Heterocyclic Carbon Compounds Containing A Hetero Ring Having Chalcogen (i.e., O,s,se Or Te) Or Nitrogen As The Only Ring Hetero Atoms Doai Patents (Class 514/183)
  • Patent number: 8318712
    Abstract: This invention is directed generally to a liquid pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one thyroid hormone (particularly a composition further comprising at least one cyclodextrin compound), a process for making such a composition, and a method of using such a composition to treat a condition associated with impaired thyroid hormone function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Intervet International B.V.
    Inventors: Cécile Pierrès, Atimad Gaugain-Hamidi
  • Patent number: 8318711
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of 2,5-diacetyl-3a,5,6,6a-tetrahydro-6a-hydroxy-2,3a,5-trimethylfuro[2,3-d]-1,3-dioxole (diacetyl trimer) of the formula in the form of one of its stereoisomers or in the form of a mixture consisting of or containing two or more of the stereoisomers (i) as an odoriferous or aromatic substance, (ii) for imparting, intensifying and/or modifying a creamy and/or fatty sensation in the mouth, (iii) for imparting, intensifying and/or modifying a sweet, buttery, cream-like and/or creamy flavor, and/or (iv) for masking a bitter flavor. The invention furthermore relates to corresponding aromatic compositions as well as compositions which serve for nutrition, oral hygiene, consumption for pleasure or for oral pharmaceutical use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Symrise AG
    Inventors: Ian Gatfield, Jakob Ley, Ingo Reiss, Günter Kindel, Gerhard Krammer
  • Patent number: 8314086
    Abstract: In various embodiments, the present invention provides methods of treating and/or preventing cardiovascular-related disease and, in particular, a method of blood lipid therapy comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a pharmaceutical composition comprising eicosapentaenoic acid or a derivative thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Amarin Pharmaceuticals Ireland Limited
    Inventors: Mehar Manku, Ian Osterloh, Pierre Wicker, Rene Braeckman, Paresh Soni
  • Patent number: 8314085
    Abstract: An agent comprising, as an active ingredient, a xanthine oxidase inhibitor such as 2-[3-cyano-4-(4-fluorophenoxy)phenyl]-4-hydroxythiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidine potassium salt, 2-[3-cyano-4-(4-fluorophenoxy)phenyl]thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidine, 2-(3-cyano-4-phenoxyphenyl)-4-hydroxythiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidine, 2-(3-cyano-4-phenoxyphenyl)-4-hydroxythiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidine potassium salt, 2-(3-cyano-4-phenoxyphenyl)thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidine, TMX-67, and FYX-051, which can be used as an agent for overcoming anti-cancer agent resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Nippon Chemiphar Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masuharu Hirano, Tomio Yamakawa, Toshihisa Ishikawa, Hikaru Saito
  • Patent number: 8314084
    Abstract: An implantable delivery system includes a macrostructure formed of bioresorbable material selected from a group of alphahydroxy acids and defined to include an internal architecture of intercommunicating void spaces. A first cytotoxic agent in the preferred form of cisplatin is joined to the macrostructure during formation. A microstructure in the preferred form of a blend of high molecular weight hyaluronic acid conjugated with a second cytotoxic agent in the preferred form of paclitaxel and of pure high molecular weight hyaluronic acid is invested in the void spaces. Thus, when implanted, the paclitaxel and cisplatin are released sequentially, each initially at high level concentrations followed by lower release. Radiotherapy can be begun after the release of the paclitaxel has been completed but while the cisplatin is being released.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Kensey Nash Corporation
    Inventors: John H. Brekke, John H. Gubbe
  • Publication number: 20120289557
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods of contacting a protein kinase C (PKC) activator with a PKC activator in a manner sufficient to stimulate the synthesis of proteins sufficient to consolidate long-term memory. The present invention also provides methods of contacting a protein kinase C (PKC) activator with a PKC activator in a manner sufficient to downregulate PKC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2012
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Inventor: Daniel L. Alkon
  • Patent number: 8309540
    Abstract: The present invention relates to macrocyclic compounds of formula (I) that are useful as inhibitors of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) NS3 protease, their synthesis, and their use for treating or preventing HCV infections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Nigel J. Liverton, Joseph P. Vacca, John A. McCauley, Joseph J. Romano, Michael T. Rudd
  • Patent number: 8309536
