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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7674783 | Estrogen beta receptor agonists to prevent or reduce the severity of cardiovascular disease A method for preventing or treating vascular hyperreactivity in which a chemical compound that is an estrogen beta receptor agonist is administered to a subject suffering from or at risk of vascular hyperreactivity. Preferably, the administration is topically to the... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7615547 | Granulates containing liposoluble substances and a process for the preparation thereof A process is described for the preparation of granulates that contain liposoluble and hydrophobic substances, preferably steroidal substances, and that exhibit rapid and excellent water-dispersibility. The process comprises: a) the... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7605151 | Nitrate esters of corticoid compounds and pharmaceutical applications thereof Compounds of the formula and use of the compounds as medicaments. ... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7582622 | Steroids having a mixed androgenic and progestagenic profile The invention provides 19-nor-D-homosteroids, having a mixed androgenic/progestagenic profile, which are orally active, prevent trabecular bone mineral density (BMD) loss, and which lack liver toxicity, having a structure according to the formula (I) wherein, R... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7534779 | Quinol compound and pharmaceutical composition The subject invention provides a mechanism by which steroidal quinol compounds confer beneficial ophthalmic effects. The subject compounds possess a lipophilic-hydrophilic balance for transcorneal penetration and are readily reduced into parent phenolic A-ring stero... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7528123 | Estrogenic estra-1,3,5(10)-trienes with differential effects on the alpha and beta estrogen receptors, having a linear hydrocarbon chain of from 5-9 carbon atoms in position 11 Disclosed is a novel class of steroid compounds based on estradiol, and carrying an 11β-substitution. Said substitution is a hydrocarbon group which may be linear or branched, provided that it comprises, as the longest chain on carbon atom no. 11 of the steroid ske... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7456161 | Use of DHEA and DHEA-sulfate for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease A method for treating or preventing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by using as active agent a non-glucorticoid steroid, analogue thereof, such as dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEA-S), or their salts, in an amount ef... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7435757 | 2-substituted D-homo-estra-1,3,5(10)-trienes as inhibitors of 17β-hydroxy steroid dehydrogenase type 1 The invention relates to new 2-substituted D-homo-estra-1,3,5(10)-trienes of general formula I in which R2 means a C1-C8-alkyl group, a C1-C | 10/14/2008 |
| 7419972 | 2-substituted estra-1,3,5(10)-trien-17-ones as inhibitors of 17β-hydroxy steroid dehydrogenase type 1 The invention relates to new 2-substituted estra-1,3,5(10)-trien-17-ones of formula I as well as their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, their methods of manufacture and use as medicaments for prophylaxis and/or therapy of... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7402578 | Methods for inhibiting cognitive deterioration in adults with down's syndrome This invention generally pertains to the field of psychiatry. In particular, this invention pertains to the discovery that agents capable of inhibiting the binding of cortisol to its receptors can be used in methods for preventing or reversing cognitive deterioratio... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7388003 | Δ-D-Homosteroids with androgenic action The invention relates to Δ15-D-homosteroids of general formula (I) process for their production and pharmaceutical compositions that contain these compounds. The compounds of general formula I according ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7371741 | Estradiol derivatives and pharmaceutical compositions using same Compositions and methods for treating mammalian disease characterized by undesirable angiogenesis by administering compounds of the general formula: wherein the variables are defined in the specification. ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7368442 | Nitrate esters of corticoid compounds and pharmaceutical applications thereof Compounds of the formula and use of the compounds as medicaments. ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364754 | Ceramic based nanoparticles for entrapping therapeutic agents for photodynamic therapy and method of using same The present invention provides methods and compositions for photodynamic therapy. The composition comprises ceramic nanoparticles in which a photosensitive drug/dye is entrapped. The ceramic nanoparticles are made by formation of a micellar composition of the dye. T... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7365307 | Sigma/porosity tools with neutron monitors A tool for formation logging includes a support configured for movement in a borehole; a neutron source disposed on the support; a neutron monitor disposed on the support and configured to monitor an output of the neutron source; a gamma-ray detector disposed on the... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7361645 | Androgenic 7-substituted 11-halogen steroids The invention relates to 11β-halogen steroids with general formula (I), whereby R11 is halogen, X—Y-Z represents a group with one of the two structures CH═C—C or CH2—C═C and the other radicals have the meaning that is indicated in th... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7361646 | Methods for treating gastroesophageal reflux disease This invention relates to the discovery that agents capable of inhibiting the biological action of the glucocorticoid receptor can be used in methods for treating gastroesophageal reflux disease in a subject. ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7351699 | Use of DHEA or precursors or metabolic derivatives thereof as a depigmenting agent The use of DHEA or at least one of its biological precursors or of its metabolic derivatives in or for the manufacture of a composition for topical application to the skin, as a pigmentation regulator for the skin or its superficial growths, especially as a depigmen... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7342004 | Thioether sulphamate steroids as steroid inhibitors and anti-cancer compounds There is provided use of a compound of Formula XI: wherein R3 is a sulphamate group and at least of R1 or R2 is a thioether group as disclosed by the present specification, capable of inhibi... