The present invention relates to CX3CR1-binding polypeptides, in particular polypeptides comprising specific immunoglobulin domains. The invention also relates to nucleic acids encoding such polypeptides; to methods for preparing such polypeptides; to host cells expressing or capable of expressing such polypeptides; to compositions comprising such polypeptides; and to uses of such polypeptides or such compositions, in particular for prophylactic, therapeutic and diagnostic purposes.

The present invention provides a method for safe and efficacious administration of esketamine.

The present invention provides a method for safe and efficacious administration of esketamine.

Provided are methods for treating neuropathic pain by administering to a subject in need thereof a compound comprising phenyl-indole scaffold, wherein the compound has a modulatory effect on cannabinoid type 1 receptor (CB.sub.1R). Pharmaceutical compositions containing compounds comprising phenyl-indole scaffolds and pharmaceutically acceptable carriers are also provided, along with methods of using the same.

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Provided are methods for treating neuropathic pain by administering to a subject in need thereof a compound comprising phenyl-indole scaffold, wherein the compound has a modulatory effect on cannabinoid type 1 receptor (CB.sub.1R). Pharmaceutical compositions containing compounds comprising phenyl-indole scaffolds and pharmaceutically acceptable carriers are also provided, along with methods of using the same.

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The present invention provides spiro-oxazolones, which act as V1a receptor modulators, and in particular as V1a receptor antagonists, their manufacture, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as medicaments. The present compounds are useful as therapeutics acting peripherally and centrally in the conditions of inappropriate secretion of vasopressin, anxiety, depressive disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder, autistic spectrum disorders, schizophrenia, aggressive behavior and phase shift sleep disorders, in particular jetlag.

The present invention relates to particularly stable and soluble scFv antibodies and Fab fragments specific for TNF, which comprise specific light chain and heavy chain sequences that are optimized for stability, solubility, in vitro and in vivo binding of TNF, and low immunogenicity. The antibodies are designed for the diagnosis and/or treatment of TNF-mediated disorders. The nucleic acids, vectors and host cells for expression of the recombinant antibodies of the invention, methods for isolating them and the use of the antibodies in medicine are also described.

Disclosed are compounds having potency in the modulation of NMDA receptor activity. Such compounds can be used in the treatment of conditions such as depression and related disorders as well as other disorders.

Disclosed are compounds having potency in the modulation of NMDA receptor activity. Such compounds can be used in the treatment of conditions such as depression and related disorders as well as other disorders.

Genetically engineered bacteria, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of treating or preventing autoimmune disorders, inhibiting inflammatory mechanisms in the gut, and/or tightening gut mucosal barrier function are disclosed.