Patents by Inventor Shigetada Furukawa

Shigetada Furukawa 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).

  • Quinolone derivative
    Patent number: 8367702
    Abstract: As a result of extensive studies on NAD(P)H oxidase inhibitors, the present inventors found that a quinolone derivative having, at the 2-position, an alkyl group substituted with a heteroatom or the like has an excellent NAD(P)H oxidase inhibitory activity, and accomplished the present invention. The compound of the present invention has a reactive oxygen species production inhibitory activity based on the NAD(P)H oxidase inhibitory activity, and therefore can be used as an agent for preventing and/or treating diabetes, impaired glucose tolerance, hyperlipidemia, fatty liver, diabetic complications and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Astellas Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Kenichi Onda, Kenichiro Imamura, Fumie Sato, Hiroyuki Moritomo, Yasuharu Urano, Yuki Sawada, Naoki Ishibashi, Keita Nakanishi, Kazuhiro Yokoyama, Shigetada Furukawa, Kazuhiro Momose
  • QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE
    Publication number: 20100256113
    Abstract: As a result of extensive studies on NAD(P)H oxidase inhibitors, the present inventors found that a quinolone derivative having, at the 2-position, an alkyl group substituted with a heteroatom or the like has an excellent NAD(P)H oxidase inhibitory activity, and accomplished the present invention. The compound of the present invention has a reactive oxygen species production inhibitory activity based on the NAD(P)H oxidase inhibitory activity, and therefore can be used as an agent for preventing and/or treating diabetes, impaired glucose tolerance, hyperlipidemia, fatty liver, diabetic complications and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicant: Astellas Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Kenichi Onda, Kenichiro Imamura, Fumie Sato, Hiroyuki Moritomo, Yasuharu Urano, Yuki Sawada, Naoki Ishibashi, Keita Nakanishi, Kazuhiro Yokoyama, Shigetada Furukawa, Kazuhiro Momose