Ring Nitrogen Is Shared By The Cyclos Of The Bicyclo Ring System Patents (Class 514/413)
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Publication number: 20120010235Abstract: Compounds of formula and enantiomers and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are described, as well as the pharmaceutical compositions containing said compounds and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, and the use of said compounds and pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment, control, amelioration or prevention of cancer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2011Publication date: January 12, 2012Inventors: Xin-Jie Chu, Qingjie Ding, Nan Jiang, Jin-Jun Liu, Tina Morgan Ross, Zhuming Zhang
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Patent number: 8093284Abstract: A process for producing an aqueous solution of doripenem while decomposition of doripenem by heat is suppressed is found out. It was found out that decomposition of doripenem by heat can be suppressed by continuous heating an aqueous suspension of doripenem, and it was found out that an aqueous solution of doripenem can be produced.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2006Date of Patent: January 10, 2012Assignee: Shionogi & Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hayao Nakanishi
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Publication number: 20110319362Abstract: Inhibitors of STAT3 are disclosed. Methods of using the STAT3 inhibitors in the treatment of diseases and conditions wherein inhibition of STAT3 provides a benefit, like cancers, also are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2009Publication date: December 29, 2011Inventors: Shaomeng Wang, Jianyong Chen, Cindy Gomez, Longchuan Bai, Zaneta Nikolovska-Coleska, Yu-Jun Zhao
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Publication number: 20110281845Abstract: The present disclosure relates to XIAP inhibitor compounds of the formula I.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2011Publication date: November 17, 2011Applicant: NOVARTIS AGInventors: Zhuoliang CHEN, Mark G. PALERMO, Sushil K. SHARMA, Troy SMITH, Christopher S. STRAUB, Run-Ming D. WANG, Yaping WANG, Leigh ZAWEL
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Publication number: 20110281927Abstract: The present application describes deuterium-enriched doripenem, pharmaceutically acceptable salt forms thereof, and methods of treating using the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2010Publication date: November 17, 2011Applicant: PROTIA, LLCInventor: Anthony W. Czarnik
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Publication number: 20110275688Abstract: The present invention is directed to an aqueous ophthalmic solution comprising an effective amount of ketorolac which comprises carboxymethyl cellulose which promotes epithelial wound healing in a patient's cornea.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2011Publication date: November 10, 2011Applicant: ALLERGAN, INC.Inventors: David A. HOLLANDER, Linda VILLANUEVA, Eldon Q. FARNES, Mayssa ATTAR, Rhett M. SCHIFFMAN, Chin-Ming CHANG, Richard S. GRAHAM, Devin F. WELTY
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Patent number: 8044087Abstract: Hepatitis C virus inhibitors having the general formula are disclosed. Compositions comprising the compounds and methods for using the compounds to inhibit HCV are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2009Date of Patent: October 25, 2011Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb CompanyInventors: Alan Xiangdong Wang, Ramkumar Rajamani, Paul Michael Scola
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Publication number: 20110251162Abstract: The present subject matter relates to pathogenesis of MRSA. Specifically, the present disclosures identifies the pro-inflammatory properties of PVL as the cause of MRSA. Viewed from this new perspective, the present subject matter achieves novel methods and apparatus for treating MRSA infection in a subject involving the administration of an anti-inflammatory drug to the subject. Furthermore the present subject matter teaches methods and apparatus for treating a Panton-Valetine leukocidin associated infection in a subject involving the administration of an anti-inflammatory drug to the subject.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2009Publication date: October 13, 2011Applicant: CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTERInventors: George Y. Liu, Ching Wen Tseng
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Patent number: 8034837Abstract: The present invention relates to a new crystalline modification of 6-(4-chlorophenyl)-2,2-dimethyl-7-phenyl-2,S-dihydro-1H-pyrrolizin-S-ylacetic acid which is referred to as polymorph B. It has a peak in the solid state 13C-NMR spectrum (with adamantane as external reference standard; CH group d=29.45 ppm) in the range from 179.8 to 180.2 ppm and can be processed directly to a pharmaceutical formulation.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2006Date of Patent: October 11, 2011Assignee: Merckle GmbHInventors: Wolfgang Albrecht, Thomas Kammermeier, Hans-Gunter Striegel, Philipp Merckle, Stefan Laufer
