Piperazines (i.e., Fully Hydrogenated 1,4-diazines) Patents (Class 514/252.12)
  • Patent number: 8633196
    Abstract: Benzenesulfonamide compounds having a structure of formula (I) are described. Also described, are methods for synthesizing the compounds and to the use thereof in pharmaceutical compositions for human or veterinary medicine and in cosmetic compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Galderma Research & Development
    Inventors: Laurence Clary, Sandrine Chambon, Laurent Chantalat, Carine Rosignoli, Olivier Roye, Jean-Claude Pascal, Marlène Schuppli-Nollet
  • Publication number: 20140018341
    Abstract: A method of inhibiting phosphorylation of the tau protein and/or a TLR4-mediated immune response is disclosed. The method contemplates administering to cells in recognized need thereof such as cells of the central nervous system an effective amount of a of a compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof that binds to a pentapeptide of filamin A (FLNA) of SEQ ID NO: 1, and contains at least four of the six pharmacophores of FIGS. 35-40.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventors: Hoau-Yan Wang, Lindsay Burns Barbier
  • Publication number: 20140011814
    Abstract: Provided herein are diamine salts of eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid, processes for the preparation of such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and the uses of such compounds as agents for treating dyslipidemia, cardiovascular diseases such as cardiac arrhythmia, cardiac ischemia, myocardial infarction, cardiomyopathy, and stroke and obesity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: THETIS PHARMACEUTICALS LLC
    Inventors: Banavara L. MYLARI, Frank C. SCIAVOLINO
  • Publication number: 20140011811
    Abstract: The invention provides methods relating to the diagnosis and treatment of diastolic heart failure, kits for diagnosing diastolic heart failure or diastolic dysfunction, and related systems, computer readable storage media, and methods implemented by a processor in a computer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicants: The United States Government as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
    Inventors: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, The United States Government as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs
  • Patent number: 8624027
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a combination of therapeutic agents for use in treating a patient a subject suffering from cancer. In addition, the present disclosure also relates to diagnostic assays useful in classification of patients for treatment with one or more therapeutic agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: AbbVie Inc.
    Inventors: Omar Jameel Shah, Yu Shen, Xiaoyu Lin, Mark Anderson, Xiaoli Huang, Junling Li, Leiming Li
  • Patent number: 8623861
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of treating demyelination diseases, such as multiple sclerosis, comprising administration of an atypical antipsychotic drug, such as quetiapine or an analog thereof, to a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Inventor: Xin-Min Li
  • Publication number: 20140005176
    Abstract: Provided herein are 2-phenoxy- and 2-phenylsulfonamide derivatives with CCR3 antagonistic activity. These compounds are useful for the treatment of diseases associated with CCR3 activity, including but not limited to, atopic dermatitis, allergic rhinitis, rheumatoid arthritis, Grave's disease, HIV infection, Alzheimer's disease, atherosclerosis and other inflammatory and/or immunological disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: AXIKIN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Yingfu Li, Kevin Bacon, Hiromi Sugimoto, Keiko Fukushima, Kentaro Hashimoto, Makiko Marumo, Toshiya Moriwaki, Noriko Nunami, Naoki Tsuno, Klaus Urbahns, Nagahiro Yoshida
  • Patent number: 8618108
    Abstract: The present invention provides strategies for making cyclic triamines. Reactant media including certain precursors and/or certain types of catalysts can be converted into cyclic triamines with improved conversion and selectivity. The strategies can be incorporated into reactions that involve transamination schemes and/or reductive amination schemes. In the case of transamination, for instance, using transamination to cause ring closure of higher amines in the presence of a suitable catalyst leads to desired cyclic triamines with notable conversion and yield. In the case of reductive amination, reacting suitable polyfunctional precursors in the presence of a suitable catalyst also yields cyclic triamines via ring closure with notable selectivity and conversion. Both transamination and reductive amination methodologies can be practiced under much milder temperatures than are used when solely acid catalysts are used. Preferred embodiments can produce reaction mixtures that are generally free of salt by-products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Union Carbide Chemicals & Plastics Technology LLC
    Inventors: Stephen W. King, Stefan K. Mierau, Thomas Z. Srnak
  • Patent number: 8598171
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions for modulating levels of amyloid-? peptide (A?) exhibited by cells or tissues. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions and methods of screening for compounds that modulate A? levels. The invention also provides modulation of A? levels via selective modulation (e.g., inhibition) of ATP-dependent ?-secretase activity. The invention also provides methods of preventing, treating or ameliorating the symptoms of a disorder, including but not limited to an A?-related disorder, by administering a modulator of ?-secretase, including, but not limited to, a selective inhibitor of ATP-dependent ?-secretase activity or an agent that decreases the formation of active (or optimally active) ?-secretase. The invention also provides the use of inhibitors of ATP-dependent ?-secretase activity to prevent, treat or ameliorate the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.
