Polycyclo Ring System Having The Diazole Ring As One Of The Cyclos Patents (Class 514/393)
  • Publication number: 20140038954
    Abstract: The present invention provides a new class of compounds useful for the modulation of beta-secretase enzyme (BACE) activity. The compounds have a general Formula I, wherein variables A1, A3, A4, A5, A6, A8, R2, R7, X, Y and Z of Formula I are defined herein. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, and corresponding uses of the compounds and compositions for treatment of disorders and/or conditions related to plaque formation and deposition, resulting from the activity of BACE. Such BACE mediated disorders include, for example, Alzheimer's Disease, cognitive deficits and impairments, schizophrenia and other central nervous system conditions and disorders. The invention further provides compounds of Formulas II and III, and of sub-formulas of Formulas I, II and III, intermediates and processes and methods useful for the preparation of compounds of Formulas I-III.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2012
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: AMGEN INC.
    Inventors: Oleg Epstein, Ryan White, Vinod F. Patel, Jason Human
  • Patent number: 8642602
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the discovery of an epigenetic relay pathway that controls hepatic stellate cell activation and the wound-healing response in fibrogenesis, including fibrogenesis of the injured liver. Methods of inhibiting fibrogenesis, including liver fibrogenesis and secondary disease states and conditions thereof, and in treating liver damage, including cirrhosis of the liver (which may be caused by viruses or chemicals, including alcohol), are aspects of the present invention. The methods utilize certain nucleoside compounds and/or antibodies which are optionally conjugated. Pharmaceutical compositions represent additional aspects of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignees: University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc., University of Newcastle Upon Tyne
    Inventors: Jelena Mann, Chung K. Chu, Derek A. Mann
  • Patent number: 8637493
    Abstract: Described are methods for treating cancers, e.g., glioblastoma, including administering an inhibitor of Notch signalling, e.g., a gamma secretase inhibitor, in combination with a chemotherapeutic agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: University of Massachusetts
    Inventors: Alonzo H. Ross, Candace Gilbert, Richard Moser
  • Patent number: 8637496
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of compounds having a monogalactosyldiacylglycerol (MGDG) synthase inhibitory activity as herbicide or algaecide, and to herbicide and algaecide compositions containing at least one of these compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignees: Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
    Inventors: Anne-Laure Bonneau, Cyrille Botte, Michael Deligny, Nadia Saidani, Hélène Hardre, Bernard Rousseau, Roman Lopez, Eric Marechal
  • Publication number: 20140023699
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel chemical compound for use in the treatment of cancer, to compositions containing said compound, methods of manufacture and combinations with other therapeutic agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Inventors: James D. McChesney, Gilles H. Tapolsky, David Lloyd Emerson, John Marshall, Tauseef Ahmed, Allen Cohn, Michael Kurman, Manuel R. Modiano
  • Patent number: 8633234
    Abstract: Amorphous rifaximin, methods of making it, and pharmaceutical compositions containing it. Also described are methods of converting amorphous rifaximin to crystalline rifaximin and vice versa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Cipla Limited
    Inventors: Dharmaraj Ramachandra Rao, Rajendra Narayanrao Kankan, Manjinder Singh Phull, Maruti Ghagare
  • Patent number: 8633212
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a compound represented by the following structural formula or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Pharmaceutical compositions and method of use of the compounds are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignees: Vitae Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Salvacion Cacatian, David A. Claremon, Lawrence W. Dillard, Klaus Fuchs, Niklas Heine, Lanqi Jia, Katerina Leftheris, Brian McKeever, Angel Morales-Ramos, Suresh B. Singh, Shankar Venkatraman, Guosheng Wu, Zhongren Wu, Zhenrong Xu, Jing Yuan, Yajun Zheng
  • Publication number: 20140011798
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula (I): as described herein, pharmaceutical preparations comprising such compounds, uses and methods of use for such compounds in the treatment of a disorder or a disease mediated by the activity of MDM2 and/or MDM4, and combinations comprising such compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: NOVARTIS AG
    Inventors: Pascal FURET, Vito GUAGNANO, Philipp HOLZER, Joerg KALLEN, Lv LIAO, Robert MAH, Liang MAO, Keiichi MASUYA, Achim SCHLAPBACH, Stefan STUTZ, Andrea VAUPEL
  • Patent number: 8618150
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds, compositions and methods for treating various diseases, syndromes, conditions and disorders, including pain. Such compounds are represented by Formula I as follows: wherein Y, R1, R2, and are defined herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica, NV
    Inventors: Mark J. Macielag, Mingde Xia, James J. McNally, Jay M. Matthews
  • Publication number: 20130344063
    Abstract: The use of specific microRNAs (miRNAs) present in CSF as biomarkers for particular brain malignancies and disease activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicants: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL, INC.
