Additional Hetero Ring Attached Directly Or Indirectly To The Piperazine Ring By Nonionic Bonding Patents (Class 514/252.13)
  • Patent number: 8273860
    Abstract: Novel conjugates and immunogens derived from imatinib and monoclonal antibodies generated by these immunogens are useful in immunoassays for the quantification and monitoring of imatinib or its pharmacologically active salts in biological fluids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Saladax Biomedical Inc.
    Inventors: Salvatore J. Salamone, Jodi Blake Courtney, Alexander Volkov
  • Patent number: 8268828
    Abstract: This invention is directed to a 3-(amido or sulphamido)-4-(4-substituted-azinyl)benzamide or benzsulphonamide compound as defined herein. The 3-(amido or sulphamido)-(4-substituted-azinyl)benzamide or benzsulphonamide compound is useful as a inhibitor of the chemokine receptor CxCR3, and for preventing or treating a CxCR3 chemokine receptor mediated disease or condition related thereto in a patient in need of such.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventors: David Squire Thorpe, Martin Smrcina, Dagmar Dasha Cabel
  • Publication number: 20120225854
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula I, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, that interact with glucokinase regulatory protein. In addition, the present invention relates to methods of treating type 2 diabetes, and other diseases and/or conditions where glucokinase regulatory protein is involved using the compounds, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions that contain the compounds, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2011
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicant: AMGEN INC.
    Inventors: Kate Ashton, Michael David Bartberger, Yunxin Bo, Marian C. Bryan, Michael Croghan, Christopher Harold Fotsch, Clarence Henderson Hale, Roxanne Kay Kunz, Longbin Liu, Nobuko Nishimura, Mark H. Norman, Lewis Dale Pennington, Steve Fong Poon, Markian Myroslaw Stec, David Joseph St. Jean, JR., Nuria A. Tamayo, Christopher Michael Tegley, Kevin Chao Yang
  • Patent number: 8258139
    Abstract: The invention relates to a medicament or a method for treating mental disorders, in detail, ADHD comprising lurasidone, or a combination of lurasidone and a D4 receptor agonist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhito Ikeda, Takeo Ishiyama
  • Publication number: 20120220601
    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: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Inventors: KWEN-JEN CHANG, KLIM KING, KESTUTIS P. BICIUNAS, ROBERT W. MCNUTT, JR., WILLIAM PENDERGAST, SHY-TAI JAN
  • Publication number: 20120219509
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds of formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1-3, R5-7, a, X, Y, Y?, Y?, and Z are as defined in the specification. These compounds are muscarinic receptor antagonists. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, processes for preparing such compounds and methods of using such compounds to, for example, treat pulmonary disorders such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2012
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: THERAVANCE, INC.
    Inventors: YuHua Ji, Craig Husfeld, YongQi Mu, Rick Lee, Li Li
  • Patent number: 8252823
    Abstract: A series of oxazole and thiazole compounds are shown herein to be small molecule inhibitors of the Wnt pathway that specifically target the activity of the stabilized pool of ?-cat oxazole and thiazole compounds are disclosed that have a formula represented by the following: The compounds may be prepared as pharmaceutical compositions, and may be used for the prevention and treatment of a variety of conditions in mammals including humans, including by way of non-limiting example, cancer, and others.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: New York University
    Inventors: Ramanuj Dasgupta, Foster Gonsalves
  • Patent number: 8252786
    Abstract: The invention relates to a compound (I) wherein R is a heterocyclyl radical; R1 and R2 are independently H or alkyl; R3 is H, alkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, alkenyl, aryl, arylalkyl, heterocyclyl or heterocyclylalkyl; R4 and R5 are independently H or alkyl; q is a number selected from 0 and 1; and the salts, solvates, prodrugs or stereoisomers thereof having inhibitory activity for UBC13-UEV interactions and which can be used in the production of pharmaceutical compositions intended for antitumor therapy or the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases associated to metabolic pathways involving the UBC13 enzyme, metabolic pathways involving transcriptional factor NF-?B, or pathways involving PCNA or RAD6.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas
    Inventors: Timothy Thomson Okatsu, Johanna Scheper Sigmund, Ángel Messeguer Peypoch, Ángel Ramírez Ortiz, María Luz Ortiz Melguizo, legal representative, Ma Carmen Fabrega Claveria, legal representative, Gloria Sanclimens Pérez de Rozas, Isabel Masip Masip, Alejandra Moure Fernández, Domingo González Ruiz, Antonio Morreale de León
  • Patent number: 8236791
    Abstract: Provided are methods of determining whether a compound is an inhibitor of an S100 protein. The methods utilize a biosensor that comprises the S100 protein that has a covalently bound fluorescent dye at an amino acid residue of the S100 protein that becomes less exposed to the aqueous solution upon activation of the S100 protein, where the fluorescent dye has decreased fluorescence when exposed to the aqueous solution than when protected from exposure to the aqueous solution. Also provided are methods of treating a subject having metastatic cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
