C=x Bonded Directly Or Indirectly By An Acyclic Carbon Or Carbon Chain To Ring Carbon Of The Five-membered Hetero Ring (e.g., Tryptophan, Etc.) (x Is Chalcogen) Patents (Class 514/419)
  • Publication number: 20130274261
    Abstract: Methods of treating pulmonary hypertension are disclosed. Particular methods comprise the administration of a tryptophan hydroxylase inhibitor and a prostacyclin. Pharmaceutical formulations are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Inventor: Arthur T. SANDS
  • Publication number: 20130267493
    Abstract: The present invention relates to indole and indazole compounds of Formula (I) that activate 5? adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK). The invention also encompasses pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds and methods for treating or preventing diseases, conditions, or disorders ameliorated by activation of AMPK.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: PFIZER INC.
    Inventors: Samit Bhattacharya, Kimberly Cameron, Matthew Dowling, Dilinie Fernando, David Ebner, Kevin Filipski, Daniel Kung, Esther Lee, Aaron Smith, Meihua Tu
  • Publication number: 20130267469
    Abstract: Indole-3-propionic acid as a marker and for treatment for Huntington Disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: COUNTERPOINT HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventor: Wayne Matson
  • Patent number: 8551529
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of a composition for the production of tablets and to a composition obtained thereby. This composition is a directly compressible composition which results both in improved tabletting properties and in improved tablet properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: James Easson, Walter Hamm, Guenter Moddelmog
  • Publication number: 20130261130
    Abstract: The invention relates to acylamino-phthalic acid amides and related compounds of formula (I) wherein A is —CON—R3R4, —NR5COR6, —NHR7, —OR8, —SR9, —CH2NR10R11, —(CH2)2-R12, —CH?CH—R12, —C?C—R12, optionally substituted phenyl, optionally substituted thiophenyl, or optionally substituted 1,2,3-triazol-4-yl, W is hydrogen, hydroxy or carboxymethoxy, Y is carboxy, methoxycarbonyl or 2H-tetrazol-5-yl, and the various substituents R have the meanings indicated in the description. These compounds are useful for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of skeletal muscle atrophy, schizophrenia and Alzheimer's disease, and as cognitive enhancers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2011
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Inventors: Shaheen Ahmed, Stefan Hettwer, Jan Willem Vrijbloed, Carlo Farina, Hans Allgeier
  • Publication number: 20130252989
    Abstract: The present invention relates to, inter alia, pharmaceutical compositions comprising a polyunsaturated fatty acid and to methods of using the same to treat or prevent cardiovascular-related diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: AMARIN PHARMACEUTICALS IRELAND LIMITED
    Inventors: Mehar Manku, Ian Osterloh, Pierre Wicker, Rene Braeckman, Paresh Soni
  • Publication number: 20130251664
    Abstract: This invention pertains to methods and compositions for the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular conditions. More specifically, the invention relates to isolated molecules that can be used to diagnose and/or treat cardiovascular conditions including cardiac hypertrophy, myocardial infarction, stroke, arteriosclerosis, and heart failure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: THE BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL, INC.
    Inventor: Richard T. Lee
  • Publication number: 20130252990
    Abstract: The present invention relates to, inter alia, pharmaceutical compositions comprising a polyunsaturated fatty acid and to methods of using the same to treat or prevent cardiovascular-related diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: Amarin Pharmaceuticals Ireland Limited
    Inventors: Mehar Manku, Ian Osterloh, Pierre Wicker, Rene Braeckman, Paresh Soni
  • Publication number: 20130245064
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel acylamino-hydroxy-benzamides of formula (I), wherein R1 is phenyl substituted by phenyl, phenoxy, phenylamino or heteroaryl, all optionally further substituted; bicyclic aryl, monocyclic heteroaryl substituted by optionally substituted phenyl, or bicyclic heteroaryl, R2 is hydrogen or methyl, and R3 and R4 have the meanings indicated in the description. These compounds are useful for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of skeletal muscle atrophy, schizophrenia and Alzheimer's disease, and as cognitive enhancers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2011
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Inventors: Shaheen Ahmed, Stefan Hettwer, Jan Willem Vrijbloed, Carlo Farina, Piero Paravidino
  • Patent number: 8536216
    Abstract: Compositions based on amino acids are described, in particular for oral or parenteral use, suitable for treating heart insufficiency. The compositions according to the invention comprise up to 75% of the branched chain amino acids leucine, isoleucine and valine, as active ingredients. Preferably, the compositions also comprise, as further active ingredients, up to 50% of theronine and lysine. Other essential amino acids are preferably also provided (in particular methionine, phenylalanine, histidine, triphtophan) as well as non essential amino acids (in particular tyrosine and/or cyst(e)ine—i.e., cystine and cyst(e)ine). Other amino acids can be added, provided that their sum is in a percentage being lower than 20% with respect to the other active ingredients, and less than 10% for each single amino acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Professional Dietetics S.R.L.
