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6013642 Use of estrone derivatives as steroid sulphatase inhibitors  
6011025 11-(substituted phenyl)-estra-4,9-diene derivatives  
The invention relates to a 11-(substituted phenyl)-estra-4,9-diene derivative of formula I ##STR1## wherein A, X, R 1 and R 2 are as defined by the specification. The compounds of the invention...
6011026 Method of treating menopause or perimenopause  
A method of treating menopause or perimenopause without estrogenic activity at the uterine level in women comprising administering to women an amount of a steroid of the formula ##STR1## wherein...
5994333 Pregnane and cholane steroids as neurochemical initiators of change in human hypothalamic function and related pharmaceutical compositions and methods  
The invention relates to a method of altering hypothalamic function in an individual. The method comprises nasally administering a human vomeropherin, e.g. a pregnane or cholane steroid, or a...
5981517 Androstene derivatives  
The invention provides new androstene derivatives having anti-inflammatory activity, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and methods of administering them to warm-blooded animals in the...
5980940 Pharmaceutical combination preparation for hormonal contraception  
The invention provides a pharmaceutical combination preparation with two hormone components in a packaging unit and intended for time-sequential oral administration, comprising a number of daily...
5977096 Steroids with radical-attracting aromatic substituents, process for the production thereof and pharmaceutical compounds containing the said substances  
Novel substituted steroid compounds are disclosed which are more effective than known radical-trapping agents in methods of prophylaxis and therapy of radical-mediated cell damage and of treatment...
5972920 Formulation containing a carrier, active ingredient, and surfactant for treating skin disorders  
One or more formulations for treating psoriasis and other skin disorders characterized by redness, itching, flaking, scaling, and plaque-type growth. The formulation includes a carrier component,...
5972922 Steroids which inhibit angiogenesis  
Novel angiostatic Δ 4 ,9(11) -steroids (I), ##STR1## C 21 -oxygenated steroids (II) and other known steroidal compounds have been found to be useful in treating angiogenesis in mammals who have a...
5968917 Composition containing diosgenin  
Method of treating osteoporosis according to the present invention comprises the administration to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of diosgenin, a therapeutically...
5968918 Method for the prevention of coronary artery spasm  
The present invention relates to the prevention of coronary artery spasm in mammals by the administration of an effective amount of an antiestrogen compound to block estrogen receptors for the...
5965550 Process for the preparation of 4-amino-Δ.sup.4 -3-ketosteroids via 4-nitro-Δ.sup.4 -3-ketosteroids  
The invention discloses 3-ketosteroids of the following formula used to inhibit steroid C 17 -20 lyase: ##STR1## wherein R is OH, C 1 -C 6 alkanoyl, C 1 -C 6 alkanoyloxy, C 1 -C 4 alkanol,...
5962443 19-nur-pregnane steroids as neurochemical initiators of change in human hypothalamic function  
The invention relates to a method of altering hypothalamic function in an individual. The method comprises nasally administering a human vomeropherin, e.g. a 19-nor pregnane steroid, or a...
5955454 Nasal pharmaceutical composition containing a progestogen  
The invention relates to a nasal pharmaceutical preparation suitable for nasal administration containing a progestogen and a methylated β-cyclodextrin having a degree of substitution of between...
5955455 Therapeutic methods and delivery systems utilizing sex steroid precursors  
Sex steroid precursors such as dehydroepiandrosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate, and compounds converted in vivo to either of the foregoing, are utilized for the treatment of vaginal...
5955439 Pharmaceutical aerosol containing at least one sugar  
This invention relates to aerosol formulations of use for the administration of medicaments by inhalation and in particular to a pharmaceutical aerosol formulation which comprises (a) particulate...
5935949 Use of androgen therapy in fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome  
A method of using androgen therapy to alleviate symptoms associated with chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia syndrome is provided.
