Ring Nitrogen Is Shared By Two Of The Cyclos Patents (Class 514/294)
  • Patent number: 11945819
    Abstract: Novel dimethyl 7-bromo-1-(4-substituted benzoyl)pyrrolo[1,2-?]quinoline-2,3-dicarboxylates compounds, having the structure: A method of synthesizing said compounds, a pharmaceutical composition comprising said compounds and a suitable carrier, and a method of using the compounds. The dimethyl 7-bromo-1-(4-substituted benzoyl)pyrrolo[1,2-?]quinoline-2,3-dicarboxylates compounds, identified as anti-inflammatory agents, are useful for treating inflammation, pain, and swelling in a patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: KING FAISAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Katharigatta N. Venugopala, Pran Kishore Deb, Pramod Patil, Osama I. Alwassil, Mohamed A. Morsy, Bandar Aldhubiab, Vijaykumar Uppar, Mahmoud Kandeel, Praveen B. Managutti, Basavaraj Padmashali
  • Patent number: 11938120
    Abstract: Compounds for treating tuberculosis and, particularly, anti-tubercular compounds that are ethyl 2-substitued-1-(substitutedbenzoyl)-7-methylpyrrolo[1,2-a]quinoline-3-carboxylate derivatives and their use as anti-tubercular agents are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: KING FAISAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Katharigatta N. Venugopala, Pran Kishore Deb, Melendran Pillay, Sandeep Chandrashekharappa, Mohamed A. Morsy, Bandar Aldhubiab, Mahesh Attimarad, Anroop B. Nair, Nagaraja Sreeharsha, Christophe Tratrat, Sheena Shashikanth, Vijaykumar Uppar, Basavaraj Padmashali
  • Patent number: 11718618
    Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to VMAT2 inhibitor compounds of Formula (Ia): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, as well as compositions and methods related thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicole Harriott, Nicholas Pagano, Byron A. Boon
  • Patent number: 11548889
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to Emetine Auristatin compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and kits comprising such compounds, and methods for using such compounds or pharmaceutical compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University
    Inventors: George R. Pettit, Noeleen Melody
  • Patent number: 11339158
    Abstract: A crystalline form of valbenazine ditosylate, processes for preparation thereof, a pharmaceutical composition containing the crystalline form, use of the crystalline form for preparing vesicular monoamine transporter 2 inhibitor drugs, and use of the crystalline form for preparing drugs treating tardive dyskinesia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Crystal Pharmaceutical (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Minhua Chen, Yanfeng Zhang, Chaohui Yang, Chunxiang Huang
  • Patent number: 11091806
    Abstract: The present invention provides genetic markers on human chromosome 1 that are associated with a beneficial response to CRTH2 receptor antagonists. These CRTH2 receptor antagonist response markers are useful, inter alia, to identify patients who are most likely to benefit from treatment with CRTH2 receptor antagonist compositions and drug products, in methods of treating patients having a disease susceptible to treatment with a CRTH2 receptor antagonist, and in methods for selecting the most appropriate therapy for such patients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Gregory J. Opiteck, Peggy H. Wong, Joshua McElwee, Devan V. Mehrotra, Steven Greenberg, Zifang Guo
  • Patent number: 10857137
    Abstract: Provided are methods of administering a vesicular monoamine transport 2 (VMAT2) inhibitor chosen from valbenazine and (+)-?-3-isobutyl-9,10-dimethoxy-1,3,4,6,7,11b-hexahydro-2H-pyrido[2,1-a]isoquinolin-2-ol, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt and/or isotopic variant thereof, to a patient in need thereof wherein the patient is a CYP2D6 poor metabolizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher F. O'Brien, Haig P. Bozigian
  • Patent number: 10786495
    Abstract: Provided herein are pharmaceutical compositions comprising a vesicular monoamine transporter 2 (VMAT2) inhibitor (e.g., deutetrabenazine) and an excipient useful for treating stuttering in a subject in need thereof. Further provided are methods of treating stuttering in a subject in need thereof comprising administering an effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition of the present disclosure. Also provided herein are kits comprising such pharmaceutical compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventor: Gerald A. Maguire
  • Patent number: 10668052
    Abstract: This invention relates to the use of combinations of stereoisomers of dihydrotetrabenazine for the treatment of movement disorders, such as Tourette's syndrome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: ADEPTIO PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED
    Inventors: Andrew John Duffield, Anant Pandya
  • Patent number: 10548855