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338976 | Heterocyclic esters or amides for vision and memory disorders This invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treating a vision disorder, improving vision, treating memory impairment, or enhancing memory performance using heterocyclic esters and amides. ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7326697 | Methods for increasing the therapeutic response to electroconvulsive therapy This invention generally pertains to the field of psychiatry. In particular, this invention pertains to the discovery that agents which inhibit the binding of cortisol to the glucocorticoid receptor can be used in methods of increasing the therapeutic response to el... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7320968 | Pharmaceutical composition A pharmaceutical composition comprising: (A) an androgen; (B) a cyclic enhancer of the type used in the compositions and methods claimed by U.S. Pat. No. 5,023,252 to Hsieh; and (C) a thickening agent; including, for example, a composition in which the cyclic enhanc... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7304171 | Compounds and methods for cytoprotection Compounds, compositions and methods for treating degenerative diseases and disorders are disclosed, the compounds having the following structure (I): including stereoisomers, prodrugs and pharmaceutically accepta... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300926 | Steroidal quinols and their use for estrogen replacement therapy The present invention relates to novel estrogen-related steroidal quinols and their use as drugs for estrogen replacement therapy. The quinols of the present invention provide improved physicochemical properties, increased bioavailability, and improved distribution ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7291122 | Hemofiltration methods for treatment of diseases in a mammal A hemofiltration system and method to treat an Inflammatory Mediator Related Disease in a mammal, including chronic and acute diseases, include a hemofilter and an adsorptive device. The hemofilter removes ultrafiltrate from a blood stream extracted from the mammal ... | 11/06/2007 |
| RE39862 | Unsaturated 14, 15-cyclopropanoandrostanes, a method for their production and pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds The invention relates to new unsaturated 14,15-cyclopropano-androstanes of the general formula (I) to their synthesis and to pharmaceutical compositions, containing these compounds. The compounds of formula (I) have gesta... | 09/25/2007 |
| RE39861 | Methods of extended use oral contraception A method of female contraception involves administering a combination of estrogen and progestin for 60-110 consecutive days in which the daily amounts of estrogen and progestin are equivalent to about 5-35 mcg of ethinyl estradiol and about 0.025 to 10 mg of norethi... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7265150 | Carboxylic acids and carboxylic acid isosteres of N-heterocyclic compounds for vision and memory disorders This invention relates to novel compositions and uses of N-heterocyclic carboxylic acids and carboxylic acid isosteres for treating a vision disorder, improving vision, treating memory impairment or enhancing memory performance in an animal. ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7244762 | Antitumoral d-homoestra-1,3,5 (10)-trien-3-yl 2-substituted sulfamates This invention relates to 2-substituted D-homo-estra-1,3,5(10)-trien-3-yl sulfamates of general formula I (I), in which R3 means a C1-C5-alkyl or C1-C5-alkyloxy group as well as their use for the production of a pharmaceutical agent for treating tumor diseases, whic... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7235655 | Processes to prepare eplerenone The present invention involves intermediates, including a 7α-substituted steroid (II), and processes which are used to prepare eplerenone, a useful pharmaceutical agent. ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7235556 | Methods of treating dry eye disorders Fused pyridazine derivatives are useful for treating dry eye disorders and other disorders requiring the wetting of the eye. ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7223737 | Method of treating dry eye disorders using glycosides The topical use of glycosides for the treatment of dry eye disorders is disclosed. ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7214672 | Preventives/remedies for inflammatory airway diseases A preventive and/or therapeutic agent for inflammatory respiratory tract diseases containing, as an active ingredient, a steroid derivative represented by the following formula (1): (wherein R represents a hydrog... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7214390 | Topical compositions for enhancing sexual responsiveness A topical composition which enhances sexual responsiveness of a mammal is disclosed. An effective dosage of a peripheral vasodilator, an absorption enhancer and, optionally, a vasoconstrictor and an alpha receptor blocker are combined with a pharmaceutically-accepta... | 05/08/2007 |
| RE39592 | Extended release growth promoting two component composition An extended release composition comprising a first composition comprising growth promoters and a second composition comprising growth promoters and a biodegradable polymer is described. A method of increasing weight gain in food animals utilizing the composition, a ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7205288 | Nitrate esters of corticoid compounds and pharmaceutical applications thereof Compounds of the formula and use of the compounds as medicaments. ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7199546 | Motor stop control device utilizable for gaming machine and gaming machine using the same It is disclosed the motor stop control device having the stepping motor 49 as the drive source of the reel 3 on which a plurality of symbols are formed, the motor stop control device being utilized in the reel-type gaming machine 1 and stopping ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7198801 | Formulations for transdermal or transmucosal application The present invention relates generally to formulations for transdermal or transmucosal administration of an active agent. The invention is a substantially malodorous-free and irritation free transdermal formulation which is substantially free of long chain fatty al... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7199116 | Method of modulating the basal metabolic rate of a dieting mammal by administration of a metabolic modulating agent to the dieting mammal Modulating the metabolism of a dieting mammal by administering to the dieting mammal the metabolic modulating agent 7-oxo DHEA or a pro-drug thereof incapable of in vivo conversion to testosterone. ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7196075 | Nitrate esters of corticoid compounds and pharmaceutical applications thereof Compounds of the formula and use of the compounds as medicaments. ... | 03/27/2007 |