Plural Piperidine Rings Patents (Class 514/316)
  • Patent number: 8952004
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1 to R3, A, B, X, and n are as defined herein. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds, methods of using these compounds in the treatment of various diseases and disorders, processes for preparing these compounds and intermediates useful in these processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: John David Ginn, Ronald John Sorcek, Michael Robert Turner, Di Wu, Frank Wu
  • Patent number: 8940774
    Abstract: Provided are tris-quaternary ammonium compounds which are modulators of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. Also provided are methods of using the compounds for modulating the function of a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor, and for the prevention and/or treatment of central nervous system disorders, substance use and/or abuse and/or gastrointestinal tract disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Inventors: Peter Crooks, Linda Dwoskin, Roger Papke, Guangrong Zheng, Sangeetha Sumithran
  • Publication number: 20150025110
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel 1-cycloalkyl- or 1-heterocyclyl-hydroxyimino-3-phenyl-propanes of the formula wherein R1 to R7 are as defined in the description and in the claims, as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. These compounds are GPBAR1 agonists and may therefore be useful as medicaments for the treatment of diseases such as type II diabetes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Henrietta Dehmlow, Rainer E. Martin, Patrizio Mattei, Ulrike Obst Sander, Hans Richter
  • Publication number: 20150025056
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of the formula I: its enantiomers, diastereomers, racemic mixtures thereof, prodrugs, crystalline forms, non-crystalline forms, amorphous forms thereof, solvates thereof, metabolites thereof, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, wherein the ring A substituent groups are fully defined in the following disclosure. The compounds of formula I are inhibitors of metalloproteases such as matrix metalloproteases and sheddases, and are useful in treating diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, neoplastic diseases, allergies and all those diseases wherein inhibition of MMPs is desirable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Applicant: Incyte Corporation
    Inventors: Yun-Long Li, Jincong Zhuo, David M. Burns, Wenqing Yao, Ravi Kumar Jalluri
  • Patent number: 8937086
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of inhibiting one or more signs of aging and/or degenerative disorder in a subject in need of such treatment, which comprise administering, to the subject, an effective amount of one or more of the compounds as set forth herein. “Inhibiting a sign of aging or degenerative disorder” means reducing the risk of occurrence, delaying the onset, slowing the progression, and/or reducing the severity and/or manifestation, of a sign of aging or degenerative disorder, and includes, but is not limited to, preventing the occurrence, development or progression of a sign of aging or degenerative disorder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventors: Laura J. Niedernhofer, Paul D. Robbins, Peter Wipf
  • Publication number: 20150011526
    Abstract: The present invention relates to 2-oxo-piperidinyl derivatives, processes for preparing them, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as pharmaceuticals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2012
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventors: Ali Ates, Florian Montel, Anne Valade, Olivier Lorthioir
  • Publication number: 20150005279
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds of Formula (I) pharmaceutically acceptable salts, pro-drugs, biologically active metabolites, stereoisomers and isomers thereof wherein the variable are defined herein. The compounds of the invention are useful for treating immunological and oncological conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicant: ABBVIE INC.
    Inventors: Dominique Bonafoux, Heather M. Davis, Kristine E. Frank, Michael M. Friedman, J. Martin Herold, Michael Z. Hoemann, Raymond Huntley, Augustine Osuma, George Sheppard, Gagandeep K. Somal, Jennifer Van Camp, Stacy A. Van Epps, Anil Vasudevan, Grier A. Wallace, Lu Wang, Lu Wang, Zhi Wang, Noel S. Wilson, Xiangdong Xu
  • Patent number: 8921395
    Abstract: The invention provides crystalline forms of biphenyl-2-ylcarbamic acid 1-(2-{[4-(4-carbamoylpiperidin-1-ylmethyl)benzoyl]methylamino}ethyl)piperidin-4-yl ester, and pharmaceutically acceptable solvates thereof. The crystalline form can be a freebase, or a salt such as a diphosphate, monosulfate or dioxalate salt. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising these crystalline compounds or prepared using these compounds; processes and intermediates for preparing the crystalline compounds; and methods of using these compounds to treat a pulmonary disorder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Theravance Biopharma R&D IP, LLC
    Inventors: Sabine Axt, Timothy J. Church
  • Patent number: 8921394
    Abstract: Compounds of structural formula (I) are inhibitors of prolylcarboxypeptidase (PrCP). The compounds of the present invention are useful for the prevention and treatment of conditions related to the enzymatic activity of PrCP such as abnormal metabolism, including obesity; diabetes; metabolic syndrome; obesity related disorders; and diabetes related disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Thomas H. Graham, Dong-Ming Shen, Min Shu
