Ring Chalcogen In The Bicyclo Ring System Patents (Class 514/260.1)
  • Publication number: 20110082136
    Abstract: The instant invention provides for compounds that inhibit the four known mammalian JAK kinases (JAK1, JAK2, JAK3 and TYK2) and PDK1. The invention also provides for compositions comprising such inhibitory compounds and methods of inhibiting the activity of JAK1, JAK2, JAK3, TYK2 and PDK1 by administering the compound to a patient in need of treatment for myeloproliferative disorders or cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2009
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Inventors: Michelle Machacek, Gabriela de Almeida, Jonathan B. Grimm, Rachel N. MacCoss, Eric Romeo, Tony Siu, Catherine White, Kevin Wilson
  • Publication number: 20110082157
    Abstract: The invention relates to 5-HT receptor antagonists. Novel piperidinylamino-thieno [2,3-d] pyrimidine compounds represented by Formula I, and synthesis and uses thereof for treating diseases mediated directly or indirectly by 5-HT receptors, are disclosed. Such conditions include central nervous system disorders such as pulmonary arterial hypertension, migraine, hypertension, disorders of the gastrointestinal tract, restenosis, asthma, obstructive airway disease, prostatic hyperplasia and priapism, anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, neural injury and stroke. Methods of preparation and novel intermediates and pharmaceutical salts thereof are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2010
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Inventors: Dale S. Dhanoa, Oren Becker, Silvia Noiman, Sekar A. Reddy, Srinivasa Rao Cheruku, Rosa E. Mele'ndez, Anurag Sharadendu, Dongli Chen, Yael Marantz, Sharon Shacham, Alexander Heifetz, Boaz Inbal, Venkitasamy Kesavan, Shay Bar-Haim
  • Publication number: 20110082158
    Abstract: Fused cyclic pyrimidine compounds, including tautomers thereof, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, prodrugs, solvates and hydrates thereof, are disclosed having the general Formula II: These compounds are useful in methods for treating cancer, selectively targeting cancerous cells via the proton coupled folate transporter, folate receptor alpha, and/or folate receptor beta pathways, inhibiting GARFTase and/or other folate metabolizing enzymes in cancerous cells, and selectively targeting activated macrophages in a patient having an autoimmune disease, such as rheumatoid arthritis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2010
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Inventors: Aleem Gangjee, Larry H. Matherly
  • Patent number: 7915267
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel amide compound represented by the following formula, which has a matrix metalloproteinase inhibitory activity and is useful as a pharmaceutical agent. wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
    Inventors: Hiroshi Nara, Akira Kaieda, Kenjiro Sato, Jun Terauchi
  • Publication number: 20110065715
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for identifying compounds which modulate the interaction of Nogo and Nogo receptor (NgR). The present invention also provides compounds that modulate the interaction of Nogo and Nogo receptor (NgR), the use of such compounds and compositions in the treatment or amelioration of conditions diseases or disorders, such as spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, stroke, multiple sclerosis, ALS, Huntington's disease, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, epilepsy, Schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: Yale University
    Inventors: Stephen M. Strittmatter, Erik Gunther
  • Publication number: 20110065676
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a pharmaceutical composition comprising an effective amount of at least one PAR1 antagonist, at least one NAR agonist, optionally, an effective amount of at least one cardiovascular agent, and, optionally, a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The present invention also provides for the use of theses pharmaceutical compositions to treat various diseases associated with thrombosis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2010
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: Schering Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Sidney Perelman, Madhu Chintala
  • Publication number: 20110065714
    Abstract: This invention relates to the discovery of 3-and 5-substituted analogues of the selective platelet lowering agent anagrelide with reduced potential for cardiovascular side-effects which should lead to improved patient compliance and safety in the treatment of myeloproliferative diseases. More specifically, the present invention relates to certain imidazoquinazoline derivatives which have the general formula shown below wherein the substituents have the meanings defined in claim 1: and which have utility as platelet lowering agents in humans. The compounds of the present invention function by inhibiting megakaryocytopoeisis and hence the formation of blood platelets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2009
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: Shire LLC
    Inventors: Bernard Golding, Peter Cicala, Richard Franklin, Kim Hirst
  • Publication number: 20110065703
