The Bicyclo Ring System Consists Of The Five-membered Hetero Ring And A Benzene Ring (e.g., Indole, Etc.) Patents (Class 514/415)
  • Publication number: 20140005221
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound that has URAT1 inhibitory action, and a URAT1 inhibitor, a blood uric acid level-reducing agent and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound. More specifically, the present invention relates to a compound represented by Formula (I) below.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: SATO PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keita Nagai, Koh Nagasawa, Hirobumi Takahashi, Motoaki Baba, Shinichi Fujioka, Eri Kondoh, Kenichi Tanaka, Yoshiki Itoh
  • Publication number: 20140005186
    Abstract: Provided herein are compounds having a structure selected from among Formula (I), Formula (II), Formula (III), Formula (IV), Formula (V) and Formula (VI) that are androgen receptor modulators and/or androgen receptor binding agents. Also disclosed are methods of making and using such compounds, including, but not limited to, using such compounds for treating various conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Lin Zhi, Robert I. Higuchi, E. Adam Kallel, Cornelis Arjan Van Oeveren, Jyun-Hung Chen, Daniel A. Ruppar, Bijan Pedram, Thomas Lot Stevens Lau, Todd A. Miller
  • Publication number: 20140004174
    Abstract: Described herein are compounds and pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, which inhibit the activity of histone deacetylase 8 (HDAC8). Also described herein are methods of using such HDAC8 inhibitors, alone and in combination with other compounds, for treating diseases or conditions that would benefit from inhibition of HDAC8 activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: Pharmacyclics, Inc.
    Inventors: Erik VERNER, Sriram BALASUBRAMANIAN, Joseph J. BUGGY
  • Publication number: 20140005135
    Abstract: Disclosed is a stable liquid formulation for parenteral injection comprising a biocompatible non-aqueous solvent and a small molecule drug, or a salt thereof, solubilized within the non-aqueous solvent, wherein the liquid formulation comprises less than 10% by weight residual water, and wherein the volume of the liquid formulation to be parenterally injected is from 0.1 ?l to 3 ml.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: XERIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Steven J. Prestrelski, Nancy Scott
  • Publication number: 20140005179
    Abstract: The invention provides an oral pharmaceutical composition, optionally in dose unit form, comprising a lipophilic drug substance in dispersion in a physiologically tolerable aqueous carrier, preferably an aqueous gel, wherein said drug substance contains a functional electrostatic group having a pKa value of from 2 to 10, characterised in that said aqueous carrier has a pH at least 0.3 below or above said pKa value, said pH being below said pKa where said group is acidic and above said pKa where said group is basic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2011
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: AYANDA GROUP AS
    Inventors: Kurt Ingar Draget, Ingvild Haug, Magnus N. Hattrem, Tore Seternes, Steinar Johan Engelsen
  • Patent number: 8618157
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition comprising: a) a 5-HT1 agonist; b) an NSAID; and c) a disintegrant characterised in that the disintegrant comprises between about 15 to about 50% w/w based on the weight of the composition, said composition optionally comprising one or more other pharmaceutically acceptable excipients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Alphapharm Pty. Ltd.
    Inventors: Brett Antony Mooney, Panagiotis Keramidas
  • Patent number: 8618158
    Abstract: A compound of formula (I) or a compound of formula (II) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1-R7 and X are as defined in the description, and the use of these compounds in therapy, in particular in treating cancer or as an inhibitor of the interaction of the MDM2 protein with p53.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Cancer Research Technology Limited
    Inventors: Bernard Thomas Golding, Christiane Riedinger, Roger John Griffin, Ian Robert Hardcastle, Eric Valeur, Anna Frances Watson, Martin Noble
  • Patent number: 8614246
    Abstract: The invention relates to a compound of the following formula (I), or to a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or to a stereoisomer or mixture of stereoisomers at any proportions, where: X1 is a CH2 or C?O group; X2 is a linear saturated or unsaturated carbohydrate chain with 8 to 24 carbon atoms; R1 is a hydrogen atom or an OH or (C1-C6)alkoxy group such as methoxy; and R2 is a CH3 or CH2 OR3 group, with R3 being a hydrogen atom or a (C1-C6)alkyl, CO—(C1-C6)alkyl or NH—(C1-C6)alkyl group. The invention also relates to the use of said compound as a drug, in particular for treating neurodegenerative diseases, and to a method for preparing same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
    Inventors: Fanny Schmidt, Bruno Figadere, Rita Raisman-Vozari, Pierre Champy
  • Publication number: 20130336993
    Abstract: Methods for identifying compounds that modulate the generation of regulatory T cells (Treg) in vivo and in vitro, i.e., compounds that act on the transcription factors that increase or decrease expression of Foxp3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: THE BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL, INC.
