Polycyclo Ring System Having The Oxazole Ring As One Of The Cyclos Patents (Class 514/379)
  • Patent number: 8067457
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of general formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein X, n, Y, and R1 are defined generally and in subsets herein. Compounds of the invention are inhibitors of CCR2 and accordingly are useful for the treatment of a variety of inflammatory, allergic, and autoimmune diseases, disorders, or conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Shomir Ghosh, Prakash Raman, Kevin Sprott, Amy M. Elder, Sian Griffiths, Francois Soucy, Qing Ye
  • Publication number: 20110269764
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease and related disorders. More particularly, the invention relates to combined therapies that modulate synapse function for treating said disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: PHARNEXT
    Inventors: Daniel Cohen, Ilya Chumakov, Serguei Nabirochkin, Oxana Guerassimenko, Nathalie Cholet
  • Publication number: 20110237624
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I): in which R1, R2, R3, X, Y and A are as defined in the specification. The compounds are modulators of the estrogen receptors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: LABORATOIRE THERAMEX
    Inventors: Benoit RONDOT, Jean LAFAY, Paule BONNET, Thierry CLERC, Igor DUC, Eric DURANTI, François PUCCIO, Jacqueline SHIELDS, Christian BLOT, Philippe MAILLOS
  • Publication number: 20110224196
    Abstract: This invention relates generally to methods and pharmaceutical formulations useful in treating patients suffering from obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). Treatment of OSAS is effected by administering a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor to the patient in combination with at least one additional active agent. Examples of additional active agents include modafinil, eszopiclone, zolpidem, zaleplon, and phentermine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2011
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: Vivus, Inc.
    Inventors: Leland F. Wilson, Peter Tam, Thomas Najarian, Charles H. Bowden
  • Patent number: 7985762
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or mixtures thereof that inhibit serine protease activity, particularly the activity of hepatitis C virus NS3—NS4A protease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Kevin M. Cottrell, John Maxwell, Qing Tang, Anne-Laure Grillot, Arnaud Le Tiran, Emanuele Perola
  • Publication number: 20110172279
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to N-hydroxyamidino compounds which are modulators of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO), as well as compositions and pharmaceutical methods thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2011
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Inventors: Andrew P. Combs, Brian M. Glass, Richard B. Sparks, Eddy Wai Tsun Yue
  • Patent number: 7977364
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I): in which R1, R2, R3, X, Y and A are as defined in the specification. The compounds are modulators of the estrogen receptors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Laboratoire Thermamex
    Inventors: Benoit Rondot, Jean Lafay, Paule Bonnet, Thierry Clerc, Igor Duc, Eric Duranti, Francois Puccio, Jacqueline Shields, Christian Blot, Philippe Maillos
  • Patent number: 7977360
    Abstract: The present invention relates to substituted benzo[d]isoxazol-3-yl-amine compounds, methods for their production, medicaments containing these compounds and the use of these compounds to produce medicaments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Gruenenthal GmbH
    Inventors: Robert Frank, Beatrix Merla, Melanie Reich, Ruth Jostock
  • Publication number: 20110166169
    Abstract: The invention relates to the novel substances in Formula (I): wherein Het is a heterocycle optionally substituted by one or a plurality of radicals R1 or R?1; R is selected from the group comprising Formula (A?), (B), (C), (D), or (E), with R1 and/or R?1 selected from H, halogen, CF3, nitro, cyano, alkyl, hydroxyl, mercapto, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, alkoxy, phenylalcoxy, alkylhio, or carboxy that is free or esterified by an alkyl, carboxamide, CO—NH(alkyl), CON(alkyl)2, NH—CO-alkyl, sulfonamide, NH—S02-alkyl, S(0)2-NHalkyl, or S(02)-N(alkyl)2 radical; all these radicals are optionally substituted; W1, W2, and W3 independently are CH or N; X is 0, S, NR2, C(O), S(O), or S(0)2; Z is optionally substituted H, Hal, -0-R2 or —NH—R2 with R2 being H, alkyl, cycloalkyl, or heterocycloalkyl; and these substances are all isomeric forms and salts thereof, used as drugs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2010
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Applicant: sanofi-aventis
