Ring Sulfur In The Additional Hetero Ring Patents (Class 514/342)
  • Patent number: 9301952
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compounds and related compositions for the treatment of viral infection, including RNA viral infection, and compounds that can modulate the RIG-I pathway in vertebrate cells, including compounds that can activate the RIG-I pathway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Kineta, Inc.
    Inventors: Shawn P. Iadonato, Kristin Bedard
  • Patent number: 9212179
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the compound for treatment and/or prevention of one or more metabolic disorders utilizes an A-B-C tripartite structure, wherein A, B, and C are identical or non-identical structures, for example, but not limited to, heterocyclic, phenyl or benzyl ring structures with or without substitutions and are described in detail herein. Also provided are methods for the treatment and/or prevention of one or more metabolic disorders, for example, obesity or diabetes, utilizing fatostatin A and/or a derivative and/or analog thereof and/or the A-B-C tripartite compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Baylor College of Medicine
    Inventors: Motonari Uesugi, Salih J. Wakil, Lutfi Abu-Elheiga, Mizuki Watanabe
  • Patent number: 9192603
    Abstract: Heterocyclic sulfone compounds which are useful as allosteric potentiators/positive allosteric modulators of the metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 4 (mGluR4); and methods of using the compounds, for example, in treating neurological and psychiatric disorders or other disease state associated with glutamate dysfunction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: Vanderbilt University
    Inventors: P. Jeffrey Conn, Craig W. Lindsley, Corey R. Hopkins, Colleen M. Niswender, Rocco D. Gogliotti, James M. Salovich, Darren W. Engers, Yiu-Yin Cheung
  • Patent number: 9126992
    Abstract: A new class of haloalkyl heteroaryl benzamides is described. These compounds show strong activity against hepatitis viruses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Romark Laboratories, L.C.
    Inventors: Jean-Francois Rossignol, J. Edward Semple
  • Patent number: 9102666
    Abstract: Provided herein are drug products with low dose pioglitazone for use in the treatment (e.g., delay of onset) of cognitive impairment of the Alzheimer's type. Methods of manufacture thereof are also provided. Further provided are methods of treatment for Alzheimer's disease including administering a drug product with low dose pioglitazone. The methods may include determining whether the subject is at risk of developing Alzheimer's disease based upon the subject's age and TOMM40 523 genotype.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignees: ZINFANDEL PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Allen D. Roses, Rajneesh Taneja
  • Patent number: 9040704
    Abstract: Herein are disclosed fluorescent dyes based around a framework for a ligand comprising a pyridyl group linked to a diaryl anilido unit. A variety of ligands based on this framework are disclosed. The ligands chelate to a BF2 center to produce the fluorescent dye. The disclosed dyes combine longer Stokes shifts (approximately 100 nm) with increased quantum yields. They are also photostable in aqueous and organic solutions for several hours. These dyes may be used in the labeling of biomolecules for bioimaging and assays. Also disclosed are methods for the synthesis of these dyes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: UTI LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
    Inventors: Warren Edward Piers, Juan Felipe Araneda
  • Publication number: 20150141433
