Nitrogen Bonded Directly To Ring Carbon Of The Thiazole Ring Patents (Class 514/370)
  • Publication number: 20130012532
    Abstract: A compound represented by the following general formula (I) or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1 represents a C1 to C6 alkyl group which may be substituted by one to three groups selected from substituent group A, or the like (substituent group A: a hydroxy group, a halogeno group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, a carboxy group, a C1 to C3 alkyl group, etc.); R2, R3, and R8 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a C1 to C3 alkyl group; R4, R5, R6, R7, R9, and R10 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or the like; and R11 represents a hydrogen atom or the like, has TAFIa enzyme inhibitory activity and is useful as a therapeutic drug for myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, acute coronary syndrome, cerebral infarction, deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: DAIICHI SANKYO COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Tsutomu Nagata, Jun Kobayashi, Yoshiyuki Onishi, Masamichi Kishida, Kengo Noguchi
  • Publication number: 20130011476
    Abstract: Stable pharmaceutical compositions of famotidine and ibuprofen in a single unit dosage form are disclosed herein. The compositions comprise a famotidine core having a reduced or minimal surface area surrounded by a layer of ibuprofen. In some embodiments, the ibuprofen is in direct physical contact with the famotidine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Inventors: Jerry Xu, George Tidmarsh
  • Publication number: 20130005738
    Abstract: This invention relates to compounds of the general formula: in which the variable groups are as defined herein, and to their preparation and use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: William C. Shakespeare, Wei-Sheng Huang, David C. Dalgarno, Xiaotian Zhu, R. Mathew Thomas, Yihan Wang, Jiwei Qi, Rajeswari Sundaramoorthi, Dong Zou, Chester A. Metcalf, III, Tomi K. Sawyer, Jan Antoinette C. Romero
  • Publication number: 20130004577
    Abstract: A main object of the present invention is to provide a novel coated tablet which contains a drug having a guanidino group and does not suffer an obvious color change even when packed in a one-dose pack together with a drug having a (5-methyl-2-oxo-1,3-dioxol-4-yl)methyl (DMDO) group. The present invention provides a coated tablet characterized in that an uncoated tablet containing a drug having a guanidino group has been coated with a polyvinyl alcohol for film coating which comprises polyvinyl alcohol, acrylic acid, and methyl methacrylate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: NIPPON SHINYAKU
    Inventors: Hironobu KATO, Hirokazu SAKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20130004457
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compounds, compositions and methods for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and methods for using these compounds in the treatment of HCV infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Inventors: Carol Bachand, Makonen Bekema, Daniel H. Deon, Andrew C. Good, Jason Goodrich, Clint A. James, Rico Lavoie, Omar D. Lopez, Alain Martel, Nicholas A. Meanwell, Van N. Nguyen, Jeffrey Lee Romine, Edward H. Ruediger, Lawrence B. Snyder, Denis R. St. Laurent, Fukang Yang, David R. Langley, Gan Wang, Lawrence G. Hamann
  • Patent number: 8343763
    Abstract: The present invention relates to heterocyclic derivatives useful as inhibitors of ion channels. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of the invention and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Nicole Hilgraf, Peter Diederik Jan Grootenhuis, Mehdi Numa, Dean Stamos, Corey Anderson, Tara Whitney
  • Publication number: 20120328675
    Abstract: Provided is a film preparation in which an unpleasant taste derived from a medicament is masked. The film preparation includes coating layers containing no terpene formed on both sides of a medicament-containing layer containing a medicament having an unpleasant taste and a terpene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2011
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicants: KOWA CO., LTD., KYUKYU PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Awamura, Hisanobu Nishikawa, Kazuhiko Kokaji, Akihiro Ishise, Takayuki Arai, Seiji Miura, Toshio Inagi
  • Publication number: 20120329811
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds of Formula (I), wherein X1, X2, X3, X4, Y1, Y2, Y3, Y4, M1, M2, M3, Am and Bn are defined as in Formula (I); invention compounds are modulators of metabotropic glutamate receptors—subtype 4 (“mGluR4”) which are useful for the treatment or prevention of central nervous system disorders as well as other disorders modulated by mGluR4 receptors. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions and the use of such compounds in the manufacture of medicaments, as well as to the use of such compounds for the prevention and treatment of such diseases in which mGluR4 is involved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Inventors: Christelle Boléa, Sylvain Celanire
  • Patent number: 8338467
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compounds of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R25a, R26a, X, and n are as defined in the specification. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and methods of treating conditions and disorders using such compounds and pharmaceutical compositions are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: AbbVie Inc.
