Patents Represented by Law Firm Burns, Doane, Swecker & Mathis, LLC
  • N-(aryl/heteroarylacetyl) amino acid esters, pharmaceutical compositions comprising same, and methods for use
    Patent number: 6117901
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds which inhibit .beta.-amyloid peptide release and/or its synthesis, and, accordingly, have utility in treating Alzheimer's disease. Also disclosed pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound which inhibits .beta.-amyloid peptide release and/or its synthesis as well as methods for treating Alzheimer's disease both prophylactically and therapeutically with such pharmaceutical compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2000
    Assignees: Athena Neurosciences, Inc., Eli Lilly & Company
    Inventors: Jing Wu, Eugene D. Thorsett, Jeffrey S. Nissen, Thomas E. Mabry, Lee H. Latimer, Varghese John, Lawrence Y. Fang, James E. Audia