    Inventors: Howard Weiner, Francisco J. Quintana
  • Patent number: 8609732
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of compounds of general formula (I) and (II) for the preparation of a drug for preventing and/or treating disorders caused by Shiga toxins and related toxins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignees: Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives, Institut Curie, Centre National de la Recherche Scientfique
    Inventors: Daniel Gillet, Julien Barbier, Ludger Johannes, Bahne Stechmann, Siau-Kun Bai
  • Patent number: 8609134
    Abstract: Methods of transdermally delivering a therapeutic amount of an indole serotonin receptor agonist to an individual in need thereof, e.g., to provide a therapeutic level of an indole serotonin receptor agonist to an individual in need thereof, are provided. Also provided are transdermal formulations of indole serotonin receptor agonists that find use in practicing the subject methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Teikoku Pharma USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Kunio Yoneto, Katsuyuki Inoo
  • Publication number: 20130331424
    Abstract: Described herein are antimicrobial compounds identified via a high-throughput inhibitor screen of the in vitro activity of MipZ, which is an ATPase that regulates division site placement in Caulobacter crescentus. The compounds and their analogs are active against bacterial membranes and thus represent a novel class of antimicrobial compounds. The antimicrobial compounds are effective against both actively growing bacterial cells as well as bacterial cells in the stationary phase. The antimicrobial compounds are also effective against bacteria in biofilms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Inventors: Douglas Benjamin Weibel, Ye Jin Eun, Marie Hazel Foss, Katherine Ann Hurley
  • Publication number: 20130331419
    Abstract: Disclosed are the compounds of the Formula (I) as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, which are useful for treating aldosterone-mediated diseases. The processes for preparing compounds of the Formula (I), the use for the therapy and prophylaxis of the abovementioned diseases and for preparing pharmaceuticals for this purpose, and the pharmaceutical compositions which comprise compounds of the formula (I) are disclosed too.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Inventors: Alejandro Crespo, Ping Lan, Rudrajit Mal, Anthony Ogawa, Hong Shen, Peter J. Sinclair, Zhongxiang Sun, Ellen K. Vande Bunte, Zhicai Wu, Kun Liu, Robert J. DeVita, Dong-Ming Shen, Min Shu, John Qiang Tan, Changhe Qi, Yuguang Wang, Richard Beresis
  • Publication number: 20130324522
    Abstract: Insect repellent compositions are disclosed which are antagonists of insect odorant receptors. These compositions are useful as insect repellents and confusants. These insect repellent compositions may be suitable for topical application. Also disclosed are methods for interfering with the ability of an insect to detect odors. This is accomplished by exposing an insect to an olfactory-disrupting concentration of a compound. The abstract is shown below without the amendment markings: Insect repellent compositions are disclosed which are antagonists of insect odorant receptors. These compositions are useful as insect repellents and confusants. These insect repellent compositions may be suitable for topical application. Also disclosed are methods for interfering with the ability of an insect to detect odors. This is accomplished by exposing an insect to an olfactory-disrupting concentration of a compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: THE ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Leslie Vosshall, Takao Nakagawa
  • Publication number: 20130323296
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a carrier for oromucosal, especially sublingual administration of physiologically active substances, especially of medicinal drugs, which consists of at least one elastic layer (1) of polymer nanofibres workable according to the shape of the selected wall of mouth cavity to which it should be applied and in this elastic layer (1) of polymer nanofibres a drug and/or other physiologically active substance are deposited in a releasable manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2011
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Inventors: Denisa Stranska, Adela Klabanova, Pavel Dolezal, Petr Vrbata, Pavel Berka, Marie Musilova
  • Patent number: 8598223
    Abstract: The present invention provides type C crystal of compound I, type B crystal of compound II, or type C crystal of compound III set forth in this specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Takeuchi, Satoshi Itadani, Junya Ueda, Shizuka Ono, Takahiro Nekado, Manabu Fujita
  • Patent number: 8598078
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula I wherein the substituents are as defined in Claim 1, and the agrochemically acceptable salts and all stereoisomers and tautomeric forms of the compounds of formula I can be used as agrochemical active ingredients and can be prepared in a manner known per se.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC
    Inventors: Olivier Loiseleur, Roger Graham Hall, André Denis Stoller, Gerald Wayne Craig, André Jeanguenat, Andrew Edmunds
  • Publication number: 20130317065
