Chalcogen Bonded Directly To The Five-membered Hetero Ring By Nonionic Bonding Patents (Class 514/424)
  • Publication number: 20140213578
    Abstract: Tricyclic chemical modulators of FOXO transcription factor proteins are disclosed. The compounds are useful to treat cancer, age-onset proteotoxicity, stress-induced depression, inflammation, and acne.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: MT. SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
    Inventors: Michael Ohlmeyer, Goutham Narla, Neil Dhawan, David Kastrinsky
  • Patent number: 8791076
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of Formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and prodrugs thereof, wherein R1, R2, and R3 are defined as set forth in the specification. The compounds are agonists of neurotrophin (such as nerve growth factor) receptors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Inventors: Pablo Villoslada, Angel Messeguer
  • Patent number: 8778392
    Abstract: An oral disintegrating tablet containing (1) D-mannitol, (2) an active ingredient, (3) one or more disintegrating agents selected from the group consisting of crospovidone and carmellose, and (4) one or more lubricants selected from the group consisting of sodium stearyl fumarate and sucrose esters of fatty acids. The oral disintegrating tablet of the present invention has some excellent properties of (1) allowing easy production in a common facility without necessitating a specialized pharmaceutical technique, (2) having an appropriate strength that does not breakdown in the process of distribution, (3) having a fast disintegrating ability in the oral cavity, and (4) also having excellent ingestion feel such as greatly reduced bitterness or gritty feel; therefore, the tablet can be suitably used as a dosage form that is suitable for aged individuals, children, and seriously ill patients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto Matsuoka, Hiroyuki Nishii, Maki Kawamura
  • Publication number: 20140179681
    Abstract: Provided herein are compounds having anti-proliferative effect. Also provided are compounds that can modulate the activity of multi-domain proteins comprising a dimerization arm and interdomain tether, such as EGFR, where an untethered, extended conformation is the active state and a tethered conformation is the inactive state, resulting in an autoinhibited configuration. Also provided are methods and pharmacophores for identifying such compounds. Other aspects provide methods or therapeutic treatment for proliferative diseases, disorders, or conditions, such as those associated with EGFR.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2014
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Inventor: Joseph P. Errico
  • Publication number: 20140179752
    Abstract: The specification discloses compositions and methods for treating a soft tissue defect of an individual.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis E. Van Epps, Guan-Liang Jiang, Wha Bin Im
  • Publication number: 20140179665
    Abstract: The present invention includes a method of inhibiting, suppressing or preventing HBV infection in an individual in need thereof, comprising administering to the individual a therapeutically effective amount of at least one compound of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Inventors: George D. Hartman, Osvaldo A. Flores
  • Publication number: 20140179606
    Abstract: An agent for treating heart failure, which improves left ventricular diastolic function itself without depending on the diuretic effect or vasodilation effect; controls the pathological condition of diastolic functional failure; and prevents the recurrence, and can prevent dyspnea and death from the pathological condition, is provided. By directly acting on a heart, 4-[(2-{(2R)-2-[(1E,3S)-4-(4-fluorophenyl)-3-hydroxy-1-buten-1-yl]-5-oxo-1-pyrrolidinyl}ethyl)thio]butanoic acid improves left ventricular diastolic function, and can effectively treat diastolic functional failure among heart failure types. Accordingly, by present invention, a new agent for treating heart failure that can relieve diastolic functional failure, for which no effective therapeutic method has been established, can be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2012
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: ONO PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiya Kanaji, Kazuhiro Fuchibe, Masaya Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20140171438
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides compounds, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, for inhibiting the growth of a microbe; treating a mammal having a microbial infection, malaria, mucositis, an ophthalmic infection, an otic infection, a cancer, or a Mycobacterium infection; killing or inhibiting the growth of a Plasmodium species; inhibiting the growth of a Mycobacterium species; modulating an immune response in a mammal; or antagonizing unfractionated heparin, low molecular weight heparin, or a heparin/low molecular weight heparin derivative.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: CELLCEUTIX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wenxi Pan, Haizhong Tang
  • Publication number: 20140161867
    Abstract: This invention relates to a convenient and safe product and method of applying glycopyrrolate topically in order to reduce excessive sweating in localized areas for those who suffer from this condition. This invention also relates to combining oral and topical delivery of glycopyrrolate to reduce excessive sweating and minimize side effects. This invention also relates to a convenient and safe product and method of applying glycopyrrolate topically to areas of compensatory sweating after endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: PUREPHARM INC.
