Thiadiazoles (including Hydrogenated) Patents (Class 546/268.7)
  • Publication number: 20140024659
    Abstract: The invention relates to N-substituted hetero-bicyclic compounds of formula (I), to the enantiomers, diastereomers and salts thereof and to compositions comprising such compounds. The invention also relates to methods and uses of these N-substituted hetero-bicyclic compounds, and of compositions comprising thereof, for combating and controlling animal pests. Furthermore the invention relates also to pesticidal methods of applying such N-substituted hetero-bicyclic compounds. The N-substituted hetero-bicyclic compounds of the present invention are defined by the following formula I: wherein A, B, X, Het, R1, R2, W1, W2, W3 and W4 are defined as in the description.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Ralph Paulini, Carsten Beyer, Henricus Maria Martinus Bastiaans, Nancy B. Rankl
  • Publication number: 20140018335
    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 pyridine ring, a furan ring, or the like; Y1 represents a C1-6 alkylene group; Y2 represents a single bond or the like; R1 represents —C(?O)—NH—SO2R6, an acidic 5-membered hetero ring group, or the like; R2 represents an optionally substituted phenyl group, an optionally substituted 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], and 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: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: Kissei Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuya Tatani, Atsushi Kondo, Tatsuhiro Kondo, Naohiro Kawamura, Shigeki Seto, Yasushi Kohno
  • Patent number: 8629157
    Abstract: Compounds which modulate the CB2 receptor are disclosed. Compounds according to the invention bind to and are agonists of the CB2 receptor, and are useful for treating inflammation. Those compounds which are agonists are additionally useful for treating pain (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Angela Berry, Rajashekhar Betageri, Eugene Richard Hickey, Someina Khor, Doris Riether, Lifen Wu, Renee M. Zindell
  • Patent number: 8623895
    Abstract: This invention relates to inhibitors of mitotic kinesins, particularly KSP, and methods for producing these inhibitors. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising the inhibitors of the invention and methods of utilizing the inhibitors and pharmaceutical compositions in the treatment and prevention of various disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Array BioPharma Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy Hans, Eli M. Wallace, Qian Zhao, Joseph P. Lyssikatos, Thomas D. Aicher, Ellen R Laird, John Robinson, Shelley Allen
  • Publication number: 20140005133
    Abstract: The invention relates to ketolide compounds of Formula (I) and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, hydrates, polymorphs and stereoisomers having antimicrobial activity. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds of invention and methods of treating or preventing microbial infections with the compounds of invention, wherein, T is —C*H(R1)—P-Q; R1 is hydrogen; unsubstituted or substituted lower alkyl, cycloalkyl or aryl; P is heteroaryl ring; Q is unsubstituted or substituted aryl or heteroaryl ring; and P is attached to Q via carbon-carbon link; and R3 is hydrogen or fluorine, With the provision that when R1 is hydrogen, R3 is fluorine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2011
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Inventors: Bharat Trivedi, Prasad Deshpande, Ravikumar Tadiparthi, Sunil Gupta, Santosh Diwakar, Shivaji Pawar, Vijay Patil, Deepak Dekhane, Mahesh Patel, Satish Bhavsar, Amit Mishra, Manish Solanki, Mohammad Jafri, Sachin Bhagwat
  • Publication number: 20130345193
    Abstract: Described herein are compounds and pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, which modulate the activity of store-operated calcium (SOC) channels. Also described herein are methods of using such SOC channel modulators, alone and in combination with other compounds, for treating diseases or conditions that would benefit from inhibition of SOC channel activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: CALCIMEDICA, INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey P. WHITTEN, Yazhong Pei, Jianguo Cao, Zhijun Wang, Evan Rogers, Brian Dyck, Jonathan Grey