    Inventors: Jean-Marie RUXER, Victor CERTAL, Marcel ALASIA, Luc BERTIN, Herve MINOUX, Patrick MAILLIET, Frank HALLEY, Maria MENDEZ-PEREZ
  • Publication number: 20110165120
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or mixtures thereof that inhibit serine protease activity, particularly the activity of hepatitis C virus NS3-NS4A protease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2011
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Applicant: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Kevin M. Cottrell, John Maxwell, Qing Tang, Anne-Laure Grillot, Arnaud Le Tiran, Emanuele Perola
  • Publication number: 20110165188
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to N-hydroxyamidino compounds which are modulators of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO), as well as compositions and pharmaceutical methods thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2011
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Inventors: Andrew P. Combs, Brian M. Glass, Richard B. Sparks, Eddy Way Tsun Yue
  • Patent number: 7973065
    Abstract: The compounds disclosed herein are isoxazole derivatives that are useful as antimicrobial compounds, particularly as anti-bacterial compounds. The disclosed methods comprise incubating at least two different substrates in the presence of at least one oxygenase to provide the disclosed compounds, or to prepare and identify compounds that have antimicrobial activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Shaw Intellectual Properties Holding, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Rock McClay, Robert Jon Steffan
  • Patent number: 7968578
    Abstract: The invention is directed to indole amide derivatives as EP4 receptor antagonists useful for the treatment of EP4 mediated diseases or conditions, such as acute and chronic pain, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and cancer. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use are also included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Merck Frosst Canada Ltd.
    Inventors: Michael Boyd, John Colucci, Zhaoyin Wang
  • Publication number: 20110152251
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods, kits, and uses of inhibitors of LCMV mediated NF-?B activation to treat viral infections and inflammatory conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2010
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
    Inventors: Robert W. Finberg, Evelyn A. Kurt-Jones, Shenghua Zhou
  • Patent number: 7964600
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of ligands for nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChR), activation of nAChRs, and the treatment of disease conditions associated with defective or malfunctioning nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, especially of the brain. Further, this invention relates to novel compounds for example, indoles, 1H-indazoles, 1,2-benzisoxazoles, and 1,2-benzisothiazoles, which act as ligands for the ?7 nAChR subtype, methods of preparing such compounds, compositions containing such compounds, and methods of use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: Memory Pharmaceuticals Corporation
    Inventors: Wenge Xie, Brian Herbert, Jianguo Ma, Truc Minh Nguyen, Richard Schumacher, Carla Maria Gauss, Ashok Tehim
  • Publication number: 20110130433
    Abstract: This disclosure concerns novel compounds of Formula (I) as defined in the specification and compositions comprising such novel compounds. These compounds are useful antiviral agents, especially in inhibiting the function of the NS5A protein encoded by Hepatitis C virus (HCV). Thus, the disclosure also concerns a method of treating HCV related diseases or conditions by use of these novel compounds or a composition comprising such novel compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2010
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Inventors: Rico Lavoie, Clint A. James, Edward H. Ruediger
  • Publication number: 20110112158
    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 13, 2010
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Inventors: David Robert Bolin, Matthew Michael Hamilton, Lee Apostle McDermott, Yimin Qian
  • Patent number: 7939528
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds which are antagonist or inverse agonists at an opioid receptor. Such compounds are useful in the treatment of obesity and related diseases and/or conditions in mammals, particularly humans. Methods of making and using such compounds are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: GlaxoSmithKline LLC
    Inventors: Kevin Karl Barvian, Jason Daniel Speake, David John Cowan, Andrew Lamont Larkin, Jerzy Ryszard Szewczyk
  • Publication number: 20110098289