    Abstract: The present invention includes a group of chemical compounds useful as modulators of calcium ion (Ca2+) channels, especially for T-type, N-Type and L-type channels. The present invention also includes pharmaceutical compositions comprising these calcium ion channel modulating agents and methods of using these calcium ion channel modulating agents for the treatment diseases and conditions associated with the calcium ion channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2008
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Inventor: Jay Jie-Qiang Wu
  • Patent number: 7906513
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel hydrazide-containing compounds of Formula I or Formula II, including pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, or prodrugs thereof which inhibit serine protease activity, particularly the activity of hepatitis C virus (HCV) NS3-NS4A protease. Consequently, the compounds of the present invention interfere with the life cycle of the hepatitis C virus and are also useful as antiviral agents. The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the aforementioned compounds for administration to a subject suffering from HCV infection. The invention also relates to methods of treating an HCV infection in a subject by administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compounds of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Joel D. Moore, Eric L. Elliott, Yat Sun Or, Zhe Wang
  • Patent number: 7902203
    Abstract: The present invention provides an HCV polymerase inhibiting compound having the formula (I) and a composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of said compound. The present invention also provides a method for inhibiting hepatitis C virus (HCV) polymerase, a method for inhibiting HCV viral replication, and a method for treating or preventing HCV infection. Processes for making said compounds, and synthetic intermediates employed in said processes, are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: John K. Pratt, David A. Betebenner, Pamela L. Donner, Brian E. Green, Dale J. Kempf, Keith F. McDaniel, Clarence J. Maring, Vincent S. Stoll, Rong Zhang, Hui-Ju Chen, William J. Flosi, Larry L. Klein, Allan C. Krueger, Dachun Liu, Darold L. Madigan, Laura M. Maymon, Todd W. Rockway, Kent D. Stewart, Ming C. Yeung, Qinghua Xie
  • Publication number: 20110052536
    Abstract: Briefly described, embodiments of this disclosure include compositions, pharmaceutical compositions, methods of treating a host infected with a virus from the Flaviviridae family of viruses, methods of treating HCV replication in a host, methods of inhibiting the binding of NS4B polypeptide to the 3?UTR of HCV negative strand RNA in a host, methods of treating liver fibrosis in a host, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2008
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Inventors: Shirit Einav, Jeffrey S. Glenn, Robert McDowell, Wenjin Yang, Hadas Dvory-Sobol
  • Publication number: 20110046165
    Abstract: Chemical entities that modulate PI3 kinase activity, and chemical entities, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of treatments of diseases and conditions associated with P13 kinase activity are described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2009
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Inventors: Pingda Ren, Yi Liu, Troy Edward Wilson, Katrina Chan, Christian Rommel, Liansheng Li
  • Publication number: 20110046096
    Abstract: The invention relates to the novel dihydrothienopyrimidine sulfoxides of formula (I) and to the pharmacologically acceptable salts thereof, wherein X represents SO or SO2, preferably however SO, and wherein R3, R4, R4?, R5, R6 and R7 are defined as in claim 1. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing said compounds. The novel dihydrothienopyrimidine sulfoxides are suitable for use in the treatment of respiratory or gastrointestinal disorders or diseases, inflammatory diseases of the joints, the skin or the eyes, diseases of the peripheral or central nervous system or cancers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2008
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Pascale Pouzet, Christoph Hoenke, Peter Nickolaus, Rolf Goeggel, Thomas Fox, Dennis Fiegen, Klaus Klinder
  • Publication number: 20110046163
    Abstract: Furanopyrimidine cannabinoid analog compounds of the formula I are disclosed. The compounds are useful to modify the activity of CB1 and CB2 receptors and treat conditions mediated by these receptors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2010
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Inventors: Bob M. Moore, II, Steven Gurley, Suni Mustafa
  • Patent number: 7893085
    Abstract: The invention relates to azabenzothiophenyl compounds of Formula I with anti-cancer and/or anti-inflammatory activity and more specifically to azabenzothiophenyl compounds which inhibit MEK kinase activity. The invention provides compositions and methods useful for inhibiting abnormal cell growth or treating a hyperproliferative disorder, or treating an inflammatory disease in a mammal. The invention also relates to methods of using the compounds for in vitro, in situ, and in vivo diagnosis or treatment of mammalian cells, or associated pathological conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Genentech, Inc
    Inventors: Pascal Pierre Savy, Stephen Price, Hazel Joan Dyke, John Gary Montana, Karen Williams, Mark S. Stanley, Liang Bao
