Ring Nitrogen In The Additional Hetero Ring Patents (Class 514/235.5)
  • Publication number: 20110206783
    Abstract: The subject invention relates to novel P2X3 receptor antagonists that play a critical role in treating disease states associated with pain, in particular peripheral pain, inflammatory pain, or tissue injury pain that can be treated using a P2X3 receptor subunit modulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2009
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Inventors: Christopher S. Burgey, Zhengwu J. Deng, Diem N. Nguyen, Daniel V. Paone, Anthony W. Shaw
  • Patent number: 8003642
    Abstract: The compound represented by formula (I), a salt thereof, an N-oxide thereof, a solvate thereof, or a prodrug thereof specifically binds CCR5, so it is useful for preventing and/or treating CCR5-related diseases, for example, various inflammatory diseases (asthma, nephritis, nephropathy, hepatitis, arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, rhinitis, conjunctivitis, ulcerative colitis, etc.), immunological diseases (autoimmune diseases, rejection in organ transplantation, immunosuppression, psoriasis, multiple sclerosis, etc.), infectious diseases (infection with human immunodeficiency virus, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, etc.), allergic diseases (atopic dermatitis, urticaria, allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, allergic eosinophilic gastroenteritis, etc.), ischemic reperfusion injury, acute respiratory distress syndrome, shock accompanying bacterial infection diabetes cancer metastasis and so on Wherein all symbols in formula are as defined in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinya Kusuda, Toshihiko Nishiyama, Kazuya Hashimura, Junya Ueda, Shiro Shibayama
  • Patent number: 8003660
    Abstract: The present invention relates to benzo-spiro-azaheterocyclic compounds of formula I, wherein R1, R2a, Rsb, R3, R?3, R4, R?4, m, n, q and p are define herein. The compounds of this invention are useful as modulators of muscarinic receptors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Robert Davies, Jingwang Xu
  • Patent number: 8003641
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds and methods for treating cell proliferation disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Kinex Pharmaceuticals, LLC
    Inventor: David G. Hangauer, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20110201611
    Abstract: The invention relates to compositions comprising 2-(5-(4-(2-morpholinoethoxy)phenyl)pyridin-2-yl)-N-benzylacetamide and its mesylate and dihydrochloride salts. More specifically, the invention provides an efficient process for the synthesis of 2-(5-(4-(2-morpholinoethoxy)phenyl)pyridin-2-yl)-N-benzylacetamide and its mesylate and dihydrochloride salts and methods for modulating one or more components of a kinase cascade using the compositions of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2011
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: Kinex Pharmaceuticals, LLC
    Inventors: David G. Hangauer, JR., Daniel Coughlin, Jonathan Gale, Jeremy A. Cody, Debasis Patra, Grant J. Palmer, Paul K. Isbester, Jonathon Salsbury
  • Publication number: 20110201581
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula (I) in which n, y, X1, X2, A, B, R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are as defined in the specification, a process for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2011
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Inventors: Mark Furber, Christopher Andrew Luckhurst, Hitesh Jayantilal Sanganee, Linda Anne Stein, Peter Alan Cage
  • Publication number: 20110201610
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds that modulate various chemokine receptors. These compounds are useful for treating inflammatory and immune diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2011
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Inventors: Solomon Ungashe, John Jessen Wright, Andrew Pennell
  • Publication number: 20110201590
    Abstract: The invention relates to substituted aminoindanes and analogs thereof of formula (I) and the pharmaceutical use thereof. Medicaments which comprise compounds of this type are suitable for the prevention or treatment of diverse disorders such as, for example, of respiratory disorders, cystic fibrosis disorders, acute or chronic renal disorders or bowel disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2009
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS
    Inventors: Nils Rackelmann, Laurent Bialy, Heinrich Englert, Klaus Wirth, Petra Arndt, John Weston, Uwe Heinelt, Markus Follmann
  • Publication number: 20110201609
    Abstract: The subject invention concerns compounds having activity as inhibitors of proteasomes and methods of using the subject compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicants: H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, University of South Florida
    Inventors: Harshani Lawrence, Yiyu Ge, Said M. Sebti, Wayne Guida
  • Publication number: 20110201612
