Plural Ring Nitrogens In The Tricyclo Ring System Patents (Class 514/292)
  • Publication number: 20110312951
    Abstract: Disclosed are C-ring modified tricyclic benzonaphthiridinone compounds and analogs thereof, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and processes for preparing the same. The compounds are useful in the treatment of diseases amenable to protein kinase signal transduction inhibition, regulation and/or modulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2009
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Yufang Xiao, Bayard R. Huck, Amanda E. Sutton, Thomas E. Richardson, Srinivasa R. Karra
  • Publication number: 20110312957
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds of formula A or B which are useful in the treatment of a subject infected with HIV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2009
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: CSIR
    Inventors: Moira Leanne Bode, Amanda Louise Rousseau, David Gravestock, Simon Sana Moleele, Christiaan Wynand Van Der Westhuyzen
  • Patent number: 8080662
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of preparing a 4-(arylmethyl)amino-1H-imidazo(4,5-c)quinoline of formula (4) by reacting an arylmethylamine of formula (3) with a 4-chloro-1H-imidazo(4,5-c)quinoline of formula (2). The present invention further provides a method of preparing an acid addition salt of formula (5) comprising the step of hydrolyzing a 4-(arylmethyl)amino-1H-imidazo(4,5-c)quinoline of formula (4) with a strong acid, HX. The present invention further provides a method of preparing a 4-amino-1H-imidazo(4,5-c)quinoline of formula (1) comprising the step of treating an acid addition salt of formula (5) with a base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Taro Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
    Inventors: Daniella Gutman, Wael Baidossi, Shimon Chernyak
  • Publication number: 20110306631
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a new family of triple substituted phenantroline derivatives of formula (I), which are useful for the treatment or profilaxis of a neurodegenerative or haematological disease or condition or cancer, their use as a medicament, especially for treating a neurodegenerative or haematological disease or condition or cancer, and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2009
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Applicant: NOSCIRA, S.A.
    Inventors: Miguel Medina Padilla, Ana Castro Morera, Jorge Sánchez-Quesada, Esther García Palomero, Mercedes Alonso Cascón, Susana Herrero Santos, Marta Vela Ruíz, Paola Usán Egea, Ana Luisa Rodríguez Villanueva
  • Patent number: 8076353
    Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, methods for inhibiting the translation of VEGF and methods for decreasing VEGF level by inhibiting VEGF translation are provided. In another aspect of the invention, compounds that inhibit the 5?-UTR-dependent translation of VEGF and methods for identifying such compounds are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: PTC Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Liangxian Cao, Thomas W. Davis, Charles M. Romfo, Christopher R. Trotta
  • Patent number: 8076352
    Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, compounds that inhibit the expression of VEGF post-transcriptionally have been identified, and compositions, and methods for the administration and use of those compounds. provided. In one aspect of the invention, compounds useful in the inhibition of VEGF production, in the treatment of solid tumor cancer, and in reducing serum, plasma, and/or tumor VEGF levels, are provided. In another aspect of the invention, methods are provided for the inhibition of VEGF production, the treatment of cancer, and the reduction of plasma and/or tumor VEGF levels, using the compounds of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: PTC Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Liangxian Cao, Samit Hirawat, Langdon Miller, Thomas Davis, Marla L. Weetall
  • Publication number: 20110301168
    Abstract: Described herein are antagonists of PGD2 receptors. Also described are pharmaceutical compositions and medicaments that include the compounds described herein, as well as methods of using such antagonists of PGD2 receptors, alone and in combination with other compounds, for treating respiratory, cardiovascular, and other PGD2-dependent or PGD2-mediated conditions or diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2009
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicant: AMIRA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: John Howard Hutchinson, Brian Andrew Stearns, Jill Melissa Scott, Yen Pham Truong
  • Patent number: 8071587
    Abstract: The invention relates to imidazoiso[5,1-a]quinoline and 5,6-dihydro-imidazoiso[5,1-a]quinoline derivatives according to general Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The compounds can be used for the treatment of infertility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: N. V. Organon
    Inventors: Hubert Jan Jozef Loozen, Cornelius Marius Timmers