  • Publication number: 20130345220
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and methods of using such compounds to treat or prevent diseases or disorders associated with the activity of liver X receptors (LXRs).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: IRM LLC
    Inventors: Valentina MOLTENI, Xiaolin Li, Juliet Nabakka, David Archer Ellis, Beth Anaclerio, Enrique Saez, John Wityak
  • Publication number: 20130345240
    Abstract: Described herein are compounds and pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, which modulate the activity of store-operated calcium (SOC) channels. Also described herein are methods of using such SOC channel modulators, alone and in combination with other compounds, for treating diseases or conditions that would benefit from inhibition of SOC channel activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: CALCIMEDICA, INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey P. Whitten, Yazhong Pei, Jianguo Cao, Zhijun Wang, Evan Rogers, Brian Dyck, Jonathan Grey
  • Publication number: 20130338111
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the formula and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates or tautomers thereof, to processes for the preparation of, intermediates used in the preparation of, and compositions containing such compounds, and the uses of such compounds, in particular for the treatment of pain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicants: Icagen, Inc., Pfizer Limited
    Inventors: Serge Beaudoin, Michael Christopher Laufersweiler, Christopher John Markworth, Brian Edward Marron, David Simon Millan, David James Rawson, Steven Michael Reister, Kosuke Sasaki, Robert Ian Storer, Paul Anthony Stupple, Nigel Alan Swain, Christopher William West, Shulan Zhou
  • Publication number: 20130331571
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds of formula [I] or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof: The compounds of the present invention are useful in the prevention or treatment of diseases such as schizophrenia, Alzheimer's disease, cognitive impairment, dementia, anxiety disorders (e.g., generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, social anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, specific phobias, acute stress disorder), depression, drug dependence, spasm, tremor, pain, Parkinson's disease, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, bipolar disorder, eating disorder, or sleep disorders, which is based on the glycine uptake-inhibiting action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: TAISHO PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD
    Inventors: Minoru Moriya, Hiroshi Ohta, Shuji Yamamoto, Kumi Abe, Yuko Araki, Xiang-Min Sun, Daisuke Wakasugi
  • Patent number: 8604033
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds of Formula (I), wherein M, P, X, A and (B)n are defined as in Formula (I); invention compounds are modulators of metabotropic glutamate receptors—subtype 4 (“mGluR4”) which are useful for the treatment or prevention of central nervous system disorders as well as other disorders modulated by mGluR4 receptors. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions and the use of such compounds in the manufacture of medicaments, as well as to the use of such compounds for the prevention and treatment of such diseases in which mGluR4 is involved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Addex Pharma S.A.
    Inventor: Christelle Boléa
  • Publication number: 20130324412
    Abstract: N-Alkoxyamides of 4-aminopicolinic acids and 6-amino-4-pyrimidinecarboxylates are selective herbicides for corn, canola and sugar beet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: DOW AGROSCIENCES LLC
    Inventors: Joseph D. Eckelbarger, Paul R. Schmitzer, Carla N. Yerkes, Timothy A. Boebel, Norbert M. Satchivi, Gregory T. Whiteker
  • Publication number: 20130317032
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of structural formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, clathrate, or prodrug thereof, wherein R?1, X, X?, L and Y are defined herein. These compounds are useful as immunosuppressive agents and for treating and preventing inflammatory conditions, allergic disorders, and immune disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp.