    Inventor: Willem WASSENAAR
  • Publication number: 20140163017
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to substituted (E)-N?-(1-phenylethylidene)benzohydrazide analogs, derivatives thereof, and related compounds, which are useful as inhibitors of lysine-specific histone demethylase, including LSD1; synthetic methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds; and methods of using the compounds and compositions to treat disorders associated with dysfunction of the LSD1. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
    Inventors: Hariprasad Vankayalapati, Venkataswamy Sorna, Steven L. Warner, Bret Stephens, David J. Bearss, Sunil Sharma
  • Publication number: 20140142082
    Abstract: The invention provides modulators for the orphan nuclear receptor RORy and methods for treating RORy mediated diseases by administrating these novel RORy modulators to a human or a mammal in need thereof. Specifically, the present invention provides pyrrolo sulfonamide compounds of Formula (1) and the enantiomers, diastereomers, tautomers, solvates and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: PHENEX PHARMACEUTICALS AG
    Inventors: Christoph Steeneck, Olaf Kinzel, Christian Gege, Gerald Kleymann, Thomas Hoffmann
  • Publication number: 20140142120
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The present invention is also directed to a method of treating cancer in a subject. Also disclosed are methods of inhibiting SCF-Skp2 activity and a method of identifying inhibitors of SCF-Skp2 activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2013
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Timothy Cardozo, Michele Pagano, Lily Wu, Leslie I. Gold
  • Patent number: 8729112
    Abstract: This application describes compounds useful as anti-microbial agents, including as antibacterial, disinfectant, antifungal, germicidal or antiviral agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Novabay Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Shiau, Charles Francavilla, Eddy Low, Eric Douglas Turtle, Donogh John Roger O'Mahony, Rakesh K. Jain
  • Patent number: 8729063
    Abstract: The present invention relates to 3-aminopyrrolidine derivatives of the formula I: (wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, X, Y and X are as defined herein) which are useful as modulators of chemokine receptor activity. In particular, these compounds are useful as modulators of chemokine receptors and more specifically as a modulator of the CCR2 and/or CCR5 receptor. The compounds and compositions of the invention may bind to chemokine receptors, e.g., the CCR2 and/or CCR5 chemokine receptors, and are useful for treating diseases associated with chemokine, e.g., CCR2 and/or CCR5, activity, such as atherosclerosis, restenosis, lupus, organ transplant rejection and rheumatoid arthritis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Incyte Corporation
    Inventors: Chu-Biao Xue, Brian W. Metcalf, Hao Feng, Ganfeng Cao, Taishing Huang, Changsheng Zheng, Darius J. Robinson, Amy Qi Han
  • Publication number: 20140135300
    Abstract: The compound of formula (I) is a water-stable, long acting ?2-selective adrenoceptor agonist useful as a bronchodilator in the treatment of bronchoconstriction associated with reversible obstructive airways diseases and the like. Processes for making the compound of formula (I), as well as related intermediates, are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2014
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: SUNOVION PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
    Inventors: Craig R. Abolin, H. Scott Wilkinson, Paul McGlynn, William K. McVicar
  • Publication number: 20140128335
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of polyaminoisoprenyl derivatives in antibiotic or antiseptic treatment of bacteria including those presenting multiple drug resistance (MDR), in particular as efflux pump inhibitors. It also relates to novel polyaminoisoprenyl derivatives, compositions comprising the same, process for preparing the same, and use thereof in antibiotic or antiseptic treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicants: UNIVERSITE D'AIX-MARSEILLE, UNIVERSITE DE CORSE, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
    Inventors: Jean-Michel Bolla, Jean Michel Brunel, Joseph Pierre Felix Casanova, Vannina Lorenzi, Liliane Berti
  • Publication number: 20140128446
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula (I) are disclosed herein and their use in inhibiting quorum sensing in bacteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: THE FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
