Ring Sulfur In The Bicyclo Ring System Patents (Class 514/301)
  • Publication number: 20130012535
    Abstract: It is intended to avoid dose dumping of a drug and improve the dissolution properties of the drug in the lower gastrointestinal tract, and thereby provide a sustained-release pellet preparation for oral administration that reliably exhibits its main pharmacological effect when orally administered once or twice a day. The present invention provides a sustained-release preparation obtained by mixing of (A) a pharmacologically active drug, (B) hydroxypropyl methylcellulose acetate succinate, (C) a plasticizer, and (D) polyethylene glycol followed by extrusion granulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: DAIICHI SANKYO COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Taro Kanamaru, Shinichiro Tajiri
  • Patent number: 8350037
    Abstract: A series of thieno[2,3-b]pyridine derivatives which are substituted in the 2-position by a substituted anilino moiety, being selective inhibitors of human MEK (MAPKK) enzymes, are accordingly of benefit in medicine, for example in the treatment of inflammatory, autoimmune, cardiovascular, proliferative (including oncological) and nociceptive conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: UCB Pharma, S.A.
    Inventors: James Andrew Johnson, Daniel Christopher Brookings, Martin Clive Hutchings, Barry John Langham, Judi Charlotte Neuss
  • Patent number: 8349817
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel compounds which are derivatives of the phosphodiesterase inhibitor, cilostazol and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. This invention also provides pyrogen-free compositions comprising one or more compounds of the invention and the use of the disclosed compounds and compositions in methods of treating diseases and conditions that are treated by administration of a phosphodiesterase inhibitor, such as cilostazol. The invention also relates to the use of the disclosed compounds and compositions as reagents in analytical studies involving cilostazol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: CoNCERT Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Rose A. Persichetti, Julie F. Liu, Craig E. Masse, Scott L. Harbeson
  • Publication number: 20130005763
    Abstract: It is intended to avoid dose dumping of a drug and improve the dissolution properties of a drug in the lower gastrointestinal tract, and thereby provide a sustained-release solid preparation for oral administration that reliably exhibits its main pharmacological effect when orally administered once or twice a day. The present invention provides a sustained-release solid preparation containing (A) a pharmacologically active drug, (B) carboxyvinyl polymer, (C) povidone, and (D) carmellose sodium, xanthan gum, or sodium carboxymethyl starch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: DAIICHI SANKYO COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Taro Kanamaru, Shinichiro Tajiri
  • Publication number: 20130005705
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel carboxamide compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and their use in therapy. The compounds possess valuable therapeutic properties and are particularly suitable for treating or controlling medical disorders selected from neurological disorders and psychiatric disorders, for ameliorating the symptoms associated with such disorders and for reducing the risk of such disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicants: Abbott Laboratories, Abbott GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Hervé Geneste, Michael Ochse, Karla Drescher, Berthold Behl, Loic Laplanche, Jürgen Dinges, Clarissa Jakob
  • Publication number: 20130004550
    Abstract: It is intended to avoid dose dumping of a drug and improve the dissolution properties of the drug in the lower gastrointestinal tract, and thereby provide a sustained-release matrix preparation for oral administration that reliably exhibits its main pharmacological effect when orally administered once or twice a day. The present invention provides a sustained-release preparation obtained by mixing of (A) a pharmacologically active drug, (B) hydroxypropyl methylcellulose acetate succinate having a median size (D50) of 40 ?m or smaller, (C) a cellulose derivative, and (D) a saccharide or a nonionic water-soluble polymer followed by molding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: DAIICHI SANKYO COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Taro Kanamaru, Shinichiro Tajiri, Sachiko Fukui, Kazuhiro Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20130005762
