Abstract: Benzimidazole and indole derivatives that act as selective modulators of CRF 1 receptors are provided. These compounds are useful in the treatment of a number of CNS and periphereal disorders, particularly stress, anxiety, depression, cardiovascular disorders, and eating disorders. Methods of treatment of such disorders and well as packaged pharmaceutical compositions are also provided.
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 5, 2001
Publication date:
March 20, 2003
Inventors:
Stephane DeLombaert, Ping Ge, Raymond F. Horvath, Taeyoung Yoon
Abstract: TNF-&agr; inhibitors containing a heterocyclic compound having angiotensin II antagonistic activity which are useful as preventives/remedies for inflammatory diseases, etc.
Abstract: The present invention provides novel methods of treating disorders of attention or improving attention in humans by administering an effective amount of a cholinesterase inhibitor.
Type:
Application
Filed:
September 24, 2002
Publication date:
March 20, 2003
Inventors:
Lawrence T. Friedhoff, Paul J. Tiseo, Sharon L. Rogers
Abstract: The present invention relates to certain substituted caprolactam carbonate and ether compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing said compounds, the use of said compounds in treating tumors and to a process for making said compounds.
Type:
Application
Filed:
May 17, 2002
Publication date:
March 20, 2003
Inventors:
Frederick Ray Kinder, Richard William Versace, Kenneth Walter Bair
Abstract: This invention provides novel pyrazole compounds that are useful as protein kinase inhibitors, especially as inhibitors of aurora-2 and GSK-3. The compounds may be used to treat abnormal physiological function leading to diseases such as cancer, diabetes and Alzheimer's disease.
Abstract: The present invention provides novel tricyclic pyridyl carboxamides as well as methods and pharmaceutical compositions utilizing them compounds for the treatment and/or prevention and/or suppression of disorders which may be remedied or alleviated by oxytocin antagonist activity, including prevention and/or suppression of preterm labor, suppression of labor at term prior to caesarean delivery, and for the treatment of dysmenorrhea. These compounds are also useful in enhancing fertility rates, enhancing survival rates and synchronizing estrus in farm animals; and may be useful in the prevention and treatment of disfunctions of the oxytocin system in the central nervous system including obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and neuropsychiatric disorders.
Type:
Application
Filed:
April 10, 2002
Publication date:
March 20, 2003
Applicant:
Wyeth
Inventors:
Amedeo Arturo Failli, William Jennings Sanders, Eugene John Trybulski
Abstract: This invention provides novel substituted tricyclic pyridyl carboxamides which act as oxytocin receptor competitive antagonists, as well as methods of their manufacture, pharmaceutical compositions and methods of their use in treatment, inhibition, suppression or prevention of preterm labor, dysmenorrhea, endometritis, suppression of labor at term prior to caesarean delivery, and to facilitate antinatal transport to a medical facility. These compounds are also useful in enhancing fertility rates, enhancing survival rates and synchronizing estrus in farm animals; and may be useful in the prevention and treatment of disfunctions of the oxytocin system in the central nervous system including obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and neuropsychiatric disorders.
Type:
Application
Filed:
April 10, 2002
Publication date:
March 20, 2003
Applicant:
Wyeth
Inventors:
Amedeo Arturo Failli, Jay Scott Shumsky, Thomas Joseph Caggiano, Joseph Peter Sabatucci, Kevin Anthony Memoli, Eugene John Trybulski
Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising S-tofisopam substantially free of R-tofisopam, and methods for treating or preventing convulsions and/or seizures comprising administration of the composition to subjects in need of treatment therefor. Also provided are compositions and methods for treating or preventing convulsions and/or seizures comprising administering S-tofisopam substantially free of R-tofisopam with another anti-convulsant.
Abstract: CRF receptor antagonists are disclosed which have utility in the treatment of a variety of disorders, including the treatment of disorders manifesting hypersecretion of CRF in a warm-blooded animals, such as stroke.
Type:
Application
Filed:
April 11, 2002
Publication date:
March 20, 2003
Applicant:
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
Inventors:
Mustapha Haddach, John Patrick Williams, Dragan Marinkovic, Jane Han Bu
Abstract: The present invention provides an ophthalmic aqueous pharmaceutical preparation, which is excellent in anti-inflammatory effect, which is less stimulative and which has high safety and excellent storage stability. The ophthalmic aqueous pharmaceutical preparation comprises meloxicam and trometamol.