    Inventors: Anna M. Krichevsky, Nadiya Teplyuk, Brit Mollenhauer, Santosh Kesari
  • Publication number: 20130338104
    Abstract: The present invention pertains generally to the field of therapeutic compounds, and more specifically to certain 3-substituted-4-oxo-3,4-dihydro-imidazo[5,1-d][1,2,3,5]tetrazine-8-carboxylic acid amide (collectively referred to herein as 3TM compounds). The present invention also pertains to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and the use of such compounds and compositions, both in vitro and in vivo, to inhibit cell proliferation, and in the treatment of proliferative disorders such as cancer, etc., and methods of preparing such compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: Pharminox Limited
    Inventors: Malcolm Francis Graham Stevens, David Cousin, Sharon Jennings, Andrew James McCarroll, John Gareth Williams, Marc Geoffery Hummersone, Jihong Zhang
  • Patent number: 8609862
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of treating a disease or disorder characterised by increased stress hormone levels and/or decreased androgen hormone levels in a subject, comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a compound represented by formula (I): wherein n is 1 or 3; R is hydrogen or —C(O)N(Ra)(Rb) wherein Ra and Rb are independently —(C1-C4)alkyl, or —(C1-C4)alkyl-(C5-C7)aryl, wherein each of Ra and Rb is optionally substituted by —(C1-C4)alkoxy; R1, R2, and R3, are independently hydrogen, halogen, cyano or —(C6-C10) aryl, wherein said —(C6-C10)aryl is optionally substituted by halogen, with the proviso that no more than one of R1, R2, and R3 is hydrogen; and R4 and R5 are hydrogen; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Qi-Ying Hu, Gary Michael Ksander, Erik Meredith, Lauren G. Monovich, Julien Papillon, Christoph Schumacher
  • Publication number: 20130331384
    Abstract: The disclosure provides for novel antimicrobial agents, methods of making, and methods of use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Richard L. Gallo, Teruaki Nakatsuji
  • Publication number: 20130331422
    Abstract: The present invention provides for a method of treating a disease such as cancer, comprising the step of administering to a patient a therapeutically effective amount of an isomer or analog of monoterpene or sesquiterpene (or its derivative), such as an isoperillyl alcohol. The present invention also provides for a method of treating a disease comprising the step of administering to a patient a therapeutically effective amount of a derivative of an isomer or analog of monoterpene or sesquiterpene, such as an isoperillyl alcohol carbamate. The derivative may be an isoperillyl alcohol conjugated with a therapeutic agent such as a chemotherapeutic agent. The route of administration may vary, including inhalation, intranasal, oral, transdermal, intravenous, subcutaneous or intramuscular injection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: NEONC Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Chen, Daniel Levin, Satish Puppali, Daniel Anthony Dickman
  • Patent number: 8604045
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of pyrimidylaminobenzamide derivatives for the preparation of a drug for the treatment of non-cancerous, benign brain tumors, especially for the curative and/or prophylactic treatment of NF, and to a method of treating non-cancerous, benign brain tumors, especially for the curative and/or prophylactic treatment of NF.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventor: Paul W. Manley
  • Publication number: 20130296311
    Abstract: Provided herein are compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and combination therapies for inhibition of hepatitis C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2011
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: PRESIDIO PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Leping Li, Min Zhong
  • Publication number: 20130296355
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof wherein R1, R2, R3, A1, A2, A3, A4, L, B1, B2, B3 and B4 are as defined herein. The compounds of Formula I have been found to act as glucagon antagonists or inverse agonists. Consequently, the compounds of Formula I and the pharmaceutical compositions thereof are useful for the treatment of diseases, disorders, or conditions mediated by glucagon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Inventors: Gary Erik Aspnes, Mary Theresa Didiuk, Kevin James Filipski, Angel Guzman-Perez, Esther Cheng Yin Lee, Jeffrey Allen Pfefferkorn, Benjamin Dawson Stevens, Meihua Mike Tu
  • Publication number: 20130295198
    Abstract: Methods for selecting chemotherapeutic agents for treating a cancer are provided that include the steps of providing a cancer cell sample having a population of bulk cancer cells and a population of cancer stem-like cells, culturing a first portion of the cancer cell sample in a hydrodynamic focusing bioreactor under microgravity conditions and for a period of time to selectively enhance the population of cancer stem-like cells and selectively kill the population of bulk cancer cells, contacting the cancer stem-like cells with one or more chemotherapeutic agents, and then selecting the one or more chemotherapeutic agents for treating the cancer if there is an increase in an amount of cytotoxicity. Methods for treating a cancer are also provided in which the identified chemotherapeutic agents are administered to a subject. Further provided are methods for identifying a test compound useful for treating a cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: Marshall University Research Corporation
    Inventor: Marshall University Research Corporation
  • Publication number: 20130296390
    Abstract: The present invention relates to oral nutritional and therapeutic products which are useful for enhancing the safety of administering and reducing the adverse effects caused by magnesium alpha-lipoate to a warm-blooded mammal, comprising administering magnesium alpha-lipoate with D-biotin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: BioLink Life Sciences, Inc.