    Abstract: Compounds that selectively negatively modulate NMDA receptors containing an NR2A subunit, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, and methods of treating a disease using the compounds are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: David R. Anderson, Robert A. Volkmann
  • Publication number: 20150141428
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to benzyl urea compounds, which are tropomyosin-related kinase (Trk) family protein kinase inhibitors, and hence may be useful in the treatment of pain, inflammation, cancer, restenosis, atherosclerosis, psoriasis, thrombosis, a disease, disorder, injury, or malfunction relating to dysmyelination or demyelination or a disease or disorder associated with abnormal activities of nerve growth factor (NGF) receptor Trk-A, Trk-B and/or Trk-C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Shawn J. Stachel, Melissa Egbertson, Edward Brnardic, Kristen G. Jones, John M. Sanders, Darrell Henze
  • Patent number: 9034871
    Abstract: The invention provides novel compounds useful for the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders including Alzheimer's disease and dementia. The compounds have a substituents chosen from -L-C(?O)OH, -L-CH?CHC(?O)OH, -L-C(?O)NH2, -L-C(?O)NH(C1-3 alkyl), -L-C(?O)N(C1-3 alkyl)2, -L-S(?O)2(C1-3alkyl), -L-S(?O)2NH2, -L-S(?O)2N(C1-3 alkyl)2, -L-S(?O)2NH(C1-3 alkyl), -L-C(?O)NHOH, -L-C(?O)CH2NH2, -L-C(?O)CH2OH, -L-C(?O)CH2SH, -L-C(?O)NHCN, -L-NHC(?O)ORo, -L-C(?O)NHRo, -L-NH(C?O)NHRo, -L-C(?O)N(Ro)2, -L-NH(C?O)N(Ro)2, -L-sulfo, -L-(2,6 difluorophenol), -L-phosphono, and -L-tetrazolyl, where L is a linker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Inventors: Rachel Slade, Yevgeniya Klimova, Robert J. Halter, Ashantai J. Yungai, Warren S. Weiner, Ruth J. Walton, Jon Adam Willardsen, Mark B. Anderson, Kenton Zavitz
  • Publication number: 20150133364
    Abstract: The present application relates to prodrug derivatives of 2-amino-6-({[2-(4-chlorophenyl)-1,3-thiazol-4-yl]methyl}thio)-4-[4-(2-hydroxyethoxy)phenyl]pyridine-3,5-dicarbonitrile, processes for their preparation, their use for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases, and their use for the manufacture of medicaments for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases, especially of cardiovascular disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Hans-Georg LERCHEN, Ursula KRENZ, Jörg KELDENICH, Nicole DIEDRICHS, Thomas KRAHN, Claudia HIRTH-DIETRICH, Barbara ALBRECHT-KÜPPER
  • Publication number: 20150133507
    Abstract: The invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising PPAR agonists and Nrf2 activators and methods of using combinations of PPAR agonists and Nrf2 activators for treating diseases such as psoriasis, asthma, multiple sclerosis, inflammatory bowel disease, and arthritis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2012
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: ARES TRADING S.A.
    Inventor: Bjoern Colin Kahrs
  • Publication number: 20150133473
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of formula (A): as described herein, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, enantiomers, rotamers, tautomers, or racemates thereof. Also provided are methods of treating a disease or condition mediated by PIM kinase using the compounds of Formula I, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: NOVARTIS AG
    Inventors: Matthew Burger, Joseph E. Drumm III, Gisele Nishiguchi, Alice Rico, Robert Lowell Simmons, Benjamin Taft, Huw Tanner
  • Patent number: 9029293
    Abstract: An inhibitor for tobacco axillary bud growth, the inhibitor containing one or more cell division inhibitors selected from pyridine-based compounds and benzamide-based compounds. This inhibitor may further include an aliphatic alcohol having 6 to 20 carbon atoms in combination with the one or more cell division inhibitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: SDS Biotech K.K.
