Bicyclo Ring System Having The Diazine Ring As One Of The Cyclos Patents (Class 544/349)
  • Publication number: 20110251179
    Abstract: Compounds which are 4,7-disubstituted derivatives of 3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazin-1-one compounds, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, their preparation process and pharmaceutical compositions comprising them are disclosed; these compounds are useful in the treatment of diseases caused by and/or associated with an altered protein kinase activity such as cancer, viral infection, prevention of AIDS development in HIV-infected individuals, cell proliferative disorders, autoimmune and neurodegenerative disorders; also disclosed is a process under Solid Phase Synthesis conditions for preparing the compounds of the invention and chemical libraries comprising a plurality of them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2009
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicant: NERVIANO MEDICAL SCIENCES S.r.l
    Inventors: Danilo Mirizzi, Giovanni Cervi, Matteo D'Anello, Gianluca Mariano Enrico Papeo, Ron Ferguson, Francesco Casuscelli
  • Publication number: 20110237792
    Abstract: Disclosed are quinoline compounds having affinity for the 5-HT6 receptor and having the formula: where R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, n, m, p and A are defined herein, and salts thereof, compositions containing these compounds and salts and processes for making and using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Inventors: Mahmood AHMED, Christopher Norbert Johnson, Martin C. Johnes, Gregor James MacDonald, Stephen Frederick Moss, Mervyn Thompson, Charles Edward Wade, David R. Witty
  • Publication number: 20110224187
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel Pyrrolidine, Piperidine and Piperazine Derivatives, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the Pyrrolidine, Piperidine and Piperazine 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 metabolic disorder, obesity, an obesity-related disorder, diabetes, a diabetic complication, impaired glucose tolerance or impaired fasting glucose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2009
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Inventors: Anandan Palani, Michael Y. Berlin, Aslanian G. Robert, Vaccaro M. Henry, Chan Tin-Yau, Xiao Dong, Degrado Sylvia, Rao U. Ashwin, Chen Xiao, Lee Yoon Joo, Sofolarides J. Michael, Shao Ning, Huang R. Ying, Liu Zhidan, Wang Li Yuan, Pu Haiyan
  • Publication number: 20110218196
    Abstract: The compounds according to formula (VIII), their pharmaceutically acceptable acid or base addition salts, and the uses thereof. These compounds and their pharmaceutically acceptable acid or base addition salts can be used for preparing medicaments for modulating estrogen related receptors (ERR), and treating metabolic diseases, such as high blood fat, fatty liver, hyperglycemia, diabetes, obesity. The substituents of the formula are defined in the description.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2009
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Inventors: Ke Ding, Chiwai Wong, Lijie Peng, Zhanfang Kang, Xi Zhou
  • Patent number: 8012983
    Abstract: Novel [1.2.4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyrazine and imidazo[1,2-a]pyrazine compounds are disclosed that have a formula represented by the following: The compounds may be prepared as pharmaceutical compositions, and may be used for the prevention and treatment of a variety of conditions in mammals including humans, including by way of non-limiting example, pain, inflammation, and others.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Galapagos NV
    Inventors: Martin James Inglis Andrews, Mark Stuart Chambers, Hervé Van De Poël, Grégory Louis Joseph Bar
  • Patent number: 8003799
    Abstract: Compounds of general formula (I): in which n, G, Q1, Q2, X1, X2, Y and Z are as defined in the description, process for preparing these compounds, fungicidal compositions comprising these compounds, processes for treating plants by applying these compounds or compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Bayer SAS
    Inventors: Francisco Nieto-Roman, Jean-Pierre Vors, Alain Villier, Helene Lachaise, Adeline Mousques, Benoit Hartmann, Pierre Hutin, Jose Lorenzo Molina, Benoit Muller
  • Publication number: 20110201590
    Abstract: The invention relates to substituted aminoindanes and analogs thereof of formula (I) and the pharmaceutical use thereof. Medicaments which comprise compounds of this type are suitable for the prevention or treatment of diverse disorders such as, for example, of respiratory disorders, cystic fibrosis disorders, acute or chronic renal disorders or bowel disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2009
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS
    Inventors: Nils Rackelmann, Laurent Bialy, Heinrich Englert, Klaus Wirth, Petra Arndt, John Weston, Uwe Heinelt, Markus Follmann
  • Patent number: 7998963
    Abstract: Compounds of formula I: or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein Ar is indolyl, indazolyl or dihydroindolyl, and R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as defined herein. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions, methods of using the compounds in the treatment of depressive, anxiolytic and other disorders associated with inhibition of the reuptake of norepinephrine, serotonin, and dopamine, and methods of preparing the compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Roche Palo Alto LLC