    Abstract: The invention relates to the composition and use of a medicament comprising a fixed dose combination of droloxifene and clopidogrel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2010
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: TCP Innovations Limited
    Inventor: David John Grainger
  • Publication number: 20130005701
    Abstract: The invention relates to the field of blood coagulation. Novel oxazolidinone derivatives of the general formula (I) processes for their preparation and their use as medicinally active compounds for the prophylaxis and/or treatment of disorders are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: Bayer Pharma Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Alexander Straub, Thomas Lampe, Jens Pohlmann, Susanne Röhrig, Elisabeth Perzborn, Karl-Heinz Schlemmer, Joseph Pernerstorfer
  • Patent number: 8343997
    Abstract: Provided herein are novel sirtuin-modulating compounds of Structural Formula (Ia) and methods of use thereof. The sirtuin-modulating compounds may be used for increasing the lifespan of a cell, and treating and/or preventing a wide variety of diseases and disorders including, for example, diseases or disorders related to aging or stress, diabetes, obesity, neurodegenerative diseases, cardiovascular disease, blood clotting disorders, inflammation, cancer, and/or flushing as well as diseases or disorders that would benefit from increased mitochondrial activity. Also provided are compositions comprising a sirtuin-modulating compound in combination with another therapeutic agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Sirtris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Oalmann, Jeremy S. Disch, Pui Yee Ng, Robert Perni
  • Publication number: 20120328569
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of formula (I) that are used as hepatitis C virus (HCV) NS5B polymerase inhibitors, the synthesis of such compounds, and the use of such compounds for inhibiting HCV NS5B polymerase activity, for treating or preventing HCV infections and for inhibiting HCV viral replication and/or viral production in a cell-based system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2011
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Inventors: Casey Cameron McComas, Nigel J. Liverton, Richard Soll, Peng Li, Xuanjia Peng, Hao Wu, Frank Narjes, Joerg Habermann, Uwe Koch, Shilan Liu
  • Publication number: 20120329763
    Abstract: New compounds, namely, (7aS,2?S)-2-oxoclopidogrel and its pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are disclosed for treatment or prophylaxis of thrombo-embolism and/or cardiovascular diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Inventors: Ashok KUMAR, Satish Rajanikant SOUDAGAR, Nellithanath Thankachen BYJU, Gaurav SAHAL, Arpana Prashant MATHUR, Sanjay Pandurang GAWADE, Dinesh Kanji BHADRA, Devki MOJE
  • Publication number: 20120329774
    Abstract: A series of thieno[2,3-b]pyridine derivatives which are substituted in the 2-position by a substituted anilino moiety, being selective inhibitors of human MEK (MAPKK) enzymes, are accordingly of benefit in medicine, for example in the treatment of inflammatory, autoimmune, cardiovascular, proliferative (including oncological) and nociceptive conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: UCB Pharma S.A.
    Inventors: Clive Martin Hutchings, Sarah Catherine Archibald, Daniel Christopher Brookings, Jeremy Martin Davis, James Andrew Johnson, Barry John Langham, Judi Charlotte Neuss
  • Publication number: 20120329762
    Abstract: New compounds, namely, (7aS,2?S)-2-oxoclopidogrel and its pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are disclosed for treatment or prophylaxis of thrombo-embolism and/or cardiovascular diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Inventors: Ashok Kumar, Satish Rajanikant Soudagar, Nellithanath Thankachen Byju, Gaurav Sahal, Arpana Prashant Mathur, Sanjay Pandurang Gawade, Dinesh Kanji Bhadra, Devki Moje
  • Publication number: 20120323310
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a drug eluting stent system, including: a stent; a tocopherol agent coupled to the stent; wherein the stent is adapted to elute the tocopherol agent into a surrounding lumenal wall tissue when implanted along the lumen within a body of a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: CELONOVA BIOSCIENCES, INC.
    Inventors: James W. Larrick, James C. Peacock, III
  • Publication number: 20120316148
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds and methods for modulating one or more components of a kinase signaling cascade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: Dynamix Pharmaceuticals LTD.
