Piperazines (i.e., Fully Hydrogenated 1,4-diazines) Patents (Class 514/252.12)
  • Publication number: 20100273782
    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: April 21, 2010
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: Axikin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Tai Wei Ly, Marie Chantal Siu-Ying Tran, Erik Dean Baaum
  • Publication number: 20100273795
    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: April 21, 2010
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: Axikin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Tai Wei Ly, Jared Andrew Forrester
  • Publication number: 20100267734
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, processes for their preparation, intermediates useable in these processes, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in therapy, for example as modulators of the growth hormone secretagogue receptor (also referred to as the ghrelin receptor or GHSR1a receptor) and/or for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of a disorder mediated by the ghrelin receptor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2008
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Applicant: Glaxo Group Limited
    Inventor: Thomas Daniel Heightman
  • Patent number: 7816359
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel amides and a process for preparing these amides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Olivier Loiseleur, Daniel Kaufmann, Stephan Abel, Hans Michael Bürger, Mark Meisenbach, Beat Schmitz, Gottfried Sedelmeier
  • Patent number: 7816358
    Abstract: Pharmaceutical formulations comprising N,N?disubstituted piperazine compounds and related methods of treatment using these formulations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Gruenenthal GmbH
    Inventors: Heinz Uragg, Corinna Maul, Helmut Buschmann, Bernd Sundermann, Michael Haubrand, Boris Chizh
  • Publication number: 20100261675
    Abstract: Conventional many fungicidal compositions have had practical problems such that either a preventive effect or a curing effect is inadequate, the residual effect tends to be inadequate, or the controlling effect against plant diseases tends to be inadequate depending upon the application site, and a fungicidal composition to overcome such problems has been desired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2010
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Applicant: ISHIHARA SANGYO KAISHA, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuji Nakamura, Shigeru Mitani, Tetsuo Yoneda
  • Publication number: 20100256201
    Abstract: The novel benzamide derivative represented by formula (1) and the novel anilide derivative represented by formula (13) of this invention has differentiation-inducing effect, and are, therefore useful a therapeutic or improving agent for malignant tumors, autoimmune diseases, dermatologic diseases and parasitism. In particular, they are highly effective as an anticancer drug, specifically to a hematologic malignancy and a solid carcinoma.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicant: Bayer Schering Pharma Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Tsuneji Suzuki, Tomoyuki Ando, Katsutoshi Tsuchiya, Osamu Nakanishi, Akiko Saito, Takashi Yamashita, Yoshinori Shiraishi, Eishi Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20100256157
    Abstract: This invention relates to the use of a sulfonamide substituted diphenyl urea compound to treat cystic fibrosis, or the symptoms associated with cystic fibrosis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2010
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Inventors: Jakob Busch-Petersen, Thomas B. LEONARD, Michael R. Palovich, Henry M. Sarau, Aili L. Lazaar, Katherine L. Widdowson
  • Publication number: 20100256122
    Abstract: Certain substituted butyl and butynyl benzyl amine compounds are histamine H3 receptor and/or serotonin transporter modulators useful in the treatment of histamine H3 receptor- and/or serotonin-mediated diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2010
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Inventors: John M. Keith, Michael A. Letavic, Emily M. Stocking
  • Publication number: 20100256162
    Abstract: Compounds of general formula (I) in which R1, m, X, n, Y and R3 have any of the meanings given in the specification, have affinity for sigma receptors and are useful in the treatment of disorders of the central nervous system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2006
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicant: AGY THERAPEUTICS, INC.
    Inventor: Connie L Sun
  • Patent number: 7807679
    Abstract: The use of a compound of formula (I) wherein Y is a single bond, C?O, C?S or S(O)m where m is 0, 1 or 2; the ring is a 6-membered aromatic or is a 5 or 6 membered heteroaromatic ring; Ra, R1, R2, R4 and R8 are specified organic groups; n and p are independently 0-4; or salts or N-oxides thereof or compositions containing them in controlling insects, acarines, nematodes or molluscs. Novel compounds are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc.