    Abstract: The invention relates to compositions comprising 2-(5-(4-(2-morpholinoethoxy)phenyl)pyridin-2-yl)-N-benzylacetamide and its mesylate and dihydrochloride salts. The invention provides an efficient process for the synthesis of 2-(5-(4-(2-morpholinoethoxy)phenyl)pyridin-2-yl)-N-benzylacetamide and its mesylate and dihydrochloride salts and methods for modulating one or more components of a kinase cascade using the compositions of the invention. The present invention also provides a novel polymorph of the mesylate salt of 2-(5-(4-(2-morpholinoethoxy)phenyl)pyridin-2-yl)-N-benzylacetamide (Form A), characterized by a unique X-ray diffraction pattern and Differential Scanning Calorimetry profile, as well as a unique crystalline structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2011
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: Kinex Pharmaceuticals, LLC
    Inventors: David G. Hangauer, JR., Debasis Patra, Jeremy A. Cody, Grant J. Palmer, Paul K. Isbester, Jonathon Salsbury
  • Publication number: 20110201603
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel Acylaminobenzamide derivatives represented by the following formula (I) and use thereof as pesticides: wherein V represents an aromatic ring group of V1 to V5 described in the detailed description, Q represents an aromatic ring group of Q1 to Q7 described in the detailed description, G1 and G2 represent O or S, R1 represents hydrogen, alkyl, haloalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, phenyl or a heterocyclic group and R2 and R3 represent hydrogen, alkyl, haloalkyl, alkylcarbonyl, haloalkylcarbonyl, alkoxycarbonyl or haloalkoxycarbonyl.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2009
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: Bayer CropScience AG
    Inventors: Jun Mihara, Tetsuya Murata, Kei Domon, Yukiyoshi Watanabe, Yasushi Yoneta, Takuma Mori, Eiichi Shimojo, Katsuhiko Shibuya, Teruyuki Ichihara, Masashi Ataka, Ulrich Görgens
  • Patent number: 7998959
    Abstract: The present invention relates to inhibitors of 11-? hydroxyl steroid dehydrogenase type 1 and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. The compounds of the invention can be useful in the treatment of various diseases associated with expression or activity of 11-? hydroxyl steroid dehydrogenase type 1 such as obesity and diabetes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Incyte Corporation
    Inventors: Wenqing Yao, David M. Burns, Lihua Chen, Jincong Zhuo, Chunhong He
  • Publication number: 20110190296
    Abstract: The present invention relates to substituted pyrrole derivatives, which can be used as 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitors. Compounds disclosed herein can function as cholesterol lowering agents and can be used for the treatment of cholesterol-related diseases and related symptoms. Processes for the preparation of disclosed compounds are provided, as well as pharmaceutical compositions containing the disclosed compounds, and methods of treating cholesterol-related diseases and related symptoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2011
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: RANBAXY LABORATORIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Mohammad SALMAN, Jitendra SATTIGERI, Yatendra KUMAR, Ram Chander ARYAN, Vikram Krishna RAMANATHAN, Anita CHUGH
  • Publication number: 20110190295
    Abstract: Derivatives and analogs of inhibitors of receptor tyrosine kinase c-Met, pharmaceutical compositions containing derivatives and analogs of c-Met inhibitors are provided. Methods of making derivatives and analogs of c-Met inhibitors and methods of use thereof are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: The Govt of the U.S.A., as rep.by the Sec.Dept of Hlth. and Human Svcs., Natl Institutes of Health
    Inventors: Donald P. Bottaro, Megan Peach, Marc Nicklaus, Terrence Burke, JR., Gagani Athauda, Sarah Choyke, Alessio Giubellino, Nelly Tan, Zhen-Dan Shi
  • Publication number: 20110190297
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pyridine and pyrimidine based compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and their potential use as therapeutic agents for the treatment and/or prevention of cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Inventors: Edward McDonald, Julian Blagg, Mark Pichowicz, Simon Ross Crumpler
  • Patent number: 7989447
    Abstract: The present invention features inhibitors of nitric oxide synthase (NOS), particularly those that selectively inhibit neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) in preference to other NOS isoforms. The NOS inhibitors of the invention, alone or in combination with other pharmaceutically active agents, can be used for treating or preventing conditions such as, for example, stroke, reperfusion injury, neurodegeneration, head trauma, CABG, migraine headache with and without aura, migraine with allodynia, central post-stroke pain (CPSP), neuropathic pain, or chronic pain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: NeurAxon, Inc.