    Inventors: Venkata L. Malladi, Lisa Schneper, Adam J. Sobczak, Kalai Mathee, Stanislaw F. Wnuk
  • Publication number: 20140121211
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are thiol mediated/activated prodrugs of SO2, particularly 2,4-dinitrophenylsulfonamide analogues, having Formula-I or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof exhibiting tunable release profiles of SO2 with significant therapeutic efficacy against bacterial infections. Further, the present invention provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising compound of Formula I or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, along with pharmaceutically acceptable carriers/excipients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH -PUNE
    Inventors: Harinath CHAKRAPANI, Satish Ramesh Malwal
  • Publication number: 20140100211
    Abstract: Pyrrolidine derivatives of the formula and their use as medicaments for the treatment of obesity and type 2 diabetes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Martin FLECK, Niklas HEINE, Bernd NOSSE, Gerald Juergen ROTH
  • Publication number: 20140094495
    Abstract: This application describes compounds useful as anti-microbial agents, including as antibacterial, disinfectant, antifungal, germicidal or antiviral agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2012
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: NovaBay Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy K. Shiau, Charles Francavilla, Eddy Low, Eric Douglas Turtle, Donogh John Roger O'Mahony, Rakesh K. Jain
  • Patent number: 8686010
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound having a superior acid secretion inhibitory action, an antiulcer activity and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
    Inventors: Atsushi Hasuoka, Terufumi Takagi, Haruyuki Nishida
  • Publication number: 20140088168
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a Compound (a) of a class of peptide Compounds and at least one further Compound (b) for the prevention, alleviation or/and treatment of epileptic seizures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: UCB Pharma GmbH
    Inventor: Thomas Stöhr
  • Patent number: 8680154
    Abstract: Injectable veterinary composition comprising a fluorinated chloramphenicol or thiamphenicol derivative and a solvent system comprising an ether of 1,2-ethanediol oligo- or polymers, and a pyrrolidone solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Intervet International B.V.
    Inventor: Carole Barbot
  • Publication number: 20140080890
    Abstract: The invention relates to a novel use of the antimuscarinic agent glycopyrrolate, for example the salt glycopyrronium bromide. In particular, the invention relates to glycopyrrolate for use as a heart rate lowering agent and more particularly, but not exclusively, for use in patients suffering from respiratory conditions such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2012
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: SOSEI R&D LTD
    Inventors: Susan Snape, Robert Tansley
  • Patent number: 8673962
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel 3-phenyl-3-methoxy-pyrrolidine derivatives, useful for modulating extracellular levels of catecholamines, dopamine and norepinephrine, in cerebral cortical areas of the mammalian brain, and more specifically for the treatment of central nervous system disorders. In other aspects the invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the 3-phenyl-3-methoxy-pyrrolidine derivatives of the invention and to the use of these compounds for therapeutic applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Integrative Research Laboratories Sweden AB
    Inventors: Clas Sonesson, Lars Swanson, Fredrik Pettersson
  • Patent number: 8673903
    Abstract: The present application relates to novel substituted 8-alkoxy-2-aminotetraline derivatives, to processes for their preparation, to their use for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases and to their use for preparing medicaments for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases, in particular for the treatment and/or prevention of cardiovascular disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Bayer Intellectual Property GmbH
    Inventors: Walter Hübsch, Michael Hahn, Alexandros Vakalopoulos, Volkhart Min-Jian Li, Frank Wunder, Johannes-Peter Stasch, Karl-Heinz Schlemmer, Friederike Stoll, Niels Lindner
  • Publication number: 20140073682