    Abstract: A bone implant comprises an active agent on at least a portion thereof. The active agent is locally deliverable to bone proximate the implant in at least a two-phased release scheme. A first phase rapidly releases a first quantity of the active agent, and at least a second phase gradually releases a second quantity of the active agent, whereby bone formation stimulated by the active agent is modulated. In one embodiment, a porous implant comprises a porous portion coated with a calcium phosphate compound and which is contacted with a bisphosphonate compound to form a bisphosphonate layer chemically bound to the calcium phosphate at the surface of the porous portion and to form bisphosphonate molecules being non-chemically attached inside the pores of the porous portion. The non-chemically attached bisphosphonate molecules are released in the subject at a rate greater than that of the chemically bound bisphosphonate layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Inventors: John Dennis Bobyn, Michael Tanzer
  • Patent number: 8309541
    Abstract: Anti-cancer compositions and methods are described including one or more compounds having the structural formula I: R2-R-R1, where R is phenyl, where R1 is (CH2)nSe—C(?NH)—NH2, where R2 is (CH2)nSe—C(?NH)—NH2 or R2 is H, and where each n is independently 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8. Methods of treating a subject are provided according to embodiments of the present invention which include administering a therapeutically effective amount of a composition including one or more compounds having the structural formula I to a subject having a condition characterized by Akt dysregulation. Administering a therapeutically effective amount of a composition including one or more compounds having the structural formula I to a subject detectably increases apoptosis and/or decreases proliferation of cancer cells, particularly cancer cells characterized by Akt dysregulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: The Penn State Research Foundation
    Inventors: Gavin P. Robertson, SubbRao V. Madhunapantula, Shantu Amin, Dhimant Desai
  • Patent number: 8304385
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula I, II, III or IV, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, or prodrugs thereof: which inhibit serine protease activity, particularly the activity of hepatitis C virus (HCV) NS3-NS4A protease. Consequently, the compounds of the present invention interfere with the life cycle of the hepatitis C virus and are also useful as antiviral agents. The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the aforementioned compounds for administration to a subject suffering from HCV infection. The invention also relates to methods of treating an HCV infection in a subject by administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Ying Sun, Dong Liu, Yat Sun Or, Zhe Wang
  • Patent number: 8304406
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions and combinations for treating, preventing or managing pulmonary hypertension comprising small molecule heterocyclic pharmaceuticals, and more particularly, substituted pyridines and pyridazines optionally combined with at least one additional therapeutic agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Bayer Intellectual Property GmbH
    Inventors: Martina Klein, Peter Sandner, Reiner Frey, Bernd Riedl, Olaf Christensen
  • Patent number: 8299127
    Abstract: A method and composition for evenly applying water soluble actives is described. The method includes applying a composition with a HIPE to skin and generating a film having a hydrophilic surface so that composition and active can be evenly applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Lou Anjing, Qiu Qiang
  • Patent number: 8293727
    Abstract: In various embodiments, the present invention provides methods of treating and/or preventing cardiovascular-related disease and, in particular, a method of blood lipid therapy comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a pharmaceutical composition comprising eicosapentaenoic acid or a derivative thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Amarin Pharmaceuticals Ireland Limited
    Inventors: Mehar Manku, Ian Osterloh, Pierre Wicker, Rene Braeckman, Paresh Soni
  • Patent number: 8293756
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition, especially capsules, comprising granules containing nilotinib or a salt thereof with at least one pharmaceutically acceptable excipient. The granules may be produced by a wet granulation process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventor: Nathalie Bruneau
  • Patent number: 8293728
    Abstract: In various embodiments, the present invention provides methods of treating and/or preventing cardiovascular-related disease and, in particular, a method of blood lipid therapy comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a pharmaceutical composition comprising eicosapentaenoic acid or a derivative thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Amarin Pharmaceuticals Ireland Limited
    Inventors: Mehar Manku, Ian Osterloh, Pierre Wicker, Rene Braeckman, Paresh Soni
  • Patent number: 8293892
    Abstract: The present invention relates to substituted tetrahydropyrazolo-pyrido-azepine compounds and methods of synthesizing these compounds. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing substituted tetrahydropyrazolo-pyrido-azepine compounds and methods of treating cell proliferative disorders, such as cancer, by administering these compounds and pharmaceutical compositions to subjects in need thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: ArQule, Inc.