  • Publication number: 20110290693
    Abstract: Therapeutic compositions, devices and protocols for the treatment of keloids and other abnormal scars with improved appearance and a much lower recurrence rate. A therapeutic drug delivery device comprises an injectable mixture of a fibroblast inhibitor such as corticosteroid and a slow release carrier such as milled gel sponge dispersed in a fluid medium such as biological saline. The composition can be injected perilesionally in the dermis following excision of the keloid or other scar tissue, to circumscribe the wound. The infiltration of the mixture around the wound can provide a slow release of the fibroblast inhibitor for an extended period of time until normal wound closure can dominate and keloid or abnormal scar recurrence is inhibited.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Inventor: Canaan Vernon Lavelle Harris
  • Patent number: 8067401
    Abstract: Compounds from 14 Kenyan plants, including from the root of Dovyalis abyssinica and Clutia robusta have been characterized and isolated, and their uses are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: International Patent Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Paul Kiprono Chepkwony, Maria Medina, Mitchell Medina
  • Patent number: 8067598
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula wherein R1, R2, R3, and R4 are as defined herein and hetaryl is a one or two ring-membered heteroaromatic ring system, connected to the carbon atoms of the piperidine group selected from the group consisting of or to pharmaceutically suitable acid addition salts, optically pure enantiomers, racemates or diastereomeric mixtures thereof. These compounds are orexin receptor antagonists and may be useful in the treatment of disorders in which orexin pathways are involved, like sleep disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Hoffman-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Luca Gobbi, Henner Knust, Parichehr Malherbe, Matthias Nettekoven, Emmanuel Pinard, Olivier Roche, Mark Rogers-Evans
  • Publication number: 20110288091
    Abstract: The present invention relates to small molecule modulators of mTORC1 and mTORC2, syntheses thereof, and intermediates thereto. Such small molecule modulators are useful in the treatment of proliferative diseases (e.g., benign neoplasms, cancers, inflammatory diseases, autoimmune diseases, diabetic retinopathy) and metabolic diseases. Novel small molecules are provided that inhibit one or more of mTORC1, mTORC2, and PI3K-related proteins. Novel methods of providing soluble mTORC1 and mTORC2 complexes are discussed, as well as methods of using the soluble complexes in a high-throughput manner to screen for inhibitory compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2009
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicants: Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Nathanael Gray, Jae Won Chang, Jianming Zhang, Carson C. Thoreen, Seong Woo Anthony Kang, David M. Sabatini, Qingsong Liu
  • Publication number: 20110288064
    Abstract: The invention is directed to methods for treating hyperlipidemia in a mammal. The methods involve combination therapies using a microsomal triglyceride transfer protein (MTP) inhibitor (for example, BMS-201038 and implitade) and a cholesterol absorption inhibitor (CAI) (for example, ezetimibe). Co-administration of the MTP inhibitor with the CAI produces a therapeutic benefit, for example, a reduction in the concentration of cholesterol and/or triglycerides in the blood stream, but with fewer or reduced side effects than when higher dosages of the MTP inhibitor are used during monotherapy to provide the same or similar therapeutic benefit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Inventor: Gerald L. Wisler
  • Patent number: 8063061
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to compounds of formula (I): wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, are R5 are as defined in the disclosure; their preparation method, compositions containing the same and therapeutic use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis
    Inventors: Yvette Muneaux, Samir Jegham, Bernard Bourrie, Pierre Casellas, Paola Ciapetti, Jean-Marie Deroco, Camille-Georges Wermuth
  • Publication number: 20110280808
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds that can be employed in the treatment of a group of disorders and abnormalities associated with amyloid protein, such as Alzheimer's disease, and of diseases or conditions associated with amyloid-like proteins. The compounds of the present invention can also be used in the treatment of ocular diseases associated with pathological abnormalities/changes in the tissues of the visual system. The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and to the use of these compounds for the preparation of medicaments for treating or preventing diseases or conditions associated with amyloid and/or amyloid-like proteins. A method of treating or preventing diseases or conditions associated with amyloid and/or amyloid-like proteins is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicant: AC Immune, S.A.