Abstract: The invention relates to a prodrug that is capable of being converted into a drug by the catalytic action of human fibroblast activation protein (FAP&agr;), said prodrug having a cleavage site which is recognised by FAP&agr;, and said drug being cytotoxic or cytostatic under physiological conditions.
Type:
Application
Filed:
November 9, 2001
Publication date:
March 20, 2003
Inventors:
Stefan Peters, Dietmar Leipert, John Edward Park, Martin Lenter, Pilar Garin-Chesa
Abstract: Compounds, compositions and methods that are useful in the treatment of inflammatory and immune conditions and diseases are provided herein. In particular, the invention provides compounds which modulate the expression and/or function of a chemokine receptor. The subject methods are useful for the treatment of inflammatory and immunoregulatory disorders and diseases, such as multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis and type I diabetes.
Type:
Application
Filed:
August 29, 2002
Publication date:
March 20, 2003
Applicant:
Tularik, Inc.
Inventors:
Julio C. Medina, Michael G. Johnson, An-Rong Li, Jiwen Liu, Alan Xi Huang, Liusheng Zhu, Andrew P. Marcus
Abstract: The present invention relates to novel benzimidazole derivatives, pharmaceutical composition containing these compounds, and methods of treatment therewith. The compounds of the invention are useful in the treatment of central nervous system diseases and disorders, which are responsive to modulation of the GABA receptor complex, and in particular for inducing and maintaining anesthesia, sedation and muscle relaxation, as well as for combating febrile convulsions in children. The compounds of the invention may also be used by veterinarians.
Abstract: The present invention discloses new and useful compounds including methyl p-hydroxyphenyllactate, its analogues, chemical derivatives and chemically related compounds and their use as antitumor and immune suppressive agents, as inhibitors of proliferative cell growth and as prophylactic agents to inhibit and prevent cancer and non-malignant cell growth.
Abstract: The invention relates to novel benzimidazole derivatives with general formula I, whereby radicals R1, R2, R3, A, B and Y have the meanings that are indicated in the description and the claims, the use of these compounds for the production of a pharmaceutical agent for treating and for preventing diseases that are associated with microglia activation, as well as pharmaceutical preparations that contain these compounds.
Type:
Application
Filed:
July 5, 2002
Publication date:
March 20, 2003
Applicant:
Schering AG
Inventors:
Thorsten Blume, Wolfgang Halfbrodt, Joachim Kuhnke, Ursula Moenning, Herbert Schneider, Bernd Elger
Abstract: This invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treatment utilizing a PTPase (protein-tyrosine phosphatase) inhibitors and an angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor to lower the risk of cardiovascular disease and cardiovascular events in a mammal experiencing or subject to type II diabetes in mammals experiencing or subject to type II diabetes (non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus), preferably in human type II diabetics, or Syndrome X.
Abstract: A class of 7-phenylimidazo[1,2-b][1,2,4]triazine derivatives, substituted at the meta position of the phenyl ring by a (cyano)(fluoro)phenyl moiety, being selective ligands for GABAA receptors, in particular having good affinity for the &agr;2 and/or &agr;3 subunit thereof, are accordingly of benefit in the treatment and/or prevention of adverse conditions of the central nervous system, including anxiety and convulsions.
Type:
Application
Filed:
July 15, 2002
Publication date:
March 20, 2003
Inventors:
William Robert Carling, David James Hallett, Michael Geoffrey Neil Russell, Leslie Joseph Street
Abstract: Substituted pyrido[1,2-a]pyrazines of general formula I; wherein Ar and Ar1 represent various carbocyclic and heterocyclic aromatic rings; A represents O, S, SO, SO2, CHOH, C═O, or —(CR3R4); and n is 0-2, as well as precursors thereto, are ligands for dopamine receptor subtypes and serotonin (5HT) within the body and are therefore useful in the treatment of disorders of the dopamine and serotonin systems: 1
Type:
Application
Filed:
August 7, 2002
Publication date:
March 20, 2003
Applicant:
Pfizer Inc.
Inventors:
Kishor A. Desai, Anton F. Fliri, Mark A. Sanner
Abstract: The R-stereoisomer of 6-hydroxy-buspirone is an effective treatment for anxiety, depression, and other psychogenic disorders. The R-isomer exhibits greater receptor specificity than the S-isomer and should have reduced potential for the adverse effects associated with the racemic mixture and with buspirone.