    Inventors: Teodozyj Kolasa, Jennifer M. Frost, Meena V. Patel, Steven P. Latshaw, Arturo Perez-Medrano, Xueqing Wang, Karin Rose Marie Tietje, Sridhar Peddi, William A. Carroll
  • Publication number: 20120316208
    Abstract: Compounds which inhibit microbial growth or attenuate the virulence of pathogen microorganisms. Compounds of the invention inhibit UDP-galactopyranose mutase (UGM) and have activity as inhibitors of microbial growth of microorganisms which contain this enzyme and particularly those microorganisms in which this enzyme is responsible for the incorporation of galactofuranose residues, particularly for uridine 5?-diphosphate (UDP) galactopyranose mutase. Compounds of the invention inhibit UDP-galactopyranose mutase (UGM) and have activity to attenuate virulence of pathogenic microorganisms, including mycobacteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Inventors: Laura Lee KIESSLING, Emily Carla DYKHUIZEN, John F. MAY
  • Publication number: 20120316148
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds and methods for modulating one or more components of a kinase signaling cascade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: Dynamix Pharmaceuticals LTD.
    Inventors: Oren M. Becker, Itai Bloch, Efrat Ben-Zeev, Alina Shitrit, Avihai Yacovan, Sharon Gazal, Vered Behar, Alexander Konson, Nili Schutz, Sima Mirilashvili, Gali Golan
  • Publication number: 20120309752
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of Formula 1 and Formula 1A including all stereoisomers, N-oxides, and salts thereof, wherein E, Y1, Y2, Y3, G, J, X1 and X2 are as defined in the disclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Andris Juris Liepa, Robert James Pasteris, Thomas Martin Stevenson
  • Publication number: 20120308606
    Abstract: Bicyclic derivatives useful as ion channel antagonists are disclosed herein. The compositions thereof are useful for treating or relieving pain-related conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Timothy Donald Neubert, Aarti Sameer Kawatkar, Esther Ann Martinborough, Andreas P. Termin, Nicole Hilgraf
  • Patent number: 8324131
    Abstract: Disclosed is a composition for controlling plant diseases, which contains ethaboxam and metconazole as active ingredients. Also disclosed is a method for controlling plant diseases, which is characterized in that effective amounts of ethaboxam and metconazole are applied to a plant or the soil where the plant grows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Makoto Kurahashi, Yuichi Matsuzaki
  • Publication number: 20120302569
    Abstract: This invention relates to phenyl thiazole I and its therapeutic and prophylactic uses, wherein the variables Rz, Q, J, R1, R3, R5, R6, and R7 are defined in the specification. Disorders treated and/or prevented include rheumatoid arthritis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Inventors: Paul Francis JACKSON, Kristi Anne Leonard, Joseph Kent Barbay, Aihua Wang, Brett Andrew Tounge, Yan Zhang, Umar S.M. Maharoof
  • Publication number: 20120302578
    Abstract: Oxazole derivatives are described. The inventive compounds are useful as kinase inhibitors, and may be used in the treatment of cancer, such as prostate cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer, colon cancer, leukemia, CNS cancer, melanoma, ovarian cancer, and renal cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: Neosome Life Sciences, LLC
    Inventors: Laxman S. Desai, Srinivas Chittaboina
  • Publication number: 20120302573
    Abstract: This invention relates to methods for preventing, treating or ameliorating an MMP9 and/or MMP13 mediated syndrome, disorder or disease comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of a compound listed in the examples section of this specification, or a form, composition or medicament thereof. Disorders treated and/or prevented include rheumatoid arthritis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Inventors: Paul Francis JACKSON, Carl Manthey, Kenneth Rhodes, Robert Scannevin, Kristi Anne Leonard, Joseph Kent Barbay, Matthew Todd, Barry A. Springer
  • Patent number: 8318774
    Abstract: 3-((Thiazol-2-yl)amino)propylproiolamide compounds of the formula I: wherein the variables are as defined herein, are useful to prevent or treat a disease or disorder involving mGluR5 receptor regulation. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds and methods of making the compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Gruenenthal GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Haurand, Klaus Schiene, Sven Kühnert, Melanie Reich