    Inventors: William Netzer, Paul Greengard, Huaxi Xu
  • Publication number: 20130317038
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the treatment or prevention of atrial fibrillation and/or atrial flutter comprising coadministration of a synergistically therapeutic amount of dronedarone or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or salts thereof and a synergistically therapeutic amount of ranolazine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or salts thereof. Also provided are methods for modulating ventricular and atrial rhythm and rate. This invention also relates to pharmaceutical formulations that are suitable for such combined administration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: Gilead Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Antzelevitch, Luiz Belardinelli, Alexander Burashnikov, John Shryock, Dewan Zeng
  • Patent number: 8592419
    Abstract: The invention provides the compounds of formula (): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, A, X, Y, a, b and n are as defined herein. Also disclosed are methods for making the compounds of formula (I) and their use in treating or preventing diseases associated with cell overproliferation and dysfunctional sphingolipid signal transduction. The invention also encompasses the use of the compounds in combination with an apoptosis-signaling ligand, such as Fas ligand. Preferably, the Fas ligand is administered in the form of a gene therapy agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: MUSC Foundation for Research Development
    Inventors: Alicja Bielawska, Yusuf A. Hannun, James Norris, Zdzislaw M. Szulc, Jian-yun Dong, Jacek Bielawski, David A. Schwartz, David H. Holman, Ahmed M. El-Zawahry, John McKillop
  • Patent number: 8586585
    Abstract: Bis- and tris-dihydroxyaryl compounds and their methylenedioxy analogs and pharmaceutically acceptable esters, their synthesis, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and their use in the treatment of amyloid diseases, especially A? amyloidosis, such as observed in Alzheimer's disease, IAPP amyloidosis, such as observed in type 2 diabetes, and synucleinopathies, such as observed in Parkinson's disease, and the manufacture of medicaments for such treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: ProteoTech, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan D. Snow, Beth Nguyen, Gerardo Castillo, Virginia Sanders, Thomas Lake, Lesley Larsen, Rex T. Weavers, Stephen Lorimer, David Larsen, Charlotte Coffen
  • Patent number: 8580297
    Abstract: The invention suggests amphoteric lipids wherein one or more amphoteric groups having an isoelectric point between 4 and 9 are substituted on a membranous or membrane-forming amphiphilic substance, as well as liposomes containing such compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Marina Biotech, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank Essler, Steffen Panzner, Gerold Endert
  • Publication number: 20130296334
    Abstract: Disclosed are organic amine salts of azilsartan, a preparation method and use thereof. In particular, disclosed are organic amine salts of azilsartan, their preparation method, the pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound in a therapeutically effective quantity, and their use for the manufacture of antihypertensive medicaments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2012
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicants: JIANGSU HANSOH PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD., JIANGSU HANSOH MEDICINE INSTITUTE CO., LTD., JIANGSU HANSOH PHARMACEUTICAL GROUP CO., LTD
    Inventors: Bigao Pan, Longbin Huang, Baohai Yang
  • Patent number: 8575169
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for treatment of sexual dysfunctions by administering to a subject a pharmaceutical composition comprising a delta opioid receptor agonist in an amount effective to delay the onset of ejaculation in the subject during sexual stimulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Versi Group, LLC
    Inventors: Kwen-Jen Chang, Klim King, Kestutis P. Biciunas, Robert W. McNutt, Jr., William Pendergast, Shyi-Tai Jan
  • Patent number: 8575168
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and methods of using such compounds to treat or prevent diseases or disorders associated with the activity of GPR119.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: IRM LLC
    Inventors: Mihai Azimioara, Christopher Cow, Robert Epple, Gerald Lelais, John Mecom, Victor Nikulin
  • Patent number: 8575170
    Abstract: Flurbiprofen analog compounds having an amino acid derivatized at the flurbiprofen alkanoic acid carboxyl group and terminating at an ester or amide group are effective in inhibiting cancer cells in vitro and inhibiting the growth of cancers in viva. The compounds and pharmaceutical compositions containing them are particularly useful for the treatment of lung, pancreatic and head and neck cancers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: The Regents of the Unversity of Colorado, a body corporate
    Inventors: Lajos Gera, Daniel C. Chan, Robert S. Hodges, Paul A. Bunn
  • Publication number: 20130289048