    Inventors: Motoki Tanaka, Keijitsu Tanaka, Takeshi Shibuya, Eiji Ikuta, Kotaro Yoshinaga, Yuki Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20150126485
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I): in which Y, Y, R, R 2, R 3 and R 4 are defined in the Summary of the Invention; capable of inhibiting the tyrosine kinase enzymatic activity of the Abelson protein (ABL1), the Abelson-related protein (ABL2) and related chimeric proteins, in particular BCR-ABL1. The invention further provides a process for the preparation of compounds of the invention, pharmaceutical preparations comprising such compounds and methods of using such compounds in the treatment of cancers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Pascal Furet, Robert Martin Grotzfeld, Wolfgang Jahnke, Darryl Brynley Jones, Paul William Manley, Andreas Marzinzik, Xavier Francois Andre Pelle, Bahaa Salem, Joseph Schoepfer
  • Publication number: 20150126522
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel substituted benzamides according to Formula (I) which are inhibitors of Enhancer of Zeste Homolog 2 (EZH2), to pharmaceutical compositions containing them, to processes for their preparation, and to their use in therapy for the treatment of cancers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: GlaxoSmithKline LLC
    Inventors: Joelle Lorraine Burgess, Celine Duquenne, Steven David Knight, William Henry Miller, Kenneth Allen Newlander, Sharad Kumar Verma
  • Publication number: 20150111865
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a drug containing a compound having Trk-inhibiting activity as an active ingredient in prophylaxis and/or therapy of diseases such as pain, pruritus, lower urinary tract dysfunction, asthma, allergic rhinitis, inflammatory bowel disease or Chagas disease. A compound represented by the general formula (I): (wherein all symbols represent the same meanings as described in the specification), a salt thereof, an N-oxide thereof, a solvate thereof or a prodrug thereof is useful as a drug component having Trk-inhibiting activity in prophylaxis and/or therapy of diseases such as pain, pruritus, lower urinary tract dysfunction, asthma, allergic rhinitis, inflammatory bowel disease or Chagas disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: ONO PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Takeuchi, Masahiro Ikura, Masato Higashino, Maki Iwahashi, Kazuya Hashimura
  • Publication number: 20150111927
    Abstract: The present invention relates to selective cancer treatment regimes based on assaying for the presence or absence of a glutamine or a nucleic acid that encodes glutamine at position 859 of the catalytic p110? subunit of PI3K; methods for producing a transmittable form of information for predicting the responsiveness of patient to (S)-Pyrrolidine-1,2-dicarboxylic acid 2-amide 1-({4-methyl-5-[2-(2,2,2-trifluoro-1,1-dimethyl-ethyl)-pyridin-4-yl]-thiazol-2-yl}-amide), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; and a kit thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Pascal Furet, Christine Fritsch, Sauveur-Michel Maira
  • Publication number: 20150111900
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds described herein Formula (I) and pharmaceutical acceptable salts thereof, which modulate the activity of calcium release-activated calcium (CRAC) channel. The invention also describes the compounds of Formula (I) and pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds thereof for treating, managing, and/or lessening the severity of diseases, disorders, syndromes or conditions associated with the modulation of calcium release-activated calcium (CRAC) channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Nageswara Rao Irlapati, Zubair Abdul Wajid Shaikh, Vijay Pandurang Karche, Gokul Keruji Deshmukh, Neelima Sinha, Venkata P. Palle, Rajender Kumar Kamboj
  • Publication number: 20150111741
    Abstract: A pesticidal composition comprises a synergistically effective amount of a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) agonist compound and a pesticide selected from N-(3-chloro-1-(pyridin-3-yl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-N-ethyl-3-((3,3,3-trifluoropropyl)thio)propanamide (I), N-(3-chloro-1-(pyridin-3-yl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-N-ethyl-3-((3,3,3-trifluoropropyl)sulfinyl)propanamide (II), or any agriculturally acceptable salt thereof. A method of controlling pests comprises applying the pesticidal composition near a population of pests. A method of protecting a plant from infestation and attack by insects comprises contacting the plant with the synergistic pesticidal composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Luis E. Gomez, Mike Shaw, Tony K. Trullinger, Ricky Hunter, John Herbert, Mary E. Kubiszak