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical combination of memantine and a non-anticholinergic antiemetic agent for the treatment of hypocholinergic disorders in further combination with high doses of donepezil and with solifenacin, and kits comprising said combination. A pharmaceutical combination of memantine and solifenacin for the treatment of hypocholinergic disorders, including Alzheimer type dementia, in further combination with high doses of donepezil, and kits comprising said combination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Chase Pharmaceuticals Corporation
    Inventors: Kathleen E. Clarence-Smith, Thomas N. Chase
  • Patent number: 10512627
    Abstract: The invention disclose a compound of formula (I), wherein, R1 is selected from —H or C1-C6 hydrocarbon group, —NH2, —OH, —O(CH2)nCH3 (n=0, 1 or 2), —N(CH3)2, or —CH2N(CH3)2, R2 is selected from an amino acid or an hydroxy acid or —OH (R1, R2 are not —CH3 and —OH at the same time), wherein X, Y are —H, —CH3, —CH2OH, —CH(OH)CH3, —CH2SH, —CH(CH3)2, —CH2CH(CH3)2, —CH(CH3)CH2CH3, —CH2CH2SCH3, —CH2COOH, —CH2CONH2, —CH2CH2COOH, —CH2CH2CH2CH2NH2, or —CH2CH2CONH2, R3-R5 are H or C1-C6 hydrocarbon group. The compound has a low toxicity, can significantly inhibit the migration and invasion of tumor cells in vitro, and can inhibit tumor metastasis in vivo in mice at low concentration, while showing notable sensitizing effect on cytotoxic anti-tumor drugs such as Paclitaxel etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital
    Inventors: Ning Zhang, Yinsong Wang, Ping Zhou, Hua Guo, Yi Luo, Xishan Hao, Hua Geng
  • Patent number: 10221175
    Abstract: Substituted pyrrolopyridine, imidazopyridine and triazolopyridine compounds having a formula are positive allosteric modulators of the muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M1 (mAChR M1) and the compounds and their pharmaceutical compositions may be useful in treating neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with muscarinic acetylcholine receptor dysfunction. Compounds of the invention may be prepared in several steps from 2-halo-5,6-dihydro-7H-pyrrolo[3,4-b]pyridin-7-one intermediates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Vanderbilt University
    Inventors: P. Jeffrey Conn, Craig W. Lindsley, Kyle A. Emmitte, Changho Han, Julie L. Engers, Aaron M. Bender
  • Patent number: 10166236
    Abstract: This disclosure provides compounds, such as compounds of Formula I: pharmaceutical formulations thereof, and related methods of use for the treatment of defects of cholesterol homeostasis including lysosomal storage disorders such as Niemann-Pick Type C disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Perlara PBC
    Inventors: Ethan Oren Perlstein, Nina Di Primio, Tom Aaron Hartl, Sangeetha Venkatraman Iyer, Alexander James Ludin, Tamy May Sharly Portillo Rodriguez, John Alan Tucker
  • Patent number: 10065952
    Abstract: Provided herein are salts of (S)-2-amino-3-methyl-butyric acid (2R,3R,11bR)-3-isobutyl-9,10-dimethoxy-1,3,4,6,7,11b-hexahydro-2H-pyrido[2,1-a]isoquinolin-2-yl ester in amorphous and crystalline forms, and processes of preparation, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. Also provided are methods of their use for treating, preventing, or ameliorating one or more symptoms of neurological disorders and diseases including hyperkinetic movement disorders or diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin McGee, Scott Zook, Andrew Carr, Thierry Bonnaud
  • Patent number: 9700564
    Abstract: Methods for treating cystic fibrosis. The method includes administering to a human in need thereof an aerosol solution comprising levofloxacin or ofloxacin and a divalent or trivalent cation. More particularly, the method includes administering the aerosol solution to a human having a pulmonary infection comprising P. aeruginosa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Horizon Orphan LLC
    Inventors: Jeffery S. Loutit, Elizabeth E. Morgan, Michael N. Dudley, David C. Griffith, Olga Lomovskaya
  • Patent number: 9643969
    Abstract: (Aza)indolizine derivatives represented by Formula (I) having xanthine oxidase inhibitory activities and useful as agents for the prevention or treatment of a disease associated with abnormality of serum uric acid level, prodrugs thereof, salts thereof or the like. In Formula (I), 0 to 2 of X1, X2, X3 and X4 are a nitrogen atom and the others are CR1; one of T1 and T2 represents cyano and the other represents a group represented by Formula (A), with the proviso that when T1 is cyano, at least one of X1 to X4 is a nitrogen atom; R1 independently represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a hydroxy group, C1-6 alkyl, C1-6 alkoxy or the like; ring U represents a benzene ring or the like; m represents integral number from 0 to 2; R2 independently represents a fluorine atom, a hydroxy group or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: KISSEI PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masato Iizuka, Kazuo Shimizu
  • Patent number: 9464078
    Abstract: The invention relates to a crystalline monohydrate of (4s)-4-(5-phenyl-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yloxy)-1-azatricyclo[3.3.1.13,7]decane dihydrogen citrate, compositions comprising such compound, and a process for preparing such compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: AbbVie Inc.