  • Publication number: 20140378471
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel oxindole derivatives of the general formula (I) to medicaments comprising them and to their use for the prophylaxis and/or treatment of diseases vasopressin dependent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Astrid Netz, Thorsten Oost, Herve Geneste, Wilfried Braje, Wolfgang Wernet, Liliane Unger, Wilfried Hornberger, Wilfried Lubisch
  • Publication number: 20140378429
    Abstract: The disclosure relates particularly to certain carboxamide, sulfonamide and amine compounds and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and to methods of treating and ameliorating disorders and conditions related to the adiponectin pathway, sphingolipid metabolism, oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, free radical damage and metabolic inefficiency, among others. In certain embodiments, the compounds have the structures (I-1), (2-I) and (3-I) (The chemical formulas should be inserted here) in which the variables are as described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Applicant: Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Dane Goff, Donald Payan, David Carroll, Simon Shaw, Hitoshi Yasumichi
  • Patent number: 8916555
    Abstract: Provided herein are 3,5-diaminopyrazoles, for example, compounds of Formula IA, that are useful for modulating regulated-in-COPD kinase activity, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. Also provided herein are methods of their use for treating, preventing, or ameliorating one or more symptoms of a RC kinase-mediated disorder, disease, or condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Axikin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Erik Dean Raaum, Garrett Thomas Potter, Tai Wei Ly
  • Publication number: 20140371239
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to compounds that inhibit the binding of menin and MLL or MLL fusion proteins and methods of use thereof. In particular embodiments, the present invention provides compositions comprising piperidine-containing compounds and methods of use thereof to inhibit the interaction of menin with MLL oncoproteins (e.g., MLL1, MLL2, MLL-fusion oncoproteins), for example, for the treatment of leukemia, solid cancers, diabetes, and other diseases dependent on activity of MLL1, MLL2, MLL fusion proteins, MLL-PTD and/or menin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Jolanta Grembecka, Tomasz Cierpicki, Sunil Kumar Upadhyay, Shaun R. Stauffer, Rocco D. Gogliotti, Timothy J. Senter
  • Publication number: 20140369961
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel heterocyclic compounds and pharmaceutical preparations thereof. The invention further relates to methods of treatment using the novel heterocyclic compounds of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Jim Li, Lijing Chen, Bindu Goyal, Guy Laidig, Timothy F. Stanton, Eric B. Sjogren
  • Patent number: 8912334
    Abstract: This invention provides compounds of formula I: wherein a, b, c, d, m, n, p, s, t, W, Ar1, R1, R2, R3, R4, R6, R7, and R8 are as defined in the specification. The compounds of formula I are muscarinic receptor antagonists. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, processes and intermediates for preparing such compounds and methods of using such compounds to treat pulmonary disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Theravance Biopharma R&D IP, LLC
    Inventors: Mathai Mammen, YuHua Ji, YongQi Mu, Craig Husfeld, Li Li
  • Publication number: 20140364419
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods for controlling the activity of hypoxia-inducible transcription factor 1-alpha (HIF-1?) and diseases, conditions, or syndromes related thereto, inter alia, Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD), Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), heart failure, ischemia, and anemia. Further disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising HIF-1? prolyl hydroxylase inhibitors useful in treating diseases, conditions, and/or syndromes related thereto the activity of HIF-1?.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: Robert Shalwitz, Joseph H. Gardner
  • Patent number: 8907098
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the formula (I), in which R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12, R13, R14, R15, R16, R17, M1, M2, M3, Y1, Y2, V, W, n, m and o have the meanings given herein, and physiologically acceptable salts, derivatives, prodrugs, solvates, tautomers and stereoisomers thereof, including mixtures thereof in all ratios, for use in the treatment of diseases which are influenced by inhibition of Sph kinase 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Stieber, Dirk Wienke
  • Publication number: 20140349989
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and methods useful for treating cancer, systemic or chronic inflammation, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, obesity, T-cell mediated autoimmune disease, ischemia, and complications associated with these diseases and disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: ALZHEIMER'S INSTITUTE OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Dange Vijay Kumar, Paul M. Slattum, Kraig M. Yager, Mark D. Shenderovich, Rajendra Tangallapally, Se-Ho Kim
