Patents by Inventor Dennis C. Liotta

Dennis C. Liotta 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).

  • Patent number: 9545403
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to chemokine CXCR4 receptor modulators and uses related thereto. In certain embodiments, the disclosure relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds disclosed herein or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or prodrugs thereof. In certain embodiments, the compositions disclosed herein are used for managing CXCR4 related conditions, typically prevention or treatment of viral infections such as HIV or for managing cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: Emory University
    Inventors: Lawrence J. Wilson, John Wiseman, Dennis C. Liotta, Michael G. Natchus
  • Patent number: 9527881
    Abstract: Provided are steroid analogues functionalized with polar substituents at the C3 and/or C20 positions of the steroid ring system that exhibit improved water solubility. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the steroid analogues and methods using the novel steroid analogues for the treatment and prevention of neurodegeneration in a patient following injury to the central nervous system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Emory University
    Inventors: Christopher Macnevin, Donald G. Stein, Dennis C. Liotta, Iqbal Sayeed, David B. Guthrie, Mark A. Lockwood, Michael G. Natchus
  • Publication number: 20160368897
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to pyrazoline dihydroquinolone derivates, pharmaceutical compositions, and uses. In certain embodiments, the compounds are selective NMDA receptor inhibitors and are useful in therapeutic methods related thereto. In certain embodiments, this disclosure relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of the following formula: Formula (I) or salts, esters, or prodrugs thereof, as provided herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Applicant: Emory University
    Inventors: Timothy M. Acker, Dennis C. Liotta, Stephen F. Traynelis
  • Publication number: 20160220595
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to nucleotide and nucleoside therapeutic compositions and uses in treating infectious diseases, viral infections, and cancer, where the base of the nucleotide or nucleoside contains at least one thiol, thione or thioether.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Dennis C. LIOTTA, George R. PAINTER, Gregory R. BLUEMLING, Abel DE LA ROSA
  • Publication number: 20160194351
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to progesterone phophate derivatives and uses related thereto. In certain embodiments, the disclosure relates to compounds disclosed herein and uses for managing inflammation such as those resulting from traumatic brain injury or stroke.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2014
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Applicant: Emory University
    Inventors: David Brian Guthrie, Mark Andrew Lockwood, Michael G. Natchus, Dennis C. Liotta, Donald G. Stein, Iqbal Sayeed
  • Publication number: 20160158266
    Abstract: 2?-Fluoro-nucleoside compounds are disclosed which are useful in the treatment of hepatitis B infection, hepatitis C infection, HIV and abnormal cellular proliferation, including tumors and cancer. The compounds have the general formulae: wherein Base is a purine or pyrimidine base; R1 is OH, H, OR3, N3, CN, halogen, CF3, lower alkyl, amino, loweralkylamino, di(lower)alkylamino, or alkoxy; R2 is H, phosphate, or a stabilized phosphate prodrug; acyl, or other pharmaceutically acceptable leaving benzyl, a lipid, an amino acid, peptide, or cholesterol; and R3 is acyl, alkyl, phosphate, or other pharmaceutically acceptable leaving group; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Raymond F. Schinazi, Dennis C. Liotta, Chung K. Chu, J. Jeffrey McAtee, Junxing Shi, Yongseok Choi, Kyeong Lee, Joon H. Hong
  • Publication number: 20160052957
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to progesterone derivatives and uses related thereto. In certain embodiments, the disclosure relates to compounds disclosed herein and uses for managing inflammation resulting from traumatic brain injury or stroke.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2015
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: David B Guthrie, Mark A Lockwood, Dennis C. Liotta, Michael G Natchus, Donald G. Stein, Iqbal Sayeed
  • Publication number: 20160002174
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use of certain compounds that are antagonists of the chemokine CXCR4 receptor for the treatment of proliferative conditions mediated by CXCR4 receptors. The compounds provided interfere with the binding of SDF1 to the receptor. These compounds are particularly useful for treating or reducing the severity of hyperproliferative diseases by inhibiting metastasis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Hyunsuk Shim, Dennis C. Liotta, James P. Snyder, Weiqiang Zhan, Zhongxing Liang
