Ring Is Alcohol Moiety Patents (Class 514/548)
  • Publication number: 20140199378
    Abstract: This invention provides a method of synthesizing new active compounds for pharmaceutical uses including cancer treatment, wherein the cancers comprise breast, leukocytic, liver, ovarian, bladder, prostatic, skin, bone, brain, leukemia, lung, colon, CNS, melanoma, renal, cervical, esophageal, testicular, spleenic, kidney, lymphatic, pancreatic, stomach and thyroid cancers. This invention is an anti-adhesion therapy which uses the compound as a mediator or inhibitor of adhesion proteins and angiopoietins. It inhibits excess adhesion and inhibits cell attachment. It modulates angiogenesis. The compounds also use as mediator of cell adhesion receptor, cell circulating, cell moving and inflammatory diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: PACIFIC ARROW LIMITED
    Inventors: Pui-Kwong Chan, May Sung Mak
  • Publication number: 20140200254
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising D-serine transporter inhibitors and therapeutic methods using such pharmaceutical compositions in methods for the treatment of central nervous system disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: ALAN C. FOSTER, YONG-XIN Li, URSULA STAUBLI, VEENA VISWANATH, LAUREN LUHRS
  • Patent number: 8772340
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of (R)-2-(3-diisopropylamino-1-phenylpropyl)-4-(hydroxymethyl)-phenol isobutyrate (Fesoterodine) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof having low content in impurities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Dipharma Francis S.r.l.
    Inventors: Marco Artico, Emanuele Attolino, Pietro Allegrini, Gabriele Razzetti
  • Patent number: 8765810
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds that are allosteric inhibitors of tumor necrosis factor receptor I, compositions comprising such compounds, and methods of using such compounds and compositions thereof in the treatment of TNF-? mediated conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignees: The Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania, Cephalon, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark I. Greene, Ramachandran Murali, Xin Cheng, Raphael Ottenbrite, Yingxin Xiaio
  • Publication number: 20140179723
    Abstract: Statin compositions are disclosed for stimulating neurite growth from spiral ganglion neurons in the inner ear and methods for preventing damage to or treating damage of auditory neurons and/or hair cells of the cochlea following acoustic or toxic insult.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Inventors: Donna S. Whitlon, Claus-Peter Richter
  • Publication number: 20140171490
    Abstract: Disclosed is the use of a mist of a pharmaceutical composition for ophthalmic delivery of a protein or peptide active pharmaceutical ingredient, a related method of treatment and a device useful in implementing the use and method. Disclosed is also the use of a mist for ophthalmic delivery of a pharmaceutical composition including a highly irritating penetration enhancer and an ophthalmically acceptable carrier, a related method of treatment and a device useful in implementing the use and method. Disclosed is also a device for ophthalmic administration configured to direct a mist of a pharmaceutical composition to the eye only when the eye is open. Disclosed is also a self-sterlizing device for ophthalmic administration. Disclosed is also a device and a method for increasing the bioavailability of an ophthalmically administered API in a pharmaceutical composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: PHARMALINGT INC.
