Plural Ring Nitrogens In The Additional Hetero Ring (e.g., Imidazole, Pyrazine, Etc.) Patents (Class 514/235.8)
  • Publication number: 20120309723
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of an inhibitor of CDK2 and/or CDK7 and/or CDK9, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, in the preparation of a medicament for treating a disease associated with antinuclear antibodies, wherein the inhibitor of CDK2 and/or CDK7 and/or CDK9 or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is administered in an amount sufficient to down-regulate the levels of antinuclear antibodies. A further aspect of the invention relates to a combination comprising an inhibitor of CDK2 and/or CDK7 and/or CDK9, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and methylprednisolone, and its use in the treatment of diseases associated with antinuclear antibodies, such as SLE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: CYCLACEL LIMITED
    Inventors: Ariela BENIGNI, Carla ZOJA, Giuseppe REMUZZI, Athos GIANELLA-BORRADORI
  • Publication number: 20120309760
    Abstract: The present invention provides a piperazine compound represented by Formula (I) or a salt thereof, wherein X represents CH or an N atom; R1 represents C1-6 alkyl; R2 represents C1-6 alkyl that may have one or more substituents, C2-6 alkenyl that may have one or more substituents, —(C?O)—N(R3)(R4), or —(C?O)—OR5, R3 and R4 are the same or different, and each represents hydrogen or C1-6 alkyl that may have one or more substituents; or R3 and R4, taken together with a nitrogen atom to which R3 and R4 are attached, may form a saturated heterocyclic group; and R5 represents hydrogen or C1-6 alkyl that may have one or more substituents or aralkyl.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: Taiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Urade, Makoto Kitade, Kazuhiko Shigeno, Keiko Yamane, Katsunao Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20120309735
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel pyrimidine amines of formula (I) which are potent inhibitors of spleen tyrosine kinase, and are useful in the treatment and prevention of diseases mediated by said enzyme, such as asthma, COPD and rheumatoid arthritis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Inventors: Michael D. Altman, Kenneth L. Arrington, Jason Burch, Bernard Cote, Jean-Francois Fournier, Jacques Yves Gauthier, Solomon Kattar, Sandra Lee Knowles, Jongwon Lim, Michelle R. Machacek, Alan B. Northrup, Michael H. Reutershan, Joel S. Robichaud, Adam J. Schell, Kerrie B. Spencer
  • Patent number: 8324234
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound having an excellent inhibitory action on melanin production and being useful as a whitening agent, and a skin external preparation containing the compound. The whitening agent of the present invention comprises, as an active ingredient, a compound represented by formula (1) or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof: wherein, R1, R3, R4, and R6 are each independently C1-3 alkyl; and R2 and R5 are each independently a hydrogen atom or C1-3 alkyl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Shiseido Company Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoto Hanyu, Tomoko Saito, Takako Shibata, Kiyoshi Sato, Kimihiro Ogino
  • Patent number: 8324208
    Abstract: The invention described herein relates to certain pyrimidinetrione N-substituted glycine derivatives of formula (I) which are antagonists of HIF prolyl hydroxylases and are useful for treating diseases benefiting from the inhibition of this enzyme, anemia being one example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: GlaxoSmithKline LLC
    Inventors: Kevin J. Duffy, Duke M. Fitch, Jian Jin, Ronggang Liu, Antony N. Shaw, Kenneth Wiggall
  • Publication number: 20120302565
    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: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2012
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicants: M.D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTER, EMORY UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Daniel Kalman, William Bornmann
  • Patent number: 8318735
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel Anilinopiperazine Derivatives of formula (I), compositions comprising the Anilinopiperazine Derivatives, and methods for using the Anilinopiperazine Derivatives for treating or preventing a proliferative disorder, an anti-proliferative disorder, inflammation, arthritis, a central nervous system disorder, a cardiovascular disease, alopecia, a neuronal disease, an ischemic injury, a viral disease, a fungal infection, or a disorder related to the activity of a protein kinase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Gerald W. Shipps, Jr., Cliff C. Cheng, Xiaohua Huang, Thierry O. Fischmann, Jose S. Duca, Matthew Richards, Hongbo Zeng, Binyuan Sun, Panduranga Adulla Reddy, Lianyun Zhao, Shuyi Tang, Tzu T. Wong, Praveen K. Tadikonda, Luis E. Torres, M. Arshad Siddiqui, Michael P. Dwyer, Kartik M. Keertikar, Timothy J. Guzi
  • Patent number: 8318736