    Abstract: To find a therapeutic and/or prophylactic agent for gastrointestinal disorders and so on, the agent having excellent activity and high safety. A compound represented by the following general formula (I) or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof. In the formula, A represents an optionally substituted phenylene group; B represents an optionally substituted 4- to 10-membered heterocyclic group, an optionally substituted C6-C10 aryl group, or an optionally substituted C3-C10 cycloalkyl group; R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a C1-C3 alkyl group; R2 represents a hydrogen atom or a C1-C3 alkyl group; R3 represents a C1-C6 alkyl group, a C3-C10 cycloalkyl group, a C1-C3 alkoxy C1-C3 alkyl group, or a C1-C3 hydroxyalkyl group; R4 represents a hydrogen atom, a C1-C6 alkyl group, or a halogen atom; n represents an integer of 1 to 4; and X represents methylene, —O—, —NH—, —N(C1-C3 alkyl)-, —C(?O)—, —S—, —S(O)—, —S(O2)—, or a single bond.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2013
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Inventors: Narihiro Toda, Rieko Takano, Takeshi Shida, Takahiro Katagiri, Mitsuhiro Iwamoto, Shinji Ashida, Mami Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 8569304
    Abstract: In some embodiments, this invention pertains to active esters of N-substituted piperazine acetic acid, including isotopically enriched versions thereof. In some embodiments, this invention pertains to methods for the preparation of active esters of N-substituted piperazine acetic acid, including isotopically enriched versions thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: DH Technologies Development Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Subhakar Dey, Darryl J. C. Pappin, Subhasish Purkayastha, Sasi Pillai, James M. Coull
  • Patent number: 8563714
    Abstract: The present invention relates to bridged spiro[2.4]heptane derivatives of formula (I), wherein W, Y, Z, R1 and R2 are as defined in the description, their preparation and their use as pharmaceutically active compounds as ALX receptor and/or FPRL2 agonists for the treatment of inflammatory and obstructive airways diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
    Inventors: Daniel Bur, Olivier Corminboeuf, Sylvaine Cren, Corinna Grisostomi, Xavier Leroy, Sylvia Richard-Bildstein
  • Publication number: 20130274267
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of potent selective LSD1 inhibitors and LSD1/MAO-B iithibitors for treating or preventing viral infections. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the new use of cyclopropylamine acetamide derivatives or cyclopropylamine derivatives, as defmed herein, for treating or preventing viral infection and treating or preventing reacti - vation of a virus after latency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Inventors: Julio Cesar Castro Palomino Laria, Alberto Ortega Munoz, Nathalie Guibourt, Jonathan Alleman Baker
  • Patent number: 8557820
    Abstract: Disclosed is the use of an aqueous dispersion comprising (a) a micronized sparingly soluble organic benzophenone derivative of formula (1), selected from the crystal modifications (B) and (C), wherein the crystal modification (B) is characterized by a peak in the X-ray diffraction pattern at a d-spacing of about 7.70; and wherein the crystal modification (C) is characterized by a peak in the X-ray diffraction pattern at a d-spacing of about 7.06; and (b) a dispersing agent selected from anionic, non-ionic and amphoteric surfactants; for protecting the human skin from browning and skin aging. The new crystal modification (C) represents a thermodynamically stable compound of formula (1) at 25° C. This modification is therefore suitable in dispersions comprising micro-fine particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Martin Vogt, Stefan MĂĽller, Julie Grumelard, Cyrille Deshayes, Holger Paul, JĂĽrg Haase, Thomas Ehlis
  • Patent number: 8551998
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for treatment of sexual dysfunctions by administering to a subject a pharmaceutical composition comprising a delta opioid receptor agonist in an amount effective to delay the onset of ejaculation in the subject during sexual stimulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Versi Group, LLC
    Inventors: Kwen-Jen Chang, Klim King, Kestutis P. Biciunas, Robert W. McNutt, Jr., William Pendergast, Shy-Tai Jan
  • Publication number: 20130261052
    Abstract: Proteases such as memapsin-1 are import enzymes, playing roles in a variety of diseases including diabetes. The inventors have developed inhibitors of memapsin 1 and methods of use therefore in the treatment of disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
    Inventors: Jordan Tang, Xiangping Huang, Deborah Downs
  • Patent number: 8546397
    Abstract: A number of DNA methylation inhibitors are described. The DNA methylation inhibitors were identified using a two-component enhanced green fluorescent protein reporter system to screen a compound library containing procainamide derivatives. The DNA methylation inhibitors can be used for cancer therapy and prevention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: The Ohio State University Research Foundation
    Inventors: Ching-Shih Chen, Arthur Y. Shaw, Yu-Wei Leu, Shu-Huei Hsiao
  • Publication number: 20130251673
    Abstract: The present invention includes a method of inhibiting, suppressing or preventing HBV infection in an individual in need thereof, comprising administering to the individual a therapeutically effective amount of at least one compound of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: Novira Therapeutics, INC.