    Inventor: Francesco Saverio Dioguardi
  • Publication number: 20130236551
    Abstract: It is described the use of a combination consisting of a microcapsule suspension comprising one or more statins in alkyl esters of n-3 PUFA in which the statins are isolated from contact with the alkyl ester of n-3 PUFA by means of a polymeric membrane that can be easily disintegrated in the gastrointestinal medium, for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: DEFIANTE FARMACEUTICA .S.A.
    Inventors: Anna Atti, Enrico Cavazza, Silvia Cavazza, Francesca Cavazza, Martina Cavazza Preta
  • Publication number: 20130237577
    Abstract: Composition comprising leucine, isoleucine, valine, threonine and lysine for use in prophylactic and/or therapeutic treatment of renal disorders in a subject, preferably an elderly subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2011
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Inventors: Francesco Saverio Dioguardi, Edoardo Carlo Maria Conti, Giovanni Federico Maria Conti, Isabella Arborio Mella
  • Publication number: 20130237579
    Abstract: The present invention relates to stable pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, processes for preparing the stable compositions and uses for the compositions. The stable pharmaceutical compositions of the invention may be used, in particular, for the treatment of hyperlipoproteinemia and atherosclerosis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2008
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Inventors: Timothy Stanley, Isabel Delgado, Estela Llorens, Eva Munoz
  • Publication number: 20130236468
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a combination comprising compounds of formula (I): wherein R1 to R3, A, X and n are as defined herein, and an additional active agent. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these combinations, and methods of using these combinations to treat various diseases and disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventor: Lars Anders BYLOCK
  • Publication number: 20130237580
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel peptidomimetic compounds as therapeutic agents capable of inhibiting the programmed cell death 1 (PD1) signalling pathway. The invention also relates to derivatives of the therapeutic agents. The invention also encompasses the use of the said therapeutic agents and derivatives for treatment of disorders via immunopotentiation comprising inhibition of immunosuppressive signal induced due to PD-1, PD-L1, or PD-L2 and therapies using them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: AURIGENE DISCOVERY TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: POTTAYIL GOVINDAN NAIR SASIKUMAR, MURALIDHARA RAMACHANDRA, SEETHARAMAIAH SETTY SUDARSHAN NAREMADDEPALLI
  • Patent number: 8530462
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel indole derivatives, processes for preparing them, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as pharmaceuticals as modulators of sphingosine-1-phosphate receptors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: Santosh C. Sinha, Smita S. Bhat, Ken Chow, Michael E. Garst, Wha Bin Im
  • Publication number: 20130230512
    Abstract: The present invention includes inhibitors of the amino acid transporter ATB0,+ and methods of uses thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: Georgia Health Sciences University Research Institute, Inc.