  • Publication number: 20110028420
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for treating and inducing the regression of established atherosclerotic plaques. A method is disclosed for treating asthma, including treatment of an ongoing asthma attack. In both cases, treatment with PARP inhibitors, such as the PARP inhibitor TIQ-A (Thieno[2,3-c]isoquinolin-5-one), can lead to regression of existing disease and symptoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2009
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Inventors: Hamid A. Boulares, Chetan P. Hans, Amarjit S. Naura
  • Publication number: 20110028472
    Abstract: Novel thienopyrimidines of the formula (I), in which R1, R2 and X have the meanings indicated in Claim 1, are inhibitors of TGF-beta receptor kinase, and can be employed, inter alia, for the treatment of tumours.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2009
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT CESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRANKTER HAFTUNG
    Inventors: Guenter Hoelzemann, Hartmut Greiner, Christiane Amendt, Frank Zenke
  • Publication number: 20110028496
    Abstract: The present invention is concerned with deuterium-enriched pyrimidine compounds of formula I, their derivatives and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and methods of use thereof for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension, pulmonary hypertension associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, cystic fibrosis, hypertension, ischemic stroke, angina pectoris, congestive heart failure, arrhythmia, arterial fibrillation, Alzheimer's disease, cognition impairment, memory decline, and schizophrenia, and depression.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Inventor: Daljit Singh Dhanoa
  • Publication number: 20110021541
    Abstract: Compounds that inhibit PI3K? activity, including compounds that selectively inhibit PI3K? activity, are disclosed. Methods of inhibiting phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase delta isoform (PI3K?) activity, and methods of treating diseases, such as disorders of immunity and inflammation in which PI3K? plays a role in leukocyte function, using the compounds also are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Inventors: Stephen L. White, Fuqiang Ruan, Edward A. Kesicki, Eugene Thorsett, Francine Farouz
  • Publication number: 20110021501
    Abstract: The invention relates to new piperidino-dihydrothienopyrimidines of formula 1, as well as pharmacologically acceptable salts thereof, wherein X is SO or SO2, but preferably SO, and wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 may have the meanings given in claim 1, as well as pharmaceutical compositions which contain these compounds. These new piperidino-dihydrothienopyrimidines are suitable for the treatment of respiratory or gastrointestinal complaints or diseases, inflammatory diseases of the joints, skin or eyes, diseases of the peripheral or central nervous system or cancers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2008
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicant: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Pascale Pouzet, Ralf Anderskewitz, Horst Dollinger, Dennis Fiegen, Thomas Fox, Rolf Goeggel, Christoph Hoenke, Domnic Martyres, Peter Nickolaus, Klaus Klinder
  • Publication number: 20110002886
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds of formula (I), as described herein, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, and synthetic methods and intermediates that are useful for preparing the compounds. The compounds of formula (I) are useful as anti-viral agents and/or as anti-cancer agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2008
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Applicant: BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Yarlagadda S. Babu, Pooran Chand
  • Publication number: 20110003806
    Abstract: This invention provides compounds of formula IA or IB: wherein R1, R2, G1 and HY are as described in the specification. The compounds are inhibitors of PI3K and/or mTor and are thus useful for treating proliferative, inflammatory, or cardiovascular disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2010
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Applicants: Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
    Inventors: Masaaki Hirose, Steven P. Langston, Hirotake Mizutani, Stepan Vyskocil
  • Publication number: 20100331329
    Abstract: The invention concerns a compound of the formula (I) wherein Ring A is heterocyclyl; m is 0-4 and each R1 is a group such as hydroxy, halo, trifluoromethyl and cyano; R2 is halo and n is 0-2; and each R4 is a group such as hydroxy, halo, trifluoromethyl and cyano; p is 0-4; and R3 is amino or hydroxy; or pharmaceutically-acceptable salts or in-vivo-hydrolysable ester or amide thereof; processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in the treatment of diseases or medical condions mediated by histone deacetylase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2010
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: ASTRAZENECA AB
    Inventors: Elaine Sophie Elizabeth Stokes, Craig Anthony Roberts, Michael James Waring
  • Publication number: 20100331348