    Inventors: Jérôme Cassayre, Peter Maienfisch, Fredrik Cederbaum, Louis-Pierre Molleyres, Camilla Corsi, Thomas Pitterna
  • Patent number: 7807678
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of deriving a peptidomimetic of a biologically active metallopeptide, wherein the peptidomimetic includes at least one non-peptide ring structure defining a template space superimposable on a corresponding defined template space of the metallopeptide, and where the peptidomimetic further includes at least two elements independently including an amino acid residue, amino acid side chain moiety or derivative thereof, the elements defining and occupying a similar descriptor space as corresponding elements of the metallopeptide. The invention further relates to peptidomimetics with a template space heterocyclic ring structure, including 5-, 6- and 8-membered and 5-5- and 6-5-bicyclic fused ring structure melanocortin receptor-specific peptidomimetics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Palatin Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Shubh D. Sharma, Yi-Qun Shi, Zhijun Wu, Ramesh Rajpurohit
  • Publication number: 20100240660
    Abstract: New inhibitors of histone deacetylases having antitumor activity, and the process of preparation thereof are herein described. These compounds belong to the structural formula (I) where R1 is a linear or branched chain containing at least two conjugated double bonds, A is an optionally substituted phenyl or pyridyl ring, Ar is an aryl or heteroaryl group, and R3 is hydrogen or alkoxyalkyl. The application also describes the use of said compounds in the treatment of diseases associated to the deregulation of histone deacetylases activity, such as tumors, as well as the relevant pharmaceutical compositions for administration to patients requiring said treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2010
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: DAC S.R.L.
    Inventors: Saverio MINUCCI, Pier Giuseppe PELICCI, Antonello MAI, Marco BALLARINI, Gaetano GARGIULO, Silvio MASSA
  • Patent number: 7799954
    Abstract: Derivatives of dicarbonyl compounds having antitumor and antibiotic activity which can be used as anticancer agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Abraxis BioScience, LLC
    Inventors: Chunlin Tao, Qinwei Wang, Vuong Trieu, Neil Desai, Patrick Soon-Shiong
  • Publication number: 20100234392
    Abstract: [Problems] To provide compounds useful as preventives or remedies for circulatory diseases, nervous diseases, metabolic diseases, reproductive system diseases, and digestive diseases. [Means for Solving Problems] Compounds represented by the general formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof: wherein R1 is C1-6 alkyl, C3-8 cycloalkyl, or the like; R2 is phenyl, heteroaryl, or the like; Q is N or CH; and M1, M2, M3 and M4 are each independently hydrogen or C1-6 alkyl, or alternatively M1 together with M2 or M3 forms —CH2-CH2- or the like, or M4 together with M2 or M3 forms —CH2-CH2- or the like, with the proviso that M1, M2, M3, and M4 are such that one —CH2- or —CH2-CH2- group is formed thereamong.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2008
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Nagase, Takahide Sasaki, Toshiyuki Takahashi
  • Patent number: 7795262
    Abstract: Piperazinyl oxoalkyl tetrahydroisoquinolines and related analogues of the Formula: are provided, in which variables are as described herein. Such compounds may be used to modulate ligand binding to histamine H3 receptors in vivo or in vitro, and are particularly useful in the treatment of a variety of central nervous system (CNS) and other disorders in humans, domesticated companion animals and livestock animals. Compounds provided herein may be administered alone or in combination with one or more other CNS agents to potentiate the effects of the other CNS agent(s). Pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treating such disorders are provided, as are methods for using such ligands for detecting histamine H3 receptors (e.g., receptor localization studies).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Neurogen Corporation
    Inventors: Yang Gao, Bingsong Han, Linghong Xie
  • Patent number: 7795315
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel compounds of the general formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, processes for the manufacture of these novel compounds and medicaments containing such compounds. The compounds of the present invention show anti-proliferative and differentiation-inducing activity, which results in inhibition of tumor cell proliferation, induction of apoptosis and inhibition of invasion. The invention also covers the use of such compounds for the treatment of diseases such as cancer and for the manufacture of corresponding medicaments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Hoffman-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Li Chen, Yun He, Jason Christopher Wong
  • Publication number: 20100222337
    Abstract: Conventional fungicidal compositions have had practical problems such that either a preventive effect or a curative effect is inadequate, the residual effect tends to be inadequate, or the controlling effect against plant diseases tends to be inadequate depending upon the application site, and a fungicidal composition to overcome such problems has been desired. The present invention provides a fungicidal composition containing a carboxylic acid amide derivative of the formula (I) or a salt thereof, as an active ingredient: wherein A is phenyl which may be substituted, benzodioxolanyl which may be substituted, or benzodioxanyl which may be substituted; B is 2- or 3-pyridyl which may be substituted; each of R1 and R2 is alkyl, or R1 and R2 may together form a 3- to 6-membered saturated carbon ring, provided that when B is 3-pyridyl which may be substituted, A is phenyl substituted by at least two substituents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2006
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Applicant: Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuji Nakamura, Shigeru Mitani, Shintaro Tsukuda
  • Patent number: 7786121
    Abstract: A compound of formula (I), or an enantiomer or diastereoisomer thereof, or a salt, hydrate or solvate thereof: for the treatment or prophylaxis of arthritis in mammals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignees: Vernalis (Oxford) Limited, Laboratoires Serono S.A.