    Inventors: George D. HARTMAN, Osvaldo A. FLORES
  • Publication number: 20130252970
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are new methods of treatment of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), and other fibrotic diseases of the liver in a subject by modulating PPAR? with sulfonyl-substituted bicyclic compounds and compositions as pharmaceuticals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: KALYPSYS, INC.
    Inventors: Mausumee Guha, Paul Grint
  • Patent number: 8536178
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for treating diseases associated with beta amyloid accumulation, including administering to a patient a therapeutically effective amount of morpholine or piperazine based compounds including a sulfuric or carboxylic acid structure represented by the following chemical formula 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: (wherein Z, R1 and R2 are as defined in the specification).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Korea Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Dong Jin Kim, YoungSoo Kim, Hye Yun Kim
  • Publication number: 20130231319
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for preparing linear polymers having an amide end or having a star architecture comprising an amide core, by means of a ring opening using lactide and glycolide monomers or a lactide monomer ring in the presence of a catalyst, wherein the method includes the steps of: (i) reacting the excess monomer(s) with an initiator in a solvent, said initiator being selected from among an amine and an amino alcohol, given that the initiator has at least one primary or secondary amine function; (ii) adding a catalyst, said catalyst being a non-nucleophilic base and including at least one neutral sp2 nitrogen atom; and (iii) neutralizing the reaction mixture. Said novel method is particularly advantageous in that it can be easily monitored and enables better modulation of the polymers, and thus of the properties thereof, than the methods of the prior art. The invention also relates to novel polymers that are obtainable by means of said method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
    Inventors: Daniel Bur, Olivier Corminboeup, Sylvaine Gren, Corinna Grisostomi, Xavier Leroy, Sylvia Richard-Bildstein, Davide Pozzi
  • Patent number: 8524715
    Abstract: The invention relates to substituted phenoxyacetic acids as useful pharmaceutical compounds for treating respiratory disorders, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and processes for their preparation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Astrazeneca AB
    Inventors: Roger Victor Bonnert, Lilian Alcaraz, Rukhsana Tasneem Mohammed, Anthony Ronald Cook, Stephen Thom, Timothy Jon Luker
  • Patent number: 8524716
    Abstract: The present invention relates to inhibitors of HCV replication of formula (I), the N-oxide forms, the pharmaceutically acceptable addition salts, the quaternary amines and the stereochemically isomeric forms thereof, wherein R1; R3; and R4 have the meaning defined in the claims. The present invention also relates to processes for preparing said compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in HCV therapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Janssen R&D Ireland
    Inventors: Pierre Jean-Marie Bernard Raboisson, Lili Hu, Sandrine Marie Helene Vendeville, Origène Nyanguile, Abdellah Tahri
  • Publication number: 20130225561
    Abstract: This invention relates to compounds having structural Formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof which are inhibitors of the Renal Outer Medullary Potassium (ROMK) channel (Kir1.1). The compounds of Formula I are useful as diuretics and natriuretics and therefore are useful for the therapy and prophylaxis of disorders resulting from excessive salt and water retention, including cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension and chronic and acute heart failure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Inventors: Haifeng Tang, Alexander Pasternak, Lihu Yang, Shawn P. Walsh, Barbara Pio, Aurash Shahripour, Nardos Teumelsan
  • Publication number: 20130225565
    Abstract: Provided herein are 2,5-disubstituted arylsulfonamides that are useful for modulating CCR3 activity, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. Also provided herein are methods of their use for treating, preventing, or ameliorating one or more symptoms of a CCR3-mediated disorder, disease, or condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: Axikin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Tai Wei LY, Marie Chantal Siu-Ying TRAN, Erik Dean RAAUM
  • Publication number: 20130225530
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for use as a medicament for the treatment or prophylaxis of cardiac hypertrophy, comprising at least one compound of formula (I), wherein: R1 is e.g. hydrogen, —CH3, R2 is e.g. hydrogen, —CH3, R4 is hydrogen, —OH, —NH2; R5 is hydrogen, —OH; R6 is hydrogen, —OH; R3 is e.g. —OCH3 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, and at least one pharmaceutical excipient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2011