  • Patent number: 9180138
    Abstract: 2?-Fluoro-nucleoside compounds are disclosed which are useful in the treatment of hepatitis B infection, hepatitis C infection, HIV and abnormal cellular proliferation, including tumors and cancer. The compounds have the general formulae: wherein Base is a purine or pyrimidine base; R1 is OH, H, OR3, N3, CN, halogen, CF3, lower alkyl, amino, loweralkylamino, di(lower)alkylamino, or alkoxy; R2 is H, phosphate, or a stabilized phosphate prodrug; acyl, or other pharmaceutically acceptable leaving benzyl, a lipid, an amino acid, peptide, or cholesterol; and R3 is acyl, alkyl, phosphate, or other pharmaceutically acceptable leaving group; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignees: University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc., Emory University
    Inventors: Raymond F. Schinazi, Dennis C. Liotta, Chung K. Chu, J. Jeffrey McAtee, Junxing Shi, Yongseok Choi, Kyeong Lee, Joon H. Hong
  • Publication number: 20150196540
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to NMDA modulators and used related thereto such as for treatment of central nervous system disorders. In certain embodiments, compounds disclosed herein are NR2C subunit-selective NMDA potentiators. In certain embodiments, the disclosure contemplates compounds and pharmaceutical compositions. In certain embodiments, the disclosure contemplates compounds disclosed herein as prodrugs, optionally substituted with one or more substituents, derivatives, or salts thereof. In certain embodiments, the disclosure relates to methods of treating or preventing nervous system disorders comprising administering an effective amount of a composition comprising compound disclosed herein to a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2013
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Applicant: EMORY UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Stephen F. Traynelis, Praseeda Mullasseril, Ethel C. Garnier, Dennis C. Liotta, Sommer Zimmerman
  • Patent number: 9079852
    Abstract: Provided are compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treatment or prophylaxis of disorders associated with NMDA receptor activity, including neuropathic pain, stroke, traumatic brain injury, epilepsy, and related neurologic events or neurodegeneration. Compounds are of the general Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester, prodrug or derivative thereof are provided: wherein: each (L)k-Ar1 is a substituted or unsubstituted, mono or bicyclic aryl or heteroaryl; W is a bond, alkyl, or alkenyl; X is a bond, NR1 or O and each R1 and R2 is independently H, alkyl, alkenyl or aralkyl or R1 and R2 taken together form a 5-8 membered ring; R3?-R6 are selected from certain specific substituents or a carbonyl; Y is a bond, O, S, SO, SO2, CH2, NH, N(alkyl), or NHC(?O); and Z is OH, NR6R7, NR8SO2(alkyl), NR8C(O)NR6R7, NR8C(O)O(alkyl), NR8-dihydrothiazole, or NR8-dihydroimidazole or wherein Z can fuse with Ar2 to form selected heterocycles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignees: Emory University, NeurOp, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis C. Liotta, James P. Snyder, Stephen F. Traynelis, Lawrence Wilson, Cara Mosley, Raymond J. Dingledine, Scott Myers, Yesim Altas Tahirovic
  • Publication number: 20150157630
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to chemokine CXCR4 receptor modulators and uses related thereto. In certain embodiments, the disclosure relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds disclosed herein or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or prodrugs thereof. In certain embodiments, the compositions disclosed herein are used for managing CXCR4 related conditions, typically prevention or treatment of viral infections such as HIV or for managing cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2015
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventors: Lawrence J. Wilson, John Wiseman, Dennis C. Liotta, MIchael G. Natchus
  • Patent number: 8969381
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to chemokine CXCR4 receptor modulators and uses related thereto. In certain embodiments, the disclosure relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds disclosed herein or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or prodrugs thereof. In certain embodiments, the compositions disclosed herein are used for managing CXCR4 related conditions, typically prevention or treatment of viral infections such as HIV or for managing cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Emory University
    Inventors: Lawrence J. Wilson, John Wiseman, Dennis C. Liotta, Michael G. Natchus
  • Publication number: 20140309275