  • Publication number: 20140349918
    Abstract: The present invention relates to xanthone analogs. Such compounds may be used in the treatment of bacterial infections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2012
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicants: Singapore Health Services Pte Ltd., Agency for Science, Technology and Research
    Inventors: Hanxun Zou, Lakshminiarayan Rajanmani, Lei Zhou, Chang Chui Charles Tang, Jun Jie Koh, Tiang Hwee Donald Tan, Chandra Verma, Roger W. Beuerman, Shouping Liu, Saraswathi Padmanabhan
  • Publication number: 20140343074
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel substituted oxindole derivatives, pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, and their use for the treatment of vasopressin-related disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Inventors: Katja Jantos, Wilfred Braje, Herve Geneste, Andreas Kling, Liliane Unger, Berthold Behl, Marcel van Gaalen, Wilfried Hornberger, Loic Laplanche, Silke Weber
  • Publication number: 20140341851
    Abstract: The present invention discloses compounds of Formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, or prodrugs thereof: which inhibit RNA-containing virus, particularly the hepatitis C virus (HCV). Consequently, the compounds of the present invention interfere with the life cycle of the hepatitis C virus and are also useful as antiviral agents. The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the aforementioned compounds for administration to a subject suffering from HCV infection. The invention also relates to methods of treating an HCV infection in a subject by administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compounds of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: ENANTA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: YAO-LING QIU, Ce Wang, Xiaowen Peng, Hui Cao, Lu Ying, Xuri Gao, Bin Wang, Yat Sun Or
  • Publication number: 20140343075
    Abstract: The present invention relates to piperidine and pyrazine derivatives according to formulae (Ia), (Ib) and (II) as autotaxin inhibitors and the use of such compounds for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of physiological and/or pathophysiological conditions, which are caused, mediated and/or propagated by increased lysophosphatic acid levels and/or the activation of autotaxin, in particular of different cancers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Kai SCHIEMANN, Melanie SCHULTZ, Wolfgang STAEHLE
  • Patent number: 8889716
    Abstract: Certain compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts are provided herein. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising at least one compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt therein and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle. Methods of treating patients suffering from certain disease states responsive to the inhibition of transglutaminase TG2 activity are described. These disease states include neurodegenerative disorders such as Huntington's disease. Also described are methods of treatment include administering at least one compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as a single active agent or administering at least one compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof in combination with one or more other therapeutic agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: CHDI Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Prime, Stephen Martin Courtney, Richard Marston, Celia Dominguez, Douglas MacDonald, John Wityak
  • Patent number: 8889670
    Abstract: Compounds which modulate the CB2 receptor are disclosed. Compounds according to the invention bind to and are agonists of the CB2 receptor, and are useful for treating inflammation. Those compounds which are agonists are additionally useful for treating pain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Alessandra Bartolozzi, Angela Berry, Pier Francesco Cirillo, Eugene Richard Hickey, Doris Riether, Lifen Wu, Renee M. Zindell
  • Publication number: 20140335074
    Abstract: Methods are provided herein for enhancing the effectiveness of medical therapies by administering agents that suppress a biological damage response that is inducible by the medical therapy administered to a subject. In certain embodiments, a method is provided for administering an anti-senescent cell agent that suppresses a biological response comprising cellular senescence that is induced by the medical therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2012
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventors: Judith Campisi, Marco Demaria
  • Publication number: 20140336222
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of Formula 1 as described herein or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate or ester thereof. The compounds are useful as inhibitors of the HDM2 protein. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the above compounds and methods of treating cancer using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventors: Stephane L. Bogen, Yao Ma, Yaolin Wang, Brian Robert Lahue, Latha G. Nair, Manami Shizuka, Matthew E. Voss, Margarita Kirova-Snover, Weidong Pan, Yuan Tian, Bheemashankar A. Kulkarni, Craig R. Gibeau, Yuan Liu, Giovanna Scapin, Diane Rindgen, Ronald J. Doll, Timothy J. Guzi, Danny J. Hicklin, Amin Nomeir, Cynthia Seidel-Dugan, Gerald W. Shipps, JR., Malcolm MacCoss
  • Publication number: 20140336165