    Inventor: Georgia Health Sciences University Research Institute, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130231323
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of formulae (I), (II), and (II)I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein the variables, R, R1, R2, R3, R101, L, D, Q, Y, X, and Z are defined herein. These compounds are useful for treating Gram-negative bacteria infections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2011
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: DUKE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Pei Zhou, Eric J. Toone
  • Publication number: 20130230577
    Abstract: The present invention concerns the treatment of serotonergic dysregulation disorders and/or augmentation of serotonin levels in the brain by add-on treatments to serotonin enhancers, and slow-release formulations of 5-hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP) therefor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2013
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: Duke University
    Inventors: Jacob P.R. Jacobsen, Marc G. Caron
  • Patent number: 8524917
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds represented by the formula I, each of which compounds may have sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor agonist and or antagonist biological activity: and wherein the variables Y, R4, n, o, A, A1, A2, X, Z, R1, R3, R2, p, q and r are as defined in the specification. These compounds are useful for treating a disease or condition selected from the group consisting of glaucoma, dry eye, angiogenesis, cardiovascular conditions and diseases, and wound healing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard L. Beard, Haiqing Yuan, John E. Donello, Xiaoxia Liu, Tien Duong
  • Publication number: 20130225617
    Abstract: Compounds of the invention are ligands of the CRTH2 receptor, useful inter alia for treatment of inflammatory conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: PULMAGEN THERAPEUTICS (ASTHMA) LIMITED
    Inventor: PULMAGEN THERAPEUTICS (ASTHMA) LIMITED
  • Publication number: 20130224151
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods of using fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) inhibitors alone or in combination for the treatment or prevention of abdominal, visceral or pelvic pain. Also described herein are pharmaceutical compositions comprising a FAAH inhibitor, alone or in combination with an additional therapeutic agent for the treatment of abdominal, visceral or pelvic pain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicants: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
    Inventors: James Philip Pearson, Mark G. Currie, Yvette Tache, Muriel Larauche
  • Publication number: 20130225531
    Abstract: A composition and method of treating Alzheimer's disease or a dementia of vascular origin are disclosed. The composition and method utilize an endothelin antagonist as the active agent to treat Alzheimer's disease or a dementia of vascular origin in mammals, including humans.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
    Inventor: The Board Of Trustees Of The University of Illinois
  • Publication number: 20130216560
    Abstract: The present invention inter alia provides a method, and use thereof, of predicting severe CVD complications such as AMI or CVD death by detecting the lipid concentrations or lipid ratios of a biological sample and comparing it to a control and has identified specific lipid markers that are more specific and sensitive in predicting these CVD complications than currently utilized clinical markers. Also provided is an antibodies towards said lipids, and the use thereof for predicting, diagnosing, preventing and/or treating CVD complications. The invention additionally relates to kits comprising lipids and/or an antibody thereto, for use in the prediction and/or diagnosis of CVD complications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2011
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: ZORA BIOSCIENCES OY
    Inventors: Reijo Laaksonen, Kim Ekroos, Reini Hurme, Minna Jänis, Riikka Katainen, Kirill Tarasov
  • Publication number: 20130217702
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the indole derivatives of formula (I), wherein R1-R6 and X are defined in the claims and optical antipodes or racemates and/or salts thereof which are selective antagonists of bradykinin B1 to process for producing these compounds, pharmacological compositions containing them and to their use in therapy or prevention of painful and inflammatory conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2011
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Inventors: Gyula Beke, Gyula Attila Bényei, István Borza, Éva Bozó, Sándor Farkas, Katalin Hornok, Andrea Papp, István Vágó, Mónika Vastag
  • Publication number: 20130209433
    Abstract: Methods for reducing peripheral blood glucose levels, food intake, glucose production, gluconeogenesis, triglyceride levels, and low density lipoprotein (VLDL) levels in mammals are provided. Also provided are methods of increasing glucose production and food intake in mammals. Further provided are methods of treating a disorder selected from the group consisting of obesity, type 2 diabetes, type 1 diabetes, hyperglycemia, insulin resistance, glucose intolerance, leptin resistance, metabolic syndrome, heart failure, ischemia, coronary heart disease, familial lipoprotein lipase deficiency, hypopituitarism, hyperlipidemia, hypertriglyceridemia, hyper-VLDLemia, atherosclerosis, hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, and any combination of the foregoing. The methods involve manipulations of amino acid presence or metabolism in the hypothalamus of the mammal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
    Inventor: Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
  • Publication number: 20130203830
    Abstract: The invention is related to compounds for prevention of cell injury or protection of cells. The compounds are involved in the maintenance or the increase of hydrogen sulphide in cells, which results in a protection of the cells or the prevention of cell injury. The compounds of the invention can be used in cell culture and tissue culture techniques. They can also be used in several medical conditions such as ischemia, reperfusion and hypothermia, or for preserving organs which are used for transplantation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: SULFATEQ B.V.