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Patent number: 8030307Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula I or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, or prodrugs thereof: which inhibit serine protease activity, particularly the activity of hepatitis C virus (HCV) NS3-NS4A protease. 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 a compound of the present invention.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2008Date of Patent: October 4, 2011Assignee: Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Inventors: Joel D. Moore, Yat Sun Or, Zhe Wang
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Patent number: 8030327Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound represented by the Formula [I]: Wherein: the A ring is a 5-membered aromatic heterocyclic group containing at least one hetero atom selected from a nitrogen atom, and the like; A1 and A2, are each a nitrogen atom, and the like; X2, X3, X4, and X5 are all carbon atoms, or alternatively any one of X2, X3, X4, and X5 is a nitrogen atom and the rest are all carbon atoms; R1 is a hydrogen atom, or the like; R2, R3, R4, and R5, are each a hydrogen atom, or the like; R6 and R6?, are each a hydrogen atom, and the like; R7 is an aryl group and the like; and R8 is an amino group or a hydroxy group, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2005Date of Patent: October 4, 2011Assignee: MDS K.K.Inventors: Yoshiyuki Sato, Hideki Kurihara, Kaori Kamijo, Yu Onozaki, Toshiaki Tsujino, Tetsuya Sugimoto, Akiko Watanabe, Morihiro Mitsuya, Hideya Komatani
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Publication number: 20110237538Abstract: Described are various compounds, in particular iminosugars, and methods for the treatment of proteostatic diseases, in particular lysosomal storage disorders. The compound may be a pharmacoperone of an enzyme selected from: (a) Acid alpha-glucosidase; (b) Acid beta-glucosidase; (c) glucocerebrosidase; (d) alpha-Galactosidase A; (e) Acid beta-galactosidase; (f) beta-Hexosaminidase A; (g) beta-Hexosaminidase B; (h) Acid sphingomyelinase; (i) Galactocerebrosidase; (j) Acid ceramidase; (k) Arylsulfatase A; (l) alpha-L-Iduronidase; (m) Iduronate-2-sulfatase; (n) Heparan N-sulfatase; (o) alpha-N-Acetylglucosaminidase; (p) Acetyl-CoA: alpha-glucosaminide N-acetyltransferase; (q) N-Acetylglucosamine-6-sulfate sulfatase; (r) N-Acetylgalactosamine-6-sulfate sulfatase; (s) Acid beta-galactosidase; (t) Arylsulfatase B; (u) beta-Glucuronidase; (v) Acid alpha-mannosidase; (w) Acid beta-mannosidase; (x) Acid alpha-L-fucosidase; (y) Sialidase; and (z) alpha-N-acetylgalactosaminidase.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2009Publication date: September 29, 2011Applicant: SUMMIT CORPORATION PLCInventors: Olivier De Moor, Graeme Horne, Penny Jane Middleton, Frank Schroer, Stephen Paul Wren, Maria Ines Passos Eleuterio, Renate Van Well, Colin Richard Dorgan, Francis Xavier Wilson, Robert Nash, Richard Storer, Graham Michael Wynne, Alan Geoffrey Roach, Akane Kawamura, Jonathon Mark Tinsley
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Publication number: 20110223232Abstract: The invention is generally directed to a drug-release composition that contains drug-linker-drug compound that is combined with another therapeutic agent that can be an antirestenotic agent. The therapeutic agent can be partially bound to the drug-linker-drug compound, miscible with the drug-linker-drug compound, combined with the drug-linker-drug compound at various ratios, and tuned to control the release of drugs to a tissue in need thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2007Publication date: September 15, 2011Inventors: Olexander Hnojewyj, Patrick Rivelli, JR., Tony B. Shaffer, David Cheung
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Patent number: 8008338Abstract: Compositions comprising ketorolac tromethamine at a therapeutically effective concentration of less than 0.5% are disclosed herein. Methods of treating or preventing ocular pain using said compositions are also disclosed herein.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2004Date of Patent: August 30, 2011Assignee: Allergan, Inc.Inventors: Christopher A. Muller, Janet K. Cheetham, Teresa H. Kuan, David F. Power
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Publication number: 20110195929Abstract: Described are various compounds and methods for the treatment of flaviviral infections. In particular, alkaloids and imino sugars in arabinose and/or lyxose stereochemical configuration with antiflaviviral activity are described.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2009Publication date: August 11, 2011Applicant: SUMMIT CORPORATION PLCInventors: Olivier De Moor, Graeme Horne, Penny Jane Middleton, Frank Schroer, Stephen Paul Wren, Maria Ines Passos Eleuterio, Renate Van Well, Colin Richard Dorgan, Francis Xavier Wilson, Robert Nash, Richard Storer, Graham Michael Wynne, Alan Geoffrey Roach, Akane Kawamura, Jonathon Mark Tinsley
