Patents Issued in October 10, 2017
  • Patent number: 9782355
    Abstract: The invention relates to a continuous method for producing inorganic or organic nanoparticles having multiple nuclei functionalised with proteins, using a T-type reactor that operates at high pressure, the primary particles that form the nuclei of the nanoparticles being smaller than 10 nm and said primary particles being immersed in a proteinaceous matrix that forms the nanoparticle in sizes of between 30 nm and 500 nm. The invention also relates to the nanoparticles produced by means of said method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA
    Inventors: Herley Casanova Yepes, Lina Paola Higuita Gonzales
  • Patent number: 9782356
    Abstract: A polymeric capsule shell of high quality is prepared from an aqueous composition which comprises (A) at least one esterified cellulose ether comprising aliphatic monovalent acyl groups and groups of the formula —C(O)—R—COOH, R being a divalent aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbon group, wherein at least a part of the groups —C(O)—R—COOH are neutralized with an ammonium salt of carbonic acid, formic acid or acetic acid, and (B) from 0 to 7 weight percent of a non-polymeric plasticizer, based on the weight of the esterified cellulose ether, wherein the weight of said at least one esterified cellulose ether is at least 80 percent of the total polymer weight in the aqueous composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Jin Zhao, Roland Adden, Brian Koblinski, Robert L. Schmitt
  • Patent number: 9782357
    Abstract: Novel siRNA and shRNA nanocapsules and delivery methods are disclosed herein. These siRNA and shRNA nanocapsules and delivery methods are highly robust and effective. This invention provides a platform for RNAi delivery with low toxicity and long intracellular half-life for practical therapeutic applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Yunfeng Lu, Irvin S. Y. Chen, Ming Yan, Min Liang, Masakazu Kamata, Jing Wen
  • Patent number: 9782358
    Abstract: Provided is a monodisperse agglomerate of a substance-containing vesicle filled with a substance at a concentration higher than conventionally possible. A mixed solution, in which a target substance is included in an aqueous medium, is mixed with a monodisperse agglomerate of a crosslinked vesicle comprising a prescribed polymer which includes a first polymer, i.e. a block copolymer having uncharged hydrophilic segments and first charged segments, and a second polymer having second charged segments carrying a charge opposite to that of the first charged segments, and in which the first polymer and/or the second polymer are/is crosslinked. As a result, the crosslinked vesicle is made to contain the target substance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Japan Science And Technology Agency
    Inventors: Kazunori Kataoka, Akihiro Kishimura, Yasutaka Anraku, Akinori Goto
  • Patent number: 9782359
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition, comprising (i) a matrix made of polymeric nanofibers, and (ii) an opioid agonist within the matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: EURO-CELTIQUE S.A.
    Inventors: Alexander Oksche, Kevin J. Smith, Derek Prater, Malcolm Walden, Will Heath, Bernard Kennedy, Vanessa Addison
  • Patent number: 9782360
    Abstract: The present invention relates to fluorine substituted CBD compounds, compositions thereof and uses thereof for the preparation of medicaments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignees: UNIVERSIDADE DE SAO PAULO—USP, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO RIO GRANDE DO SUL—UFRGS, YISSUM RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT COMPANY OF THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM LTD
    Inventors: Raphael Mechoulam, Antonio Waldo Zuardi, Flavio Pereira Kapczinski, Jaime Eduardo Cecilio Hallak, Francisco Silveira Guimaraes, Jose Alexandre de Souza Crippa, Aviva Breuer
  • Patent number: 9782361
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the anti-convulsant activity of turmeric oil and its volatile bisabolene sesquiterpenoids ar- turmerone, ?-turmerone, ?-turmerone (curlone) and ?-atlantone, as an anticonvulsant agent for the treatment of epilepsy and/or as therapeutic agents for the treatment of disorders of the central nervous system, including tremor, pain, mood disorders (including depression, bipolar disorder, attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder, and schizophrenia), and neurodegenerative diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
