Patents by Inventor Asahi Kawana

Asahi Kawana has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20230167073
    Abstract: A compound indicated by formula (I) or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof is provided as a compound that can be a therapeutic or prophylactic drug for TRPC6-related diseases, such as nephrotic syndrome, membranous nephropathy, acute renal failure, septicemia, chronic renal failure, diabetic nephropathy, pulmonary hypertension, acute lung injury, heart failure, malignant tumor, and muscular dystrophy. (In the formula, Ar1, Ar2, X1-X3, R1, R3, R7, R8, L1, and L2 are as defined in the specifications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: Teijin Pharma Limited
    Inventors: Sakae SUGIYAMA, Takuya YOKOSAKA, Kunio MINAMIZONO, Asahi KAWANA, Toshiyuki KANEKO, Akinobu MARUYAMA, Kosuke SASAKI, Shinnosuke HOSODA, Masaki KOSHIMIZU, Susumu TAKEUCHI, Kenta KATO, Nagasree CHAKKA, Brett M. JOHNSON, Ryan D. WHITE, Wei ZHAO
  • Patent number: 10301300
    Abstract: Provided are a xanthine oxidase inhibitor, a drug for improving vascular endothelial function, and an excellent therapeutic or prophylactic drug for diseases associated with xanthine oxidase such as gout, hyperuricaemia, and for diseases associated with vascular endothelial functional disorder containing a compound represented in a formula (I) or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: TEIJIN LIMITED
    Inventors: Takashi Shirakura, Yoshimasa Takahashi, Asahi Kawana, Chikashi Kanazawa
  • Patent number: 10179780
    Abstract: There are provided: 4-methyl-2-[4-(2-methylpropoxy)-3-(1H-1,2,3,4-tetrazol-1-yl)phenyl]-1,3-thiazole-5-carboxylic acid, a sodium salt thereof and crystals of these, useful as a therapeutic agent and a prophylactic agent for gout, hyperuricemia and the like, and a method for producing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: Teijin Pharma Limited
    Inventors: Asahi Kawana, Hisae Nozato, Chikashi Kanazawa
  • Publication number: 20180244665
    Abstract: Provided are a xanthine oxidase inhibitor, a drug for improving vascular endothelial function, and an excellent therapeutic or prophylactic drug for diseases associated with xanthine oxidase such as gout, hyperuricaemia, and for diseases associated with vascular endothelial functional disorder containing a compound represented in a formula (I) or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Applicant: Teijin Pharma Limited
    Inventors: Takashi SHIRAKURA, Yoshimasa TAKAHASHI, Asahi KAWANA, Chikashi KANAZAWA
  • Patent number: 9815826
    Abstract: There are provided crystals of 2-[4-(2,2-dimethylpropoxy)-3-(1H-1,2,3,4-tetrazol-1-yl)phenyl]-4-methyl-1,3-thiazole-5-carboxylic acid which is useful as a therapeutic agent or prophylactic agent for gout, hyperuricemia and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Teijin Pharma Limited
    Inventors: Asahi Kawana, Yuki Miyazawa
  • Publication number: 20170247364
    Abstract: There are provided: 4-methyl-2-[4-(2-methylpropoxy)-3-(1H-1,2,3,4-tetrazol-1-yl)phenyl]-1,3-thiazole-5-carboxylic acid, a sodium salt thereof and crystals of these, useful as a therapeutic agent and a prophylactic agent for gout, hyperuricemia and the like, and a method for producing the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Applicant: TEIJIN PHARMA LIMITED
    Inventors: Asahi KAWANA, Hisae NOZATO, Chikashi KANAZAWA
  • Publication number: 20170217948
    Abstract: Provided are a xanthine oxidase inhibitor, a drug for improving vascular endothelial function, and an excellent therapeutic or prophylactic drug for diseases associated with xanthine oxidase such as gout, hyperuricaemia, and for diseases associated with vascular endothelial functional disorder containing a compound represented in a formula (I) or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: Teijin Pharma Limited
    Inventors: Takashi SHIRAKURA, Yoshimasa TAKAHASHI, Asahi KAWANA, Chikashi KANAZAWA
  • Publication number: 20170210735
    Abstract: There are provided crystals of 2-[4-(2,2-dimethylpropoxy)-3-(1H-1,2,3,4-tetrazol-1-yl)phenyl]-4-methyl-1,3-thiazole-5-carboxylic acid which is useful as a therapeutic agent or prophylactic agent for gout, hyperuricemia and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicant: TEIJIN PHARMA LIMITED
    Inventors: Asahi KAWANA, Yuki MIYAZAWA
  • Patent number: 9617240
    Abstract: Provided are a compound expressed by formula (I) or a pharmacologically permissible salt thereof, as well as a drug or drug composition that contains this compound as an active ingredient, having a xanthine oxidase inhibiting effect that is very useful for treating or preventing diseases that are contributed to by xanthine oxidase, such as gout, hyperuricemia, tumor lysis syndrome, urinary tract stones, hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes, cardiovascular disease such as heart failure and arterial sclerosis, renal disease such as diabetic near opacity and the like, respiratory disease such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and the like, autoimmune diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease, and the like. [In the formula, A, X, Y, Z, R, and R1 have the meaning set forth in claim 1].