    Inventors: Oren M. Becker, Itai Bloch, Efrat Ben-Zeev, Alina Shitrit, Avihai Yacovan, Sharon Gazal, Vered Behar, Alexander Konson, Nili Schutz, Sima Mirilashvili, Gali Golan
  • Patent number: 8329726
    Abstract: The invention relates to the inhibition of VEGF receptor signaling and HGF receptor signaling. The invention provides compounds of general formula (A) wherein A1 is sulfur, A3 is CH, A2 is CH, D is heterocycle, Z is oxygen, SO0-2 or NR, Ar is phenyl and G is not a ring, and methods for inhibiting VEGF receptor signaling and HGF receptor signaling. The invention also provides compositions and methods for treating cell proliferative diseases and conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: MethylGene Inc.
    Inventors: Oscar Mario Saavedra, Stephen William Claridge, Lijie Zhan, Franck Raeppel, Arkadii Vaisburg, Stephane Raeppel, Michael Mannion, Frederic Gaudette, Ljubomir Isakovic, Marie-Claude Granger, Naomy Bernstein
  • Publication number: 20120309783
    Abstract: Compounds that inhibit protein kinases such as Aurora-kinases and the VEGFR and PDGFR families of kinases, with an improved safety profile due to low CYP3A4 inhibition, compositions containing the compounds and methods of treating diseases using the compounds are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2012
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: ABBOTT LABORATORIES
    Inventors: Michael R. Michaelides, Robin Frey, Michael Curtin
  • Publication number: 20120302524
    Abstract: Provided is a 1,3,4-oxadiazole-2-carboxamide compound which has STAT3 inhibitory activity and is useful as an anticancer agent. Provided is a 1,3,4-oxadiazole-2-carboxamide compound represented by formula (I) or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof (in the formula, Ar represents a furyl group or the like; R1 represents a hydrogen atom or the like; and —X—Y represents a diaryl group such as a biphenyl group).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicants: GENERAL INCORPORATED ASSOCIATION PHARMA VALLEY PROJECT SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION, PHARMA DESIGN, INC., KABUSHIKI KAISHA YAKULT HONSHA, KUMAMOTO HEALTH SCIENCE UNIVERSITY, SHIZUOKA PREFECTURE
    Inventors: Akira Asai, Kenji Matsuno, Naohisa Ogo, Osamu Takahashi, Yoshiaki Masuda, Ayumu Muroya, Yasuto Akiyama, Tadashi Ashizawa, Tadashi Okawara
  • Publication number: 20120302547
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a melanin concentrating hormone antagonist compound of formula (I) wherein R1, Ra, Rb, R2, L1, R3, R4 and R5 are as defined, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, enantiomer, diastereomer or mixture of diasteromers thereof useful in the treatment, obesity and related diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: ELI LILLY AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Macklin Brian Arnold, Yen Dao, Kevin Matthew Gardinier, David Joseph Garmene, Steven James Green, Erik James Hembre, Jianliang Lu
  • Patent number: 8314247
    Abstract: A hydrazone derivative of formula [I]: wherein Ring A is aryl or heteroaryl, Ring T is heteroaryl or heterocycle, R1 and R2 are independently hydrogen atom, halogen atom, cycloalkylsulfonyl, etc., R3 and R4 combine each other together with the adjacent nitrogen atom to form substituted or unsubstituted heterocycle, R5 is hydrogen atom, halogen atom, cyano, nitro, tetrazolyl, etc., and R6 is hydrogen atom, etc.; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is useful as a glucokinase activation agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation
    Inventors: Iwao Takamuro, Kazutoshi Sugawara, Hiroshi Sugama
  • Publication number: 20120289471
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel therapeutic compounds comprised of an amino acid bonded to a medicament or drug having a hydroxy, amino, carboxy or acylating derivative thereon. These high therapeutic index derivatives have the same utility as the drug from which they are made, and they have enhanced pharmacological and pharmaceutical properties. In fact, the novel drug derivatives of the present invention enhance at least one therapeutic quality, as defined herein. The present invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions containing same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: SIGNATURE R&D HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventor: V. Ravi Chandran
  • Publication number: 20120289497
    Abstract: Fused pyridine derivatives shown as the general formula (I), and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, stereoisomers or solvates thereof are disclosed, which belong to the technical field of medicines. The R1, R2, R3, Q, X and Y substituents in formula (I) are defined as in the description. Also disclosed are the preparation methods, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds and uses of the compounds in the manufacture of the medicine for the treatment and/or prevention of noninsulin-dependent diabetes, hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia and insulin resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2011