    Inventor: Deanna J. Nelson
  • Patent number: 8575140
    Abstract: A decongestant composition is provided comprising: (a) a safe and effective amount of an adrenergic compound; (b) a safe and effective amount of a steroid; and (c) a pharmaceutically-acceptable carrier. Methods of treating congestion in a human or animal subject are also provided comprising administering to the subject a composition comprising: (a) an adrenergic compound; and (b) a steroid; where the daily dose of the adrenergic compound administered to the subject is from about 1 ?g to about 800 ?g, and the daily dose of the steroid administered to the subject is from about 1 ?g to about 400 ?g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Inventor: Richard A. Wandzel
  • Publication number: 20130287789
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of formula I: Said compound is inhibitor of aldosterone synthase and aromatase, and thus can be employed for the treatment of a disorder or disease mediated by aldosterone synthase or aromatase. Accordingly, the compound of formula I can be used in treatment of hypokalemia, hypertension, congestive heart failure, atrial fibrillation, renal failure, in particular, chronic renal failure, restenosis, atherosclerosis, syndrome X, obesity, nephropathy, post-myocardial infarction, coronary heart diseases, inflammation, increased formation of collagen, fibrosis such as cardiac or myocardiac fibrosis and remodeling following hypertension and endothelial dysfunction, gynecomastia, osteoporosis, prostate cancer, endometriosis, uterine fibroids, dysfunctional uterine bleeding, endometrial hyperplasia, polycystic ovarian disease, infertility, fibrocystic breast disease, breast cancer and fibrocystic mastopathy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Gary Michael Ksander, Erik Meredith, Lauren Monovich, Julien Papillon, Fariborz Firooznia, Qi-Ying Hu
  • Patent number: 8569312
    Abstract: In its many embodiments, the present invention provides a novel class of biaryl spiroaminooxazoline analogues as modulators of ?2C adrenergic receptor agonists, 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 conditions associated with the ?2C adrenergic receptors using such compounds or pharmaceutical compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Kevin D. McCormick, Li Dong, Christopher W. Boyce, Manuel de Lera Ruiz, Salem Fevrier, Jie Wu, Junying Zheng, Younong Yu, Jianhua Chao, Walter S. Won, Ashwin U. Rao, Rongze Kuang, Pauline C. Ting, Xianhai Huang, Ning Shao, Anandan Palani, Michael Y. Berlin, Robert G. Aslanian
  • Publication number: 20130274256
    Abstract: Certain multi-cyclic compounds and compositions thereof are useful for reducing or inhibiting the growth of bacterial biofilms and for controlling bacterial biofilm infections. Such compounds and compositions are also useful in methods for reducing or inhibiting the growth of biofilms and for controlling bacterial biofilm infections involving biofilms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2012
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: SEQUOIA SCIENCES, INC.
    Inventor: Sequoia Sciences, Inc.