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Teijin Pharma Limited
    Inventors: Asahi Kawana, Chikashi Kanazawa, Masayuki Tera, Yoshimasa Takahashi, Mariko Imazeki, Hiroyuki Takahashi, Akira Tanokura
  • Patent number: 9388174
    Abstract: The present invention provides: a compound represented by formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, which has an excellent inhibitory activity on xanthine oxidase and is useful as a therapeutic agent or a prophylactic agent for diseases associated with xanthine oxidase, such as gout, hyperuricemia, tumor lysis syndrome, urinary tract stone, hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases including arteriosclerosis and heart failure, renal diseases including diabetic nephropathy, respiratory diseases including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, inflammatory bowel disease or autoimmune diseases; and a medicine or a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound or the salt as an active ingredient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Teijin Pharma Limited
    Inventors: Asahi Kawana, Chikashi Kanazawa, Yoshimasa Takahashi, Takashi Shirakura
  • Publication number: 20160039784
    Abstract: Provided are a compound expressed by formula (I) or a pharmacologically permissible salt thereof, as well as a drug or drug composition that contains this compound as an active ingredient, having a xanthine oxidase inhibiting effect that is very useful for treating or preventing diseases that are contributed to by xanthine oxidase, such as gout, hyperuricemia, tumor lysis syndrome, urinary tract stones, hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes, cardiovascular disease such as heart failure and arterial sclerosis, renal disease such as diabetic near opacity and the like, respiratory disease such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and the like, autoimmune diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease, and the like. [In the formula, A, X, Y, Z, R, and R1 have the meaning set forth in claim 1].
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Applicant: TEIJIN PHARMA LIMITED
    Inventors: Asahi KAWANA, Chikashi KANAZAWA, Masayuki TERA, Yoshimasa TAKAHASHI, Mariko IMAZEKI, Hiroyuki TAKAHASHI, Akira TANOKURA
  • Publication number: 20150376174
    Abstract: The present invention provides: a compound represented by formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, which has an excellent inhibitory activity on xanthine oxidase and is useful as a therapeutic agent or a prophylactic agent for diseases associated with xanthine oxidase, such as gout, hyperuricemia, tumor lysis syndrome, urinary tract stone, hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases including arteriosclerosis and heart failure, renal diseases including diabetic nephropathy, respiratory diseases including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, inflammatory bowel disease or autoimmune diseases; and a medicine or a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound or the salt as an active ingredient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2014
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Applicant: TEIJIN PHARMA LIMITED
    Inventors: Asahi KAWANA, Chikashi KANAZAWA, Yoshimasa TAKAHASHI, Takashi SHIRAKURA
  • Publication number: 20090076120
    Abstract: Two crystal forms of (R)-3-[2-(2-amino-5-trifluoromethoxybenzamido)acetamido]-1-(6-methylindol-3-ylmethyl)pyrrolidine which exhibit specific X-ray powder diffraction patterns or infrared absorption spectra, amorphous form thereof, a pharmaceutical composition containing the crystal or amorphous form as an active ingredient, as well as methods for preparing them are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2006
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Applicant: TEIJIN PHARMA LIMITED
    Inventors: Takumi Takeyasu, Yoshinori Sato, Asahi Kawana, Yuji Takahashi, Yuji Ishikawa, Kaoru Suda
  • Publication number: 20070249847
    Abstract: A production method of an acetamidopyrrolidine derivative or a salt thereof comprising the reaction steps represented by the following formula: wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a C1-C6 alkyl group; R13, R14, R15 and R16 each represent independently a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a C1-C6 alkyl group, a C1-C6 alkoxy group, a hydroxyl group, a C1-C6 haloalkyl group or a C1-C6 haloalkoxy group; and R21 represents an ester-type protecting group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2005
    Publication date: October 25, 2007
    Applicant: TEIJIN PHARMA LIMITED
    Inventors: Asahi Kawana, Takumi Takeyasu, Atsuo Hazato
  • Publication number: 20070073064
    Abstract: There is provided an industrial production method of an aminopyrrolidine derivative having chemokine receptor antagonist activity represented by the following formula, a synthetic intermediate thereof and a production method thereof: wherein R11 is H, C1-C6 alkyl or C2-C7 alkanoyl; R12, R14, R15, R16 and R17 are H, halogen, optionally halogenated C1-C6 alkyl, optionally halogenated C1-C6 alkoxy, hydroxyl or C2-C7 alkoxycarbonyl; R23, R24, R25 and R26 are H, halogen, optionally halogenated C1-C6 alkyl, optionally halogenated C1-C6 alkoxy or hydroxyl; and R3 is H or C1-C6 alkyl.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2004
    Publication date: March 29, 2007
    Applicant: TEIJIN PHARMA LIMITED
    Inventors: Takumi Takeyasu, Yoshinori Sato, Minoru Imai, Mitsuru Sakai, Kenji Manabe, Yoshiyuki Matsumoto, Susumu Takeuchi, Asahi Kawana, Masahiro Koga, Mitsuharu Asahita