Patents Issued in August 21, 2008
  • Publication number: 20080200436
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the production of an antiangiogenic and/or vascular permeability reducing effect in a warm-blooded animal such as a human which is optionally being treated with ionising radiation, particularly a method for the treatment of a cancer, particularly a cancer involving a solid tumour, which comprises the administration of ZD6474 in combination with androgen ablation; to a pharmaceutical composition comprising ZD6474 and an antiandrogen; to a combination product comprising ZD6474 and an antiandrogen for use in a method of treatment of a human or animal body by therapy; to a kit comprising ZD6474 and an antiandrogen; to the use of ZD6474 and an antiandrogen in the manufacture of a medicament for use in the production of an antiangiogenic and/or vascular permeability reducing effect in a warm-blooded animal such as a human which is optionally being treated with ionising radiation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2005
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Inventor: Stephen Robert Wedge
  • Publication number: 20080200437
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to polyphosphorylated and pyrophosphate derivatives of cyclitols. More particularly, the invention relates to polyphosphorylated and pyrophosphate derivatives of inositols. The invention also relates to compositions of the polyphosphorylated and pyrophosphate derivatives of inositol and other similar, more lipophilic derivatives, and their use as allosteric effectors, cell-signaling molecule analogs, and therapeutic agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2007
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Inventors: Jean-Marie Lehn, Srinivasu Pothukanuri, Alexandros Koumbis, Carolina Duarte, Claude Nicolau
  • Publication number: 20080200438
    Abstract: Methods of treating various autoimmune diseases, such as multiple sclerosis, peripheral neuritis, optical neuritis, amylotrophic lateral sclerosis, and uveitis utilizing specific amino alcohol derivatives are provided herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2006
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Inventors: Rainer Albert, Nigel Graham Cooke, Barbara Nusslein-Hildesheim, Sven Weiler
  • Publication number: 20080200439
    Abstract: Methods and compositions are provided for modulating myocyte BK channel activity and for screening for modulators of BK channel activity. The methods and compositions are useful in the treatment of disorders where increasing myocyte BK channel activity can attenuate, revert or prevent the disorder. For example, the methods and compositions are useful for treating disorders ameliorated by increasing vasodilation and blood flow in a subject, in particular, increasing cerebral blood flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2007
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Applicant: University of Tennessee Research Foundation
    Inventors: Alejandro M. Dopico, Anna Nodarovna Bukiya, Jianxi Liu
  • Publication number: 20080200440
    Abstract: The present invention relates to progesterone receptor antagonists of general formula I: in which R1 can be a hydrogen atom and R2 a hydroxyl group or R1 and R2 together can be an oxo group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2007
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Inventors: Ulrike Fuhrmann, Anja Schmidt, Arwed Cleve, Orlin Petrov, Gunnar Garke, Stefan Pruehs, Margarete Brudny-Kloeppel, Antje Rottmann, Rainer Hasselmann, Marcus Schultze-Mosgau, Carsten Moeller
  • Publication number: 20080200441
    Abstract: Selective estrogen receptor modulators, as well their related pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use, are provided herein. These estrogen receptor modulators include compounds that primarily exhibit estrogen receptor antagonist activity or primarily exhibit selective estrogen receptor antagonist and agonist activity, i.e., SERM activity, in specific tissue types. Particular embodiments provide compounds that behave as NeuroSERMs promoting neurotrophism and neuroprotection in brain tissue. These NeuroSERMs represent a subset of the modulators compounds provided herein that can cross the blood-brain-barrier and exert estrogen receptor agonist-like effects in the brain. The compounds should be useful for treating a variety of diseases, particularly estrogen receptor-mediated diseases and disorders, such as osteoporosis, breast and endometrial cancers, atherosclerosis and Alzheimer's disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2008
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Inventors: Roberta Diaz Brinton, Liqin Zhao
  • Publication number: 20080200442
