Ring Nitrogen Is Shared By The Cyclos Of The Bicyclo Ring System Patents (Class 514/413)
  • Patent number: 8093284
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Shionogi & Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hayao Nakanishi
  • Publication number: 20110319362
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2009
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Inventors: Shaomeng Wang, Jianyong Chen, Cindy Gomez, Longchuan Bai, Zaneta Nikolovska-Coleska, Yu-Jun Zhao
  • Publication number: 20110281845
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to XIAP inhibitor compounds of the formula I.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2011
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicant: NOVARTIS AG
    Inventors: Zhuoliang CHEN, Mark G. PALERMO, Sushil K. SHARMA, Troy SMITH, Christopher S. STRAUB, Run-Ming D. WANG, Yaping WANG, Leigh ZAWEL
  • Publication number: 20110281927
    Abstract: The present application describes deuterium-enriched doripenem, pharmaceutically acceptable salt forms thereof, and methods of treating using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2010
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicant: PROTIA, LLC
    Inventor: Anthony W. Czarnik
  • Publication number: 20110275688
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2011
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: 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
  • Patent number: 8044087
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Alan Xiangdong Wang, Ramkumar Rajamani, Paul Michael Scola
  • Publication number: 20110251162
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2009
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicant: CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER
    Inventors: George Y. Liu, Ching Wen Tseng
  • Patent number: 8034837
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Merckle GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Albrecht, Thomas Kammermeier, Hans-Gunter Striegel, Philipp Merckle, Stefan Laufer
  • Patent number: 8030307
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Joel D. Moore, Yat Sun Or, Zhe Wang
  • Patent number: 8030327
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: MDS K.K.
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Sato, Hideki Kurihara, Kaori Kamijo, Yu Onozaki, Toshiaki Tsujino, Tetsuya Sugimoto, Akiko Watanabe, Morihiro Mitsuya, Hideya Komatani
  • Publication number: 20110237538
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2009
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: SUMMIT CORPORATION PLC
    Inventors: 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
  • Publication number: 20110223232
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2007
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Inventors: Olexander Hnojewyj, Patrick Rivelli, JR., Tony B. Shaffer, David Cheung
  • Patent number: 8008338
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher A. Muller, Janet K. Cheetham, Teresa H. Kuan, David F. Power
  • Publication number: 20110195929
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2009
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: SUMMIT CORPORATION PLC
    Inventors: 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
  • Publication number: 20110166060
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2009
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Applicants: Massachusettes Institute of Technology, Children's Medical Center Corporation
    Inventors: Emmanuel John Simons, Todd R. Hoare, Daniel S. Kohane, Robert S. Langer
  • Publication number: 20110158983
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2009
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventors: Newell Bascomb, John Maki, Fredric S. Young
  • Publication number: 20110160271
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: ALLERGAN, INC.
    Inventors: Eldon Q. Farnes, Mayssa Attar, Rhett M. Schiffman, Chin-Ming Chang, Richard S. Graham, Devin F. Welty
  • Publication number: 20110151024
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2011
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Inventor: Alexander Mauskop
  • Patent number: 7956049
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventor: Guohua Zhao
  • Patent number: 7947704
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Bayer CropScience AG
    Inventors: 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
  • Publication number: 20110118303
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2009
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicants: EMS S.A., Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio De Mesquita Filho - UNESP
    Inventors: Ednir de Oliveira Vizioli, Chung Man Chin, Renato Farina Menegon, Lorena Blau, Jean Leandro Dos Santos, Maria do Carmo Longo
  • Publication number: 20110118243
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2009
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Inventor: Lynn Chambers
  • Publication number: 20110111006
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicant: RAMSCOR, INC.
    Inventors: Vernon G. WONG, Louis L. Wood
  • Publication number: 20110092368
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Inventors: 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
  • Publication number: 20110086023
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Applicant: Fairfield Clinical Trials LLC
    Inventor: Edward M. Lane
  • Patent number: 7915282
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: 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
  • Publication number: 20110071090
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2010
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicant: STABLE SOLUTIONS LLC
    Inventor: David F. Driscoll
  • Publication number: 20110052694
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: ALLTRANZ INC.
