Patents by Inventor Hiromichi Itani

Hiromichi Itani 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: 7951825
    Abstract: To provide a useful compound as an active ingredient for a preventing and/or treating agent for rejection in the transplantation of an organ, bone marrow, or a tissue, an autoimmune disease, or the like, which has an excellent S1P1 agonist activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Astellas Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Hironori Harada, Kazuyuki Hattori, Kazuya Fujita, Masataka Morita, Sunao Imada, Yoshito Abe, Hiromichi Itani, Tatsuaki Morokata, Hideo Tsutsumi
  • Patent number: 7750155
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel N-hydroxyacrylamide compounds of formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. More particularly, it relates to novel N-hydroxyacrylamide compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof which act as a HDAC inhibitor, to a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same and to a method of using the same therapeutically in the treatment and/or prevention of HDAC-related disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Astellas Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Fumiyuki Shirai, Hideo Tsutsumi, Hiromichi Itani, Yoshihiro Kozuki, Yoshiteru Eikyu, Taro Masunaga
  • Publication number: 20100168159
    Abstract: [Problems] To provide a useful compound as an active ingredient for a preventing and/or treating agent for rejection in the transplantation of an organ, bone marrow, or a tissue, an autoimmune disease, or the like, which has an excellent S1P1 agonist activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2010
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: ASTELLAS PHARMA INC.
    Inventors: Hironori Harada, Kazuyuki Hattori, Kazuya Fujita, Masataka Morita, Sunao Imada, Yoshito Abe, Hiromichi Itani, Tatsuaki Morokata, Hideo Tsutsumi
  • Patent number: 7678820
    Abstract: To provide a useful compound as an active ingredient for a preventing and/or treating agent for rejection in the transplantation of an organ, bone marrow, or a tissue, an autoimmune disease, or the like, which has an excellent S1P1 agonist activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Astellas Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Hironori Harada, Kazuyuki Hattori, Kazuya Fujita, Masataka Morita, Sunao Imada, Yoshito Abe, Hiromichi Itani, Tatsuaki Morokata, Hideo Tsutsumi
  • Publication number: 20090076070
    Abstract: [Problems] To provide a useful compound as an active ingredient for a preventing and/or treating agent for rejection in the transplantation of an organ, bone marrow, or a tissue, an autoimmune disease, or the like, which has an excellent S1P1 agonist activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Applicant: Astellas Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Hironori HARADA, Kazuyuki Hattori, Kazuya Fujita, Masataka Morita, Sunao Imada, Yoshito Abe, Hiromichi Itani, Tatsuaki Morokata, Hideo Tsutsumi
  • Publication number: 20090054465
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel N-hydroxyacrylamide compounds of formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. More particularly, it relates to novel N-hydroxyacrylamide compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof which act as a HDAC inhibitor, to a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same and to a method of using the same therapeutically in the treatment and/or prevention of HDAC-related disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2007
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Applicant: Astella Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Fumiyuki Shirai, Hideo Tsutsumi, Hiromichi Itani, Yoshihiro Kozuki, Yoshiteru Eikyu, Taro Masunaga
  • Publication number: 20040110763
    Abstract: A pyrazolopyridine compound of formula (I) wherein: R1 is hydrogen, lower alkyl optionally substituted by susbtituent(s), or cyclo(lower)alkyl which may be interrupted by an oxygen or nitrogen atom and optionally substituted by substituent(s); R2 is hydrogen, halogen or lower alkoxy; R3 is a substituent; and n is an integer from 1 to 4, provided R3 may be different from each other when n is 2, 3 or 4, or a salt thereof. The pyrazolopyridine compound (I) and salt thereof of the present invention are adnosine antagonists and are useful for the prevention and/or treatment of depression, dementia (e.g. Alzheimer's disease, cerebrovascular dementia, dementia accompanying Parkinson's disease, etc.) Parkinson's disease, anxiety, pain, cerebrovascular disease (e.g. stroke, etc.), heart failure and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2003
    Publication date: June 10, 2004
    Inventors: Atsushi Akahane, Akira Tanaka, Masatoshi Minagawa, Hiromichi Itani, Hiroaki Ohtake
  • Patent number: 6355640
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel pyrazolopyridine compound of the following formula: wherein R1 is aryl, and R2 is cyclo(lower)alkyl which may have one or more suitable substituent(s), etc; and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, which is useful as a medicament; the processes for the preparation of said pyrazolopyridine compound or a salt thereof; a pharmaceutical composition comprising said pyrazolopyridine compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2002
    Assignee: Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Akahane, Shintaro Nishimura, Hiromichi Itani, Kieran P. M. Durkin
  • Patent number: 6303649