5929061 Method for treating vascular headaches  
The present invention provides methods for treating migraine headache comprising administering an effective amount of a neurosteroid that directly or indirectly activates GABA A receptors.
5929060 Method for enhancing or accelerating re-epithelialization or re-endothelialization of a tissue  
The present invention is related to a method for enhancing or accelerating re-epithelialization or re-endothelialization of a tissue. Examples of re-epithelialization in which the invention is...
5919465 Methods for augmenting immunological responses through the administration of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and dehydroepiandrosterone-sulfate (DHEA-S)  
Methods for augmenting immune responses in immunodeficient individuals are disclosed. The methods utilize steroid hormones, particularly DHEA, its prohormones (particularly DHEA-S), and...
5914324 6-Hydroxy and 6-oxo-androstane derivatives active on the cardiovascular system and pharmaceutical compositions containing same  
6-hydroxy and 6-oxo-androstane derivatives of formula (I), active on the cardiovascular system. ##STR1## wherein: the symbol A represents CH--OR, CN--OR, CH--CHN--OR and CCH--N--OR; and R...
5906987 Treatment of male climacteric disorders with nitric oxide synthase substrates and/or donors, in combination with androgens and/or aromatase inhibitors  
The symptoms of climacterium in male mammals, e.g., hypertension, cardiovascular disease and osteoporosis, are ameliorated by the administration to an afflicted individual one or both of a nitric...
5898032 Ultra low dose oral contraceptives with less menstrual bleeding and sustained efficacy  
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...
5888996 Inhibition of NMDA receptor activity and modulation of glutamate-mediated synaptic activity  
The present invention relates to a method of inhibiting N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) glutamate receptor-mediated ion channel activity (NMDA receptor activity), comprising contacting a neuronal cell...
5885977 Use of Δ5 androstenes in the treatment of HIV wasting syndrome  
HIV-related weight loss, HIV-related cachexia and HIV-related wasting syndrome can be treated by administering therapeutic amounts of the steroid Δ5-androstene-3β-ol-7,17 dione and metabolizable...
5885978 External therapeutic composition for dermatitis  
The present invention provides an external therapeutic composition for dermatitis comprising an aqueous solution including a therapeutically effective amount of an adrenal cortical steroid, a...
5879711 Stable antiandrogenic gel composition  
Pharmaceutical compositions for the topical treatment of androgen-related conditions, e.g., acne in humans containing an amount of the compound represented by formula II effective for the topical...
5880117 Use of 4-androstenediol to increase testosterone levels in humans  
This invention relates to a method of administering the testosterone precursor 4-androstenediol as a means of increasing testosterone levels in humans.
5880116 Use of celastrol to treat alzheimer's disease  
The present invention provides a method for treating patients with Alzheimer's Disease which comprises administering a an effective amount of a celastrol formulation to the patients. One source of...
5877212 Molecular complex and control-release of alpha hydroxyacids  
Compositions comprising an alpha hydroxyacid or related acid and organic complexing agent having a molecular weight ranging preferably between about 100 and about 600 can form a control-release...
5869475 Certain 3-ketosteroids used to inhibit steroid 5α-reductase  
The invention discloses 3-ketosteroids of the following formula used to inhibit steroid 5α-reductase: ##STR1## wherein R is OH, C 1 -C 6 alkanoyl, C 1 -C 6 alkanoyloxy, C 1 -C 4 alkanol,...
5861389 Methods of treating androgen deficiency in men using selective aromatase inhibitors  
Male menopause is characterized by significant decreases in serum levels of bioavailable androgens. The administration of aromatase inhibitors to men experiencing male menopause can remedy the...
5861391 Use of dehydroepiandrosterone to treat primary adrenal insufficiency and Addison's disease  
The present invention provides a method of treating an individual with primary adrenal insufficiency, comprising the step of administering an effective amount of dehydroepiandrosterone to said...