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: Xuanzhu Pharma Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhenhua Huang, Yan Zhang, Yuntao Song
  • Publication number: 20120277212
    Abstract: The present invention provides new oxime derivatives of the general formula (I), pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of conditions associated with altered glutamatergic signalling and/or functions, and/or conditions which can be affected by alteration of glutamate level or signalling in mammals. This invention further provides new oxime derivatives of the general formula (I) consisting of modulators of nervous system receptors sensitive to glutamate, which makes them particularly suitable for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of acute and chronic neurological and/or psychiatric disorders. In particular embodiments, the new oxime derivatives of the invention are modulators of metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs). The invention further provides positive allosteric modulators of mGluRs and more specifically positive alSosteric modulators of mGluR4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicants: PRESTWICK CHEMICAL, INC., DOMAIN THERAPEUTICS
    Inventors: Stephan Schann, Stanislas Mayer, Christophe Morice, Bruno Giethlen
  • Publication number: 20120270886
    Abstract: The invention provides novel inhibitors of IAP that are useful as therapeutic agents for treating malignancies where the compounds have the general formula (I): wherein Q, X1, X2, Y, Z1, Z2, Z3, Z4, R1, R2, R3, R3?, R4, R4?, R5, R6, R6?, and n are as described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Inventors: Michael F. T. Koehler, Lewis Gazzard, Vickie Hsiao-Wei Tsui
  • Publication number: 20120270868
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3 and X are as defined herein. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds, methods of using these compounds in the treatment of various diseases and disorders, processes for preparing these compounds and intermediates useful in these processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Martin KIRRANE, Daniel Richard MARSHALL, Robert SIBLEY, Roger John SNOW, Fariba SOLEYMANZADEH, Ronald John SORCEK
  • Publication number: 20120264739
    Abstract: Provided are certain triazolopyridines and triazolopyrazines, compositions thereof and methods of use therefor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2010
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Inventors: Wei-Guo Su, Hong Jia, Guangxiu Dai
  • Publication number: 20120264692
    Abstract: The present invention is based on the discovery of genetic polymorphisms that are associated with venous thrombosis. In particular, the present invention relates to nucleic acid molecules containing the polymorphisms, variant proteins encoded by such nucleic acid molecules, reagents for detecting the polymorphic nucleic acid molecules and proteins, and methods of using the nucleic acid and proteins as well as methods of using reagents for their detection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2011
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicants: Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) Acting on Behalf of Academic Hospital Leiden (AZL), CELERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lance BARE, James J. DEVLIN, Frits R. ROSENDAAL, Pieter H. REITSMA, Irene D. BEZEMER
  • Publication number: 20120264721
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel compounds which are derivatives of the phosphodiesterase inhibitor, cilostazol and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. This invention also provides pyrogen-free compositions comprising one or more compounds of the invention and the use of the disclosed compounds and compositions in methods of treating diseases and conditions that are treated by administration of an phosphodiesterase inhibitor, such as cilostazol. The invention also relates to the use of the disclosed compounds and compositions as reagents in analytical studies involving cilostazol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: CONCERT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Julie F. Liu, Rose A. Persichetti
  • Publication number: 20120264708