    Abstract: HIV replication inhibitors of formula wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9 and X have specific definitions, and pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds as active ingredient and processes for preparing said compounds and compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Janssen R&D Ireland
    Inventors: Jerôme Emile Georges Guillemont, Céline Isabelle Mordant, Benoit Antoine Schmitt
  • Patent number: 8318718
    Abstract: Pyridine and pyrimidine compounds, and compositions containing them, and processes for preparing such compounds. Provided herein also are methods of treating disorders or diseases treatable by inhibition of PDE10, such as obesity, non-insulin dependent diabetes, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Jennifer R. Allen, Biswas Kaustav, Frank Chavez, Ning Chen, Frenel Fils De Morin, James R. Falsey, Michael J. Frohn, Paul E. Harrington, Daniel B. Horne, Essa Hu Harrington, Matthew R. Kaller, Roxanne Kunz, Holger Monenschein, Thomas T. Nguyen, Alexander J. Pickrell, Andreas Reichelt, Shannon Rumfelt, Robert M. Rzasa, Kelvin Sham, Guomin Yao
  • Publication number: 20120295907
    Abstract: The present invention relates to bis-amide derivatives of formula (I), to processes and intermediates for preparing them, to methods of using them to control insect, acarine, nematode and mollusc pests, and to insecticidal, acaricidal, nematicidal and molluscicidal compositions comprising them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2010
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION, LLC
    Inventors: Peter Maienfisch, Christopher Richard Ayles Godfrey, Pierre Joseph Marcel Jung, Ottmar Franz Hueter, Peter Renold
  • Patent number: 8314091
    Abstract: The present invention relates to N-benzyl,N?-arylcarbonylpiperazine derivatives having the general formula I to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, and to the use of a these N-benzyl,N?-arylcarbonylpiperazine derivatives for the manufacture of a medicament for treating or preventing atherosclerosis and related disorders associated with cholesterol and bile acids transport and metabolism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignees: MSD OSS B.V., Pharmacopeia, Inc.
    Inventors: Koc-Kan Ho, Andrew Laird Roughton, Irina Neagu, Jui-Hsiang Chan, Nasrin Ansari, Michelle Lee Morris, Yajing Rong, Michael Ohlmeyer, Andrew John Cooke, Andrew Stanley Edwards, David Jonathan Bennett
  • Patent number: 8314096
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula (I) having pharmacological activity towards the sigma receptor, to processes of preparation of such compounds, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, and to their use for the treatment and or prophylaxis of a disease in which the sigma receptor is involved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Laboratorios del Dr. Esteve, S.A.
    Inventors: Christian Laggner, Maria Rosa Cuberes-Altisent, Joerg Holenz, Juana Maria Berrocal-Romero, Maria Montserrat Contijoch-Llobet
  • Publication number: 20120289495
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds having the formula: wherein X1, X2, X3, R1, R2, Y, Q, X, B and L are as defined herein, and methods of making and using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Inventors: Erkan Baloglu, Shomir Ghosh, Mercedes Lobera, Darby Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20120288492
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pyrimidine compounds of formula (I): which are useful in treating mTOR kinase- or PI3K kinase-related diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2010
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicants: DCB-USA LLC, DEVELOPMENT CENTER FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Mann-Yan Kuo, Ying-Shuan Lee, Paonien Chen, Li Jung Chen, Yann Yu Lu, Yi-Ting Huang, Hung-Yi Hsu, Ping-Kuei Tsai
  • Publication number: 20120289502
    Abstract: A CB2 receptor modulator comprising an imidazole derivative represented by the general formula (I): [wherein, R1 represents optionally substituted lower alkyl or the like; R2 represents optionally substituted cycloalkyl or the like; R3 represents optionally substituted aryl or the like; and n represents an integer of 0 to 3] or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient, and the like are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2012
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoto Osakada, Mariko Osakada, Takashi Sawada, Satoshi Kaneko, Atsuko Mizutani, Noriaki Uesaka, Yoshisuke Nakasato, Keishi Katayama, Masamori Sugawara, Yushi Kitamura
  • Patent number: 8309550
    Abstract: Described herein are compounds that are inhibitors of one or more protein kinases. Also described are pharmaceutical compositions and medicaments that include the compounds described herein. Also described herein are methods of using such protein kinase inhibitors, alone and in combination with other compounds, for conditions or diseases mediated or dependent upon protein kinases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Shanghai Genomics, Inc.