    Abstract: Provided is a compound having a D-amino acid oxidase (DAAO) inhibitory action, and useful as, for example, a prophylaxis and/or therapeutic agent for schizophrenia or neuropathic pain. The present inventors have studied a compound that inhibits DAAO, and confirm that a dihydroxy aromatic heterocyclic compound has a DAAO inhibitory action, and completed the present invention. That is, the dihydroxy aromatic heterocyclic compound of the present invention has a good DAAO inhibitory action, and can be used as a prophylaxis and/or therapeutic agent for, for example, schizophrenia or neuropathic pain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2012
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventors: Takeshi Hondo, Keita Nakanishi, Tatsuya Niimi, Masaichi Warizaya, Ichiji Namatame, Katsuya Harada
  • Publication number: 20140336193
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds that exhibit vasodilatory and anti-inflammatory effects by inhibiting the activity of soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH). The present invention is also directed to methods of identifying such compounds, and use of such compounds for the treatment of diseases related to dysfunction of vasodilation, inflammation, and/or endothelial cells. In particular non-limiting embodiments, components of the invention may be used to treat hypertension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventors: Donald W. Landry, Shi-Xian Deng, Stevan Pecic, Kirsten Alison Rinderspacher
  • Publication number: 20140336158
    Abstract: A NK1 antagonist having the formula (I), wherein Ar1 and Ar2 are optionally substituted phenyl or heteroaryl, X1 is an ether, thio or imino linkage, R4 and R5 are not both H or alkyl, and the remaining variables are as defined in the specification, useful for treating a number of disorders, including emesis, depression, anxiety and cough. Pharmaceutical compositions. Methods of treatment and combinations with other agents are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventors: Sunil Paliwal, Gregory A. Reichard, Cheng Wang, Dong Xiao, Hon-Chung Tsui, Neng-Yang Shih, Juan D. Arredondo, Michelle Laci Wrobleski, Anandan Palani
  • Publication number: 20140329803
    Abstract: This invention relates to compounds that are agonists of the muscarinic M1 receptor and which are useful in the treatment of muscarinic M1 receptor mediated diseases. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds and the therapeutic uses of the compounds. Compounds provided are of formula I, where n is 1 or 2; p is 0, 1 or 2; q is 0, 1 or 2; and R1-R6 are as defined herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2012
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Inventors: Miles Congreve, Giles Brown, Julie Cansfield, Benjamin Tehan
  • Publication number: 20140329809
    Abstract: A process for the characterization of rosacea is disclosed. The process can include identifying for the first time new markers in leukocyte recruitment as well as the therapeutic applications targeting rosacea.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: GALDERMA RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
    Inventors: Isabelle Carlavan, Martin Steinhoff
  • Publication number: 20140323460
    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: July 7, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: Donald Payan, Yasumichi Hitoshi, Todd Kinsella
  • Publication number: 20140323458
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides substituted aliphanes, cyclophanes, heteraphanes, heterophanes, hetero-heteraphanes and metallocenes, of Formula I D-M-D??(Formula I) useful as antiviral agents. In certain embodiments disclosed herein M is a group —P-A-P— where A is Certain substituted aliphanes, cyclophanes, heteraphanes, heterophanes, hetero-heteraphanes and metallocenes disclosed herein are potent and/or selective inhibitors of viral replication, particularly Hepatitis C virus replication. Pharmaceutical compositions/and combinations containing one or more substituted aliphanes, cyclophanes, heteraphanes, heterophanes, hetero-heteraphanes and metallocenes and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier are also provided by this disclosure. Methods for treating viral infections, including Hepatitis C viral infections are provided by the disclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: Jason Allan Wiles, Qiuping Wang, Akihiro Hashimoto, Godwin Pais, Xiangzhu Wang, Venkat Gadhachanda, Avinash Phadke, Milind Deshpande, Dawei Chen
  • Patent number: 8871770
    Abstract: Disclosed are carboxamide compounds, as well as pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use. One embodiment is a compound having the structure in which R1, R2, R3, R4, D, J, Z, T, p, q, w and x are as described herein. In certain embodiments, a compound disclosed herein activates the AMPK pathway, and can be used to treat metabolism-related disorders and conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Inventors: Jiaxin Yu, Hui Hong, Ihab S. Darwish, Xiang Xu, Rajinder Singh
  • Publication number: 20140315893