    Inventors: Nha Huu Vo, Shoujun Chen, Qinglin Che, Yu Xie
  • Patent number: 8580799
    Abstract: The present invention relates to hydroximoyl-heterocycle derivatives of formula (I) wherein T represents a substituted or non-substituted heterocyclyl group, Q represents a carbo or heterocyclic group, A represent a carbo or heterocyclic group or a carbo or hetero-polycylic group, and L1 represents various linking groups, their process of preparation, intermediate compounds for their preparation, their use as fungicide active agents, particularly in the form of fungicide compositions, and methods for the control of phytopathogenic fungi, notably of plants, using these compounds or compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Bayer Cropscience AG
    Inventors: Christian Beier, Jurgen Benting, David Bernier, Pierre-Yves Coqueron, Philippe Desbordes, Christophe Dubost, Stephanie Gary, Pierre Genix, Daniela Portz, Ulrike Wachendorff-Neumann
  • Patent number: 8580785
    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 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Syngenta Crop Protection LLC
    Inventors: André Jeanguenat, Roger Graham Hall, Olivier Loiseleur, Stephan Trah, Patricia Durieux, Andrew Edmunds, André Stoller
  • Publication number: 20130289028
    Abstract: A heterocyclic fused anthraquinone derivatives, which is represented by a formula (I): wherein R1 is a substituent being one selected from a group consisting of hydrogen, halogens, aminoalkyl group, sulfoalkyl group, haloalkyl group, piperazino group, sulfonyl group, morpholino group, alkali group or one substituent represented by a formula (II): wherein R2 is amino group, oxyl group or a thiol group. In the meantime, a method for manufacturing the above-mentioned heterocyclic fused anthraquinone derivatives and a pharmaceutical composition using thereof are also disclosed here.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2013
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER
    Inventors: Hsu-Shan HUANG, Yu-Ru LEE, Tsung-Chih CHEN
  • Publication number: 20130289058
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula (I): useful for treating disorders mediated by acyl coA-diacylglycerol acyl transferase 1 (DGAT1), e.g. metabolic disorders. The invention also provides methods of treating such disorders, and compounds and compositions etc. for their treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2013
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Inventors: Sejal Patel, Justin Mao, Qian Lui, Rui Zheng, Tyler Harrison, Rohit Duvadie, Xin Chen, Frederic Zecri, Jay Larrow, Xuchun Zheng, Yizong Zhou, Jiong Ye, Yiping Ding, Yu Gai
  • Patent number: 8569345
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and methods of using such compounds to treat or prevent diseases or disorders associated with the activity of liver X receptors (LXRs).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Inventors: Valentina Molteni, Xiaolin Li, Juliet Nabakka, David Archer Ellis, Beth Anaclerio, Enrique Saez, John Wityak
  • Patent number: 8563550
    Abstract: There is provided compounds of formula (I), wherein Z, M, R1, X, R2, R3 and B have meanings given in the description, and pharmaceutically-acceptable esters, amides, solvates or salts thereof, which compounds are useful in the treatment of diseases in which inhibition of a protein kinase (e.g. a PIM family kinase or PI3-K) is desired and/or required, and particularly in the treatment of cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Inventors: Paolo Pevarello, Ana Maria Garcia Collazo, Ana Belen Garcia Garcia
  • Patent number: 8546403
    Abstract: Described herein are compounds and pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, which modulate the activity of store-operated calcium (SOC) channels. Also described herein are methods of using such SOC channel modulators, alone and in combination with other compounds, for treating diseases or conditions that would benefit from inhibition of SOC channel activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Calcimedica, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey P. Whitten, Yazhong Pei, Jianguo Cao, Zhijun Wang, Evan Rogers, Brian Dyck, Jonathan Grey
  • Patent number: 8546391
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of the formula (I) either (i) in the state of a base or an acid addition salt, or (ii) in the state of an acid or a base addition salt, as well as to a method for preparing same and to the therapeutic applications thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventors: Eykmar Fett, Patrick Mougenot, Claudie Namane, Eric Nicolai, Christophe Philippo
  • Publication number: 20130253012
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for controlling invertebrate pests, in particular arthropod pests and nematodes, by using pyrazole compounds of formula I and the salts thereof, the tautomers thereof, the N-oxides thereof and the salts of the tautomers or N-oxides thereof, wherein X is N or CH, Y is N or CH, Z is N or CH, provided that either only one of X, Y and Z is N or only two adjacent groups of X, Y and Z are N; and wherein Q is a bivalent 5- or 6-membered carbocyclic radical or a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic radical having one heteroatom moiety which is selected from the group consisting of O, S, N or N—RQN as ring member and 0, 1 or 2 further heteroatom moieties N as ring members, wherein 0, 1, 2 or 3 of the ring members that are carbon atoms may carry a radical RQ, provided that the pyrazole radical and the 6-membered heteroaromatic radical are bound in ortho- or meta-position of Q with respect to each other, if Q is a 6-membered radical; and wherein RA, if present, is C1-C3-alkyl, C1-C
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Sebastian Soergel, Christian Defieber, Ronan Le Vezouet, Daniel Saelinger, Steffen Gross, Karsten Koerber, Deborah L. Culbertson, Douglas D. Anspaugh, Koshi Gunjima
  • Patent number: 8541420
    Abstract: The invention relates to ketolide compound of Formula-I and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof having antimicrobial activity. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds of invention and methods of treating or preventing microbial infections with the compound of invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Wockhardt Ltd.