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) wherein the substituents have the meanings assigned to them in claim 1, are useful as pesticides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2008
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicants: SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION, INC., SYNGENTA LIMITED
    Inventors: Patrice Selles, Eric Daniel Clarke, Alison Clare Elliot, Delphine Fawke, Ottmar Franz Hueter, Urs Mueller, Peter Renold, Sarah Targett, William Guy Whittingham
  • Publication number: 20100331283
    Abstract: This invention relates to inhibitors of mitotic kinesins, particularly KSP, and methods for producing these inhibitors. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising the inhibitors of the invention and methods of utilizing the inhibitors and pharmaceutical compositions in the treatment and prevention of various disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2010
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: Array BioPharma Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy Hans, Eli M. Wallace, Qian Zhao, Shelley Allen, Ellen Laird, Joseph P. Lyssikatos, John E. Robisnson, Christopher P. Corrette, Robert Kirk DeLisle, Walter C. Voegtti
  • Publication number: 20100331305
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of Formula I, including steroisomers, geometric isomers, tautomers, solvates, metabolites and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, that are useful in modulating PIKK related kinase signaling, e.g., mTOR, and for the treatment of diseases (e.g., cancer) that are mediated at least in part by the dysregulation of the PIKK signaling pathway (e.g., mTOR).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2010
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: Philippe Bergeron, Frederick Cohen, Anthony Estrada, Michael F.T. Koehler, Cuong Ly, Joseph P. Lyssikatos, Zhonghua Pei, Wendy Lee, Xianrui Zhao
  • Publication number: 20100324029
    Abstract: The invention encompasses 2-[4-(imidazolyl)-phenyl]vinyl-heterocycle derivatives which selectively attenuate production of Abeta(1-42) and are useful in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use are also encompassed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2008
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Inventors: Christian Fischer, Benito Munoz, Alexey A. Rivkin
  • Patent number: 7855194
    Abstract: This invention is concerned with compounds of the formula wherein A, R1 to R5 and G are as defined in the description and claims, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, to a process for their preparation and to their use for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases which are associated with the modulation of SST receptors subtype 5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Alfred Binggeli, Andreas Christ, Hans-Peter Maerki, Rainer Eugen Martin
  • Publication number: 20100298349
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) are A2B wherein R1 and R2 are independently selected from hydrogen, or optionally substituted CrC6 alkyl, C1-C6alkoxy-(C1-C6)-alkyl, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, aryl-(C1-C6)-alkyl, or heteroaryl-(C1-C6) -alkyl; or R?1 and R2 taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form an optionally substituted 5- or 6-membered ring; R3 and R4 are independently selected from hydrogen, or optionally substituted C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 alkoxy-(C1-C6)-alkyl, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, aryl-(C1-C6)-alkyl, or heteroaryl-C1-C6)-alkyl; or R3 and R4 taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form an optionally substituted 5- or 6-membered ring; R5 and R6 are independently selected from hydrogen, C1-C6 alkyl, aryl, aryl-(C1-C6)-alkyl, —NHR7—N(—R8)—R9, —NH—(C?O)—R10, —(C?O)—NH—R11, —(C?O)—O—R12, or halo; and R7, R8, R9, R10, R?11, and R12 are independently selected from C1-C6 alkyl, aryl, aryl-(C1-C6)-alkyl and heteroaryl.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Inventors: Allan Jordan, Simon Bedford, Klenke Burkhard, Ian Yule, Karinne Poullennec
  • Publication number: 20100297097
    Abstract: The present invention relates to substituted triazole compounds of the formula (I): and salts thereof, to pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in medicine. In particular, the invention relates to compounds for inhibiting SCD activity, such as diseases related to elevated lipid levels, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity, metabolic syndrome, skin disorders such as acne, diseases or conditions related to cancer and the treatment of symptoms linked to the production of the amyloid plaque-forming A?42 peptide such as Alzheimer's disease and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2008
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Inventors: Anne Marie Jeanne Bouillot, Alain Laroze
  • Publication number: 20100298331
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds according to formulae (IA) to (ID) and compositions that inhibit the activity of Hsp90. The invention further relates to methods of inhibiting the activity of Hsp90 in a subject in need thereof and methods for preventing or treating hyperproliferative disorders, such as cancer, in a subject in need thereof comprising administering to the subject a compound of the invention, or a composition comprising such a compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2008