    Inventors: David Scott Carter, Matthew C. Lucas, Ryan Craig Schoenfeld, Robert James Weikert
  • Patent number: 7999086
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of conditioning azo pigments containing carboxylic ester groups, using glycol monoalkyl ethers or mixtures of glycols and glycol dialkyl ether.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Clariant Finance (BVI) Limited
    Inventors: Jens Paetzold, Carsten Plueg, Frank Alfter
  • Publication number: 20110183966
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of protein kinase. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising said compounds and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disease, conditions, or disorders. The invention also provides processes for preparing compounds of the inventions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2011
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicant: VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Francois Maltais, Guy W. Bemis, Tiansheng Wang, Juan Miguel Jimenez, Luca Settimo, Stephen Young, Dean Boyall, Damien Fraysse, Christopher John Davis
  • Publication number: 20110178063
    Abstract: The invention is directed to certain novel compounds of formula (I) and salts thereof. The compounds of the invention are inhibitors of PI3-kinase activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2009
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: GLAXO GROUP LIMITED
    Inventors: Ian Robert Baldwin, Kenneth David Down, Paul Faulder, Simon Gaines, Julie Nicole Hamblin, Joelle Le, Christopher James Lunniss, Nigel James Parr, Timothy John Ritchie, John Edward Robinson, Juliet Kay Simpson, Christian Alan Paul Smethurst
  • Publication number: 20110178075
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of ligands for nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nACh receptors), activation of nACh receptors, and the treatment of disease conditions associated with defective or malfunctioning nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, especially of the brain. Further, this invention relates to novel compounds (indazoles and benzothiazoles), which act as ligands for the ?7 nACh receptor subtype, methods of preparing such compounds, compositions containing such compounds, and methods of use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2011
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Inventors: Wenge XIE, Brian Herbert, Jianguo Ma, Truc Minh Nguyen, Richard Schumacher, Carla Maria Gauss, Ashok Tehim
  • Publication number: 20110166150
    Abstract: The invention relates to anhydrous crystalline orvepitant maleate (Form 1), pharmaceutical formulations comprising the same, its use in therapy and processes for preparing the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2009
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Inventors: Stefania Beato, Franco Sartor, Ian Philip Steeples
  • Publication number: 20110150864
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I), methods for preparing these compounds, compositions, intermediates and derivatives thereof and for treating a condition including but not limited to ankylosing spondylitis, artherosclerosis, arthritis (such as rheumatoid arthritis, infectious arthritis, childhood arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, reactive arthritis), bone-related diseases (including those related to bone formation), breast cancer (including those unresponsive to anti-estrogen therapy), cardiovascular disorders, cartilage-related disease (such as cartilage injury/loss, cartilage degeneration, and those related to cartilage formation), chondrodysplasia, chondrosarcoma, chronic back injury, chronic bronchitis, chronic inflammatory airway disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes, disorders of energy homeostasis, gout, pseudogout, lipid disorders, metabolic syndrome, multiple myeloma, obesity, osteoarthritis, osteogenesis imperfecta, osteolytic bone metastasis, osteomalac
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Inventors: Gilles BIGNAN, Micheal Gaul, Guozhang Xu, Bao-Ping Zhao
  • Patent number: 7964204
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of Formula (1), including all geometric and stereoisomers, N-oxides, and salts thereof, Formula (1): wherein A1, A2, A3, A4, A5 and A6 are independently, selected from the group consisting of CR3 and N; provided that at most 3 of A1, A2, A3; A4, A5 and A6 is N; B1, B2 and B3 are independently selected from the group consisting of CR2. and N; each R3 is independently H, halogen, C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 haloalkyl, C3-C6 cycloalkyl, C3-C6 halocycloalkyl, C1-C6 alkoxy, C1-C6 haloalkoxy, C1-C6 alkylthio, C1-C6 haloalkylthio, C1-C6 alkylsulfinyl, C1-C6 haloalkylsulfinyl, C1-C6 alkylsulfonyl, C1-C6 haloalkylsulfo?yl, C1-C6 alkylamino, C2-G6 dialkylamino, —CN or —NO2; and R1, R2, R4, R5, W and n are as defined in the disclosure. Also disclosed are compositions containing the compounds of Formula (1) and methods for controlling an invertebrate pest comprising contacting the invertebrate pest or its environment with a biologically effective amount of a compound or a composition of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: George Philip Lahm, Wesley Lawrence Shoop, Ming Xu