    Inventors: Shawn Maddaford, Jailall Ramnauth, Suman Rakhit, Joanne Patman, Paul Renton, Subhash C. Annedi
  • Publication number: 20110183962
    Abstract: The invention provides methods for modulating, e.g., antagonizing, the activity of the Hedgehog signaling pathway, and for treating Hedgehog related disorders such as cancers (e.g., medulloblastoma). In particular, the invention provides methods for inhibiting aberrant growth states resulting from phenotypes such as Ptch loss-of-function, Hedgehog gain-of-function, smoothened gain-of-function or Gli gain-of-function by administering to a mammal combinations of Smoothened inhibitors (e.g., a compound of Formula I, Formula II, or Formula III, or any of the compounds listed herein or incorporated by reference) and cholesterol biosynthesis pathway inhibitors (e.g., statins), Gli inhibitors, and/or Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2009
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicant: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Marion Dorsch, John E. Monahan, Michael Patrick Morrissey, Shifeng Pan, Juliet Williams
  • Publication number: 20110182849
    Abstract: Effective compositions and methods for treating an intervertebral disc are provided. The compositions and methods comprise a bulking agent or sealing agent, the bulking agent or sealing agent adapted to be administered at or within the intervertebral disc, the bulking or sealing agent having a drug depot comprising an effective amount of a therapeutic agent disposed therein, wherein the drug depot is capable of releasing an effective amount of the therapeutic agent over a period of at least one day.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2010
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicant: WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC.
    Inventors: Sean M. Haddock, Susan J. Drapeau, Thomas Andrew Simonton
  • Publication number: 20110178087
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel compounds and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, as well as methods for using the compounds and pharmaceutical compositions for treating tumors. Examples of specific tumor types that the compounds may be used to treat include, but are not limited to sarcomas, melanomas, neuroblastomas, carcinomas (including but not limited to lung, renal cell, ovarian, liver, bladder, and pancreatic carcinomas), and mesotheliomas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: Compass Pharmaceuticals LLC.
    Inventors: David Kanne, John Ward, Gary Look, X. Michael Wang, Diva Chan, Tina Lee, Donald R. James, Richard Gless, John Schullek, Charles Vacin
  • Publication number: 20110178086
    Abstract: The present invention provides adamantyl-diamide derivatives of formula (I): wherein R1 and R2 are as defined herein, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; and pharmaceutical compositions and methods using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: H. Lundbeck A/S
    Inventors: Hermogenes N. Jimenez, Guiying Li, Dario Doller, Michel Grenon, Andrew D. White, Gil Ma, Maojun Guo
  • Publication number: 20110178055
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for the treatment of schizophrenia which comprises administering a compound of formula wherein the substituents are as described herein or a pharmaceutically active acid-addition salt thereof. In particular, the invention provides methods for treating both positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia through dual inhibition of NK1 and NK3 receptors. The invention also provides novel compounds with formula I and methods for preparing compounds of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Inventors: Torsten Hoffmann, Andreas Koblet, Jens-Uwe Peters, Patrick Schnider, Andrew Sleight, Heinz Stadler
  • Publication number: 20110178085