    Inventors: Yossi Gross, Rafi Herzog, Steven B. Koevary
  • Publication number: 20140162996
    Abstract: One aspect of the disclosure relates to derivatives of aryl and heterocyclic ureido aryl and heterocyclic carboxamido isobutyric acids, dichlorophenyl urea, curcumin, and 1,3-diazetidine-2,4-dione, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. The derivatives disclosed herein can modulate development of adipocytes and various cancer cells, including resistant cancer cells and cancer stem cells. Another aspect of the disclosure relates to the use of the derivatives and pharmaceutical compositions disclosed herein in treatment of obesity and various cancers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: CITY OF HOPE
    Inventors: Samuel RAHBAR, James L. FIGAROLA, Christopher LINCOLN, David HORNE, Rachael MOONEY, Monika POLEWSKI, George SOMLO, Lixin YANG
  • Publication number: 20140155480
    Abstract: Scyllo-Inositol derivatives represented by structural formula II are described, wherein at least one and not more than five of R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 is hydroxyl and the other of R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 are independently alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkylene, alkenylene, alkoxy, alkenyloxy, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, cycloalkoxy, aryl, aryloxy, arylalkoxy, aroyl, heteroaryl, heterocyclic, acyl, acyloxy, sulfoxide, sulfate, sulfonyl, sulfenyl, sulfonate, sulfinyl, ammo, lmmo, azido, thiol, thioalkyl, thioaryl, mtro, cyano, halo, seleno, silyl, silyloxy, silylthio, carboxyl, carbonyl, carbamoyl or carbamide, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Said derivatives and compositions comprising the same are useful in the prevention and/or treatment of diseases characterized by abnormal protein folding or aggregation or amyloid formation, deposition, accumulation or persistence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2014
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: WARATAH PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
    Inventors: Antonio CRUZ, Linda KURDYDYK
  • Patent number: 8735379
    Abstract: The invention relates to Fatty Acid Acetylated Salicylate Derivatives; compositions comprising an effective amount of a Fatty Acid Acetylated Salicylate Derivative; and methods for treating or preventing an inflammatory disorder comprising the administration of an effective amount of a Fatty Acid Acetylated Salicylate Derivative.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Catabasis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Jill C. Milne, Michael R. Jirousek, Jean E. Bemis, Jesse J. Smith
  • Patent number: 8735378
    Abstract: The invention relates to Fatty Acid Acetylated Salicylate Derivatives; compositions comprising an effective amount of a Fatty Acid Acetylated Salicylate Derivative; and methods for treating or preventing an inflammatory disorder comprising the administration of an effective amount of a Fatty Acid Acetylated Salicylate Derivative.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Catabasis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Jill C. Milne, Michael R. Jirousek, Jean E. Bemis, Jesse J. Smith
  • Patent number: 8735558
    Abstract: This invention provides methods, processes, compounds and compositions for modulating the gene expression and modulating the secretion, expression, or synthesis of adhesion proteins or their receptors to cure disease, wherein the modulating comprises positive and negative regulating; wherein comprises inhibiting cancer growth, wherein the adhesion proteins or receptors comprise fibronectin, integrins family, Myosin, vitronectin, collagen, laminin, Glycosylation cell surface proteins, polyglycans, cadherin, heparin, tenascin, CD 54, CAM, elastin and FAK; wherein the methods, processes, compounds and compositions are also for anti-angiogenesis; wherein the cancers comprise breast cancer, leukocyte cancer, liver cancer, ovarian cancer, bladder cancer, prostate cancer, skin cancer, bone cancer, brain cancer, leukemia cancer, lung cancer, colon cancer, CNS cancer, melanoma cancer, renal cancer or cervix cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Pacific Arrow Limited
    Inventors: Pui-Kwong Chan, May Sung Mak
  • Patent number: 8729293
    Abstract: The invention relates to Fatty Acid Acetylated Salicylate Derivatives; compositions comprising an effective amount of a Fatty Acid Acetylated Salicylate Derivative; and methods for treating or preventing an inflammatory disorder comprising the administration of an effective amount of a Fatty Acid Acetylated Salicylate Derivative.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Catabasis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Jill C. Milne, Michael R. Jirousek, Jean E. Bemis, Jesse J. Smith
  • Publication number: 20140135393
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of general formula 1 for the treatment of bronchial asthma by inhibition of IL-4 or IL-5 pathway inhibition. The present invention also relates to the use of compound of general formula 1 for the treatment of bronchial by inhibition of IL-4 or IL-5 pathway. The present invention also relates to the method of treating asthma by inhibition of IL-4 or IL-5 pathway by administration of compound or said composition through oral, intranasal, route or by inhalation to a mammal in need thereof. Compound of general formula 1 may be used for reducing perivascular and peribronchial inflammation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2012
