Patents by Inventor Takayoshi Okabe

Takayoshi Okabe 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: 12357626
    Abstract: The purpose of the invention is to develop, as drug-candidate compounds, a group of novel compounds having the activity of inhibiting functions of Pin1. The invention provides: a compound represented by formula (I) or a salt thereof; and a Pin1 inhibitor, a pharmaceutical composition, a therapeutic or prophylactic agent for inflammatory diseases, a therapeutic or prophylactic agent for cancer, and a therapeutic or prophylactic agent for adiposity that use said compound/salt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: Amenis Bioscience, Inc.
    Inventors: Tomoichiro Asano, Yusuke Nakatsu, Hisanaka Ito, Takayoshi Okabe
  • Publication number: 20240024266
    Abstract: [Problem] To develop novel therapeutic agents for viral diseases such as coronavirus infections. [Solution] The present invention provides a therapeutic or prophylactic agent for viral diseases containing a compound with inhibitory activity against the function of Pin1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicants: Hiroshima University, Tokyo University of Pharmacy & Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
    Inventors: Tomoichiro Asano, Takemasa Sakaguchi, Takeshi Yamamotoya, Yusuke Nakatsu, Hisanaka Ito, Takayoshi Okabe, Jeffrey Encinas
  • Publication number: 20230133581
    Abstract: [Problem] To develop a group of novel compounds with an inhibitory activity against the function of Pin1 so as to use them as candidate compounds for medicaments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicants: Hiroshima University, Tokyo University of Pharmacy & Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
    Inventors: Tomoichiro Asano, Yusuke Nakatsu, Hisanaka Ito, Takayoshi Okabe
  • Patent number: 11504379
    Abstract: The purpose of the invention is to develop, as drug-candidate compounds, a group of novel compounds having the activity of inhibiting functions of Pin1. The invention provides: a compound represented by formula (I) or a salt thereof; and a Pin1 inhibitor, a pharmaceutical composition, a therapeutic or prophylactic agent for inflammatory diseases, a therapeutic or prophylactic agent for cancer, and a therapeutic or prophylactic agent for adiposity that use said compound/salt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignees: Hiroshima University, Tokyo University of Pharmacy & Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
    Inventors: Tomoichiro Asano, Yusuke Nakatsu, Hisanaka Ito, Takayoshi Okabe
  • Patent number: 11203565
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to develop a therapeutic agent for an inflammatory disease such as an inflammatory bowel disease or NASH, which therapeutic agent shows less side effects and high effectiveness. The present invention provides a compound represented by Formula (I) or a salt thereof; and a Pin1 inhibitor, a pharmaceutical composition, a therapeutic agent or a prophylactic agent for an inflammatory disease, and a therapeutic agent or a prophylactic agent for colon cancer, containing the compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignees: Hiroshima University, Tokyo University of Pharmacy & Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
    Inventors: Tomoichiro Asano, Yusuke Nakatsu, Hisanaka Ito, Takayoshi Okabe
  • Patent number: 11071738
    Abstract: The purpose of the invention is to develop a novel therapeutic agent for fatty liver diseases such as NASH or NAFLD. The invention provides a therapeutic or prophylactic agent for fatty liver diseases that comprises, as an active ingredient, a compound represented by formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The invention also provides a therapeutic or prophylactic agent for adiposity that comprises, as an active ingredient, a compound represented by formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignees: Hiroshima University, Tokyo University of Pharmacy & Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
    Inventors: Tomoichiro Asano, Yusuke Nakatsu, Hisanaka Ito, Takayoshi Okabe
  • Publication number: 20200383967
    Abstract: The purpose of the invention is to develop, as drug-candidate compounds, a group of novel compounds having the activity of inhibiting functions of Pin1. The invention provides: a compound represented by formula (I) or a salt thereof; and a Pin1 inhibitor, a pharmaceutical composition, a therapeutic or prophylactic agent for inflammatory diseases, a therapeutic or prophylactic agent for cancer, and a therapeutic or prophylactic agent for adiposity that use said compound/salt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Applicants: Hiroshima University, Tokyo University of Pharmacy & Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
    Inventors: Tomoichiro Asano, Yusuke Nakatsu, Hisanaka Ito, Takayoshi Okabe
  • Publication number: 20200383987
