The Ring Nitrogens Are Bonded Directly To Each Other (e.g., Pyridazine, Etc.) Patents (Class 514/236.5)
  • Publication number: 20130196984
    Abstract: The present invention relates to 3-Amino-5-phenyl-5,6-dihydro-2H-[1,4]oxazines of formula I having BACE1 and/or BACE2 inhibitory activity, their manufacture, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as therapeutically active substances. The active compounds of the present invention are useful in the therapeutic and/or prophylactic treatment of e.g. Alzheimer's disease and type 2 diabetes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicants: Siena Biotech S.p.A., Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., Siena Biotech S.p.A.
  • Publication number: 20130196994
    Abstract: Compounds that inhibit PDE10 are disclosed that have utility in the treatment of a variety of conditions, including (but not limited to) psychotic, anxiety, movement disorders and/or neurological disorders such as Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, Alzheimer's disease, encephalitis, phobias, epilepsy, aphasia, Bell's palsy, cerebral palsy, sleep disorders, pain, Tourette's syndrome, schizophrenia, delusional disorders, drug-induced psychosis and panic and obsessive-compulsive disorders. Pharmaceutically acceptable salts, stereoisomers, solvates and prodrugs of the compounds are also provided. Also disclosed are compositions containing a compound in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, as well as methods relating to the use thereof for inhibiting PDE10 in a warm-blooded animal in need of the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2012
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: OMEROS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Omeros Corporation
  • Publication number: 20130190311
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula I in which R1, R2, R3, R4, R4? have the meanings indicated in Claim 1, are inhibitors of tyrosine kinases, in particular Met kinase, and can be employed, inter alia, for the treatment of tumours.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Inventor: Merck Patent Gesellschaft Mit Beschrankter Haftung
  • Publication number: 20130190298
    Abstract: The new pyridazine derivatives have unexpected drug properties as inhibitors of protein kinases especially against ALK and are useful in treating disorders related to abnormal protein kinase activities such as cancer, neurological and psychiatric diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: Xcovery Holding Company, LLC.
    Inventor: Congxin Liang
  • Publication number: 20130184261
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula (I), in which R1, R2, R3, R4, R4?, have the meanings indicated in Claim 1, are inhibitors of tyrosine kinases, in particular Met kinase, and can be employed, inter alia, for the treatment of tumours.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Inventor: Merck Patent Gesellschaft Mit Beschrankter Haftung
  • Publication number: 20130184260
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula (I), in which R1, R2, R3, R4, R4? have the meanings indicated in Claim 1, are inhibitors of tyrosine kinases, in particular Met kinase, and can be employed, inter alia, for the treatment of tumours.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Inventor: Merck Patent Gesellschaft Mit Beschrankter Haftung
  • Publication number: 20130184238
    Abstract: The present invention relates to aminotetraline derivatives of the formula (I) or a physiologically tolerated salt thereof. The invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such aminotetraline derivatives, and the use of such aminotetraline derivatives for therapeutic purposes. The aminotetraline derivatives are GlyT1 inhibitors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Inventors: AbbVie Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG, AbbVie Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130177529
    Abstract: Aryl substituted pyrazole derivatives are provided, as well as processes for their preparation. The invention also provides compositions and methods for the treatment of HCV by administering a compound of the present invention, alone or in combination with additional antiviral agents, in a therapeutically effective amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2012
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Inventors: Youhong Hu, Bin Xu, Yun Liao, Kenneth Nawoschik, Yixin Liu, Anthony Sandrasagra, Reza Fathi, Zhen Yang
  • Patent number: 8481535