  • Publication number: 20110144116
    Abstract: The present invention relates to derivatives of ((phenyl)-3,6-dihydropyridin-1-yl)(bridged piperazinyl)-1-alkanone derivatives and ((phenyl)-2,5-dihydropyrrol-1-yl) (bridged piperazinyl)-1-alkanone corresponding to Formula (I): in which the variables are as defined herein, to the preparation thereof and to the therapeutic use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS
    Inventors: Marco BARONI, Francoise BONO, Sandrine DELBARY-GOSSART
  • Patent number: 7960384
    Abstract: Compounds, pharmaceutical compositions, kits and methods are provided for use with DPP-IV and other S9 proteases that comprise a compound of the formula: wherein the substituents are as defined herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
    Inventors: Jun Feng, Stephen L. Gwaltney, Michael B. Wallace, Zhiyuan Zhang
  • Publication number: 20110135599
    Abstract: The present application includes novel inhibitors of HCV, compositions containing such compounds, therapeutic methods that include the administration of such compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2010
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: Gilead Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhenhong R. Cai, Michael O'Neil Hanrahan Clarke, Edward Doerffler, Mingzhe Ji, Choung U. Kim, Hyung-jung Pyun, Xiaoning C. Sheng, Qiaoyin Wu
  • Patent number: 7956049
    Abstract: The present application provides compounds, including all stereoisomers, solvates, prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable forms thereof according to Formula I wherein R1a, R1b, R1c, Q, A, R3, W, D and R2 are defined herein. Additionally, the present application provides pharmaceutical compositions containing at least one compound according to Formula I and optionally at least one additional therapeutic agent. Finally, the present application provides methods for treating a patient suffering from an MCHR-1 modulated disease or disorder such as, for example, obesity, diabetes, depression or anxiety by administration of a therapeutically effective dose of a compound according to Formula I.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventor: Guohua Zhao
  • Publication number: 20110118268
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel 1,4-diaza-bicyclo[3.2.1]octane derivatives and their use in the manufacture of pharmaceutical compositions. The compounds of the invention are found to be cholinergic ligands at the nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and modulators of the monoamine receptors and transporters. Due to their pharmacological profile the compounds of the invention may be useful for the treatment of diseases or disorders as diverse as those related to the cholinergic system of the central nervous system (CNS), the peripheral nervous system (PNS), diseases or disorders related to smooth muscle contraction, endocrine diseases or disorders, diseases or disorders related to neuro-degeneration, diseases or disorders related to inflammation, pain, and withdrawal symptoms caused by the termination of abuse of chemical substances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2009
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Inventors: Dan Peters, Daniel B. Timmermann, Elsebet Østergaard Nielsen, Gunnar M. Olsen, Tino Dyhring, Jeppe Kejser Christensen, Philip K. Ahring, John Paul Redrobe
  • Publication number: 20110118246
    Abstract: The invention is directed to to compounds of formula (I) and salts thereof. The compounds of the invention are inhibitors of PI3-kinase activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2009
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Inventors: Ian Robert Baldwin, Kenneth David Down, Paul Faulder, Simon Gaines, Julie Nicole Hamblin, Joelle Le, Christopher James Lunniss, Nigel James Parr, Timothy John Ritchie, Juliet Kay Simpson, Christian Alan Paul Smethurst
  • Publication number: 20110105514
    Abstract: The invention relates to 5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-imidazo[1,5-a]pyrazine derivatives of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, and R4 are as described n the description, to salts, especially pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and to the use of such compounds as medicaments; especially as orexin receptor antagonists.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2009
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Inventors: Hamed Aissaoui, Christoph Boss, Ralf Koberstein, Romain Siegrist, Thierry Sifferlen
  • Patent number: 7931974
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel organic compound having excellent heat resistance. By using the novel organic compound, a light-emitting device and an electronic device having excellent heat resistance can be provided. A quinoxaline derivative represented by the general formula (1) is provided. Since the quinoxaline derivative represented by the general formula (1) has excellent heat resistance, when it is used for a light-emitting element, a light-emitting device using the light-emitting element also have excellent heat resistance. Further, electronic devices having excellent heat resistance can be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masakazu Egawa, Nobuharu Ohsawa