    Inventors: Shuang Chen, James J. Napier, Geoff G. Z. Zhang, Paul J. Brackemeyer
  • Patent number: 9371286
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for inhibiting angiogenesis and a novel sulfonyl amide derivative compound which can be useful for the prevention or treatment of angiogenesis-related diseases or disorders. Since the compound used as an active ingredient in the pharmaceutical composition of the invention is specifically bound to UQCRB and inhibits biological functions thereof, apoptosis is not induced and angiogenic responses are inhibited. Therefore, the compound used as an active ingredient in the pharmaceutical composition of the invention can be useful as an effective and safe angiogenesis inhibitory agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION, YONSEI UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Ho Jeong Kwon, Gyoon Hee Han, Hye Jin Jung, Jeong Jea Seo
  • Patent number: 9358210
    Abstract: The present invention relates to sustained-release pellets containing tacrolimus as an active ingredient. The sustained-release pellets of the present invention have multiple layers of hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, and may control the release of drugs by specific contents of hydroxypropyl methylcellulose and Surelease™, thus rendering the dissolution rate thereof uniform and stable, and enabling the dissolution rate to be adjusted as desired. The entire process for preparing the pellets of the present invention is carried out in a single fluidized-bed granulator, and therefore the preparation process is simplified and the time required for preparation is shortened while obtaining sustained-release pellets having uniform particle size distribution and contents. The sustained-release pellets of the present invention may have medicinal effects that last up to 24 hours, and therefore may be administered just once a day, thus improving patient compliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Inventor: Hee-Yub Lee
  • Patent number: 9181274
    Abstract: The present invention relates to Rifaximin amorphous forms, to their use in medicinal preparations and to therapeutic methods using them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Inventors: Karen S. Gushurst, Donglai Yang, Melanie Janelle Bevill, Nathan Carl Schultheiss, Giuseppe Claudio Viscomi
  • Patent number: 9023864
    Abstract: Compound 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: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignees: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Merck Canada Inc.
    Inventors: Carl Berthelette, Michael Boyd, John Colucci, Karine Villeneuve, Joey L. Methot
  • Patent number: 9012471
    Abstract: The present invention provides, inter alia, dihydropyridone compounds and compositions, including analogs of a vesicular monoamine transporter type 2 (VMAT2) antagonist. The present invention also provides methods of using such compounds/analogs for modulating glucose levels, and/or preventing, treating, or ameliorating the effects of diabetes and hyper-glycemia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
    Inventors: Paul Harris, Antonella Maffei, Yuli Xie, Donald Landry
  • Patent number: 9000005
    Abstract: The present invention relates to highly-pure pyrroloquinolinyl-pyrrole-2,5-dione and pyrroloquinolinyl-pyrrolidine-2,5-dione, for example, 3-(5,6-dihydro-4H-pyrrolo[3,2,1-ij]quinolin-1-yl)-4-(1H-indol-3-yl)-1H-pyrrole-2,5-dione, 3-(5,6-dihydro-4H-pyrrolo[3,2,1-ij]quinolin-1-yl)-4-(1H-indol-3-yl)pyrrolidine-2,5-dione, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, and diastereomers thereof. The present invention also relates to methods for preparing highly-pure pyrroloquinolinyl-pyrrole-2,5-dione and pyrroloquinolinyl-pyrrolidine-2,5-dione, for example, 3-(5,6-dihydro-4H-pyrrolo[3,2,1-ij]quinolin-1-yl)-4-(1H-indol-3-yl)-1H-pyrrole-2,5-dione, 3-(5,6-dihydro-4H-pyrrolo[3,2,1-ij]quinolin-1-yl)-4-(1H-indol-3-yl)pyrrolidine-2,5-dione, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, and diastereomers thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: ArQule, Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Nakamura, Jo Ooyama
  • Patent number: 8987453
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds that are azaadamantane derivatives, particularly ether- or amine-substituted azaadamantane derivatives and salts and prodrugs thereof, compositions comprising such compounds, methods of using such compounds and compositions, processes for preparing such compounds, and intermediates obtained during such processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: AbbVie Inc.