  • Publication number: 20150111730
    Abstract: A pesticidal composition comprises a compound of formula I or any agriculturally acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1, R2, R4, R5, R6, R7, Z, Q, and Y are as described herein. A method of controlling pests comprises applying the pesticidal composition near a population of pests, or to an area to control pests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Noormohamed M. Niyaz, Ann M. Buysse, David A. Demeter, Negar Garizi, Ricky Hunter, Daniel Knueppel, Paul R. LePlae, Christian T. Lowe, Akshay Patny, Tony K. Trullinger, Martin J. Walsh, Yu Zhang
  • Publication number: 20150111731
    Abstract: A pesticidal composition comprises one or more of the following compounds: 3-(thiazol-2-yl)pyridine 1-oxide compound of formula I or II, or N-(4-chloro-2-(pyridin-3-yl)thiazol-5-yl)-3-(methylthio)propanamide compound (C3), or any agriculturally acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, and Q, are as described herein. A method of controlling pests comprises applying the pesticidal composition near a population of pests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Negar Garizi, Martin J. Walsh, Ann M. Buysse, Daniel Knueppel, Asako Kubota, Noormohamed M. Niyaz, Yu Zhang, Ricky Hunter, Tony K. Trullinger
  • Patent number: 9012443
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of Formula I, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, that are inhibitors of voltage-gated sodium channels, in particular Nav 1.7. The compounds are useful for the treatment of diseases treatable by inhibition of sodium channels such as pain disorders. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions containing compounds of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Christiane Boezio, Howard Bregman, James R. Coats, Erin F. Dimauro, Thomas Dineen, Bingfan Du, Russell Graceffa, Charles Kreiman, Daniel La, Isaac E. Marx, Nagasree Chakka, Hanh Nho Nguyen, Emily Anne Peterson, Matthew Weiss, Katrina W. Copeland, Holly L. Deak, Alessandro Boezio
  • Publication number: 20150105379
    Abstract: The following compound is provided as an agent for treating a disease induced by production, secretion and/or deposition of amyloid ? protein, for example, a compound represented by the formula (I): wherein ring A is an optionally substituted carbocyclic group or an optionally substituted heterocyclic group, R1 is optionally substituted lower alkyl or the like, R2a and R2b are each independently hydrogen, optionally substituted lower alkyl or the like, R3a and R3c are each independently hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, optionally substituted lower alkyl or the like, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a solvate thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Applicant: Shionogi & Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sae Matsumoto, Yuuji Kooriyama
  • Publication number: 20150105391
    Abstract: Certain embodiments of the present invention provide selected compounds having a molecular structure according to Formula 1: In Formula 1, Z is —CO—, —SO—, or —SO2—; Ar is phenyl, heteroaryl, or heterocycloalkyl; Het is heteroaryl; R is R?, X, or NR1R2; R? is R3, or OR3; R? is R4, or OR4; R1 and R2 are each independently H, alkyl, or acyl; R3 is H, heteroaryl, or alkyl; R4 is H, heteroaryl, or CnH2n+1 (n>2); and X is F, Br, I, CN, or NO2. In some embodiments, compounds having a molecular structure according to Formula 1 have the property of inhibiting a growth of a cell line selected from HeLa and MB468 with a sub-micromolar IC50.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: Wen-Hwa Lee, Jiewen Zhu, Chun-Mei Hu
  • Publication number: 20150105392
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to compounds having the formula: wherein: Ar, Z, R3, R4 and R5 are as defined in the specification, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. These compounds have AT1 receptor antagonist activity and neprilysin inhibition activity. In another aspect, the invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds; methods of using such compounds; and process and intermediates for preparing such compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Applicant: THERAVANCE BIOPHARMA R&D IP, LLC
    Inventors: Paul R. Fatheree, Robert Murray McKinnell
  • Patent number: 9006446
    Abstract: This document discloses molecules having the following formula (“Formula I”):
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Tony K. Trullinger, Ricky Hunter, Negar Garizi, Maurice C. H. Yap, Ann M. Buysse, Dan Pernich, Timothy C. Johnson, Kristy Bryan, Carl Deamicis, Yu Zhang, Noormohamed M. Niyaz, CaSandra Lee McLeod, Ronald Ross, Jr., Yuanming Zhu, Peter Lee Johnson, Joseph D. Eckelbarger, Marshall H. Parker