  • Publication number: 20110086860
    Abstract: A compound represented by Formula (I) is provided: wherein Ar1 represents an imidazolyl group which may be substituted with 1 to 3 substituents; Ar2 represents a phenyl group which may be substituted with 1 to 3 substituents; X1 represents (1) —C?C— or (2) a double bond etc., which may be substituted; R1 and R2 represent, for example, a C1-6 alkyl group which may be substituted, or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof and to the use thereof as pharmaceutical agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Inventors: Teiji KIMURA, Koki Kawano, Eriko Doi, Noritaka Kitazawa, Kogyoku Shin, Takehiko Miyagawa, Toshihiko Kaneko, Koichi Ito, Mamoru Takaishi, Takeo Sasaki, Hiroaki Hagiwara
  • Publication number: 20110082294
    Abstract: The invention is concerned with novel bicyclic compounds of formula (I), wherein A, L, E, F, G, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, V, W and n are as defined in the description and in the claims, as well as physiologically acceptable salts thereof. These compounds are antagonists of CCR2 receptor, CCR5 receptor and/or CCR3 receptor and can be used as medicaments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Inventors: Johannes Aebi, Alfred Binggeli, Luke Green, Guido Hartmann, Hans P. Maerki, Patrizio Mattei
  • Patent number: 7915259
    Abstract: The invention relates to a novel 3,9-diazabicyclo[3.3.1]nonene derivative of formula (I), enantiomers thereof, and their use thereof as active ingredients in the preparation of pharmaceutical compositions. The invention also concerns related aspects including processes for the preparation of the compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing at least one compound of formula (I): or (I?): and especially their use as inhibitors of renin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
    Inventors: Olivier Bezencon, Daniel Bur, Walter Fischli, Lubos Remen, Sylvia Richard-Bildstein, Thierry Sifferlen, Thomas Weller
  • Patent number: 7915260
    Abstract: The invention is directed to Urotensin II antagonists. More specifically, the present invention relates to certain novel compounds, methods for preparing compounds, compositions, intermediates and derivatives thereof and methods for treating Urotensin-II mediated disorders. Pharmaceutical and veterinary compositions and methods of treating cardiovascular disorders and various other disease states or conditions using compounds of the invention are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Inventors: Bruce E. Maryanoff, William A. Kinney, Edward C. Lawson, Diane K. Luci, Nikolay Marchenko, Sergey Sviridov, Shyamali Ghosh
  • Publication number: 20110071128
    Abstract: The invention is concerned with novel imidazopyridine derivatives of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and A are as defined in the description and in the claims, as well as physiologically acceptable salts and esters thereof. These compounds inhibit PDE10A and can be used for the treatment of various diseases, including central nervous system disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and schizophrenia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2010
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Inventors: Daniela Alberati, Rubén Alvarez Sánchez, Konrad Bleicher, Alexander Flohr, Katrin Groebke Zbinden, Matthias Koerner, Bernd Kuhn, Jens-Uwe Peters, Markus Rudolph
  • Publication number: 20110059929
    Abstract: In its many embodiments, the present invention relates to a novel class of substituted bicyclic piperidinyl- and piperazinylsulfonamide compounds useful to inhibit 11?-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type-I, pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds, and methods of treatment, prevention, inhibition, or amelioration of one or more conditions associated with the expression of 11?-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type-I using such compounds or pharmaceutical compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2008
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Inventors: Unmesh Shah, Craig D. Boyle, Samuel Chackalamannil
  • Publication number: 20110053918
    Abstract: In its many embodiments, the present invention provides a novel class of heterocyclic compounds as modulators of gamma secretase, methods of preparing such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing one or more such compounds, methods of preparing pharmaceutical formulations comprising one or more such compounds, and methods of treatment, prevention, inhibition, or amelioration of one or more diseases associated with the central nervous system using such compounds or pharmaceutical compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Inventors: Zhaoning Zhu, William J. Greenlee, Robert D. Mazzola, JR., Jun Qin, Xianhai Huang, Anandan Palani
  • Publication number: 20110039864
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an alpha-adrenergic compound having a structure. Therapeutic methods, compositions, and medicaments for treating pain are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2008
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Applicant: ALLERGAN, INC.
