C=x Bonded Directly To The Nitrogen Which Is Bonded Directly To The Thiazole Ring (x Is Chalcogen) Patents (Class 514/371)
  • Publication number: 20120157487
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel sulfur derivatives, processes for preparing them, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as pharmaceuticals as modulators of chemokine receptors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: ALLERGAN, INC.
    Inventors: Haiqing Yuan, Richard I. Beard, Xiaoxia Liu, John E. Donello, Veena Viswanath, Michael E. Garst
  • Patent number: 8202893
    Abstract: One aspect of this disclosure relates generally to lipid compounds that exert diverse effects in the endocannabinoid system, such as regulating CB1 and CB2 receptor or moderating other bio-macromolecules within the endocannabinoid system. Some of the compounds showed improved receptor binding affinity, and/or improved receptor subtype selectivity, and improved bio-stability. Some of the compounds exhibit activities to regulate the enzymes that moderate the bio-disposal of endogenous cannabinoids, such as the fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH). Some of the compounds exhibit activities to inhibit the anandamide transporter. Other aspects of the invention are pharmaceutical preparations employing these ligands and methods of administering therapeutically effective amounts of the preparations to provide a physiological effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: University of Connecticut
    Inventors: Alexandros Makriyannis, Chen Li, Dai Lu
  • Patent number: 8202889
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of inhibiting bacterial IMPDH comprising administering compounds of formula I: or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising said compounds. These compounds, and compositions thereof, are useful in treating bacterial infections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Paul Charifson, Trudy Grossman, Emanuele Perola
  • Publication number: 20120142705
    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 metabolic diseases and disorders such as, for example, type II diabetes mellitus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2011
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Inventor: Robert Francis Kester
  • Publication number: 20120142677
    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: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Angela Berry, Rajashekhar Betageri, Eugene Richard Hickey, Someina Khok, Doris Riether, Lifen Wu, Renee M. Zindell
  • Publication number: 20120142668
    Abstract: Disclosed are 4-amino-2-butenamides of Formula (I) having pharmacological activity, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and methods for the treatment of diseases mediated by the cathepsin C enzyme such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2010
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Inventors: Niall Anderson, Ann M. Bullion, Neysa Nevins, Michael R. Palovich, Steven L. Sollis, Michael D. Wall, Jakob Busch-Petersen, Brian Evans, Huijie Li
  • Publication number: 20120142700
    Abstract: The present invention relates to heterocyclic compounds of formula (I) which have microbiocidal activity, in particular fungicidal activity, as well as methods of using the compounds of formula (I) to control microbes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2010
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION, LLC
    Inventors: Sarah Sulzer-Mosse, Clemens Lamberth, Mathias Stephan Respondex, Laura Quaranta
  • Publication number: 20120129898
    Abstract: The invention relates to solid dispersions of poorly soluble compounds formed by co-precipitation and hot melt extrusion, resulting in improved stability and bioavailability. The invention also relates to hot melt extrusion processes used to prepare such solid dispersions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2012
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Inventors: Ashish Chatterji, Zedong Dong, Harpreet K. Sandhu, Navnit Hargovindas Shah
  • Publication number: 20120129842
    Abstract: This invention relates to bisthiazole I and its therapeutic and prophylactic uses, wherein the variables A, R5, R6, and R7 are defined in the specification. Disorders treated and/or prevented include rheumatoid arthritis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Inventors: Paul Francis JACKSON, Brett Andrew Tounge, Kristi Anne Leonard, Yan Zhang, Aihua Wang, Michael Hawkins, Umar S.M. Maharoof, Joseph Kent Barbay
  • Publication number: 20120121727
    Abstract: The present application relates to novel substituted dihydropyrazolone derivatives, processes for their preparation, their use for treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases and their use for the preparation of medicaments for treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases, in particular cardiovascular and hematological diseases and kidney diseases, and for promoting wound healing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2012
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: BAYER PHARMA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Kai THEDE, Ingo FLAMME, Felix OEHME, Jens-Kerim ERGÜDEN, Friederike STOLL, Joachim SCHUHMACHER, Hanno WILD, Peter KOLKHOF, Hartmut BECK, Jörg KELDENICH, Metin AKBABA, Mario JESKE
  • Publication number: 20120122870
    Abstract: Ischemia-reperfusion injury remains a primary cause of morbidity and mortality in individuals who experience disruption of normal blood flow to one or more major organs. For example, there are no clinically proven strategies that prevent acute renal failure following cardiac surgery. The present invention provides a variety of methods for the treatment or prevention of ischemia-reperfusion injury. In one aspect of the invention, a method for treating or preventing ischemia-reperfusion injury includes administering to a subject an effective amount of a sphingosine kinase inhibitor. Sphingosine kinase inhibitors are very effective in the protection against IR-induced acute renal failure and liver failure. Moreover, the effects occur very early after administration, requiring only a very short time of treatment. Toxicology studies with sphingosine kinase inhibitors demonstrate that they have low toxicity, even in long-term treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2010
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicants: MUSC FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT, APOGEE BIOTECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Charles D. Smith, Zhi Zhong, Lynn W. Maines
  • Publication number: 20120122939
    Abstract: A new class of alkylsulfonyl-substituted thiazolide compounds is described. These compounds show strong activity against hepatitis virus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2012
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Inventors: Jean-Francois Rossignol, J. Edward Semple
  • Patent number: 8178689
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel compounds of formula I, wherein the substituents are as those disclosed in the specification. These compounds, and the pharmaceutical compositions containing them, are useful for the treatment of metabolic diseases and disorders such as, for example, type II diabetes mellitus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Hoffman-La Roche Inc.