    Inventors: Fatemeh Talaei, Robert Henk Henning, Adrianus C. Van der Graaf
  • Patent number: 8501800
    Abstract: An ophthalmically acceptable vehicle includes an aqueous suspension having a first viscosity. The suspension includes about 0.1% to about 6.5% by weight of a carboxyl-containing polymer prepared by polymerizing one or more carboxyl-containing monoethylenically unsaturated monomers and less than about 5% by weight of a cross-linking agent. The polymer has average particle size of not more than about 50 ?m in equivalent spherical diameter. The vehicle includes a second polymer that allows the carboxyl-containing polymer to remain suspended. Upon contact with tear fluid, the vehicle gels to a second viscosity which is greater than the first viscosity. A method of administering a medicament to the eye of a subject includes applying a composition that includes this ophthalmically acceptable vehicle and a medicament contained for treatment of a disease or disorder for which ophthalmic delivery is indicated. The medicament is released from the vehicle in a sustained release manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Insite Vision Incorporated
    Inventors: Lyle Bowman, Stephen Pham
  • Patent number: 8501759
    Abstract: The present invention, which is applicable in the pharmaceutical industry, relates to the use of fibrates, in particular fenofibrate, especially in the form of a solid oral composition, for the manufacture of a drug for the treatment of sleep apnea, sleep apnea syndrome, in particular obstructive sleep apnea or obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Fournier Laboratories Ireland Limited
    Inventor: Eric Bruckert
  • Publication number: 20130197046
    Abstract: The present application is directed to novel P2X7R antagonists that are indol-3-carboxamide or azaindole-3-carboxamide compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same and their use for the prophylactic or therapeutic treatment of diseases mediated by P2X7R activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2012
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: Affectis Pharmaceuticals AG
    Inventor: Michael Bös
  • Publication number: 20130197053
    Abstract: Pharmaceutical compositions containing a compound of formula (I) wherein the radicals denote e.g.: R1 is hydrogen or C1-C8-alkyl; R2 is hydrogen or C1-C8-alkyl; R3 is hydrogen or C1-C8-alkyl; R4 is OH; R5 is hydrogen, and a pharmaceutically acceptable cyclodextrin derivative can be used for the preparation of ophthalmic formulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2011
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: MERZ PHARMA GMBH & CO. KGAA
    Inventors: Bernard Hauptmeier, Kevin Kiehm, Patrick Plitt, Axel Tardt, Alda Szlak-Freier, Diana Strehl
  • Publication number: 20130195926
    Abstract: The instant invention provides methods for treating a solid tumor in a subject comprising modulating nitric oxide production in the tumor to normalize tumor vasculature and administering an anti-tumor therapy to the subject. The invention further provides methods of treating a solid tumor in a subject comprising selectively increasing cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) or cGMP dependent protein kinase G production in the tumor vasculature to an amount effective to normalize tumor vasculature and administering an anti-tumor therapy to the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventor: The General Hospital Corporation
  • Publication number: 20130197026
    Abstract: The disclosure provides methods of treating glioblastoma, methods of screening for compounds that treat glioblastoma, and pharmaceutical compositions useful the treatment of glioblastoma.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2011
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: Unversity of Washington Through its Center for Commercialization
    Inventors: Nephi Stella, Toni Kline
  • Publication number: 20130190321
    Abstract: Methods and kits for aiding in detection, assessment and treatment of a proliferative disorder of the prostate gland in a subject are provided according to aspects of the present invention which include assaying a first biological sample comprising prostate gland cells obtained from the subject for expression of one or more biomarkers selected from the group consisting of: alcohol dehydrogenase 1B, alcohol dehydrogenase 1C, alcohol dehydrogenase 4 and hepatocyte nuclear factor 1B; and determining, based on the expression of the one or more biomarkers in the sample that the subject has, or is at risk of having, a proliferative disorder of the prostate gland.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2013
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
    Inventor: West Chester University of Pennsylvania
  • Publication number: 20130184276