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Inventors: Chi-Wan Lee, Teresa Przewloka, Weiwen Ying, Minghu Song, Zhenjian Du, Kevin Foley, Dan Zhou, Shuzhen Qin
  • Publication number: 20100298334
    Abstract: The present invention relates to N-(hetero)aryl-pyrrolidine derivatives of Formula I: which are JAK inhibitors, such as selective JAK1 inhibitors, useful in the treatment of JAK-associated diseases including, for example, inflammatory and autoimmune disorders, as well as cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2010
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Inventors: James D. Rodgers, Stacey Shepard, Argyrios G. Arvanitis, Haisheng Wang, Louis Storace, Beverly Folmer, Lixin Shao, Wenyu Zhu, Joseph Glenn
  • Publication number: 20100292241
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to 3,5-disubstituted-1,3-oxazolidin-2-one derivatives which are potentiators of metabotropic glutamate receptors, including the mGluR2 receptor, and which are useful in the treatment or prevention of neuro-ological and psychiatric disorders associated with glutamate dysfunction and diseases in which metabotropic glutamate receptors are involved. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the prevention or treatment of such diseases in which metabotropic glutamate receptors are involved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2009
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Edward Brnardic, Mark Fraley, Mark Layton, Robert Garbaccio
  • Publication number: 20100286166
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of specific types of compounds acting as pharmacological chaperones having a stabilizing activity on the phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) enzyme for the prophylaxis and/or treatment of hyperphenylalaninemia (HPA) and phenylketonuria PKU) and diseases, disorders and conditions related thereto. Further, the present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds according to the present invention as well as to methods of treatment of HPA, in particular, PKU and diseases, disorders and conditions related thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicant: UNIVERSIDAD DE ZARAGOZA
    Inventors: Ángel Pey Rodríguez, Aurora Martínez Ruiz, Javier Sancho Sanz, Nunilo Cremades Casasín, Adrián Velázquez Campoy, Ming Ying
  • Publication number: 20100286174
    Abstract: Treatment of myocardial infarction to reduce infarct size and organogenesis is provided by administration of agents selected from the group consisting of
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2010
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicant: Duke University
    Inventors: Jonathan S. Stamler, Howard A. Rockman
  • Patent number: 7829570
    Abstract: The present application is directed to compounds of the formula (I) wherein the substituents are as defined herein, which are useful as kinase inhibitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventors: Gavin C. Hirst, Andrew Burchat, Neil Wishart, David J. Calderwood, Michael R. Michaelides, Zhiqin Ji
  • Publication number: 20100280050
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of treating or preventing fibrosis in a subject by administering a 5-HT modulator, e.g., a 5-HT2B modulator. In particular embodiments, the 5-HT modulator is a piperidinylamino-thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidine compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2008
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Inventors: Kimberley Gannon, Ohilip B. Graham
  • Publication number: 20100273815
    Abstract: The present invention discloses novel compounds of the Formula (1), containing thieno-[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4(3H)-one moieties and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, methods for preparing these compounds, the use of these compounds in prevention and treatment of fungal infections, and pharmaceutical preparations containing these novel compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2008
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Inventors: Hanumant Bapurao Borate, Suleman Riyajsaheb Maujan, Sangmesher Prabhakar Sawargave, Sheerang Vidhyadhar Joshi, Sharangi Vaiude, Mohan Anand Chandavarkar
  • Publication number: 20100273784
    Abstract: Compounds, compositions and methods are provided which are useful in the treatment of diseases through the modulation of potassium ion flux through voltage-dependent potassium channels. More particularly, the invention provides quinazolinone, compositions and methods that are useful in the treatment of central or peripheral nervous system disorders (e.g., migraine, ataxia, Parkinson's disease, bipolar disorders, trigeminal neuralgia, spasticity, mood disorders, brain tumors, psychotic disorders, myokymia, seizures, epilepsy, hearing and vision loss, Alzheimer's disease, age-related memory loss, learning deficiencies, anxiety and motor neuron diseases, maintaining bladder control or treating urinary incontinence) and as neuroprotective agents (e.g., to prevent stroke and the like) by modulating potassium channels associated with the onset or recurrence of the indicated conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2010
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: Icagen, Inc.