    Inventors: Anne Reba Bresnick, Sarah Claire Garrett
  • Publication number: 20120195985
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds that are glycine transporter 1 (hereinafter referred to as GlyT-1) inhibitors and are therefore useful for the treatment of diseases treatable by inhibition of GlyT-1 such as cognitive disorders associated with Schizophrenia, ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder), MCI (mild cognitive impairment), and the like. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and processes for preparing such compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Hitchcock, Albert Amegadzie, Wenyuan Qian, Xiaoyang Xia, Scott S. Harried
  • Patent number: 8227468
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of Formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Also, the present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof with a pharmaceutically acceptable diluent or carrier. The present invention further provides methods for treating abdominal aortic aneurysm, plaque instability, atherosclerosis, or autoimmune disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, and lupus comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of Formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and a pharmaceutically acceptable diluent or carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventors: Gary G. Deng, Konstantinos Gavardinas, Prabhakar Kondaji Jadhav, Euibong Jemes Kim, Matthew Allen Schiffler
  • Publication number: 20120184521
    Abstract: A substituted amide compound is useful as an active ingredient of a pharmaceutical composition, in particular a pharmaceutical composition for treating diseases caused by lysophosphatidic acid (LPA). The compound is of a formula: In this formula, A is an optionally substituted aryl, etc.; B is an optionally substituted 5-membered aromatic hetero ring group; X is a single bond or —(CRX1RX2)n—; n is 1, 2, 3, or 4; RX1 and RX2 are hydrogen, etc.; Y1 to Y5 are each CRY or N; each RY is hydrogen, etc.; R1 and R2 are hydrogen, etc.; m is 1, 2, or 3; R3 is hydrogen, etc.; and R4 is an optionally substituted lower alkyl, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2010
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: Astellas Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Eiji Kawaminami, Tatsuhisa Takahashi, Takatoshi Kanayama, Yuta Fukuda, Hiroyuki Kaizawa, Yutaka Kondoh, Ryushi Seo, Kazuyuki Kuramoto, Kazuhiko Take, Kazuyuki Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 8211893
    Abstract: Methods of treating or preventing a disease or disorder in a subject are provided by the present invention which include administering a composition including a therapeutically effective amount of a protein kinase C (PKC) zeta inhibitor. A disease or disorder treated or prevented by administration of a PKC zeta inhibitor is characterized by abnormal vascular permeability. Diseases or disorders treated or prevented by administration of a composition including a therapeutically effective amount of a PKC zeta inhibitor include cancer, an ischemic condition and microvascular complications of a systemic or local condition in the subject, such as diabetes and/or diabetic macular edema. Additionally, methods of inhibiting PKC zeta are provided which include incubating PKC zeta in vivo, in vitro and/or in silico with a PKC zeta inhibitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: The Penn State Research Foundation
    Inventors: David A. Antonetti, Jeffrey M. Sundstrom, Charles D. Smith
  • Publication number: 20120149673
    Abstract: Described herein are compounds and pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, which modulate the activity of store-operated calcium (SOC) channels. Also described herein are methods of using such SOC channel modulators, alone and in combination with other compounds, for treating diseases, disorders or conditions that would benefit from inhibition of SOC channel activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: CalciMedica, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey P. Whitten, Yazhong Pei, Kenneth A. Stauderman, Jack Roos
  • Patent number: 8198280
    Abstract: The present invention is related to N-hydroxyamide derivatives of Formula (I) and use thereof in particular for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of autoimmune disorders, inflammatory diseases, cardiovascular diseases, neurodegenerative diseases, cancer, respiratory diseases and fibrosis, including multiple sclerosis, arthritis, emphysema, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, liver and pulmonary fibrosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Merck Serono SA
    Inventors: Dominique Swinnen, Jerome Gonzalez
  • Publication number: 20120141491
    Abstract: The subject application provides small compounds that are able to increase/enhance autophagy in various cells. These compounds are useful in augmenting existing treatments of various cancers, microbial/viral infections, and neurodegenerative diseases. Thus, the subject application also provides methods of treating various types of cancers, microbial/viral infections, and neurodegenerative diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2010
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: University of Florida Research Foundation Inc.