    Inventors: Audra Lynn Stinchcomb, Stan Lee Banks, Miroslaw Jerzy Golinski, Jeffery Lynn Howard, Dana Carmel Hammell
  • Publication number: 20110052528
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2007
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: Neuren Pharmaceuticals Limited
    Inventors: Paul William Richard Harris, Margaret Anne Brimble
  • Publication number: 20110052556
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: Biolab Sanus Farmaceutical Ltda
    Inventors: José Roberto da Costa Perreira, Marcio Falci, Mauricio Matteis Alario
  • Publication number: 20110046198
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2009
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Inventors: Eldon Q. Farnes, Mayssa Attar, Rhett M. Schiffman, Chin-Ming Chang, Richard S. Graham, Devin F. Welty
  • Publication number: 20110034424
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2010
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: SUCAMPO AG
    Inventor: Ryuji Ueno
  • Patent number: 7884125
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Universiteit Gent
    Inventors: Christian Stevens, Thomas Heugebaert
  • Publication number: 20110021595
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2010
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicant: ALLERGAN, INC.
    Inventors: Eldon Q. Farnes, Mayssa Attar, Rhett M. Shiffman, Chin-Ming Chang, Richard S. Graham, Devin F. Welty
  • Publication number: 20110014127
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2009
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Inventor: Bernard P. Schachtel
  • Publication number: 20110014204
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2007
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Inventors: Andrew P. Feinberg, Andre Levchenko, Dan L. Longo, Minoru S.H. Ko
  • Publication number: 20100317690
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2008
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Inventors: Akane Kawamura, Alan Geoffrey Roach, Francis Xavier Wilson, Jonathon Mark Tinsley, Robert Nash, Richard Storer
  • Publication number: 20100311705
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2010
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Inventors: Gregory A. Demopulos, Pamela Pierce Palmer, Jeffrey M. Herz
  • Patent number: 7842714
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: Eldon Q. Farnes, Mayssa Attar, Rhett M. Schiffman, Chin-Ming Chang, Richard S. Graham, Devin F. Welty
  • Publication number: 20100292289
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the treatment of metabolic syndrome or disorders associated with metabolic syndrome comprising administering a compound of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Applicant: AMPLA Pharmaceuticals Inc.
    Inventor: James R. Hauske
  • Publication number: 20100273812
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2008
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
    Inventors: Shaomeng Wang, Yuefeng Peng, Haiying Sun, Qian Cai, Zaneta Nikolovska-Coleska, Jianfeng Lu, Su Qiu
  • Publication number: 20100267766
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS
    Inventors: Gihad Dargazanli, Genevieve Estenne-Bouhtou, Florence Medaisko, Maria-Carmen Renones
  • Publication number: 20100267722
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2010
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Inventors: 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
  • Publication number: 20100233099
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2009
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Inventors: Roger WHITING, Ramachandran Thirucote
  • Publication number: 20100233185
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2010
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Inventors: Patricia Denny, Paul C. Denny, Mahvash Navazesh
  • Publication number: 20100235950
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2008
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Applicant: GRASSLANZ TECHNOLOGY LTD
    Inventor: Christopher Gerald Lee Pennell
  • Patent number: 7786118
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Schering Corporation
    Inventors: Sydney Ugwu, Vinay Radhakrishnan, Peter M. Ihnat, Leonore C. Witchey-Lakshmanan
  • Patent number: 7786163
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Inventors: David Alan Campbell, Juan Manuel Betancort, David T. Winn
  • Patent number: 7781448
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Argaw Kidane, Henry H. Flanner, Padmanabh Bhatt, Arash Raoufinia
  • Patent number: 7781449
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Argaw Kidane, Henry H. Flanner, Padmanabh Bhatt, Arash Raoufinia