    Abstract: Provided is a method of treating or preventing age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in a patient subject to, or symptomatic of the disease, wherein the method comprises restoring normal lysosomal pH (pHL), or acidifying an abnormally elevated pHL, thus decreasing or preventing a damaging accumulation of lipofuscin or waste products in the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cells of the eye of the patient. Further, this method is achieved by modulating the action of the P2X7 and/or P2Y12 receptors of the RPE cells, specifically decreasing the acidity (pHL) of the RPE lysosomes by administering selected receptor antagonists affecting the action of the P2X7 and/or P2Y12 receptors of the RPE. Methods for selecting and quantifying the effectiveness of drugs to restore pHL and determine outer segment clearance rates is also provided using a high through-put screening protocol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Inventors: Claire Mitchell, Alan Laties
  • Publication number: 20120258955
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel bicyclic thiazoles which are positive allosteric modulators of the metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5 (“mGluR5”) and which are useful for the treatment or prevention of disorders associated with glutamate dysfunction and diseases in which the mGluR5 subtype of receptors is involved. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, to processes for preparing such compounds and compositions, and to the use of such compounds and compositions for the prevention and treatment of disorders in which mGluR5 is involved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICA NV
    Inventors: Gregor James MacDonald, Andrés Avelino Trabanco-Suárez, Susana Conde-Ceide, Gary John Tresadern, José Manuel Bartolomé-Nebreda, Joaquin Pastor-Fernández
  • Patent number: 8283359
    Abstract: A series of thieno[2,3-b]pyridine derivatives which are substituted in the 2-position by a substituted anilino moiety, being selective inhibitors of human MEK (MAPKK) enzymes, are accordingly of benefit in medicine, for example in the treatment of inflammatory, autoimmune, cardiovascular, proliferative (including oncological) and nociceptive conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: UCB Pharma S.A.
    Inventors: Martin Clive Hutchings, Sarah Catherine Archibald, Daniel Christopher Brookings, Jeremy Martin Davis, James Andrew Johnson, Barry John Langham, Judi Charlotte Neuss
  • Patent number: 8283360
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel Bicyclic Heterocyclic Derivatives, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the Bicyclic Heterocyclic Derivatives and the use of these compounds for treating or preventing treating allergy, an allergy-induced airway response, congestion, a cardiovascular disease, an inflammatory disease, a gastrointestinal disorder, a neurological disorder, a cognitive disorder, a metabolic disorder, obesity or an obesity-related disorder, diabetes, a diabetic complication, impaired glucose tolerance or impaired fasting glucose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Anandan Palani, Ashwin U. Rao, Xiao Chen, Ning Shao, Ying R. Huang, Robert G. Aslanian
  • Publication number: 20120252837
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to compounds of formula (I): wherein X1, X2, X3, X4, Y, n, A, and W are as defined in the disclosure, or a salt thereof, or a hydrate or solvate thereof, and to processes for the preparation of these compounds and the therapeutic use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: SANOFI
    Inventors: Laurent Dubois, Yannick Evanno, Catherine Gille, André Malanda
  • Publication number: 20120252805
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel NADPH oxidase II inhibitors and their use in the treatment of diseases mediated by the NADPH oxidase II enzyme.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Inventors: Deborah Chen, Kiew Ching Lee, Lamont Roscoe Terrel
  • Publication number: 20120252800
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel bicyclic thiazoles which are positive allosteric modulators of the metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5 (“mGluR5”) and which are useful for the treatment or prevention of disorders associated with glutamate dysfunction and diseases in which the mGluR5 subtype of receptors is involved. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, to processes for preparing such compounds and compositions, and to the use of such compounds and compositions for the prevention and treatment of disorders in which mGluR5 is involved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V.
    Inventors: Gregor James MacDonald, Gary John Tresadern, Andrés Avelino Trabanco-Suárez, Joaquin Pastor-Fernández
  • Publication number: 20120252814
    Abstract: Compounds of the following formula are provided for use with glucokinase: wherein the variables are as defined herein. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions, kits and articles of manufacture comprising such compounds; methods and intermediates useful for making the compounds; and methods of using said compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: TAKEDA CALIFORNIA, INC.