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: Council of Scientific & Industrial Research
    Inventors: Santu Bandyopadhyay, Balaram Ghosh, Parasuraman Jaisankar, Bikas Chandra Pal, Siddhartha Roy, Balaram Ghosh, Parasuraman Jaisankar, Bikas Pal, Nahid Ali, Siddhartha Roy, Bholanath Paul, Arjun Ram, Siddhartha Roy, Bholanath Paul, Arjun Ram, Ulaganathan Mabalirajan, Nahid Ali, Arun Bandopadhyay, Aditya Konar, Jayashree Bagchi Chakraborty, Indrani Chowdhury Mukherjee, Jaydeep Chaudhuri, Sanjit Kumar Mahato, Anirban Manna, Roma Sinha, Prayot Bhattacharya, Jayaraman Vinayagam, Deba Prasad Jana, Sushovan Chowdhury
  • Patent number: 8722070
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel active compound combinations having very good insecticidal and acaricidal properties and containing (a) cyclic ketoenols having the formula in which the groups W, X, Y, Z, A, B, D, and G have the meanings given in the disclosure, and (b) the active compounds (1) to (23) listed in the disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Bayer Cropscience AG
    Inventors: Reiner Fischer, Christoph Erdelen
  • Publication number: 20140128415
    Abstract: A excipient drug composition is disclosed. The excipient drug composition may include a vegetable cellulose or a fruit cellulose, an active ingredient and a genetically modified organism free starch. The vegetable cellulose or fruit cellulose may be derived from wood free vegetable pulp and the fruit cellulose is a wood pulp free cellulose. The genetically modified organism free starch may be selected from the group consisting of a genetically modified organism free rice starch, a genetically modified organism free potato starch or a genetically modified organism free pea starch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2014
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Inventor: Paul Daniel Yered
  • Publication number: 20140127146
    Abstract: Linoleic or Linolenic acid esters of resveratrol and topical compositions containing the esters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Inventors: Daniel H. Maes, Fatemeh Mohammadi, Lisa Qu, Anna Czarnota, Thomas Mammone, Julius R. Zecchino, Lieve Deckercq
  • Publication number: 20140107124
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions comprising an amide related to a prostaglandin and a biogenic amine. Other aspects relate to certain chemical compounds, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of treating glaucoma.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: David F. Woodward, Robert M. Burk
  • Publication number: 20140106005
    Abstract: Methods and compositions containing a phorbol ester or a derivative of a phorbol ester are provided for the treatment of chronic and acute conditions. Such conditions may be caused by disease, be symptoms, treatments, or sequelae of disease. The phorbol esters described are particularly useful in the treatment of neoplastic diseases and/or managing the side effects of chemotherapeutic and radiotherapeutic treatments of neoplastic diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: Biosuccess Biotech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zheng Tao Han, Hung-Fong Chen
  • Patent number: 8697379
    Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter provides compounds of the formula, formula (Ia): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, X, Y, and n are as defined herein. Also disclosed are methods for making the compounds of the formula as set forth hereinabove, their use in inhibiting acid ceramidase and ceramidase-related activity, and their use as drugs and prodrugs in the treatment and/or prevention of diseases associated with undesirable ceramidase or sphingosine kinase activity, including, but not limited to, cancer, cancer metastasis, atherosclerosis, stenosis, inflammation, asthma, and atopic dermatitis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: MUSC Foundation for Research Development
    Inventors: Alicja Bielawska, Aiping Bai, Zdzislaw M. Szulc, Yusuf A. Hannun, James S. Norris, Liu Xiang
  • Patent number: 8685952
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for treatment of diabetes, comprising administering a pitavastatin, and in combination therewith, enalapril or a salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignees: KOWA Co., Ltd., Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Taro Aoki, Katsutoshi Miyosawa
  • Patent number: 8680143
    Abstract: The invention discloses a compound of formula (I) wherein, at least one of R1, R2, R3 and R4 is —C(?O)Rn and R1, R2R3 and R4 are H or CH3 and Rn is alkyl or alkenyl group. The alkenyl group have one or more number of double bonds either in cis form or trans form or both. In Rn, where n is 12 to 30 carbons; and pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The said alkenyl groups are preferably selected from the group consisting of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) or DHA (docosahexaenoic acid). This invention further discloses processes for their preparation of compounds of formula I and pharmaceutical compositions that contain these compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Laila Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd.