    Inventors: Peter A. M. De Witte, Camila V. Esguerra, Alexander D. Crawford, Adriana Monserrath Orellana Paucar
  • Patent number: 9782362
    Abstract: The present invention primarily relates to specific uses of a composition containing a roasted extract and xanthohumol for health-promoting purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: TA-XAN AG
    Inventors: Werner Back, Achim Zuercher, Sascha Wunderlich
  • Patent number: 9782363
    Abstract: A method of reducing the virulence of a bacterium that expresses accessory gene regulator A (AgrA) or an ortholog of AgrA includes administering to the bacterium an amount of a pharmaceutical composition effective to inhibit the synthesis of one or more virulence factors by the bacterium, the pharmaceutical composition including an AgrA antagonist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Case Western Reserve University
    Inventors: Menachem Shoham, Rajesh Viswanathan, Guanping Yu
  • Patent number: 9782364
    Abstract: Methods for reducing MSK1 levels in a plurality of cells are disclosed. For example, the methods include providing to the cells a curcumin composition that is at least 5% curcumin III. Methods for inhibiting MSK1 serine376 phosphorylation in a plurality of cells are also disclosed, which include providing to the cells a curcumin composition that is at least 5% curcumin III. In addition, methods for ameliorating inflammation in a subject are disclosed, which include providing to a subject a curcumin composition that is at least 5% curcumin III. Still further, methods for ameliorating symptoms in a subject having glucocorticoid-resistant inflammatory disease are disclosed, which include providing to a subject a curcumin composition that is at least 5% curcumin III. In addition, compositions are disclosed that include a curcumin composition consisting of at least 5% curcumin III; glucocorticoids; and a pharmaceutically acceptable solvent, filler, or carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Inventor: Franco Cavaleri
  • Patent number: 9782365
    Abstract: The present invention relates to solid preparations containing ambroxol which are obtainable by melt extrusion of the mixture consisting of a) 30 to 80% by weight of ambroxol hydrochloride, b) 2 to 68% by weight of at least one hydrogenated vegetable oil, c) 2 to 68% by weight of at least one mixture containing fatty acid ester and/or hydroxy fatty acid ester and d) 0 to 66% by weight of one or more pharmaceutical adjuvants, based in each case on the total amount of the preparation and its use for secretolytic treatment in acute and chronic bronchopulmonary diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Rolf-Stefan Brickl, Herrad-Odilia Krenkel
  • Patent number: 9782366
    Abstract: Disclosed is a drug for killing acid-fast (red) bacillus and use thereof. The drug, using fuchsin as active ingredient, can effectively kill acid-fast bacillus and remove mycobacterium tuberculosis and leprosy bacillus in human body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Inventor: Shuxian Hu
  • Patent number: 9782367
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel method for obtaining a pharmaceutical composition based on modafinil. This method consists of solubilizing S modafinil in a fluid in the supercritical state and then after expansion of said fluid, recovering S modafinil by causing it to be absorbed at the surface by a support appearing as granules. Said fluid may be CO2 or another solvent and the support, anhydrous lactose or mannitol. Application of the pharmaceutical composition in the cases when increased short term alertness and over a short period is required for the consumer of the pharmaceutical composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: DEBREGEAS ET ASSOCIES PHARMA
    Inventors: Christophe Lebon, Pascal Suplie, Fabrice Leboeuf, Jennifer Jung, Frantz Deschamps
  • Patent number: 9782368
    Abstract: According to the invention there is provided N,N-bis-2-mercaptoethyl isophthalamide, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or derivative thereof, for use in regenerating ascorbate systemically and thus in the therapeutic treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Emeramed Limited
    Inventors: Boyd Eugene Haley, Ragnar Axel Theodor Klingberg
  • Patent number: 9782369
    Abstract: Provided herein is a method for treating pain in a subject without risking hepatotoxicity by administering a pharmaceutical composition containing an acetaminophen dimer compound wherein the phenolic hydroxyl groups of two acetaminophen molecules are linked via an ethylene spacer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: ORPHOMED, INC.