    Inventor: Ramakanth Sarabu
  • Patent number: 8173649
    Abstract: A compound represented by the following formula (1): (wherein the carbon atom denoted by * is in the R-configuration; R1 and R2 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an amino group, a hydroxyl group, a hydroxyamino group, a nitro group, a cyano group, a sulfamoyl group, a C1-C6 alkyl group, a C1-C6 alkoxy group, a C1-C6 alkylsulfanyl group, a C1-C6 alkylsulfinyl group or a C1-C6 alkylsulfonyl group; and A is a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignees: Kyorin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Teijin Pharma Limited
    Inventors: Yasumichi Fukuda, Yoshikazu Asahina, Ayako Nakamura, Kenji Fujita, Tomohiro Ide, Fumiyoshi Kobayashi, Shinji Kobayashi, Kanji Komatsu, Masanori Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20120108613
    Abstract: Compounds and compositions for treating injuries caused by exposure to chemical warfare agents are described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2009
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Inventor: Jayhong A. Chong
  • Publication number: 20120108585
    Abstract: Provided herein are novel sirtuin-modulating compounds and methods of use thereof. The sirtuin-modulating compounds may be used for increasing the lifespan of a cell, and treating and/or preventing a wide variety of diseases and disorders including, for example, diseases or disorders related to aging or stress, diabetes, obesity, neurodegenerative diseases, cardiovascular disease, blood clotting disorders, inflammation, cancer, and/or flushing as well as diseases or disorders that would benefit from increased mitochondrial activity. Also provided are compositions comprising a sirtuin-modulating compound in combination with another therapeutic agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2009
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: Sirtris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventor: Chi B. Vu
  • Publication number: 20120101101
    Abstract: Provided are an agent for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of a movement disorder, the agent for the treatment and/or prophylaxis wherein the movement disorder is extrapyramidal syndrome, the agent for the treatment and/or prophylaxis wherein the movement disorder is bradykinesia, gait disturbance, dystonia, dyskinesia or tardive dyskinesia, the agent for the treatment and/or prophylaxis wherein the movement disorder is a side effect of L-DOPA and/or dopamine agonist therapy, and the like, each containing a thiazole derivative represented by the formula (I) wherein R1 represents aryl and the like, and R2 represents pyridyl or the like, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2010
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: KYOWA HAKKO KIRIN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Noriaki Uesaka, Takashi Sawada, Tomoyuki Kanda
  • Publication number: 20120101137
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a compound having a glucokinase-activating effect. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound represented by the general formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient: wherein X means a nitrogen atom or CR6, wherein R6 means a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom; R1 means a hydrogen atom, a C1-C6 alkyl group, a C1-C6 alkoxy group or a C1-C6 alkylthio group; R2 means a hydrogen atom or a fluorine atom; R3 means a hydrogen atom or a C1-C6 alkyl group; and one of R4 and R5 means a hydrogen atom or a C1-C6 alkyl group, and the other means a C1-C6 alkylenecarboxylic acid, a C1-C6 alkylsulfonyl group, a C1-C6 alkylcarbonyl group, or CONH2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2010