    Inventors: Ramchand Nanappan Chaniyilparampu, Anitha Krishnan Nair, Anuj Kapoor, Kiran Bhupathiraju, Rama Raju Gokaraju, Ganga Raju Gokaraju, Trimurtulu Golakoti, Venkateswarlu Somepalli
  • Publication number: 20140072550
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods based on genetic polymorphisms that are associated with coronary heart disease (particularly myocardial infarction), aneurysm/dissection, and/or response to drug treatment, particularly statin treatment. For example, the present invention relates to nucleic acid molecules containing the polymorphisms, variant proteins encoded by these nucleic acid molecules, reagents for detecting the polymorphic nucleic acid molecules and variant proteins, and methods of using the nucleic acid molecules and proteins as well as methods of using reagents for their detection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: CELERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Olga IAKOUBOVA, James J. DEVLIN, Carmen TONG, Charles ROWLAND
  • Publication number: 20140035180
    Abstract: A single stage straight forward process for extraction and isolation of lutein ester from the dried petals of marigold flowers Tagetes species using the carbondioxide as the supercritical fluid was developed. The pressure maintained for the extraction was up to 625 bar and at temperature up to 750 Centigrade. Lutein ester of high strength and purity up to 70% was achieved for the first time in single stage from the dried petals of marigold flowers-Tagetes species while enrichment of the lutein ester content up to 98% was achieved by crystallization of the lutein ester obtained from supercritical carbon dioxide extract (SCFE). The high strength and purified lutein ester isolated by supercritical fluid-single stage extraction process are free from saturated fat, oil, waxy impurities and serve as a safe source of nutritional supplement for human consumption and color additive for human foods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2012
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: India Glycols Limited
    Inventors: Uma Shankar Bhartia, Gopu Bala Show Reddy
  • Publication number: 20140018330
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a 2,5-dihydroxybenzene derivative of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, isomer, or prodrug thereof for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of, inter alia, rosacea.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventors: Pedro Cuevas SĂ nchez, Guillermo Gimenez Gallego, Inigo Saenz de Tejada Gorman, Javier Angulo Frutos, Serafin Valverde Lopez, Antonio Romero Garrido, Rosa Maria Lozano Puerto
  • Publication number: 20140017194
    Abstract: Methods and compositions containing a phorbol ester or a derivative of a phorbol ester are provided for the treatment of cytopathic diseases. Cytopathic diseases may be caused by a variety means such as viral infections like HIV and AIDS, or the development of neoplasms in a mammalian subject. The methods and compositions of the invention are effective for inhibiting de novo HIV infection, upregulating viral expression from latent provirus, inhibiting HIV-induced cytopathic effects, down regulating the HIV receptor, increasing Th1 cytokine expression, decreasing Th2 cytokine expression, increasing ERK phosphorylation, inducing apoptosis in malignant cells, inducing remission, maintaining remission, as chemotherapeutic agents, as well as for decreasing symptoms of cytopathic diseases and opportunistic infections that may accompany such diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: Biosuccess Biotech Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Zheng Tao Han, Richard L. Chang
  • Publication number: 20140011873
    Abstract: Methods and compositions containing a phorbol ester or a derivative of a phorbol ester are provided for the treatment and prevention of stroke and the sequelae of stroke. Additional compositions and methods are provided which employ a phorbol ester or derivative compound in combination with at least one additional agent to yield more effective treatment tools to treat or prevent stroke and the long term effects of stroke in mammalian subjects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: BIOSUCCESS BIOTECH CO., LTD
    Inventors: Zheng Tao HAN, Hung-Fong CHEN
  • Publication number: 20140005151