    Abstract: Compositions for treating, reducing, ameliorating, or preventing infection of an ear or upper respiratory tract comprise a fluroquinolone having Formula I, II, or III. Methods for treating, reducing, ameliorating, or preventing such infection use such compositions. Such compositions and methods can be effective against certain antibiotic-resistant microbial pathogens found in such infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2007
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Inventors: Srini Venkatesh, Matthew S. Jonasse, Hongna Wang
  • Publication number: 20080200443
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of zinc complexes of natural amino acids, especially L-arginine, L-lysine, L-ornithine, and other natural amino acids, in a molar ratio of about 1:2 (metal:amino acid), and formulations thereof. These pharmaceutical compositions offer better tolerated and faster acting regimens than common zinc salts (i.e., acetate, sulfate, etc.) for long term maintenance therapy of diseases caused by abnormal elevated copper levels, such as in Wilson's disease, inflammatory and fibrotic diseases and Alzheimer's disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2007
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Applicant: SSV Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventor: Om P. Goel
  • Publication number: 20080200444
    Abstract: Disclosed are urea compounds of formula I, stereoisomer, or pharmaceutical acceptable salts thereof, and compositions that inhibit soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH), methods for preparing the compounds and compositions, and methods for treating patients with such compounds and compositions. The compounds, compositions, and methods are useful for treating a variety of sEH mediated diseases, including hypertensive, cardiovascular, inflammatory, pulmonary, and diabetic-related diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2007
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Inventors: Richard D. Gless, Sampath Kumar Anandan
  • Publication number: 20080200445
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the formula I or a stereoisomer, tautomer, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein W is a bond, —C(?S)—, —S(O)—, —S(O)2—, —C(?O)—, —O—, —C(R6)(R7)—, —N(R5)— or —C(?N(R5))—; X is —O—, —N(R5)— or —C(R6)(R7)—; provided that when X is —O—, U is not —O—, —S(O)—, —S(O)2—, —C(?O)— or —C(?NR5)—; U is a bond, —S(O)—, —S(O)2—, —C(O)—, —O—, —P(O)(OR15)—, —C(?NR5)—, —(C(R6)(R7))b— or —N(R5)—; wherein b is 1 or 2; provided that when W is —S(O)—, —S(O)2—, —O—, or —N(R5)—, U is not —S(O)—, —S(O)2—, —O—, or —N(R5)—; provided that when X is —N(R5)— and W is —S(O)—, —S(O)2—, —O—, or —N(R5)—, then U is not a bond; and R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, and R7 are as defined in the specification; and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of formula 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2007
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Inventors: Zhaoning Zhu, Brian McKittrick, Zhong-Yue Sun, Yuanzan Ye, Johannes Voigt, Corey Strickland, Elizabeth Smith, Andrew Stamford, William Greenlee, Robert Mazzola, John Caldwell, Jared Cumming, Lingyan Wang, Yusheng Wu, Ulrich Iserloh, Xiaoxiang Liu, Tao Guo, Thuy Le, Kurt Saionz, Suresh Babu, Rachael Hunter, Michelle Morris, Huizhong Gu, Gang Qian, Dawit Tadesse, Ying Huang, Guoqing Li, Jianping Pan, Jeffrey Misiaszek, Gaifa Lai, Jingqi Duo, Chuanxing Qu, Yuefei Shao
  • Publication number: 20080200446
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds represented by the structural formula (I): or pharmaceutically acceptable isomers, salts, solvates or esters of the compound of Formula (I), wherein each of the substituents is as specified herein, formulations including the above compounds, processes for preparing the same and methods for treating atherosclerosis, hypercholesterolemia, or sitosterolemia, and for lowering plasma levels of sterols and/or stanols.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2008
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Applicant: SCHERING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Duane A. Burnett, John W. Clader
  • Publication number: 20080200447
    Abstract: Administration of ?-Lactam compounds, including ?-lactam antibiotics and ?-lactamase inhibitors provides significant neurotropic effects in warm-blooded vertebrates evidence inter alia by anxiolytic and anti-aggressive behavior modification and enhanced cognition. Therapeutic methods for using such compounds and their pharmaceutical formulations are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2008
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Applicant: REVAAX PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
    Inventor: Gary A. Koppel
  • Publication number: 20080200448