    Inventors: Jean-Marc Lapierre, Rui-Yang Yang, Nivedita Namdev, Jeffrey S. Link
  • Publication number: 20120264802
    Abstract: The present invention relates to photosensitizer compounds based on functionalized fullerenes useful in targeted photodynamic therapy (PDT), and methods of use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicants: Lynntech, Inc., The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: Tim Wharton, Hariprasad Gali, Michael R. Hamblin
  • Patent number: 8288369
    Abstract: Methods are disclosed for treating neoplastic disorders, such as pancreatic cancer, using tocotrienols; namely, gamma-tocotrienol and delta tocotrienol. The antitumorogenic effects of these compounds are shown both in vitro and in vivo using several human pancreatic cancer cell lines and MIA-PACA2 human pancreatic cancer cells xenografted in nude mice. Also disclosed are methods of testing the efficacy of potential chemotherapeutic agents by measuring their effect on surrogate endpoint biomarkers, such as Ki-67 and p27. Associated compounds are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: University of South Florida
    Inventors: Mokenge P. Malafa, Said M. Sebti
  • Patent number: 8288434
    Abstract: An aqueous formulation for topical application to the skin comprising water, a water-miscible organic solvent, and benzoyl peroxide, wherein the concentration of the organic solvent is sufficient to provide a stable suspension of benzoyl peroxide in the aqueous formulation without the inclusion of a surfactant in the formulation, wherein the ratio of concentrations of water and organic solvent in the formulation is sufficient to maintain the benzoyl peroxide in saturated solubility in the formulation following application to the skin, and wherein the concentration of benzoyl peroxide in the formulation is less than 5.0% and at least 1.0% w/w. The formulation may further contain a chemical compound in addition to benzoyl peroxide that is effective in the treatment of acne. The aqueous formulations of the invention are useful in the treatment of acne and acne rosacea.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Dow Pharmaceutical Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Yunik Chang, Gordon J. Dow
  • Patent number: 8288368
    Abstract: (R)-2-Arylpropionamide compounds of formula (I) are described. The process for their preparation and pharmaceutical preparations thereof are also described. The 2-Arylpropionamides of the invention are useful in the prevention and treatment of tissue damage due to the exacerbate recruitment of polymorphonuclear leukocytes (leukocytes PMN) and of monocytes at the inflammatory sites. In particular, the invention relates to the R enantiomers of omega-aminoalkylamides of 2-aryl propionic acids, of formula (I), for use in the inhibition of the chemotaxis of neutrophils and monocytes induced by the C5a fraction of the complement and by other chemotactic proteins whose biological activity is associated with activation of a 7-TD receptor. Selected compounds of formula (I) are dual inhibitors of both the C5a-induced chemotaxis of neutrophils and monocytes and the IL-8-induced chemotaxis of PMN leukocytes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Dompé Pha.R.Ma S.p.A.