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: SANWA KAGAKU KENKYUSHO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tokuyuki Yamashita, Kaori Chikamatsu, Naoki Takahashi, Hisakazu Iwai, Masakazu Kogami, Masao Sakairi, Nobuhide Watanabe, Hiroki Fujieda, Daisuke Kataoka, Mitsuhiro Makino, Noriyasu Kato, Toshiyuki Miyazawa, Kazushige Nagai, Nobuyoshi Kasugai, Hiroyo Kataoka, Naoki Hiramatsu, Nobuaki Tsuruta, Yurie Yamada, Mika Miyoshi, Sei Murakami, Izumi Goto, Tohru Izuchi, Kimie Suzuki, Satoko Harada, Martin Lang, Markus Hans-Juergen Seifert, Kristina Kaarina Wolf
  • Patent number: 8163783
    Abstract: Provided herein are novel compounds that inhibit ribonucleotide reductase (RR) by binding to RRM2 and interfering with the activity of the RRM1/RRM2 holoenzyme. These inhibitors may be used to inhibit RR activity and to treat various conditions associated with RRM2 expression, such as for example certain cancer types, mitochondrial diseases, or degenerative diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: City of Hope
    Inventors: Yun Yen, David Horne, Yate-Ching Yuan, Bing-Sen Zhou, Angela L Perkins Harki, Leila Su
  • Patent number: 8158663
    Abstract: The present invention relates to thiazolidinylidene containing compounds of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, and X are as defined in the specification, compositions comprising such compounds, and methods of treating conditions and disorders using such compounds and compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventors: William A. Carroll, Michael J. Dart, Tongmei Li, Arturo Perez-Medrano, Sridhar Peddi
  • Patent number: 8158825
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel class of modified malonate derivatives. The modified malonate compounds can be used to treat cancer. The modified malonate compounds can also inhibit histone deacetylase and are suitable for use in selectively inducing terminal differentiation, and arresting cell growth and/or apoptosis of neoplastic cells, thereby inhibiting proliferation of such cells. Thus, the compounds of the present invention are useful in treating a patient having a tumor characterized by proliferation of neoplastic cells. The compounds of the invention may also be useful in the prevention and treatment of TRX-mediated diseases, such as autoimmune, allergic and inflammatory diseases, and in the prevention and/or treatment of diseases of the central nervous system (CNS), such as neurodegenerative diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Jonathan Grimm, Paul Harrington, Richard Heidebrecht, Jr., Thomas Miller, Karin Otte, Phieng Siliphaivanh, David Sloman, Matthew Stanton, Kevin Wilson, David Witter, Solomon Kattar, Paul Tempest
  • Patent number: 8153814
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the formula and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates or tautomers thereof, to processes for the preparation of, intermediates used in the preparation of, and compositions containing such compounds, and the uses of such compounds, in particular for the treatment of pain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignees: Pfizer Limited, Icagen, Inc.
    Inventors: Serge Beaudoin, Michael Christopher Laufersweiler, Christopher John Markworth, Brian Edward Marron, David Simon Millan, David James Rawson, Steven Michael Reister, Kosuke Sasaki, Robert Ian Storer, Paul Anthony Stupple, Nigel Alan Swain, Christopher William West, Shulan Zhou
  • Patent number: 8148413
    Abstract: This invention relates to compounds that are activators of glucokinase and thus may be useful for the management, treatment, control, or adjunct treatment of diseases, where increasing glucokinase activity is beneficial. The compounds are of the general formula (I) wherein A and B are further defined in the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: TransTech Pharma, Inc.