    Abstract: The present invention relates to modulators of ATP-Binding Cassette (“ABC”) transporters or fragments thereof, including Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (“CFTR”), compositions thereof, and methods therewith. The present invention also relates to methods of treating ABC transporter mediated diseases using such modulators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
  • Patent number: 8486991
    Abstract: 3-phosphoindole compounds substantially in the form of a single enantiomer useful for the treatment of Flaviviridae virus infections, and particularly for HIV infections are provided. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the 3-phosphoindole compounds alone or in combination with one or more other anti-viral agents, processes for their preparation, and methods of manufacturing a medicament incorporating these compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Storer, Francois-Rene Alexandre, Cyril Dousson, Adel M. Moussa, Edward Bridges, Alistair Stewart, Jing Yang Wang, Benjamin Alexander Mayes
  • Patent number: 8481587
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel substituted 2-(5-hydroxy-2-methyl-1H-indol-3-yl)acetic acids, to novel antiviral active ingredients, pharmaceutical compositions, antiviral medicaments, methods for prophylaxis and treatment of viral diseases particularly caused by influenza viruses and infectious hepatisis C (HCV) viruses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Inventors: Andrey Alexandrovich Ivashchenko, Nikolay Filippovich Savchuk, Alexander Vasilievich Ivashchenko, Pavel Mikhailovich Yamanushkin, Oleg Dmitrievich Mitkin, Vladimir Yurievich Vvedensky, Vadim Vasilievich Bichko
  • Patent number: 8481588
    Abstract: The present invention relates to crystalline forms of the mono-sodium salt of D-isoglutamyl-D-tryptophan, pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, their use in the treatment of various diseases and conditions, and processes for their preparation. In particular, the present invention relates the crystal modification 2 (polymorphic form I) of the mono-sodium salt of D-isoglutamyl-D-tryptophan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Apotex Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Tim Fat Tam, Blaise N'Zemba, Regis Leung-Toung, Yingsheng Wang, Yanqing Zhao, Lily Yu
  • Publication number: 20130172390
    Abstract: The present invention relates to halogen-substituted amide derivatives of the general formula (I) in which R1 to R6, Q1 to Q8, A, V, W, X, Y, n and m are each defined as described in the description—and to a process for preparation thereof and to the use thereof as insecticides and acaricides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: Bayer Intellectual Property GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Heil, Eike Kevin Heilmann, Alexander Sudau, Tobias Kapferer, Friedrich August Mühlthau, Peter Jeschke, Arnd Voerste, Ulrich Görgens, Klaus Raming, Ulrich Ebbinghaus-Kintscher, Mark Drewes, Martin Adamczewski, Angela Becker
  • Publication number: 20130172397
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of a compound of general formula (I), wherein R1 and R2 are independently H or C1-C6 alkyl, or R1 and R2 are bound to one another forming an optionally substituted fused benzene ring, R3 is H, C1-C6 alkyl or —CH2—CH(NH2)—COOH and R4 is H, C1-C6 alkyl, or R4 represents (II) or (III) in the preparation of a medicinal product for treating and/or preventing congenital erythropoietic porphyria (CEP).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2011
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN COOPERATIVA EN BIOCIENCIAS-CIC bioGUNE
    Inventors: Oscar Millet Aguilar-Galindo, Ana Laín Torre
  • Publication number: 20130165398
    Abstract: A concentration-enhancing drink contains, in each case independently of one another, per liter: 1 mg to 10 g, preferably 1 to 1000 mg, still more preferably 10 to 500 mg, in particular 50 to 300 mg, of epigallocatechin gallate; 1 to 500 mg, preferably 10 to 100 mg, in particular 20 to 80 mg, of nicotinamide ribose; and/or 0.05 to 10 g, preferably 0.1 to 5 g, in particular 0.5 to 3 g of tryptophan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2011
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Inventor: Johannes Huber
  • Patent number: 8470870
    Abstract: Solid forms comprising a compound useful in the treatment, prevention and management of various conditions and diseases are provided herein. In particular, provided herein are solid forms comprising (2-carbamoyl-5-chloro-1H-indol-3-yl)-[3-((E)-2-cyano-vinyl)-5-methyl-phenyl]-(R)-phosphinic acid methyl ester, including salts thereof, having utility for the treatment, prevention and management of conditions and disorders including, but not limited to, human immunodeficiency virus infection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Adel M. Moussa, Mike H. O'Neill, Xiaohong Sheng