    Inventors: Michael R. Schrimpf, Diana L. Nersesian, Kevin B. Sippy, Jianguo Ji, Tao Li, Marc Scanio, Lei Shi, Chih-Hung Lee, William H. Bunnelle, Geoff G. Z. Zhang, Paul J. Brackemeyer, Shuang Chen, Rodger F. Henry
  • Publication number: 20150080427
    Abstract: The present invention relates to new benzoquinoline inhibitors of vesicular monoamine transporter 2 (VMAT2), pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Thomas G. Gant, Manouchehr Shahbaz
  • Publication number: 20150080215
    Abstract: Ternary pesticidal mixtures comprising, as active components, an anthranilamid compound of the formula I wherein the variables are defined according to the description, and two fungicidal compounds II and III selected from the following groups: azoles, strobilurins, carboxamides, heterocylic compounds, carbamates, guanidines, antibiotics, nitrophenyl derivates, sulfur-containing heterocyclyl compounds, organometal compounds and other active compounds according to the description, in a synergistically effective amount, methods for controlling pests, and harmful fungi, methods of protecting plants from attack or infestation by insects, acarids or nematodes, methods for treating, controlling, preventing or protecting an animal against infestation or infection by parasites, compositions containing these mixtures, and methods for their preparation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Jürgen LANGEWALD, Reinhard STIERL
  • Publication number: 20150080426
    Abstract: The present invention relates to new benzoquinolone inhibitors of VMAT2, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Thomas G. Gant, Manouchehr Shahbaz, Chengzhi Zhang
  • Publication number: 20150004231
    Abstract: The present invention relates to new pharmaceutical compositions comprising benzoquinoline compounds, and methods to inhibit vesicular monoamine transporter 2 (VMAT2) activity in a subject for the treatment of chronic hyperkinetic movement disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Andreas Sommer, Chengzhi Zhang, John Carter, John Arthur, Margaret Bradbury, Thomas Gant, Manouchehr Shahbaz
  • Patent number: 8921388
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound having the general formula (Di), (Dii), or (Diii), optionally in the form of a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, polymorph, codrug, cocrystal, prodrug, tautomer, racemate, enantiomer, or diastereomer or mixture thereof, which are useful in treating, ameloriating or preventing a viral disease. Furthermore, specific combination therapies are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignees: European Molecular Biology Laboratory, F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG, Savira pharmaceuticals GmbH
    Inventors: Helmut Buschmann, Andrea Wolkerstorfer, Oliver Szolar, Norbert Handler, Stephen Cusack, Mark Smith, Sung-Sau So
  • Publication number: 20140363479
    Abstract: There is disclosed herein a composition for treating extracellular parasitic infections, the composition comprising one or more of the following combinations: at least one quinolone or fluoroquinolone together with at least one tetracycline, iodoquinol, an azole or imidazole; or at least two agents selected from the group consisting of iodoquinol, thiazolidones, tetracycline, nitroimidazoles, cotrimoxazole and diloxanide furoate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: Thomas Julius BORODY, Soledad CARSULA
  • Publication number: 20140350044
    Abstract: The present invention relates to new benzoquinoline inhibitors of vesicular monoamine transporter 2 (VMAT2), pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventors: Thomas G. Gant, Manouchehr Shahbaz
  • Publication number: 20140350043
    Abstract: The invention relates to FSH receptor antagonist according to general formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and to a pharmaceutical composition containing the same. The compounds can be used for the treatment and prevention of endometriosis, for the treatment and prevention of pre-menopausal and peri-menopausal hormone-dependent breast cancer, for contraception, and for the treatment of uterine fibroids and other menstrual-related disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventors: Wesley Peter Blackaby, Martin De Kort, Mark Enthoven, Paul Stuart Hinchliffe, Christian Bernard Matthijs Poulie, Cornelis Marius Timmers, Saskia Verkaik
  • Publication number: 20140341994