    Inventors: Jesper Lau, Per Vedsø, János Tibor Kodra, Anthony Murray, Lone Jeppesen, Michael Ankersen, Govindan Subramanian, Adnan M. M. Mjalli, Robert Carl Andrews, Dharma Rao Polisetti, Daniel Peter Christen
  • Patent number: 8148380
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel amide and sulfonamide substituted heterocyclic urea compounds having useful antibacterial activity. Use of these compounds as pharmaceutical compositions and method of their production are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Crestone, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Guiles, Thale Jarvis, Sarah Strong, Xicheng Sun, Jian Qiu, John C. Rohloff
  • Publication number: 20120065247
    Abstract: Provided herein are compounds and methods for use in preventing or treating a viral infection mediated by a virus comprising an IRES-containing RNA molecule or cancer related to an increase or decrease in IRES-mediated translation of an RNA molecule. Also provided are methods of inhibiting or promoting IRES-mediated translation. Also provided are methods of screening for an agent that inhibits IRES-mediated translation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicants: DiscoveryBiomed, Inc., The UAB Research Foundation
    Inventors: Sunnie R. Thompson, Erik Mills Schwiebert, John H. Streiff
  • Publication number: 20120058085
    Abstract: This invention relates to derivatives of 1-(p-chlorobenzyl)-2-(1-pyrrolidinylmethyl)benzimidazole according to Formula I wherein at least one Y is deuterium described herein and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. This invention also provides compositions comprising a compound of this invention and the use of such compositions in methods of treating diseases and conditions that are beneficially treated by administering an inhibitor of hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA replication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2010
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Inventors: Rose A. Persichetti, Julie F. Liu, Adam Morgan
  • Patent number: 8129541
    Abstract: Compounds of formula I in free or salt form, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 have the meanings as indicated in the specification, are useful for treating diseases mediated by phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase. Pharmaceutical compositions that contain the compounds and processes for preparing the compounds are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Ian Bruce, Peter Finan, Catherine LeBlanc, Clive McCarthy, Lewis Whitehead, Nicola Press, Graham Charles Bloomfield, Judy Hayler, Louise Kirman, Mrinalini Sachin Oza, Lena Shukla
  • Publication number: 20120053210
    Abstract: Described herein are compounds and pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, which modulate the activity of store-operated calcium (SOC) channels. Also described herein are methods of using such SOC channel modulators, alone and in combination with other compounds, for treating diseases or conditions that would benefit from inhibition of SOC channel activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: CalciMedica, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey P. Whitten, Yazhong Pei, Jianguo Cao, Zhijun Wang, Evan Rogers, Brian Dyck, Jonathan Grey
  • Patent number: 8124632
    Abstract: A new class of alkylsulfonyl-substituted thiazolide compounds is described. These compounds show strong activity against hepatitis virus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Romark Laboratories, L.C.
    Inventors: Jean-Francois Rossignol, J. Edward Semple
  • Patent number: 8119645
    Abstract: The present invention relates to hydroximoyl-tetrazole derivatives of formula (I) wherein T represent a tetrazolyl substituent, A represents a carbo- or heterocycle, L1 and L2 represent various linking groups and Q represents a 5-membered heterocycle, their process of preparation, their use as fungicide active agents, particularly in the form of fungicide compositions, and methods for the control of phytopathogenic fungi, notably of plants, using these compounds or compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Bayer Cropscience AG
    Inventors: Isabelle Christian, Marie-Claire Grosjean-Cournoyer, Pierre Hutin, Philippe Rinolfi, Arounarith Tuch, Jacky Vidal
  • Patent number: 8119646
    Abstract: The present invention relates to hydroximoyl-tetrazole derivatives of formula (I) wherein T represent a tetrazolyl substituents, A represents a carbo- or heterocycle, L1 and L2 represent various linking groups and Q represents a carbocycle, their process of preparation, their use as fungicide active agents, particularly in the form of fungicide compositions, and methods for the control of phytopathogenic fungi, notably of plants, using these compounds or compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Bayer CropScience AG
    Inventors: Isabelle Christian, Marie-Claire Grosjean-Cournoyer, Pierre Hutin, Philippe Rinolfi, Arounarith Tuch, Jacky Vidal
  • Publication number: 20120015946
    Abstract: A compound of formula (I): wherein A1, A2, A3, A4, G1, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5a, R5b and R6 are as defined in claim 1; or a salt or N-oxide thereof. Furthermore, the present invention relates to processes and intermediates for preparing compounds of formula (I), to insecticidal, acaricidal, nematicidal and molluscicidal compositions comprising the compounds of formula (I) and to methods of using the compounds of formula (I) to control insect, acarine, nematode and mollusc pests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2010
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION, LLC
    Inventors: Peter Renold, Thomas Pitterna, Jerome Yves Cassayre, Myriem El Qacemi
  • Publication number: 20120014906
    Abstract: The present invention provides heterocyclic derivatives that modulate the activity of stearoyl-CoA desaturase. Methods of using such derivatives to modulate the activity of stearoyl-CoA desaturase and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such derivatives are also encompassed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicants: XENON PHARMACEUTICALS INC., NOVARTIS AG
    Inventors: Sultan Chowdhury, Natalie Dales, Julia Fonarev, Jianmin Fu, Duanjie Hou, Qi Jia, Vishnumurthy Kodumuru, Natalia Pokrovskaia, Shaoyi Sun, Zaihui Zhang
  • Publication number: 20120015929
    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: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2011
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: ABBOTT LABORATORIES
    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: 20120015941
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel amide and sulfonamide substituted heterocyclic urea compounds having useful antibacterial activity. Use of these compounds as pharmaceutical compositions and method of their production are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2008
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: CRESTONE, INC.