    Inventors: Marcello Allegretti, Riccardo Bertini, Valerio Berdini, Cinzia Bizzarri, Maria Candida Cesta, Vito Di Cioccio, Gianfranco Caselli, Fracesco Colotta, Carmelo Gandolfi, Janete Peloia Barroso Gandolfi, legal representative, Giulio Agostino Gandolfi, legal representative, Maria Carla Gandolfi, legal representative, Arrigo Aldo Gandolfi, legal representative
  • Publication number: 20120258944
    Abstract: Compounds based on the following structures: wherein each of R1, R2, R3 and R4 is independently selected from: hydrogen, alkyl, and substituted alkyl; and each of R5, R6 and R7 is independently selected from: hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, alkoxy, substituted alkoxy, N,N-dialkylamino, substituted N,N-dialkylamino, N-monoalkylamino, substituted N-monoalkylamino, and electron-donating substituents are useful in the treatment of disorders or conditions caused by or involving free radical-mediated or oxidative tissue damage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2010
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: KAROLINSKA INSTITUTET INNOVATIONS AB
    Inventors: Lars Engman, Henrik Alexander Johansson
  • Patent number: 8283343
    Abstract: Amorphous, polymorphic, and solvated forms of 17-amino geldanamycin are disclosed. These compounds are particularly useful for the treatment of cancer, a neoplastic disease state and/or a hyperproliferative disorder, and inhibiting Heat Shock Protein 90 (“Hsp90”).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Infinity Pharmaceuticals Inc.
    Inventors: Brian C. Austad, Louis Grenier, Edward B. Holson, John J. Lee, Roger H. Pak, James R. Porter, James L. Wright
  • Patent number: 8278341
    Abstract: Compounds useful as antibacterial agents are provided. The compounds are analogs of indole-3-carbinol and have a backbone selected from dihydroindolo[2,3-b]carbazole, 2,2?-diindolylmethane, 2?,3-diindolylmethane, and 3,3?-diindolylmethane. The compounds are useful therapeutic and prophylactic treatment of bacterial infections in mammals. Methods of synthesis of the compounds are provided, as are pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: SRI International
    Inventors: Ling Jong, Faming Jiang, Gaoquan Li, Kristien Mortelmans
  • Patent number: 8278292
    Abstract: Ingenol angelate is a potent anticancer agent, and can be stabilized by dissolving it in an aprotic solvent in the presence of an acidic buffer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: LEO Laboroatories Limited
    Inventors: Marc Barry Brown, Michael Edward Donald Crowthers, Tahir Nazir
  • Patent number: 8278293
    Abstract: The invention relates to diazo bicyclic mimetics of Smac which function as inhibitors of Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins. The invention also relates to the use of these mimetics for inducing apoptotic cell death and for sensitizing cells to inducers of apoptosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of Michigan
    Inventors: Shaomeng Wang, Yuefeng Peng, Haiying Sun, Qian Cai, Zaneta Nikolovska-Coleska, Jianfeng Lu, Su Qiu
  • Patent number: 8278322
    Abstract: The present invention relates to macrocyclic compounds of formula (I) that are useful as inhibitors of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) NS3 protease, their synthesis, and their use for treating or preventing HCV infections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: M. Katharine Holloway, Nigel J. Liverton, John A. McCauley, Michael T. Rudd, Joseph P. Vacca, Steven W. Ludmerer, David B. Olsen
  • Publication number: 20120244208
    Abstract: This invention relates to a topical cosmetic skin care method and composition. The method and composition is for treating facial skin to cause contraction and tightening of the facial skin, by effecting contraction of the collagen of the skin using an active agent/s that induces fibroblast contraction of the extra cellular matrix of the skin. A preferred active agent is a beta-2-adrenergic receptor (beta2AR) inhibitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2010
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Inventor: Hugo Barrie Nel
  • Patent number: 8273731
    Abstract: The disclosure is directed at least in part to compositions and methods comprising nicotinic agonists for treating e.g., nervous system disorders, in particular, to combination therapies that include a nicotinic agonist (for example, nicotine) and a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor desensitization inhibitor (for example, opipramol).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Neuroderm Ltd.