    Abstract: Salts of N-[6-(cis-2,6-dimethylmorpholin-4-yl)pyridine-3-yl]-2-methyl-4?-(trifluoromethoxy)[1,1?-biphenyl]-3-carboxamide are prepared and characterized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2009
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: NOVARTIS AG
    Inventors: Joginder Singh Bajwa, Marilyn de la Cruz, Stephanie Kay Dodd, Liladhar Murlidhar Waykole, Raeann Wu
  • Publication number: 20110178066
    Abstract: Chemical agents, such as derivatives of hydroxypiperidine moieties, and similar heterocyclic ring structures, including salts thereof, that act as anti-cancer and anti-tumor agents, especially where such agents modulate the activity of enzymes and structural polypeptides present in cells, such as cancer cells, or where the agents modulate levels of gene expression in cellular systems, including cancer cells, are disclosed, along with methods for preparing such agents, as well as pharmaceutical compositions containing such agents as active ingredients and methods of using these as therapeutic agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2010
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Inventors: Norman E. Ohler, Jeffrey W. Watthey, Qin Zong, Paul E. Young, Kathryn J. Strand, Stanislaw Pikul
  • Publication number: 20110178060
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound represented by the formula wherein ring A is a nitrogen-containing heterocycle; ring B is an aromatic ring optionally having substituent(s); ring D is an aromatic ring optionally having substituent(s); L is a group represented by the formula R2, R3, R4a and R4b are each independently a hydrogen atom, an optionally halogenated C1-6 alkyl group or an optionally halogenated C3-6 cycloalkyl group, or R2 and R3 are optionally bonded via an alkylene chain or an alkenylene chain, or R4a and R4b are optionally bonded via an alkylene chain or an alkenylene chain; R1 is a hydrogen atom or a substituent; m and n are each independently an integer of 0 to 5; m+n is an integer of 2 to 5; and is a single bond or double bond, or a salt thereof; and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2009
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Inventors: Junya Shirai, Hideyuki Sugiyama, Taku Kamei, Hironobu Maezaki
  • Publication number: 20110172229
    Abstract: Compounds of the present invention, and pharmaceutically acceptable compositions thereof, are useful as modulators of ATP-Binding Cassette (“ABC”) transporters or fragments thereof, including Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (“CFTR”). The present invention also relates to methods of treating ABC transporter mediated diseases using compounds of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2011
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Applicant: VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Sara Hadida-Ruah, Matthew Hamilton, Mark Miller, Peter D.J. Grootenhuis, Brian Bear, Jason McCartney, Jinglan Zhou, Fredrick van Goor
  • Publication number: 20110172174
    Abstract: Antibacterial compounds of formula I are provided: As well as stereoisomers, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, and prodrugs thereof; pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds; methods of treating bacterial infections by the administration of such compounds; and processes for the preparation of the compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Inventors: Niels H. Andersen, Jason Bowman, Alice Erwin, Eric Harwood, Toni Kline, Khisimuzi Mdluli, Simon Ng, Keith B. Pfister, Ribhi Shawar, Allan S. Wagman, Asha Yabannavar
  • Patent number: 7977373
    Abstract: Prodrugs of ion channeling modulating compounds, including, for example, prodrugs of the ion channel modulating compound of the following formula: are described herein, as well as methods of making and using such prodrugs and pharmaceutical compositions containing such prodrugs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Cardiome Pharma Corp.