    Abstract: The present invention relates to certain new pyridin analogues of Formula (I) to processes for preparing such compounds, to their utility as P2Y12 inhibitors and as anti-trombotic agents etc, their use as medicaments in cardiovascular diseases as well as pharmaceutical compositions containing them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2008
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Applicant: ASTRAZENECA AB
    Inventors: Thomas Antonsson, Peter Bach, Kay Brickmann, Ruth Bylund, Fabrizio Giordanetto, Johan Johansson, Fredrik Zetterberg
  • Publication number: 20080200449
    Abstract: Treprostinil can be administered using a metered dose inhaler. Such administration provides a greater degree of autonomy to patients. Also disclosed are kits that include a metered dose inhaler containing a pharmaceutical formulation containing treprostinil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2007
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Inventors: Horst Olschewski, Robert Roscigno, Lewis J. Rubin, Thomas Schmehl, Werner Seeger, Carl Sterritt, Robert Voswinckel
  • Publication number: 20080200450
    Abstract: Use of ivabradine, or 3-{3-[{[(7S)-3,4-dimethoxybicyclo[4.2.0]octa-1,3,5-trien-7-yl]-methyl}-(methyl)-amino]-propyl}-7,8-dimethoxy-1,3,4,5-tetrahydro-2H-3-benzazepin-2-one, its addition salts with a pharmaceutically acceptable acid and their hydrates, for obtaining a medicament intended for the treatment of endothelial dysfunction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2008
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Applicant: LES LABORATOIRES SERVIER
    Inventors: Vidal Benatar, Guy Lerebours-Pigeonniere, Jean-Claude Tardif, Eric Thorin, Eric Rheaume
  • Publication number: 20080200451
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula (I), in which W, R, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 and R7 have the meanings indicated in claim 1, can be employed, inter alia, for the treatment of tumours.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2006
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Inventors: Kai Schiemann, David Bruge, Hans-Peter Buchstaller, Ulrich Emde, Dirk Finsinger, Christiane Amendt, Frank Zenke
  • Publication number: 20080200452
    Abstract: Film-form, single-layered, cavity-free preparation free of surfactants, effervescent additive and taste masker and comprising one or more film former(s), one or more gel former(s) and one or more active ingredient(s) from the group of neuroleptics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2006
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Inventors: Petra Obermeier, Thomas Kohr, Kai-Thomas Kramer, Karin Klokkers
  • Publication number: 20080200453
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of simultaneously treating hypertension, hypertriglyceridemia, a pro-inflammatory state, a pro-coagulative state, and insulin resistance (with or without treating obesity or endothelial dysfunction), associated with or independent from Metabolic Syndrome, as well as vascular disease such as cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, or peripheral vascular disease comprising the step of administering to a patient suffering from such disorders a therapeutically effective amount of a central acting dopamine agonist. In one embodiment, the central acting dopamine agonist is bromocriptine, optionally combined with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2008
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Inventor: Anthony H. Cincotta
  • Publication number: 20080200454
    Abstract: Carbon-linked tetrahydro-pyrazolo-pyridine compounds are described, which are useful as cathepsin S modulators. Such compounds may be used in pharmaceutical compositions and methods for the treatment of disease states, disorders, and conditions mediated by cathepsin S activity, such as psoriasis, pain, multiple sclerosis, atherosclerosis, and rheumatoid arthritis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2008
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Inventors: Michael K. Ameriks, Frank U. Axe, James P. Edwards, Cheryl A. Grice, Hui Cai, Elizabeth Ann Gleason, Steven P. Meduna, Kevin L. Tays, John J. M. Wiener, Alvah T. Wickboldt
  • Publication number: 20080200455
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of formula I and the use thereof in the therapeutic treatment of disorders related to or affected by the 5-HT6 receptor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2007
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Applicant: Wyeth
    Inventors: Michael Gerard Kelly, Derek Cecil Cole
  • Publication number: 20080200456
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds and pharmaceutical compositions that are selective antagonists of A2B adenosine receptors (ARs). These compounds and compositions are useful as pharmaceutical agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2007