    Inventors: Heiko Kroth, Cotinica Hamel, Pascal Benderitter, Wolfgang Froestl, Nampally Sreenivasachary, Andreas Muhs
  • Publication number: 20110281846
    Abstract: Bridged bicyclic aryl or heteroaryl substituted triazoles and pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds are disclosed as being useful in inhibiting the activity of the receptor protein tyrosine kinase Axl. Methods of using the compounds in treating diseases or conditions associated with Axl activity are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2011
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicant: Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Dane Goff, Jing Zhang, Rajinder Singh, Sacha Holland, Jiaxin Yu, Pingyu Ding, Joane Litvak
  • Publication number: 20110281862
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) wherein R1, R2 and R3 are as defined in the description, to their pharmaceutical compositions and use thereof for the treatment of cancer expressing oncogenic ALK protein, particularly anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL), diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL), inflammatory myofibroblastic tumours (IMT) and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2009
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicants: Universita' Degli Studi di Milano - Bicocca, Universite' Claude Bernard de Lyon 1, Universite' de Geneve
    Inventors: Carlo Gambacorti Passerini, Luca Mologni, Leonardo Scapozza, Shaheen Ahmed, Peter G. Goekjian, David Gueyrard, Florence Popowycz, Benoit Joseph, Cedric Schneider, Pierre Garcia
  • Patent number: 8058288
    Abstract: The present invention relates to inhibitors of 11-? hydroxyl steroid dehydrogenase type 1, antagonists of the mineralocorticoid receptor (MR), and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. The compounds of the invention can be useful in the treatment of various diseases associated with expression or activity of 11-? hydroxyl steroid dehydrogenase type 1 and/or diseases associated with aldosterone excess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Incyte Corporation
    Inventors: Wenqing Yao, Jincong Zhuo, Meizhong Xu, Colin Zhang, Brian W. Metcalf, Chunhong He, Ding-Quan Qian
  • Publication number: 20110275661
    Abstract: The present invention relates to tricyclic nitrogen containing compounds of Formula (I): or pharmaceutically acceptable salts and/or N-oxides thereof, corresponding pharmaceutical compositions, preparation and/or treatment methods for bacterial infections thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2009
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Inventors: Ilaria Giordano, Alan Joseph Hennessy
  • Publication number: 20110275596
    Abstract: Various methods for treating a patient with neoplasia are disclosed, in particular, methods using topoisomerase Ila-preferential poisons, methods using a combination of a topoisomerase Illi-preferential inhibitor and a topoisomerase II poison, and methods using a combination of a topoisomerase II poison and a proteasome inhibitor are disclosed. Novel topoisomerase Ila-preferential poisons are disclosed, particularly, several novel 13-carboline derivatives are identified. Methods for identifying the novel topoisomerase Ila-preferential poisons and methods for identifying the novel topoisomerase EP-preferential inhibitors are also provided herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY
    Inventors: Leroy F. Liu, Yi Lisa Lyu, Anna M. Azarova, Johnson Yiu-Nam Lau
  • Publication number: 20110275660
    Abstract: The invention is directed to ?-carboline sulphonylurea derivatives as EP4 receptor antagonists useful for the treatment of EP4 mediated diseases or conditions, such as acute and chronic pain, inflammation, osteoarthritis, and rheumatoid arthritis. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use are also included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2009
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Inventors: Carl Berthelette, Michael Boyd, Jason Burch, Claude Dufresne, Julie Farand, Yongxin Han, Claudio F. Sturino
  • Publication number: 20110269777
    Abstract: The present invention relates to combination therapies and methods for treating, preventing and/or delaying the onset and/or development of schizophrenia, wherein the combination therapies comprise a hydrogenated pyrido[4,3-b]indole or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, such as dimebon, and an antipsychotic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2008
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Inventors: Sergey O. Bachurin, Vladimir V. Grigoriev, Margarita A. Morozova, Allan G. Benia
  • Patent number: 8048895
    Abstract: Kappa opioid receptor antagonists are provided that yield significant improvements in functional binding assays to kappa opioid receptors, and the use of these antagonists in treatment of disease states that are ameliorated by binding of the kappa opioid receptor such as heroin or cocaine addictions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Research Triangle Institute
    Inventors: Frank Ivy Carroll, Hernan A. Navarro, James B. Thomas, Tingwei Cai
  • Publication number: 20110263581
    Abstract: The invention relates in part to molecules having certain biological activities that include, but are not limited to, inhibiting cell proliferation, modulating protein kinase activity and modulating polymerase activity. Molecules of the invention can modulate casein kinase (CK) activity and/or poly(ADP-ribose)polymerase (PARP) activity. The invention also relates in part to methods for using such molecules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2011
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: CYLENE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Peter C. CHUA, Fabrice Pierre, Jeffrey P. Whitten
  • Publication number: 20110263494
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of Formula (I) wherein: one of A and D is —N— and the other of A and D is —C—; or enantiomers, diastereomers, or pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof. Also disclosed are methods of using such compounds to modulate the function of glucocorticoid receptor activity and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2008
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Inventors: T.G. Murali Dhar, Hai-Yun Xiao
  • Publication number: 20110256064
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds that can be employed in the treatment of a group of disorders and abnormalities associated with amyloid protein, such as Alzheimer's disease, and of diseases or conditions associated with amyloid-like proteins. The compounds of the present invention can also be used in the treatment of ocular diseases associated with pathological abnormalities/changes in the tissues of the visual system. The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and to the use of these compounds for the preparation of medicaments for treating or preventing diseases or conditions associated with amyloid and/or amyloid-like proteins. A method of treating or preventing diseases or conditions associated with amyloid and/or amyloid-like proteins is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2011
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: AC Immune, S.A.