    Abstract: The invention provides 1,4-dihydropyridine derivatives of formula (I) wherein R1 is optionally substituted C6-24aryl group or 5 to 6 membered heteroaryl group comprising 1 to 3 nitrogen atoms or other heteroatoms like oxygen and sulphur, and combinations thereof; R2 and R3 are independently hydrogen or C1-6alkyl group; R4 and R5 are independently hydrogen, C1-6alkyl group optionally substituted with amino, mono- or di(C1-6alkyl)amino, or with 5 to 24 membered optionally fused heterocyclic ring attached by nitrogen and optionally comprising additional 1 to 3 N, O, S heteroatoms and optionally substituted with C1-6alkyl group or C1-6 alkoxy group; R6 is C1-6alkyl, C3-7cycloalkyl, C3-7cycloalkylC1-6alkyl or arylC1-6alkyl group; and stereoisomers including enantiomers, diastereomers, racemic mixtures, mixture of enantiomers and combination thereof, as well as polymorphs, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, esters and prodrugs thereof for use in the therapeutic or prophylactic treatment of a disorder medi
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2012
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Inventors: Ferenc Fülöp, László Vígh, Zsolt Török, Botond Penke, Ibolya Horváth, Gábor Balogh, Sándor Bernáth, Ákos Hunya
  • Publication number: 20140315918
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel substituted oxindole derivatives, pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, and their use for the treatment of vasopressin-related disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Inventors: Katja Jantos, Wilfred Braje, Herve Geneste, Andreas Kling, Liliane Unger, Berthold Behl, Marcel van Gaalen, Wilfried Hornberger, Loic Laplanche, Silke Weber
  • Publication number: 20140315914
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel carbamate-substituted oxindole derivatives, pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, and their use for the treatment of vasopressin-dependent disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Inventors: Astrid Netz, Thorsten Oost, Hervé Geneste, Wilfried Braje, Wolfgang Wernet, Liliane Unger, Wilfried Hornberger, Wilfried Lubisch
  • Patent number: 8865641
    Abstract: A method of treating a fatty liver disease in a subject. The method comprises administering to the subject an effective amount of a cholinergic pathway stimulating agent, wherein the fatty liver disease is selected from non-alcoholic fatty liver (NAFL), alcoholic fatty liver (AFL), non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), alcoholic steatohepatitis (ASH), NASH-associated liver fibrosis, ASH-associated liver fibrosis, non-alcoholic cirrhosis, and alcoholic cirrhosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research
    Inventors: Valentin A. Pavlov, Kevin J. Tracey
  • Patent number: 8865702
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the formula I wherein A, Y, R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are defined, suitable for treating diseases and symptoms of diseases caused at least to some extent by stimulation of bradykinin-B1 receptors, the preparation thereof and the use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Iris Kauffmann-Hefner, Angelo Ceci, Henri Doods, Norbert Hauel, Ingo Konetzki, Annette Schuler-Metz, Rainer Walter
  • Publication number: 20140309193
    Abstract: There are provided inter alia compounds of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4a and R4b are as defined in the specification and their use in therapy, especially in the treatment of bacterial (e.g. pneumococcal) infections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2012
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Inventors: Peter William Andrew, Rana Lonnen, Mafalda Pires Damaso, Fritz-Frieder Frickel, Simon Christopher Hirst, Mark William Davies, Daniel Hamza
  • Patent number: 8859776
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of Formula 1 as described herein or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate or ester thereof. The compounds are useful as inhibitors of the HDM2 protein. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the above compounds and methods of treating cancer using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Stephane L. Bogen, Yao Ma, Yaolin Wang, Brian Robert Lahue, Latha G. Nair, Manami Shizuka, Matthew Ernst Voss, Margarita Kirova-Snover, Weidong Pan, Yuan Tian, Bheemashankar A. Kulkarni, Craig R. Gibeau, Yuan Liu, Giovanna Scapin, Diane Rindgen, Ronald J. Doll, Timothy J. Guzi, Danny J. Hicklin, Amin Nomeir, Gerald W. Shipps, Jr., Malcolm MacCoss
  • Publication number: 20140296202
    Abstract: Substituted piperidinyl compounds of the formula (I): are disclosed as useful for treating or preventing type 2 diabetes and similar conditions. Pharmaceutically acceptable salts are included as well. The compounds are useful as agonists of the g-protein coupled receptor GPR-119.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2012
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Milana Maletic, Harold B. Wood, Wanying Sun
  • Publication number: 20140296196
    Abstract: A compound having the general structure shown in Formula I: or pharmaceutically acceptable salts and/or solvates thereof are useful in treating diseases or conditions mediated by NK1 receptors, for example various physiological disorders, symptoms or diseases, including emesis, depression, anxiety and cough.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventors: Anandan Palani, Xianhai Huang, Dong Xiao, Sunil Paliwal, Hon-Chung Tsui, Michelle Laci Wrobleski, Ashwin U. Rao, Cheng Wang, Sapna S. Shah, Neng-Yang Shih
  • Publication number: 20140296212
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula I: their use as H3 antagonists/inverse agonists, processes for their preparation, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: CEPHALON, INC.