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Inventors: Guoquan Wang, Jayson M. Rieger, Robert D. Thompson
  • Publication number: 20080200457
    Abstract: The present invention relates to 1,2,3 -thiadiazole compounds represented by formula (I): wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 each represents H, halogen, CN, alkyl, alkoxyalkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, alkylcarbonyl or the like; R6 represents —C?(W1)YR7 in which R7 reresents H, alkyl, alkenyl, phenylcarbonyl, heterocyclic ring-carbonyl, arylsulfonyl or the like; Y represents O, S, —N(R11), —N(R11)O— in which R11 represents H, alkyl, cycloalkyl, substituted phenyl, or the like; W1 represents O or S; and symbols in the formula are defined in detail in the specification or salts thereof, and to a plant disease control agent for agricultural and horticultural use which contains the compound as an active ingredient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2006
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Applicant: NIHON NOHYAKU CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kunihisa Umetani, Takashi Shimaoka, Minoru Yamaguchi, Masatsugu Oda, Nobuo Kyomura, Tsuyoshi Takemoto, Kazuhiko Kikutake
  • Publication number: 20080200458
    Abstract: This invention relates to methods of treating, managing and preventing body composition disorders, and to compounds and pharmaceutical compositions useful in such methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2008
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Inventors: Joseph Barbosa, Simon D.P. Baugh, Qiang Han, Victoria K. Lombardo, Huy Van Nguyen, Praveen K. Pabba, Kristen M. Terranova
  • Publication number: 20080200459
    Abstract: The present application describes compounds according to Formula I, pharmaceutical compositions comprising at least one compound according to Formula I and optionally one or more additional therapeutic agents and methods of treatment using the compounds according to Formula I both alone and in combination with one or more additional therapeutic agents. The compounds have the general Formula I: including all prodrugs, pharmaceutically acceptable salts and stereoisomers, R1, R2, R3, n, and Z are described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2008
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Inventors: Chongqing Sun, William R. Ewing, Yanting Huang, Annapurna Pendri, Samuel Gerritz, Bruce A. Ellsworth, Natesan Murugesan
  • Publication number: 20080200460
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I): wherein: when X is NR5, Y is absent or is CH2; when X is CH2, Y is absent, CH2, NR6, O, S, S(O) or S(O)2; Z is a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclyl ring; compositions comprising them, processes for preparing them and their use in medical therapy (for example modulating CCR5 receptor activity in a warm blooded animal).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2005
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Inventors: Dearg Brown, John Oldfield, Howard Tucker
  • Publication number: 20080200461
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula I: along with methods of use thereof for the control of agricultural pests, particularly fungal pests, weedy pests and insect pests, as well as use as pharmaceuticals, particularly the treatment of obesity, metabolic syndrome, atherosclerosis, cardiovascular disease and insulin resistance, e.g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2008
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Inventors: Richard Anderson, Takeo Hokama, Shy-Fuh Lee, Rafael Oey, Tedd Elich, Steven Breazeale
  • Publication number: 20080200462
    Abstract: Disclosed are new substituted pyrazole and triazole compounds of Formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters or prodrugs thereof, compositions of the derivatives together with pharmaceutically acceptable carriers, and uses thereof:
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2007
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Inventors: Yi Xia, Kris Mendenhall, Paul A. Barsanti, Annette O. Walter, David Duhl, Paul A. Renhowe
  • Publication number: 20080200463
    Abstract: The present invention is related to thiazole derivatives of Formula (I) in particular for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of autoimmune disorders and/or inflammatory diseases, cardiovascular diseases, neurodegenerative diseases, bacterial or viral infections, kidney diseases, platelet aggregation, cancer, transplantation, graft rejection or lung injuries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2006
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Applicant: LABORATOIRES SERONO SA
    Inventors: Anna Quattropani, David Covini, Vincent Pomel, Jerome Dorbais, Thomas Rueckle
  • Publication number: 20080200464