    Abstract: The purpose of the invention is to develop, as drug-candidate compounds, a group of novel compounds having the activity of inhibiting functions of Pin1. The invention provides: a compound represented by formula (I) or a salt thereof; and a Pin1 inhibitor, a pharmaceutical composition, a therapeutic or prophylactic agent for inflammatory diseases, a therapeutic or prophylactic agent for cancer, and a therapeutic or prophylactic agent for adiposity that use said compound/salt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Applicants: Hiroshima University, Tokyo University of Pharmacy & Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
    Inventors: Tomoichiro Asano, Yusuke Nakatsu, Hisanaka Ito, Takayoshi Okabe
  • Publication number: 20200383989
    Abstract: The purpose of the invention is to develop a novel therapeutic agent for fatty liver diseases such as NASH or NAFLD. The invention provides a therapeutic or prophylactic agent for fatty liver diseases that comprises, as an active ingredient, a compound represented by formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The invention also provides a therapeutic or prophylactic agent for adiposity that comprises, as an active ingredient, a compound represented by formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Applicants: Hiroshima University, Tokyo University of Pharmacy & Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
    Inventors: Tomoichiro Asano, Yusuke Nakatsu, Hisanaka Ito, Takayoshi Okabe
  • Patent number: 10689394
    Abstract: A compound represented by the following formula (1) is provided: wherein X represents a sulfur atom or —CH?CH—; A1 to A4 each independently represent a carbon atom or a nitrogen atom, and at least one of A1 to A4 is a nitrogen atom; R1 represents any one of a 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolyl group (or a 3,4-dihydro-1(2H)-quinolyl group), a 3,4-dihydro-4,4-dimethyl-1(2H)-quinolyl group, a 2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-1-benzazepinyl group, or a substituent represented by the following formula (2): wherein R4 represents a 2,3,4-trifluorophenyl group, a 4-iodophenyl group, a 2,3-difluorophenyl group, a 3,5-difluorophenyl group, a 5-fluoro-2-methylphenyl group, a 3-pentafluorosulfanylphenyl group, a 2,6-dimethylphenyl group, a 4-benzyloxyphenyl group, a 3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)biphenyl group, a 4-tert-butylphenyl group, a 3-methoxyphenyl group, an unsubstituted or substituted pyridyl group, or an unsubstituted or substituted naphthyl group; R5 represents a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group, a lower alkenyl group, a l
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
    Inventors: Hidenori Ichijo, Kengo Homma, Naomi Tsuburaya, Tetsuo Nagano, Takayoshi Okabe, Hirotatsu Kojima, Manabu Shimonishi, Takao Fujisawa, Norio Shiibata, Tsunehiko Higuchi, Seiichi Nakamura, Hidehiko Nakagawa, Shin-Ichi Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20190382330
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to develop a therapeutic agent for an inflammatory disease such as an inflammatory bowel disease or NASH, which therapeutic agent shows less side effects and high effectiveness. The present invention provides a compound represented by Formula (I) or a salt thereof; and a Pin1 inhibitor, a pharmaceutical composition, a therapeutic agent or a prophylactic agent for an inflammatory disease, and a therapeutic agent or a prophylactic agent for colon cancer, containing the compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Applicants: Hiroshima University, Tokyo University of Pharmacy & Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
    Inventors: Tomoichiro Asano, Yusuke Nakatsu, Hisanaka Ito, Takayoshi Okabe
  • Publication number: 20190177336
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a compound inhibiting the binding between ALS-related mutant SOD1 and Derlin-1, a medicament comprising the compound, and a method for treating ALS by administering the medicament to a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicant: The University of Tokyo
    Inventors: Hidenori Ichijo, Kengo Homma, Naomi Tsuburaya, Tetsuo Nagano, Takayoshi Okabe, Hirotatsu Kojima, Manabu Shimonishi, Takao Fujisawa, Norio Shiibata, Tsunehiko Higuchi, Seiichi Nakamura, Hidehiko Nakagawa, Shin-Ichi Ikeda
  • Patent number: 10189843
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of formula (1), wherein R1, R2, R3, R4a, R4b, R5a and R5b are as defined in the description, which has an autotaxin inhibitory activity, a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound as an active ingredient, and a method of prevention or treatment of a disease involving autotaxin, which is characterized by administering the compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignees: THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO, TOHOKU UNIVERSITY, SHIONOGI & CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuo Nagano, Takayoshi Okabe, Hirotatsu Kojima, Mitsuyasu Kawaguchi, Osamu Nureki, Ryuichiro Ishitani, Hiroshi Nishimasu, Junken Aoki, Chiaki Fujikoshi, Manabu Katou, Masahide Odan, Nobuyuki Tanaka, Yusuke Tateno, Junji Yamane
  • Patent number: 10183949
    Abstract: A compound according to any one of formula (Ia) to (Ic), or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4a, R4c, R5 are as defined in the description.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignees: THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO, TOHOKU UNIVERSITY, SHIONOGI & CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuo Nagano, Takayoshi Okabe, Hirotatsu Kojima, Mitsuyasu Kawaguchi, Osamu Nureki, Ryuichiro Ishitani, Hiroshi Nishimasu, Junken Aoki, Nobuyuki Tanaka, Yasuhiko Kanda, Yoshiyuki Kioi, Yusuke Tateno, Shiro Kida, Junji Yamane