  • Patent number: 8318202
    Abstract: Stable pharmaceutical compositions of famotidine and ibuprofen in a single unit dosage form are disclosed herein. The compositions comprise a famotidine core having a reduced or minimal surface area surrounded by a layer of ibuprofen. In some embodiments, the ibuprofen is in direct physical contact with the famotidine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Horizon Pharma USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerry Xu, George F. Tidmarsh
  • Patent number: 8318781
    Abstract: Disclosed is a novel aralkyl carboxylic acid compound which has an agonistic activity on GPR-120 and/or GPR-40, particularly GPR-120, and is therefore useful as an appetite regulator, an anti-obesity agent, a therapeutic agent for diabetes, a pancreatic beta differentiating cell growth enhancer, a therapeutic agent for metabolic syndrome, a therapeutic agent for a gastrointestinal disease, a therapeutic agent for a neuropathy, a therapeutic agent for a mental disorder, a therapeutic agent for a pulmonary disease, a therapeutic agent for a pituitary hormone secretion disorder or a lipid flavoring/seasoning agent. The aralkyl carboxylic acid compound is represented by the general formula (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignees: Japan Science and Technology Agency, Kyoto University, Nagoya City University
    Inventors: Gozoh Tsujimoto, Akira Hirasawa, Naoki Miyata, Takayoshi Suzuki, Yoshiyuki Takahara, Masaji Ishiguro, Mie Hata
  • Publication number: 20120294937
    Abstract: According to the invention there is provided a capsule for peroral administration to the gastrointestinal tract containing (a) a pharmacologically effective amount of a PPI or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and an enteric substance positioned to protect the PPI or salt thereof from the acidic environment of the stomach, and (b) a plurality of granules comprising a pharmacologically effective amount of a micronised H2RA or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a disintegrant and a filler The capsules of the invention are particularly useful in the treatment of gastric acid secretion-related disorders, such as gastro-esophageal reflux disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2010
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: NOVARTIS AG
    Inventor: Andreas Fischer
  • Publication number: 20120295938
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to certain compounds of Formula (Ia) and pharmaceutical compositions thereof that modulate the activity of the 5-HT2A serotonin receptor. Compounds and pharmaceutical compositions thereof are directed to methods useful in the treatment of platelet aggregation, coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction, transient ischemic attack, angina, stroke, atrial fibrillation, blood clot formation, asthma or symptoms thereof, agitation or a symptom thereof, behavioral disorders, drug induced psychosis, excitative psychosis, Gilles de la Tourette's syndrome, manic disorder, organic or NOS psychosis, psychotic disorder, psychosis, acute schizophrenia, chronic schizophrenia, NOS schizophrenia and related disorders, and sleep disorders, sleep disorders, diabetic-related disorders, progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Inventors: BRADLEY TEEGARDEN, DENNIS CHAPMAN, MARC DECAIRE, PETER I. DOSA, KONRAD FEICHTINGER, HONNAPPA JAYAKUMAR, THUY-ANH TRAN, SONJA STRAH-PLEYNET, JAY XU
  • Publication number: 20120295922
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for treating and/or preventing mucostitis with one or more compounds, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, disclosed herein, or compositions comprising the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2012
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: POLYMEDIX, INC.
    Inventors: Richard W. Scott, Bozena Korczak
  • Publication number: 20120295897
    Abstract: This invention is directed to spiro-oxindole compounds, as stereoisomers, enantiomers, tautomers thereof or mixtures thereof; or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates or prodrugs thereof, for the treatment and/or prevention of sodium channel-mediated diseases or conditions, such as pain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2012
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc.