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound represented by the general formula (I) of the present invention, which has EP1 receptor antagonism: wherein A represents a benzene ring, a pyridine ring, or the like; Y1 represents a C1-6 alkylene group or the like; Y2 represents a single bond or the like; Z represents —C(?O)—NHSO2R6, an acidic 5-membered hetero ring group, or the like; R1 represents a hydrogen atom or the like; R2 represents a phenyl group, a 5-membered aromatic heterocyclic group, or the like; R3 represents a halogen atom, a C1-6 alkoxy group, or the like; R4 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, or the like; R5 represents a hydrogen atom or the like; and R6 represents a C1-6 alkyl group or the like], or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Furthermore, the compound (I) of the present invention can be used as an agent for treating or preventing LUTS, in particular, various symptoms of OABs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2012
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Inventors: Kazuya Tatani, Atsushi Kondo, Tatsuhiro Kondo, Naohiro Kawamura, Shigeki Seto, Yasushi Kohno
  • Publication number: 20130317030
    Abstract: This invention pertains to methods and compositions for the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular conditions. More specifically, the invention relates to isolated molecules that can be used to diagnose and/or treat cardiovascular conditions including cardiac hypertrophy, myocardial infarction, stroke, arteriosclerosis, and heart failure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: THE BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL, INC.
    Inventor: THE BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL, INC.
  • Publication number: 20130315981
    Abstract: The present invention is a method of increasing lipolysis in an adipose tissue of a mammal comprising delivering to macrophages at the adipose tissue of the mammal an effective amount of an agent which reduces the concentration of macrophages at the adipose tissue of the mammal, thereby increasing lipolysis in the adipose tissue of the mammal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2011
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
    Inventors: Anthony W. Ferrante, JR., Aliki Kosteli
  • Publication number: 20130310436
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and apparatuses for predicting mortality and determining the likelihood of success of ?-blocker therapy in a patient who has suffered non-ischemic heart failure as well as providing probability of short-term and/or long term survival rate of a non-ischemic heart failure patient. In addition, the present invention provides a method for determining a treatment procedure for a non-ischemic heart failure patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2013
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Inventors: Brian Lowes, Michael R. Bristow, David Kao
  • Publication number: 20130309215
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition for application in human and animals, with at least one systemically and/or locally acting, topically applicable active ingredient and with at least one phospholipid, improving the transport of the active ingredient trough the cell membrane and containing a concentration of at least 60% by weight phosphatidylcholine, referring to the phospholipid, is described. The composition shows such a liquid consistency, that it is able to be sprayed as droplets or as a foam, whereas in the composition such a phospholipid is included, that additionally contains oil in a concentration of maximum 7.5% by weight besides the at least 60% by weight phosphatidylcholine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2012
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: MIKA Pharma Gesellschaft fur die Entwicklung und Vermarktung pharmazeutischer Produkte mbH
    Inventor: Bernd G. SEIGFRIED
  • Patent number: 8586573
    Abstract: The invention concerns compounds of general formula (I): Wherein n, X1, X2, X3, X4, Y, Z, Z1, Z2, Z3 and Z4 are as defined herein. The invention also concerns a process for the preparation of compounds of formula (I) and their therapeutic use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventors: Laurent Dubois, Yannick Evanno, Andre Malanda, David Machnik, Catherine Gille
  • Patent number: 8586621
    Abstract: The present invention includes methods and compositions for the treatment and prevention of protozoal parasitic infections utilizing Diindolylmethane-related indoles. Additive and synergistic interaction of Diindolylmethane-related indoles with other known anti-parasitic and pro-apoptotic agents is believed to permit more effective therapy and prevention of protozoal parasitic infections. The methods and compositions described provide new treatment of protozoal parasitic diseases of mammals and birds including malaria, leishmaniasis, trypanosomiasis, trichomoniasis, neosporosis and coccidiosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Inventor: Michael A. Zeligs
  • Publication number: 20130303583
    Abstract: The invention is directed to methods and compositions that can be used in the treatment of headaches. In particular, methods and compositions are described involving the combination of a long-acting NSAID and a 5-HT1B/1D agonist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Inventor: John R. Plachetka
  • Publication number: 20130303473