    Inventor: Nikhilesh Nihala Singh
  • Patent number: 9782370
    Abstract: Provided is a method for treating adenoid cystic carcinoma by using a pharmaceutical composition including benzenesulfonamide derivatives and pharmaceutically acceptable carriers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Gongwin Biopharm Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chuan-Ching Yang, Nanshan Zhong, Mao-Yuan Lin, Chi-Chiang Tu, Kun-Hung Chen, Chia-Yen Hsiao
  • Patent number: 9782371
    Abstract: A method of preventing or treating a disease associated with demyelination of a nerve cell in a mammal, a method of promoting remyelination or suppressing demyelination of a nerve cell in a mammal, and a method of reducing expression of PMP22 in a nerve cell of a mammal by administration of 2,5-dihydroxybenzenesulfonic acid or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignees: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Yunil Lee, Suhyun Kim, Haechul Park, Sangchul Park
  • Patent number: 9782372
    Abstract: There is provided pharmaceutical compositions suitable for topical application to the nail for the treatment of nail diseases such as onychomycosis, comprising a urea-based component, a diol component, such as propylene glycol, an organic acid component, such as lactic acid, and a triol component, such a glycerol. There is further provided methods of improving the storage stability of a pharmaceutical composition suitable for topical application to the skin and/or nails comprising such urea-based components, diol components, organic acid components, and, optionally, an aqueous base, which method comprises adding a triol component, such a glycerol, to that composition prior to said storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Moberg Pharma AB
    Inventors: Ewa Karlsson, Sahar Feizollahi Ashkar, Peter Kaufmann
  • Patent number: 9782373
    Abstract: The invention provides 1,3-diphenylprop-2-en-1-one derivatives and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same for treating liver disorders, in particular those requiring the reduction of plasma level of biochemical markers such as aminotransferases. The 1,3-diphenylprop-2-en-1-one derivatives of General Formula (I) have hepatoprotective properties and can be used in methods for treating liver disorders involving the pathological disruption, inflammation, degeneration, and/or proliferation of liver cells, such as liver fibrosis or fatty liver disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: GENFIT
    Inventors: Raphael Darteil, Rémy Hanf, Dean Hum, Ingrid Dufour
  • Patent number: 9782374
    Abstract: Described herein are soft capsules and enteric soft capsules comprising cationic Type A gelatin and acid insoluble enteric polymers. In particular, the compositions and methods for manufacturing all-natural enteric soft capsules comprising Type A gelatin and matrix fills are described. In one embodiment, the enteric soft capsules comprise active ingredients such as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). In another embodiment, the enteric soft capsule comprises matrix fills of omega-3 fatty acids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: PATHEON SOFTGELS INC.
    Inventors: Yunhua Hu, Martin Piest, Qi Fang, Henricus van Duijnhoven
  • Patent number: 9782375
    Abstract: Methods of suppressing cyclooxygenase activity or reducing platelet aggregation of a mammal in need thereof by administering to a mammal in need thereof an effective amount of trans-resveratrol and arginine for a period of at least two weeks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Inventors: Shil Kothari, Gary Troxel
  • Patent number: 9782376
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a liquid formulation comprising levothyroxine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The formulation of the present invention includes tromethamine, sodium iodide, and water and has a pH of about 9.0 to about 11.5. The liquid formulation according to the invention is stable and ready-to-use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Fresenius Kabi USA LLC
    Inventors: Arunya Usayapant, Basma M. Ibrahim
  • Patent number: 9782377
    Abstract: A composition having a normalizing action for infradian rhythm and/or a synchronization promoting action for circadian rhythm (biological clock) containing arachidonic acid and/or an arachidonic acid-containing compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventors: Kengo Akimoto, Yoshiko Ono, Hiroshi Kawashima, Katsuya Nagai
  • Patent number: 9782378
    Abstract: There are provided microorganisms having a property of producing a lipid containing unsaturated fatty acids as constituent fatty acids and extracellularly secreting the produced lipid encapsulated in lipid particles, methods of screening said microorganisms, as well as methods of efficiently producing a fatty acid-containing lipid using said microorganisms. Furthermore, there are provided lipid particles encapsulating a lipid containing unsaturated fatty acids, and foods, cosmetics, and animal feeds comprising said lipid particles added thereto. Artificially treated microorganisms or microorganisms collected from nature are grown on a solid medium, and microbial strains that form lipid particles at the periphery of the colonies and/or microbial strains that, when cultured in a transparent liquid medium, make the culture liquid cloudy are selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventors: Kengo Akimoto, Hiroshi Kawashima, Sakayu Shimizu
  • Patent number: 9782379