    Abstract: A compound of formula (I), wherein R1 is carboxy or protected carboxy, R2 and R3 are each independently hydrogen, hydroxy, or protected hydroxy, R4 is hydrogen or halogen, R5 is aryl substituted with halogen, amino, hydroxy or protected hydroxy, R6 is aryl optionally substituted with halogen, amino, hydroxy or protected hydroxy, A1 and A2 are each independently lower alkylene, and (II) is (III), (IV), (V) or (VI) or its salt, process for preparing it, a pharmaceutical composition including it, and a use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2001
    Assignee: Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouji Hattori, Hiromichi Itani, Akira Tanaka, Toshifumi Shiraga
  • Patent number: 6124456
    Abstract: A pyrazolopyridine compound of formula (I) wherein R.sup.1 is aryl, and R.sup.2 is lower alkyl substituted with unsaturated 3 to 8-membered heteromonocyclic group containing 1 or 2 sulfur atom(s) and 1 to 3 nitrogen atom(s) which may have one or more substituent(s); a group of formula (1) wherein R.sup.3 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, ar(lower)alkyl or acyl, R.sup.4 is hydrogen or hydroxy, A is lower alkylene, m is an integer of 0 or 1, and n is an integer of 1 or 2; a group of formula (2) wherein R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 are each lower alkyl; or quinuclidinyl, or a salt the The pyrazolopyridine compound (I) and a salt thereof of the present invention are adenosine antagonists and are useful for the prevention and/or treatment of depression, dementia (e.g. Alzheimer's disease, cerebrovascular dementia, Parkinson's disease, etc.), anxiety, pain, cerebrovascular disease (e.g. stroke, etc.), heart failure, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2000
    Assignee: Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Akahane, Satoru Kuroda, Hiromichi Itani, Yasuyo Shimizu
  • Patent number: 5773530
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel pyrazolopyridine compound of the following formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is aryl, andR.sup.2 is cyclo(lower)alkyl which may have one or more suitable substituent(s), etc; and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, which is useful as a medicament; the processes for the preparation of said pyrazolopyridine compound or a salt thereof; a pharmaceutical composition comprising said pyrazolopyridine compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1998
    Assignee: Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Akahane, Shintaro Nishimura, Hiromichi Itani, Kieran P. M. Durkin
  • Patent number: 4920129
    Abstract: The invention relates to an imidazopyridine compound of the following formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is lower alkynyl, R.sup.2 is lower alkyl, R.sup.3 is lower alkyl, R.sup.4 is amino or acylamino, R.sup.5 is hydrogen; lower alkyl which may be substituted by halogen, halogen; nitro; amino; acylamino; esterified carboxy; or N,N-di(lower)alkylsufamoyl, and A is lower alkylene, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, useful in the treatment of ulcers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1988
    Date of Patent: April 24, 1990
    Assignee: Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Youichi Shiokawa, Masanobu Nagano, Hiromichi Itani
  • Patent number: 4831041
    Abstract: The invention relates to an imidazopyridine compound of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is lower alkynyl, lower alkynyloxy(lower)alkyl or N,N-di(lower)alkylamino(lower)alkynyl,R.sup.2 is lower alkyl,R.sup.3 is mono (or di or tri)-phenyl(lower)alkyl substituted by one or more substituent(s) selected from cyano, carbamoyl, mono (or di or tri(phenyl(lower)alkylamino, acylamino, carboxy, esterified carboxy, hydroxy, hydroxy(lower)alkyl, acyloxy(lower)alkyl, acyloxy, mono (or di or tri)phenyl(lower)alkoxy, lower alkoxy(lower)alkoxy, tetrahydropyranyloxy, and acylamino(lower)alkyl or mono (or di or tri) phenyl(lower)alkyl substituted by lower alkyl and one additional substituent selected from hydroxy(lower)alkyl, amino, N-lower alkyl-N-acylamino, mono (or di or tri)phenyl(lower)alkylamino, acylamino and lower alkylamino, andR.sup.4 is hydrogen or lower alkyl, and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, useful in the treatment of ulcers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 16, 1989
    Assignee: Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Youichi Shiokawa, Masanobu Nagano, Hiromichi Itani
  • Patent number: 4782055
    Abstract: The present invention relates to imidazopyridine compounds of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is lower alkynyl or lower alkynyloxy(lower)-alkyl,R.sup.2 is lower alkyl, andR.sup.3 is ar(lower)alkyl having lower alkoxy, lower alkylthio, nitro or lower alkanesulfonyl, ar(lower)alkyl having nitro and one or two additional substituent(s) selected from nitro and lower alkyl, or heterocyclic(lower)alkyl which may have suitable substituent(s), and to their utility.The compounds have antiulcerative properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1986
    Date of Patent: November 1, 1988
    Assignee: Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ikuo Ueda, Youichi Shiokawa, Kazuhiko Take, Hiromichi Itani
  • Patent number: 4725601
    Abstract: Certain imidazo[1,2-a]heterocyclic compounds useful in the treatment of ulcers are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1986
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1988
    Assignee: Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ikuo Ueda, Youichi Shiokawa, Kazuhiko Take, Hiromichi Itani