    Inventors: Heiko Kroth, Cotinica Hamel, Pascal Benderitter, Wolfgang Froestl, Nampally Sreenivasachary, Andreas Muhs
  • Patent number: 8039455
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel macrocyclic compounds of the formula in which all of the variables are as defined in the specification, in free base form or in acid addition salt form, to their preparation, to their use as medicaments and to medicaments comprising them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Claudia Betschart, Manuel Koller, Kurt Laumen, Andreas Lerchner, Rainer Machauer, Clive McCarthy, Marina Tintelnot-Blomley, Siem Jacob Veenstra
  • Patent number: 8034826
    Abstract: Described herein are compounds that are antagonists of PGD2 receptors. Also described are pharmaceutical compositions that include the compounds described herein, and methods of using such antagonists of PGD2 receptors, alone or in combination with other compounds, for treating respiratory, cardiovascular, and other PGD2-dependent or PGD2-mediated conditions or diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Panmira Pharmaceuticals, LLC
    Inventors: John Howard Hutchinson, Brian Andrew Stearns, Jill Melissa Scott
  • Publication number: 20110245222
    Abstract: Disclosed are uses of carboxamide, sulfonamide and amine compounds for the treatment and amelioration of disorders and conditions related to oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, free radical damage and metabolic inefficiency, among others. Also described are methods for increasing exercise endurance, exercise efficiency and aerobic workload using the compounds described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: RIGEL PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Donald Payan, Yasumichi Hitoshi, Todd Kinsella
  • Publication number: 20110230471
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula (I), in which R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, D, Z, X, Y, m and p have the meanings indicated in Claim 1, can and be employed for the treatment of tumours.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2009
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRANKTER HAFTUNG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Staehle, Ingo Kober, Kai Schiemann, Melanie Schultz, Dirk Wienke
  • Publication number: 20110230517
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to novel calcimimetic compounds and pharmaceutical compositions comprising them. The invention also relates to methods of treating of diseases or disorders related to the function of the calcium sensing receptor using the compounds represented in Formula (I). Where Cy1 is pyridinonyl, pyridinyl, quinolinyl or 9-ethyl-9H-beta-carbolinyl, each of which optionally substituted and where Cy2 is phenyl naphthyl.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2009
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Inventors: Christopher Fotsch, Paul Harrington
  • Publication number: 20110218193
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel tricyclic derivative with efficient inhibitory activity against poly(ADP-ribose)polymerases (PARP) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, a preparation method thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition containing the same. The tricyclic derivative of the invention is useful for the prevention or treatment of diseases caused by excess PARP activity, especially neuropathic pain, neurodegenerative diseases, cardiovascular diseases, diabetic nephropathy, inflammatory diseases, osteoporosis, and cancer, by inhibiting the activity of poly(ADP-ribose)polymerases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2009
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: JE IL PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Myung-Hwa Kim, Seung-Hyun Kim, Sae-Kwang Ku, Chun-Ho Park, Bo-Young Joe, Kwang-Woo Chun, In-Hae Ye, Jong-Hee Choi, Dong-Kyu Ryu, Ji-Seon Park, Han-Chang Lee, Ji-So Choi, Young-Chul Kim
  • Patent number: 8012991
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to pyridoindolone derivatives of general formula (I): to processes for preparing the same and to their use in therapeutics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis
    Inventors: Bernard Bourrie, Pierre Casellas, Paola Ciapetti, Jean-Marie Derocq, Samir Jegham, Yvette Muneaux, Camille-Georges Wermuth
  • Patent number: 8012965
    Abstract: Bridged bicyclic aryl or heteroaryl substituted triazoles and pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds are disclosed as being useful in inhibiting the activity of the receptor protein tyrosine kinase Axl. Methods of using the compounds in treating diseases or conditions associated with Axl activity are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Dane Goff, Jing Zhang, Rajinder Singh, Sacha Holland, Jiaxin Yu, Pingyu Ding, Joane Litvak
  • Publication number: 20110207765
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for improved transdermal drug delivery comprising a drug, a combination of at least two penetration enhancing agents, wherein at least one of the penetration enhancing agents is selected from the group consisting of esters of saturated or unsaturated fatty acids and lower alcohols, and iso-form alcohols; wherein at least one of the penetration enhancing agents is selected from the group consisting of aliphatic diols and triols; and wherein the components are present in a non-aqueous solvent system. A preferred topical composition comprises the active substance imiquimod and the penetration enhancing agents isopropyl myristate and propylene glycol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicant: MOBERG DERMA AB