    Inventors: Mikhail Chafeev, Sultan Chowdhury, Lauren Fraser, Jianmin Fu, Jonathan Langille, Shifeng Liu, Jianyu Sun, Shaoyi Sun, Serguei Sviridov, Mark Wood, Alla Yurevna Zenova, Qi Jia, Jean-Jacques Cadieux, Simon J. Gauthier, Amy Frances Douglas, Tom Hsieh, Nagasree Chakka, Zoran Cikojevic
  • Publication number: 20120295920
    Abstract: HIV inhibitors of formula wherein R1 is halo, C1-4alkoxy, trifluoromethoxy; n is 0 or 1; A is CH or N; R5 and R6 are hydrogen, C1-4alkyl, halo; R7 and R8 are C1-4alkyl or C1-4alkoxyC1-4alkyl; R9 is C1-4alkyl, cyclopropyl, trifluoromethyl, C1-4alkoxy, or dimethylamino; R10 is hydrogen, C1-4alkyl, cyclopropyl, trifluoromethyl, C1-4alkoxy, or dimethylamino; pharmaceutically acceptable addition salts and solvates thereof; pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds as active ingredient and processes for preparing said compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2010
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Inventors: Genadiy Kalayanov, Bart Rudolf Romanie Kesteleyn, Kevin Parkes, Bengt Bertil Samuelsson, Wim Bert Griet Schepens, Johannes Wilhelmus J. Thuring, Hans Kristian Wallberg, Jörg Kurt Wegner
  • Publication number: 20120291159
    Abstract: The present invention relates to azoline compounds which are useful for combating or controlling invertebrate pests, in particular arthropod pests and nematodes. The invention also relates to a method for controlling invertebrate pests by using these compounds and to plant propagation material and to an agricultural and a veterinary composition comprising said compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Karsten Koerber, Florian Kaiser, Wolfgang von Deyn, Steffen Gross, Prashant Deshmukh, Joachim Dickhaut, Nina Gertrud Bandur, Arun Narine, Carsten Beyer, Deborah L. Culbertson, Douglas D. Anspaugh, Franz Josef Braun, Ronan Le Vezouet
  • Publication number: 20120289558
    Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, it has been discovered that compounds which modulate the ?-secretase enzyme to make more of the shorter, less toxic and less aggregation-prone A? peptides (such as A?37 and A?38), while making less of the longer and more toxic and aggregation-prone AB peptides (such as AB40 and AB42) are useful as gamma-secretase modulators. In addition, these GSM compounds have further been discovered to have the selective property of modulating the formation of various AB peptides, while not inhibiting the overall activity of the ?-secretase enzyme. Thus, such compounds do not impede other critical functions of the ?-secretase enzyme, such as generating fragments from Notch that appear to control gene expression and cell differentiation. Therefore, in accordance with the present invention, there are provided screening assays useful for determining whether test compounds have GSM activity; accordingly, invention assays facilitate the identification of new gamma-secretase modulators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2010
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Inventors: Maria Z. Kounnas, Elizabeth J. Ackermann, Kenneth A. Stauderman, Gonul Velicelebi, Steve Wagner
  • Patent number: 8309587
    Abstract: The present invention relates to piperidine and piperazine phenyl sulfonamides useful as inhibitors of ion channels. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of the invention and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disorders, including for example the treatment of pain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Esther Ann Martinborough, Lev Tyler Dewey Fanning, Urvi Jagdishbhai Sheth, Dean Mitchell Wilson, Andreas P. Termin, Timothy Donald Neubert, Nicole Hilgraf, Tara Leanne Hampton, Tara Whitney, Aarti Sameer Kawatkar, Danielle Lehsten, Dean Stamos, Jinglan Zhou, Vijayalaksmi Arumugam, Corey Anderson
  • Patent number: 8309127
    Abstract: Stable pharmaceutical compositions of famotidine and ibuprofen in a single unit dosage form are disclosed herein. The compositions comprise a famotidine core having a reduced or minimal surface area surrounded by a layer of ibuprofen. In some embodiments, the ibuprofen is in direct physical contact with the famotidine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Horizon Pharma USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerry Xu, George F. Tidmarsh
  • Publication number: 20120283240
    Abstract: Compounds useful as antibacterial agents are provided. The compounds are analogs of indole-3-carbinol and have a backbone selected from dihydroindolo[2,3-b]carbazole, 2,2?-diindolylmethane, 2?,3-diindolylmethane, and 3,3?-diindolylmethane. The compounds are useful therapeutic and prophylactic treatment of bacterial infections in mammals. Methods of synthesis of the compounds are provided, as are pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2012
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Inventors: Ling Jong, Faming Jiang, Gaoquan Li, Kristien Mortelmans
  • Publication number: 20120283268
    Abstract: Thiazole and thiophene compounds are disclosed having utility in treating inflammatory conditions, immunoinflammatory conditions, autoimmune diseases, and cancers. Methods for the synthesis of these compounds are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Inventors: Anthony Giordano, Kamala K. Vasu, Hardik M. Thakar, Rajan S. Giri, Vasudevan Sudarsanam, Swapnil G. Yerande, Gajanan S. Inamdar
  • Publication number: 20120270734
    Abstract: The present invention provides: a composition for controlling plant diseases comprising, as active ingredients, ethaboxam and sedaxane; a method for controlling plant diseases which comprises applying effective amounts of ethaboxam and sedaxane to a plant or soil for growing plant; and so on.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Inventor: Makoto Kurahashi
  • Publication number: 20120270913
    Abstract: The present invention provides: a composition for controlling plant diseases comprising, as active ingredients, ethaboxam and penflufen; a method for controlling plant diseases which comprises applying effective amounts of ethaboxam and penflufen to a plant or soil for growing plant; and so on.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Inventor: Makoto Kurahashi
  • Patent number: 8288403