    Inventors: Santosh C. Sinha, Smita S. Bhat, Todd M. Heidelbaugh, Daniel W. Gil, Ken Chow, Michael E. Garst
  • Publication number: 20110034469
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound represented by the formula wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification, or a salt thereof. The compound of the present invention shows a strong IAP antagonistic activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2010
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Kentaro HASHIMOTO, Tomoyasu ISHIKAWA, Yuya OGURO
  • Patent number: 7879858
    Abstract: Substituted tetrahydropyrrolopyrazine compounds corresponding to formula I a process for producing such compounds; and a method of using such compounds to treat or inhibit various disorders or disease states including pain, depression and anxiety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Gruenenthal GmbH
    Inventors: Beatrix Merla, Thomas Christoph, Stefan Oberboersch, Klaus Schiene, Gregor Bahrenberg, Robert Frank, Sven Kuehnert, Wolfgang Schroeder
  • Publication number: 20110015200
    Abstract: The invention refers to compounds of general formula (I) wherein the R groups are, independently, H, C1-6alkyl, aryl, CF3; Y is CH2, C?O; X is bond, C?O, SO2, or C?N—CN; m is 0, 1; n is 0, 1; A is a heterocycle, or a phenyl group optionally substituted as defined in the specification. The compounds are active on chronic pain conditions of different origin; they can be administered alone or with other drugs. Most of these compounds are new. The invention include a process to prepare said compounds, and pharmaceutical compositions suitable for their administration to a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2009
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Inventors: Carla Ghelardini, Marisa Martinelli, Carlo Parini, Silvano Ronzoni
  • Publication number: 20110015178
    Abstract: The present invention pertains generally to the field of therapeutic compounds. More specifically the present invention pertains to certain amido-thiophene compounds that, inter alia, inhibit 11?-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11?-HSD1). The present invention also pertains to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and the use of such compounds and compositions, both in vitro and in vivo, to inhibit 11?-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1; to treat disorders that are ameliorated by the inhibition of 11?-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1; to treat the metabolic syndrome, which includes disorders such as type 2 diabetes and obesity, and associated disorders including insulin resistance, hypertension, lipid disorders and cardiovascular disorders such as ischaemic (coronary) heart disease; to treat CNS disorders such as mild cognitive impairment and early dementia, including Alzheimer's disease; etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2009
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Applicant: THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
    Inventors: Scott Peter Webster, Jonathan Robert Seckl, Brian Robert Walker, Peter Ward, Thomas David Pallin, Hazel Joan Dyke, Trevor Robert Perrior
  • Publication number: 20110009622
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide compounds useful as preventives or remedies for circular system disorders, nervous system disorders, metabolic disorders, reproduction system disorders, digestive system disorders, neoplasm, infectious diseases, etc., or as herbicides. [Means for Solution] A long-chain fatty acyl elongase inhibitor comprising, as the active ingredient thereof, a compound or a pharmaceutically-active salt thereof of a formula (I): [wherein W represents a hydrogen atom, a C1-6 alkyl, etc.; X represents an aryl, a heteroaryl, etc.; n indicates 0 or 1; Z represents a hydrogen atom, a C1-6 alkyl, etc.; A1, A2, A3 and A4 each independently represent CH or N].