    Inventors: Ying Luo, Fang Shu, Shudong Wang
  • Publication number: 20120283261
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to substituted N-phenylpyrimidin-2-amine analogs, derivatives thereof, and related compounds, which are useful as inhibitors of Axl kinase; synthetic methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds; and methods of using the compounds and compositions for treating disorders associated with dysfunction of the Axl kinase. 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: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2012
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Inventors: David J. Bearss, Hariprasad Vankayalapati, Alexis Mollard, Steven L. Warner, Sunil Sharma
  • Publication number: 20120282221
    Abstract: This invention relates to a bromo-phenyl substituted thiazolyl dihydropyrimidine, its preparation method and use as a medicament for treating and preventing hepatitis B infections. The invention also relates to a composition comprising the dihydropyrimidine, one or more antiviral agents and, optionally, an immunomodulator for treating and preventing HBV infections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2012
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: SUNSHINE LAKE PHARMA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Goldmann SIEGFRIED, Jing LI, Yi Song LIU
  • Publication number: 20120277150
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a GPR40 activating agent containing, as an active ingredient, a novel compound having a GPR40 agonist action, a salt of the compound, a solvate of the compound or the salt, or the like, particularly, an insulin secretagogue and a prophylactic and/or therapeutic agent against diabetes, obesity, or other diseases. [Means of Solving the Problem] A compound of Formula (I): (where p is 0 to 4; j is 0 to 2; k is 0 to 1; a ring A is an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, a cycroalkyl group, a cycroalkenyl group, a spirocyclic group; a ring B is an aryl group, a heteroaryl group; X is 0 or —NR7—; and R1 to R7 and L are specific groups), a salt of the compound, or a solvate of the compound or the salt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: MOCHIDA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Munetaka OHKOUCHI
  • Publication number: 20120277192
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel pyrimidine amines of formula (I) which are potent inhibitors of spleen tyrosine kinase, and are useful in the treatment and prevention of diseases mediated by said enzyme, such as asthma, COPD and rheumatoid arthritis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Inventors: Michael D. Altman, Brian M. Andresen, Kenneth L. Arrington, Sathesh Bhat, Jason Burch, Kaleen Konrad Childers, Bernard Cote, Maria Emilia Di Francesco, Anthony Donofrio, Kristina Dupont-Gaudet, John Michael Ellis, Christian Fischer, Jean-Francois Fournier, Jacques Yves Gauthier, Jonathan Grimm, Daniel Guay, David Joseph Guerin, Andrew M. Haidle, Solomon Kattar, Sandra Lee Knowles, Chaomin Li, Jongwon Lim, Michelle R. Machacek, Matthew L. Maddess, Alan B. Northrup, Brendan M. O'Boyle, Ryan D. Otte, Alessia Petrocchi, Michael H. Reutershan, Joel S. Robichaud, Eric Romeo, Adam J. Schell, Tony Siu, Kerrie B. Spencer, Brandon M. Taoka, B. Wesley Trotter, Hyun Chong Woo, Hua Zhou
  • Publication number: 20120276093
    Abstract: The present invention provides a therapeutic combination comprising (a) a compound of formula (I) as set forth in the specification and (b) one or more antineoplastic agents selected from the group consisting of an alkylating or alkylating-like agent, an antimetabolite agent, a topoisomerase I inhibitor, a topoisomerase 11 inhibitor, an inhibitor of a growth factor or of a growth factor receptor, an antimitotic agent, a proteasome inhibitor, an inhibitor of an anti-apoptotic protein and an antibody directed against a cell surface protein, wherein the active ingredients are present in each case in lice form or in the form of a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or any hydrate thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2010
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: NERVIANO MEDICAL SCIENCES S.R.L.