Type:
Application
Filed:
July 22, 2002
Publication date:
March 20, 2003
Inventors:
Joseph P. Yevich, Robert F. Mayol, Jianqing Li, Frank Yocca
Abstract: A method of inhibiting Ras function and therefore inhibiting the abnormal growth of cells is disclosed. The method comprises the administration of a compound of Formula 1.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 20, 2001
Publication date:
March 20, 2003
Inventors:
W. Robert Bishop, Ronald J. Doll, Alan K. Mallams, F. George Njoroge, Joanne M. Petrin, John J. Piwinski, Ronald L. Wolin, Arthur G. Taveras, Stacy W. Remiszewski
Abstract: The invention disclosed some 1,4-dihydropiridine derivative chemically have pharmacologically with adrenoceptor blocking and calcium channel blocker is now emerging.
Abstract: A liquid suspension comprising an antifungally effective amount of the micronized compound represented by the chemical structural formula I: 1
Type:
Application
Filed:
April 1, 2002
Publication date:
March 20, 2003
Applicant:
SCHERING CORPORATION
Inventors:
Stefan Sharpe, Joel Sequeira, David Harris, Shashank Mahashabde
Abstract: This invention is directed to the use phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) inhibitors in the treatment of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) induced sexual dysfunction. Specifically, this invention is directed to a method for treating an animal to cure; prevent or ameliorate SSRI induced sexual dysfunction which comprises administering to the animal an effective amount of the inhibitor. The animal may be a male or a female human. The invention also includes the use of such inhibitors in the manufacture of a medicament to prevent; cure or ameliorate SSRI induced sexual dysfunction. Moreover, the invention includes a kit comprising a SSRI, such as sertraline, fluoxetine, paroxetine, and a PDE5 inhibitor, such as sildenafil citrate, for the treatment or prevention of serotonergic associated disorders such as depression, obsessive compulsive disorder or panic disorder, while reducing or preventing sexual dysfunction.
Abstract: Aza- and polyaza-naphthalenyl carboxamide derivatives including certain quinoline carboxamide and naphthyridine carboxamide derivatives are described. These compounds are inhibitors of HIV integrase and inhibitors of HIV replication, and are useful in the prevention or treatment of infection by HIV and the treatment of AIDS, as compounds or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, or as ingredients in pharmaceutical compositions, optionally in combination with other antivirals, immunomodulators, antibiotics or vaccines. Methods of preventing, treating or delaying the onset of AIDS and methods of preventing or treating infection by HIV are also described.
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 10, 2001
Publication date:
March 20, 2003
Inventors:
Neville J. Anthony, Robert P. Gomez, Steven D. Young, Melissa Egbertson, John S. Wai, Linghang Zhuang, Mark Embrey, LeKhanh Tran, Jeffrey Y. Melamed, H. Marie Langford, James P. Guare, Thorsten E. Fisher, Samson M. Jolly, Michelle S. Kuo, Debra S. Perlow, Jennifer J. Bennett, Timothy W. Funk
Abstract: This invention provides a method for treating a Pin1-associated state in a subject including administering to a subject an effective amount of a fredericamycin A compound such that the Pin1-associated state is treated. In another aspect, this invention includes the above described method, wherein the Pin1-associated state is a cyclin D1 elevated state, neoplastic transformation, and/or tumor growth. In an embodiment, this invention provides the above described methods, wherein the Pin1-associated state is colon cancer, breast cancer, a sarcoma, a malignant lymphoma, and/or esophageal cancer. This invention also provides a method for treating cyclin D1 overexpression in a subject including administering to a subject an effective amount of a combination of a fredericamycin A compound and a hyperplastic inhibitory agent such that the cyclin D1 overexpression is treated.
Abstract: It was found that an inducible nitric oxygen synthase (i-NOS) inhibitor is effective for Sjögren's syndrome, and based on this knowledge, an agent for treating and/or preventing Sjögren's syndrome comprising the i-NOS inhibitor as an active ingredient has been completed.
Abstract: The present invention relates to a hydrohalogenide of 1′-[4-[1-(4-fluorophenyl)-1H-indole-3-yl]-1-butyl]-spiro[isobenzofuran-1(3H),4′-piperidine], pharmaceutical compositions containing the acid addition salts and the use thereof for the treatment of psychic and neurological disorders.