    Inventors: Grant Andrew McNaughton-Smith, George Salvatore Amato, James Barnwell Thomas, JR.
  • Patent number: 7820658
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (1) are inhibitors of HSP90 activity in vitro or in vivo, and of use in the treatment of inter alia, Cancer: wherein R2 is a group of formula —(Ar1)m-(Alk1)P-(Z)r-(Alk 2)S-Q wherein Ar1 is an optionally substituted aryl or heteroaryl radical, Alk? and Alk 2 are optionally substituted divalent C1-C3 alkylene or C2-C3 alkenylene radicals, m, p, r and s are independently 0 or 1, Z is —O—, —S—, —(C?O)—, —(C?S)—, —SO2—, —C(?O)O—, —C(?O)NRA—, —C(?S)NRA—, —SO2NRA—, —NRAC(?O)_, —NRASO2- or —NRA—wherein RA is hydrogen or C1-C6 alkyl, and Q is hydrogen or an optionally substituted carbocyclic or heterocyclic radical; R3 is hydrogen, an optional substituent, or an optionally substituted (C1-C6)alkyl, aryl or heteroaryl radical; and R4 is a carboxylic ester, carboxamide or sulfonamide group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignees: Vernalis (Cambridge) Limited, Cancer Research Technology Ltd., Institute Of Cancer Research
    Inventors: Brian William Dymock, Martin James Drysdale, Christofe Fromont, Allan Jordan, Xavier Barril-Alonso
  • Patent number: 7820631
    Abstract: A nucleoside analogue compound is provided which has a six-membered aromatic ring system, the aromatic ring system being substituted in the para position with an unbranched unsubstituted alkyl or alkoxy moiety, wherein the alkyl or alkoxy moiety, in total, has from 3 to 8 carbon atoms. This compound shows anti-vira1 activity, for example with respect to varicella zoster virus and can thus be used in therapeutic methods for the prophylaxis and treatment of viral infections such as varicella zoster virus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignees: Rega Foundation, University College Cardiff Consultants Limited
    Inventors: Christopher McGuigan, Jan Balzarini
  • Publication number: 20100267749
    Abstract: The invention relates to the novel 4,5,6-trisubstituted furo[2,3-d]pyrimidine derivatives of formula (I), to methods for their production, their use in the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases and their use in the production of drugs for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases, especially for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of cardiovascular diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2008
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Applicant: BAYER SCHERING PHARMA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Thomas Lampe, Raimund Kast, Friederike Stoll, Joachim Schuhmacher
  • Publication number: 20100261736
    Abstract: The present application relates to novel substituted bicyclic heteroaryl compounds, to processes for their preparation, to their use for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases and to their use for preparing medicaments for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases, in particular for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of cardiovascular diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2008
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Inventors: Thomas Lampe, Raimund Kast, Hartmut Beck, Friederike Stoll, Eva-Maria Becker, Mario Jeske, Joachim Schuhmacher
  • Patent number: 7807684
    Abstract: Compounds having the structure: are HIV reverse transcriptase inhibitors, wherein A, X, Y, Z, R1 and R2 are defined herein. The compounds and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts are useful in the inhibition of HIV reverse transcriptase, the prophylaxis and treatment of infection by HIV and in the prophylaxis, delay in the onset, and treatment of AIDS. The compounds and their salts can be employed as ingredients in pharmaceutical compositions, optionally in combination with other antivirals, immunomodulators, antibiotics or vaccines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Sandeep A. Saggar, John T. Sisko, Thomas J. Tucker, Robert M. Tynebor, Dai-Shi Su, Neville J. Anthony
  • Publication number: 20100249114
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the CGRP antagonists of general formula wherein A, X, D, E, G, M, Q and R1 to R3 are defined as in claim 1, the tautomers, the isomers, the diastereomers, the enantiomers, the hydrates thereof, the mixtures thereof and the salts thereof and the hydrates of the salts, particularly the physiologically acceptable salts thereof with inorganic or organic acids, pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds, the use thereof and processes for the preparation thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Stephan Georg MUELLER, Klaus RUDOLF, Philipp LUSTENBERGER, Dirk STENKAMP, Alexander DREYER, Kirsten ARNDT, Henri DOODS, Gerhard SCHAENZLE, Marco SANTAGOSTINO, Fabio PALEARI