  • Patent number: 8470869
    Abstract: The present invention relates to new salts of perindopril, particularly to a new calcium salt and new amine salts of perindopril, to a process for their preparation and to a pharmaceutical formulations containing the new salts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: KRKA, Tovarna Zdravil D.D. Novo Mesto
    Inventors: Marjo Merslavic, Sergeja Bombek, Urska Gojak, Matej Smrkolj, Rok Zupet
  • Publication number: 20130158093
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a method of determining a test compound's ability to modify the biological activity of a GPR17. Said method comprises, among others, the step of contacting the test compound with a GPR17, or a functional GPR17 fragment in the presence of a suitable amount of a GPR17 agonist of formula I.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: RHEINISCHE FRIEDRICH-WILHELMS-UNIVERSITÄT BONN
    Inventor: Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn
  • Publication number: 20130158021
    Abstract: Described herein are compounds and compositions characterized, in certain embodiments, by conjugation of various groups, such as lipophilic groups, to an amino or amide group of an amino acid, a linear or cyclic peptide, a linear or cyclic polypeptide, or structural isomer thereof, to provide compounds of the present invention, collectively referred to herein as “APPLs”. Such APPLs are deemed useful for a variety of applications, such as, for example, improved nucleotide delivery. Exemplary APPLs include, but are not limited to, compounds of Formula (I), (II), (III), (IV), (V), and (VI), and salts thereof, as described herein: wherein m, n, p, R?, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R8, Z, W, Y, and Z are as defined herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventor: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Publication number: 20130158035
    Abstract: Screening methods for identifying compounds and compounds and pharmaceutical compositions for treating and preventing cancer are disclosed. The compounds affect signal transduction downstream of the MET receptor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: Brigham Young University
    Inventor: Marc Hansen
  • Publication number: 20130158070
    Abstract: Novel chemical conjugates derived from unsaturated fatty acids and therapeutically active agents, are disclosed. The chemical conjugates are designed and characterized as COX-2 and/or 5-LOX inhibitors and are useful in the treatment of inflammatory diseases and disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, asthma, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, pain, primary dysmenorrhea, Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Inventor: Taher Nassar
  • Publication number: 20130150346
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods of using fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) inhibitors to treat aspects of Parkinson's disease (PD), restless legs syndrome (RLS) and periodic limb movement disorder (PLMD), the use of FAAH inhibitors for the manufacture of medicaments for use in the treatment of PD, RLS and PLMD, as well as pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising FAAH inhibitors for use in the treatment of PD, RLS and PLMD.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2011
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicants: Ironwood Pharmaceutical, Inc.
    Inventors: James Philip Pearson, Todd G. Milne, Thomas Henry Johnston, Jonathan Michael Brotchie
  • Publication number: 20130150393
    Abstract: A composition for increasing the bioavailability of a statin active pharmaceutical ingredient (“API”) in humans and animals, wherein that composition includes a statin API selected from the group consisting of atorvastatin, fluvastatin, lovastatin, pitavastatin, pravastatin, rosuvastatin, and simvastatin, a first water soluble surfactant having a cloud point greater than about 37° C., a second water soluble surfactant having a cloud point greater than about 37° C., wherein a mixture of the first surfactant and the second surfactant comprises a cloud point less than about 37° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicant: PRUGEN IP HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventor: Prugen IP Holdings, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130142815
    Abstract: The present invention demonstrates for the first time that alpha-methyl-tryptophan is an inhibitor of the enzyme indoleamine diooxygenase (IDO). The present invention includes the use of alpha-methyl-tryptophan in methods of modulating immune responses and treating cancer and infections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2011
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicant: Georiga Health Sciences Univ. Research Inst., Inc.
    Inventor: Vadivel Ganapathy