    Abstract: The present invention relates to new pharmaceutical compositions comprising benzoquinoline compounds, and methods to inhibit vesicular monoamine transporter 2 (VMAT2) activity in a subject for the treatment of chronic hyperkinetic movement disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: Auspex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Andreas Sommer, Chengzhi Zhang, John Carter, John Arthur, Margaret Bradbury, Thomas Gant, Manouchehr Shahbaz
  • Publication number: 20140315894
    Abstract: The invention provides methods of inhibiting the growth or metastasis of a cancer in a mammal by inhibiting a Ral GTPase in the mammal. The invention also provides small molecule inhibitors of Ral GTPases useful in the methods of the invention and pharmaceutical compositions containing the therapeutically effective compounds of the invention, and methods of using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, A BODY CORPORATE
    Inventors: Dan Theodorescu, Michael Fitzpatrick Wempe, David Ross, Samy Meroueh, Martin A. Schwartz, Phillip Reigan
  • Patent number: 8858982
    Abstract: This invention is a prosthetic device generally placed on the outside surface of the vessel or graft which then elutes antiproliferative drugs or agents from a drug-eluting matrix material. Methods of perivascular antiproliferative drug administration also are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Vascular Therapies, LLC
    Inventors: Sriram S. Iyer, Nicholas N. Kipshidze, Victor V. Nikolaychik
  • Publication number: 20140296280
    Abstract: Pure S-(?)-9-fluoro-6,7-dihydro-8-(4-hydroxypiperidin-1-yl)-5-methyl-1-oxo-1H,-5H-benzo[i,j]quinolizine-2-carboxylic acid L-arginine salt tetrahydrate and a process for its preparation is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2012
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventors: Kiran Kumar Gangakhedkar, Aniruddha Varangaonkar, Furqan Mohammed Diwan, Ravindra Dattatraya Yeole, Keshav Deo
  • Publication number: 20140287028
    Abstract: The use of chemotherapeutic agents for the preparation of a medicament for the topical and/or local treatment of diseases caused by bacteria and/or for prophylaxis in humans or animals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: BAYER INNOVATION GMBH
    Inventors: Hans-Herrmann SCHULZ, Gunther SCHLIMBACH
  • Publication number: 20140249176
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods of contacting a protein kinase C (PKC) activator with a PKC activator in a manner sufficient to stimulate the synthesis of proteins sufficient to consolidate long-term memory. The present invention also provides methods of contacting a protein kinase C (PKC) activator with a PKC activator in a manner sufficient to downregulate PKC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute
    Inventor: Daniel L. Alkon
  • Publication number: 20140242063
    Abstract: The present invention provides for a pharmaceutical composition that includes tetrabenazine and a release-retarding agent; and a method of treating a hyperkinetic movement disorder (e.g., Huntington's disease, chorea associated with Huntington's disease, hemiballismus, senile chorea, tic disorders, tardive dyskinesia, myoclonus, dystonia and/or Tourette's syndrome). The method includes administering an effective amount of the pharmaceutical composition, for a period of time effective to treat the hyperkinetic movement disorder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: VALEANT LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL BERMUDA
    Inventors: Andrew John DUFFIELD, Graham JACKSON, Steven E. FRISBEE
  • Publication number: 20140228350
    Abstract: Provided are compounds of the formula (I): or a stereoisomer, tautomer, salt, hydrate or prodrug thereof that modulate tyrosine kinase activity, compositions comprising the compounds and methods of their use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: CHEMBRIDGE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Vlad Edward GREGOR
  • Patent number: 8802693
    Abstract: An embodiment relates to a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor ligand, a therapeutically suitable salt, prodrug, or a metabolite thereof, for the prevention and treatment of diseases and conditions that are mediated by nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, and methods of use thereof. Another embodiment is a method of administering a pharmaceutically effective amount of a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor ligand, a therapeutically suitable salt, prodrug, or a metabolite thereof, to a mammal in need thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: AbbVie Inc.