    Inventors: William A. Dunn, Debra Everton Akin, Brian Keith Law
  • Patent number: 8188086
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a specific salt of a dihydropteridione derivative, namely the trihydrochloride salt of the compound N-[trans-4-[4-(cyclopropylmethyl)-1-piperazinyl]cyclohexyl]-4-[[(7R)-7-ethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-5-methyl-8-(1-methylethyl)-6-oxo-2-pteridinyl]amino]-3-methoxy-benzamide, to its crystallization in the form of an hydrate with water, to a process for the manufacture thereof, and to the use thereof in a pharmaceutical composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Guenter Linz, Peter Sieger, Matthias Grauert, Rolf Schmid
  • Patent number: 8188277
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel compound, which has an excellent effect of suppressing the generation of collagen and less side effects, with being excellent in terms of safety. The compound of the present invention is represented by the following general formula (1): [wherein X1 represents a nitrogen atom or a group —CH?; R1 represents a group —Z—R6, wherein Z represents a group —CO—, a group —CH(OH)—, or the like, and R6 represents a 5- to 15-membered monocyclic, dicyclic, or tricyclic, saturated or unsaturated heterocyclic group having 1 to 4 nitrogen atoms, oxygen atoms, or sulfur atoms; R2 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a lower alkylene group; Y represents a group —O—, a group —CO—, a group —CH(OH)—, a lower alkylene group, or the like; and A represents a group or the like, wherein R3 represents a hydrogen atom, a lower alkoxy group, or the like, p represents 1 or 2, and R4 represents an imidazolyl lower alkyl group or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae Fukushima, Shuji Matsumura, Noriaki Takemura, Hideaki Satou, Nobuaki Ito, Takuya Shitsuta, Hironori Tsutsui, Michinori Tanaka, Keizo Kan, Hitoshi Nagao, Kenji Watanabe, Kuninori Tai, Takashi Nakagawa, Hideki Takasu, Makoto Sakamoto, Keisuke Miyajima, Satoshi Yamada, Yutaka Kojima, Koichi Yasumura, Naoto Ohi, Mitsuhiro Okuno, Kazuhisa Sugiyama, Kunihiko Kiyono, Takashi Suzuki, Seiji Akamatsu, Takeshi Kodama, Yasuo Yanagihara, Takumi Sumida
  • Publication number: 20120122792
    Abstract: S-t-butyl protected cysteine di-peptide analogs and related compounds and methods of using these compounds for the treatment of diseases and/or conditions, including but not limited to diseases and/or conditions of Central Nervous System (CNS).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2011
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: PROMENTIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Edward M. Johnson, II, Daniel G. Lawton
  • Publication number: 20120122880
    Abstract: The claimed subject matter is directed to certain thioxanthene derivatives and phenothiazine derivatives suitable for use as anti-infective agents, in particular, for the treatment of infectious diseases. The claimed subject matter furthermore relates to compositions including said anti-infective agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2010
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: BKG PHARMA APS
    Inventor: Birgit Kjaeldgaard Giwercman
  • Publication number: 20120122868
    Abstract: Derivatives of 2,5-piperazinedione of formula (I) are apoptotic peptidase activating factor 1 (Apaf-1) inhibitors, therefore they are useful as active pharmaceutical ingredients for the prophylaxis and/or treatment of a pathological and/or physiological condition associated with an increase of apoptosis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2010
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: LABORATORIOS SALVAT, S.A.