    Inventor: Eliahu Heldman
  • Publication number: 20120238538
    Abstract: Macrocyclic amide WH-21091 with antibacterial and antitumor activities, its analogs, preparation methods and uses thereof. The said macrocyclic amides are prepared by microbes of Xenorhabdus and Photorhabdus, or they can be prepared by other living beings through transgenic techniques. The compositions of the said macrocyclic amide and its analogs can be used as drugs and/or agricultural chemicals for treatment of microbial infections, especially for treatment of infectious diseases of Staphylococcus aureus with drug resistance. The said compositions can also be used as drugs for treatment of cancers of human beings or animals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: YUXI WINHEY BIO-TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chongren Yang, Haizhou Li, Ping Zhao, Yingjun Zhang
  • Patent number: 8268240
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods of manufacturing a sterile ciclesonide-containing aqueous suspension comprising the step of sterilization by autoclaving a ciclesonide-containing aqueous suspension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Nycomed GmbH
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Nishibe, Atsuhiro Nagano, Kazuya Takanashi, Yasuhide Uejima
  • Patent number: 8268381
    Abstract: A coating system and method are described. In some embodiments, a system may include a composition. The composition may include one or more bridged polycyclic compounds. At least one of the bridged polycyclic compounds may include at least two cyclic groups, and at least two of the cyclic groups may include quaternary ammonium moieties. In some embodiments, a method may include applying a coating to a surface of a medical device. The coating may be antimicrobial. A coating may include antimicrobial bridged polycyclic compounds. In some embodiments, bridged polycyclic compounds may include quaternary ammonium compounds. In some embodiments, bridged polycyclic compounds may include guanidinium moieties. Bridged polycyclic compounds based coating systems may impart self-cleaning properties to a surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: AllAccem, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffery A. Whiteford, William P. Freeman
  • Patent number: 8268808
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a carrageenan composition comprising: sodium in the range of about 5.410 to about 8.230%, preferably about 6.300 to about 8.230%, and more preferably about 7.380 to about 8.230%; potassium in the range of about 0.023% to about 0.248%, preferably about 0.023 to about 0.238%, and more preferably about 0.023 to about 0.078%; calcium in the range of 0.046-0.553%, preferably 0.046-0.446%, and more preferably 0.046-0.325%; and magnesium in the range of about 0.051 to about 0.338%, preferably about 0.051 to about 0.244% and more preferably about 0.051 to about 0.127%; wherein the carrageenan product has a gelling temperature of 7-30° C., preferably 7-18° C., more preferably 7-12° C.; and a melting temperature in the range 16-38° C., preferably 16-28° C., more preferably 16-24° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: CP Kelco U.S., Inc.
    Inventor: Jens Eskil Trudsoe
  • Patent number: 8268809
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods of use thereof to prevent and/or treat pathogenic infection. In particular, the present invention provides the use of kinase inhibitors to inhibit kinases that involve in pathogen-host cell interactions that are associated with or cause pathogenic infections, therefore, to effectively prevent and/or treat pathogenic infections with far less likely to engender resistance as compared to conventional antibiotics and anti-viral drugs. The present invention further provides the use of kinase inhibitors for the treatment of acute pathogenic infections for a short period of time to avoid toxicities that may caused by long term use of these kinase inhibitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignees: Emory University, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
    Inventors: Daniel Kalman, William Bornmann
  • Patent number: 8263069
    Abstract: Methods of treating an arthritic joint of a subject, including administering a pharmaceutical composition by injection into the arthritic joint, wherein the composition includes an anthocyanin or anthocyanidin, glucose, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Inventor: Lanny L. Johnson
  • Patent number: 8263655
    Abstract: Propargylamine, propargylamine derivatives N-propargyl-1-aminoindan and analogs thereof, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are useful for administration to a subject at high risk for or suffering from acute renal failure (ARF).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignees: Technion Research and Development Foundation Ltd, Rappaport Family Institute
    Inventors: Ofer Binah, Zaid A. Abassi, Moussa B. H. Youdim, Yaron Barac
  • Publication number: 20120225892
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) compositions, in particular pharmaceutical compositions, and medicaments comprising at least one compound of formula (I). The invention also relates to the use of such a compound for manufacturing a medicament. In particular the medicament and the pharmaceutical composition are intended to treat diseases linked with insulin regulation problems, such as diabetes. This invention aims also to methods for treating or preventing such diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2010