    Inventors: Gilles Pain, Stephen John Davies, Agnes Bombrun
  • Patent number: 7786122
    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: October 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    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
  • Publication number: 20100215756
    Abstract: The subject of the present invention is a transdermal preparation containing pharmaceutically active ingredient, wherein the particles of the active ingredient are coated with highly volatile silicones or a mixture thereof, and these coated particles are dispersed in a gel or cream base. The volatile silicone component is hexamethyldisiloxane and/or octamethyltrisiloxane and/or decamethylpentacyclo-siloxane. A further subject of the present invention is a method for the preparation of such pharmaceutical compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2008
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Inventors: Endre Mikulásik, Patrik Fazekas
  • Patent number: 7781613
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the general formula (I), with the definitions of the substituents R1 to R5, A and X being detailed in the text, and to their physiologically tolerated salts, to processes for preparing these compounds and to the use thereof as inhibitors of hormone-sensitive lipase (HSL).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis
    Inventors: Karl Schoenafinger, Stefan Petry, Guenter Mueller, Karl-Heinz Baringhaus
  • Patent number: 7781476
    Abstract: Tetracyclic 3-substituted indoles having serotonin receptor affinity and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Suven Life Sciences Limited
    Inventors: Venkata Satya Nirogi Ramakrishna, Vikas Shreekrishna Shirsath, Rama Sastri Kambhampati, Venkata Satya Veerabhadra Vadlamudi Rao, Venkateswarlu Jasti
  • Publication number: 20100210635
    Abstract: Compounds, pharmaceutical compositions, kits and methods are provided for use with Renin that comprise a compound selected from the group consisting of: wherein the variables are as defined herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2007
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Applicant: Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
    Inventors: Benjamin Jones, Andre A. Kiryanov, Stephen W. Kaldor
  • Publication number: 20100210602
    Abstract: The PhoU protein is a widely expressed protein in bacteria, but not in eukaryotes. The PhoU protein is required for persister formation in bacteria. The invention includes compositions to reduce persister formation and their use as therapeutic agents. The invention further includes methods for identification of compounds to reduce persister formation. The invention further includes kits for the identification of agents that modulate the activity and expression of PhoU.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2007
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Applicant: THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Ying Zhang, Yongfang Li
  • Patent number: 7776860
    Abstract: The invention relates to a novel process for the preparation of 3-amino-8-(1-piperazinyl)-2H-1-benzopyran-2-one, a broad spectrum 5-HT receptor binding ligand having potent 5-HT1A-agonistic as well as 5-HT1D-antagonistic activity. The invention also relates to novel salts and solvates, in particular hydrates of salts of said compound, as well as to their use as medicaments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Solvay Pharmaceuticals B.V.