    Abstract: Administering water-soluble or dispersible synthetic analogs or derivatives of astaxanthin, lutein, zeaxanthin, or lycophyll and/or other carotenoids to a subject may reduce some of the adverse effects of inflammation in a body organ or tissue. The analogs or derivatives may be incorporated into pharmaceutical, over-the-counter, or nutraceutical preparations. Administration of the analogs or derivatives described herein may reduce deposition of inflammatory mediators such as C-reactive protein, complement system proteins or the membrane attack complex (MAC) in tissues. Reduced deposition of these molecules in tissues may reduce cell damage and/or lysis in the tissues.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Inventor: Samuel F. Lockwood
  • Patent number: 8614197
    Abstract: This invention provides a method for treating cancer by blocking the migration, metastasis of cancer cells, growth of cancers wherein the cancers comprise breast cancer, leukocyte cancer, liver cancer, ovarian cancer, bladder cancer, prostate cancer, skin cancer, bone cancer, brain cancer, leukemia cancer, lung cancer, colon cancer, CNS cancer, melanoma cancer, renal cancer or cervix cancer. This invention provides uses of compositions comprising a triterpenoidal saponin, triterpenoid, triterpenoidal compound or sapongenin, comprising at least two side groups selected from the group consisting of angeloyl groups, tigloyl groups and senecioyl groups, wherein the side groups are attached to carbon 21, 22 or/and 28 of triterpenoidal sapogenin, triterpenoid, triterpenoidal compound or other sapongenin backbones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: Pacific Arrow Limited
    Inventors: Pui-Kwong Chan, May Sung Mak, Yun Wang
  • Publication number: 20130338165
    Abstract: Methods of treating Parkinson's Disease comprising administering compounds that up-regulate cystine-glutamate exchange (system Xc?) and/or increase glutathione levels in the brain cells. Preferred compounds are cysteine/cystine prodrugs or N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) prodrugs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Inventors: David A. Baker, Daniel G. Lawton, Chad Beyer, Michael Neary
  • Patent number: 8609723
    Abstract: The invention provides a long acting curcumin derivative, preparation method and pharmaceutical use thereof, wherein said long acting curcumin derivative having the general structural formula disclosed herein, wherein R1 and R2 are hydrogen or methoxyl; R3 and R4 are each independently selected from C1-C50 alkyl. Compared with cuminoids, the inventive long acting curcumin derivative has a better release effect, a higher bioavailability and pharmaceutical activity, and thus can be useful for the treatment of diseases such as depression and cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Beijing Dingguochangsheng Biotech., Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Baoshan Ku, Weidong Zhou, Fenghua Yu, Haiyan Yao, Guangyin Yao
  • Patent number: 8598232
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a process for producing non-genotoxic Diacetylrhein (Diacerein), comprising: i) transformation of raw Diacerein (or raw Rhein), into a water-soluble salt; ii) adsorption of the salt Diacerein (or Rhein) solution on a hydrophobic resin; iii) washing with an appropriate solvent to eliminate the impurities (in particular the genotoxic impurities); iv) elution to recover Diacereinor Rhein; v) if the process is applied to Rhein, its transformation to Diacerein by acetylation; vi) acidification of purified Diacerein and its recovery, and drying. The invention is also directed to non-genotoxic Diacerein obtained by the process of the invention, in which the total content of genotoxic impurities is below 1 ppm, and suitable for the preparation of pharmaceutical formulations, in particular capsules, for human and veterinary use, in agreement with the current Health Authorities request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Evultis SA
    Inventors: Alessandro Mazzola, Silvia Moiana
  • Publication number: 20130310423
    Abstract: The present invention relates to new diterpenoid derivatives of formula (I), processes for their preparation, and to pharmaceutical compositions containing them for the treatment of cardiovascular disorders, urinary incontinence, asthma, or Alzheimer's disease and/or to prevent obstructive vascular lesions consequently to arteriotomy and/or angioplasty, and to prevent organ damage in hypertensive patients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: SIGMA-TAU Industrie Farmaceutiche Riunite S.p.A.