5859000 Method for reducing mast cell mediated allergic reactions  
The present invention is directed to a method for reducing mast cell mediated allergic reactions, including mast cell mediated allergy and asthma. Mast cell mediated allergic reactions, including...
5856299 Highly reactive esters of carboxy polysaccharides and carboxy polysaccharides derived therefrom  
Provided are active esters of carboxy polysaccharides and semisynthetic derivatives of carboxy polysaccharides, wherein all or part of the carboxy groups thereof are esterified with an aromatic...
5855920 Total hormone replacement therapy  
A hormone replenishment method particularly useful in maintaining the body's neuroendocrine clock at optimal levels and combating conditions associated with advancing age is disclosed. The method...
5854230 Antiandrogenic agents and related pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use  
Novel antiandrogenic agents are provided. An exemplary group of compounds has the structural formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R 1 through R 10 , a and b are as defined herein. Pharmaceutical...
5849729 Use of hydrolyzed cocoa butter for percutaneous absorption  
The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical formulation prepared from medicaments selected from the group consisting of retinoids, corticosteroids, vitamin D or α or β-hydroxy acids admixed...
5849740 Methods for using ketoconazole and related substances in medicaments for treatment of type II diabetes  
The present invention is a method of using ketoconazole or molecules resembling ketoconazole with comparable biological activity for the manufacture of drugs and for medical treatment of diabetes...
5846962 Anti-obesity agents  
Anti-obesity agents which comprise 3-ketosteroid compounds as an active ingredient are provided. The anti-obesity agents of the present invention have a high anti-obesity effect with little or no...
5837269 Vaccine compositions and method for enhancing an immune response  
The invention relates to a vaccine which comprises an antigen and an immune response augmenting agent. The immune response augmenting agent is capable of enhancing T cell lymphokine production....
5837698 Steroid nitrite and nitrate ester derivatives useful as anti-inflammatory drugs  
The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition or preparation which comprises hydroxyl containing steroidal hormones and organic nitrite/nitrate or other nitric oxide donating agents.
5834452 1- or 6-hydroxylated steroids  
A compound of the formula ##STR1## having progestomimetic activity, wherein the substituents are as defined in the specification and compositions of a compound of formula I and an estrogen compound.
5834451 Remedy for myotonic dystrophy  
A remedy for myotonic dystrophy, containing dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof, being efficacious for myotonia, adynamia and amyotrophy, and having a high...
5827841 Method for enhancement of production of lymphokines and applications thereof  
Disclosed is a method for enhancing the production of T cell lymphokines, which comprises exposing T cell lymphocytes which have a potential to make selected T cell lymphokines to an appropriate...
5824670 17-deoxycorticosteroid-21- O!carboxylic esters, processes for their preparation and pharmaceuticals containing these compounds  
17-Deoxycorticoid-21-carboxylic esters of the formula I ##STR1## are described, in which A is CHOH and CHCl, CH 2 , CO or 9(11) double bond; Y is H, F or Cl; Z is H, F or CH 3 ; R(1) is aryl or...
5824668 Formulation for administration of steroid compounds  
Disclosed are compositions including at least one 5β steroid and an amorphous cyclodextrin. Also disclosed are methods for treating a condition such as obesity, diabetes syndrome,...
5811417 Process for producing a sterile prednisolone gel  
The invention concerns a method for producing a sterile prednisolone gel. The method is characterized in that prednisolone or its pharmaceutically acceptable ester is sterilized and incorporated...
5811388 Delivery of drugs to the lower GI tract  
Pharmaceutical compositions for orally delivering a therapeutically effective amount of a drug to the colon without significant release of the drug in the upper GI tract after oral administration...
5811418 Methods for preventing progressive tissue necrosis, reperfusion injury, bacterial translocation and adult respiratory distress syndrome  
The present invention is directed to a method for preventing or reducing ischemia following injury, such as reperfusion injury following ischemia, cellular damage associated with ischemic episodes,...