    Inventors: Zacharia Cheruvallath, Jun Feng, Prasuna Guntupalli, Stephen L. Gwaltney, Joanne Miura, Mark Sabat, Mingnam Tang, Haxia Wang
  • Publication number: 20120245166
    Abstract: Methods for enhancing memory and/or learning and prevent neurodegeneration by administration of certain heterocyclic and aromatic compounds are described. The methods are particularly useful for treating patients suffering from a neurodegenerative disease such as (without limitation) Alzheimer's, Parkinsons's, Lou Gehrig's (ALS) disease or memory or learning impairment. A neuronal human cell-based assay that assess NF-kB gene up-regulation using a luciferase reporter is also provided that screens for compounds useful in methods for enhancing memory or learning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2010
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: Southern Research Institute
    Inventors: Maurizio Grimaldi, Judith Varady Hobrath, Subramaniam Ananthan, Joseph A. Maddry
  • Publication number: 20120245149
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to (heterocycle-fused piperidine)-(piperazinyl)-1-alkanone derivatives and (heterocycle-fused pyrrolidine)-(piperazinyI)-1-alkanone derivatives of formula (I): wherein A, W, R2 and n are as defined in the disclosure, to the method of preparation thereof and the therapeutic use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2012
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: SANOFI
    Inventors: Marco BARONI, Françoise BONO, Sandrine DELBARY-GOSSART, Valentina VERCESI
  • Patent number: 8273736
    Abstract: Compounds having the formula are useful for inhibiting protein tyrosine kinases. The present invention also discloses methods of making the compounds, compositions containing the compounds, and methods of treatment using the compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventors: Patrick Betschmann, Andrew F. Burchat, David J. Calderwood, Michael L. Curtin, Steven K. Davidsen, Heather M. Davis, Robin R. Frey, Howard R. Heyman, Gavin C. Hirst, Peter Hrnciar, Michael R. Michaelides, Melanie A. Muckey, Kelly D. Mullen, Paul Rafferty, Carol K. Wada
  • Publication number: 20120238599
    Abstract: The invention provides novel substituted heterocyclic compounds represented by Formula I and Formula II, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, polymorph, ester, tautomer or prodrug thereof, and a composition comprising these compounds. The compounds provided can be used as inhibitors of MEK and are useful in the treatment of inflammatory diseases, cancer and other hyperproliferative diseases. The invention further provides a method of treatment for inflammatory diseases, cancer and other hyperproliferative diseases in mammals, especially humans.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: CHEMIZON, A DIVISION OF OPTOMAGIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gilnam Lee, Han Won Cho, Eun Jin Song, Hye Sun Jeon, Min Jeong Kim, Jeongbeob Seo, Albert Charles Gyorkos, Suk Young Cho
  • Patent number: 8268862
    Abstract: Provided herein are novel sirtuin-modulating compounds and methods of use thereof. The sirtuin-modulating compounds may be used for increasing the lifespan of a cell, and treating and/or preventing a wide variety of diseases and disorders including, for example, diseases or disorders related to aging or stress, diabetes, obesity, neurodegenerative diseases, cardiovascular disease, blood clotting disorders, inflammation, cancer, and/or flushing as well as diseases or disorders that would benefit from increased mitochondrial activity. Also provided are compositions comprising a sirtuin-modulating compound in combination with another therapeutic agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Sirtris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Jean Bemis, Jeremy S. Disch, Pui Yee Ng, Christopher Oalmann, Robert B. Perni, Chi B. Vu
  • Patent number: 8263772
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a melanin concentrating hormone antagonist compound of formula (1): wherein R1, Ra, Rb, R2, L1, R3, R4 and R5 are as defined, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, enantiomer, diastereomer or mixture of diasteromers thereof useful in the treatment, obesity and related diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventors: Macklin Brian Arnold, Yen Dao, Kevin Matthew Gardinier, David Joseph Garmene, Steven James Green, Erik James Hembre, Jianliang Lu
  • Patent number: 8263773
    Abstract: Provided herein are Thieno[2,3-b]pyridine compounds with mGluR activity. Also provided herein are processes and intermediates for the preparation of the Thieno[2,3-b]pyridine compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds, and the use of these compounds in treatment, therapy, and/or prevention of conditions which require modulation of mGluR1 and mGluR5 receptors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Richter Gedeon Nyrt.