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, cerebral amyloid angiopathy, hereditary cerebral hemorrhage with amyloidosis, Dutch-type (HCHWA-D), multi-infarct dementia, dementia pugilistica and Down syndrome which comprise administering a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula I wherein R1, R2, R3, V, W, Y, and Z are as defined herein or a pharmaceutically active acid addition salt of such compounds. The invention also relates to a subgenus of such compounds and pharmaceutical compositions containing them, as well as methods for their manufacture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Karlheinz Baumann, Erwin Goetschi, Synese Jolidon, Anja Limberg, Thomas Luebbers
  • Publication number: 20120258963
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of Formula (I), pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and method of using the same in the treatment or prevention of diseases mediated by the activation of ?3-adrenoceptor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Inventors: Richard Berger, Lehua Chang, Scott D. Edmondson, Stephen D. Goble, Sookhee Nicole Ha, Nam Fung Kar, Ihor E. Kopka, Bing Li, Gregori J. Morriello, Chris R. Moyes, Dong-Ming Shen, Liping Wang, Cheng Zhu
  • Publication number: 20120258078
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel Linked Tricyclic Aryl Compounds, compositions comprising at least one Linked Tricyclic Compound, and methods of using Linked Tricyclic Aryl Compounds for treating or preventing HCV infection in a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: Schering Corporation
    Inventors: Qingbei Zeng, Kevin X. Chen, Anilkumar Gopinadhan Nair, Stuart B. Rosenblum, Joseph A. Kozlowski, F. George Njoroge
  • Publication number: 20120245166
    Abstract: Methods for enhancing memory and/or learning and prevent neurodegeneration by administration of certain heterocyclic and aromatic compounds are described. The methods are particularly useful for treating patients suffering from a neurodegenerative disease such as (without limitation) Alzheimer's, Parkinsons's, Lou Gehrig's (ALS) disease or memory or learning impairment. A neuronal human cell-based assay that assess NF-kB gene up-regulation using a luciferase reporter is also provided that screens for compounds useful in methods for enhancing memory or learning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2010
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: Southern Research Institute
    Inventors: Maurizio Grimaldi, Judith Varady Hobrath, Subramaniam Ananthan, Joseph A. Maddry
  • Patent number: 8273778
    Abstract: Compounds which inhibit microbial growth or attenuate the virulence of pathogen microorganisms. Compounds of the invention inhibit UDP-galactopyranose mutase (UGM) and have activity as inhibitors of microbial growth of microorganisms which contain this enzyme and particularly those microorganisms in which this enzyme is responsible for the incorporation of galactofuranose residues, particularly for uridine 5?-diphosphate (UDP) galactopyranose mutase. Compounds of the invention inhibit UDP-galactopyranose mutase (UGM) and have activity to attenuate virulence of pathogenic microorganisms, including mycobacteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Laura Lee Kiessling, Emily Carla Dykhuizen, John F. May
  • Patent number: 8273779
    Abstract: The invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing at least one thiazolidin-4-one derivative to prevent or treat disorders associated with an activated immune system. Furthermore, the invention relates to novel thiazolidin-4-one derivatives notably for use as pharmaceutically active compounds. Said compounds particularly act also as immunosuppressive agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
    Inventors: Christoph Binkert, Martin Bolli, Boris Mathys, Claus Mueller, Michael Scherz, Oliver Nayler
  • Publication number: 20120238578
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of voltage-gated sodium channels. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of the invention and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Jesus E. Gonzalez, III, Andreas P. Termin, Esther Martinborough, Nicole Zimmerman
  • Publication number: 20120238581
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, prodrug, salt of a prodrug, or a combination thereof. Pharmaceutical compositions of formula (I) and related methods for treating or preventing metabolic diseases or conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Inventors: Andrew J. Souers, Ju Gao, Todd M. Hasen, Rajesh R. Iyengar, Philip R. Kym, Bo Liu, Zhonghua Pei, Vince S. Yeh, Gang Zhao, Zhili Xin
  • Publication number: 20120238569
    Abstract: Provided herein are compounds of the formula (I): as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein the substituents are as those disclosed in the specification. These compounds, and the pharmaceutical compositions containing them, are useful for the treatment of inflammatory diseases and disorders such as, for example, asthma and COPD.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Inventors: Paul Gillespie, Christophe Michoud, Kenneth Carey Rupert, Kshitij Chhabilbhai Thakkar
  • Publication number: 20120232105
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition for inhibiting osteoclast growth is disclosed in the present invention. The pharmaceutical composition includes a compound represented by a formula (I), and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt and carrier: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 can be one selected from a group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, C1?C10 alkyl group, C2?C10 alkynyl group, amino group, haloalkyl group and sulfonamide group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2011
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER
    Inventors: Deh-Ming CHANG, Hsu-Shan Huang
  • Publication number: 20120225886
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of Formula (I), pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and method of using the same in the treatment or prevention of diseases mediated by the activation of ?3-adrenoceptor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2010
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme, Corp.