    Inventors: Dario Ballinari, Antonella Ciavolella, Enrico Pesenti, Alessia Montagnoli
  • Publication number: 20120277217
    Abstract: Presently provided are IDO inhibitors of general formulae (VII), (VIII) as shown below and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, useful for modulating an activity of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase; treating indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) mediated immunosuppression; treating a medical conditions that benefit from the inhibition of enzymatic activity of indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase; enhancing the effectiveness of an anti-cancer treatment comprising administering an anti-cancer agent; treating tumor-specific immunosuppression associated with cancer; and treating immunosupression associated with an infectious disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2010
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: NewLink Genetics Corporation
    Inventors: Mario R. Mautino, Sanjeev Kumar, Firoz Jaipuri, Jesse Waldo, Tanay Kesharwani, Xiaoxia Zhang
  • Publication number: 20120277232
    Abstract: The present invention provides pyridine and pyrazine derivatives which restore or enhance the function of mutant and/or wild type CFTR to treat cystic fibrosis, primary ciliary dyskinesia, chronic bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, respiratory tract infections, lung carcinoma, xerostomia and keratoconjunctivitis sire, or constipation (IBS, IBD, opioid induced). Pharmaceutical compositions comprising such derivatives are also encompassed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Inventors: Urs BAETTIG, Kamlesh Jagdis BALA, Emma BUDD, Lee EDWARDS, Catherine Howsham, Glyn HUGHES, Darren Mark LEGRAND, Katrin SPIEGEL
  • Patent number: 8299072
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pyrazolylmethylamine-piperazine derivatives and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts effective as calcium channel modulators and a method of manufacturing the same. The present invention also relates to the medicinal use of the above compounds as therapeutic treatment of diseases due to their effect as calcium channel modulators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Korea Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Ghilsoo Nam, Kyung Il Choi, Hye Ran Kim, Seon Hee Seo, Yoon Jee Kim, Hee Sup Shin, Dong Jin Kim, Ae Nim Pae, Hye Jin Chung, Hyunah Choo, Hyewhon Rhim, Yong Seo Cho, Eun Joo Roh, Gyo Chang Keum, Kee Hyun Choi, Kye Jung Shin, Hoh Gyu Hahn, Chan Seong Cheong, Jae Kyun Lee, Kee Dal Nam, Yong Koo Kang, Youngsoo Kim, Woong Seo Park, Eunice Eun-Kyeong Kim, Key-Sun Kim, Hesson Chung, Dong Yun Shin, Chi man Song
  • Patent number: 8299079
    Abstract: This application relates to the use of one or more parasympathomimetic drugs in combination with one or more alpha agonists to create optically beneficial miosis to, for example, temporarily treat presbyopia. The invention provides a pharmaceutical preparation comprising a therapeutically effective amount of one or more parasympathomimetic drugs or cholinesterase inhibitors, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, in combination with one or more alpha agonists or antagonists, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The invention further provides for a method for treating, ameliorating or reducing presbyopia of a patient having an eye, comprising administering to said eye a pharmaceutically effective amount of the ophthalmic preparation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Inventor: Herbert E. Kaufman
  • Publication number: 20120270844
    Abstract: Provided herein arc PAK inhibitors. Also provided herein are compositions and methods for treating an individual suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2010
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: aFRAXis, Inc.