    Inventor: Cornelis Bakker
  • Patent number: 7772225
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel N-sulfamoyl-piperidineamides of Formula I and their physiologically acceptable acid addition salts, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, processes for their preparation, and their use for the treatment of obesity and its concomitant and/or secondary diseases and related or other conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Solvay Pharmaceuticals GmbH
    Inventors: Jochen Antel, Michael Firnges, Uwe Schoen, Harald Waldeck, Michael Wurl, Dania Reiche, Peter-Colin Gregory
  • Patent number: 7772237
    Abstract: The present invention is related to chemical compositions, processes for the preparation thereof and uses of the composition. Particularly, the present invention relates to compositions of compounds of Formula (A): wherein Ar, Y, R1 and q are as defined herein; and their use in the treatment of diseases, including treatment of sleepiness, promotion of wakefulness, treatment of Parkinson's disease, cerebral ischemia, stroke, sleep apneas, eating disorders, stimulation of appetite and weight gain, treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (“ADHD”), enhancing function in disorders associated with hypofunctionality of the cerebral cortex, including, but not limited to, depression, schizophrenia, fatigue, in particular, fatigue associated with neurologic disease, such as multiple sclerosis, chronic fatigue syndrome, and improvement of cognitive dysfunction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Cephalon France
    Inventors: Sophie Chasset, Brigitte Lesur, Olivier Renault, Christophe Yue
  • Patent number: 7772236
    Abstract: Substituted pyrazoles, methods of manufacturing them, compositions containing them, and methods of using them to treat, for example, autoimmune diseases mediated by cathepsin S.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Ortho McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc.
    Inventors: Mary Pat Beavers, J. Guy Breitenbucher, Hui Cai, James P. Edwards, Cheryl A. Grice, Darin J. Gustin, Haripada Khatuya, Steven P. Meduna, Barbara A. Pio, Kevin L. Tays, Jianmei Wei
  • Publication number: 20100197640
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel sulfamoyl-phenyl-ureido compounds having the formula (I) or a physiologically acceptable salt or derivative thereof which are suitable for the therapy of infections caused by protozoa and in particular uncomplicated or severe malaria caused by plasmodia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2010
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: 4SC AG
    Inventor: Stefano PEGORARO
  • Publication number: 20100197701
    Abstract: Methods are provided for treating diabetes, lowering plasma level of HbA1c, glucose plasma levels, total cholesterol plasma level, and/or triglyceride plasma level while increasing HDL cholesterol levels and delaying onset of diabetic retinopathy in a diabetic, pre-diabetic, or non-diabetic mammal while minimizing undesirable side effects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2010
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: Gilead Palo Alto, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Wolff, Markus Jerling
  • Patent number: 7767678
    Abstract: This invention is directed to a crystalline 4-[(2,4-dichloro-5-methoxyphenyl)amino]-6-methoxy-7-[3-(4-methyl-1-piperazinyl)propoxy]-3-quinolinecarbonitrile monohydrate having an x-ray diffraction pattern wherein 2? angles (°) of significant peaks are at about: 9.19, 11.48, 14.32, 19.16, 19.45, 20.46, 21.29, 22.33, 23.96, 24.95, 25.29, 25.84, 26.55, 27.61, and 29.51, and a transition temperature of about 109° C. to about 115° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Wyeth LLC
    Inventors: Marc Sadler Tesconi, Gregg Feigelson, Henry Strong, Hong Wen
  • Patent number: 7767666
    Abstract: Certain substituted butyl and butynyl benzyl amine compounds are histamine H3 receptor and/or serotonin transporter modulators useful in the treatment of histamine H3 receptor- and/or serotonin-mediated diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica NV
    Inventors: John M. Keith, Michael A. Letavic, Emily M. Stocking
  • Publication number: 20100189675
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the cosmetic use of at least one imidopercarboxylic acid derivative in a cosmetic composition comprising a physiologically acceptable medium, as agent for promoting desquamation of the skin and/or the scalp and/or for stimulating epidermal renewal, the associated method of cosmetic treatment and a composition comprising the said imidopercarboxylic acid derivative and a desquamating agent and/or an anti-ageing agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2008
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Applicant: L'Oreal
    Inventor: Pascale Pelletier
  • Publication number: 20100190753
    Abstract: Methods, compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and kits are described for treating or preventing amyloid-+related disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2009
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Applicant: BELLUS Health (International) Limited
    Inventors: Xianqi KONG, Walter A. Szarek, Francine Gervais
  • Patent number: 7763602
    Abstract: Novel pyrrole derivatives of formula (I) and their pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts having superior antimycobacterial activity against clinically sensitive as well as resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis as well as having lesser toxicity compared to known compounds. The use of the novel compounds of formula (I) for treatment of latent tuberculosis including Multi Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR TB). The methods for preparation of the novel compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing the novel compounds and method of treating MDR TB by administration of compounds of formula (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Lupin Limited
    Inventors: Sudershan Kumar Arora, Neelima Sinha, Sanjay Jain, Ram Shankar Upadhayaya, Gourhari Jana, Shankar Ajay, Rakesh Kumar Sinha
  • Patent number: 7763618
    Abstract: Methods of treating an SCD-mediated disease or condition in a mammal, preferably a human, are disclosed, wherein the methods comprise administering to a mammal in need thereof a compound of formula (I): wherein W, V, x, y, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R7a, R8, R8a, R9, R9a, R10 and R10a are defined herein. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of formula (I) are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc.