    Inventors: Edward R. Bacon, Thomas R. Bailey, Sankar Chatterjee, Derek Dunn, Greg A. Hostetler, Robert L. Hudkins, Allison L. Zulli, Brigitte Lesur, Babu G. Sundar, Christophe Yue
  • Publication number: 20140296289
    Abstract: Thiazolyl oxime ethers and hydrazones of the formula (I), in which the symbols A, L1, L2, Y, W, X, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 and R7 have the meanings given in the description, and also agrochemically active salts thereof, and their use for controlling phytopathogenic harmful fungi, and also methods for controlling phytopathogenic harmful fungi and processes for preparing compounds of the formula (I).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: Bayer CropScience AG
    Inventors: Pierre CRISTAU, Nicola Rahn, Tomoki Tsuchiya, Ulrike Wachendorff-Neumann, Arnd Voerste, Jürgen Benting
  • Publication number: 20140296235
    Abstract: Compounds having formula (I) inhibit the PARP enzyme and are useful for treating a disease or a disorder associated with PARP. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds having formula (I), methods of treatment comprising compounds having formula (I), and methods of inhibiting the PARP enzyme comprising compounds having formula (I).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventors: Thomas D. Penning, Sheela A. Thomas, Gui-Dong Zhu, Virajkumar B. Gandhi, Jianchun Gong, Vincent L. Giranda
  • Patent number: 8846675
    Abstract: Compounds and methods are provided for the treatment of, inter alia, Type II diabetes and other diseases associated with poor glycemic control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Cymabay Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Jingyuan Ma, Christopher J. Rabbat, Jiangao Song, Xin Chen, Imad Nashashibi, Zuchun Zhao, Aaron Novack, Dong Fang Shi, Peng Cheng, Yan Zhu, Alison Murphy
  • Publication number: 20140288033
    Abstract: The invention provides crystalline forms of biphenyl-2-ylcarbamic acid 1-(2-{[4-(4-carbamoylpiperidin-1-ylmethyl)benzoyl]methylamino}ethyl)piperidin-4-yl ester, and pharmaceutically acceptable solvates thereof. The crystalline form can be a freebase, or a salt such as a diphosphate, monosulfate or dioxalate salt. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising these crystalline compounds or prepared using these compounds; processes and intermediates for preparing the crystalline compounds; and methods of using these compounds to treat a pulmonary disorder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: THERAVANCE, INC.
    Inventors: Sabine Axt, Timothy J. Church
  • Patent number: 8841323
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds, in particular novel pyridinone derivatives according to Formula (I) wherein all radicals are defined in the application and claims. The compounds according to the invention are positive allosteric modulators of metabotropic receptors-subtype 2 (“mGluR2”) which are useful for the treatment or prevention of neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with glutamate dysfunction and diseases in which the mGluR2 subtype of metabotropic receptors is involved. In particular, such diseases are central nervous system disorders selected from the group of anxiety, schizophrenia, migraine, depression, and epilepsy. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions and processes to prepare such compounds and compositions, as well as to the use of such compounds for the prevention and treatment of such diseases in which mGluR2 is involved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignees: Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Addex Pharma S.A.
    Inventors: Jose Maria Cid-Nunez, Jose Ignacio Andres-Gil, Andres Avelino Trabanco-Suarez, Julen Oyarzabal Santamarina, Frank Matthias Dautzenberg, Gregor James MacDonald, Shirley Elizabeth Pullan, Robert Johannes Lutjens, Guillaume Albert Jacques Duvey, Vanthea Nhem, Terry Patrick Finn, Gagik Melikyan, Vincent Mutel
  • Publication number: 20140275068
    Abstract: The present invention provides neuronal gap junction blocking compounds according to formula (I) or a hydrate, solvate, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: wherein the integers Q, R2, A, R1, Z1, Z2, and Z3 are as defined in claim 1. The compounds are useful for the treatment or prevention of a range of conditions including, e.g., migraine, epilepsy, non-epileptic seizures, brain injury, and cardiovascular disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Proximagen Limited
    Inventors: Edward Savory, Daniel Hill, Oldrich Kocian