    Inventors: Ángel Messeguer Pyepoch, Alejandra Moure Fernández, Daniel Gonzáles Pinacho, Isabel Masip Masip, Enrique Pérez Payá, Natividad García, Ester Monlleó Mas, Juanlo Catena Ruiz
  • Patent number: 8178526
    Abstract: The invention provides a novel class of compounds of formula (I), pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and methods of using such compounds to treat or prevent diseases or disorders associated with abnormal or dysregulated B cell activities, particularly diseases or disorders that involve aberrant activation of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate 3-kinase B (ITPKb).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: IRM LLC
    Inventors: Badry Bursulaya, Dai Cheng, Jiqing Jiang, Donald S. Karanewsky, Yi Liu, Shifeng Pan, Yongqin Wan, Xia Wang, Yun Feng Xie, Yang Yang
  • Publication number: 20120115778
    Abstract: Methods for treating eating disorders associated with excessive weight gain, suppressing appetite, reducing body weight, or treating obesity in an animal by administering one or more antagonists of the serotonin Htr1a or Htr2b receptor, or a Tph2 inhibitor are provided, or combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2010
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
    Inventors: Gerard Karsenty, Vijay Yadav, Franck Oury
  • Publication number: 20120115850
    Abstract: The invention relates to 5-HT6 receptor antagonists. Novel arylamine compounds and use of these compounds and their pharmaceutical compositions, e.g., in the treatment, modulation and/or prevention of physiological conditions associated with serotonin action, such as in treating obesity, and obesity-related disorders, e.g., cardiovascular disease, digestive disease, respiratory disease, cancer and type II diabetes; and psychological disorders such as schizophrenia, are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2011
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Inventors: Oren Becker, Rosa Melendez, Yael Marantz, Anurag Sharadendu, Merav Fichman, Mercedes Lobera, Hanoch Senderowitz, Srinivasa Rao Cheruku, Sharon Shacham, Laurence Wu, Ashis Saha, Pini Orbach, Dale S. Dhanoa
  • Publication number: 20120108545
    Abstract: Monomeric and dimeric trioxane fluoroaryl amides, 5-carbon-linked, C-10 non-acetal trioxane dimer esters; trioxane silylamides; and trioxane dimer orthoesters and methods of their use for treating subjects infected with malaria or other parasitic infectious diseases including, but not limited to, toxoplasmic infection; subjects afflicted with psychiatric conditions associated with toxoplasmic infection; and subjects afflicted with cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2010
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Gary H. Posner, Lauren E. Woodard, David R. Levine, Deuk Kyu Moon, Bryan T. Mott
  • Publication number: 20120108570
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to pharmacological methods for the prevention of amelioration of sleep-related breathing disorders via administration of agents or combinations of agents that possess serotonin-related pharmacological activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2012
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
    Inventors: Miodrag Radulovacki, David W. Carley
  • Publication number: 20120101107
    Abstract: The present invention relates to piperazine dithioctate, a novel addition salt of thioctic acid with a base and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same. The piperazine dithioctate according to the present invention has good thermal and moisture stability and high water-solubility as well as dosage increase lower than other addition salts, thereby being effectively used for preparing a pharmaceutical composition for antioxidation or for preventing or treating diabetic polyneuropathy, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2010
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicants: CELLTRION PHARM, INC., CELLTRION CHEMICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Kyoung Soo Kim, Young Jun Park, Hyun-Nam Song, In Suk Lee, Joon Woo Kim
  • Publication number: 20120101147
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods and products for enhancing and improving recovery of lost memories. In particular the methods are accomplished by inhibiting HDAC2 and or selectively inhibiting HDAC1/2 or HDAC1/2/3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2009