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to methods of treating obesity and minimizing metabolic risk factors associated therewith using, for example, zonisamide or other weight loss-promoting anti-convulsant either alone or in combination with bupropion or metabolites thereof or other compound that enhances the activity of norepinephrine and/or dopamine via uptake inhibition or other mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2011
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Inventors: Kishore M. Gadde, K. Ranga R. Krishnan
  • Publication number: 20110082180
    Abstract: The compounds disclosed herein are isoxazole derivatives that are useful as antimicrobial compounds, particularly as anti-bacterial compounds. The disclosed methods comprise incubating at least two different substrates in the presence of at least one oxygenase to provide the disclosed compounds, or to prepare and identify compounds that have antimicrobial activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2010
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Inventors: Kevin Rock McClay, Robert Jon Steffan
  • Publication number: 20110053941
    Abstract: Presently provided are methods for (a) modulating an activity of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase comprising contacting an indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase with a modulation effective amount of a compound as described in one of the aspects described herein; (b) treating indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) mediated immunosuppression in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering an effective indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase inhibiting amount of a compound as described in one of the aspects described herein; (c) treating a medical conditions that benefit from the inhibition of enzymatic activity of indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase comprising administering an effective indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase inhibiting amount of a compound as described in one of the aspects described herein; (d) enhancing the effectiveness of an anti-cancer treatment comprising administering an anti-cancer agent and a compound as described in one of the aspects described herein; (e) treating tumor-specific immunosuppression associated with cancer compris
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2008
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: NEWLINK GENETICS
    Inventors: Mario Mautino, Firoz Jaipuri, Agnieszka Marcinowicz-Flick, Tanay Kesharwani, Jesse Waldo, Steven James Collier
  • Publication number: 20110053942
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an orally disintegrating tablet containing (1) an active ingredient, (2) mannitol, (3) crystalline cellulose and (4) at least two kinds of particular ingredients selected from the group consisting of low-substituted hydroxypropylcellulose, cornstarch and carmellose, wherein the blending ratio of each ingredient relative to 100 wt % of the disintegrating tablet is (1) 0.01 to 50 wt %, (2) 20 to 86 wt %, (3) 10 to 30 wt %, and (4) 1 to 20 wt % for each particular ingredient and 3 to 60 wt % as the total of the particular ingredients to be blended, and an assembly of (3) crystalline cellulose to be blended has a bulk density of not more than 0.18 g/cm3, and can provide an orally disintegrating tablet having both suitable hardness and rapid disintegrability in oral cavity, which maintains orally disintegrability even under moist conditions, and hardness of not less than a predetermined level necessary for using in an automatic packaging machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keiichi Fujiwara, Yasushi Ochiai, Yohei Kimura
  • Publication number: 20110046097
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to new inhibitors of the p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase having the general formula (I), processes for preparation thereof, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2009
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Inventors: Paul Robert Eastwood, Jacob Gonzalez Rodriguez, Victor Giulio Matassa
  • Publication number: 20110039902
    Abstract: A process for preparing a crystalline form compound of 3-benzyl-2-methyl-2,3,3a,4,5,6,7,7a-octahydrobenzo[d]isoxazol-4-one is described, comprising the step of reacting 3-benzyl-2-methyl-2,3,3a,4,5,6,7,7a-octahydroben-zo[d]isoxazol-4-one with oxalic acid in one or more solvents, wherein at least one solvent is a solvent having a carbon atom number of from 3 to 6, said solvent being non-halogenated and having a dielectric constant ? within the range from 4 to 25. The process of the invention enables a co-crystal comprising 3-benzyl-2-methyl-2,3,3a,4,5,6,7,7a-octahydrobenzo[d]isoxazol-4-one and oxalic acid to be obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2009
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Applicant: ABIOGEN PHARMA S.P.A.