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for the stimulation of secretion or expression of muscular IL-6 in a subject with the administration of Protectin DX (PDX). Particularly, the increase in circulating levels of IL-6 originating from the subject muscles is useful for regulating blood glucose and suppressing lipid-induced inflammation and other related inflammatory conditions such as insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, type-2 diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular diseases. Alternatively, the increase in muscular IL-6 expression in a subject may also be useful for increasing energy supply during exercise, or facilitating muscular recovery after strenuous effort.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Universite Laval
    Inventors: Andre Marette, Philip J. White
  • Patent number: 9782380
    Abstract: A method for treating cancer and gold(III) complexes with diaminocyclohexane ligand as anticancer agents. Also described are a pharmaceutical composition incorporating the gold(III) complexes and a method of synthesizing the gold(III) complexes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
    Inventors: Anvarhusein A. Isab, Muhammad Altaf
  • Patent number: 9782381
    Abstract: Molecular target for healing or treating wounds and, in particular chronic, human wounds, are described. The molecular target is PTPRK, or a protein 50% homologous therewith, and which retains the same activity as PTPRK protein. Further, methods and novel therapeutics are described for treating said wounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: University College Cardiff Consultants Limited
    Inventors: Wenguo Jiang, Keith Harding
  • Patent number: 9782382
    Abstract: This invention is directed to analogs of 5-(tetradecyloxy)-2-furancarboxylic acid (TOFA) and their use in the treatment of dermatological disorders or conditions characterized by sebaceous gland hyperactivity, such as acne and oily skin, and other dermatological disorders and conditions. This invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising analogs of TOFA and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient for dermatological or oral administration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Dermira (Canada), Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Scott Daynard, Geoffrey C. Winters, David W. C. Hunt
  • Patent number: 9782383
    Abstract: It is already known that 1-(benzofuran-2-yl)-2-propylaminopentane or a pharmacologically acceptable acid addition salt thereof exhibits an excellent effect as an antidepressant, a psychotropic drug, an antiparkinsonian drug, and an anti-Alzheimer's disease drug. However, it has not been known at all that the compound is effective for the prevention or therapy of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The present invention has newly found that 1-(benzofuran-2-yl)-2-propylaminopentane or a pharmacologically acceptable acid addition salt thereof is effective for the prevention or therapy of ADHD, and has been accomplished.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: FUJIMOTO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroko Togashi, Sachiko Hiraide, Fumio Yoneda, Kazue Takahata
  • Patent number: 9782384
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compositions comprising physiologically active phenolic compounds and methods for making and using the same. In particular embodiments, the compositions described herein include suspension formulations including a physiologically active phenolic compound provided as a nanoparticulate material and dispersed within an edible lipid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Humanetics Corporation
    Inventors: David C. Egberg, Michael D. Kaytor, John C. Dykstra
  • Patent number: 9782385
    Abstract: An artificial tears solution combination is composed mainly of an anti-inflammation and anti-oxidation material, a liquid viscosity-enhancing agent, and an artificial tears solution. The artificial tears solution combination is capable keeping moisture, and meanwhile having anti-inflammation and anti-oxidation capabilities. As such, it can prolong the liquid retention on ocular surfaces, to effective reduce the repeated dosing, and shorten the schedule for the dry eye syndrome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES
    Inventors: Feng-Huei Lin, Hsu-Wei Fang, Ching-Li Tseng, Ya-Jung Hung
  • Patent number: 9782386
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds, methods, pharmaceutical compositions, and kits for the treatment of proliferative disorders such as cancer. In one aspect, the methods comprise compounds that inhibit the activity of protein kinases, such as cell division cycle (Cdc) kinase. In another aspect, the methods comprise compounds that inhibit Cdc7 and/or Dbf4 activity. In another aspect, the methods comprise compounds that exhibit anti-proliferative properties useful in treating diseases such as cancer. Compounds useful for any of the methods include compounds of the Formula (A) or (B): or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Exemplary compounds of Formula (A) or (B) include granaticin A, granaticin B, dihydrogranaticin A, dihydrogranaticin B, medermycin, and actinorhodin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research
    Inventors: Mark G. Frattini, Hakim Djaballah, Thomas J. Kelly
  • Patent number: 9782387
    Abstract: A compound represented by Formula I is provided for use in the treatment of a hematological malignancy in a subject in need thereof. Also provided are compositions and kits which comprise the compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Tel HaShomer Medical Research Infrastructure and Services Ltd.