    Abstract: The present invention relates to processes for preparing phenyl-pyrazoles of Formula (I) and salts and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, useful as modulators of 5-HT2A serotonin receptor activity. The present invention also relates to intermediates used in the processes, and their preparation. The present invention also relates to crystalline forms of 5-HT2A serotonin receptor modulators, compositions thereof and methods of using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Tawfik Gharbaoui, Dipanjan Sengupta, Ashwin M. Krishnan, Nainesh Shah, Ryan M. Hart, Mark Macias, Edward A. Lally, Jonathan Duffield
  • Publication number: 20130172351
    Abstract: Novel dihydropyrazole derivatives of formula (I) wherein L, R, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, X1, X2, X3, X4, Y, m and n have the meaning according to the claims, are positive allosteric modulators of the FSH receptor, and can be employed, inter alia, for the treatment of fertility disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2012
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Henry Yu, Thomas E. Richardson, Robert James Foglesong, Lizbeth Celeste DeSelm, Andreas Goutopoulos
  • Publication number: 20130172352
    Abstract: Provided are 5-membered heterocycle-based p38 kinase inhibitors. Further provided are pyrazole and imidazole-based p38 kinase, including p38?, and p38? kinase, inhibitors. Pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds are also provided. Methods of use of the compounds and compositions are also provided, including methods of treatment, prevention, or amelioration of one or more symptoms of p38 kinase mediated diseases and disorders, including, but not limited to, inflammatory diseases and disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: NOVARTIS AG
    Inventor: Novartis AG
  • Patent number: 8470820
    Abstract: The invention is concerned with novel nitrogen-containing heteroaryl derivatives of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, A1, A2, and Y are as defined in the description and in the claims, as well as physiologically acceptable salts and esters thereof. These compounds inhibit PDE10A and can be used as medicaments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Hoffman-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Konrad Bleicher, Alexander Flohr, Katrin Groebke Zbinden, Matthias Koerner, Bernd Kuhn, Jens-Uwe Peters, Rosa Maria Rodriguez-Sarmiento, Eric Vieira
  • Publication number: 20130158033
    Abstract: The invention refers to the use of a sigma ligand, particularly a sigma ligand of formula (I) to prevent and/or treat opioid-induced hyperalgesia (OIH) associated to opioid therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: LABORATORIOS DEL DR. ESTEVE, S.A.
    Inventors: José Miguel Vela Hernández, Daniel Zamanillo-Castanedo, Margarita Puig Riera de Conias
  • Publication number: 20130158029
    Abstract: The invention refers to compounds of general 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: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: LABORATORIOS DEL DR. ESTEVE, S.A.
    Inventors: Monica Garcia López, Antoni Torrens Jover, José Luis Diaz Fernández, Ana Maria Caamaño Moure
  • Publication number: 20130157998
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel heterocyclic compounds and pharmaceutical preparations thereof. The invention further relates to methods of treatment using the novel heterocyclic compounds of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2012
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: CALITHERA BIOSCIENCES INC.
    Inventor: Calithera Biosciences Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130150344
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound represented by the formula (1): wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification, or a salt thereof, a prodrug of the compound or a salt thereof, a medicament containing the compound or a salt thereof, the medicament which is a phosphodiesterase 10A inhibitor, and a medicament which is for preventing or treating schizophrenia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2011
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Inventors: Masato Yoshikawa, Shinkichi Suzuki, Tomoaki Hasui, Makoto Fushimi, Jun Kunitomo, Haruhi Kamisaki, Takahiko Taniguchi
  • Publication number: 20130150325
    Abstract: The present application relates to novel 3-(fluorovinyl)pyrazole derivatives, to processes for their preparation, to their use for treatment and/or prevention of diseases and to their use for the preparation of medicaments for treatment and/or prevention of diseases, in particular for treatment and/or prevention of hyperproliferative and angiogenic diseases and those diseases which arise from metabolic adaptation to hypoxic states. Such treatments can be carried out as monotherapy or also in combination with other medicaments or further therapeutic measures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2012
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicant: BAYER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY GMBH
    Inventors: Michael HÄRTER, Hartmut BECK, Karl-Heinz THIERAUCH, Peter ELLINGHAUS, Susanne GRESCHAT, Joachim SCHUHMACHER
  • Publication number: 20130143859
    Abstract: Compounds of structural formulas I-1 and I-2 are inhibitors of prolylcarboxypeptidase (PrCP). The compounds of the present invention are useful for the prevention and treatment of conditions related to the enzymatic activity of PrCP such as abnormal metabolism, including obesity; diabetes; metabolic syndrome; obesity related disorders; and diabetes related disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Thomas H. Graham, Wensheng Liu, Iyassu K. Sebhat, Dong-Ming Shen, Zhi-Cai Shi
  • Publication number: 20130143862
    Abstract: Provided are compounds of Formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, X and m are as defined herein. Also provided is a pharmaceutically acceptable composition comprising a compound of Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Also provided are methods of using a compound of Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2011
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Inventors: Luke W. Ashcraft, Gustave Bergnes, Scott Collibee, Chihyuan Chuang, Jeff Gardina, Bradley P. Morgan, Alex R. Muci, Xiangping Qian, Jeffrey M. Warrington, Zhe Yang, Pu-Ping Lu, Antonio Romero
  • Publication number: 20130143884
    Abstract: The present invention relates to 4-[-2-[[5-methyl-1-(2-naphthalenyl)-1H-pyrazol-3-yl]oxy]ethyl]morpholine salts, specifically to the hydrochloride, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, and to their use in therapy and/or prophylaxis of sigma receptor associated diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2010
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Inventors: Maria Rosa Cuberes-Altisent, Lluis Solå-Carandell, Monica Lanchas Gonzalez
  • Patent number: 8450314
    Abstract: A compound formula (IA) or (IB), or a pharmaceutically acceptable thereof; wherein the substituents are defined as in the claims, and their use as P38 MAP kinase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A.
    Inventors: Amanda Beswick, Bohdan Waszkowycz
  • Publication number: 20130131062
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to pyridazinone compounds of formula (I) and furan compounds of formula (II), pharmaceutical compositions of compounds of formula (I) and (II), kits containing these compounds, methods of syntheses, and a method of treatment of a proliferative disease in a subject by administration of a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formulae (I) or (II). Both classes of compounds were identified through screening of a collection of small molecule libraries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Inventors: Hakim Djaballah, Harold E. Varmus, David Shum, Romel Somwar, Alexander Chucholowski, Mohan Santhanam Thiruvazhi
  • Publication number: 20130131037
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula (I), in which R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 have the meanings indicated in Claim 1, are inhibitors of tyrosine kinases, in particular Met kinase, and can be employed, inter alia, for the treatment of tumors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRAENKTER HAFTUNG
    Inventor: MERCK PATENT GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRAENKTER HAFTUNG
  • Patent number: 8445489
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula I, in which R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and X have the meanings indicated in Claim 1, are inhibitors of tyrosine kinases, in particular Met kinase, and can be employed, inter alia, for the treatment of tumors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Stieber, Oliver Schadt, Dieter Dorsch, Andree Blaukat
  • Publication number: 20130123229
    Abstract: Neutral antagonists of the CB1 cannabinoid receptor, means for identifying neutral antagonists of the CB1 cannabinoid receptor, and uses thereof. Antagonists of the CB1 cannabinoid receptor can be used to prevent, treat or reduce the severity of various medical conditions and symptoms, including, but not limited to obesity, appetite disorder, another metabolic disorder, drug addiction and/or mental illness. Administering neutral CB1 cannabinoid receptor antagonists in place of or in combination with known CB1 cannabinoid receptor antagonists or inverse CB1 cannabinoid receptor agonists in an individual or animal to treat a medical condition with a reduction of unwanted side effects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2012
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: MAKSCIENTIFIC, LLC
    Inventor: MAKScientific, LLC
  • Publication number: 20130123260
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to compounds of formula (I) for use in the treatment or prophylaxis of rhinovirus infection, methods of treating or preventing rhinovirus infection employing said compounds or pharmaceutical composition comprising the same. The disclosure also relates to compounds of formula (I) for use in the treatment or prophylaxis of exacerbation of respiratory disorders (such as asthma, COPD, bronchitis and/or cystic fibrosis) by rhinovirus infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: RESPIVERT LIMITED
    Inventors: Catherine Elisabeth Charron, Kazuhiro Ito, William Garth Rapeport
  • Publication number: 20130116215
    Abstract: The invention features novel pharmaceutical combinations useful for the treatment of neurological diseases, specifically neurodegenerative diseases. The novel pharmaceutical combinations of the invention demonstrate additive or synergistic effect in silico and in vivo. The invention also relates to methods of treatment of neurological and neurodegenerative diseases including the pharmaceutical combinations of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2012
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Inventors: Mireia Coma, Patrick Aloy, Albert Pujol, Xavier Gomis, Baldomero Oliva, Alberto Lleó, José Manuel Mas
  • Publication number: 20130115310
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of ATR protein kinase. The invention also relates to pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of this invention; methods of treating of various diseases, disorders, and conditions using the compounds of this invention; processes for preparing the compounds of this invention; intermediates for the preparation of the compounds of this invention; and methods of using the compounds in in vitro applications, such as the study of kinases in biological and pathological phenomena; the study of intracellular signal transduction pathways mediated by such kinases; and the comparative evaluation of new kinase inhibitors. The compounds of this invention have formula I: wherein the variables are as defined herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
  • Patent number: 8435981
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula (I) in which R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 have the meanings indicated in claim 1 are inhibitors of tyrosine kinases, in particular of met kinase and can be employed inter alia for the treatment of tumors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Merck Patent Gesellschaft mit Beschränkter Haftung
    Inventors: Dieter Dorsch, Oliver Schadt, Andree Blaukat, Frank Stieber
  • Publication number: 20130109692
    Abstract: The invention refers to the use of a sigma ligand, preferably a sigma ligand of formula (I), to prevent or treat emesis induced by a chemotherapeutic agent or radioactivity, especially emesis induced by taxanes, vinca alkaloids or platin chemotherapeutic drugs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: LABORATORIOS DEL DR. ESTEVE, S.A.
    Inventors: José Miguel Vela Hernández, Xavier Codony-Soler, Daniel Zamanillo-Castanedo
  • Publication number: 20130109691
    Abstract: Cosmetic and dermatological compositions comprising N-heteroarylbisamide analogs and methods of using such compositions to impart anti-aging benefits to the skin and/or improve skin conditions resulting from reduced collagen and hyaluronic acid production are disclosed. The N-heteroarylbisamides are believed to stimulate collagen and hyaluronic acid production and restore or maintain homeostasis for these compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: AVON PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Satish Parimoo, Nancy T. Ilaya, John W. Lyga
  • Publication number: 20130102606
    Abstract: Cosmetic compositions comprising substituted carbamoyl heterocyclic analogs and methods of using such compositions to impart anti-aging benefits to the skin are disclosed. The substituted carbamoyl heterocyclic analogs are believed to have modulatory activity against one or more biochemical pathways implicated in skin aging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: AVON PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Cheng Hwang, John Lyga, Hong Hu
  • Publication number: 20130102607
    Abstract: Medicinal use The disclosure relates to compounds of formula (I) for use in the treatment or prophylaxis of respiratory syncitial virus (RSV) infection in particular viral exacerbation of a respiratory disorder such as bronchitis, asthma, COPD and/or cystic fibrosis, methods of treating or preventing RSV infection employing said compounds or pharmaceutical composition comprising the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: Respivert Limited
    Inventors: Lindsey Cass, Kazuhiro Ito, William Garth Rapeport, Peter Strong
  • Publication number: 20130102608
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel bipyridyl derivatives of formula (I) and to the use of such compounds in which the inhibition, regulation and/or modulation of signal transduction by ATP consuming proteins like kinases plays a role, particularly to inhibitors of TGF-beta receptor kinases, and to the use of such compounds for the treatment of kinase-induced diseases, in particular for the treatment of tumors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRANKTER HAFTUNG
    Inventors: Guenter Hoelzemann, Dieter Dorsch, Alfred Jonczyk, Christiane Amendt, Frank Zenke
  • Patent number: 8426435
    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: October 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Shiseido Company Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoto Hanyu, Tomoko Saito, Takako Shibata, Kiyoshi Sato, Kimihiro Ogino
  • Patent number: 8426471
    Abstract: Provided are methods of reducing body fat in a subject, comprising locally (e.g., topically) administering one or more compounds of the Formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, hydrate, solvate, stereoisomer, polymorph, tautomer, isotopically enriched derivative, or prodrug thereof, wherein X is —OR1, —SR2, or —NR3R4, and R1, R2, R3, and R4 are as defined herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Topokine Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Murat V. Kalayoglu, Michael S. Singer
  • Patent number: 8415346
    Abstract: The instant invention provides for compounds that inhibit the four known mammalian JAK kinases (JAK1, JAK2, JAK3 and TYK2). The invention also provides for compositions comprising such inhibitory compounds and methods of inhibiting the activity of JAK1, JAK2, JAK3 and TYK2 by administering the compound to a patient in need of treatment for myeloproliferative disorders or cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Michael Altman, Kevin Wilson
  • Publication number: 20130085126
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I): wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, and X are defined herein. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions and methods related to use of these compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2012
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: National Health Research Institutes
    Inventors: Kak-Shan Shia, Chun-Ping Chang, Yu-Sheng Chao
  • Patent number: 8410159
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I), methods for their preparation, medicaments comprising these compounds as well their use in the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of humans and animals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Laboratories del Dr. Esteve, S.A.
    Inventors: Rosa Cuberes-Altisent, Joerg Holenz
  • Patent number: 8404685
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula I, in which R1, R2, R3, R3?, R4 and D have the meanings indicated in Claim 1, are inhibitors of tyrosine kinases, in particular Met kinase, and can be employed, inter alia, for the treatment of tumors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Merck Patent Gesellschaft Mit Beschrankter Haftung
    Inventors: Dieter Dorsch, Oliver Schadt, Frank Stieber, Andree Blaukat
  • Publication number: 20130059830
    Abstract: Compounds of structural formula I are inhibitors of prolylcarboxypeptidase (PrCP). The compounds of the present invention are useful for the prevention and treatment of conditions related to the enzymatic activity of PrCP such as abnormal metabolism, including obesity; diabetes; metabolic syndrome; obesity related disorders; and diabetes related disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Inventors: Fa-Xiang Ding, Jinlong Jiang, Dong-Ming Shen, Zhi-Cai Shi, Min Shu, Cangming Yang
  • Publication number: 20130059848
    Abstract: The present specification discloses cannabinoid-2 agonists, compositions comprising such cannabinoid-2 agonists, and methods of treating an individual suffering from a disease by administering compositions comprising such cannabinoid-2 agonists.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: ALLERGAN, INC
    Inventors: June Chen, Simon Pettit, Hans Flirl
  • Publication number: 20130053386
    Abstract: The invention encompasses a novel class of diaryl ether derivatives which inhibit the processing of APP by the putative ?-secretase while sparing Notch signaling pathway, and thus are useful in the treatment or prevention of Alzheimer's disease without the development of Notch inhibition mediated gastrointestinal issues. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use are also included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2010
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventors: William Colby Brown, Richard W. Heidebrecht, Jason Brubaker, Christian Fischer, John T. Hendrix, Elizabeth H. Kelley, Rachel N. MacCoss, Joey L. Methot, Thomas Miller, Karin M. Otte, Phieng Siliphaivanh, Thomas Reger, Peter D. Williams, Catherine M. Wiscount
  • Publication number: 20130053308
    Abstract: New 4-amino-pyrimidine derivatives as potent antagonists of the adenosine Aza receptor formula (I): (I) The invention provides as well a method for preparing such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising an effective amount of these compounds and the use of such compounds in the manufacture of a medicament to treat pathological affections that can be improved by antagonism of the adenosine Aza receptor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventors: Juan Alberto Camacho Gomez, Julio Cesar Castro-Palomino Laria
  • Patent number: 8383622
    Abstract: Disclosed is a compound which is useful as an 11?-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 inhibitor. A compound represented by the formula: its pharmaceutically acceptable salt, or a solvate thereof, wherein Ring A is a group represented by the formula: Ring B is optionally substituted heteroaryl, provided that optionally substituted isoxazole is excluded, or optionally substituted heterocycle, R1 is hydrogen or optionally substituted alkyl, R2 is —OR5, —SR5, halogen, halogenated alkyl or the like, R3 is optionally substituted alkyl or the like, R4 is optionally substituted alkyl or the like, R5 is optionally substituted alkyl or the like, R6 is hydrogen or the like, R7 and R8 are each independently hydrogen or the like, R10 and R11 are each independently hydrogen or the like, R12 is optionally substituted alkyl or the like, m and p are each independently integer of 1 to 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Shionogi & Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji Masuda, Tomoyuki Ogawa, Takuji Nakatani
  • Patent number: 8377983
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds and methods from the treatment of cancer. The invention provides compounds that inhibit Aurora kinase, pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds that inhibit Aurora kinase, and methods for the treatment of cancer using the compounds of the presentation invention or pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: TransTech Pharma, Inc.
    Inventors: Adnan M. M. Mjalli, Brian S. Grella, Govindan Subramanian, Murty N. Arimilli, Ramesh Gopalaswamy, Robert C. Andrews, Stephen Davis, Xiaochuan Guo, Jeff Zhu
  • Patent number: 8378118
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a novel thyroid like compounds of formula (I), wherein R1 R2, R3, R4 and Z are as defined in the specification, method for its preparation, composition containing such compounds and use of such compounds and composition as medicament. Further, compounds of formula (I) has significantly low binding affinity to thyroid receptors and thus considerably devoid of thyrotoxic effects. The invention also relates to the use of the compound of formula (I) for the preparation of a medicament for treating various disease conditions such as obesity, dyslipidemia, metabolic syndrome and co-morbidities associated with metabolic syndrome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
    Inventors: Laxmikant Chhipa, Shitalkumar Pukharaj Zambad, Ramesh Gupta, Davinder Tuli, Ashok Kasundra, Siralee Munshi, M. Amir Siddiqui, Subrat Kumar Bhattamisra, C. Dutt, Vijay Chauthaiwale
  • Publication number: 20130040962
    Abstract: There is provided a compound of formula (I): wherein: J represents (A): or (B): compositions comprising same, processes for preparing said compounds and use thereof in treatment, particularly in the treatment of inflammatory disease, such as asthma, COPD and 15 rheumatoid arthritis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2011
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Inventors: John King-Underwood, Peter John Murray, Jonathan Gareth Williams, Ildiko Buck, Stuart Thomas Onions
  • Publication number: 20130040929
    Abstract: Compounds of structural formula I are inhibitors of prolylcarboxypeptidase (PrCP). The compounds of the present invention are useful for the prevention and treatment of conditions related to the enzymatic activity of PrCP such as abnormal metabolism, including obesity; diabetes; metabolic syndrome; obesity related disorders; and diabetes related disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2011
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Jeffrey J. Hale, Jinlong Jiang, Dong-Ming Shen, Zhi-Cai Shi, Min Shu, Zhicai Wu, Cangming Yang
  • Patent number: 8367668
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula (I), in which R1, R2 and R3 have the meanings indicated in Claim 1, are inhibitors of tyrosine kinases, in particular Met kinase, and can be employed, inter alia, for the treatment of tumours.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Merck Patent Gesellschaft mit Beschränkter Haftung
    Inventors: Frank Stieber, Oliver Schadt, Dieter Dorsch, Andree Blaukat