    Inventors: Fabio Neggiani, Elio Napolitano, Simone Basagni, Barbara Politi
  • Publication number: 20110039813
    Abstract: Disclosed are use of a benzophenone derivative represented by general formula (I) or a salt thereof and one or more immunosuppressing agents in combination, and a pharmaceutical composition containing the benzophenone derivative or a salt thereof and one or more immunosuppressing agents. The use and the composition are useful for treatment or prevention of autoimmune diseases and the like. (In the formula, R1 represents an optionally substituted heterocyclic group, a substituted phenyl group or the like; Z represents an alkylene group or the like; R2 represents a carboxyl group, which may be protected by an alkyl group, or the like; R3 represents an optionally protected hydroxyl group or the like; R4 represents an optionally substituted cycloalkyloxy group or the like; and R5 represents a hydrogen atom or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2009
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Applicant: Toyama Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukihiko Aikawa, Shunichi Shiozawa
  • Publication number: 20110039901
    Abstract: A process for preparing a crystalline form compound of 3-benzyl-2-methyl-2,3,3a,4,5,6,7,7a-octahydrobenzo[d]isoxazol-4-one is described, comprising the step of reacting 3-benzyl-2-methyl-2,3,3a,4,5,6,7,7a-octahydrobenzo[d]isoxazol-4-one and fumaric acid in one or more solvents, wherein at least one solvent is a solvent having a carbon atom number of from 3 to 6, said solvent being non-halogenated and having a dielectric constant ? in the range from 4 to 25. The process of the invention enables to obtain a co-crystal comprising 3-benzyl-2-methyl-2,3,3a,4,5,6,7,7a-octahydrobenzo[d]isoxazol-4-one and fumaric acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2009
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Inventors: Simone Basagni, Fabio Neggiani, Barbara Politi, Elio Napolitano
  • Publication number: 20110020366
    Abstract: Disclosed are a use of a benzophenone derivative or a salt thereof and one or more TNF? inhibitors in combination, and a pharmaceutical composition containing the benzophenone derivative or a salt thereof and one or more TNF? inhibitors. The use and the composition are useful for treatment or prevention of autoimmune diseases and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2009
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicant: TOYAMA CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yukihiko Aikawa, Shunichi Shiozawa
  • Publication number: 20110021564
    Abstract: The invention provides methods of treating binge eating disorders, obesity resulting from binge eating behavior, and depression. The invention includes methods of treating certain co-morbidities in ADHD and ADD patients; for example the invention includes methods of treating generalized anxiety disorder, obsessional and ruminative thought disorders, and obsessive/compulsive behavior in ADHD and ADD patients. The invention also includes combination methods of treatment in which an amphetamine prodrug, methylphenidate prodrug, or methylphenidate analog is administered with one or more other active agents. Packaged pharmaceutical compositions containing an amphetamine or methylphenidate prodrug, instructions for using the prodrug to treat certain disorders, and optionally one or more other active agents are provided by the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2008
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicant: LCS GROUP, LLC
    Inventor: Louis Sanfilippo
  • Publication number: 20110009371
    Abstract: The tetracycline class of antibiotics has played a major role in the treatment of infectious diseases for the past 50 years. However, the increased use of the tetracyclines in human and veterinary medicine has led to resistance among many organisms previously susceptible to tetracycline antibiotics. The modular synthesis of tetracyclines and tetracycline analogs described provides an efficient and enantioselective route to a variety of tetracycline analogs and polycyclines previously inaccessible via earlier tetracycline syntheses and semi-synthetic methods. These analogs may be used as anti-microbial agents or anti-proliferative agents in the treatment of diseases of humans or other animals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2010
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Inventors: Andrew G. Myers, Mark G. Charest, Christian D. Lerner, Jason D. Brubaker, Dionicio R. Siegel
  • Publication number: 20100316607