  • Patent number: 9006270
    Abstract: The present invention relates to specific solid forms of (S)-pyrrolidine-1,2-dicarboxylic acid 2-amide 1-(4-methyl-5-[2-(2,2,2-trifluoro-1,1-dimethyl-ethyl)-pyridin-4-yl]-thiazol-2-yl)-amide, and its solvates. The present invention further relates to processes for preparing said solid forms, pharmaceutical compositions comprising said solid forms, and methods of using said solid forms and pharmaceutical compositions to treat disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Isabelle Sylvie Gallou, Cornelius Gauer, Frank Stowasser
  • Publication number: 20150098928
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of Formula 1, including all geometric and stereoisomers, N-oxides, and salts thereof, wherein A is a 6-membered aromatic ring containing carbon atoms and 0-3 nitrogen atoms as ring members, said ring optionally substituted with 1-5 substituents independently selected from R2; R1 is C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, C3-C6 cycloalkyl, C4-C7 alkylcycloalkyl or C4-C7 cycloalkylalkyl, each optionally substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from R21; R21 is independently H, halogen, C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 alkoxy, C1-C6 haloalkoxy, C1-C6 alkylthio, C1-C6 haloalkylthio, C1-C6 alkylsulfinyl, C1-C6 haloalkylsulfinyl, C1-C6 alkylsulfonyl, C1-C6 haloalkylsulfonyl, CN or NO2; and Q is as defined in the disclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicant: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: George Philip Lahm, Ty Wagerle, Ming Xu
  • Publication number: 20150099750
    Abstract: The instant invention describes compounds having metalloenzyme modulating activity, and methods of treating diseases, disorders or symptoms thereof mediated by such metalloenzymes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventors: William J. Hoekstra, Stephen W. Rafferty, Christopher M. Yates, Robert J. Schotzinger, Michael R. Loso, Michael T. Sullenberger
  • Patent number: 8999971
    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: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Aerpio Therapeutics Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Shalwitz, Joseph H. Gardner
  • Patent number: 8993567
    Abstract: Novel cyclic compounds and salts thereof, pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, and methods of using such compounds in the treatment of protein tyrosine kinase-associated disorders such as immunologic and oncologic disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Jagabandhu Das, Ramesh Padmanabha, Ping Chen, Derek Norris, Arthur M. P. Doweyko, Joel C. Barrish, John Wityak
  • Patent number: 8993573
    Abstract: Novel compounds selected from 2-(3-aminoaryl)amino-4-aryl-thiazoles of formula (I) that selectively modulate, regulate, and/or inhibit signal transductions mediated by certain native and/or mutant tyrosine kinases implicated in a variety of human and animal diseases such as cell proliferative metabolic, allergic and degenerative disorders. More particularly, these compounds are potent and selective c-kit inhibitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: AB Science
    Inventors: Marco Ciufolini, Camille Wermuth, Bruno Giethlen, Alain Moussy
  • Patent number: 8993601
    Abstract: The present invention provides a tetomilast crystal that is industrially easily produced in a large volume. (1) a tetomilast hydrate crystal having a power X-ray diffraction spectrum that is substantially the same as the powder X-ray diffraction spectrum shown in FIG. 2; (2) an anhydrous tetomilast type A crystal having a powder X-ray diffraction spectrum that is substantially the same as the powder X-ray diffraction spectrum shown in FIG. 4; (3) an anhydrous tetomilast type C crystal having a powder X-ray diffraction spectrum that is substantially the same as the powder X-ray diffraction spectrum shown in FIG. 8; (4) a tetomilast acetonitrile solvate crystal having a powder X-ray diffraction spectrum that is substantially the same as the powder X-ray diffraction spectrum shown in FIG. 10; and (5) a mixture consisting of the above anhydrous tetomilast type A crystal and an anhydrous tetomilast type B crystal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Aoki, Kenji Nakaya, Masahiro Sota, Masashi Ishigami
  • Publication number: 20150087639
