclosed.