Nitrogen Or -c(=x)-, Wherein X Is Chalcogen, Bonded Directly To Ring Carbon Of The 1,4-diazine Ring Patents (Class 514/255.06)
  • Publication number: 20090162453
    Abstract: There is a harmful organism that cannot be controlled or is difficult to be controlled with the use of a single agent of a compound represented by the general formula (1) according to the invention, an insecticide, a miticide or a fungicide. Accordingly, an object of the invention is to provide a composition for preventing harmful organisms for efficiently controlling such a harmful organism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2005
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Applicant: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Kawahara, Michikazu Nomura, Hidenori Daido
  • Publication number: 20090156616
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) and processes for preparing such compounds, their use in the treatment of obesity, psychiatric and neurological disorders, to methods for their therapeutic use and to pharmaceutical compositions containing them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2006
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Inventors: Jonas Bostrom, Leifeng Cheng, Roine Olsson
  • Publication number: 20090130228
    Abstract: This invention is related to a pharmaceutical combination that contains a Casein kinase 2 (CK2) peptide inhibitor (termed P15) along with the standard chemotherapeutic drugs used in cancer treatment and which are administered together, separated or sequentially. The chemothearapeutic drugs include cisplatin, taxol, alkaloids from Vinca, 5-fluorouracil, doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, etoposide, mitomicin C, imatinib, iressa and velcade (vortezomib). The synergism between the P15 peptide and the anticancer drugs achieves an efficient concentration of each cytostatic drug in the combination which is from 10- to 100-fold lower than that for each cytostatic drug alone. The pharmaceutical combination described in this invention exhibits lower toxicity compared to that reported by the anticancer therapeutics and therefore, it represents a crucial advantage for its use in cancer therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2007
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventors: Silvio Ernesto Perea Rodriguez, Yasser Perera Negrin, Arielis Rodriguez Ulloa, Jeovanis Gil Valdes, Yassel Ramos Gomez, Lila Rosa Castellanos Serra, Lazaro Hiram Betancourt Nunez, Aniel Sanchez Puente, Jorge Fernandez de Cossio Dorta Duque, Boris Ernesto Acevedo Castro, Luis Javier Gonzalez Lopez, Vladimir Besada Perez, Daniel Fernando Alonso, Daniel Eduardo Gomez
  • Publication number: 20090118306
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to a novel therapeutical use of liver X receptor (LXR) agonsits. More specifically, the present invention relates to the use of LXR agonist for the preparation of a medicament useful for the treatment and/or the prevention of a disease associated with beta cells degeneration, such as diabetes, and a method for increasing ex vivo viability of pancreatic islet cells, comprising contacting said islet cells with a LXR agonist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2006
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Applicant: LABORATOIRE FOURNIER S.A. French Limited Compay
    Inventors: Bernadette Husson, Pierre Broqua, Jean-Louis Junien
  • Publication number: 20090118307
    Abstract: Compounds are provided that act as potent antagonists of the CCR9 receptor, and which have been further confirmed in animal testing for inflammation, one of the hallmark disease states for CCR9. The compounds are generally aryl sulfonamide derivatives and are useful in pharmaceutical compositions, methods for the treatment of CCR9-mediated diseases, and as controls in assays for the identification of CCR9 antagonists.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2008
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Applicant: CHEMOCENTRYX, INC.
    Inventors: Solomon Ugashe, Zheng Wei, J.J. Wright, Andrew Pennell
  • Patent number: 7524517
    Abstract: This invention relates generally to a method of increasing cytosolic Ca2+ levels in mammalian cells comprising contacting P2X receptor Ca2+ entry channels or any and all other Ca2+ entry channels or mechanisms on the cell with an effective amount of a small molecule, and a composition comprising the small molecule in a delivery system. The invention has broad applicability in the pharmaceutical industry as a method of treating airway diseases (such as cystic fibrosis and asthma), ailments of the lung and airways (such as those caused by common cold pathogens or allergens in allergy), kidney diseases and renal hypertensive disorders (such as polycystic kidney disease and salt-sensitive hypertension syndromes), and endocrine disorders (such as diabetes).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: UAB Research Foundation
    Inventors: Erik Schwiebert, Akos Zsembery
  • Publication number: 20090105188
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for treating or preventing necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in a human neonate in need thereof, comprising administering to the neonate a pharmaceutically effective amount of a composition comprising a poly(ADP-ribose) synthetase/polymerase (PARP) inhibitor. Also contemplated herein is an infant food or treatment composition comprising a PARP inhibitor in an amount that is 5 to 500 times greater than a daily recommended intake dosage for the PARP inhibitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2008
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Applicant: Nationwide Children's Hospital, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter J. Giannone, John a. Bauer
  • Publication number: 20090105200
    Abstract: The invention provides a combination therapy for treating cancer and other neoplasms including romidepsin and a proteasome inhibitor. When administered together, romidepsin and a proteasome inhibitor (e.g., bortezomib) interact synergistically to selectively kill malignant cells at low (nanomolar) concentrations. The effect is particularly pronounced in malignant hematological cells (e.g., leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma). The combination has also been found useful in treating bortezomib-resistant cancers and steroid-resistant cancers. The invention provides methods of killing malignant cells in vitro and in vivo. Pharmaceutical compositions, preparations, and kits including romidepsin and a proteasome inhibitor are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2008
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Inventors: Mitchell Keegan, Steven Grant
  • Publication number: 20090099204
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a compound represented by the general formula (1) exhibiting a high insecticidal effect and an insecticide comprising the compound as an active ingredient. The compound represented by the general formula (1) and an insecticide comprising the compound as an active ingredient, wherein, in the formula, A1, A2, A3 and A4 each represent a carbon atom or the like; R1 and R2 are each a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or the like; G1 and G2 are each an oxygen atom or the like; X represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or the like; n is an integer of 0 to 4; Q1 represents a substituted phenyl group, a substituted heterocyclic group or the like; Q2 represents a phenyl group having a haloalkyl sulfur group or the like, a heterocyclic group or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2006
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Kei Yoshida, Yumi Kobayashi, Michikazu Nomura, Nobuyuki Kawahara, Hidenori Daido, Shinichi Inomata
  • Patent number: 7514437
    Abstract: A method of treating or preventing diseases or conditions mediated through the action of oxytocin which comprises administering to a mammal in need thereof of an effective amount of a compound of the formula (I) and/or a physiologically acceptable derivative thereof, wherein the substituents have the meaning given in the description. Disclosed are also novel compounds of formula (I) and processes for their preparation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: SmithKline Beecham Corp.
    Inventors: Alan David Borthwick, Richard Jonathan Hatley, Deirdre Mary Bernadette Hickey, John Liddle, David George Hubert Livermore, Andrew McMurtrie Mason, Neil Derek Miller, Fabrizio Nerozzi, Steven Leslie Sollis, Anna Katrin Szardenings, Paul Graham Wyatt
  • Publication number: 20090082287
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and compositions for treating diseases ameliorated by increased mucociliary clearance and mucosal hydration by administering an effective amount of a sodium channel blocker as defined herein and an osmolyte to a subject to a subject in need of increased mucociliary clearance and mucosal hydration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2007
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: PARION SCIENCES, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Ross Johnson, Richard C. Boucher, Andrew J. Hirsh
  • Publication number: 20090076031
    Abstract: The present application describes deuterium-enriched bortezomib, pharmaceutically acceptable salt forms thereof, and methods of treating using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2008
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Applicant: PROTIA, LLC
    Inventor: Anthony W. Czarnik
  • Publication number: 20090076032
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel derivatives of 18?-glycyrrhetinic acid and methods of synthesising the derivatives. Also included within the scope of the present invention are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the derivatives of the present invention and medical uses of the derivatives, including their use in inhibiting enzymes such as retinol dehydrogenases. The present invention also relates to methods of treating diseases, such as hyperproliferative diseases, neoplasms, cancers and photoageing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2008
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Inventors: Simon Ward, Alice Macgowan, Stanley Roberts, Jenny Littlechild, Kirsty Line, Ed Irving, Sam Donnelly
  • Publication number: 20090062308
    Abstract: The present invention relates to use of a compound represented by formula (I): in which at least one of R3 and R4 is a group represented by formula (A): where the structural variables are as defined herein. The compounds are useful for blocking sodium channels and treating a variety of conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: PARION SCIENCES, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael R. JOHNSON
  • Publication number: 20090062309
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition comprising an effective amount of at least one (a) an effective amount of at least one 3,5-diamino-6-chloro-N-(diaminomethylene) pyrazinecarboxamide monohydrochloride, dihydrate derivative comprising pirazinoylguanidine, benzamil, dichlorobenzamil, 5-(N,N-dimethyl)-Amiloride, 5-(N-ethyl-N-isopropyl)-Amiloride, (N,N-hexamethylene)-Amiloride, 5-(N-methyl-N-isobutyl)-Amiloride, and Amiloride citrate; (b) an effective amount of a calcium increasing agent; and (c) a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient. Methods are provided for treating a cardiovascular disease (CVD) in a patient diagnosed as having CVD or at risk for developing CVD, the method comprising administering to a subject in need of such treatment a therapeutically effective amount of at least one of 3,5-diamino-6-chloro-N-(diaminomethylene) pyrazinecarboxamide monohydrochloride, dihydrate and/or a derivative thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Inventor: Antonio Delgado-Almeida
  • Publication number: 20090054447
    Abstract: The present invention is related to the use of 2,3 substituted pyrazine sulfonamides of formula (I) for the treatment and/or prevention of allergic diseases, inflammatory dermatoses and other diseases with an inflammatory component. Specifically, the present invention is related to the use of 2,3 substituted pyrazine sulfonamides for the modulation, notably the inhibition, of CRTH2 activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2006
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Applicant: Laboratoires Serono S.A.
    Inventors: Patrick Page, Matthias Schwarz, Eric Sebille, Christophe Cleva, Cedric Merlot, Maurizio Maio
  • Publication number: 20090054308
    Abstract: Methods of treating pulmonary hypertension are disclosed. Particular methods comprise the administration of a tryptophan hydroxylase inhibitor and at least one other active pharmaceutical ingredient to patient in need thereof. Pharmaceutical formulations are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2008
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Inventor: Arthur T. Sands
  • Publication number: 20090036432
    Abstract: The invention relates to a combination, such as a combined preparation or pharmaceutical composition, respectively, comprising (i) an AT1-receptor antagonist or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and (ii) the diuretic amiloride or triameterine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and (iii) a further diuretic or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2008
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Applicant: Novartis AG
    Inventor: Daniel Lucius Vasella
  • Publication number: 20090029993
    Abstract: Methods and compounds are disclosed for affecting gastrointestinal motility and gastric emptying, which comprise inhibiting tryptophan hydroxylase (TPH) in patients in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2008
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Inventors: Qingyun Liu, Brian Zambrowicz
  • Publication number: 20090023751
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods of identifying compounds that protect against ototoxicity induced by one or more noxious stimuli, and methods of treating an individual with compounds identified using the present screening methods. Also provided are compounds demonstrated to have otoprotective effects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2008
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Applicants: University of Washington, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
    Inventors: Henry C. Ou, Felipe Santos, Edwin W. Rubel, David W. Raible, Julian A. Simon
  • Publication number: 20090018146
    Abstract: The present invention provides therapeutic compositions comprising a natural triterpenoid and a proteasome inhibitor. These compositions will be particularly useful in the treatment of malignancies and inflammation. The present invention also provides methods of treating a subject having a malignancy or an inflammatory disorder comprising administering to the subject a natural triterpenoid and a proteasome inhibitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2006
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Applicant: Research Development Corporation
    Inventors: Jordan Gutterman, Amos Gaikwad, Ann Poblenz, Valsala Haridas
  • Publication number: 20090017006
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to the use of Bortezomib and/or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof for the manufacture of a medicament for enhancing the expression of membrane proteins on the cell surface. Especially, the invention is directed to the use of Bortezomib for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of a disease of condition selected from the group consisting of cystic fibrosis, diabetes insipidus, hypercholesterinaemia and long QT-syndrome-2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2006
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Applicant: BIODEVELOPS PHARMA ENTWICKLUNG GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Freissmuth, Tetyana Milojevic, Christian Nanoff, Volodymyr M. Korkhov
  • Publication number: 20090018145
    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 pancreating carcinomas) and mesotheliomas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2005
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    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: 20090018144
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds represented by formula (I): where the structural variables are as defined herein. The compounds are useful for promoting hydration of mucosal surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2008
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Applicant: PARION SCIENCES, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael R. Johnson, Bruce Molino, Jianzhong Zhang, Bruce Sargent
  • Patent number: 7473693
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of a stable dispersion of solid particles, in an aqueous medium comprising combining (a) a first solution comprising a substantially water-insoluble substance which is a pyrazine compound of Formula I, a water-miscible organic solvent and an inhibitor with (b) an aqueous phase comprising water and optionally a stabilizer, thereby precipitating solid particles comprising the inhibitor and the substantially water-insoluble substance; and optionally removing the water-miscible organic solvent; wherein the inhibitor is a non-polymeric hydrophobic organic compound as defined in the description. Also claimed are stable dispersions prepared by the process, solid particles prepared by the process and use of such particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2009
    Assignee: Astrazeneca AB
    Inventor: Lennart Lindfors
  • Publication number: 20090005381
    Abstract: Methods are disclosed for treating serotonin-mediated diseases and disorders, which comprise inhibiting tryptophan hydroxylase (TPH) in patients in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2008
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Inventors: Philip Manton Brown, Qingyun Liu, Brian Zambrowicz
  • Publication number: 20090005382
    Abstract: Methods and compositions comprising tryptophan hydroxylase inhibitors are disclosed. Particular methods are directed at reducing or avoiding serotonin-mediated adverse effects associated with some drugs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2008
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Inventors: Philip Manton Brown, Qingyun Liu
  • Publication number: 20080312212
    Abstract: A compound of formula (I) or tautomers, or stereoisomers, or solvates, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, T, L, W, X, Y and A are as defined herein for the for treatment of conditions mediated by the blockade of an epithelial sodium channel, particularly an inflammatory or allergic condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2006
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Inventors: Stephen Paul Collingwood, Nichola Smith
  • Publication number: 20080300240
    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 syndrome, schizophrenia, delusional disorders, drug-induced psychosis and panic and obsessive-compulsive disorders. The compounds have the general structure: wherein m, n, p, x, R, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, A and B, are defined herein, including pharmaceutically acceptable salts, stereoisomers, solvates or prodrugs thereof. Also disclosed are compositions containing a compound of this invention in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, as well as methods relating to the use thereof for inhibiting PDE 10 in a warm-blooded animal in need of the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2008
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Applicant: Omeros Corporation
    Inventors: John E. Bergmann, Neil S. Cutshall, Rene Onrust, Hongkui Zeng, Jennifer Lynn Gage, Derek Johnston, Sandor Cseh, Laszlo Urogdi, Akos Papp
  • Publication number: 20080300227
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a drug for treating hypertension combined with serum hyperuricemia and/or hypercholesterolemia, with the active ingredients being 2-propyl-3-{[21-(1H-tetrazole-5-yl)biphenyl-4-yl]methyl}-5,6,7, 8-tetrahydrocyclohepta imidazole-4-(3H)-one and a prodrug or salt thereof. Pratosartan can be used in combination with one or more diuretics chosen from sulfonamide-, phenoxyacetic acid- and thiazide-type diuretics, triamterene, amiloride, spironolactone, potassium canrenoate and traxanox sodium. Also, pratosartan can be used in combination with one or more hypolipidemic drugs chosen from statins, fibrates, cholesterol absorption inhibitors, cholesterol sequestrants and cholesterol excretion enhancers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2008
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Inventors: Akira Tomiyama, Hiroshi Tomiyama, Hidetoshi Miyamoto, Keiichoro Hayashi, Seiichiro Mochizuki
  • Publication number: 20080293717
    Abstract: Compounds are provided that act as potent antagonists of the CCR9 receptor, and which have been further confirmed in animal testing for inflammation, one of the hallmark disease states for CCR9. The compounds are generally aryl sulfonamide derivatives and are useful in pharmaceutical compositions, methods for the treatment of CCR9-mediated diseases, and as controls in assays for the identification of CCR9 antagonists.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Applicant: CHEMOCENTRYX, INC.
    Inventors: SOLOMON UGASHE, Zheng Wei, J.J. Wright, Andrew Pennell
  • Publication number: 20080293742
    Abstract: The invention provides N-(fluoro-pyrazinyl)-phenylsulfonamides of formula (I) wherein R1-R5 are as defined in the specification; processes and intermediates used in their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in therapy
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2006
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Inventors: David Cheshire, Nicholas Kindon, Antonio Mete, Bryan Roberts
  • Publication number: 20080293741
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula (I): (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are useful in the prophylactic and therapeutic treatment of hyperglycemia and diabetes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2006
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Inventors: Matthew Colin Thor Fyfe, Martin James Procter
  • Publication number: 20080293740
    Abstract: The present invention provides a variety of methods of treatment of acid-sensing ion channel (ASIC) mediated pain, cough, and central nervous system disorders by ASICs inhibition with a series of pyrazinoylguanidine compounds represented by formula (I) as defined herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2008
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Applicant: PARION SCIENCES, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael R. JOHNSON, Richard C. BOUCHER, Andrew J. HIRSH
  • Publication number: 20080280873
    Abstract: Biaryl substituted pyrazinone compounds represented by Formula I, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Pharmaceutical compositions comprise an effective amount of the instant compounds, either alone, or in combination with one or more other therapeutically active compounds, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. Methods of treating conditions associated with, or caused by, sodium channel activity, including, for example, acute pain, chronic pain, visceral pain, inflammatory pain, neuropathic pain, urinary incontinence, itchiness, allergic dermatitis, epilepsy, irritable bowel syndrome, depression, anxiety, multiple sclerosis, and bipolar disorder, comprise administering an effective amount of the present compounds, either alone, or in combination with one or more other therapeutically active compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2005
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Inventors: Jun Liang, Prasun K. Chakravarty, Deborah E. Pan, William H. Parsons, Pengcheng P. Shao, Feng Yee, Bishan Zhou
  • Publication number: 20080280968
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods of treating infectious diseases comprising administering to the animal, a therapeutically effective amount of a heterocyclic compound. The animal is a mammal, preferably a human or a rodent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2008
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Applicant: NEREUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventor: Michael Palladino
  • Patent number: 7449469
    Abstract: Prostaglandin nitroderivatives having improved pharmacological activity and enhanced tolerability are described. They can be employed for the treatment of glaucoma and ocular hypertension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Nicox S.A.
    Inventors: Ennio Ongini, Valerio Chiroli, Francesca Benedini, Piero Del Soldato
  • Publication number: 20080262086
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are substituted anthranilic acids, pharmaceutically acceptable salts and prodrugs thereof, the chemical synthesis thereof, and medical use of such compounds for the treatment and/or management of hypertension, edema associated with congestive heart failure, hepatic disease, renal disease including nephrotic syndrome, or clearance of toxic substances from the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2008
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Applicant: AUSPEX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas G. Gant, Sepehr Sarshar
  • Publication number: 20080254130
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a topical method of treatment for dysfunction of certain dermal enzymes, and the treatment of skin condition or disorder caused by said dysfunction. The said method of treatment consists of (i) an extra-cellular, matrix metalloprotease regulating agent, and (ii) an intra-cellular ubiquitin—proteasome regulating agent, and (iii) an epidermal melanocyte-regulating agent; and, wherein, said extra-cellular agent, said intracellular agent, and said epidermal agent can, surprisingly and unexpectedly, be a single multi-function compound having chemical formula (I).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2008
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Applicant: BIODERM RESEARCH
    Inventor: SHYAM K. GUPTA
  • Publication number: 20080255095
    Abstract: A compound of the formula (I): wherein R1 is C1-C6 alkyl, amino, (C1-C6 alkyl)amino, di(C1-C6 alkyl)amino or a nitrogen-containing saturated heterocyclic; R2 and R3 are hydrogen or C1-C6 alkyl; Arom is phenyl, idenyl, napthyl, phenanthrenyl, furyl, thiolyl, pyrrolyl, azepinyl, pyrazolyl, imidazolyl, oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, thiazolyl, isothiazolyl, 1,2,3 oxadiazolyl, pyranyl, pyridyl, pyridazinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl or quinolyl; A is C1-C6 alkylene; Ra is hydrogen, C1-C6 alkyl or C2-C6 alkenyl; E is a single bond, oxygen, sulfur or —NR4—, wherein R4 is hydrogen or C1-C7 alkanoyl; X1 and X2 are oxygen or sulfur; or a pharmacologically acceptable salt or ester thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2007
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Applicant: BTG INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Kazuo Koyama, Shinji Marumoto, Narihiro Toda, Hiroshi Kogen, Keiko Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20080249109
    Abstract: The present invention relates to blocking salt taste using compounds of Formula I as defined herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2008
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicant: PARION SCIENCES, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael R. JOHNSON, Richard C. Boucher, Andrew J. Hirsh
  • Publication number: 20080242680
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel and useful agent for the prophylaxis or treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. Particularly, the present invention provides an agent for the prophylaxis or treatment of a neurodegenerative disease, which contains a compound represented by the following formula (I) as an active ingredient: wherein R1, R2, R3 are each independently an optionally substituted amino group, and R4 is halogen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: RIKEN
    Inventors: Nobuyuki NUKINA, Hon-kit WONG
  • Publication number: 20080234273
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, and HET-1 are as described in the specification, and their salts, are activators of glucokinase (GLK) and are thereby useful in the treatment of for example, type 2 diabetes. Processes for preparing compounds of formula (I) are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2006
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventors: Darren McKerrecher, Kurt Gordon Pike, Michael James Waring
  • Publication number: 20080219949
    Abstract: Methods of treating, preventing and/or managing cancer as well as and diseases and disorders associated with, or characterized by, undesired angiogenesis are disclosed. Specific methods encompass the administration of an immunomodulatory compound alone or in combination with a second active ingredient. The invention further relates to methods of reducing or avoiding adverse side effects associated with chemotherapy, radiation therapy, hormonal therapy, biological therapy or immunotherapy which comprise the administration of an immunomodulatory compound. Pharmaceutical compositions, single unit dosage forms, and kits suitable for use in methods of the invention are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2008
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Inventor: Jerome B. Zeldis
  • Publication number: 20080221126
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of an HDAC inhibitor, especially an HDAC inhibitor of formula I, wherein the radicals and symbols have the meanings as defined in the specification, for the preparation of a medicament for the treatment of myeloma, in particular multiple myeloma, especially myeloma which is resistant to conventional chemotherapy; to a combination comprising an HDAC inhibitor and a compound effecting apoptosis of myeloma cells, preferably bortezomib, for simultaneous, separate or sequential use; to methods of treating myeloma; and to a pharmaceutical composition comprising said combination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2006
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Inventor: Peter W. Atadja
  • Publication number: 20080219948
    Abstract: Methods of treating, preventing and/or managing cancer as well as and diseases and disorders associated with, or characterized by, undesired angiogenesis are disclosed. Specific methods encompass the administration of an immunomodulatory compound alone or in combination with a second active ingredient. The invention further relates to methods of reducing or avoiding adverse side effects associated with chemotherapy, radiation therapy, hormonal therapy, biological therapy or immunotherapy which comprise the administration of an immunomodulatory compound. Pharmaceutical compositions, single unit dosage forms, and kits suitable for use in methods of the invention are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2008
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Inventor: Jerome B. Zeldis
  • Publication number: 20080207643
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition for treating hyperlipemia, which comprises the first active component acipimox, and the second active component atorvastatin, or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester or solvate thereof. Weight ratio of the first to the second active component is (10-80):1. The composition is in the form of tablets, capsules, granules, pills or dropping pills. The combination of acipimox and atorvastatin is shown to have remarkably synergistic effect in decreasing serum total cholesterol, serum triglyceride and low density lipoprotein-cholesterol. Furthermore, in comparison with the combination of acipimox and pravastatin or the combination of acipimox and lorvastatin, the combination of acipimox and atorvastatin is shown to have more remarkable lipid decreasing effect, and have more advantageous effect of increasing high density lipoprotein-cholesterol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2005
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Inventor: Zhiquan Zhao
  • Publication number: 20080207644
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods for treating various cancers. Methods encompass the administration of an mTOR inhibitor in combination with a second drug selected from an ImiD, a PDE4 inhibitor, a p38 MAP kinase inhibitor, a xanthine anticytokine, a dual TACE/MMP inhibitor and a proteasome inhibitor. The methods are aimed at providing a desirable therapeutic window while maintaining prior, if not higher, dose levels of the mTOR inhibitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2007
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Inventors: Stephen T. Sonis, Camille L. Bedrosian
  • Publication number: 20080200476
    Abstract: The present invention relates to sodium channel blockers. The present invention also includes a variety of methods of treatment using these inventive sodium channel blockers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2008
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Applicant: PARION SCIENCES, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael R. JOHNSON
  • Publication number: 20080194583
    Abstract: Compounds of general formula (I), (II) (III) and (V) are described for use in modulating microtubule polymerisation and in the treatment of associated disease states. Use of compounds (I), (III) and (V) in the treatment of kinase-associated disease states is also described. Further described are novel compounds of formula (II), (III) and (V).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2004
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Inventors: Christopher John Burns, Andrew Frederick Wilks, Michael Francis Harte, Harrison Sikanyika, Emmanuelle Fantino, Collette Gloria Kewdale