    Inventors: Melwyn Abreo, Daniel F. Harvey, Mikhail A. Kondratenko, Wenbao Li, Rajender Kamboj, Vishnumurthy Kodumuru, Michael D. Winther, Heinz W. Gschwend, Nagasree Chakka, Shifeng Liu, Serguei Sviridov, Shaoyi Sun
  • Publication number: 20100184707
    Abstract: The use of a substance selected from the group consisting of taurine, a taurine precursor, a taurine metabolite, a taurine derivative, a taurine analog and a substance required for the taurine biosynthesis, for manufacturing a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or inhibiting the undesirable side-effects caused to a human or an animal organism by an active ingredient that induces a high level of extracellular GABA or increases GABA receptor activation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2008
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: INSERM (Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale)
    Inventors: Serge Picaud, Jose Alain Sahel, Jammoul Firas, Caroline Coriat, Manuel Simonutti
  • Patent number: 7750049
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula (I) in which R is selected from halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, aryl and heteroaryl; R1 is selected from 2-hydroxyethyl, 2,3-dihydroxypropyl, 3-hydroxypropyl, 2,2-dihydroxyethyl, 3,3-dihydroxypropyl, 1,3-dioxolane-ethyl, 1,3-dioxane-methyl, 1,3-dioxolane-methyl, 1,3-dioxane-ethyl, 3-fluoro-2-hydroxypropyl, 3-carboxy-2-hydroxy-propyl, 3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyl, 2-hydroxypropyl, 2-hydroxy-propen-2-yl, morpholinoethyl, piperazinoethyl, hydroxymethyl, benzyl, 4-(hydroxymethyl)benzyl, 4-chlorobenzyl, 4-fluorobenzyl, and 4-hydroxybenzyl. R2 is te/t-butyl or trifluoromethyl; R3 is independently selected from hydrogen, carboxy, cyano, alkyl or hydroxyalkyl, The compounds of formula (I) can be used for the preparation of pharmaceutical compositions for the therapy of inflammatory states, such as chronic neuropathic pain, over-active bladder syndrome, tumor pain, hemorrhoids, inflammatory hyperalgesia, post-intervention pain, dental extraction, airway and gastro-intestinal diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Pharmeste S.R.L.
    Inventors: Pier Giovanni Baraldi, Pier Andrea Borea, Pierangelo Geppetti, Francesca Fruttarolo, Maria Giovanna Pavani, Marcello Trevisani
  • Publication number: 20100158818
    Abstract: The present application relates to N-chlorinated cationic compounds of Formula I or a salt thereof, and associated compositions and methods of use as antimicrobial agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Inventors: Rakesh K. Jain, Eddy Low, Charles Francavilla, Timothy P. Shiau, Satheesh K. Nair
  • Publication number: 20100144720
    Abstract: Pharmaceutical compositions containing organic compounds or salts thereof that serve as modulators for the SDF-1 or I-TAC chemokines are disclosed. The compounds and compositions are useful in the treatment of cancer, especially in the inhibition of cancer proliferation, growth, and metastasis. Methods of interfering with SDF-1 and/or I-TAC binding to the CCXCKR2 receptor and treating cancer using the compounds and pharmaceutical compositions of the present invention are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2009
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: ChemoCentryx, Inc.