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 15, 2002
Publication date:
March 20, 2003
Applicant:
H. Lundbeck A/S
Inventors:
Niels Mork, Heidi Lopez de Diego, Ole Nielsen
Abstract: Controlled release formulations of drugs such as fentanyl and sufentanil are disclosed. The formulations are comprised of two or more different groups of particles wherein the particles of a given group are substantially identical but are different from the particles in any other group. The combined effect of the groups provides steady state blood levels which are particularly useful when administering opioids compound such as fentanyl by injection. A method of reducing unwanted diversion of narcotics is also disclosed.
Abstract: Novel compounds of the general formula (I), the use of these compounds as medicaments, pharmaceuticaly compositions comprising the compounds and methods of treatment employing these compounds and compositions. The present compounds may be useful in the treatment and/or prevention of conditions mediated by nuclear receptors, in particular the Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (PPAR). The compounds exert their effects by modulating the PPAR&ggr; response in a partial agonist manner.
Type:
Application
Filed:
July 30, 2002
Publication date:
March 20, 2003
Inventors:
Lone Jeppesen, Paul Stanley Bury, John Patrick Mogensen, Ingrid Pettersson, Per Sauerberg
Abstract: Prostaglandin D2 receptor antagonists in conjunction with an antihistamine and/or a leukotriene antagonist are useful in the treatment of allergic conditions.
Abstract: The use of phanquinone (4,7-phenanthroline-5,6-dione) for the treatment or prevention of memory impairment is suggested. Also a method for improving the learning or memory of a normal subject is suggested, said method comprising the administering of phanquinone, optionally together with one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carrier(s).
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 15, 2002
Publication date:
March 20, 2003
Applicant:
P. N. Gerolymatos S.A.
Inventors:
Michel Xilinas, Panayotis Nikolas Gerolymatos
Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula (I): wherein W represents hydrogen, C1-C4 alkyl, —CH2CO2H, or CO2H; and X represents hydrogen, C1-C4 alkyl, —CH2CO2H, or CO2H; with the proviso that at least one of W or X must be other than hydrogen; or a prodrug or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; which are useful for treating migraine.
Type:
Application
Filed:
September 3, 2002
Publication date:
March 20, 2003
Inventors:
Michael Gregory Bell, Michael Edward LeTourneau, Michael John Martinelli, Mark Alan Winter
Abstract: Polymorphs Form B, Form C, and amorphous of 6-[4-(1-cyclohexyl-1H-tetrazol-5-yl)butoxy]-3,4-dihydro-2(1H)-quinolinone, commonly known as cilostazol, have been identified. These polymorphs may be formed in pure form, in combination with each other, in combination with other polymorphs of cilostazol, or together with other pharmaceutical agents. Processes for preparing these polymorphs, and combinations of these polymorphs, as well as methods of use and unit dosages of these polymorphic forms, and their combinations, are described.
Type:
Application
Filed:
June 29, 2001
Publication date:
March 20, 2003
Inventors:
Grayson Walker Stowell, Robert R. Whittle
Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of providing an antihistaminic effect in a hepatically impaired patient in need thereof comprising administering to said patient an effective antihistaminic amount of a compound of the formula 1
Type:
Application
Filed:
February 11, 2000
Publication date:
March 20, 2003
Inventors:
James K. Woodward, Richard A. Okerholm, Mark G. Eller, Bruce E. McNutt
Abstract: The present invention provides substituted benzofuran, indene, thianaphthene and oxidized thianaphthene compounds and methods of treatment and pharmaceutical compositions that comprise such compounds. Preferred compounds of the invention contain benzofuran, indene or thianaphthene group substituted with a tetrahydrofuran or other alicyclic group.
Abstract: The present invention provides compounds and pharmaceutical compositions that act as antagonists at metabotropic glutamate receptors, and that are useful for treating neurological diseases and disorders. Methods of preparing the compounds also are disclosed.
Type:
Application
Filed:
February 19, 2002
Publication date:
March 20, 2003
Inventors:
Bradford Van Wagenen, Thomas M. Stormann, Scott T. Moe, Susan M. Sheehan, Donald A. McLeod, Daryl L. Smith, Methvin Benjamin Isaac, Abdelmalik Slassi