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicant: MELLITECH
    Inventors: Didier Roche, Fabrice Chimienti, Martin Ohsten
  • Patent number: 8258126
    Abstract: Novel vitamin D analogues are useful for making pharmaceutical compositions for the prevention or treatment of bone disorders such as osteoporosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignees: K.U. Leuven Research & Development, Universiteit Gent
    Inventors: Roger Bouillon, Annemieke Verstuyf, Pierre De Clercq, Maurits Vandewalle
  • Patent number: 8258183
    Abstract: By using a composition for preventing onset and/or recurrence of stroke which contains ethyl icosapentate as its effective component, onset and/or recurrence of stroke is prevented, or in particular, the onset and/or recurrence of stroke in a hyperlipidemia patient who has been treated with HMG-CoA RI, or in particular the recurrence of stroke in a patient who is beyond six months after the onset of stroke, is prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Mochida Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Yokoyama, Hideki Origasa, Masunori Matsuzaki, Yuji Matsuzawa, Yasushi Saito
  • Patent number: 8252596
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods for treating a subject suffering from phenylketonuria and/or phenylalanemia. The methods include, in part, enterally administering to the subject a LNAA supplement in which the weight ratio of Leu to Val is greater than 2:1; in which the weight ratio of Leu to iLeu is greater than 3:1; or which includes one or more LNAAs and which further includes Lys. LNAA supplements are also disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for treating a subject suffering from a condition involving a metabolic disorder involving the metabolism of a first amino acid X. The method includes enterally administering to the subject a composition which (i) is substantially free from the first amino acid X and (ii) which includes a second amino acid Y that competes with amino acid X at a gastrointestinal tract transporter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: PreKUlab Ltd.
    Inventor: Reuben Matalon
  • Patent number: 8252520
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compounds for inhibiting HEC1 activity for the treatment of diseases involving cell hyperproliferation, e.g. cancer. The present invention also provides methods of identifying compounds for inhibiting HEC1 activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Taivex Therapeutics Corporation
    Inventors: Wen-Hwa Lee, Phang-Lang Chen, Yumay Chen
  • Patent number: 8252778
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds comprising the structure: In one aspect, the compounds exhibit maximum symmetric branching. Also disclosed are bilayers, micelles, coatings, and nanoparticles comprising the disclosed compounds. Also disclosed are processes for the preparation of the disclosed compounds and methods of using the disclosed compounds. Also disclosed are highly fluorinated dendrons and methods for making same. Also disclosed are methods for Fluorous Mixture Synthesis and tagging. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: University of Utah Research Foundation
    Inventors: Yihua Yu, Zhong-Xing Jiang
  • Patent number: 8252779
    Abstract: The present invention provides analogs of benzoquinone-containing ansamycins and uses thereof for treating and modulating disorders associated with hyperproliferation, such as cancer. The present invention provides analogs of benzoquinone-containing ansamycins where the benzoquinone is reduced to a hydroquinone and trapped by reaction with a suitable acid, preferably ones that increase the solubility and air stability of the resulting 17-ammonium hydroquinone ansamycin analog.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Julian Adams, Yun Gao, Asimina T. Georges Evangelinos, Louis Grenier, Roger H. Pak, James R. Porter, James L. Wright
  • Patent number: 8247397
    Abstract: Combinations of PI3K inhibitor compounds having Formulas I and II and chemotherapeutic agents, including stereoisomers, geometric isomers, tautomers, metabolites and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are useful for treating hyperproliferative disorders such as cancer. Methods of using such combinations for in vitro, in situ, and in vivo diagnosis, prevention or treatment of such disorders in mammalian cells, or associated pathological conditions, are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignees: Genentech, Inc., F. Hoffman-La Roche AG
    Inventors: Marcia Belvin, Lori Friedman, Klaus Hoeflich, Deepak Sampath, Ulka Vijapurkar, Jeffrey Wallin, Leisa Johnson, Mallika Singh, Sonal Patel
  • Patent number: 8247423
    Abstract: Described herein are compositions and methods for using these compositions in the treatment of cancer, tumors, and tumor-related disorders in a subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Tragara Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas M. Estok, Sara L. Zaknoen, Robert K. Mansfield, Tracy Lawhon
  • Patent number: 8247396
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of general formula (I), to the process for the preparation thereof and to the use thereof as a therapeutic agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignees: Palumed S.A., Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (C.N.R.S.)