    Inventors: Laura M. Gault, Robert A. Lenz, Ahmed A. Othman
  • Patent number: 8796304
    Abstract: The invention is directed to compounds with the structure which are PDE10A enzyme inhibitors. The invention provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of the invention and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The present invention also provides processes for the preparation of the compounds of formula I. The present invention further provides a method of treating a subject suffering from a neurodegenerative disorder comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula I. The present invention also provides a method of treating a subject suffering from a drug addiction comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula I. The present invention further provides a method of treating a subject suffering from a psychiatric disorder comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula I.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: H. Lundbeck A/S
    Inventors: Jan Kehler, Jacob Nielsen, Mauro Marigo, John Paul Kilburn, Morten Langgård
  • Publication number: 20140206713
    Abstract: The present invention relates to new benzoquinoline inhibitors of vesicular monoamine transporter 2 (VMAT2), pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: AUSPEX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas G. Gant, Manouchehr Shahbaz
  • Publication number: 20140206712
    Abstract: The present invention relates to new benzoquinoline inhibitors of vesicular monoamine transporter 2 (VMAT2), pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: Auspex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas G. Gant, Manouchehr Shahbaz
  • Publication number: 20140200199
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pyrroloquinolinyl-pyrrolidine-2,5-dione compounds in combination with chemotherapeutic agents. The present invention provides methods of treating a cell proliferative disorder, such as a cancer, by administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a pyrroloquinolinyl-pyrrole-2,5-dione compound or pyrroloquinolinyl-pyrrolidine-2,5-dione compound of the present invention and also administering a effective amount of a chemotherapeutic agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Inventors: Chiang J. Li, Mark A. Ashwell, Jason Hill, Magdi Moussa, Neru Munshi
  • Publication number: 20140199413
    Abstract: The invention relates to formulations for topical use comprising an antiseborrheic agent and an antimicrobial and/or antibacterial agent for the treatment of inflammatory dermatoses. In particular said formulations comprise melatonin and an antimicrobial or antibacterial agent, can be used in the pharmaceutical, cosmetic/cosmeceutical or dermatological field and are particularly suitable for the treatment of acne and of the clinical symptoms associated thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2012
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: NOVAERA S.R.L.
    Inventor: Giorgio Endrici
  • Publication number: 20140199368
    Abstract: Provided herein are compositions and related methods useful for prevention or mitigation of ionizing radiation-induced esophagitis. The compositions comprise compounds comprising a nitroxide-containing group attached to a mitochondria-targeting group. The compounds can be cross-linked into dimers without loss of activity. The method comprises delivering a compound, as described herein, to a patient in an amount and dosage regimen effective to prevent or mitigate esophageal damage caused by radiation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: University of Pittsburg-Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education-Office of Technolology Manage
    Inventors: Michael W. Epperly, Xiang Gao, Joel S. Greenberger, Song Li, Peter Wipf
  • Publication number: 20140179682
    Abstract: Compounds that modulate GluR5 activity and methods of using the same are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: SUNOVION PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
    Inventors: Michele L. R. Heffernan, Larry Wendell Hardy, Frank Xinhe Wu, Lakshmi D. Saraswat, Kerry L. Spear
  • Publication number: 20140178366
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for the preselection of a subject for therapeutic treatment with an agent based on modulated levels of hypoxia in cancerous cells in the subject. In one embodiment, the invention provides methods for the preselection of a subject for therapeutic treatment with an agent based on modulated levels of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) in a cell, e.g., a cancerous cell. The invention also provides methods for treating cancer in a subject by administering an effective amount of an agent to the subject, wherein the subject has been selected based on a modulated level of hypoxia. The invention further provides kits to practice the methods of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: SYNTA PHARMACEUTICALS CORP.
    Inventors: Ronald K. Blackman, Vojo Vukovic
  • Patent number: 8754078
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pyrroloquinolinyl-pyrrolidine-2,5-dione compounds in combination with chemotherapeutic agents. The present invention provides methods of treating a cell proliferative disorder, such as a cancer, by administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a pyrroloquinolinyl-pyrrole-2,5-dione compound or pyrroloquinolinyl-pyrrolidine-2,5-dione compound of the present invention and also administering a effective amount of a chemotherapeutic agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: ArQule, Inc.
    Inventors: Chiang J. Li, Mark A. Ashwell, Jason Hill, Magdi M. Moussa, Neru Munshi