Pharmaceutical or cosmetic composition containing as the active component 1,8-dihydroxy-10-phenyl-9-anthrone, and a process for preparing said active component.

An agent for regulating the motional function of the gastrointestinal tract, which contains as an active ingredient a 41-metyl-4,4a,9,10-tetrahydro-2(3H)-phenanthrenone derivative represented by the following formula I; ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an alkoxy group and R.sup.2 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group.

The invention concerns the use of bis-anthracene compounds isolated from Karwinskia humboldtiana in therapy. The compounds of the invention are selective with a high margin of safety relative to malignant tumor cells and therefore are suitable in particular in the treatment of liver, lung and colon carcinomas and further in the treatment of viral diseases.

The invention relates to the use of anti-cancer drug of a natural compound of vegetal origin, known as aloe-emodin (AE). Indeed, said compound has proved to have a specific biological activity of inhibition on the growth of neuroectodermal tumors, without evident toxic effects. The compound, according to the present invention, has also proved to be cell-specific and it does not show any inhibition on the growth of other cell types such as, for instance, fibroblasts. This pharmacological profile,...

The invention provides therapeutic and biological uses of chemokine-receptor-binding compounds including uses in the treatment of disease states mediated by chemokines. The relevant chemokines may for example be monocyte chemoattractant protein-one (MCP-1) or interleukin-8 (IL-8), and the relevant chemokine receptors may for example be corresponding chemokine receptors (CCR-2, CCR-4, CXCR-1, and CXCR-2). In one aspect, the invention provides for the use of phenanthrene-9,10-dione in the treatmen...

Pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of skin have been prepared in a carrier which contains 40 to 60% of liquid paraffin, 40 to 60% of solid paraffin, and 0.5 to 5% of microcrystalline wax. The new carrier is especially suitable for readily oxidizable drugs such as dithranol and its derivatives. From the compositions of the invention it is possible to prepare sufficiently thin and hard, yet non-brittle sticks by means of which the drug can be applied at precisely the desired point of th...

New angucyclinones with a therapeutic action can be prepared with the aid of a strain of the genus Streptomyces.

Disclosed is novel compound UCT-1003 represented by the following formula: ##STR1## and having anti-tumor activity. UCT-1003 is produced by culturing a microorganism belonging to the genus Paecilomyces.

A tissue irrigation solution containing at least one electrolyte compatible with tissue and a nutrient source including at least one member of the citric acid cycle, deprotinated derivatives and salts thereof which may include a free radical scavenger and/or a wetting agent, said solution being a one-part solution and having a stable shelf-life.

Therapeutic compositions comprising 1,8-dihydoxy-10-[2-(4-methylphenyl)-1-oxoethyl]-9(10H)-anthracenone and (R,S)-1,8-dihydroxy-10-(1-oxo-4-phenylpentyl)-9(10H)-anthracenone, said compounds having substantial therapeutic activity and minimal inflammatory effect.