    Inventors: Scott D. Edmondson, Lehua Chang, Nam Fung Kar, Gregori J. Morriello, Christopher R. Moyes, Dong-Ming Shen, Cheng Zhu, Neville J. Anthony, Philip Jones, Graham F. Smith, Mark E. Scott, Christopher F. Thompson, Joon Jung, Carolyn Cammarano, Dawn Marie Hoffman
  • Patent number: 8257931
    Abstract: A composition and method for inhibiting proliferation of a tumor cell compared to a non-tumor cell. Also described are methods of screening for a composition that inhibits cap-dependent translation compared to cap-independent translation of proteins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Gerhard Wagner, Michael Chorev, Nathan John Moerke, Bertal Huseyin Aktas, José Halperin
  • Publication number: 20120214815
    Abstract: The present invention concerns 2-oxo-1-pyrrolidine derivatives, processes for preparing them, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as pharmaceuticals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: UCB Pharma, S.A.
    Inventors: Benoît KENDA, Yannick QUESNEL, Ali ATES, Philippe MICHEL, Laurent TURET, Joël MERCIER
  • Patent number: 8242119
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula II: wherein R1 and R2 are independently H, F or CH3; or R1 forms an ethynyl bond and R2 is H or C3-C6 cycloalkyl which is optionally substituted with one or two substituents independently selected from methyl, CF3, OMe or halo; R3 is C1-C3 alkyl or C3-C6 cycloalkyl, either of which is optionally substituted with one or two methyl and/or a fluoro, trifluoromethyl or methoxy, when R3 is C3-C6 cycloalkyl it may alternatively be gem substituted with fluoro; R4 is methyl or fluoro; m is 0, 1 or 2; E is a bond, or thiazolyl, optionally substituted with methyl or fluoro; A1 is CH or N, A2 is CR6R7 or NR6, provided at least one of A1 and A2 comprises N; R6 is H, C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C4 haloalkyl, C1-C3 alkyl-O—C1-C3 alkyl, or when A2 is C, R6 can also be C1-C4alkoxy or F; R7 is H, C1-C4 alkyl or F or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, N-oxide or hydrate thereof, have utility in the treatment of disorders characterized by inappropriate expression or activation of cathepsin K, such as osteo
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Medivir AB
    Inventors: Lourdes Salvador Odén, Magnus Nilsson, Pia Kahnberg, Bertil Samuelsson, Urszula Grabowska
  • Publication number: 20120202819
    Abstract: Described herein is an improved method of treating overactive bladder, wherein the method comprises administering to a patient in need thereof a beta 3 adrenergic receptor agonist, an antimuscarinic agent, and an optional selective M2 antagonist. Such combination therapy provides improved efficacy and/or reduced side effects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
    Inventors: Scott D. Edmondson, Mary Struthers SinhaRroy, Hiroshi Nagabukuro, William S. Denney, Tara F. Frenki
  • Publication number: 20120202687
    Abstract: This document discloses molecules having the following formulas (“Formula One” & “Formula Two” and “Formula Three”) The Ar1, Het, Ar2, R1, R2, R3, R4, and R5 are further described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2012
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Inventors: Gary D. Crouse, Thomas C. Sparks, William H. Dent, III, CaSandra L. McLeod, Lawrence C. Creemer, David A. Demeter, Amanda E. Fritz, Lindsey G. Fischer, Erich W. Baum
  • Publication number: 20120202750
    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: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2012
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: Frederick Cohen, Kurt Deshayes, Wayne J. Fairbrother, Bainian Feng, John A. Flygare, Lewis J. Gazzard, Vickie Hsiao-Wei Tsui