    Inventors: Jay Lichter, Benedikt Vollrath, David Campbell, Sergio G. Durón
  • Publication number: 20120270838
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound represented by the following formula (1): wherein W, X, Y, R1, R2, R33, R34, m and n are as defined in the claims, or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2010
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: CHUGAI SEIYAKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toru Esaki, Yoshikazu Nishimura, Yoshiaki Isshiki, Naoki Okamoto, Yoshiyuki Furuta, Akemi Mizutani, Masateru Ohta, Wayne Wen Lai, Tomoya Kotake
  • Publication number: 20120270867
    Abstract: The invention relates to the novel materials of formula (I), where: R1 is an optionally substituted aryl or heteroaryl; R is an H or, when formed with R1, a 5- or 6-member ring fused with an aryl or heretoaryl group optionally containing one or more of O, S, N, NH, and Nalk, being optionally substituted; R2 and R3 are, independently, an H, Hal, or alkyl optionally substituted by one or more Hal; R4 is H; and R5 is an H or alkyl optionally substituted by one or more halogen atoms. Said materials being in any isomeric form and the salts thereof, and are intended for drugs, particularly AKT(PKB) phosphorylation inhibitors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2011
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: SANOFI
    Inventors: Jean-Christophe CARRY, Victor CERTAL, Frank HALLEY, Karl Andreas KARLSSON, Laurent SCHIO, Fabienne THOMPSON
  • Publication number: 20120270875
    Abstract: Provided herein are compounds of the formula (I): as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein the substituents are as those disclosed in the specification. These compounds, and the pharmaceutical compositions containing them, are useful for the treatment of inflammatory diseases and disorders such as, for example, asthma and COPD.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Inventors: Paul Gillespie, Christophe Michoud, Kenneth Carey Rupert, Kshitij Chhabilbhai Thakkar, Lin Yi
  • Patent number: 8293740
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula (I) having pharmacological activity towards the sigma receptor, to processes of preparation of such compounds, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, and to their use for the treatment and or prophylaxis of a disease in which the sigma receptor is involved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Laboratories Del Dr. Esteve, S.A.
    Inventors: Christian Laggner, Maria Rosa Cuberes-Altisent, Joerg Holenz, Juana Maria Berrocal-Romero, Maria Montserrat Contijoch-Llobet
  • Patent number: 8293752
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds useful as inhibitors of Raf protein kinase. The present invention also provides compositions thereof, and methods of treating Raf-mediated diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignees: Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Weirong Chen, Jennifer Cossrow, Lloyd Franklin, Bing Guan, John Howard Jones, Gnanasambandam Kumaravel, Benjamin Lane, Adam Littke, Alexey Lugovskoy, Hairuo Peng, Noel Powell, Brian C. Raimundo, Hiroko Tanaka, Jeffrey Vessels, Thomas Wynn, Zhili Xin
  • Publication number: 20120264752
    Abstract: The invention is directed to compounds having the formula: wherein: Ar, r, Y, Z, Q, W, X, and R5-7 are as defined in the specification, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. These compounds have AT1 receptor antagonist activity and neprilysin inhibition activity. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds; methods of using such compounds; and process and intermediates for preparing such compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: THERAVANCE, INC.
    Inventors: Paul Allegretti, Seok-Ki Choi, Roland Gendron, Paul R. Fatheree, Keith Jendza, Robert Murray McKinnell, Darren McMurtrie, Brooke Olson
  • Publication number: 20120264749
    Abstract: The invention relates to morpholine spirocyclic piperidine amide compounds useful as inhibitors of ion channels. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of the invention and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Inventors: Sara Sabina Hadida-Ruah, Hayley Marie Binch, Michael Paul DeNinno, Lev Tyler Dewey Fanning, Bryan A. Frieman, Peter Diederik Jan Grootenhuis, Nicole Hilgraf, Pramod Joshi, Edward Adam Kallel, Mark Thomas Miller, Joseph Pontillo, Alina Silina, Urvi Jagdishbhai Sheth, Dennis James Hurley, Vijayalaksmi Arumugam
  • Publication number: 20120263659
    Abstract: The invention relates to a TRPM8 modulator for achieving a cooling effect on the skin or a mucous membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2010
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicants: BASF SE, SYMRISE AG
    Inventors: Thomas Subkowski, Michael Backes, Heiko Oertling, Arnold Machinek, Hubert Loges, Ulrike Simchen, Horst Surburg, Claus Bollschweiler, Jens Wittenberg, Wolfgang Siegel
  • Patent number: 8288383