    Inventors: Celine Deraeve, Marguerite Pitie, Christophe Boldron, Bernard Meunier
  • Patent number: 8247422
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of a compound of the formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for the manufacture of a medicament for use in modulating an immune or inflammatory response: wherein: Z=O or S; n=1-3; R3=—CO2R8, —C(O)SR8, —C(O)NHR8, —C(S)OR8, —C(S)SR8, —C(S)NHR8, —C(NH)SR8 or —C(NH)NHR8, wherein R8 is —H or alkyl; R4=—H, —CH2R5 or —CH2CH2R5, wherein R5 independently has one of the meanings of R3; B=—NR2—, —CH2NR2—, —CH2CH2NR2—, —CH2CHR7— or —CH2O—, wherein R2 is H or a C1-3 alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl group, and R7 is H or a C1-3 alkyl or alkoxy group; A=wherein R1=—NH2 or —OH, C and D are each, independently, a 5- or 6-membered, substituted or unsubstituted, aromatic or non-aromatic ring which may also contain one or more heteroatoms, and C is connected to group B in any available position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Inventor: Dan Stoicescu
  • Patent number: 8242101
    Abstract: A method of inducing high anti-leukemia activity responsive to the combination of hydroxamic acid analogue histone deacetylase inhibitors and PKC412 against human acute leukemia characterized as expressing phosphorylated (p)FLT3 kinase by a novel flow cytometry-based assay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: University of South Florida
    Inventor: Kapil N. Bhalla
  • Publication number: 20120202800
    Abstract: The present invention provides analogs and derivatives of thalidomide which inhibit cancer and angiogenesis. The present invention further provides compounds which disrupt microtubule polymerization. The present further provides methods of treating cancers comprising mutant p53.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2012
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: University of Virginia Patent Foundation
    Inventor: Milton L. Brown
  • Publication number: 20120202738
    Abstract: There is disclosed herein a composition for treating gastrointestinal or neurological disorders, constipation, functional constipation, irritable bowel syndrome, diverticulitis, travelers diarrhoea, chronic idiopathic nausea, IBD-associated constipation and diarrhoea, pseudo-obstruction, diabetic gastroparesis, cyclic vomiting, reflux oesophagitis, autism enteropathy, flatulence, halitosis, chronic fatigue, bloating, proctalgia fugax, Parkinsons disease, MS, Alzheimers Disease, Motor Neurone Disease or autism, the composition comprising: (i) at least two anti-clostridial agents selected from the group consisting of: vancomycin, vancomycin derivatives, a multi-valent polymer of vancomycin, aminoglycosides, nitroimidazoles, ansamysins, nifuroxazide, colchicine, prucalopride, prokinetic agent and 5-aminosalicylic acid; or (ii) at least one anti-clostridial agent selected from the above combined with an opioid blocking agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Inventor: Thomas Julius Borody
  • Patent number: 8236835
    Abstract: The present invention provides heterocyclic derivatives that modulate the activity of stearoyl-CoA desaturase. Methods of using such derivatives to modulate the activity of stearoyl-CoA desaturase and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such derivatives are also encompassed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignees: Novartis AG, Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc.
    Inventors: Natalie Dales, Zaihui Zhang, Rajender Kamboj, Jianmin Fu, Shaoyi Sun, Natalia Pokrovskaia, Serguei Sviridov