    Abstract: In various embodiments, the present invention provides cycloalkyl pyrrolidine compounds and methods for their use in the treatment and/or prevention of various diseases, conditions and syndromes, including central nervous system (CNS) disorders, such as depression, anxiety, schizophrenia and sleep disorder as well as methods for their synthesis. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds of the invention, as well as methods of inhibiting reuptake of endogenous monoamines, such as dopamine, serotonin and norepinephrine from the synaptic cleft and methods of modulating one or more monoamine transporter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: SUNOVION PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
    Inventors: Liming SHAO, Jianguo MA
  • Publication number: 20140057007
    Abstract: Food, particularly a beverage for human consumption, the ingestion of which enhances cognitive processes such as intelligence, memory, creativity and mood, and/or produces energizing effects. Such food is composed of a composition dilutable or diluted in a liquid or semi-liquid solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Inventor: Marco Zipoli
  • Publication number: 20140044780
    Abstract: Described herein is a pharmaceutical composition comprising levetiracetam as an active ingredient to provide prolonged release characteristic to allow once a day dosage regime. The innovative formulation comprises levetiracetam and a hydrophobic polymer with or without additional release rate modifier(s). The formulation may comprise other pharmaceutically acceptable excipients. This invention also describes the processes of preparing such dosage forms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Inventors: I-Lan Tung Sue, Jung-Chung Lee
  • Patent number: 8647829
    Abstract: Methods and kits for binding and releasing biological targets, comprising, a binder comprising an environmentally reactive molecular switch that can switch between a high affinity state, to bind the target, to a low affinity state, to release the target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Aaron Dulgar-Tulloch, Ernest William Kovacs, Evelina Roxana Loghin, Anup Sood
  • Publication number: 20140038943
    Abstract: Certain biphenyic compounds are serotonin modulators useful in the treatment of serotonin-mediated diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: Janssen Pharmaceutica NV
    Inventors: Nicholas I. Carruthers, Wenying Chai, Jill A. Jablonowski, Chandravadan R. Shah, Brock T. Shireman, Devin M. Swanson, Vi Tran, Victoria Wong
  • Patent number: 8642641
    Abstract: The present invention relates to new co-crystals of pyrrolidinones having the formula (I) wherein R1 is a C-1-C6 alkyl group. R2 is a C-1-C6 alkyl group which is optionally substituted by 1 to 3 halogens or R2 is a C2-C6 alkenyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: UCB Pharma, S.A.
    Inventor: Luc Quere
  • Publication number: 20140031331
    Abstract: The present invention relates to aminotetraline derivatives of the formula (I) or a physiologically tolerated salt thereof. The invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such aminotetraline derivatives, and the use of such aminotetraline derivatives for therapeutic purposes. The aminotetraline derivatives are GlyT1 inhibitors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Inventors: Wilhelm Amberg, Michael Ochse, Udo Lange, Andreas Kling, Berthold Behl, Wilfried Hornberger, Mario Mezler, Charles W. Hutchins
  • Publication number: 20140031321
    Abstract: The current invention is directed to methods of inducing the negative chemotaxis of a migratory cell comprising contacting the cell with a compound selected from the group consisting of idebenone, benazepril, rolipram, moxonidine, lamivudine, loxoprofen, terbinafine, synephrine, 6-aminoindazole, and a Vitamin D analog, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of any of thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: CELTAXSYS, INC.
    Inventor: Erica Brook Goodhew
  • Patent number: 8637087
    Abstract: The present invention relates to non-psychoactive derivatives of tetrahydrocannabinol, which are useful in treating interstitial cystitis and relieving symptoms thereof. The invention uses (6aR,10aR)-?8-tetrahydrocannabinol-11-oic acids (hereinafter referred to as (6aR,10aR)-?8-THC-11-oic acid), as well as pharmaceutical compositions containing the (6aR,10aR)-?8-THC-11-oic acids, for treatment of interstitial cystitis in a mammal. The invention further covers methods of formulating and administering the compounds and pharmaceutical compositions as therapeutic agents in the treatment of interstitial cystitis, with particularly preferred administration routes being oral and via intravesicular instillation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: JB Therapeutics Inc.