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Publication number: 20110166060Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for noninvasive delivery of therapeutic agents across an intact tympanic membrane. For example, the compositions include a penetration enhancer which increases the flux of a therapeutic agent (e.g., antibiotic) across the tympanic membrane. Such compositions are particularly useful in the treatment of otitis media. Additionally, the composition may include a sustained release agents that, in some embodiments form sustained release reservoirs, in situ, once administered to a patient.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2009Publication date: July 7, 2011Applicants: Massachusettes Institute of Technology, Children's Medical Center CorporationInventors: Emmanuel John Simons, Todd R. Hoare, Daniel S. Kohane, Robert S. Langer
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Publication number: 20110160271Abstract: The present invention provides an aqueous ophthalmic solution comprising an effective amount of ketorolac which comprises carboxymethyl cellulose in an aqueous solution wherein said concentration of carboxymethyl cellulose is selected to provide an increased absorption of ketorolac in the eye of a patient that is at least 130% greater than the absorption of a comparative aqueous ketorolac ophthalmic solution having the same concentration of ketorolac.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2010Publication date: June 30, 2011Applicant: ALLERGAN, INC.Inventors: Eldon Q. Farnes, Mayssa Attar, Rhett M. Schiffman, Chin-Ming Chang, Richard S. Graham, Devin F. Welty
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Publication number: 20110158983Abstract: In alternative embodiments, this invention provides compositions and methods for treating cancer or any condition caused by dysfunctional cells, side effects from treatments for cancer or any condition caused by dysfunctional cells, e.g., mucositis therapies (e.g., for oral mucositis; digestive mucositis; esophageal mucositis; intestinal mucositis). In alternative embodiments, the invention provides cytoprotection products that may be used either alone or in combination with other medical therapies such as cancer chemotherapies and radiation therapies.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2009Publication date: June 30, 2011Inventors: Newell Bascomb, John Maki, Fredric S. Young
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Publication number: 20110151024Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for preventing migraines. The migraine prophylaxis composition is a single dosage form comprising at least one form of elemental magnesium and at least one NSAID. The prophylaxis composition, comprising at least one form of elemental magnesium and a therapeutically effective concentration of acetylsalicylic acid may also provide cardiac protection and prevent cardiovascular diseases.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2011Publication date: June 23, 2011Inventor: Alexander Mauskop
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Patent number: 7956049Abstract: The present application provides compounds, including all stereoisomers, solvates, prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable forms thereof according to Formula I wherein R1a, R1b, R1c, Q, A, R3, W, D and R2 are defined herein. Additionally, the present application provides pharmaceutical compositions containing at least one compound according to Formula I and optionally at least one additional therapeutic agent. Finally, the present application provides methods for treating a patient suffering from an MCHR-1 modulated disease or disorder such as, for example, obesity, diabetes, depression or anxiety by administration of a therapeutically effective dose of a compound according to Formula I.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2009Date of Patent: June 7, 2011Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb CompanyInventor: Guohua Zhao
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Patent number: 7947704Abstract: The invention relates to novel 2,4,6-phenyl-substituted cyclic ketoenols of the formula (I), in which CKE, W, X and Y are as defined above, to a plurality of processes and intermediates for their preparation and to their use as pesticides and/or herbicides, and also to selective herbicidal compositions comprising firstly the 2,4,6-phenyl-substituted cyclic ketoenols and secondly at least one compound which improves crop plant tolerance.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2005Date of Patent: May 24, 2011Assignee: Bayer CropScience AGInventors: Thomas Bretschneider, Reiner Fischer, Oliver Gaertzen, Klaus Kunz, Stefan Lehr, Dieter Feucht, Peter Lösel, Olga Malsam, Guido Bojack, Christian Arnold, Thomas Auler, Martin Jeffrey Hills, Heinz Kehne, Chris Rosinger
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Publication number: 20110118243Abstract: The invention provides dosage forms for the delivery of one or more non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs to equines. The dosage forms are palatable, desirable, and easy to administer with little or no mess or waste. The dosage form can be a cookie that includes one or more grain products, one or more protein products, one or more flavoring agents, or a combination thereof. The dosage form also includes a therapeutically effective amount of one or more non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, for example, for the treatment of joint deterioration, swelling and inflammation, founder, fever, laminitis, or a combination thereof. The drug can be phenylbutazone or firocoxib and the dosage unit can be conveniently hand-fed to the horse.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2009Publication date: May 19, 2011Inventor: Lynn Chambers