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: DKFZ DEUTSCHES KREBSFORSCHUNGSZENTRUM
    Inventors: Min Li-Weber, H. Peter Krammer, Gernot Polier
  • Patent number: 8519188
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound of general formula (I): and also to the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, to the isomers or isomer mixtures thereof in all proportions, in particular to an enantiomer mixture, and especially to a racemic mixture. The present invention also relates to the use of these compounds as a medicament, and in particular for the treatment of cancer, and also to the compositions containing them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Marc-Henry Pitty
    Inventors: Denis Carniato, Karine Jaillardon, Olivier Busnel, Mathieu Gutmann, Jean-Francois Briand, Benoit Deprez, Dominique Thomas, CĂ©cile Bougeret
  • Publication number: 20130217687
    Abstract: Provided herein are arylsulfonamides that are useful for modulating CCR3 activity, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. Also provided herein are methods of their use for treating, preventing, or ameliorating one or more symptoms of a CCR3-mediated disorder, disease, or condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: Axikin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Tai Wei LY, Jared Andrew FORRESTER
  • Patent number: 8513254
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the treatment or prevention of atrial fibrillation and/or atrial flutter comprising coadministration of a synergistically therapeutic amount of dronedarone or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or salts thereof and a synergistically therapeutic amount of ranolazine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or salts thereof. Also provided are methods for modulating ventricular and atrial rhythm and rate. This invention also relates to pharmaceutical formulations that are suitable for such combined administration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Gilead Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Antzelevitch, Luiz Belardinelli, Alexander Burashnikov, John Shryock, Dewan Zeng
  • Patent number: 8513253
    Abstract: There is provided a series of novel ?-(N-sulfonamido)acetamide compounds of the Formula (I) wherein R, R1, R2 and R3 are defined herein, which are inhibitors of ?-amyloid peptide (?-AP) production and are useful in the treatment of Alzheimer's Disease and other conditions affected by anti-amyloid activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Michael F. Parker, Katharine E. McElhone, Robert A. Mate, Joanne J. Bronson, Yonghua Gai, Carl P. Bergstrom, Lawrence R. Marcin, John E. Macor
  • Patent number: 8507525
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods for the prevention and/or treatment of tinnitus induced by cochlear excitotoxicity. In these methods, a pharmaceutical composition comprising an NMDA receptor antagonist is administered to an individual in need of such treatment by appropriate devices and/or formulations for local administration to the inner ear. The tinnitus to be prevented and/or treated may be provoked by acoustic trauma, presbycusis, ischemia, anoxia, treatment with one or more ototoxic medications, sudden deafness, or other cochlear excitotoxic-inducing occurrence. The invention also relates to method for the identification of compounds effective in the treatment and prevention of tinnitus by a novel screening method incorporating an electrophysiological test method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Auris Medical AG
    Inventors: Matthieu Guitton, Jean-Luc Puel, Remy Pujol, Jerome Ruel, Jing Wang
  • Patent number: 8507496
    Abstract: The invention provides (i) a method of treating metabolic syndrome in an animal, (ii) a method of suppressing the appetite of an animal, (iii) a method of treating obesity in an animal, (iv) a method of reducing the weight of an animal in need thereof, (v) a method of reducing a blood lipid level in an animal in need thereof, (vi) a method of treating non-alcoholic steatohepatitis in an animal, and (vii) a method of inhibiting adipogenesis. The methods comprise administering an effective amount of an active ingredient, wherein the active ingredient comprises a diketopiperazine, a prodrug of a diketopiperazine or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt of either of them to the animal. The invention also provides a kit comprising a container holding a diketopiperazine, a prodrug of a diketopiperazine or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt of either of them; and instructions for administration. The diketopiperazines have the formula given in the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: DMI Acquisition Corp.