    Inventors: Helena Van Den Bussche, Christian Palsson, Johan Borgstrom, Birgitta Svensson, Anna Holmberg, Ake R. Lindahl, Bernt H. Thelin
  • Patent number: 8003661
    Abstract: The invention is directed to naphthalene and quinoline sulfonylurea derivatives as EP4 receptor antagonists useful for the treatment of EP4 mediated diseases or conditions, such as acute and chronic pain, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and cancer. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use are also included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Merck Canada Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Burch, Julie Farand, Yongxin Han, Claudio Sturino
  • Publication number: 20110201615
    Abstract: Beta-carboline derivatives of structural formula (I) are selective antagonists of the somatostatin subtype receptor 3 (SSTR3) and are useful for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes mellitus and of conditions that are often associated with this disease, including hyperglycemia, insulin resistance, obesity, lipid disorders, and hypertension. The compounds are also useful for the treatment of depression and anxiety.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2009
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Inventors: Liangqin Guo, Jian Liu, Ravi P. Nargund, Alexander Pasternak, Lihu Yang, Zhixiong Ye
  • Patent number: 7998971
    Abstract: The instant disclosure describes compositions and methods for treating diseases and conditions of the central and peripheral nervous system. The disclosure includes compositions and methods based on use of a 4-acylaminopyridine derivative in combination with one or more other neurogenic agents. One 4-acylaminopyridine derivative is MKC-231.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: BrainCells Inc.
    Inventors: Carrolee Barlow, Todd A. Carter, Andrew Morse, Kai Treuner, Kym I. Lorrain
  • Publication number: 20110195049
    Abstract: Described herein are compositions and methods for treating multiple sclerosis. In particular, described herein are compositions that include one or more dimebolins and/or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof and methods for using the compositions for treating multiple sclerosis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2009
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: BIOVISTA, INC.
    Inventors: Spyros Deftereos, Andreas Persidis
  • Publication number: 20110189260
    Abstract: A method is provided for inhibiting formation of a biofilm of bacteria, the method including contacting the bacteria with an effective amount of at least one zinc chelator, wherein the bacteria contain at least one zinc adhesion module, whereby formation of the biofilm is inhibited. A method for inhibiting biofilm formation on a device and a topical pharmaceutical composition for the inhibition of biofilm formation are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2009
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI
    Inventors: Andrew B. Herr, Deborah Gail Conrady, Cristin C. Brescia, Stefanie L. Ward
  • Publication number: 20110190262
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds defined by formula I wherein the groups R1 to R3, X, m, n and o are defined as in claim 1, possessing valuable pharmacological activity. Particularly the compounds are inhibitors of 11?-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (HSD) 1 and thus are suitable for treatment and prevention of diseases which can be influenced by inhibition of this enzyme, such as metabolic diseases, in particular diabetes type 2, obesity and dyslipidemia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2008
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Himmelsbach, Matthias Eckhardt, Bradford S. Hamilton, Armin Heckel, Joerg Kley, Thorsten Lehmann-Lintz, Herbert Nar, Stefan Peters, Annette Schuler-Metz, Matthias Zentgraf
  • Publication number: 20110183986
    Abstract: Polycyclic aryl and polycyclic heteroaryl substituted triazoles and pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds are disclosed as being useful in inhibiting the activity of the receptor protein tyrosine kinase Axl. Methods of using the compounds in treating diseases or conditions associated with Axl catalytic activity are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2011
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicant: Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Rajinder Singh, Dane Goff, Jiaxin Yu, Sacha Holland, Thilo J. Heckrodt, Pingyu Ding, Joane Litvak, Jing Zhang
  • Publication number: 20110178068
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of sustained delivery of a tertiary amine-containing parent drug comprising administering to a patient an effective amount of a prodrug compound of the invention wherein upon administration to the patient, release of the parent drug from the prodrug is sustained release. Prodrug compounds suitable for use in the methods of the invention are labile quaternary ammonium salts of tertiary amine-containing parent drugs (or tertiary imine-containing parent drugs) that are derivatized through aldehyde-linked prodrug moieties that reduce the solubility of the prodrug compound at a reference pH as compared to the parent drug. The physical, chemical and solubility properties of these derivatives can be further modulated by the choice of counterion X?. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a prodrug compound of Formula I: where R1-R5 are defined in the written description of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: Alkermes, Inc.