    Abstract: The invention provides pharmaceutical compositions based on liquid vehicles whose density is substantially higher than that of aqueous physiological fluids. The compositions are useful as medicines in ophthalmology, in particular for the treatment of conditions affecting the posterior segment of an eye. They may be administered topically into the eye or in a minimally invasive manner by periocular injection. Preferred liquid carriers are selected from semifluorinated alkanes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: NOVALIQ GmbH
    Inventor: Clive G. Wilson
  • Publication number: 20130303538
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of the formula (I) in which the substituents are as defined in the specification; in free form or in salt form; to their preparation, to their use as medicament and to medicaments comprising them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2012
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Inventors: Joachim Nozulak, Dieter Oser
  • Patent number: 8580843
    Abstract: Presented herein are diindolylmethane derivative compounds useful for the prevention and or treatment of neurological conditions, including neurological conditions related to neuroinflammation. One such neurological condition is Parkinson's disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignees: Colorado State University Research Foundation, The Texas A&M University System
    Inventors: Ronald B. Tjalkens, Stephen Safe
  • Publication number: 20130296230
    Abstract: A method of the present invention for treating malaria includes the step of administering, to a human or an animal, a therapeutically effective amount of drug for suppressing calcium ion exit from an intracellular organelle of the malaria parasite to an outside of the intracellular organelle and/or calcium ion entry from an outside of a cell of the malaria parasite into the cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: RIKEN
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Mikoshiba, Masahiro Enomoto, Shin-Ichiro Kawazu
  • Publication number: 20130296281
    Abstract: The invention relates to aryl and heteroaryl substituted compounds of Formula (I), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, prodrugs, or solvates thereof, wherein G, R1, and Z1-Z5 are defined as set forth in the specification. The invention is also directed to the use of compounds of Formula (I) to treat a disorder responsive to the blockade of sodium channels. Compounds of the present invention are especially useful for treating pain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: Purdue Pharma L.P.
    Inventors: Donald J. Kyle, Chiyou Ni, Laykea Tafesse, Jiangchao Yao
  • Patent number: 8575210
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound derived from indole, especially a therapeutically useful compound, characterized in that it is selected from compounds of formula (I) in which R1 represents a halogen or a trifluoromethyl group, R2 represents a hydrogen atom or a C1-C4 alkyl group, R3 represents an isopropyl (1-methylethyl) group or a tert-butyl (1,1-dimethylethyl) group and n=3 or 4 and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of said compounds of formula (I). Application: Treatment of neurodegenerative diseases and more particularly of Parkinson's disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Laboratoires Fournier SA
    Inventors: Benaïssa Boubia, Johannes Bernard Van Vliet, Joseph Antonius Jacobus Den Hartog, Andrew McCreary, Mireille Tallandier, Petronella Johanna Maria Van Dongen, Olivia Poupardin-Olivier
  • Publication number: 20130280334
    Abstract: Self-assembled gel compositions including a gelator, e.g., an enzyme-cleavable gelator, e.g., having a molecular weight of 2500 or less, are described. The self-assembled gel compositions can encapsulate one or more agents. Methods of making the self-assembled gel compositions, and methods of drug delivery using the self-assembled gel compositions are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicants: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, THE BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL, INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey M. Karp, Praveen Kumar Vemula, Nathaniel R. Campbell, Abdullah M. Syed, Sufeng Zhang, Omid C. Farokhzad, Robert S. Langer
  • Patent number: 8563594
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for treating pain using S1P3 receptor inhibitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: John E. Donello, Richard L. Beard, Fabien J. Schweighoffer
  • Publication number: 20130274260
    Abstract: This invention provides novel compounds and the novel compounds for use as a medicine, more in particular for the prevention or treatment of neurodegenerative disorders, more specifically certain neurological disorders, such as disorders collectively known as tauopathies, and disorders characterised by cytotoxic ?-synuclein amyloidogenesis. The present invention also relates to the use of said novel compounds for the manufacture of medicaments useful for treating such neurodegenerative disorders. The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions including said novel compounds and to methods for the preparation of said novel compounds. The compounds have the formula (A1) wherein R1, R2, R4, R6, E, n, Y1, Y2, Y3, Y4, Y5, L, B, R8, and m are as defined in the claims.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2011