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: The General Hospital Corporation d/b/a Massachusetts General Hospital
    Inventors: Li-Huei Tsai, Andre Fischer, Stephen J. Haggarty, Weiping Tang, Stuart L. Schreiber, Edward Holson, Florence Wagner, Mikel P. Moyer
  • Patent number: 8158622
    Abstract: Compounds represented by Formula (I): or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are inhibitors of glycogen phosphorylase and are useful in the prophylactic or therapeutic treatment of diabetes, hyperglycemia, hypercholesterolemia, hyperinsulinemia, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, atherosclerosis or tissue ischemia e.g. myocardial ischemia, and as cardioprotectants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Prosidion Limited
    Inventors: Stuart Edward Bradley, Thomas Martin Krulle, Peter John Murray, Martin James Procter, Robert John Rowley, Colin Peter Sambrook Smith, Gerard Hugh Thomas, Karen Lesley Schofield
  • Patent number: 8153682
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds, compositions and methods for treating various diseases, syndromes, conditions and disorders, including pain. Such compounds are represented by Formula I as follows: wherein A, B, G, Y, R1, R2, R3, and R4 are defined herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica, NV
    Inventors: Shawn T. Branum, Raymond W. Colburn, Scott L. Dax, Christopher M. Flores, Michele C. Jetter, Yi Liu, Donald Ludovici, Mark J. Macielag, Jay M. Matthews, James J. McNally, Laura M. Reaney, Ronald K. Russell, Ning Qin, Christopher Teleha, Kenneth M. Wells, Scott C. Youells, Mark A. Youngman
  • Patent number: 8148422
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds, compositions and methods for treating various diseases, syndromes, conditions and disorders, including pain. Such compounds are represented by Formula (I) and Formula (II) as follows: wherein Y, R1, R2, R3, R4, RA, and RB are defined herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica, NV
    Inventors: Mark J. Macielag, James J. McNally
  • Publication number: 20120071489
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound represented by the formula wherein each symbol is as defined in the present specification, which has a superior RBP4-lowering action and is useful as a pharmaceutical composition for the prophylaxis or treatment of a disease or condition mediated by an increase in RBP4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2010
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Inventors: Shizuo Kasai, Kevin Francis McGee, JR.
  • Patent number: 8133892
    Abstract: Novel compounds of formula 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof inhibit cytochrome P450 monooxygenase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventor: Dale J. Kempf
  • Patent number: 8119796
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds of formula I: wherein a, b, c, m, s, t, W, Z, Ar, R1, R2, R3, R6, and R7 are as defined in the specification. The compounds of formula I are muscarinic receptor antagonists. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, processes and intermediates for preparing such compounds and methods of using such compounds to treat pulmonary disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Theravance, Inc.
    Inventors: YuHua Ji, Mathai Mammen, Craig Husfeld, Li Li, YongQi Mu, Aaron Kushner, Eric Stangeland, Trevor Mischki, Adam Hughes, Sarah Dunham
  • Patent number: 8114999
    Abstract: This invention comprises the novel compounds of formula (I) wherein n, R1, R2, R3, R4, L, Q, X, Y, Z and have defined meanings, having histone deacetylase inhibiting enzymatic activity; their preparation, compositions containing them and their use as a medicine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V.
    Inventors: Kristof Van Emelen, Hans Louis Jos De Winter, Alexy Borisovich Dyatkin, Marc Gustaaf Celine Verdonck, Lieven Meerpoel, Jimmy Arnold Viviane Van heusden
  • Patent number: 8114865
    Abstract: Substituted indazole derivatives of formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, as defined in the specification, process for their preparation and pharmaceutical compositions comprising them are disclosed; the compounds of the invention may be useful in therapy in the treatment of diseases associated with a dysregulated protein kinase activity, like cancer formula (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Nerviano Medical Sciences S.R.L.