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2009
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Inventors: Makoto Jitsuoka, Tsuyoshi Nagase, Nagaaki Sato, Daisuke Tsukahara
  • Publication number: 20110003802
    Abstract: The invention provides N-cyclic sulfonamido compounds and salts of Formula I: wherein A is as described in the specification and R1 and R2 combine to form a [3.3.1] or a [3.2.1] ring system, where the nitrogen is attached to the two bridgehead carbons, and the [3.3.1] or [3.2.1] ring systems are optionally fused with an heteroaryl or heterocycloalkyl ring. Compounds of Formula I are useful in treating or preventing cognitive disorders, such as Alzheimer's Disease. The invention also encompasses pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of Formula I, methods of treating cognitive disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease, and the intermediates useful in preparing the compounds of Formula I.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2010
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Applicant: Elan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Simeon Bowers, Albert W. Garofalo, Roy K. Hom, Andrei W. Konradi, Matthew N. Mattson, Martin L. Neitzel, Christopher M. Semko, Anh P. Truong, Jing Wu, Ying-zi Xu
  • Publication number: 20110002855
    Abstract: Piperazinyl oxoalkyl tetrahydro-beta-carbolines and related analogues of the formula (I): are provided, as are methods for their preparation and use. Such compounds may generally be used to modulate ligand binding to histamine H3 receptors in vivo or in vitro, and are particularly useful in the treatment of a variety of disorders in humans, domesticated companion animals and livestock animals. Pharmaceutical compositions and therapeutic methods are provided, as are methods for using such ligands for detecting histamine H3 receptors (e.g., receptor localization studies).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Applicant: NEUROGEN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Timothy M. Caldwell, Yang Gao, Linghong Xie, Yuelian Xu
  • Publication number: 20100324052
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel piperidine carboxylic acid amide derivatives and their use as active ingredients in the preparation of pharmaceutical compositions. The invention also concerns related aspects including processes for the preparation of these novel compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and especially the use of such compounds as inhibitors of renin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2010
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Inventors: Olivier Bezencon, Christoph Boss, Daniel Bur, Austin Chih-Yu Chen, Olivier Corminboeuf, Daniel Dube, Walter Fischli, Corinna Grisostomi, Lubos Remen, Sylvia Richard-Bildstein, Thierry Sifferlen, Michel Therien, Thomas Weller
  • Patent number: 7855208
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel diazabicyclic aryl derivatives which are found to be cholinergic ligands at the nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and modulators of the monoamine receptors and transporters. Due to their pharmacological profile the compounds of the invention may be useful for the treatment of diseases or disorders as diverse as those related to the cholinergic system of the central nervous system (CNS), the peripheral nervous system (PNS), diseases or disorders related to smooth muscle contraction, endocrine diseases or disorders, diseases or disorders related to neuro-degeneration, diseases or disorders related to inflammation, pain, and withdrawal symptoms caused by the termination of abuse of chemical substances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: NeuroSearch A/S
    Inventors: Dan Peters, Daniel B. Timmermann, Gunnar M. Olsen, Elsebet Ostergaard Nielsen
  • Publication number: 20100298316
    Abstract: Certain novel benzothiazoles and benzoxazoles, e.g., 2-(piperazin-1-yl)benzothiazoles and 2-(piperazin-1-yl)benzoxazoles, optionally substituted in the 3 and/or 4 positions of the piperazine rings,! of the general formula (1): having histamine H3 antagonistic activity can be used in pharmaceutical compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2007
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Inventors: Florencio Zaragoza Dorwald, Rolf Hohlweg, Inge Thoger Christensen, Jane Marie Lundbeck, Erik Knud Andersen
  • Publication number: 20100297035
    Abstract: Thiazole amides, imidazole amides and related analogues of the Formula: are provided, in which variables are as described herein. Such compounds may be used to modulate ligand binding to histamine H3 receptors in vivo or in vitro, and are particularly useful in the treatment of a variety of central nervous system (CNS) and other disorders in humans, domesticated companion animals and livestock animals. Compounds provided herein may be administered alone or in combination with one or more other CNS agents to potentiate the effects of the other CNS agent(s). Pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treating such disorders are provided, as are methods for using such ligands for detecting histamine H3 receptors (e.g., receptor localization studies).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2010
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Wallace C. Pringle, John M. Peterson, Linghong Xie, Ping Ge, Yang Gao, Joseph W. Ochterski, Jiong Lan
  • Patent number: 7838673
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel compounds useful as proteasome inhibitors. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of the invention and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward J. Olhava, Mihaela Diana Danca
  • Publication number: 20100286152
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof,
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2008
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicant: Glaxo Group Limited