    Abstract: Selected compounds are effective for prophylaxis and treatment of diseases, such as HGF mediated diseases. The invention encompasses novel compounds, analogs, prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, pharmaceutical compositions and methods for prophylaxis and treatment of diseases and other maladies or conditions involving, cancer and the like. The subject invention also relates to processes for making such compounds as well as to intermediates useful in such processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Applicant: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Bellon, Shon Booker, Noel D'Angelo, Julie Germain, Jean-Christophe Harmange, Tae-Seong Kim, Matthew Lee, Longbin Liu, Mark H. Norman, Elizabeth Rainbeau, Ning Xi, Shimin Xu
  • Publication number: 20080200465
    Abstract: The present invention is related to methods of treating viral and protozoan infections in mammals using antipathogenic benzamide compounds having the formula wherein at least one of the R1 groups is F, Cl, CN or CF3 and R2, R3, Y, Z, m, and n are as defined herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2008
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Applicant: GeneSoft Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Roland W. BURLI, Jacob Kaizerman, Peter Jones
  • Publication number: 20080200466
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) in free or pharmaceutically acceptable salt form, where R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, m, n, w, X, and Y have the meanings as indicated in the specification, are useful for treating conditions mediated by the CRTh2 receptor, especially inflammatory or obstructive airways diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2006
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Inventors: Jake Axford, Urs Baettig, Brian Cox, Kamlesh Jagdis Bala, Catherine Leblanc, David Andrew Sandham
  • Publication number: 20080200467
    Abstract: Disclosed are alpha keto amide and alpha hydroxy amide compounds and compositions that inhibit soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH), methods for preparing the compounds and compositions, and methods for treating patients with such compounds and compositions. The compounds, compositions, and methods are useful for treating a variety of sEH mediated diseases, including hypertensive, cardiovascular, inflammatory, pulmonary, and diabetic-related diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2007
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Inventors: Dinesh Patel, Richard D. Gless, Heather K. Webb Hsu, Sampath Kumar Anandan, Bhaskar R. Aavula
  • Publication number: 20080200468
    Abstract: Therapeutically active heteroaryl carboxylic acid derivatives of Formula (I) wherein R1, R2, W, X, Y and Z are as defined in the specification, processes for the preparation of said derivatives, pharmaceutical formulations containing the active compounds and the use of the compounds in therapy, particularly in the treatment of diseases in which under-activation of the HM74A receptor contributes to the disease or in which activation of the receptor will be beneficial, are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2006
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Inventors: Juliet Kay Simpson, Ivan Leo Pinto
  • Publication number: 20080200469
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula (I): wherein A and B together represent an optionally substituted, fused aromatic ring; X can be NRX or CRXRY; if X=NRX then n is 1 or 2 and if X=CRXRY then n is 1; RX is selected from the group consisting of H, optionally substituted C1-20 alkyl, C5-20 aryl, C3-20 heterocyclyl, amido, thioamido, ester, acyl, and sulfonyl groups; RY is selected from H, hydroxy, amino; or RX and RY may together form a spiro-C3-7 cycloalkyl or heterocyclyl group; RC1 and RC2 are both hydrogen, or when X is CRXRY, RC1, RC2, RX and RY, together with the carbon atoms to which they are attached, may form an optionally substituted fused aromatic ring; and R1 is selected from H and halo.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2008
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Inventors: Niall Morrison Barr Martin, Graeme Cameron Smith, Stephen Philip Jackson, Vincent Junior M Loh, Xiao-Ling Fan Cockcroft, Ian Timothy Williams Matthews, Keith Allan Menear, Frank Kerrigan, Alan Ashworth
  • Publication number: 20080200470
    Abstract: The present invention relates to certain derivatives of cycloalkanediones invariably substituted with a chroman-2-yl, 2-quinolyl or —O-phenyl residue which are serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) 5-HT1A receptor subtype agonists modulators, to their stereochemical isomers and to their use in the preparation of a medicament for the treatment of pathological states for which an agonist a modulator of these receptors is indicated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2005