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Inventors: Gerard Griffioen, Tom Van Dooren, Verónica Rojas De La Parra, Sara Allasia, Arnaud Marchand, Amuri Kilonda, Patrick Chaltin
  • Patent number: 8552052
    Abstract: The present invention includes compositions and methods for the treatment and prevention of conditions associated with Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) infection. RSV-associated conditions include acute infections in mammals, typically bronchiolitis and pneumonia, and post-infectious chronic respiratory conditions. In particular, the present invention describes new therapeutic and preventative uses for 3,3?-diindolylmethane (DIM), or a DIM-related indole, alone or in combination with an inhibitor of a membrane bound Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) inhibitors, to treat conditions associated with exposure to RSV.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: BioResponse, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Michael A. Zeligs
  • Publication number: 20130259830
    Abstract: Modulators of CRTH2, particularly antagonists of CRTH2, that are useful for treating various disorders, including asthma and respiratory disorders are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Barden, Colleen Hudson, James Jia, Charles Kim, Regina Graul, Ara Mermerian, Joel Moore, Kevin Sprott, Yueh-tyng Chien
  • Patent number: 8546392
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of non-steroidal 17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 inhibitors for the treatment and prophylaxis of hormone-dependent, particularly estrogen-dependent, diseases. The invention further relates to suitable inhibitors and to a method for the production thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Universitaet des Saarlandes
    Inventors: Rolf Hartmann, Martin Frotscher, Sandrine Oberwinkler, Erika Ziegler, Josef Messinger, Heinrich-Hubert Thole
  • Publication number: 20130253009
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods and for increasing the bioavailability of therapeutic agents in a subject, as well as compositions and methods for providing migraine pain relief. The compositions include at least one alkyl glycoside and at least one therapeutic agent, such as a 5-HT receptor agonist, wherein the alkylglycoside has an alkyl chain length from about 10 to about 16 carbon atoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: Aegis Therapeutics, LLC
    Inventor: Edward T. Maggio
  • Publication number: 20130252955
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds useful as agents for the prevention or treatment of a disease associated with abnormal serum uric acid level which has a uricosuric activity or the like. The present invention relates to (aza)indole derivatives represented by the following general formula (I) having xanthine oxidase inhibitory activities and useful as agents for the prevention or treatment of a disease associated with abnormality of serum uric acid level, prodrugs thereof, or salts thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: Kissei Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuo Shimizu, Yasushi Takigawa, Hideki Fujikura, Masato Iizuka, Masahiro Hiratochi, Norihiko Kikuchi
  • Patent number: 8541450
    Abstract: The invention relates to enantiomerically pure 3-(phthalimido)piperidines and processes for preparing enantiomerically pure 3-(phthalimido)piperidines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Waldemar Pfrengle, Thorsten Pachur
  • Publication number: 20130245019
    Abstract: Acrylamido derivatives useful as therapeutic agents, particularly for the prevention and/or treatment of diseases and conditions associated with the activity of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore (MPTP), such as the diseases characterized by ischemia/reperfusion, oxidative or degenerative tissue damage, are herein described. These compounds belong to the structural formula (I) wherein R, R?, R?, W and a are as defined in the specification. The invention also relates to the preparation of these compounds, as well as to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: CONGENIA SRL
    Inventors: Daniele Fancelli, Mario Varasi, Simon Plyte, Marco Ballarini, Anna Cappa, Giacomo Carenzi, Saverio Minucci, Gilles Pain, Manuela Villa
  • Publication number: 20130236511
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for impregnating a porous carrier with an active pharmaceutical ingredient (“AP”), the methods comprising steps: a) dissolving at least one API in a solvent to form an API solution; b) contacting a porous carrier with the at least one API of step (a) in a contactor to form an API impregnated porous carrier; and c) drying the at least one API impregnated porous carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2011
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY
    Inventors: Fernando J. Muzzio, Benjamin J. Glasser, Plamen I. Grigorov
  • Publication number: 20130237532
    Abstract: The present invention relates to indole or indazole compounds, pharmaceutically acceptable salts or isomers thereof which are useful for the prevention or treatment of cellular necrosis and necrosis-associated diseases. The present invention also relates to a method and a composition for the prevention or treatment of cellular necrosis and necrosis-associated diseases, comprising said indole or indazole compounds as an active ingredient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: LG Life Sciences Ltd.