    Inventors: Istvan Gyertyan, Katalin Nogradi, Ottilia Elekes, Monika Vastag, Amrita Agnes Bobok, Katalin Saghy
  • Publication number: 20120225887
    Abstract: Compounds are provided for use with glucokinase that comprise the formula: wherein the variables are as defined herein. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions, kits and articles of manufacture comprising such compounds; methods and intermediates useful for making the compounds; and methods of using said compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2012
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicant: TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Zacharia Cheruvallath, Stephen L. Gwaltney, Andrew John Jennings, Mark Sabat, Jeffrey A. Stafford, Mingnam Tang, Haxia Wang
  • Publication number: 20120225857
    Abstract: Compounds for the inhibition of mammalian Ste20-like kinase 1 (MST1) are disclosed, along with compositions comprising them and methods of their use in the treatment, management or prevention of an inflammatory or autoimmune diseases or disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Inventors: David John Augeri, Jeffrey Thomas Bagdanoff, Simon David Peter Baugh, Marianne Carlsen, Kenneth Gordon Carson, John Anthony Gilleran, Wei He, Tamas Oravecz, Konstantin Salojin, Leonard Sung
  • Publication number: 20120220569
    Abstract: The present invention provides a fused heterocycle derivative having a strong Smo inhibitory activity, and use thereof. Specially, the present invention relates to a compound represented by the formula wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification, or salt thereof, and a medicament containing the compound or a prodrug thereof, which is an Smo inhibitor or an agent for the prophylaxis or treatment of cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2010
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Tomohiro Ohashi, Zenyu Shiokawa, Yuta Tanaka, Satoshi Sasaki
  • Patent number: 8252931
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of the formula which are activators of glucokinase activity and, thus, may be employed as therapeutic agents for the treatment of glucokinase mediated conditions. Accordingly, the compounds of formula (I) may be employed for the prevention and the treatment of impaired glucose tolerance, type 2 diabetes and obesity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Gregory Raymond Bebernitz, Louise Kirman
  • Publication number: 20120214735
    Abstract: Acetamide derivatives, their stereoisomers, tautomers, prodrugs, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, polymorphs, solvates and formulations thereof for the prophylaxis, management, treatment, control of progression, or adjunct treatment of diseases and/or medical conditions where the activation of glucokinase would be beneficial, are disclosed. The disclosure also provides process of preparation of these acetamide derivatives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: Advinus Therapeutics Limited
    Inventors: Debnath Bhuniya, Anil Deshpande, Sachin Kandalkar, Balasaheb Kobal, Santosh Kurhade, Vinod Vyavahare, Rahul Kaduskar
  • Patent number: 8247557
    Abstract: The invention provides novel inhibitors of IAP that are useful as therapeutic agents for treating malignancies where the compounds have the general formula (I): wherein Q, X1, X2, Y, Z1, Z2, Z3, Z4, R1, R2, R3, R3?, R4, R4?, R5, R6, R6? and n are as described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael F. T. Koehler, Lewis Gazzard, Vickie Hsiao-Wei Tsui
  • Publication number: 20120208813
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds having an agonistic activity to the cannabinoid receptor, which is represented by the formula (I): wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, and G are defined as herein, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or a solvate thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions, atopic dermatitis treating agents, and anti-pruritus agents, especially anti-pruritus agents for oral used and for external application, which each contains the said compound as an active ingredient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2012
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Inventors: Natsuki ISHIZUKA, Takashi SASATANI, Yoshiharu HIRAMATSU, Masanao INAGAKI, Masahide ODAN, Hiroshi HASHIZUMI, Susumu MITSUMORI, Yasuhiko FUJII, Yoshikazu FUKUI, Hideaki WATANABE, Jun SATO