    Inventors: Bobby W. Sandage, Jr., Glenn L. Cooper
  • Patent number: 8633161
    Abstract: The invention provides for methods of treating a mammal who has a BCR/ABL-mediated leukemia, including chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), particularly the blast crisis stage of CML, Philadelphia-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph?-ALL), and refractory leukemias. The invention also provides for compounds for the treatment of these leukemias and methods of identifying anti-leukemic agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: The Ohio State University Research Foundation
    Inventors: Danilo Perrotti, Paolo Neviani, Ramasamy Santhanam, John C. Byrd, Guido Marcucci, Natarajan Muthusamy, Ching-Shih Chen
  • Publication number: 20140018406
    Abstract: Inhalation solutions for administration of beta 2-agonists or combinations of muscarinic antagonists and beta 2-agonists for the treatment of breathing disorders, such as COPD, are provided. The inhalation solutions are administered by nebulization, particularly with a high efficiency nebulizer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: SUNOVION RESPIRATORY DEVELOPMENT, INC.
    Inventors: William GERHART, Ahmet TUTUNCU
  • Patent number: 8628759
    Abstract: Soft anticholinergic esters of the formulas: wherein R1 and R2 are both phenyl or one of R1 and R2 is phenyl and the other is cyclopentyl; R is C1-C8 alkyl, straight or branched chain; and X? is an anion with a single negative charge; and wherein each asterisk marks a chiral center; said compound having the R, S or RS stereoisomeric configuration at each chiral center unless specified otherwise, or being a mixture thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Bodor Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventor: Nicholas S. Bodor
  • Publication number: 20140011772
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for the treating and empirically investigating conditions associated with neuronal dysfunction (e.g., chronic pain, epileptic neuronal activity). In particular, the present invention provides compositions and methods for using flufenamic acid in the treatment and empirical investigation of conditions associated with neuronal dysfunction (e.g., chronic pain, epileptic neuronal activity).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Marco Martina, A. Vania Apkarian
  • Publication number: 20140005186
    Abstract: Provided herein are compounds having a structure selected from among Formula (I), Formula (II), Formula (III), Formula (IV), Formula (V) and Formula (VI) that are androgen receptor modulators and/or androgen receptor binding agents. Also disclosed are methods of making and using such compounds, including, but not limited to, using such compounds for treating various conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Lin Zhi, Robert I. Higuchi, E. Adam Kallel, Cornelis Arjan Van Oeveren, Jyun-Hung Chen, Daniel A. Ruppar, Bijan Pedram, Thomas Lot Stevens Lau, Todd A. Miller
  • Patent number: 8618160
    Abstract: Individually packaged topical formulations comprising about 0.25 to about 6% w/w of glycopyrrolate for the treatment of hyperhidrosis, wherein said wipe is contained within a pouch resistant to leakage. The formulations may further comprise ethanol, a buffering agent and water. In addition, the formulations may further comprise a polymer system comprising a hydrophobic polymer in combination with a hydrophilic polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Rose U
    Inventors: Michael Johnston, Robert James Houlden
  • Publication number: 20130338154
    Abstract: Pyrrole compounds useful as allosteric potentiators/positive allosteric modulators of the metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 4 (mGluR4); synthetic methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds; and methods of using the compounds, for example, in treating neurological and psychiatric disorders or other disease state associated with glutamate dysfunction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: Vanderbilt University
    Inventors: P. Jeffrey Conn, Craig W. Lindsley, Corey R. Hopkins, Colleen M. Niswender
  • Patent number: 8609075
    Abstract: A heparanase activity inhibitor comprising, as an active ingredient, a cyclic carboxamide derivative represented by formula (I): wherein n is an integer of 1 to 3, R1 is hydrogen or a C1-6 hydrocarbon group optionally substituted with hydroxyl, X is —CH2— or a group represented by —N(R2)—, and R2 is hydrogen or a C1-6 hydrocarbon group optionally substituted with hydroxyl, or a salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Shiseido Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunsuke Iriyama, Hirotada Fukunishi, Masaru Suetsugu, Satoshi Amano