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Inventors: Maria Luz Lopez-Rodriguez, Bellinda Benhamu Salama, Joaquin Del Rio Zambrana, Diana Frechilla Manso
  • Publication number: 20080200471
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides compounds having affinity for the 5-HT6 receptor which are of the formula (I): wherein R1—R4 A, B, D, E, and G are as defined herein. The disclosure also relates to methods of preparing such compounds, compositions containing such compounds, and methods of use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2008
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Applicant: MEMORY PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robert Dunn, Truc Minh Nguyen, Wenge Xie, Ashok Tehim
  • Publication number: 20080200472
    Abstract: A compound of formula: wherein X is S or O and A, R1, R2, R3, R4, n, and m are disclosed herein, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof (a “Pyridazinylpiperazine Compound”), compositions comprising a Pyridazinylpiperazine Compound, and methods for treating or preventing pain, UI, an ulcer, IBD and IBS in an animal comprising administering to an animal in need thereof an effective amount of a Pyridazinylpiperazine Compound are disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2007
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Inventors: Donald J. Kyle, Qun Sun
  • Publication number: 20080200473
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine compounds of general formula (I): as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as defined in the claims. The compounds have specific affinity for GABAA receptor and are therefore useful in the treatment and prevention of diseases modulated by ?1- and ?2-GABAA receptors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2005
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Applicant: Ferrer Internacional, S.A.
    Inventors: Jose Luis Falco, Albert Palomer, Antonio Guglietta
  • Publication number: 20080200474
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are novel salts of flunarizine with improved properties. Also described herein are novel pharmaceutical compositions comprising such flunarizine salts, methods of making, and related methods of treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2008
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Applicant: TRANSFORM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Matthew Peterson, Julius Remenar, Carlos Sanrame
  • Publication number: 20080200475
    Abstract: Compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds are disclosed, wherein the compounds have the structure of Formula I: (I) wherein A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A8, X4, X6, R2a, Rx, R4, R5, and R6 are as defined in the detailed description of the invention. Corresponding pharmaceutical compositions, methods of treatment, methods of synthesis, and intermediates are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2006
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Inventors: Michael Dalton Ennis, Steven Wade Kortum, Ruth Elizabeth Tenbrink
  • Publication number: 20080200476
    Abstract: The present invention relates to sodium channel blockers. The present invention also includes a variety of methods of treatment using these inventive sodium channel blockers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2008
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Applicant: PARION SCIENCES, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael R. JOHNSON
  • Publication number: 20080200477
    Abstract: The present invention features a composition including (i) a retinoid, and (ii) an interleukin-8 inhibitor. The composition provides reduced irritation to human skin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2005
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Inventors: Carole Corvez, Thierry Oddos, Veronique Michelon
  • Publication number: 20080200478
    Abstract: This invention comprises antineoplastic curcumin derivatives and methods of preparation and use thereof. Particular reference is made to the following isomeric compounds wherein R1, R2, and R3 are selected from the group consisting of H, OH, OCH3, and COOH.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Inventor: Byron C. Robinson
  • Publication number: 20080200479
    Abstract: The invention relates to new salts of ocaperidone and uses thereof, particularly in the pharmaceutical industry. The invention discloses specific salts of ocaperidone having increased water solubilities, as well as therapeutic methods by administering said salts, in particular for treating various diseases of the central or peripheral nervous system, especially central nervous system. It further deals with pharmaceutical compositions comprising said salts and methods for preparing the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2006