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of medicine, provided herein are novel nitrogenous heterocyclic compounds, their preparation methods and their uses as drugs, especially for treatment and prevention of tissue fibrosis. Also provided herein are pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the nitrogenous heterocyclic compounds and the uses of the compositions in the treatment of human or animal tissue fibrosis, especially for human or animal renal interstitial fibrosis, glomerular sclerosis, liver fibrosis, pulmonary fibrosis, peritoneal fibrosis, myocardial fibrosis, dermatofibrosis, postsurgical adhesion, benign prostatic hyperplasia, skeletal muscle fibrosis, scleroderma, multiple sclerosis, pancreatic fibrosis, cirrhosis, myosarcoma, neurofibroma, pulmonary interstitial fibrosis, diabetic nephropathy, alzheimer disease or vascular fibrosis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: SUNSHINE LAKE PHARMA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yingjun Zhang, Jiancun Zhang, Xiaojun Wang, Runfeng Lin, Shengtian Cao, Zhaohe Wang, Jing Li
  • Publication number: 20150087648
    Abstract: The present invention relates to substituted 2-(chroman-6-yloxy)-thiazoles of the formula I, in which Ar, R2, R3 and R4 are as defined in the claims. The compounds of the formula I are inhibitors of the sodium-calcium exchanger (NCX), especially of the sodium-calcium exchanger of subtype 1 (NCX1), and are suitable for the treatment of diverse disorders in which intracellular calcium homeostasis is disturbed, such as arrhythmias, heart failure and stroke. The invention furthermore relates to processes for the preparation of the compounds of the formula I, their use as pharmaceuticals, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Werngard CZECHTIZKY, John WESTON, Nils RACKELMANN, Michael PODESCHWA, Petra ARNDT, Klaus WIRTH, Heinz GOEGELEIN, Olaf RITZELER, Volker KRAFT, Patrice BELLEVERGUE, Gary McCORT
  • Publication number: 20150087678
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods for treating lactose intolerance, including compounds that may be specific or modulate PPAR? receptors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Sergio Baroni, Salvatore Bellinvia, Francesca Viti
  • Patent number: 8987312
    Abstract: The invention provides a series of -?ketoheterocyclic compounds, for example, compounds of formula (I). The compounds can inhibit fatty acid amide hydrolase and can be useful for treatment of malconditions modulated by fatty acid amide hydrolase. The invention further provides methods of making compounds of formula (I), useful intermediates for the preparation of compounds of formula (I), and methods of using compounds of formula (I) and compositions thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: The Scripps Research Institute
    Inventor: Dale L. Boger
  • Publication number: 20150080415
    Abstract: Provided are an agent for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of an anxiety disorder comprising, as an active ingredient, a thiazole derivative represented by the formula (I) wherein R1 represents aryl or the like, and R2 represents pyridyl or the like, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Junya Kase, Tomoyuki Kanda
  • Patent number: 8980837
    Abstract: The invention provides novel inhibitors of IAP that are useful as therapeutic agents for treating malignancies where the compounds have the general formula I: wherein X, Y, A, R1, R2, R3, R4, R4?, R5, R5?, R6 and R6? are as described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: Frederick Cohen, Kurt Deshayes, Wayne J. Fairbrother, Bainian Feng, John A. Flygare, Lewis J. Gazzard, Vickie Hsiao-Wei Tsui
  • Publication number: 20150072001
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical dosage form comprising a controlled release component comprising an antihyperglycemic drug in combination with a second component comprising a thiazolidinedione derivative is herein disclosed and described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventors: Unchalee Kositprapa, Robert I. Goldfarb, John R. Cardinal, Avinash Nangia
  • Publication number: 20150073022
    Abstract: Provided herein are genetic variants associated with development of a condition of interest (e.g., Alzheimer's disease). Methods of treatment with an active agent (e.g., with a particular active agent and/or at an earlier age) is also provided, upon detecting a genetic variant described herein. In some embodiments, the genetic variant is a deletion/insertion polymorphism (DIP) of the TOMM40 gene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: Zinfandel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventor: Allen D. Roses
  • Patent number: 8975235
    Abstract: Compounds, methods of making such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and medicaments comprising such compounds, and methods of using such compounds to treat, prevent or diagnose diseases, disorders, or conditions associated with one or more of the lysophosphatidic acid receptors are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: InterMune, Inc.