    Abstract: A compound represented by the formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: which is used for preventive and/or therapeutic treatment of a disease caused by abnormal activity of tau protein kinase 1 such as a neurodegenerative diseases (e.g. Alzheimer disease).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventors: Daiki Sakai, Kazutoshi Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20120258967
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds, compositions thereof, and methods of using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2012
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: AVILA THERAPEUTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Lixin Qiao, Deqiang Niu, Russell C. Petter, Zhengdong Zhu
  • Publication number: 20120252811
    Abstract: The invention relates to a combination comprising a Bcr-Abl, c-Kit and PDGF-R tyrosine kinase inhibitor; and one or more pharmaceutically active agents; pharmaceutical compositions comprising said combination; methods of treatment comprising said combination; processes for making said combination; and a commercial package comprising said combination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Inventors: Gregory Peter Burke, Ronald Richard Linnartz, Paul W. Manley, Richard William Versace
  • Publication number: 20120251551
    Abstract: The invention relates to substituted (heteroarylmethyl) thiohydantoin compounds of general formula (I) as described and defined herein, and methods for their preparation, their use for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of disorders, and their use for the preparation of medicaments for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of disorders, in particular of prostate cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2010
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: BAYER PHARMA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Ulrich Lücking, Arwed Cleve, Bernard Haendler, Hortensia Faus Gimenez, Silke Köhr, Horst Irlbacher
  • Publication number: 20120252790
    Abstract: This invention comprises the novel compounds of formula (I) wherein n, m, t, R1, R2, L, Q, X, Y, Z and have defined meanings, having histone deacetylase inhibiting enzymatic activity; their preparation, compositions containing them and their use as a medicine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Inventors: Patrick René Angibaud, Kristof Van Emelen, Virginie Sophie Poncelet, Bruno Roux
  • Publication number: 20120245172
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula I wherein A, B, X, Y, Ar, R1, R2, R?, m and n are as defined herein and to pharmaceutical active acid addition salts 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: March 20, 2012
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Inventors: Guido Galley, Roger Norcross, Philippe Pflieger
  • Publication number: 20120245125
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel chemical compounds, compositions and methods of making and using the same. In particular, the invention provides pyridazine compounds and/or related heterocyclic derivatives, compositions comprising the same, and methods of making and using pyridazine compounds and/or related heterocyclic derivatives and compositions comprising the same, for modulation of cellular pathways (e.g., signal transduction pathways), for treatment or prevention of inflammatory diseases (e.g., Alzheimer's disease), for, research, drug screening, and therapeutic applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicants: Northwestern University
    Inventors: D. Martin Watterson, Linda Van Eldik, Jacques Haiech, Marcel Hibert, Jean-Jacques Bourguignon, Anastasia Velentza, Wenhui Hu, Magdalena Zasadzki
  • Patent number: 8273738
    Abstract: A CB2 receptor modulator comprising an imidazole derivative represented by the general formula (I): [wherein, R1 represents optionally substituted lower alkyl or the like; R2 represents optionally substituted cycloalkyl or the like; R3 represents optionally substituted aryl or the like; and n represents an integer of 0 to 3] or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient, and the like are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoto Osakada, Mariko Osakada, Takashi Sawada, Satoshi Kaneko, Atsuko Mizutani, Noriaki Uesaka, Yoshisuke Nakasato, Keishi Katayama, Masamori Sugawara, Yushi Kitamura
  • Publication number: 20120238575
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a novel series of pyrimidyl or fused pyrimidyl hydrazones. Compounds of Formula (I) wherein A is selected from the group consisting of Formulas (A1), (A2), (A3), (A4), (A5) are useful for the treatment and/or prevention of a proliferative disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: MERCK SERONO SA
    Inventors: BRIAN HEALEY, Zhong Zhao, Amanda Sutton, Matthias Schwarz
  • Publication number: 20120238540