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to compounds, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of treating or preventing disease. In certain embodiments, the disclosure relates to methods of treating an infection or cancer comprising administering a pharmaceutical composition disclosed herein to a subject in need thereof. In a typical embodiment, one administers a pharmaceutical composition comprising sphingosine or a sphingosine analog to a subject at risk for, exhibiting symptoms of or diagnosed with a malaria infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Inventors: Dennis C. Liotta, Jason Holt, JR., Michael G. Natchus, Mark T. Baillie, Eric J. Miller, Mary R. Galinski
  • Publication number: 20140275529
    Abstract: Provided are compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treating or preventing disorders associated with NMDA receptor activity, including schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, cognitive disorders, depression, neuropathic pain, stroke, traumatic brain injury, epilepsy, and related neurologic events or neurodegeneration. Compounds of the general Formulas A-J, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, prodrugs or derivatives thereof are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Stephen F. Traynelis, Dennis C. Liotta, Rose M. Santangelo, Ethel C. Garnier
  • Patent number: 8822462
    Abstract: Provided are compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treating or preventing disorders associated with NMDA receptor activity, including schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, cognitive disorders, depression, neuropathic pain, stroke, traumatic brain injury, epilepsy, and related neurologic events or neurodegeneration. Compounds of the general Formulas A-J, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, prodrugs or derivatives thereof are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Emory University
    Inventors: Stephen F. Traynelis, Dennis C. Liotta, Rose M. Santangelo, Ethel C. Garnier
  • Publication number: 20140039187
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use of certain compounds that are antagonists of the chemokine CXCR4 receptor for the treatment of proliferative conditions mediated by CXCR4 receptors. The compounds provided interfere with the binding of SDF1 to the receptor. These compounds are particularly useful for treating or reducing the severity of hyperproliferative diseases by inhibiting metastasis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2012
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Inventors: Hyunsuk Shim, Dennis C. Liotta, James P. Snyder, Weiqiang Zhan, Zhongxing Liang
  • Publication number: 20140031363
    Abstract: Provided are compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treatment or prophylaxis of disorders associated with NMDA receptor activity, including neuropathic pain, stroke, traumatic brain injury, epilepsy, and related neurologic events or neurodegeneration. Compounds are of the general Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester, prodrug or derivative thereof are provided: wherein: each (L)k-Ar1 is a substituted or unsubstituted, mono or bicyclic aryl or heteroaryl; W is a bond, alkyl, or alkenyl; X is a bond, NR1 or O and each R1 and R2 is independently H, alkyl, alkenyl or aralkyl or R1 and R2 taken together form a 5-8 membered ring; R3-R6 are selected from certain specific substituents or a carbonyl; Y is a bond, O, S, SO, SO2, CH2, NH, N(alkyl), or NHC(?O); and Z is OH, NR6R7, NR8SO2(alkyl), NR8C(O)NR6R7, NR8C(O)O(alkyl), NR8-dihydrothiazole, or NR8-dihydroimidazole or wherein Z can fuse with Ar2 to form selected heterocycles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Inventors: Dennis C. Liotta, James P. Snyder, Stephen F. Traynelis, Lawrence Wilson, Cara Mosley, Raymond J. Dingledine, Scott Myers, Yesim Altas Tahirovic
  • Publication number: 20130324552
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to chemokine CXCR4 receptor modulators and uses related thereto. In certain embodiments, the disclosure relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds disclosed herein or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or prodrugs thereof. In certain embodiments, the compositions disclosed herein are used for managing CXCR4 related conditions, typically prevention or treatment of viral infections such as HIV or for managing cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2011
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: Emory University
    Inventors: Lawrence J. Wilson, John Wiseman, Dennis C. Liotta, Michael G. Natchus
  • Patent number: 8507673
    Abstract: Processes for the preparation of certain 5,7-diaminopyrazolo[1,5-?]pyrimidine compounds comprising the reaction of a primary or secondary amine and a protected 5-halo-7-aminopyrazolo[1,5-?]pyrimidine compound in solvent system comprising water and one or more organic solvents, optionally in the presence of an exogenous base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignees: Emory University, Imperial College of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Dennis C. Liotta, James P. Snyder, Ashutosh S. Jogalekar, Anthony G. M. Barrett, Matthew John Fuchter, Matthew J. Cook, Sebastian H. B. Kroll