    Inventors: Tiziano Bandiera, Andrea Lombardi Borgia, Marcella Nesi, Ettore Perrone, Roberto Bossi, Paolo Polucci
  • Publication number: 20120028920
    Abstract: A heterocyclic compound or a salt thereof represented by the formula (1): where R2 represents a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group; A represents a lower alkylene group or lower alkenylene group; and R1 represents an aromatic group or a heterocyclic group. The compound of the present invention has a wide treatment spectrum for mental disorders including central nervous system disorders, no side effects and high safety.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Inventors: Hiroshi YAMASHITA, Hideaki Kuroda, Nobuaki Ito, Shin Miyamura, Kunio Oshima, Jun Matsubara, Haruka Takahashi, Tae Fukushima, Satoshi Shimizu, Kazumi Kondo, Yohji Sakurai, Takeshi Kuroda, Shinichi Taira, Motohiro Itotani, Tatsuyoshi Tanaka
  • Patent number: 8106069
    Abstract: Compounds which are pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine derivatives or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, their preparation process and pharmaceutical compositions comprising them are disclosed; these compounds are useful in the treatment of diseases caused by and/or associated with an altered protein kinase activity such as cancer, cell proliferative disorders, Alzheimer's disease, viral infections, auto-immune diseases and neurodegenerative disorders; also disclosed is a process under SPS conditions for preparing the compounds of the invention and chemical libraries comprising a plurality of them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Pfizer Italia S.r.l.
    Inventors: Barbara Salom, Matteo D'Anello, Maria Gabriella Brasca, Patrizia Giordano, Katia Martina, Francesco Angelucci, Frederick Arthur Brookfield, William John Trigg, Edward Andrew Boyd, Jonathan Anthony Larard
  • Publication number: 20120015925
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical useful as a therapeutic agent and a preventive agent for hyperlipemia, and a pharmaceutical useful as a therapeutic agent and a preventive agent for hepatic disorders associated with cholestasis, particularly, primary biliary cirrhosis and primary sclerosing cholangitis, and a pharmaceutical useful as a therapeutic agent and a preventive agent for obesity, fatty liver and steatohepatitis are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2011
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: ASAHI KASEI PHARMA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takehiko SASAHARA, Mitsunobu MOHRI, Ken-ichi KASAHARA
  • Publication number: 20120015958
    Abstract: The present invention relates to 1-(4-ureidobenzoyl)piperazine derivatives having the general Formula I (We bring to your attention that formula I is not provided on this electronic version as it is provided in the abstract of the paper copy) Wherein R1 is (C1-8)alkyl, (C3-8)cycloalkyl or (C3-8)cycloalkyl(C1-3)alkyl, each of which may be substituted by hydroxy, cyano or halogen; R2 represents 1 or 2 optional halogens; R3 is (C1-6)alkyl, (C3-6)cycloalkyl or (C3-6)cycloalkyl(C1-3)alkyl, each of which may be substituted by one or more halogens; A represents a heteroaryl ring system comprising 1-3 heteroatoms selected from N, O and S, which ring system is 5- or 6-membered when X is C, and 5-membered when X is N; n is 1 or 2; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, and to the use of a these 1-(4-ureidobenzoyl)piperazine derivatives for the manufacture of a medicament for treating or preventing atherosclerosis and related disorders associated with cholester
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2009
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Inventors: Andrew John Cooke, David Jonathan Bennett, Andrew Stanley Edwards, Andrew Laird Roughton, Irina Neagu, Jui-Hsiang Chan, Koc Kan Ho, Nasrin Ansari, Michelle Lee Morris, Yajing Rong, Michael Ohlmeyer
  • Patent number: 8088925
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the formula I, which exhibit a strong antithrombotic effect and are suitable, for example, for the therapy and prophylaxis of cardiovascular disorders like thromboembolic diseases or restenoses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis
    Inventors: Michael Wagner, Matthias Urmann, Volkmar Wehner, Martin Lorenz, Armin Bauer, Marc Nazare, Hans Matter
  • Patent number: 8084618
    Abstract: Heterocyclic compounds derived from benzotriazine, triazines, triazoles and oxadiazoles are disclosed. The methods of synthesis and of use of such heterocyclic compounds are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: TargeGen, Inc.