    Inventors: Joseph Guiles, Thale Jarvis, Sarah Strong, Xicheng Sun, Jian Qiu, John C. Rohloff
  • Publication number: 20120015990
    Abstract: Provided herein are small molecule inhibitors of Taspase1 and methods of using the small molecule inhibitors of Taspase1 to treat neoplasm in subjects in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: THE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: James Hsieh, Emily Cheng
  • Publication number: 20120010257
    Abstract: The present invention relates to modulators of cystic fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (“CFTR”), compositions thereof, and methods therewith. The present invention also relates to methods of treating CFTR mediated diseases using such modulators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Sara Hadida-Ruah, Fredrick VanGoor, Mark Miller, Jason McCartney, Jinglan Zhou, Vijayalaksmi Arumugam
  • Publication number: 20120010187
    Abstract: The invention provides FIG. 1 novel antimicrobial chemical entities based on a nitrothiazolide backbone that exhibit antibacterial and antiparasitic action against a wide range of human pathogens. The new classes of compounds show extended action against Gram positive bacteria including MRSA drug resistant pathogens. In the Gram-positive organisms, they specifically target and functionally inhibit microbial attachment to surfaces and biofilm formation. In Gram-negative bacteria, including enteroaggregative E. coli strains, these compounds function as pilicides by inhibiting the assembly of pilin subunits into adhesive filaments. Several of these compounds show potent antimicrobial action against Gram positive bacteria, perhaps involving novel targets. Many of the benzothiophene derivatives exhibit antimicrobial activity in the low micrograms per ml range and in blocking biofilm formation in the nanomolar range; ranges considered are well within the range of utility as therapeutics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2010
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: University of Virginia Patent Foundation
    Inventors: Paul S. Hoffman, Richard L. Guerrant, Timothy L. Macdonald, Thomas Eric Ballard, JR.
  • Publication number: 20120010184
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) are disclosed. Compounds according to the invention bind to and are agonists, antagonists or inverse agonists of the CB2 receptor, and are useful for treating inflammation. Those compounds which are agonists are additionally useful for treating pain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Alessandra BARTOLOZZI, Angela BERRY, Eugene Richard HICKEY, Markus OSTERMEIER, Doris RIETHER, Achim SAUER, David Smith THOMSON, Lifen WU, Renee M. ZINDELL, Patricia AMOUZEGH, Nigel James BLUMIRE, Stephen Peter EAST, Monika ERMANN, Someina KHOR, Innocent MUSHI
  • Publication number: 20120010178
    Abstract: Methods, compounds and compositions for promoting motor neuron survival and the treatment of a neurodegenerative disorders such as Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) are described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2009
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE
    Inventors: Lee Rubin, Amy Sinor, Nina Ruslanovna Makhortova, Yin Miranda Yang, Monica Hayhurst Bennett
  • Publication number: 20120004216
    Abstract: The present invention relates to modulators of ATP-Binding Cassette (“ABC”) transporters or fragments thereof, including CF Transmembrane Regulator (“CFTR”), compositions thereof, and methods therewith. The present invention also relates to methods of treating ABC transporter mediated diseases using such modulators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Sara S. Hadida Ruah, Mark T. Miller, Ashvani K. Singh, Thomas Cleveland, Lewis R. Makings, Matthew Hamilton, Peter D.J. Grootenhuis
  • Publication number: 20110312932
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) are disclosed. Compounds according to the invention bind to and are agonists, antagonists or inverse agonists of the CB2 receptor, and are useful for treating inflammation. Those compounds which are agonists are additionally useful for treating pain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Alessandra BARTOLOZZI, Angela BERRY, Eugene Richard HICKEY, Markus OSTERMEIER, Doris RIETHER, Achim SAUER, David Smith THOMSON, Lifen WU, Renee M. ZINDELL, Patricia AMOUZEGH, Nigel James BLUMIRE, Stephen Peter EAST, Monika ERMANN, Someina KHOR, Innocent MUSHI
  • Publication number: 20110313002
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel compounds of formula I, wherein the substituents are as those disclosed in the specification. These compounds, and the pharmaceutical compositions containing them, are useful for the treatment of metabolic diseases and disorders such as, for example, type II diabetes mellitus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Inventor: Ramakanth Sarabu
  • Publication number: 20110312935