  • Patent number: 8557838
    Abstract: Pharmaceutical formulations and methods including an immune response modifier (IRM) compound and an oleic acid component are provided where stability is improved by using oleic acid have low polar impurities such as peroxides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation
    Inventors: Alexis S. Statham, Robert J. Nelson
  • Publication number: 20130267501
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides compounds that function as modulators of aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) enzymatic activity, as well as compositions and formulations comprising the compounds. The present disclosure provides therapeutic methods involving administering a subject compound, or a subject pharmaceutical composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventor: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
  • Patent number: 8552044
    Abstract: The present invention relates to coatings for disease control. More particularly, the present invention relates to coatings that are effective against toxins, precursors to these coatings and methods of forming the coatings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventor: Jeffery R. Owens
  • Patent number: 8552045
    Abstract: This invention is directed to compounds with the structure which are PDE10A enzyme inhibitors. The invention provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of the invention and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The present invention also provides processes for the preparation of the compounds of formula 1. The present invention further provides a method of treating a subject suffering from a neurodegenerative disorder comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula 1. The present invention also provides a method of treating a subject suffering from a drug addiction comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula 1. The present invention further provides a method of treating a subject suffering from a psychiatric disorder comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: H. Lundbeck A/S
    Inventors: Jan Kehler, Jacob Nielsen, Mauro Marigo, John Paul Kilburn, Morten Langgård
  • Patent number: 8546440
    Abstract: The present invention is concerned with novel substituted bicyclic imidazole derivatives of Formula (I) wherein R0, R1, R3, R4, X, A1, A2, A3, A4, Y1, Y2 and Y3 have the meaning defined in the claims. The compounds according to the present invention are useful as gamma secretase modulators. The invention further relates to processes for preparing such novel compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising said novel compound as an active ingredient as well as the use of said compounds as a medicament.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Henricus Jacobus Maria Gijsen, Gregor James MacDonald, François Paul Bischoff, Gary John Tresadern, Andrés Avelino Trabanco-Suárez, Sven Franciscus Anna Van Brandt, Didier Jean-Claude Berthelot
  • Patent number: 8524756
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, clathrate, or prodrug thereof wherein X, Y, A, Z, L and n are defined herein. These compounds are useful as immunosuppressive agents and for treating and preventing inflammatory conditions and immune disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp.
    Inventors: Shoujun Chen, Jun Jiang, Hao Li, David A. James, Dinesh Chimmanamada, Christopher Borella, Lijun Sun, Yu Xie, Mats Holmqvist, Jerome Mahiou, Zhiqiang Xia
  • Publication number: 20130224312
    Abstract: This document provides methods and materials involved in assessing responsiveness to PARP inhibitors and platinating agents. For example, methods and materials for using levels of non-homologous end-joining pathway members (e.g., artemis mRNA or polypeptide levels, Ku80 mRNA or polypeptide levels, or DNA-PKcs mRNA or polypeptide levels) to determine if cancer cells that are homologous recombination-deficient are likely to be susceptible or resistant to PARP inhibitors and platinating agents are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: MAYO FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
    Inventor: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
  • Patent number: 8519149
    Abstract: The present invention relates to tricyclic compounds of formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as mPGES-1 inhibitors. These compounds are inhibitors of the microsomal prostaglandin E synthase-1 (mPGES-1) enzyme and are therefore useful in the treatment of pain and/or inflammation from a variety of diseases or conditions, such as asthma, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, acute or chronic pain and neurodegenerative diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Glenmark Pharmaceuticals S.A.