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Publication number: 20110118303Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds derived from taurine with non-steroidal anti inflammatory activity. In a first embodiment, the present invention relates to compounds derived from taurine, in which taurine is bound directly by means of an amide bond or through an spacing group, to a compound selected from the group of non-steroidal anti inflammatory compounds, cited as derived from taurine presenting the Formula (I): in which R means the component with non-steroidal anti inflammatory activity. In a second embodiment, the invention provides a process for obtaining the compounds of Formula (I) by reaction of taurine with a compound belonging to the group of non-steroidal anti inflammatory (NSAIs), in order to obtain a compound derived from taurine by direct bond or through a spacing group of the taurine to the NSAI. The invention also relates to the pharmaceutical compositions comprising at least one compound derived from taurine presenting non-steroidal anti inflammatory activity.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2009Publication date: May 19, 2011Applicants: EMS S.A., Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio De Mesquita Filho - UNESPInventors: Ednir de Oliveira Vizioli, Chung Man Chin, Renato Farina Menegon, Lorena Blau, Jean Leandro Dos Santos, Maria do Carmo Longo
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Publication number: 20110111006Abstract: This invention provides for biocompatible and biodegradable syringeable liquid, implantable solid, and injectable gel pharmaceutical formulations useful for the treatment of systemic and local disease states.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2011Publication date: May 12, 2011Applicant: RAMSCOR, INC.Inventors: Vernon G. WONG, Louis L. Wood
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Publication number: 20110092368Abstract: The present invention relates to novel 2,4,6-phenyl-substituted cyclic ketoenols of the formula (I) in which W, X, Y and CKE have the meanings given in the disclosure, to a plurality of processes for their preparation and to their use as pesticides and/or herbicides. The invention further relates to selectively herbicidal compositions containing 2,4,6-phenyl-substituted cyclic ketoenols and a compound which improves crop plant tolerance.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2010Publication date: April 21, 2011Inventors: Reiner Fischer, Klaus Kunz, Stefan Lehr, Michael Ruther, Udo Schneider, Markus Dollinger, Mark Wilhelm Drewes, Dieter Feucht, Jörg Konze, Ulrike Wachendorff-Neumann, Guido Bojack, Thomas Auler, Martin Jeffrey Hills, Thomas Bretschneider, Olga Malsam, Christoph Erdelen, Angelika Lubos-Erdelen, Alfred Angermann, Hein Kehne, Christopher Hugh Rosinger
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Publication number: 20110086023Abstract: The invention provides a topical pharmaceutical composition for application to the nasal or ocular mucosa which comprises (1) a pharmaceutical excipient suitable for topical administration, (2) a mucosal adjuvant, (3) an antihistamine drug and (4) a mast cell stabilizer, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, a phosphodiesterase inhibitor, an anti-IgE agent, heparin, a topical steroid or a leukotriene blocker.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2010Publication date: April 14, 2011Applicant: Fairfield Clinical Trials LLCInventor: Edward M. Lane
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Patent number: 7915282Abstract: The present invention relates to novel C2-phenyl-substituted cyclic ketoenols of the formula (I) in which W, X, Y, Z and CKE are as defined in the description, to processes for their preparation and to their use as pesticides and herbicides.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2001Date of Patent: March 29, 2011Assignee: Bayer AktiengesellschaftInventors: Michael Ruther, Hermann Hagemann, Udo Schneider, Markus Dollinger, Peter Dahmen, Ulrike Wachendorff-Neumann, Reiner Fischer, Alan Graff, Thomas Bretschneider, Christoph Erdelen, Mark Wilhelm Drewes, Dieter Feucht, Folker Lieb
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Publication number: 20110071090Abstract: A method of parenterally administering a composition, the method including parenterally administering to a person a composition including at least one omega-3 fatty acid and at least one drug, wherein the at least one omega-3 fatty acid source and the at least one drug are administered simultaneously.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2010Publication date: March 24, 2011Applicant: STABLE SOLUTIONS LLCInventor: David F. Driscoll