    Inventors: Bharat Kalidas Trivedi, Mahesh Vithalbhai Patel
  • Publication number: 20130245072
    Abstract: A compound of formula (I): wherein A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, G1, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as defined in claim 1; or a salt or N-oxide thereof. Furthermore, the present invention relates to processes and intermediates for preparing compounds of formula (I), to insecticidal, acaricidal, nematicidal and molluscicidal compositions comprising them and to methods of using them to combat and control insect, acarine, nematode and mollusc pests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: SYNGENTA CORP PROTECTION LLC
    Inventors: Peter Renold, Jerome Yves Cassayre, Jagadish Pabba, Myriem El Qacemi, Thomas Pitterna
  • Patent number: 8524699
    Abstract: The present application relates to novel substituted dihydropyrazolone derivatives, processes for their preparation, their use for treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases and their use for the preparation of medicaments for treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases, in particular cardiovascular and hematological diseases and kidney diseases, and for promoting wound healing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Bayer Intellectual Property GmbH
    Inventors: Kai Thede, Ingo Flamme, Felix Oehme, Jens-Kerim Ergüden, Friederike Stoll, Joachim Schuhmacher, Hanno Wild, Peter Kolkhof, Hartmut Beck, Metin Akbaba, Mario Jeske
  • Publication number: 20130225587
    Abstract: The compound of Formula (I), pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, solvates thereof, chelates thereof, non-covalent complexes thereof or produgs of compounds mentioned above or the mixture of any form above mentioned are provided. The use of the compounds in manufacturing a medicament for the treatment and/or prevention of diabetes, obesity and related disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2011
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicants: Zhejiang Beta Pharma Incorporation, Fujian Haixi Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Xinshan Kang, Wei Long, Cunbo Ma, Yanping Wang, Xiaoyan Shen, Yunyan Hu, Fenlai Tan, Yinxiang Wang
  • Patent number: 8513252
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds of Formula (I), wherein M, P, X1, X2, (A)m and (B)n are defined as in Formula (I); invention compounds are modulators of metabotropic glutamate receptors—subtype 4 (“mGluR4”) which are useful for the treatment or prevention of central nervous system disorders as well as other disorders modulated by mGluR4 receptors. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions and the use of such compounds in the manufacture of medicaments, as well as to the use of such compounds for the prevention and treatment of such diseases in which mGluR4 is involved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Addex Pharma S.A.
    Inventor: Christelle Boléa
  • Publication number: 20130203739
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide a GPR40 activating agent having, as an active ingredient, a novel compound having a GPR40 agonist action, a salt of the compound, a solvate of the salt or the compound, or the like, particularly, an insulin secretagogues and a prophylactic and/or therapeutic agent against diabetes, obesity, or other diseases. [Means of solving the problem] A compound of Formula (1): (where n is 0 to 2; p is 0 to 4; h is 0 to 3; j is 0 to 3; k is 0 to 2; a ring B is an aryl group or a heteroaryl group; X is O, S, or —NR7—; J1 is —CR11aR11b— or —NR11c—; J2 is —CR12aR12b— or —NR12c—; and R1 to R12c are specific groups), a salt of the compound, or a solvate of the salt or the compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2011
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: MOCHIDA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akihiro Okano, Munetaka Ohkouchi, Muneyoshi Makabe
  • Publication number: 20130203802