    Inventors: Orn Almarsson, Laura Cook Blumberg, Julius F. Remenar
  • Publication number: 20110178040
    Abstract: There is presently provided methods for delivering an anti-fibrotic or anti-cancer agent to a cell. The methods comprise contacting a cell with an effective amount of imidazolium and imidazolinium compounds as described herein, including imidazolium and imidazolinium salts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2009
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: AGENCY FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH
    Inventors: Lang Zhuo, Chunyan Zhang, Yugen Zhang, Jackie Y. Ying, Began Gopalan, Zhiyuan Ke, Zhaobing Ding
  • Publication number: 20110178115
    Abstract: Compounds of formula I are antagonists of the PGD2 receptor, CRTH2, and as such are useful in the treatment and/or prevention of CRTH2-mediated diseases such as asthma.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2009
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: Merck Frosst Canada Ltd
    Inventors: Yves Leblanc, Carl Berthelette, Daniel Simard, Mohamed Helmi Zaghdane
  • Publication number: 20110172262
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for treating epilepsy and epileptic syndromes are described herein. The compositions and methods include therapeutically effective amounts of one or more dimebolins, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2009
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Applicant: BIOVISTA, INC.
    Inventors: Spyros Deftereos, Andreas Persidis
  • Publication number: 20110166145
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of stabilizing the alpha subunit of hypoxia inducible factor (HIF). The invention further relates to methods of preventing, pretreating, or treating conditions associated with HIF, including ischemic and hypoxic conditions. Compounds for use in these methods are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2010
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Applicant: FibroGen, Inc.
    Inventors: Volkmar Guenzler-Pukall, Thomas B. Neff, Qingjian Wang, Michael P. Arend, Lee A. Flippin, Alex Melekhov
  • Publication number: 20110160201
    Abstract: Compound of formula (I) in which R1, R2 and R3 are defined in the following description, and the pharmaceutically acceptable acid-addition or base-addition salts thereof. The invention also relates to a process and an intermediate for preparing it, and to a pharmaceutical composition comprising it. The invention also relates to the use of a novel 2H-pyrrolo[3,4-c]quinoline compound for preparing a pharmaceutical composition that is active in the treatment of disturbances of the serotoninergic system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2009
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: AZIENDE CHIMI. RIUN. ANG. FRANC. A.C.R.A.F. S.p.A.
    Inventors: Maria Alessandra Alisi, Nicola Cazzolla, Roberta Costi, Roberto Di Santo, Guido Furlotti, Angelo Guglielmotti, Lorenzo Polenzani
  • Publication number: 20110160190
    Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, compounds that inhibit the expression of VEGF post-transcriptionally have been identified, and methods for their use provided. In one aspect of the invention, compounds useful in the inhibition of VEGF production, in the treatment of solid tumor cancer, and in reducing plasma and/or tumor VEGF levels, are provided. In another aspect of the invention, methods are provided for the inhibition of VEGF production, the treatment of cancer, and the reduction of plasma and/or tumor VEGF levels, using the compounds of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2011
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventors: Young-Choon MOON, Liangxian CAO, Nadarajan TAMILARASU, Hongyan QI, Soongyu CHOI, William Joseph LENNOX, Donald Thomas CORSON, Seongwoo HWANG, Thomas DAVIS
  • Publication number: 20110160240
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel crystalline polymorphic salt forms of 5-(3-chlorophenylamino)benzo[c][2,6]naphthyridine-8-carboxylic acid, processes for the preparation thereof, compositions thereof and their use in methods of treatment and prevention of conditions mediated by casein kinase (CK) and/or poly(ADP-ribose)polymerase (PARD).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: CYLENE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: David M. Ryckman, Michael Schwaebe