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Publication number: 20110052528Abstract: Embodiments of this invention provide novel peptidomimetics that contain a macrocycle. Such compounds are neuroprotective and have utility as therapeutic agents for treatment of diseases, injuries and other conditions characterised by neuronal degeneration and/or death. Compounds are also useful for manufacture of medicaments useful for treatment of such conditions.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2007Publication date: March 3, 2011Applicant: Neuren Pharmaceuticals LimitedInventors: Paul William Richard Harris, Margaret Anne Brimble
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Publication number: 20110052556Abstract: The present invention refers to a pharmaceutical composition comprising racetam and carnitine. Said pharmaceutical composition may further comprise coenzyme Q10 and/or agent associated with mitochondrial and/or metabolic disturbance, such as hypocholesterolemic agent of the statins group, a hypoglycemic agent, or an antiepileptic agent. The invention also includes a method of treatment for mitochondrial disturbances comprising administration of the pharmaceutical composition of the invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2009Publication date: March 3, 2011Applicant: Biolab Sanus Farmaceutical LtdaInventors: José Roberto da Costa Perreira, Marcio Falci, Mauricio Matteis Alario
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Publication number: 20110052694Abstract: Described herein are microneedle drug delivery systems comprising a pharmaceutical compositions comprising pharmaceutically active agents (e.g., cannabidiol and prodrugs of cannabidiol) and microneedle arrays suitable for local and systemic delivery of the active agent to a mammal. Also described herein are methods of using a microneedle transdermal or topical drug delivery systems comprising pharmaceutical compositions, comprising cannabidiol and prodrugs of cannabidiol, and microneedle arrays in the treatment disease, including pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2010Publication date: March 3, 2011Applicant: ALLTRANZ INC.Inventors: Audra Lynn Stinchcomb, Stan Lee Banks, Miroslaw Jerzy Golinski, Jeffery Lynn Howard, Dana Carmel Hammell
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Publication number: 20110046198Abstract: The present invention provides an aqueous ophthalmic solution comprising an effective amount of ketorolac which comprises carboxymethyl cellulose in an aqueous solution wherein said concentration of carboxymethyl cellulose is selected to provide an increased absorption of ketorolac in the eye of a patient that is at least 130% greater than the absorption of a comparative aqueous ketorolac ophthalmic solution having the same concentration of ketorolac.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2009Publication date: February 24, 2011Inventors: Eldon Q. Farnes, Mayssa Attar, Rhett M. Schiffman, Chin-Ming Chang, Richard S. Graham, Devin F. Welty
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Publication number: 20110034424Abstract: Provided is a method for the long term treatment of a condition or disease which is one of the indications for NSAID use in a human patient, which comprises administering to the patient a pharmaceutically effective amount of a NSAID and at least 36 mcg per day of cobiprostone or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester, ether or amide. By administering cobiprostone or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester, ether or amide in combination with a NSAID, the patient can receive the NSAID for longer time period.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2010Publication date: February 10, 2011Applicant: SUCAMPO AGInventor: Ryuji Ueno
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Patent number: 7884125Abstract: The present invention relates to a group of substituted-7-azabicyclo-[2.2.1]heptyl derivatives with biological activity. The present invention also relates to synthetic methods for producing said substituted-7-azabicyclo-[2.2.1]heptyl derivatives. The present invention also relates to certain intermediates for producing such substituted-7-azabicyclo-[2.2.1]heptyl derivatives, as well as a synthetic method for producing such intermediates. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such substituted-7-azabicyclo-[2.2.1]heptyl derivatives, as well as their use as medicaments for the treatment of diseases mediated by a Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor or a receptor being a member of the Neurotransmitter-gated Ion Channel Superfamily, such as pain, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia, epilepsy and nicotine addiction.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2008Date of Patent: February 8, 2011Assignee: Universiteit GentInventors: Christian Stevens, Thomas Heugebaert
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Publication number: 20110021595Abstract: The present invention provides an aqueous ophthalmic solution comprising an effective amount of ketorolac which comprises mixtures of carboxymethyl cellulose in an aqueous solution wherein said concentration of carboxymethyl cellulose is selected to provide an increased absorption of ketorolac in the eye and improve visual acuity of the users.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2010Publication date: January 27, 2011Applicant: ALLERGAN, INC.Inventors: Eldon Q. Farnes, Mayssa Attar, Rhett M. Shiffman, Chin-Ming Chang, Richard S. Graham, Devin F. Welty