    Abstract: A compound of Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: Wherein: Het is a 5 to 10-membered heteroaromatic ring; Either X is N and Y is CR5; or X is C and Y is S; Z is selected from N and CH; R1 is selected from H and C1-2alkyl; R2 is selected from H, C1-2alkyl, OH, —CH2OH and C1-2alkoxy; Each R3 is independently selected from OH, C1-3alkyl, F, Cl, Br, NH2, and C1-3alkoxy; R4 is selected from C1-3alkyl and haloC1-3alkyl; R5 is selected from H, C1-3alkyl and haloC1-3alkyl; R6 and R7 are either i) each independently selected from H, C1-3alkyl and C1-3alkoxy; or ii) R6 and R7 together with the ring to which they are attached form a 9-membered bicyclic ring; p is 0-3; and RA is selected from H and C1-3alkyl, compositions containing them, their use in therapy, for example in the treatment of tuberculosis, and methods for the preparation of such compounds, are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2011
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: GLAXO GROUP LIMITED
    Inventors: Julia Castro Pichel, Raquel Fernandez Menendez, Esther Pilar Fernandez Velando, Silvia Gonzalez Del Valle, Araceli Mallo-Rubio
  • Publication number: 20130203821
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel pyridine compounds of the formulae I and II, to their salts, to their tautomers, to their N-oxides, and to the salts of these N-oxides or tautomers. The compounds are useful for combating or controlling invertebrate pests, in particular arthropod pests. The invention also relates to a method for controlling in-vertebrate pests by using these compounds. The invention further relates to plant propagation material and to agricultural compositions comprising said compounds. wherein A is a radical of the formulae A1, A2, A3, A4, A5 or A6 wherein # denotes the binding site to the remainder of formulae I or II; Z is O, S or N—RN; X1 is S, O or NR1a; X2 is OR2a, NR2bR2c, S(O)mR2d; X3 is a lone pair or oxygen; R1, R2 and R3 are, inter alia, hydrogen, and RA1, RA2RA3RA4, RA5, RA6 and RN, are as defined in claim 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Sebastian Soergel, Christian Defieber, Ronan Le Vezouet, Steffen Gross, Karsten Koerber, Deborah L. Culbertson, Douglas D. Anspaugh
  • Publication number: 20130196952
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of Formula (1) and to processes for the preparation of intermediates used in the preparation of compositions containing and the uses of such derivatives. The compounds according to the present invention are useful in numerous diseases in which ALK protein is involved or in which inhibition of ALK activity may induce benefit, especially for the treatment of cancer mediated by a mutated EML4-ALK fusion protein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2011
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: PFIZER INC.
    Inventors: Mark Edward Bunnage, Andrew Simon Cook, Jingrong Jean Cui, Kevin Nell Dack, Judith Gail Deal, Danlin Gu, Mingying He, Patrick Stephen Johnson, Ted William Johnson, Phuong Thi Quy Le, Cynthia Louise Palmer, Hong Shen
  • Patent number: 8476302
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to ?-ketoamide derivatives, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in the treatment of disorders and conditions modulated by endothelial lipase, for example, cardiovascular disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V.
    Inventors: Michael N. Greco, Margery A. Connelly, Shyamali Ghosh, Dennis J. Hlasta, Edward C. Lawson, Eric Strobel, Michele A. Weidner-Wells, Hong Ye
  • Publication number: 20130158002
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to 5-substituted 1,3-dihydro-2,1,3-benzothiadiazole 2,2-dioxide and 1,3-dihydro[1,2,5]thiadiazolo[3,4-b]pyridine 2,2,-dioxide derivatives which are potentiators of metabotropic glutamate receptors, particularly the mGluR2 receptor, and which are useful in the treatment or prevention of neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with glutamate dysfunction and diseases in which metabotropic glutamate receptors are involved. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the prevention or treatment of such diseases in which metabotropic glutamate receptors are involved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Inventors: Mark E. Layton, Michael J. Kelly, Timothy J. Hartingh
  • Publication number: 20130150339
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of Formula I, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, that are inhibitors of voltage-gated sodium channels, in particular Nav 1.7. The compounds are useful for the treatment of diseases treatable by inhibition of sodium channels such as pain disorders. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions containing compounds of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2012
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicant: Amgen Inc.