    Inventors: Anita Melikian, Jennifer Burns, Brian E. McMaster, Thomas Schall, John J. Wright
  • Patent number: 7731940
    Abstract: Contemplated substituted arylpiperazinyl compounds, and most preferably 18F-Mefway, exhibit desirable in vitro and in vivo binding characteristics to the 5-HT1A receptor. Among other advantageous parameters, contemplated compounds retain high binding affinity, display optimal lipophilicity, and are radiolabeled efficiently with 18F-fluorine in a single step. Still further, contemplated compounds exhibit high target to non-target ratios in receptor-rich regions both in vitro and in vivo, and selected compounds can be effectively and sensitively displaced by serotonin, thus providing a quantitative tool for measuring 5-HT1A receptors and serotonin concentration changes in the living brain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Jogeshwar Mukherjee, Neil Saigal
  • Publication number: 20100137334
    Abstract: Compounds of general formula (Ia): in which R1, A1, m, X, n, Y and R3 have any of the meanings given in the specification, have affinity for sigma receptors and are useful in the treatment of disorders of the central nervous system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2007
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Inventors: Connie L. Sun, Xiaoyuan Li
  • Patent number: 7727990
    Abstract: Melanocortin receptor-specific compounds of the general formula and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, where X, W, J, Q, L1, L2, L3, R1a, R1b, R2a, and R2b are as defined in the specification, and the carbon atom marked with an asterisk can have any stereochemical configuration. Compounds disclosed herein bind to one or more melanocortin receptors and may be an agonist, a partial agonist, an antagonist, an inverse agonist or an antagonist of an inverse agonist as to one or more melanocortin receptors, and may be employed for treatment of one or more melanocortin receptor-associated conditions or disorders, including specifically treatment of obesity and related conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Palatin Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Shubh D. Sharma, Yi-Qun Shi, Kevin D. Burris, Zhijun Wu, Papireddy Purma, Yadi Reddy Bonuga
  • Patent number: 7728131
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an amide derivative having excellent BCR-ABL tyrosine kinase inhibitory activity, or a salt thereof. The present invention provides an amide derivative represented by the following general formula (1): [Chemical 23] (wherein R1 represents —CH2—R11, etc.; R2 represents alkyl, halogen, haloalkyl, etc.; R3 represents hydrogen, etc.; Het1 represents a group of the formula [6] as above, etc.; and Het2 represents pyrimidinyl, etc.), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same as an active ingredient. The compound of the present invention is useful as a BCR-ABL tyrosine kinase inhibitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Nippon Shinyaku Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuo Asaki, Yukiteru Sugiyama, Jun Segawa
  • Publication number: 20100130472
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods of utilizing bile acid transport inhibitors for the treatment of obesity and diabetes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2009
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: SATIOGEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Andrew A. YOUNG, Bronislava GEDULIN, Howard E. GREENE
  • Publication number: 20100130507
    Abstract: Prostaglandin nitroderivatives having improved pharmacological activity and enhanced tolerability are described. They can be employed for the treatment of glaucoma and ocular hypertension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: NICOX S.A.
    Inventors: Ennio ONGINI, Valerio Chiroli, Francesca Benedini, Piero Del Soldato
  • Patent number: 7723338
    Abstract: The instant disclosure provides crystalline forms of 1-benzoyl-4-[2-[4,7-dimethoxy-1-[(phosphonooxy)methyl]-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-c]pyridin-3-yl]-1,2-dioxoethyl]-piperazine, salts and solvates thereof. The present disclosure also generally relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the crystalline form(s), as well of methods of using the crystalline form(s) in the treatment of HIV and/or AIDS, and methods for obtaining such crystalline form(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Chung-Pin H. Chen, Qi Gao, David K. Leahy, Srividya Ramakrishnan, Venkatramana M. Rao, Anne I. Song
  • Publication number: 20100125058
    Abstract: The invention is concerned with the compounds of formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and esters thereof, wherein W, X, Y, and R1-R7 are defined in the detailed description and claims. In addition, the present invention relates to methods of manufacturing and using the compounds of formula I as well as pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds. The compounds of formula I are antagonists or partial agonists at the CRTH2 receptor and may be useful in treating diseases and disorders associated with that receptor such as asthma.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2009
    Publication date: May 20, 2010
    Inventors: Li Chen, Fariborz Firooznia, Paul Gillespie, Yun He, Tai-An Lin, Eric Mertz, Sung-Sau So, Hong Ying Yun, Zhenshan Zhang
  • Patent number: 7718657
    Abstract: Certain substituted urea derivatives selectively modulate the cardiac sarcomere, for example by potentiating cardiac myosin, and are useful in the treatment of systolic heart failure including congestive heart failure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Cytokinetics, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley P. Morgan, Erica A. Kraynack, Pu-Ping Lu, Alex Muci, David J. Morgans, Jr.