    Inventors: Alberto Cerri, Mauro Gobbini, Marco Torri, Patrizia Ferrari, Mara Ferrandi, Giuseppe Bianchi
  • 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: 20130303582
    Abstract: The present invention, in one or more embodiments, comprises water-soluble derivatives of 3-n-pentadecylcatechol (poison ivy urushiol saturated congener) and/or 3-n-heptadecylcatechol (poison oak urushiol saturated congener) as compositions for the prevention and/or prophylactic treatment of contact dermatitis caused by poison ivy and poison oak. The present invention is also directed towards processes for making such compounds. Disclosed are compounds which are effective for tolerizing and desensitizing a subject against allergens contained in plants of the Anacardiaceae and Ginkgoaceae families comprising water soluble urushiol esters of general formula (I) Tolerizing and desensitizing mammals, including humans, to allergens contained in plants of the Anacardiaceae and Ginkgoaceae families is attained by administering a composition containing at least one water soluble urushiol ester compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Inventors: Mahmoud A. Elsohly, Waseem Gul, Mohammad Khalid Ashfaq, Susan P. Manly
  • Publication number: 20130295173
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides pharmaceutical compositions of statins and polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), in which the statins are dissolved in the PUFAs, the PUFA species being present substantially in the free acid form. Also provided are oral unit dosage forms of the disclosed pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treating blood lipid disorders using the compositions and oral unit dosage forms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Inventors: Bernardus N M MACHIELSE, Timothy J. Maines, Bharat M. Mehta, Michael H. Davidson
  • Patent number: 8575216
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method of treating acute myelogenous leukemia with TPA along with Dexamethasone and choline magnesium trisalicylate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
    Inventor: Roger Strair
  • Patent number: 8536157
    Abstract: The present invention relates to non-steroidal compounds useful in the treatment of inflammatory conditions and pharmaceutical compositions comprising them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: The University of Melbourne
    Inventors: Alastair Stewart, Martin Banwell, Brenda Leung, Anu Augustine, Jacki Kitching, Thomasz Bilski
  • Patent number: 8518914
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of a hydroxymethylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitor and of a farnesyl-pyrophosphate synthase inhibitor, or of one of their associated physiologically acceptable salts, in the preparation of a composition, particularly a pharmaceutical composition, for use in the treatment of human or animal, pathological or nonpathological situations related to the accumulation and/or the persistence of prenylated proteins in cells, such as during progeria (Hutchinson-Gilford syndrome), restrictive dermopathy or physiological aging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignees: Universite de la Mediterranee AIX-Marseille II, Association Francaise Contre les Myophathies (AFM), Assistance Publique Hopitaux de Marseille, Universidad de Oviedo
    Inventors: Nicolas Levy, Pierre Cau, Carlos Lopez-Otin
  • Publication number: 20130217685
    Abstract: The invention relates to compositions and methods for inhibiting RNA binding proteins (e.g., MEX-3, MEX-5 and POS-1), as well as methods for treating and preventing disorders associated with parasitic infections and inflammatory disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2013
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
    Inventor: University of Massachusetts
  • Publication number: 20130210744
    Abstract: Disclosed are a novel therapeutic agent and a novel treatment method for cancer. Specifically disclosed are: a targeting agent for a cell selected from the group consisting of a cancer cell and a cancer-associated fibroblast, which comprises a retinoid and/or derivative thereof; a substance delivery carrier for the cell, which comprises the targeting agent; an anti-cancer composition utilizing the targeting agent or the carrier; an anticancer-associated fibroblast composition; and a method for treatment of cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Nitto Denko Corporation
  • Publication number: 20130184263
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds characterized by having a structure according to the following Formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Compounds of the present invention are useful for the treatment or prevention of HIV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: GlaxoSmithKline LLC
    Inventor: GlaxoSmithKline LLC
  • Publication number: 20130177609
    Abstract: An ophthalmic composition comprises an ophthalmic drug that has a low solubility in water and a surfactant, wherein the ophthalmic drug is present at a concentration from about 3 to about 7000 times the solubility of the drug in water. A volume of about 1-15 microliter is administered topically to an eye of a subject to treat or control a condition for which the drug is effective.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Inventor: Bausch & Lomb Incorporated
  • Patent number: 8476259
    Abstract: Preferred embodiments of the present invention are related to novel therapeutic drug combinations and methods for treating and/or preventing pulmonary arterial hypertension and/or stable angina. More particularly, aspects of the present invention are related to therapeutic combinations comprising a Rho-kinase inhibitor, such as fasudil, and one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of prostacyclins, such as iloprost, endothelin receptor antagonists, PDE inhibitors, calcium channel blockers, 5-HT2A antagonists, such as sarpogrelate, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, such as fluoxetine, statins, and vascular remodeling modulators, such as Gleevec.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Pharma Corporation
