Boehringer Ingelheim (canada) Ltd.

Curatis Ag

Boehringer Ingelheim International Gmbh

University of Copenhagen

Rigshospitalet—glostrup

Arnim Pause

George Kukolj

Daniel Lamarre

Lars Bendtsen

Rigmor Jensen

Jes Olesen

Lisette Lagacé

Martin Marquis

Lisette Lagace

Mirtazapine is useful for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of medication overuse headache based on tension-type headache. Moreover, a pharmaceutical composition and/or the use of mirtazapine for the manufacture of a medicament, are useful against medication overuse headache based on tension-type headache, and the treatment of medication overuse headache based on tension-type headache.

Mirtazapine for use in medication overuse headache based on tension-type headache

Picotamide (4-methoxy-N,N'-bis(pyridin-3-ylmethyl)benzene-1,3-dicarboxamide, CAS-no. 32828-81-2) can be used in the treatment and/or prevention of migraine with aura. A specific dosage regimen is used in this treatment and/or prevention, where, in a first period, picotamide is administered for 2 to 6 months, and the first period is followed by a second period of 1 to 3 months without picotamide administration.

Dosage regimen for picotamide for the use in migraine

A unique HCV RNA molecule is provided having an enhanced efficiency of establishing cell culture replication. Novel adaptive mutations have been identified within the HCV non-structural region that improves the efficiency of establishing persistently replicating HCV RNA in cell culture. This self-replicating polynucleotide molecule contains, contrary to all previous reports, a 5'-NTR that can be either an A as an alternative to the G already disclosed and therefore provides an alternative to existing systems comprising a self-replicating HCV RNA molecule. The G&#x2192;A mutation gives rise to HCV RNA molecules that, in conjunction with mutations in the HCV non-structural region, such as the G(2042)C/R mutations, possess greater efficiency of transduction and/or replication. These RNA molecules when transfected in a cell line are useful for evaluating potential inhibitors of HCV replication.

Self-replicating RNA molecule from hepatitis C virus

A unique HCV RNA molecule is provided having an enhanced efficiency of establishing cell culture replication. Novel adaptive mutations have been identified within the HCV non-structural region that improves the efficiency of establishing persistently replicating HCV RNA in cell culture. This self-replicating polynucleotide molecule contains, contrary to all previous reports, a 5'-NTR that can be either an A as an alternative to the G already disclosed and therefore provides an alternative to existing systems comprising a self-replicating HCV RNA molecule. The G--&#x3e;A mutation gives rise to HCV RNA molecules that, in conjunction with mutations in the HCV non-structural region, such as the G(2042)C/R mutations, possess greater efficiency of transduction and/or replication. These RNA molecules when transfected in a cell line are useful for evaluating potential inhibitors of HCV replication.

An inhibitor-resistant HCV NS3 protease is provided which is useful to screen for compounds having therapeutic value against drug resistant HCV strains. In particular, the inhibitor-resistant HCV NS3 protease comprises an amino acid sequence which is mutated in the substrate binding pocket thereof rendering the protease resistant to inhibitor. In a specific aspect of the present invention, at least one of the amino acids at position 155, 156 and 168 of the HCV NS3 protease is mutated to yield an inhibitor-resistant protease.

Inhibitor-resistant HCV NS3 protease

A unique HCV RNA molecule is provided having an enhanced efficiency of establishing cell culture replication. Novel adaptive mutations have been identified within the HCV non-structural region that improves the efficiency of establishing persistently replicating HCV RNA in cell culture. This self-replicating polynucleotide molecule contains, contrary to all previous reports, a 5'-NTR that can be either an A as an alternative to the G already disclosed and therefore provides an alternative to existing systems comprising a self-replicating HCV RNA molecule. The G-&#x3e;A mutation gives rise to HCV RNA molecules that, in conjunction with mutations in the HCV non-structural region, such as the G(2042)C/R mutations, possess greater efficiency of transduction and/or replication. These RNA molecules when transfected in a cell line are useful for evaluating potential inhibitors of HCV replication.

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Arnim Pause