    Abstract: The present invention discloses compounds of Formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, or prodrugs thereof: which inhibit RNA-containing virus, particularly the hepatitis C virus (HCV). Consequently, the compounds of the present invention interfere with the life cycle of the hepatitis C virus and are also useful as antiviral agents. The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the aforementioned compounds for administration to a subject suffering from HCV infection. The invention also relates to methods of treating an HCV infection in a subject by administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compounds of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2010
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Inventors: Yat Sun Or, Xiaowen Peng, Lu Ying, Ce Wang, Yao-Ling Qiu
  • Publication number: 20100310599
    Abstract: The present invention is embodied by a composition capable inducing weight loss in a patient in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2010
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Inventors: W. Blair GEHO, John R. LAU
  • Publication number: 20100311778
    Abstract: The present invention provides transient receptor potential vanilloid (TRPV) modulators. In particular, compounds described herein are useful for treating or preventing diseases, conditions and/or disorders modulated by TRPV3. Also provided herein are processes for preparing compounds described herein, intermediates used in their synthesis, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods for treating or preventing diseases, conditions and/or disorders modulated by TRPV3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2008
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Inventors: V S Prasadarao Lingam, Abraham Thomas, Laxmikant Atmaram Gharat, Deepak Vitthal Ukirde, Shantaram Kashinath Phatangare, Ajit Shankar Mindhe, Neelima Khairatkar-Joshi, Vidya Ganapati Kattige
  • Patent number: 7846925
    Abstract: The present invention is related to azolidinedione-vinyl fused-benzene derivatives of formula (I) for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of autoimmune disorders and/or inflammatory diseases, cardiovascular diseases, neurodegenerative diseases, bacterial or viral infections, kidney diseases, platelet aggregation, cancer, graft rejection or lung injuries. Formula (I), wherein A, X, Y, Z, R1, R2 and n are as described in the description.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Merck Serono SA
    Inventors: Thomas Rueckle, Xuliang Jiang, Pascale Gaillard, Dennis Church, Tania Grippi Vallotton
  • Publication number: 20100297250
    Abstract: 1,3-Dipole-functional compounds (e.g., azide functional compounds) can be reacted with certain alkynes in a cyclization reaction to form heterocyclic compounds. Useful alkynes (e.g., strained, cyclic alkynes) and methods of making such alkynes are also disclosed. The reaction of 1,3-dipole-functional compounds with alkynes can be used for a wide variety of applications including the immobilization of biomolecules on a substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2008
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Geert-Jan Boons, Jun Guo, Xinghai Ning, Margaretha Wolfert
  • Patent number: 7820664
    Abstract: This invention concerns to N-(2-aylamino)aryl sulfonamides, which are inhibitors of MEK, methods of using such compounds in the treatment of hyperproliferative diseases, and to pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: Bayer Schering Pharma AG
    Inventors: Jean-Michel Vernier, Andreas Maderna, Yung-hyo Koh, Zhi Hong
  • Publication number: 20100255005
    Abstract: In its many embodiments, the present invention provides a novel class of heterocyclic compounds as modulators of gamma secretase, methods of preparing such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing one or more such compounds, methods of preparing pharmaceutical formulations comprising one or more such compounds, and methods of treatment, prevention, inhibition, or amelioration of one or more diseases associated with the central nervous system using such compounds or pharmaceutical compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2008
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Inventors: Zhaoning Zhu, William J. Greenlee, Zhong-Yue Sun, Gioconda Gallo, Ruo Xu, Xianhai Huang, Xiaohong Zhu
  • Publication number: 20100256191
    Abstract: The invention provides methods for treating epilepsy by administering to patients therapeutically effective amounts of AMPA receptor antagonists in combination with zonisamide useful for treating epilepsy. The invention also provides pharmaceutical combinations, kits, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising therapeutically effective amounts of AMPA receptor antagonists, and optionally, zonisamide that are useful for treating epilepsy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2008