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Publication number: 20110014127Abstract: Described herein are methods for effectively and accurately measuring a patient response upon administration of one or more drugs to the patient. The methods are more sensitive than current methodologies. Also described herein are compositions comprising an analgesic and a sufficient amount of an antihistamine to enhance the analgesic properties of the analgesic. With respect to these compositions, the methods described herein are useful for evaluating qualities of pain, definite improvement, and one or more bodily functions of a subject afflicted with pain. The compositions described herein are useful in improving the quality of pain in a subject or a bodily function of a subject afflicted with pain or definite improvement of a subject afflicted with pain.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2009Publication date: January 20, 2011Inventor: Bernard P. Schachtel
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Publication number: 20110014204Abstract: The present invention relates to targets of loss of imprinting (LOI) affected IGF2 gene products in pre-malignant tissues, where methods of inhibiting those targets, including IGFR1, are disclosed to prevent tumor development in subjects at risk for developing colorectal cancer (CRC). The present invention also relates to methods of identifying increased risk in developing CRC in a subject, including methods of assessing the efficacy of a chemotherapeutic regimen. Further, the present invention relates to methods for identifying anti-neoplastic agents.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2007Publication date: January 20, 2011Inventors: Andrew P. Feinberg, Andre Levchenko, Dan L. Longo, Minoru S.H. Ko
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Publication number: 20100317690Abstract: Described are various compounds and methods for the treatment of disorders arising from aberrant protein folding, including in particular lysosomal storage diseases. In particular, polyhydroxylated alkaloids and imino sugars which are pharmacoperones of an enzyme and which do not bind to a catalytic site of said enzyme are described.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2008Publication date: December 16, 2010Inventors: Akane Kawamura, Alan Geoffrey Roach, Francis Xavier Wilson, Jonathon Mark Tinsley, Robert Nash, Richard Storer
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Publication number: 20100311705Abstract: Solutions for perioperative intraocular application by continuous irrigation during ophthalmologic procedures are provided. These solutions include multiple agents that act to inhibit inflammation, inhibit pain, effect mydriasis (dilation of the pupil), and/or decrease intraocular pressure, wherein the multiple agents are selected to target multiple molecular targets to achieve multiple differing physiologic functions, and are included in dilute concentrations in a balanced salt solution carrier.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2010Publication date: December 9, 2010Inventors: Gregory A. Demopulos, Pamela Pierce Palmer, Jeffrey M. Herz
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Patent number: 7842714Abstract: The present invention provides an aqueous ophthalmic solution having an effective amount of ketorolac which includes carboxymethyl cellulose in an aqueous solution wherein the concentration of carboxymethyl cellulose is selected to provide an increased absorption of ketorolac in the eye of a patient that is at least 130% greater than the absorption of a comparative aqueous ketorolac ophthalmic solution having the same concentration of ketorolac.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2009Date of Patent: November 30, 2010Assignee: Allergan, Inc.Inventors: Eldon Q. Farnes, Mayssa Attar, Rhett M. Schiffman, Chin-Ming Chang, Richard S. Graham, Devin F. Welty
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Publication number: 20100292289Abstract: The present invention relates to the treatment of metabolic syndrome or disorders associated with metabolic syndrome comprising administering a compound of the invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2008Publication date: November 18, 2010Applicant: AMPLA Pharmaceuticals Inc.Inventor: James R. Hauske
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Publication number: 20100273812Abstract: The invention relates to diazo bicyclic mimetics of Smac which function as inhibitors of Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins. The invention also relates to the use of these mimetics for inducing apoptotic cell death and for sensitizing cells to inducers of apoptosis.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2008Publication date: October 28, 2010Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANInventors: Shaomeng Wang, Yuefeng Peng, Haiying Sun, Qian Cai, Zaneta Nikolovska-Coleska, Jianfeng Lu, Su Qiu