  • Publication number: 20170158704
    Abstract: A compound according to any one of formula (Ia) to (Ic), or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4a, R4c, R5 are as defined in the description.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicants: The University of Tokyo, TOHOKU UNIVERSITY, Shionogi & Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuo NAGANO, Takayoshi OKABE, Hirotatsu KOJIMA, Mitsuyasu KAWAGUCHI, Osamu NUREKI, Ryuichiro ISHITANI, Hiroshi NISHIMASU, Junken AOKI, Nobuyuki TANAKA, Yasuhiko KANDA, Yoshiyuki KIOI, Yusuke TATENO, Shiro KIDA, Junji YAMANE
  • Publication number: 20170145005
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide a novel PIM-3 inhibitor and a novel cancer therapeutic drug, in particular, a therapeutic drug for pancreatic cancer. [Solution] A PIM-3 kinase inhibitor comprising a compound represented by general formula (I) or a pharmacologically acceptable salt, hydrate or solvate thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2015
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Applicant: THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
    Inventors: Tetsuo NAGANO, Hirofumi NAKANO, Tsukasa HASEGAWA, Nae SAITO, Hirotatsu KOJIMA, Takayoshi OKABE, Naofumi MUKAIDA
  • Publication number: 20160376278
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of formula (1), wherein R1, R2, R3, R4a, R4b, R5a and R5b are as defined in the description, which has an autotaxin inhibitory activity, a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound as an active ingredient, and a method of prevention or treatment of a disease involving autotaxin, which is characterized by administering the compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2015
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Applicants: The University of Tokyo, TOHOKU UNIVERSITY, Shionogi & Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuo NAGANO, Takayoshi OKABE, Hirotatsu KOJIMA, Mitsuyasu KAWAGUCHI, Osamu NUREKI, Ryuichiro ISHITANI, Hiroshi NISHIMASU, Junken AOKI, Chiaki FUJIKOSHI, Manabu KATOU, Masahide ODAN, Nobuyuki TANAKA, Yusuke TATENO, Junji YAMANE
  • Publication number: 20160368895
    Abstract: [Problem] The present invention addresses the problem of providing a compound that is useful for preventing or treating diseases associated with malfunctioning of PGI2 receptors, in particular, pulmonary hypertension. [Solution] A positive allosteric regulator of a PGI2 receptor which comprises a compound represented by formula (1) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, hydrate or solvate thereof. (1) (In the formula, R1 is a branched chain or cyclic alkyl or alkenyl having 3 to 10 carbon atoms which may be substituted, R2 is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl having 1 to 6 carbon atoms which may be substituted, R3 is 1 to 4 substituents which are the same or different independently selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl having 1 to 6 carbon atoms which may be substituted, and an alkoxy having 1 to 6 carbon atoms which may be substituted, and A is an aryl which may be substituted or a heteroaryl which may be substituted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2014
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Applicants: THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Tetsuo NAGANO, Takayoshi OKABE, Hirotatsu KOJIMA, Toshifumi SUZUKI, Kenjiro HANAOKA, Manabu SHIMONISHI, Shinichiro EGASHIRA, Hirofumi NAKANO, Kazuo KUMAGAI, Hiroyuki MIYACHI, Kenji MATSUNO, Minoru WAKI
  • Publication number: 20160289728
    Abstract: In a method for detecting fluorescence or absorbance of the present invention, a diaphorase causes reduction from resazurin to resorufin in the presence of an SH reagent and NADH or NADPH, and the resulting fluorescence intensity or absorbance is measured. A method for measuring ADP of the present invention includes a 2-1 process in which glucose is reacted with ADP and an ADP-dependent hexokinase, a 2-2 process in which the glucose-6-phosphate obtained in the 2-1 process is reacted with NAD or NADP and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, and a 2-3 process in which resazurin is reacted with the NADH or NADPH obtained in the 2-2 process and a diaphorase in the presence of an SH reagent, and the resulting fluorescence intensity or absorbance is measured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Kazuo KUMAGAI, Takayoshi OKABE, Hirotatsu KOJIMA, Tetsuo NAGANO
  • Publication number: 20160002247
    Abstract: A compound of formula (I) wherein variables are as defined herein having an autotaxin inhibitory effect and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Applicants: THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO, TOHOKU UNIVERSITY, Shionogi & Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuo NAGANO, Takayoshi OKABE, Hirotatsu KOJIMA, Mitsuyasu KAWAGUCHI, Osamu NUREKI, Ryuichiro ISHITANI, Hiroshi NISHIMASU, Junken AOKI, Nobuyuki TANAKA, Chiaki FUJIKOSHI, Yusuke TATENO, Toshihiro WADA