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Inventors: Stefano Biondi, Arnold Demailly, Cesare Mondadori, Jean-Laurent Paparin
  • Publication number: 20080200480
    Abstract: 6-Phenyltriazolopyrimidinylamines of the formula I, in which the substituents are defined according to the description, processes for preparing these compounds, compositions comprising them and their use for controlling phytopathogenic harmful fungi.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2006
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Applicant: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Jochen Dietz, Thomas Grote, Udo Hunger, Jan Klaas Lohmann, Bernd Muller, Jens Renner, Sarah Ulmschneider, Wassilios Grammenos, Joachim Rheinheimer
  • Publication number: 20080200481
    Abstract: Myocardial infarction in a mammal is treated by administering to the mammal a therapeutically effective amount of a chemical Src family tyrosine kinase protein inhibitor and the use of such inhibitor compounds for the preparation of a medicament for treating myocardial infarction. Myocardial infarction can be prevented by administering to the mammal a prophylactic amount of the inhibitor. The inhibitor preferably is an inhibitor of Src protein selected from the group consisting of a pyrazolopyrimidine class Src family tyrosine kinase inhibitor, a macrocyclic dienone class Src family tyrosine kinase inhibitor, a pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidine class Src family tyrosine kinase inhibitor, a 4-anilino-3-quinolinecarbonitrile class Src family tyrosine kinase inhibitor, and a mixture thereof. The Src family tyrosine kinase inhibitors can be used to prepare medicaments for the treatment of myocardial infarction. Also disclosed are articles of manufacture containing a chemical Src family tyrosine kinase inhibitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2008
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Inventors: David A. Cheresh, Robert Paul, Brian Eliceiri
  • Publication number: 20080200482
    Abstract: (EN) The invention relates to the use of a partially neutralized, anionic (meth)acrylate copolymer comprising radically polymerized units of 25 to 95 percent by weight of C1 to C4 alkyl esters of acrylic or methacrylic acid and 5 to 75 percent by weight of (meth)acrylate monomers with an anionic group, at least 4 percent of which are neutralized by means of a base, for producing a medicament that is provided with an active substance-containing core and is coated with the partially neutralized, anionic (meth)acrylate copolymer. Said medicament releases at least 30 percent of the active substance contained therein in 30 minutes at a pH at which the active substance is sufficiently soluble and stable and at which the corresponding medicament that is coated with the non-neutralized anionic (meth)acrylate polymer releases less than 10 percent of the active substance contained therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2006
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Applicant: Evonik Roehm GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Ulrich Petereit, Manfred Assmus
  • Publication number: 20080200483
    Abstract: Compounds of formula I in free or salt form, wherein R1, R2 and R3 have the meanings as indicated in the specification, are useful for treating conditions mediated by activation of the adenosine A2A receptor, especially inflammatory or obstructive airways diseases. Pharmaceutical compositions that contain the compounds and a process for preparing the compounds are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2005
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Inventors: Robin Alec Fairhurst, Roger John Taylor, Harinder Pal Singh
  • Publication number: 20080200484
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising at least one multifunctional phosphodiesterase inhibitor (MPDEI) and at least one adenosine uptake inhibitor. The present invention also relates to compositions comprising cilostazol and dipyridamole and their use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2007
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Inventors: Yongge Liu, Bing Sun, Masuhiro Yoshitake, Jun-ichi Kambayashi
  • Publication number: 20080200485
    Abstract: Disclosed are protein kinase inhibitors, compositions comprising such inhibitors, and methods of use, thereof. More particularly, disclosed are inhibitors of Aurora-2 (Aurora-A) protein kinase. Also disclosed are methods of treating diseases associated with protein kinases, especially diseases associated with Aurora-2, such as cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2005
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Inventors: Xiao-Yi Xiao, Dinesh V. Patel