    Inventors: Giovanni Bernasconi, Steven Mark Bromidge, Andrew James Carpenter, Lucilla D'Adamo, Romano Di Fabio, Sebastien Guery, Francesca Pavone, Alfonso Pozzan, Marilisa Rinaldi, Fabio Maria Sabbatini, Yves St-Denis
  • Publication number: 20100267696
    Abstract: The present invention pertains generally to the field of therapeutic compounds. More specifically the present invention pertains to certain amido-thiophene compounds that, inter alia, inhibit 11?-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11?-HSD1). The present invention also pertains to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and the use of such compounds and compositions, both in vitro and in vivo, to inhibit 11?-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1; to treat disorders that are ameliorated by the inhibition of 11?-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1; to treat the metabolic syndrome, which includes disorders such as type 2 diabetes and obesity, and associated disorders including insulin resistance, hypertension, lipid disorders and cardiovascular disorders such as ischaemic (coronary) heart disease; to treat CNS disorders such as mild cognitive impairment and early dementia, including Alzheimer's disease; etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2008
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Applicant: THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
    Inventors: Scott Peter Webster, Jonathan Robert Seckl, Brian Robert Walker, Peter Ward, Thomas David Pallin, Hazel Joan Dyke, Trevor Robert Perrior
  • Publication number: 20100267697
    Abstract: The present teachings provide compounds of Formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, hydrates, and esters thereof, wherein Ar, R1, R2, R3, p, and X are defined herein. The present teachings also provide processes for producing said compounds and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, hydrates and esters, and methods of treating a pathological condition or disorder, or alleviating a symptom thereof, using said compounds including their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, hydrates and esters. The compounds can be useful in modulating ion channel activity including treating a variety of conditions associated with the abnormal modulation of one or more voltage-gated calcium channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2007
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Applicant: Wyeth
    Inventors: Vincent P. Galullo, Robert Zelle, Danielle Soenen, Christopher Todd Baker, Paul Will, Hormoz Mazdiyasni, Jinsong Guo, Andrew Fensome, Jeffrey Curtis Kern, William Jay Moore, Edward George Melenski, Justin Kaplan
  • Patent number: 7812021
    Abstract: The invention relates to a compound of general formula wherein Ar, R1, R2, R3, R4, n, o, p, s, X and are as defined herein or to a pharmaceutically active salt thereof, including all stereoisomeric forms, individual diastereoisomers and enantiomers of the compound of formula (I) as well as racemic and non-racemic mixtures thereof. The compounds are high potential NK-3 receptor antagonists for the treatment of depression, pain, psychosis, Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia, anxiety and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Philippe Jablonski, Kenichi Kawasaki, Henner Knust, Anja Limberg, Matthias Nettekoven, Hasane Ratni, Claus Riemer, Xihan Wu
  • Patent number: 7807678
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of deriving a peptidomimetic of a biologically active metallopeptide, wherein the peptidomimetic includes at least one non-peptide ring structure defining a template space superimposable on a corresponding defined template space of the metallopeptide, and where the peptidomimetic further includes at least two elements independently including an amino acid residue, amino acid side chain moiety or derivative thereof, the elements defining and occupying a similar descriptor space as corresponding elements of the metallopeptide. The invention further relates to peptidomimetics with a template space heterocyclic ring structure, including 5-, 6- and 8-membered and 5-5- and 6-5-bicyclic fused ring structure melanocortin receptor-specific peptidomimetics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Palatin Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Shubh D. Sharma, Yi-Qun Shi, Zhijun Wu, Ramesh Rajpurohit
  • Publication number: 20100249128
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of Formula (I): wherein X, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, and R8 are as defined above. The invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and to methods of treating diabetes mellitus and its complications (including in particular diabetic retinopathy, nephropathy or neuropathy), cancer, ischemia, inflammation, central nervous system disorders, cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer's disease and dermatological disease pression, viral diseases, inflammatory disorders, or diseases in which the liver is a target organ.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2008
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Inventors: Iriny Botrous, Yufeng Hong, Hui Li, Kevin Kun-Chin Liu, Seiji Nukui, Min Teng, Eileen Valenzuela Tompkins, Chunfeng Yin
  • Patent number: 7799774
    Abstract: Disclosed are quinoline compounds having affinity for the 5-HT6 receptor and having the formula: where R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, n, m, p and A are defined herein, and salts thereof, compositions containing these compounds and salts and processes for making and using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Glaxo Group Limited
    Inventors: Mahmood Ahmed, Christopher Norbert Johnson, Martin C Jones, Gregor James MacDonald, Stephen Frederick Moss, Mervyn Thompson, Charles Edward Wade, David R Witty