    Inventors: Merav Leiba, Gabriela Rozic
  • Patent number: 9782388
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions including a bis-cyclic guanidine compound, pharmaceutical compositions including a bis-cyclic guanidine compound, methods of treatment of a condition {e.g., bacterial infection) or disease, methods of treatment using compositions or pharmaceutical compositions, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignees: University of South Florida, Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies
    Inventors: Lindsey Neil Shaw, Renee Marie Fleeman, Richard Allen Houghten, Marcello Angelo Giulianotti, Radleigh G. Santos, Adel Nefzi
  • Patent number: 9782389
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of using fungal mycobiome as a means of treating and/or diagnosing diseases in a subject. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a method of diagnosing inflammatory bowel disease based on the composition of fungal strains present in the gut of a subject, and treating the subject by administering a probiotic biotherapy. In another embodiment, the present invention provides a method of diagnosing a severe form of ulcerative colitis by detecting the presence of a deficiency in dectin-1 expression in s. fibuligera in the gut of a subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER
    Inventors: David M. Underhill, Iliyan D. Iliev
  • Patent number: 9782390
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel ?-lactam compounds, their preparation and use. In particular, this invention relates to novel ?-lactam compounds which are amidine substituted monobactam derivatives useful as antimicrobial agents and their preparation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: AiCuris GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Burkhard Klenke, Irith Wiegand, Guido Schiffer, Heike Broetz-Oesterhelt, Samarendra N. Maiti, Jehangir Khan, Andhe Reddy, Zhixiang Yang, Mostafa Hena, Guofeng Jia, Ou Ligong, Hong Liang, Judy Yip, Chuanjun Gao, Sabiha Tajammul, Rahim Mohammad, Ganguli Biswajeet
  • Patent number: 9782391
    Abstract: The present application relates to a series of substituted imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine compounds of formula (I), pharmaceutically acceptable salts, pharmaceutically acceptable solvates or stereoisomers thereof, their use as tropomyosin receptor kinase (Trk) family protein kinase inhibitors, method of making and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd.
    Inventors: Pradip Kumar Sasmal, Shahadat Ahmed, Ashok Tehim, Vidyadhar Paradkar
  • Patent number: 9782392
    Abstract: A method for treating rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, or a disease involving JAK3, including administering a compound of the formula (I) or a salt thereof to a subject
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: TAIHO PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masayuki Nakamura, Hiroyoshi Yamanaka, Kazuaki Shibata, Morihiro Mitsuya, Takafumi Harada
  • Patent number: 9782393
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition comprising sorafenib and GW5074. Said combination therapy inhibits cancer cell growth via c-Raf-PP2A-DAPK signaling transduction pathway in either in vitro or in preclinical animal model for orthotopic spontaneous kidney cancer which simulates clinical symptoms. Formation of the bond between c-Raf and GW5074 leads to conformational change which consequently increases the affinity between sorafenib and c-Raf. Binding with the specific drug target facilitates serine 308 dephosphorylation of DAPK by PP2A and induces necrosis in cancer cells. Serine 308 of DAPK protein may also be used as a biomarker for drug screening. This study provides a novel pharmaceutical composition comprising sorafenib and GW5074, a protein complex target consisting of c-Raf and DAPK for drug designing, as well as biomarkers including c-Raf protein, DAPK protein and phosphorylation status of DAPK for drug screening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: National Defense Medical Center
    Inventors: Tai-Lung Cha, Sun-Yran Chang, Guang-Huan Sun, Chung-Chih Lin, Yi-Ta Tsai
  • Patent number: 9782394
    Abstract: Alterations to the ERG gene are some of the most prominent genomic changes associated with many cancers including prostate cancer. Such cancer specific alterations result in the overexpression of wild type ERG protein or an altered ERG protein. The present invention provides selective inhibitors of wild type or an altered ERG protein expression. The ERG inhibitors of the invention, therefore, are therapeutic agents for treating ERG positive cancers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc.
    Inventors: Clifton Dalgard, Ahmed Mohamed, Meera Srivastava, Shiv Srivastava
  • Patent number: 9782395
    Abstract: The present invention provides 5-(4-(2-(5-(1-hydroxyethyl)pyridine-2-yl)ethoxy) benzyl)thiazolidine-2,4-dione and novel stereoisomers of said compound for use in the treatment of central nervous system (NS) disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: MINORYX THERAPEUTICS S.L.
    Inventors: Ana María García Collazo, David John Augustus Eckland, Maria Pilar Pizcueta Lalanza, Marc Martinell Pedemonte
  • Patent number: 9782396
    Abstract: There is provided pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of pain e.g. short-term pain, which compositions comprise a mixture comprising: (a) microparticles of alfentanil, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, which microparticles are presented on the surfaces of larger carrier particles; (b) a water-soluble weak base; and (c) a compound which is a weak acid, which acid is presented in intimate mixture with the microparticles of alfentanil or salt thereof. The composition may further comprise a disintegrant. The acid is preferably citric acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Orexo AB
    Inventors: Anders Pettersson, Barbro Johansson, Emil Schwan
  • Patent number: 9782397
    Abstract: There is provided inter alia a compound which is an NK-1 receptor antagonist for use in the treatment or prevention of CNV. There is also provided a compound which is an NK-1 antagonist for use in the treatment of chemical burns of the eye particularly alkali burns of the eye. There is also provided a pharmaceutical composition for topical administration to the eye comprising an NK-1 antagonist and an antibiotic agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: IRBM SCIENCE PARK S.P.A.