    Inventors: Soon Ha KIM, Hyoung Jin KIM, Sun Young KOO, Chul Woong CHUNG, Sung Bae LEE, Heui Sul PARK, Seung Hyun YOON, Hyo Shin KWAK, Dong Ook SEO, Eok PARK
  • Patent number: 8529928
    Abstract: Biodegradable polymers incorporating biomolecules and methods of their use are provided. Certain aspects provide biomolecules crosslinked with diglycidyl esters. The disclosed compositions have numerous applications including cellular regeneration, wound healing, and cellular differentiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
    Inventors: Yadong Wang, Blaine Zern, Christiane Gumera
  • Patent number: 8530462
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel indole derivatives, processes for preparing them, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as pharmaceuticals as modulators of sphingosine-1-phosphate receptors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: Santosh C. Sinha, Smita S. Bhat, Ken Chow, Michael E. Garst, Wha Bin Im
  • Publication number: 20130231333
    Abstract: Described herein are compounds that are estrogen receptor modulators. Also described are pharmaceutical compositions and medicaments that include the compounds described herein, as well methods of using such estrogen receptor modulators, alone and in combination with other compounds, for treating diseases or conditions that are mediated or dependent upon estrogen receptors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2011
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: ARAGON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Nicholas D. Smith, Mehmet Kahraman, Steven P. Govek, Johnny Y. Nagasawa, Andiliy G. Lai, Jackaline D. Julien, Mark R. Herbert, Celine Bonnefous, Karensa L. Douglas
  • Publication number: 20130231311
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for treating un-met medical needs in migraine and related conditions such as cluster headache. Included are treatments that are both rapid onset and long acting, which include sustained release formulations, and combination products. Also included are treatments for multiple symptoms of migraine, especially headache and nausea and vomiting. Systems that are self contained, portable, prefilled, and simple to self administer at the onset of a migraine attack are disclosed, and preferably include a needle-free injector and a high viscosity formulation, to eliminate such issues as fear of self administration with needles, and needle stick and cross contamination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2013
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Inventors: Stephen J. FARR, John TURANIN, Roger HAWLEY, Jeffrey A. SCHUSTER
  • Publication number: 20130225531
    Abstract: A composition and method of treating Alzheimer's disease or a dementia of vascular origin are disclosed. The composition and method utilize an endothelin antagonist as the active agent to treat Alzheimer's disease or a dementia of vascular origin in mammals, including humans.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
    Inventor: The Board Of Trustees Of The University of Illinois
  • Publication number: 20130225648
    Abstract: Methods for treating cognitive/attention deficit disorders in general using tetrahydroindolone derivatives and analogues, particularly tetrahydroindolone derivatives or analogues in which the tetrahydroindolone derivative or analogue is covalently linked to another moiety to form a bifunctional conjugate are disclosed. More specifically, methods and compositions for treating attention deficit disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorders in adults and children as well as mild cognitive impairment and dementia are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2013
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: SPECTRUM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventor: Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130217697
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pharmaceutical film formulation comprising one or more bitter-tasting drug(s) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, one or more film formers, a bitterness masker containing one or more inorganic and/or organic salt(s) and at least two monocyclic monoterpenes, and one or more sweetening agent(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: HEXAL AG
    Inventors: Thomas Kohr, Petra Obermeier