    Inventor: Benson Fong
  • Publication number: 20130158070
    Abstract: Novel chemical conjugates derived from unsaturated fatty acids and therapeutically active agents, are disclosed. The chemical conjugates are designed and characterized as COX-2 and/or 5-LOX inhibitors and are useful in the treatment of inflammatory diseases and disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, asthma, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, pain, primary dysmenorrhea, Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Inventor: Taher Nassar
  • Publication number: 20130150333
    Abstract: Methods for modulating (inhibiting or stimulating) retinoid-related orphan receptor ? (ROR?) activity. This modulation has numerous effects, including inhibition of TH-17 cell function and/or TH-17 cell activity, and inhibition of re-stimulation of TH-17 cells, which are beneficial to treatment of inflammation and autoimmune disorders. Stimulation of ROR? results in stimulation of TH-17 cell function and/or activity which is beneficial for immune-enhancing compositions (e.g., vaccines).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2013
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicant: ORPHAGEN PHARMACEUTICALS
    Inventor: Orphagen Pharmaceuticals
  • Publication number: 20130150432
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a method of improving the efficacy of an anti-cancer therapy and a method of treatment of cancer by normalizing angiogenesis in cancer. By enhancing the cell signaling pathway via a TRPV4 receptor in tumor endothelial cells, either by a TRPV4 agonist or by increasing the expression of TRPV4 in the tumor endothelial cells, the tumor endothelial cells behave normally and form normal angiogenic network for better anti-cancer therapy to the tumors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2011
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicants: NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Charles K Thodeti, Donald E. Ingber
  • Publication number: 20130115281
    Abstract: A multi phase soft gelatin dosage form comprising at least one preformed solid dosage form comprising a statin compound and at least one liquid fill phase comprising Omega-3 fatty acids. The multi phase soft gelatin dosage forms of the present invention are especially useful to combine at least one solid dosage form and at least one liquid phase for single ingestion. The solid phase, liquid phase or coatings may further comprise active pharmaceutical ingredients, nutraceuticals, nutritional supplements, or therapeutic substances, functional excipients or combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: ACCUCAPS INDUSTRIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Peter Draper, James Draper, Beth Marie Okutan
  • Patent number: 8414958
    Abstract: What is described is an implant that comprises a coating, at least in areas, in the implanted state in the surface areas that are at least directly in contact with skin and/or soft tissue. The implant is preferably characterized in that the coating comprises both a statin, such as simvastatin, in the hydrolyzed or unhydrolyzed form, or pharmaceutically compatible salts thereof, as well as at least one other component selected from the group consisting of branched or linear, substituted or unsubstituted, saturated or partially unsaturated C10-C30 alkyl, alkenyl, alkylaryl, aryl, cycloalkyl, alkylcycloalkyl, alkylcycloaryl amines or mixtures thereof and/or at least one water-soluble ionic polymer component. A method for production such an implant is also described as well as a composition that can be used in such a method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Thommen Medical AG
    Inventors: Matthias Schnabelrauch, Armin Rex Kautz, Falko Schlottig
  • Publication number: 20130085180
    Abstract: The present invention relates to prodrug derivatives of pentamidine, their use in the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases such as tumor diseases, as well as leishmaniasis, trypanosomiasis, pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PcP), and malaria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2012
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: Dritte Patentportfolio Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Bernd CLEMENT, Joscha KOTTHAUS, Juerke KOTTHAUS, Dennis SCHADE
  • Publication number: 20130079399
    Abstract: The present invention refers to the compounds corresponding to the following general formula (I): wherein: R?C4-C8 alkanoyl; and X?NH—R1 where R1?H, or an amine protecting group; and/or the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Preferred compounds according to the present invention are represented by the following formula (Ia): wherein: R?C4-C8 alkanoyl; and/or the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. In a preferred embodiment, an object of the present invention is to provide 5-amino-2-(butyryloxy)benzoic acid and/or the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, preferably hydrochloride salt. A further object of the present invention is represented by the use of the compounds of formula (Ia), in particular 5-amino-2-(butyryloxy)benzoic acid and/or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, as a medicament and by the use thereof for the treatment of intestinal inflammatory diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: SOFAR SPA
    Inventor: Carla LABRUZZO