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicant: Eisai R&D Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahisa Hanada, Shigeki Hibi, Kazuki Miyazaki
  • Publication number: 20100247534
    Abstract: A compound of formula I wherein m, n, A, B, D, E, G, H, Y, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, and R8, are described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Inventors: James A. Johnson, John Lloyd, Alexander Kover
  • Publication number: 20100249179
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel isoxazole compounds, pharmaceutical compositions, therapeutic uses and processes for preparing the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2008
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: SMITHKLINE BEECHAM CORPORATION
    Inventors: David Norman Deaton, Frank Navas, III, Paul Kenneth Spearing
  • Patent number: 7790722
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of ligands for nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChR), activation of nAChRs, and the treatment of disease conditions associated with defective or malfunctioning nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, especially of the brain. Further, this invention relates to novel compounds for example, indoles, 1H-indazoles, 1,2-benzisoxazoles, and 1,2-benzisothiazoles, which act as ligands for the ?7 nAChR subtype, methods of preparing such compounds, compositions containing such compounds, and methods of use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Memory Pharmaceuticals Corporation
    Inventors: Wenge Xie, Brian Herbert, Jianguo Ma, Truc Minh Nguyen, Richard Schumacher, Carla Maria Gauss, Ashok Tehim
  • Patent number: 7772265
    Abstract: Novel compounds of the formula I in which R, X and n are as defined herein, are inhibitors of tyrosine kinase and can be employed for the treatment of tumours, for neuroprotection and for protection of the stress proteins of the skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Teresa Mujica-Fernaud, Herwig Buchholz, Christophe Carola, Wilfried Rautenberg, Christian Sirrenberg
  • Patent number: 7772285
    Abstract: A benzophenone derivative represented by the following formula: wherein R1 represents, for example, an optionally substituted heterocyclic group, or a substituted phenyl group; Z represents, for example, an alkylene group; R2 represents, for example, a carboxyl group optionally protected with alkyl; R3 represents, for example, an optionally protected hydroxyl group; R4 represents, for example, an optionally substituted cycloalkyloxy group; and R5 represents, for example, a hydrogen atom, or a salt thereof has anti-arthritic activity, inhibits bone destruction caused by arthritis, and provides high safety and excellent pharmacokinetics and thus is useful as therapeutic agent for arthritis. These compounds have inhibitory effect on AP-1 activity and are useful as preventive or therapeutic agent for diseases in which excessive expression of AP-1 is involved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Toyama Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hisaaki Chaki, Hironori Kotsubo, Tadashi Tanaka, Yukihiko Aikawa, Shuichi Hirono, Shunichi Shiozawa
  • Publication number: 20100190752
    Abstract: A composition of matter comprising in combination as component (a) at least one 3-(3-dimethylamino-1-ethyl-2-methyl-propyl)-phenol compound, and as component (b) at least one antiepileptic, a pharmaceutical formulation and a dosage form comprising said composition of matter, and a method of treating pain, e.g. neuropathic pain, in which components (a) and (b) are administered simultaneously or sequentially to a mammal, whereby component (a) may be administered before or after component (b) and whereby components (a) or (b) are administered to the mammal either via the same or a different pathway of administration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2010
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Applicant: Gruenenthal GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus Schiene, Petra Bloms-Funke, Thomas Christoph
  • Patent number: 7754748
    Abstract: The present invention relates, in general, to obesity, and, in particular, to a method of treating obesity and minimizing metabolic risk factors associated therewith using, for example, zonisamide or other weight-loss promoting anticonvulsant either alone or in combination with bupropion or other compound that enhances the activity of norepinephrine and/or dopamine via uptake inhibition or other mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Duke University