    Abstract: There are provided compounds of formula (I), wherein R1, R6, R8, Q2, Q3, Q3a, Q4, L and A have meanings given in the description, and pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof, which compounds are useful in the treatment of diseases in which inhibition of the activity of a member of the MAPEG family is desired and/or required, and particularly in the treatment of inflammation and/or cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2009
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Roland Pfau, Kirsten Arndt, Henri Doods, Norbert Hauel, Klaus Klinder, Raimund Kuelzer, Juergen Mack, Henning Priepke, Dirk Stenkamp
  • Publication number: 20110306637
    Abstract: The present invention relates to modulators of ATP-Binding Cassette (“ABC”) transporters or fragments thereof, including Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (“CFTR”), compositions thereof, and methods therewith. The present invention also relates to methods of treating ABC transporter mediated diseases using such modulators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2011
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Applicant: VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Sara Sabina Hadida-Ruah, Peter Diederik Jan Grootenhuis, Mark Thomas Miller, Matthew Hamilton
  • Publication number: 20110305640
    Abstract: Soluble adenylyl cyclase (sAC) is implicated in proliferation of keratinocytes. Inhibitors of sAC are useful for the treatment and/or prevention of psoriasis and other hyperproliferative skin disorders. Assays to identify such compounds are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2010
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Applicant: CORNELL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jochen Buck, Lonny Levin, Jonathan Zippin
  • Publication number: 20110301158
    Abstract: This invention relates to aryl carbonyl derivatives which are activators of glucokinase which may be useful for the management, treatment, control, or adjunct treatment of diseases, where increasing glucokinase activity is beneficial.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2011
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicant: Novo Nordisk A/S
    Inventors: Dharma Rao Polisetti, Janos Tibor Kodra, Jesper Lau, Paw Bloch, Maria Carmen Valcarce-Lopez, Niels Blume, Mustafa Guzel, Kalpathy Chidambareswaran Santhosh, Adnan M.M. Mjalli, Robert Carl Andrews, Govindan Subramanian, Michael Ankersen, Per Vedso, Anthony Murray, Lone Jeppesen
  • Publication number: 20110294803
    Abstract: Methods for treating CNS disorders such as schizophrenia, psychosis and cognitive disorders using specific inhibitors of phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase p110 delta (PIK3CD) expression and/or activity are described. Methods of determining risk of CNS disorders and methods of determining treatment response are also described. An integrative systems biology approach to identify a signaling mechanism and genetic network associated with schizophrenia and with schizophrenia-associated risk variation in ErbB4. A risk pathway associated with ErbB4 genetic variation involving increased expression of a PI3K-linked ErbB4 receptor CYT-1 and a specific PI3K enzyme, PIK3CD has been identified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2009
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Inventors: Amanda J. Law, Daniel R. Weinberger
  • Patent number: 8063081
    Abstract: This invention relates to aryl carbonyl derivatives which are activators of glucokinase which may be useful for the management, treatment, control, or adjunct treatment of diseases, where increasing glucokinase activity is beneficial.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Novo Nordisk A/S
    Inventors: Dharma Rao Polisetti, Janos Tibor Kodra, Jesper Lau, Paw Bloch, Maria Carmen Valcarce Lopez, Niels Blume, Mustafa Guzel, Kalpathy Chidambareswaran Santhosh, Adnan M. M. Mjalli, Robert Carl Andrews, Govindan Subramanian, Michael Ankersen, Per Vedso, Anthony Murray, Lone Jeppesen
  • Publication number: 20110281922
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of drugs associated with treating diabetes. Particularly, the present invention relates to a dipeptidyl peptidase-IV inhibitor having the structure shown by formula (I), which contains amide thiazole structure and has an effect on treating diabetes, and a preparation method and a pharmaceutical composition containing it, as well as use thereof in manufacture of the drugs for treating the diabetes, wherein, R1 is methyl; R2 is phenyl; phenyl, 2-thienyl substituted in a mono-substituted, bi-substituted manner by fluorine and methyl.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicant: TIANJIN INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH
    Inventors: Guilong ZHAO, Weiren Xu, Yuli Wang, Lida Tang, Yiliang Li, Meixiang Zou, Wei Liu, Hua Shao, Chubing Tan, Peng Liu