    Inventor: Amgen Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130123254
    Abstract: The present invention relates to mGluR5 positive allosteric modulators (PAM) and methods for identifying pharmaceutically acceptable compounds with high tolerability and safety, which method comprises the use of at least one non-competitive mGluR5 allosteric modulator which has a shift factor measured at 10 uM glutamate concentration below 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Inventors: Barbara Biemans, Georg Jaeschke, Lothar Lindemann, Wolfgang Muster, Heinz Stadler, Eric Vieira
  • Publication number: 20130109696
    Abstract: The invention relates to sulfonamide derivatives, to their use in medicine, to compositions containing them, to processes for their preparation and to intermediates used in such processes. More particularly the invention relates to new sulfonamide Nav1.7 inhibitors of formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein X, Y1, Y2, Z, R1, R2 and R3 are as defined in the description. Nav 1.7 inhibitors are potentially useful in the treatment of a wide range of disorders, particularly pain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: Pfizer Limited
    Inventors: Benjamin Scott Greener, Brian Edward Marron, David Simon Millan, David James Rawson, Robert Ian Storer, Nigel Alan Swain
  • Publication number: 20130085156
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound which has a glucokinase-activating effect and is useful as a therapeutic agent for diabetes mellitus, being represented by a formula (I): [wherein X1 represents a nitrogen atom, sulfur atom, oxygen atom or the like; R1 represents a 6- to 10-membered aryl group, 5- to 7-membered heteroaryl group or the like; D represents an oxygen atom or sulfur atom; R2 and R3 are the same or different, each representing a hydrogen atom, lower alkyl group or the like; a formula (II) represents an optionally substituted 5- to 7-membered heteroaryl group or the like; a formula (III) represents a monocyclic or bicyclic heteroaryl group] or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2012
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: MSD K.K.
    Inventor: MSD K.K.
  • Publication number: 20130085148
    Abstract: The present application provides novel pyridine compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts or prodrugs thereof. Also provided are methods for preparing these compounds. These compounds are useful in inhibiting CYP17 activity by administering a therapeutically effective amount of one or more of the compounds to a patient. By doing so, these compounds are effective in treating conditions associated with CPY17 activity. A variety of conditions can be treated using these compounds and include diseases which are characterized by abnormal cellular proliferation. In one embodiment, the disease is cancer, such as prostate cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2012
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
    Inventor: Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130065901
    Abstract: Provided are compounds that are useful in the treatment and/or prevention of diseases mediated by deficient levels of glucokinase activity, such as diabetes mellitus. Also provided are methods of treating or preventing diseases and disorders characterized by underactivity of glucokinase or which can be treated by activating glucokinase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: ARRAY BIOPHARMA INC.
    Inventor: Array BioPharma Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130065918
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, A and B are as defined herein. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds, methods of using these compounds in the treatment of various diseases and disorders, processes for preparing these compounds and intermediates useful in these processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Jehrod Burnett Brenneman, John D. Huber, Brian Christopher Raudenbush, Christopher Ronald Sarko
  • Publication number: 20130060025
    Abstract: Provided are compounds of Formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, X, Z1, Z2, Z3, Z4 and m are as defined herein. Also provided is a pharmaceutically acceptable composition comprising a compound of Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Also provided are methods of using a compound of Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Inventors: Luke W. Ashcraft, Gustave Bergnes, Chihyuan Chuang, Scott Collibee, Pu-Ping Lu, Bradley Morgan, Alex Muci, Xiangping Qian, Jeffrey Warrington, Zhe Yang
  • Patent number: 8389554
    Abstract: Novel imidazo[2,1-b][1,3,4]thiadiazole derivatives of formula (I) wherein R1 and R2 have the meaning according to claim 1, are inhibitors of TGF-beta receptor I kinase, and can be employed, inter alia, for the treatment of tumors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Merck Patent Gesellschaft mit Beschränkter Haftung
    Inventors: Guenter Hoelzemann, Hartmut Greiner, Emilie Rossignol, Dominique Swinnen
  • Publication number: 20130045995
    Abstract: The present invention relates to hydroximoyl-heterocycle derivatives of formula (I) wherein Het represents a pyridyl or thiazolyl group, T represents a substituted or non-substituted heterocyclyl group, and X represents various substituents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2011
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Inventors: Christian Beier, Jurgen Benting, David Bernier, Pierre-Yves Coqueron, Philippe Desbordes, Christophe Dubost, Daniela Portz, Ulrike Wachendorff-Neumann
  • Publication number: 20130039944
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compounds and related compositions for the treatment of viral infection, including RNA viral infection, and compounds that can modulate the RIG-I pathway in vertebrate cells, including compounds that can activate the RIG-I pathway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: Kineta, Inc.
