Abstract: Disclosed are compounds that modulate the physiological action of the proprotein convertase subtilisin kexin type 9 (PCSK9), as well as therapeutic methods for use of such compounds to reduce LDL-cholesterol levels and/or for the treatment and/or prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD), including treatment of hypercholesterolemia.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 6, 2020
Date of Patent:
March 16, 2021
Assignee:
SHIFA BIOMEDICAL CORPORATION
Inventors:
Sherin Salaheldin Abdel-Meguid, Nabil A. Elshourbagy, Harold V. Meyers, Shaker A. Mousa
Abstract: Disclosed are compounds that modulate the physiological action of the proprotein convertase subtilisin kexin type 9 (PCSK9), as well as therapeutic methods for use of such compounds to reduce LDL-cholesterol levels and/or for the treatment and/or prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD), including treatment of hypercholesterolemia.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 19, 2017
Date of Patent:
January 26, 2021
Assignee:
SHIFA BIOMEDICAL CORPORATION
Inventors:
Sherin Salaheldin Abdel-Meguid, Nabil A. Elshourbagy, Harold V. Meyers, Shaker A. Mousa
Abstract: Endothelial Lipase (EL) inhibitors and methods of using such inhibitors for treating conditions implicating EL are provided herein. The present invention meets the needs in the field by providing small molecule inhibitors of EL function that can be used therapeutically to raise HDL cholesterol levels in blood, and can be used in the prevention and/or treatment of cholesterol and lipoprotein metabolism disorders, including, but not limited to, familial hypercholesterolemia, atherogenic dyslipidemia, atherosclerosis, and, more generally, cardiovascular disease (CVD).
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 23, 2015
Date of Patent:
April 16, 2019
Assignee:
SHIFA BIOMEDICAL CORPORATION
Inventors:
Nabil Elshourbagy, Shaker Mousa, Harold Meyers
Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the class of 2-phenylacetamides that modulate the physiological action of the proprotein convertase subtilisin kexin type 9 (PCSK9), and methods of using these modulators to reduce LDL-cholesterol levels and/or for the treatment and/or prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD), including treatment of hypercholesterolemia.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 11, 2014
Date of Patent:
November 20, 2018
Assignees:
Shifa Biomedical Corporation, Temple University—Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education
Inventors:
Sherin Salaheldin Abdel-Meguid, Magid Abou-Gharbia, Benjamin Blass, Wayne Childers, Nabil Elshourbagy, Victor Ghidu, Rogelio Martinez, Harold Meyers, Shaker A. Mousa
Abstract: Disclosed are compounds that modulate the physiological action of the proprotein convertase subtilisin kexin type 9 (PCSK9), as well as therapeutic methods for use of such compounds to reduce LDL-cholesterol levels and/or for the treatment and/or prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD), including treatment of hypercholesterolemia. Examples of compounds include thiadiazole, isoxazole, 1,2,4-triazole, thiazole, indole, pyrazole, and pyrrolinone derivatives.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 11, 2014
Date of Patent:
June 20, 2017
Assignee:
Shifa Biomedical Corporation
Inventors:
Sherin Salaheldin Abdel-Meguid, Nabil Elshourbagy, Harold Meyers, Shaker A. Mousa