    Inventors: Kishore M. Gadde, K. Ranga R. Krishnan
  • Publication number: 20100168192
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel benzisoxazole derivatives that are found to be potent modulators of potassium channels and, as such, are valuable candidates for the treatment of diseases or disorders as diverse as those which are responsive to the modulation of potassium channels e.g. a respiratory disease, epilepsy or convulsions. X represents a substituent selected from the group consisting of CO—NR?R?, CO—O—R?, CO—NH—S, CO—NH—SO2R??, CO—NH—C?N, SO2—NR?R?, 2,3-dihydro-1-H-tetrazol-5-yl and [1,2,4]oxadiazolidin-5-one; wherein R? and R?, independently of each other, represent hydrogen or alkyl or phenyl; and R?? represents alkyl, cycloalkyl, haloalkyl or phenyl, which phenyl may optionally be substituted one or more times with substituents selected from halo, trifluoromethyl, trifluoromethoxy, cyano and nitro.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: NeuroSearch A/S
    Inventors: Antonio Nardi, Claus Mathiesen, Jeppe Kejser Christensen
  • Publication number: 20100166889
    Abstract: The invention provides methods of treating depressive disorders, in particular major depression but other depressive orders also, with prodrug stimulants or analogs including amphetamine prodrugs, methylphenidate prodrugs, and methylphenidate analogs, Such methods of treatment may utilize the prodrug stimulant or analog as monotherapy or, more commonly, as an adjunct to antidepressant medication treatment to augment their effect. The invention includes combination methods of treatment in which an amphetamine prodrug, methylphenidate prodrug, or methylphenidate analog is administered to an individual in need with one or more other active agents, either in separate forms or as a single pharmaceutical formulation. Packaged pharmaceutical compositions containing an amphetamine or methylphenidate prodrug, instructions for using the prodrug to treat certain disorders, and optionally one or more other active agents are provided by the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2009
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: LCS GROUP, LLC
    Inventor: Louis Sanfilippo
  • Patent number: 7745471
    Abstract: Derivatives of 1,2-benzisoxazole-3-methanesulfonic acid, which are non-hygroscopic and non-hydrated and their use as intermediates from the preparation of zonisamide are disclosed. Further disclosed are processes of preparing zonisamide from these 1,2-benzisoxazole-3-methanesulfonic acid derivatives, processes of preparing exemplary 1,2-benzisoxazole-3-methanesulfonic acid derivatives and crystalline forms of exemplary 2-benzisoxazole-3-methanesulfonic acid derivatives. A novel process of preparing zonisamide is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Chemagis Ltd.
    Inventors: Vladimir Naddaka, Eyal Klopfer, Shady Saeed, Oded Arad, Joseph Kaspi
  • Publication number: 20100152246
    Abstract: The present invention relates to 5-oxoisoxazole derivatives of the formula I, the pharmaceutically usable salts thereof and the use thereof as medicinal substances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2009
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS
    Inventors: Stefan PETRY, Manfred SEIDEL, Gerhard ZOLLER, Gunter MÜLLER, Karl-Heinz BARINGHAUS, Hubert HEUER
  • Patent number: 7732434
    Abstract: There is provided a series of heterocyclic-containing macrocyclic acyl guanidines of Formula (I) or a stereoisomer; or a nontoxic pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, n and X as defined herein, their pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use. These novel compounds inhibit the processing of amyloid precursor protein (APP) by ?-secretase and, more specifically, inhibit the production of A?-peptide. The present disclosure is directed to compounds useful in the treatment of neurological disorders related to ?-amyloid production, such as Alzheimer's disease and other conditions affected by anti-amyloid activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Shuhao Shi, Samuel Gerritz, Shirong Zhu
  • Publication number: 20100130521
    Abstract: Fused aromatic compounds of Formula I are PPAR gamma agonists or partial agonists and are useful for weekly dosing in the treatment or control of type II diabetes, including hyperglycemia, dyslipidemia, hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, hypertriglyceridemia, and obesity that are often associated with type 2 diabetes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2008
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: MERCK SHARP & DOHME COPORATION
    Inventors: Peter T. Meinke, Andrew Denker, Gary E. Meininger, Naoto Uemura, John A. Wagner, Steven Charnick