    Inventor: David Bar-Or
  • Publication number: 20130203764
    Abstract: Substances and methods are disclosed for reducing or preventing metastatic behaviour in VGSC expressing cancer by the effect of at least reducing the persistent part of the voltage gated sodium channel current without eliminating the transient part. Inhibition of metastatic cell behaviours such as detachability, lateral motility, transverse migration and invasiveness is demonstrated using the known drugs ranolazine and riluzole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2010
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Inventor: Mustafa Bilgin Ali Djamgoz
  • Publication number: 20130202710
    Abstract: Composition for the prolonged release of trimetazidine wherein the inner phase comprises trimetazidine and the outer layer comprises a retardant and an anti-agglomerant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: LES LABORATOIRES SERVIER
    Inventor: LES LABORATOIRES SERVIER
  • Patent number: 8501242
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds as novel thymidylate synthase inhibitors, novel strategies to treat or prevent neoplasia in a subject, methods and compositions thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation
    Inventors: David A. Ostrov, Carmen J. Allegra
  • Patent number: 8501812
    Abstract: The invention relates to the treatment and prevention of type I diabetes. More specifically, the invention relates to compounds that treat or prevent the body's immune system from destroying ?-cells (i.e., insulin-producing cells in the pancreatic islets of Langerhans) by inhibition of JNK2, selective inhibition of JNK2, or inhibition of the expression of the MAPK9 gene or gene product. In one embodiment, the present invention contemplates the diagnosis, identification, production, and use of compounds which modulate MAPK9 gene expression or the activity of the MAPK9 gene product including but not limited to, JNK2, the nucleic acid encoding MAPK9 and homologues, analogues, and deletions thereof, as well as antisense, ribozyme, triple helix, antibody, and polypeptide molecules as well as small inorganic molecules. The present invention contemplates a variety of pharmaceutical formulations and routes of administration for such compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: University of Massachusetts
    Inventors: Roger J. Davis, Anja Jaeschke
  • Patent number: 8492382
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods and agents that are useful in the prevention and amelioration of signs and symptoms associated with neuropathic conditions. More particularly, the present invention discloses the use of angiotensin II receptor 2 (AT2 receptor) antagonists for the treatment, prophylaxis, reversal and/or symptomatic relief of neuropathic pain, including mechanical hyperalgesia, thermal or mechanical allodynia, diabetic pain and entrapment pain, in vertebrate animals and particularly in human subjects. The AT2 receptor antagonists may be provided alone or in combination with other compounds such as those that are useful in the control of neuropathic conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Spinifex Pharmaceuticals Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Maree Therese Smith, Bruce Douglas Wyse
  • Publication number: 20130184263
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds characterized by having a structure according to the following Formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Compounds of the present invention are useful for the treatment or prevention of HIV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: GlaxoSmithKline LLC
    Inventor: GlaxoSmithKline LLC
  • Patent number: 8486947
    Abstract: The present invention provides new method of treatment of Parkinson's disease, obstructive sleep apnea, narcolepsy, dementia with Lewy bodies, vascular dementia with non-imidazole alkylamine derivatives that constitute antagonists of the H3-receptors of histamine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Bioprojet
    Inventors: Jean-Charles Schwartz, Jeanne-Marie Lecomte
  • Patent number: 8486940
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel pyrrolidine derivatives of formula (I): wherein R1, R2 and R3 are as defined herein, as inhibitors of glutaminyl cyclase (QC, EC 2.3.2.5). QC catalyzes the intramolecular cyclization of N-terminal glutamine residues into pyroglutamic acid (5-oxo-prolyl, pGlu*) under liberation of ammonia and the intramolecular cyclization of N-terminal glutamate residues into pyroglutamic acid under liberation of water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Probiodrug AG
    Inventors: Ulrich Heiser, Daniel Ramsbeck, Robert Sommer, Antje Meyer, Torsten Hoffmann, Livia Boehme, Hans-Ulrich Demuth
  • Publication number: 20130172363
    Abstract: Benzenesulfonamide compounds having a structure of formula (I) are described. Also described, are methods for synthesizing the compounds and to the use thereof in pharmaceutical compositions for human or veterinary medicine and in cosmetic compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: GALDERMA RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
    Inventor: Galderma Research & Development
  • Patent number: 8476280
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for treatment of a urinary tract dysfunction by administering to a subject in need of such treatment a pharmaceutical composition including a delta opioid receptor agonist in an amount effective to reduce the effects of the urinary tract dysfunction. The compositions may further include an additional active agent that is used to treat urinary tract dysfunctions, e.g., alpha-adrenergic agonists, anticholinergics, alpha-adrenergic antagonists and tricyclic antidepressants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Versi Group, LLC
    Inventors: Kwen-Jen Chang, Peter J. Gengo, Kestutis P. Biciunas, Xin Ma, William Pendergast, Shyi-Tai Jan