    Inventors: Laxmikant A. Gharat, Nagarajan Muthukaman, Lakshminarayana Narayana, Neelima Khairatkar-Joshi, Vidya G. Kattige
  • Publication number: 20130209483
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to cannabinoid derivative compounds, pharmaceutical compositions made thereof, and methods for treating various diseases and disorders including cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: SUTTER WEST BAY HOSPITALS
    Inventor: SUTTER WEST BAY HOSPITALS
  • Publication number: 20130209460
    Abstract: The invention encompasses methods and kits used in the identification of invasive glioblastoma based upon the expression of TROY. The methods and kits also allow prediction of disease outcome as well as therapeutic outcome.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: THE TRANSLATIONAL GENOMICS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventor: THE TRANSLATIONAL GENOMICS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
  • Publication number: 20130210877
    Abstract: The present invention provides for a derivative of monoterpene or sesquiterpene, such as a perillyl alcohol derivative. For example, the perillyl alcohol derivative may be a perillyl alcohol carbamate. The perillyl alcohol derivative may be perillyl alcohol conjugated with a therapeutic agent such as a chemotherapeutic agent. The present invention also provides for a method of treating a disease such as cancer, comprising the step of delivering to a patient a therapeutically effective amount of a derivative of monoterpene (or sesquiterpene). The route of administration may vary, and can include, inhalation, intranasal, oral, transdermal, intravenous, subcutaneous or intramuscular injection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: NEONC TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: Thomas Chen, Daniel Levin, Satish Puppali
  • Publication number: 20130203828
    Abstract: The present invention provides for a derivative of monoterpene or sesquiterpene, such as a perillyl alcohol derivative. For example, the perillyl alcohol derivative may be a perillyl alcohol carbamate. The perillyl alcohol derivative may be perillyl alcohol conjugated with a therapeutic agent such as a chemotherapeutic agent. The present invention also provides for a method of treating a disease such as cancer, comprising the step of delivering to a patient a therapeutically effective amount of a derivative of monoterpene (or sesquiterpene). The route of administration may vary, and can include, inhalation, intranasal, oral, transdermal, intravenous, subcutaneous or intramuscular injection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2012
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: NEO ONCOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: Thomas Chen, Daniel Levin, Satish Pupalli
  • Publication number: 20130190290
    Abstract: The present application relates to novel 1-phenyl-1H-imidazo[1,2-b]pyrazole derivatives, to processes for their preparation, to their use for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases and to their use for preparing medicaments for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases, in particular angiogenic disorders and hyperproliferative disorders, where neovascularization plays a role, such as, for example, neoplastic disorders and tumour disorders. Such treatments can be carried out as monotherapy or else in combination with other medicaments or further therapeutic measures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2013
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: BAYER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY GMBH
    Inventor: BAYER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY GmbH
  • Patent number: 8492405
    Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a glucokinase activator useful as a pharmaceutical agent such as an agent for the prophylaxis or treatment of diabetes, obesity and the like, and the like. A glucokinase activator containing a compound represented by the formula (I): wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification, or a salt thereof or a prodrug thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
    Inventors: Tsuneo Yasuma, Yasufumi Miyamoto
  • Patent number: 8492374
    Abstract: An azaazulene compound is provided. The azaazulene compound has formula (I) shown below. Each variable in formula (I) is defined in the specification. The compound can be used to treat cancer. The invention also provides a method for treating cancer. The method includes administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of one or more azaazulene compounds of formula (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: On Lee, Chih-Hung Chen, Chi-Y Hung, Yow-Lone Chang, Ting-Shou Chen
  • Publication number: 20130184240
    Abstract: Disclosed is a compound which is useful as an AMPK activator. A compound represented by the formula: its pharmaceutically acceptable salt, or a solvate thereof, wherein a group represented by the formula: is a group represented by the formula: R1 is each independently halogen, hydroxy, cyano, nitro, carboxy, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl or the like; m is an integer of 0 to 3; R2 is hydrogen, or substituted or unsubstituted alkyl; X is —O—; and Y is substituted or unsubstituted aryl, or substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2011
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: Shionogi & Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keisuke Tonogaki, Akira Ino, Eiichi Kojima, Manabu Katou, Masafumi Iwatsu, Nobuyuki Tanaka, Masahiko Fujioka
  • Publication number: 20130183269
    Abstract: The present disclosure is generally directed to antiviral compounds, and more specifically directed to combinations of compounds which can inhibit the function of the NS5A protein encoded by Hepatitis C virus (HCV), compositions comprising such combinations, and methods for inhibiting the function of the NS5A protein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2013
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventor: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
  • Publication number: 20130183277
    Abstract: Provided are compositions and methods for increasing patient CD4+ cell count while undergoing treatment for immune-mediated disease, cancer, heart disease, neurodegenerative disease, or infectious disease by administering to the patient a nutrient composition including, inter alia, alpha lipoic acid, acetyl L-carnitine, and N-acetyl-cysteine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Inventor: Jon D. Kaiser
  • Publication number: 20130177632
    Abstract: The present invention provides therapeutically effective 2,4,5-trisubstituted imidazole compounds, methods of preparing the same, and compositions comprising the compounds alone or in combination with other agents. The present invention further provides for the use of the compounds as anti-microbial agents. The anti-microbial properties of the compounds include anti-bacterial and/or anti-fungal activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Inventors: Raed H. Al-Qawasmeh, Aiping H. Young, Mario Huesca, Yoon S. Lee
  • Patent number: 8481750
    Abstract: Derivatives of 6,7-dihydro-5H-imidazo[1,2-a]imidazole-3-carboxylic acid amide exhibit good inhibitory effect upon the interaction of CAMs and Leukointegrins and are thus useful in the treatment of inflammatory disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Jennifer A. Kowalski, Matt Aaron Tschantz
  • Publication number: 20130164218
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to Hypoxia Inducible Factor-1 pathway inhibitors and uses as anticancer and imaging agents. In certain embodiments, the disclosure contemplates compounds and pharmaceutical compositions disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: EMORY UNIVERSITY
    Inventor: EMORY UNIVERSITY
  • Publication number: 20130165454
    Abstract: Compounds and compositions for treating injuries caused by exposure to chemical warfare agents are described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2012
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: HYDRA BIOSCIENCES, INC.