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Publication number: 20100267766Abstract: The disclosure relates to a compound of formula (I): wherein m, n, Ar, and R are as defined in the disclosure, to compositions containing them and to their therapeutic use. The disclosure also relates to processes for preparing these compounds and to certain intermediate compounds.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2010Publication date: October 21, 2010Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTISInventors: Gihad Dargazanli, Genevieve Estenne-Bouhtou, Florence Medaisko, Maria-Carmen Renones
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Publication number: 20100267722Abstract: The invention relates to a compound of formula (I) wherein A, R1-R6 are as defined in the description and in the claims. The compound of formula (I) can be used as a medicament.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2010Publication date: October 21, 2010Inventors: Rubén Alvarez Sánchez, David Banner, Simona M. Ceccarelli, Uwe Grether, Wolfgang Haap, Peter Hartman, Guido Hartmann, Hans Hilpert, Holger Kuehne, Harald Mauser, Jean-Marc Plancher
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Publication number: 20100233099Abstract: Disclosed herein are devices and processes for preparing a vial for an intranasal administration of a medicament where the vial comprises reduced oxygen content.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2009Publication date: September 16, 2010Inventors: Roger WHITING, Ramachandran Thirucote
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Publication number: 20100233185Abstract: Provided are methods, test devices, and diagnostic kits for predicting, assessing, and diagnosing the risk of a disease using salivary analysis. The methods comprise providing a whole (unfractionated) saliva sample from a subject; contacting an aliquot of the saliva with two or more lectins under conditions that allow the two or more lectins to bind to a lectin-binding component of the saliva; detecting the amount of bound lectin; and comparing the amount of bound lectin to the amount known to bind a saliva sample from a control patient, to predict the risk of a disease in the subject. Also provided are methods for reducing the risk of a disease and a method for assessing the risk of the disease at a defined level.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2010Publication date: September 16, 2010Inventors: Patricia Denny, Paul C. Denny, Mahvash Navazesh
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Publication number: 20100235950Abstract: This invention relates to a pesticidal compositions containing at least one pyrrolizidine alkaloid compound derived from a plant and endophyte combination, and applying the pesticidal compositions to another plant without pesticidal protection, where upon application of the composition, the plant confers pest protection. The pyrrolizidine alkaloid compound is of Formula wherein: R?H or CH3 and R??H, CH3, CHO, COCH3.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2008Publication date: September 16, 2010Applicant: GRASSLANZ TECHNOLOGY LTDInventor: Christopher Gerald Lee Pennell
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Patent number: 7786118Abstract: In its several embodiments, this invention discloses a pharmaceutical formulation comprising at least one antineoplastic agent or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and at least one dissolution enhancing agent sufficient to substantially dissolve said at least one antineoplastic agent in at least one aqueous diluent, wherein said dissolution enhancing agent is urea, L-histidine, L-threonine, L-asparagine, L-serine, L-glutamine or mixtures thereof; a lyophilized powder comprising said pharmaceutical formulation, and articles of manufacture thereof.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2009Date of Patent: August 31, 2010Assignee: Schering CorporationInventors: Sydney Ugwu, Vinay Radhakrishnan, Peter M. Ihnat, Leonore C. Witchey-Lakshmanan
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Patent number: 7786163Abstract: Certain constrained cyano compounds are useful as inhibitors of post-proline/alanine cleaving amino-dipeptidases. Accordingly, these compounds can be employed, alone or with another therapeutic agent, to treat diabetes (especially, Type II diabetes), hyperglycemia, Syndrome X, diabetic complications, hyperinsulinemia, obesity, atherosclerosis and related diseases, as well as various immunomodulatory diseases and chronic inflammatory bowel disease.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2005Date of Patent: August 31, 2010Inventors: David Alan Campbell, Juan Manuel Betancort, David T. Winn
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Patent number: 7781449Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition of a pharmaceutically acceptable trospium salt, with upon administration to a human patient generates an average steady state blood levels of trospium with a minimum (Cmin) and maximum (Cmax) blood levels of about 0.5-2.5 ng/ml and about 2.0-6.0 ng/ml, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2007Date of Patent: August 24, 2010Assignee: Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Inventors: Argaw Kidane, Henry H. Flanner, Padmanabh Bhatt, Arash Raoufinia