    Inventors: Lewis Siu Leung Choi, Doug Ta Hung Chou, Allen W. Davidoff, Adewale Eniade, Bertrand M. C. Plouvier
  • Patent number: 7977371
    Abstract: Objects of the present invention are to study on the synthesis of a novel pyrrole derivative having a ureido group and an aminocarbonyl group as substituents or a salt thereof, to find a pharmacological effect of the derivative or a salt thereof, and to find a medicinal agent which has a prophylactic and/or therapeutic effect on a retinal disease or the like through oral administration. A compound represented by the general formula (1) or a salt thereof has an inhibitory activity against the production of interleukin-6 and/or an inhibitory effect on choroidal neovascularization, and is therefore useful as a prophylactic and/or therapeutic agent for a disease associated with interleukin-6, an ocular inflammatory disease and/or a retinal disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Kawashima, Hiroshi Enomoto, Noriko Ishizaka, Minoru Yamamoto, Kazuhiro Kudou, Masaaki Murai, Takaaki Inaba, Kazuyoshi Okamoto
  • Publication number: 20110166132
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds that are gamma secretase modulators and are therefore useful for the treatment of diseases treatable by modulation of gamma secretase such as Alzheimer's disease. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and processes for preparing such compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Applicant: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen A. Hitchcock, Jian J. Chen, Mqhele Vellah Ncube, Thomas Nixey, Albert Amegadzie, Roxanne Kunz, Wenyan Qian, Ning Chen, Christopher M. Tegley, Frenel F. De Morin, Chester Chenguang Yuan, Qingyian Liu, Jiawang Zhu, Tanya A.N. Peterkin, Jeffrey A. Adams, Essa Hu, Frank Chavez, JR.
  • Publication number: 20110166116
    Abstract: New compounds are disclosed which have utility in the treatment of a variety of metabolic related conditions in a patient. The compounds of this invention have the structure (I): wherein R1, R2, R3, n, p, q, and Ar are as defined herein, including stereoisomers, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of this invention, as well as methods relating to the use thereof in a patient in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2010
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Applicants: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH, NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES, INC.
    Inventors: Brian DYCK, Joe A. TRAN, Junko TAMIYA, Florence JOVIC, Troy VICKERS, Chen CHEN, Nicole HARRIOTT, Timothy COON, Neil J. ASHWEEK
  • Patent number: 7973038
    Abstract: Compounds of the present invention, and pharmaceutically acceptable compositions thereof, are useful as modulators of ATP-Binding Cassette (“ABC”) transporters or fragments thereof, including Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (“CFTR”). The present invention also relates to methods of treating ABC transporter mediated diseases using compounds of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Sara S. Hadida Ruah, Matthew Hamilton, Mark T. Miller, Peter D. J. Grootenhuis, Brian Richard Bear, Jason McCartney, Jinglan Zhou
  • Publication number: 20110160207
    Abstract: A compound of Formula I and enantiomers, diastereomers and pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions containing compounds of Formula I, and methods of treating conditions associated with the activity of p38 kinase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2011
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventors: Stephen T. Wrobleski, Jagabandhu Das, T.G. Murali Dhar, Alaric J. Dyckman, John Hynes, Katerina Leftheris, James Lin, Shuqun Lin
  • Patent number: 7968574
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds and methods for modulating one or more components of a kinase cascade. The invention relates to compounds of the formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The compounds of the invention are useful for methods of protecting against or treating hearing loss, osteoporosis, cell proliferative disorders, obesity, diabetes, eye disease, stroke, atherosclerosis, neuropathic pain or hepatitis B.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Kinex Pharmaceuticals, LLC
    Inventor: David G. Hangauer, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20110150766
    Abstract: A transdermal patch having a top region containing an antagonist followed by a bottom region containing an agonist, whereby the bottommost end of the bottom region is secured to the skin of the patient for delivering a prescribed dosage of agonist to the patient over a predetermined period of time, the antagonist will be released by migrating or moving from the top region through the bottom region to the patient to prevent overdose. Visual indicators are provided in the patch for changing color to separately indicate the operation of the patch, delivery of prescribed dosage, and/or overdosage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Inventor: Robert B. Royds