  • Publication number: 20100249119
    Abstract: The present invention provides a heterocyclic compound having a strong Raf inhibitory activity, which is represented by the following formula wherein each substituent is as defined in the present specification, or a salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2008
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Masaaki Hirose, Masanori Okaniwa, Yoko Hayashi, Terufumi Takagi
  • Patent number: 7799775
    Abstract: This invention provides pyrimidine derivatives represented by a formula, in the formula, ring A stands for carbocyclic group or heterocyclic group, X1 stands for hydrogen, lower alkyl, amino, etc., X2 stands for hydrogen or lower alkyl, Y stands for a direct bond or sulfur or nitrogen, n stands for an integer of 0-4, and Ar stands for a group of the following formula, or a salt thereof, which concurrently exhibit 5-HT1A agonistic activity and 5-HT3 antagonistic activity and are useful for therapy and treatments of diseases such as IBS. The invention furthermore provides a therapeutic method of IBS, characterized by having 5-HT1A agonistic activity and 5-HT3 antagonistic activity work simultaneously and cooperatively in vivo, which comprises either administering 5-HT3 antagonistic agent which concurrently exhibits 5-HT1A agonistic activity, or administering 5-HT1A agonistic agent and 5-HT3 antagonistic agent simultaneously, in sequence or at an interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: ASKA Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Michitaka Sato, Teruaki Matsui, Akira Asagarasu, Hiroyuki Hayashi, Sei-ichi Araki, Satoru Tamaoki, Nobuyuki Takahashi, Yukinao Yamauchi, Yoshiko Yamamoto, Norio Yamamoto, Chisato Ogawa
  • Publication number: 20100234399
    Abstract: An agent comprising, as an active ingredient, a xanthine oxidase inhibitor such as 2-[3-cyano-4-(4-fluorophenoxy)phenyl]-4-hydroxythiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidine potassium salt, 2-[3-cyano-4-(4-fluorophenoxy)phenyl]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidine, 2-(3-cyano-4-phenoxyphenyl)-4-hydroxythiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidine, 2-(3-cyano-4-phenoxyphenyl)-4-hydroxythiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidine potassium salt, 2-(3-cyano-4-phenoxyphenyl)thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidine, TMX-67, and FYX-051, which can be used as an agent for overcoming anti-cancer agent resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2007
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Applicant: NIPPON CHEMIPHAR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masuharu Hirano, Tomio Yamakawa, Toshihisa Ishikawa, Hikaru Saito
  • Publication number: 20100227853
    Abstract: Recombinant fission yeast cells and methods of using them are described, which provide for identification of chemical and biological inhibitors or activators of a target exogenous phosphodiesterase (PDE). The invention provides, in some aspects, compounds that inhibit cAMP PDE activity and compositions that include such compounds. The invention, in part, also includes methods of using cAMP PDE-inhibiting compounds in the treatment of cAMP PDE-associated diseases and/or disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2009
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Applicant: Trustees of Boston College
    Inventors: Charles S. Hoffman, Frank Douglas Ivey, Arlene Wyman Petri
  • Publication number: 20100227873
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of Formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, esters, and tautomers thereof, wherein: Q is selected from the group consisting of: and L is selected from the group consisting of: pharmaceutically compositions comprising one or more compounds of formula (I), and methods of using the compounds of formula (I).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Inventors: Anandan Palani, Jing Su, Dong Xiao, Xianhai Huang, Ashwin U. Rao, Xiao Chen, Haiqun Tang, Jun Qin, Ying R. Huang, Robert G. Aslanian, Brian A. McKittrick, Syliva J. Degrado