    Inventor: HYDRA BIOSCIENCES, INC.
  • Publication number: 20130156853
    Abstract: A liquid composition of an insoluble medicament and a preparation method thereof are disclosed. The composition includes insoluble medicament, oil for injection, phospholipid, and solvent; the percentage by weight of each component is as follows: insoluble medicament 0.01-10%, oil for injection 0%-20%, phospholipid 10-80%, solvent 20-89%. The preparation method for the composition includes the following steps: dissolving an insoluble medicament into solvent or oil for injection or a mixture thereof firstly, and then adding other components, and mixing uniformly; or dissolving an insoluble medicament into a mixture of other components, and mixing uniformly; or dissolving an insoluble medicament into part of solvent firstly, and then adding into a mixed solvent of other components and the remaining solvent, and mixing uniformly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: PEKING UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Qiang Zhang, Wenbing Dai, Jiancheng Wang, Xuan Zhang
  • Patent number: 8461192
    Abstract: PKCiota inhibitor 1H-imidazole-4-carboxamide, 5-amino-1-[2,3-dihydroxy-4-[(phosphonooxy)methyl]cyclopentyl]-,[1R-(1?,2?,3?,4?)], (ICA-1), targets a unique sequence (amino acid residues 469-475) in the catalytic domain of PKCiota and inhibits PKCiota activity. The data shows suprising and unexpected ability of ICA-1 to selectively inhibit the proliferation of cells that overexpress PKCiota.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignees: The University of South Florida, The United States of America Department of Veterans Affairs, The University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Mildred Acevedo-Duncan, Shraddha R. Desai, Hla Yee Win, David A. Ostrov, Prajit P. Pillai, Diondra D. Hill
  • Publication number: 20130142887
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for treating cancer comprising inhibiting the activity of p300/CBP histone acetyltransferase (HAT). Also provided are p300/CBP HAT inhibitors for treating a subject having cancer. In addition, the present invention includes biomarkers for p300/CBP HAT inhibition, which are used to i) monitor the effectiveness of cancer therapy, and ii) identify anti-cancer agents for use in combination therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicant: THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Rhoda Myra Alani, Philip A. Cole, Gai Yan, Erin M. Bowers
  • Publication number: 20130129841
    Abstract: The present invention provides a therapeutic combination comprising (a) a compound of formula (I) as set forth in the specification and (b) one or more antineoplastic agents selected from the group consisting of an alkylating or alkylating-like agent, an antimetabolite agent, a topoisomerase I inhibitor, a topoisomerase II inhibitor, an antimitotic agent and radiation wherein the active ingredients are present in each case in free form or in the form of a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or any hydrate thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: NERVIANO MEDICAL SCIENCES S.r.l.
    Inventors: Antonella Ciavolella, Alessia Montagnoli, Enrico Pesenti
  • Patent number: 8436032
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising: (a) bendamustine, (b) a charged cyclopolysaccharide, and (c) a stabilizing agent having a charge opposite to that of the cyclopolysaccharide. Such composition provides unexpectedly desirable stability in reactive environments such as plasma, coupled with unexpectedly desirable anticancer activity. Such compositions are suitable for injection or infusion into patients in need for treatment with bendamustine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Supratek Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Tomasz Popek, Kishore Patel, Valery Alakhov, Grzegorz Pietrzynski