  • Publication number: 20110150834
    Abstract: Modulators of CRTH2, particularly antagonists of CRTH2, that are useful for treating various disorders, including asthma and respiratory disorders are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Inventors: Ara MERMERIAN, Bo Peng, Colleen Hudson, Charles Kim, Joel Moore, Jason Rohde, Kevin Sprott, Regina Graul, Takashi Nakai, James Jia, Wilmin Bartolini
  • Publication number: 20110152245
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula wherein R, R1, R2, X, and Y are as defined herein and to a pharmaceutically suitable acid addition salt thereof. Compounds of formula I have a good affinity to the trace amine associated receptors (TAARs), especially for TAAR1. The compounds can be used for the treatment of depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), stress-related disorders, psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia, neurological diseases such as Parkinson's disease, neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, epilepsy, migraine, hypertension, substance abuse and metabolic disorders such as eating disorders, diabetes, diabetic complications, obesity, dyslipidemia, disorders of energy consumption and assimilation, disorders and malfunction of body temperature homeostasis, disorders of sleep and circadian rhythm, and cardiovascular disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Inventors: Katrin Groebke Zbinden, Roger Norcross, Philippe Pflieger
  • Publication number: 20110152261
    Abstract: There are described cyclohexyl amide derivatives useful as corticotropin releasing (CRF1) receptor antagonists.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2009
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Inventors: David Beattie, Anny-Odile Colson, Andrew James Culshaw, Lisa Rooney, Emily Stanley, Lilya Sviridenko
  • Patent number: 7964596
    Abstract: Compounds comprising or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or a prodrug thereof, are disclosed, wherein Y, A, B, and J are as described. Methods, compositions, and medicaments related thereto are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: David W. Old, Danny T. Dinh
  • Publication number: 20110144109
    Abstract: The present invention concerns pyrrole compounds, derivatives of 1-{[1,5-bis(4-chlorophenyl)-2-methyl-1H-pyrrol-3-yl]methyl}-4-methylpiperazine (BM212). The invention concerns the use of the described compounds as antitubercular agents having high activity and low toxicity and process to obtain intermediates and final compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: Mariangela BIAVA, Fabrizio MANETTI, Delia DEIDDA, Raffaello POMPEI, Maurizio BOTTA, Giulio Cesare PORRETTA
  • Publication number: 20110144081
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, Z, and n are as defined herein or to a pharmaceutically active salt thereof. Compounds of the invention are high potential NK-3 receptor antagonists for the treatment of depression, pain, psychosis, Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia, anxiety and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: Henner Knust, Andreas Koblet, Matthias Nettekoven, Hasane Ratni, Claus Riemer, Walter Vifian
  • Publication number: 20110144108
    Abstract: Novel 3,4-disubstituted-4-aryl-piperidine compounds are disclosed. Pharmaceutical compositions containing the 3,4-disubstituted-4-aryl-piperidine compounds and methods of their pharmaceutical uses are also disclosed. The compounds disclosed are useful, inter alia, as antagonists of opioid receptors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2011
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: Adolor Corporation
    Inventors: Roland E. Dolle, Bertrand Le Bourdonnec
  • Publication number: 20110144110
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to inhibitors of S-nitrosoglutathione reductase (GSNOR), pharmaceutical compositions comprising such GSNOR inhibitors, and methods of making and using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2009
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: N30 PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
    Inventors: Jan Wasley, Gary J. Rosenthal, Xicheng Sun, Sarah Strong, Jian Qiu
  • Publication number: 20110144107
    Abstract: The invention provides a class of compounds of formula I, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and methods of using such compounds to treat or prevent malaria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2009
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicants: IRM LLC, DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE INC.