  • Publication number: 20130331428
    Abstract: A composition in the form of an oil in water emulsion, preferably without emulsifier, is described. The composition can include, in a physiologically acceptable environment, at least one new retinoid. Also described, is the method of preparing the composition and its use in cosmetics and dermatology.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: GALDERMA RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
    Inventors: Anges Duprat, Claire MALLARD
  • Publication number: 20130331422
    Abstract: The present invention provides for a method of treating a disease such as cancer, comprising the step of administering to a patient a therapeutically effective amount of an isomer or analog of monoterpene or sesquiterpene (or its derivative), such as an isoperillyl alcohol. The present invention also provides for a method of treating a disease comprising the step of administering to a patient a therapeutically effective amount of a derivative of an isomer or analog of monoterpene or sesquiterpene, such as an isoperillyl alcohol carbamate. The derivative may be an isoperillyl alcohol conjugated with a therapeutic agent such as a chemotherapeutic agent. The route of administration may vary, including inhalation, intranasal, oral, transdermal, intravenous, subcutaneous or intramuscular injection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: NEONC Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Chen, Daniel Levin, Satish Puppali, Daniel Anthony Dickman
  • Publication number: 20130331394
    Abstract: Methods of identifying new treatments for schizophrenia, and the use of the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Inventor: Peter Siekmeier
  • Patent number: 8604075
    Abstract: This invention relates to treating age-related cognitive impairment. This invention in particular relates to the use of inhibitors of synaptic vesicle protein 2A (SV2A), such as levetiracetam, seletracetam, and brivaracetam, in improving cognitive function in subjects that exhibit age-related cognitive impairment or are at risk thereof, including, without limitation, subjects having or at risk for Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Age-related Cognitive Decline (ARCD) or Age-Associated Memory Impairment (AAMI).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: The Johns Hopkins University
    Inventors: Michela Gallagher, Rebecca Haberman, Ming Teng Koh
  • Publication number: 20130324502
    Abstract: A dermal, transdermal and/or mucosal formulation for topical application on skin, comprising an active pharmaceutical ingredient and a pharmaceutically acceptable solvent, and an anti-solvent; wherein the active pharmaceutical ingredient is soluble in the solvent in the absence of the anti-solvent, and wherein the active pharmaceutical ingredient is substantially in the solid state in the presence of the anti-solvent. A method for increasing the stability of an active pharmaceutical ingredient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: MOBERG PHARMA AB
    Inventors: Åke Lindahl, Peter Kaufmann
  • Publication number: 20130317000
    Abstract: The invention provides novel compounds having the general formula: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein the variables RA, subscript n, ring A, X2, L, subscript m, X1, B, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and RN have the meaning as described herein, and compositions containing such compounds and methods for using such compounds and compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicants: XENON PHARMACEUTICALS INC., GENENTECH, INC
    Inventors: Sultan Chowdhury, Christoph Martin Dehnhardt, Thilo Focken, Michael Edward Grimwood, Ivan William Hemeon, Qi Jia, Daniel Ortwine, Brian Safina, Shaoyi Sun, Daniel P. Sutherlin, Alla Yurevna Zenova
  • Publication number: 20130317013
    Abstract: This invention relates to potent selective agonists of the EP4 subtype of prostaglandin E2 receptors, their use or a formulation thereof in the treatment of glaucoma and other conditions which are related to elevated intraocular pressure in the eye of a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Inventors: Xavier Billot, Yongxin Han, Robert N. Young