    Inventors: Shawn P. Iadonato, Kristin Bedard
  • Publication number: 20130022629
    Abstract: Disclosed are an assay to identify modulators of the PD-1:PD-L pathway and PD-1:PD-L pathway modulators, e.g., compounds and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. Methods for treating diseases influenced by modulation of the PD-1:PD-L pathway such as, for example, autoimmune diseases, inflammatory disorders, allergies, transplant rejection, cancer, immune deficiency, and other immune system-related disorders, are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2011
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Inventors: Arlene H. Sharpe, Manish J. Butte, Shinji Oyama
  • Patent number: 8354436
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the general formula (I), and the pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, as anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: 4SC Discovery GmbH
    Inventors: Johann Leban, Stefan Tasler, Wael Saeb, Carine Chevrier
  • Patent number: 8344004
    Abstract: The invention relates to cyclic N-[1,3,4]-thiadiazol-2-yl-benzene sulfonamides and to their physiologically acceptable salts and physiologically functional derivatives showing PPARdelta or PPARdelta and PPARgamma agonist activity. What is described are compounds of the formula I, in which the radicals are as defined, and their physiologically acceptable salts and processes for their preparations. The compounds are suitable for the treatment and/or prevention of disorders of fatty acid metabolism and glucose utilization disorders as well as of disorders in which insulin resistance is involved and demyelinating and other neurodegenerative disorders of the central and peripheral nervous system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventors: Karl Schoenafinger, Stefanie Keil, Matthias Urmann, Hans Matter, Maike Glien, Wolfgang Wendler, Ulrike Wendler, legal representative
  • Patent number: 8344003
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound which has a glucokinase-activating effect and is useful as a therapeutic agent for diabetes mellitus, being represented by a formula (I): [wherein X1 represents a nitrogen atom, sulfur atom, oxygen atom or the like; R1 represents a 6- to 10-membered aryl group, 5- to 7-membered heteroaryl group or the like; D represents an oxygen atom or sulfur atom; R2 and R3 are the same or different, each representing a hydrogen atom, lower alkyl group or the like; a formula (II) represents an optionally substituted 5- to 7-membered heteroaryl group or the like; a formula (III) represents a monocyclic or bicyclic heteroaryl group] or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: MSD K. K.
    Inventors: Morihiro Mitsuya, Makoto Bamba, Fumiko Sakai, Hitomi Watanabe, Yasuhiro Sasaki, Teruyuki Nishimura, Jun-ichi Eiki
  • Publication number: 20120329811
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds of Formula (I), wherein X1, X2, X3, X4, Y1, Y2, Y3, Y4, M1, M2, M3, Am and Bn are defined as in Formula (I); invention compounds are modulators of metabotropic glutamate receptors—subtype 4 (“mGluR4”) which are useful for the treatment or prevention of central nervous system disorders as well as other disorders modulated by mGluR4 receptors. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions and the use of such compounds in the manufacture of medicaments, as well as to the use of such compounds for the prevention and treatment of such diseases in which mGluR4 is involved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Inventors: Christelle Boléa, Sylvain Celanire
  • Patent number: 8338460
    Abstract: Compounds of a formula (I) and their pharmaceutically-acceptable salts are disclosed. The compounds have glucokinase-activating effect and are therefore useful for treatment of diabetes and obesity. R1 and R2 each independently represent a lower alkyl group; X1 represent a group of a formula (II-1): wherein: R11 and R12 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group, or taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they bond, R11 and R12 may form a 4- to 7-membered nitrogen-containing aliphatic ring (one carbon atom constituting the 4- to 7-membered nitrogen-containing aliphatic ring may be replaced by an oxygen atom), or taken together with a carbon atom in (CH2)m, R11 and R12 may form a 4- to 7-membered nitrogen-containing aliphatic ring; m indicates an integer of from 1 to 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: MSD K. K.
    Inventors: Noriaki Hashimoto, Yufu Sagara, Masanori Asai, Teruyuki Nishimura