    Inventors: Arnab K. Chatterjee, Advait Nagle, Tao Wu, Nathanael S. Gray
  • Publication number: 20110144103
    Abstract: The present invention relates to substituted pyrrole compounds and compositions comprising substituted pyrrole compounds. The invention further relates to methods of inhibiting the activity of Hsp90 in a subject in need thereof and methods for treating hyperproliferative disorders, such as cancer, in a subject in need thereof comprising administering to the subject a substituted pyrrole compound of the invention, or a pharmaceutical composition comprising such a compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2009
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: Dinesh U. Chimmanamada, Weiwen Ying
  • Publication number: 20110135650
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of Formula (I) as described herein, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or a solvate thereof. The present invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more said compounds, and methods for using said compounds for treating or preventing a thromboses, embolisms, hypercoagulability or fibrotic changes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2010
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Inventors: Samuel CHACKALAMANNIL, Tin-Yau CHAN, Mariappan V. CHELLIAH, Martin C. CLASBY, Michael DWYER, William J. GREENLEE, Tomokazu HIRABAYASHI, Santhosh NEELAMKAVIL, Hidemitsu NISHIDA, Fumihiko SAITOH, Unmesh SHAH, Yan XIA
  • Patent number: 7956052
    Abstract: Compounds of the present invention, and pharmaceutically acceptable compositions thereof, are useful as modulators of ATP-Binding Cassette (“ABC”) transporters or fragments thereof, including Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (“CFTR”). The present invention also relates to methods of treating ABC transporter mediated diseases using compounds of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Sara S. Hadida Ruah, Matthew Hamilton, Mark Miller, Peter D. J. Grootenhuis, Brian Bear, Jason McCartney, Jinglan Zhou, Fredrick van Goor
  • Publication number: 20110130394
    Abstract: The invention provides kinase inhibitor compounds of the formula (1): or salts, solvates, tautomers or N-oxides thereof; wherein X is O, CO, X1C(X2), C(X2)X1, X1C(X2)X1, S, SO, SO2, NRc, SO2NRc or NRcSO2; m is 0-2; n is 0-1; q is 0-2; A is C1-6 alkylene optionally interrupted by O; R1 is halogen, cyano, nitro, an optionally substituted acyclic C1-6 hydrocarbon group, optionally substituted C3-7 cycloalkyl, optionally substituted phenyl, optionally substituted five membered heteroaryl, NR2R3, Ra—Rb, O—Rb or C(O)NR2R8; R4 is fluorine, chlorine, methyl or cyano; R2 is hydrogen or optionally substituted C1-4 alkyl; R3 is Ra—Rb; or NR2R3 forms a 4 to 7 membered non-aromatic heterocyclic ring; Ra is a bond, C(X2), C(X2)X1, SO, SO2 or SO2NRc; Rb is hydrogen or an optionally substituted 3 to 7-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring or an optionally substituted C1-12 acyclic hydrocarbon group; Rc is hydrogen or a C1-4 hydrocarbon group; Rd is O, CO, X1C(X2), C(X2)X1, X1C(X2)X1, S, SO, SO2, NRc, SO2NRc or NRcSO2
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2009
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: SENTINEL ONCOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Robert George Boyle, David Winter Walker
  • Patent number: 7951804
    Abstract: Novel compounds of the formula (I) in which D, E, Q, T, X, Y, Z, Z?, R1, R4 and R4? have the meanings indicated, are inhibitors of coagulation factor Xa and can be employed for the prophylaxis and/or therapy of thromboembolic diseases and for the treatment of tumors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Bertram Cezanne, Dieter Dorsch, Werner Mederski, Christos Tsaklakidis, Johannes Gleitz
  • Patent number: 7951821
    Abstract: This invention discloses and claims a compound of general formula (I) in which R1 represents either a hydrogen atom, or an optionally substituted alkyl group, or a cycloalkylalkyl group, or an optionally substituted phenylalkyl group, or an alkenyl group, X represents a hydrogen atom or one or more substituents chosen from halogen atoms and trifluoromethyl, alkyl and alkoxy groups, R2 represents one or more substituents chosen from halogen atoms, optionally substituted alkoxy and optionally substituted amino. The compounds of this invention exhibit therapeutic utility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: sanofi-aventis
    Inventors: Gihad Dargazanli, Genevieve Estenne-Bouhtou, Benoit Marabout, Pierre Roger, Mireille Sevrin
  • Publication number: 20110124633
    Abstract: In part, the present invention is directed to antibacterial compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2010
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Inventors: Judd Berman, Peter Sampson, Heinz W. Pauls, Jailall Ramnauth, David Douglas Manning, Matthew David Surman, Dejian Xie, Helene Yvonne Decornez