    Inventors: Wolfgang Wrasidlo, Elena Dneprovskaia
  • Patent number: 8084466
    Abstract: Bicyclic heteroaryl-substituted imidazole compounds are described, which are useful as H4 receptor modulators. Such compounds may be used in pharmaceutical compositions and methods for the modulation of histamine H4 receptor activity and for the treatment of disease states, disorders, and conditions mediated by H4 receptor activity, such as allergy, asthma, autoimmune diseases, and pruritis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica NV
    Inventors: David E. Kindrachuk, Jennifer D. Venable
  • Patent number: 8071600
    Abstract: A heterocyclic compound or a salt thereof represented by the formula (1): where R2 represents a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group; A represents a lower alkylene group or lower alkenylene group; and R1 represents an aromatic group or a heterocyclic group. The compound of the present invention has a wide treatment spectrum for mental disorders including central nervous system disorders, no side effects and high safety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yamashita, Hideaki Kuroda, Nobuaki Ito, Shin Miyamura, Kunio Oshima, Jun Matsubara, Haruka Takahashi, Tae Fukushima, Satoshi Shimizu, Kazumi Kondo, Yohji Sakurai, Takeshi Kuroda, Shinichi Taira, Motohiro Itotani, Tatsuyoshi Tanaka
  • Patent number: 8067395
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compounds that inhibit the activity of particular tyrosine kinases. Methods for the preparation of such compounds are disclosed. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions that include the compounds. Methods of using the compounds disclosed, alone or in combination with other therapeutic agents, for the treatment of tyrosine kinase-mediated diseases or conditions or tyrosine kinase-dependent diseases or conditions are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Pharmacyclics, Inc.
    Inventors: Orion D. Jankowski, James T. Palmer, Lee Honigberg
  • Publication number: 20110288052
    Abstract: The class compounds of the present invention may be represented by Formula (I), wherein X may be O, S, or N. R1 and R2 are independently either H, C1-C20 alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, aryl, arylalkyl, or alkylaryl. R3 and R4 are independently either H, an aryl group, a heteroaryl group, and a heterocyclic ring group having 4 to 6 carbon atoms, wherein the aryl, heteroaryl, and heterocyclic moieties are optionally substituted with one or more of a first substitution group defined herein. In a further embodiment, R3 and R4 along with the atoms and bonds to which they are attached, form an optionally substituted 5-7 membered ring having at least one nitrogen atom within the ring structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2009
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Inventors: Craig A. Townsend, Kandasamy Subburaj, Jill Marie McFadden
  • Publication number: 20110288104
    Abstract: The present invention relates to new compounds, ligands of the beta-3 adrenergic receptor, their preparation and their use in therapy or as research tools for said receptor; the invention also relates to a process for the preparation of the compounds of the invention and the use of inverse agonists of the beta-3 adrenergic receptor as medicaments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2011
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI BARI
    Inventors: Antonio Scilimati, Maria Grazia Perrone, Ernesto Santandrea
  • Publication number: 20110269815
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods of reducing cancer cell proliferation and/or treating cancer by administering a therapeutically effective amount of a compound that inhibits the activity of ACSVL3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2009
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Paul A. Watkins, John Laterra
  • Publication number: 20110269747
    Abstract: Polyarylcarboxamide compounds of formula (I) are useful as lipid lowering agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2011
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Inventors: Lieven Meerpoel, Peter Walter Maria Roevens, Leo Jacobus Jozef Backx, Louis Jozef Elisabeth Van der Veken, Marcel Viellevoye
  • Publication number: 20110269717
    Abstract: The instant invention describes methods for treating diseases and conditions of the central and peripheral nervous system by stimulating or increasing neurogenesis. The invention includes compositions and methods based on modulating angiotensin activity to stimulate or activate the formation of new nerve cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: BrainCells Inc.
    Inventors: Carrolee BARLOW, Todd A. Carter, Kai Treuner, Kym I. Lorrain, Corey R. Seehus