    Inventors: Brad O. Buckman, John B. Nicholas, Kumaraswamy Emayan, Scott D. Seiwert
  • Publication number: 20150065519
    Abstract: This disclosure provides compounds and methods of using those compounds to treat metabolic disorders and hyperproliferative disorders, including administration of the compounds in conjunction with hormone receptor antagonists.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Sarvajit Chakravarty, Roopa Rai, Son Minh Pham, Brahmam Pujala, Ramniwas Jangir, Rambabu Guguloth, Vijay Kumar Sharma
  • Publication number: 20150065464
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to substituted amide compounds that are inhibitors of Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase (FAAH), their stereoisomers, tautomers, prodrugs, polymorphs, solvates, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, and pharmaceutical compositions containing them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2012
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Rajendra Kharul, Debnath Bhuniya, Kasim A. Mookhtiar, Umesh Singh, Atul Hazare, Satish Patil, Laxmikant Datrange, Mahesh Thakkar
  • Publication number: 20150065516
    Abstract: The invention provides novel compounds having the general formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12 and A are as described herein, compositions including the compounds and methods of using the compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Johannes Aebi, Alfred Binggeli, Cornelia Hertel, Anish Ashok Konkar, Holger Kuehne, Bernd Kuhn, Hans P. Maerki, Halyan Wang
  • Patent number: 8969573
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for inhibiting translation are provided. Compositions, methods and kits for treating (1) cellular proliferative disorders, (2) non-proliferative, degenerative disorders, (3) viral infections, (4) disorders associated with viral infections, and/or (5) non-proliferative metabolic disorders such as type II diabetes where inhibition of translation initiation is beneficial using the compounds disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Michael Chorev, Bertal Huseyin Aktas, Jose A. Halperin, Gerhard Wagner
  • Patent number: 8969389
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to substituted 6-methylnicotinamide analogs, derivatives thereof, and related compounds, which are useful as positive allosteric modulators of the metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5 (mGluR5); synthetic methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds; and methods of treating neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with glutamate dysfunction using the compounds and compositions. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Vanderbilt University
    Inventors: P. Jeffrey Conn, Craig W. Lindsley, Shaun R. Stauffer, Ya Zhou, Jason Manka, Gregor McDonald, José Manuel Bartolome-Nebreda
  • Publication number: 20150057288
    Abstract: A pest control method for honeybee parasitic pests has been found, which is highly safe to honeybees and demonstrates excellent pest control effects against honeybee parasitic pests by using a honeybee parasitic pest control agent containing at least one of a compound represented by Formula (I) and acid addition salts thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Applicant: MEIJI SEIKA PHARMA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryo HORIKOSHI, Masaaki MITOMI
  • Publication number: 20150057280
    Abstract: The invention relates to pyridylidene compounds of formula (I), to the enantiomers, diastereomers and salts thereof and to compositions comprising such compounds. The invention also relates to methods and uses of these N-substituted pyridylidene compounds, and of compositions comprising thereof, for combating and controlling animal pests. Furthermore the invention relates also to pesticidal methods of applying such N-substituted pyridylidene compounds. The N-substituted pyridylidene compounds of the present invention are defined by the following formula I: wherein X, Het, R1, R2, R3, R4 and R6 are defined as in the description.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2013
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Nina Gertrud Bandur, Ralph Paulini, Florian Kaiser, Arun Narine, Joachim Dickhaut, Karsten Korber
  • Publication number: 20150057281
    Abstract: Compounds, compositions, and methods for modulation of Hec1/Nek2 interaction are provided. Especially preferred compounds disrupt Nek2/Hec1 binding and are therefore useful as chemotherapeutic agent for neoplastic diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventors: Johnson LAU, Jiann-Jyh HUANG