    Inventor: Giulio Ferrari
  • Patent number: 9782398
    Abstract: New methods of treating schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder by administration of pharmaceutical compositions comprising an antipsychotic compound and a VMAT2 inhibitor to a subject in need thereof are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
    Inventor: Samuel Roger Jesse Hoare
  • Patent number: 9782399
    Abstract: Pharmaceutical compositions that bind to a predicted FK506 Binding Protein 52 (FKBP52) interaction surface on the androgen receptor hormone binding domain, otherwise known as FKBP52 Targeting Agents (FTAs) are provided. These compositions of the present invention are found to specifically recognize the FKBP52 regulatory surface on the androgen receptor and inhibit FKBP52 from functionally interacting with the androgen receptor. Compositions comprising the pharmaceutical composition, as well as methods of use, treatment and screening are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignees: The United States of America, as represented by The Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, The Regents of the University of California, The Board of Regents of The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Leonard M. Neckers, Marc B. Cox, Jane B. Neckers, Yeong Sang Kim, Aki Iwai, Yangmin Ning, Johanny Kugelman-Tonos, Heather A. Balsiger, Robert Fletterick
  • Patent number: 9782400
    Abstract: A compound suitable for treating cancer, in particular NSCLC, inhibits activity of oncogenic ROS1 kinase and ALK kinase. The compound has certain structural components such as a quinoline moiety in the backbone and at least one phenyl-containing moiety in a side chain with a hydrophobic substituent attached to the backbone via an up to 6-membered linking group as well as a further hydrophobic moiety. The presence of the structural components allows for an advantageous interaction with the ROS1 kinase domain and, further, with the ALK kinase domain. Hence, said compound represents a highly promising opportunity for patients bearing ROS1- or ALK-dependent cancer. A composition, in particular a pharmaceutical composition, includes the compound. A method for targeting cancer cells harboring an abnormality in ROS1 gene or ALK gene includes contacting a cell with the compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Macau University of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Xiao Jun Yao, Lai Han Leung, Lian Xiang Luo, Liang Liu
  • Patent number: 9782401
    Abstract: A method of isolating at least one phenanthroindolizidine alkaloid, in particular with HIF-1 inhibitory activity, from Tylophora atrofolliculata is used to isolate and obtain for example about 22 phenanthroindolizidine alkaloids, including at least 11 new phenanthroindolizidine alkaloids which have not been previously isolated. Experimental tests confirmed an exceptional HIF-1 inhibitory activity of the phenanthroindolizidine alkaloids isolated. A pharmaceutical composition includes at least one phenanthroindolizidine alkaloid and at least one pharmaceutical tolerable excipient. A method of treating a subject suffering from cancer includes administering at least one phenanthroindolizidine alkaloid isolated from Tylophora atrofolliculata. A method of treating a subject suffering from cancer includes administering at least one phenanthroindolizidine alkaloid to the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Macau University of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Zhi-Hong Jiang, Jing-Rong Wang, Cheng-Yu Chen, Guo-Yuan Zhu
  • Patent number: 9782402
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a buprenorphine sustained release delivery system capable of delivering buprenorphine, a metabolite, or a prodrug thereof for a duration of about 14 days to about 3 months. The buprenorphine sustained release delivery system includes a flowable composition and a solid implant for the sustained release of buprenorphine, a metabolite, or a prodrug thereof. The implant is produced from the flowable composition. The buprenorphine sustained release delivery system provides in situ 1-month and 3-month release profiles characterized by an exceptionally high bioavailability and minimal risk of permanent tissue damage and typically no risk of muscle necrosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Indivior UK Limited
    Inventors: Richard L. Norton, Andrew Watkins, Mingxing Zhou
  • Patent number: 9782403
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of fibanserin, or a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt thereof, for the treatment of disorders of sexual desire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Sprout Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Franco Borsini, Kenneth Robert Evans
  • Patent number: 9782404
    Abstract: Methods for treatment of disease-induced ataxia and non-ataxic imbalance are disclosed. The methods involve treating a patient with a compound having nicotinic acetylcholine receptor activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
    Inventors: Theresa A. Zesiewicz, Kelly L. Sullivan