    Abstract: The invention relates to certain amino-pyrimidine compounds that inhibit IKK epsilon and/or TBK1, methods of making such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and the use of these compounds in treating a variety of diseases and disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: Myrexis, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan C. HOLCOMB, Kazuyuki Suzuki, Robert J. Halter, Paul R. Sebahar, Donald A. McLeod, Mark D. Shenderovich, Kraig M. Yager, Matthew Gregory Bursavich, Ashantai J. Yungai, Burt Richards, Paul L. Bartel, Daniel A. Wettstein
  • Patent number: 8268990
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as defined in the specification, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, as well as processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in therapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignees: AstraZeneca AB, Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Bennett, Thomas McInally, Stephen Thom
  • Patent number: 8268822
    Abstract: A heterocyclic inhibitor having the formula I, with the variables defined herein, which is useful for treating inflammatory and other physiological disorders in which PKC-theta isoform plays a role:
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul E. Fleming, Zhan Shi, Brendan Shaowu Chen, Jane F. Schmidt, John C. Reader, Neal D. Hone, Jeffrey P. Ciavarri
  • Publication number: 20120232078
    Abstract: Novel compounds which interact with the histamine H3 receptor are defined. These compounds are particularly useful in the treatment of a variety of diseases or conditions in which histamine H3 interactions are beneficial. Thus, the compounds may find use, e.g., in the treatment of diseases of the central nervous system, the peripheral nervous system, the cardiovascular system, the pulmonary system, the gastrointestinal system and the endocrinological system. The novel compounds have a core consisting of a 6 membered aromatic ring containing at least one nitrogen atom and two carbon atoms in the ring and, at the remaining positions in the ring, there is either a carbon or a nitrogen atom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2012
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: HIGH POINT PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
    Inventors: Rolf Hohlweg, Knud Erik Andersen, Jan Lindy Sorensen, Jane Marie Lundbeck
  • Publication number: 20120231017
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the formula I or a stereoisomer, tautomer, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein each variable in Formula 1 are as defined in the specification; and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of formula I. Also disclosed are methods of inhibiting aspartyl protease, and in particular, the methods of treating cardiovascular diseases, cognitive and neurodegenerative diseases, and the methods of inhibiting of Human Immunodeficiency Virus, plasmepins, cathepsin D and protozoal enzymes. Also disclosed are methods of treating cognitive or neurodegenerative diseases using the compounds of formula I in combination with a cholinesterase inhibitor or a muscarinic m1 agonist or m2 antagonist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2012
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicants: Pharmacopeia Inc., Schering Corporation
    Inventors: ZHAONING ZHU, Brian McKittrick, Zhong-Yue Sun, Yuanzan C. Ye, Johannes H. Voigt, Corey O. Strickland, Elizabeth M. Smith, Andrew Stamford, William J. Greenlee, Robert D. Mozzola, John P. Caldwell, Jared N. Cumming, Lingyan Wang, Yusheng Wu, Ulrich Iserloh, Xiaoiang Liu, Tao Guo, Thuy X. E. Le, Kurt W. Sainoz, Suresh D. Babu, Rachael C. Hunter, Michelle L. Morris, Huizhong Gu, Gang Qian, Dawit Tadesse, Ying Huang, Guoqing Li, Jianping Pan, Jeffrey A. Misiaszek, Gaifa Lai, Jingqi Duo, Chuanxing Qu, Yuefei Shao
  • Publication number: 20120232049
    Abstract: A pyridine or pyrimidine derivative represented by the formula (I) has an excellent HGFR inhibitory activity and exhibits strong cell proliferation inhibitory effect and anti-tumor effect against cancer cell lines with amplified HGFR gene. wherein R1 represents a 3- to 10-membered non-aromatic heterocyclic group or the like; R2 and R3 represent hydrogen; R4, R5, R6, and R7 may be the same or different and each represents hydrogen, halogen, C1-6 alkyl or the like; R8 represents hydrogen or the like; R9 represents a 3- to 10-membered non-aromatic heterocyclic group or the like; n represents an integer of 1 or 2; X represents —CH?, nitrogen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2008
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: Eisai R&D Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Obaishi, Takayuki Nakagawa, Tomohiro Matsushima, Setsuo Funasaka, Shuji Shirotori, Keiko Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20120232079
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel acylpiperazinone compounds, to the preparation of the compounds and intermediates used therein, to the use of the compounds as antibacterial medicaments and pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2010
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Inventors: Vincent Gerusz, Sonia Escaich, Mayalen Oxoby, Francois Moreau