Chalcogen Bonded Indirectly To The Five-membered Hetero Ring By Acyclic Nonionic Bonding Patents (Class 514/428)
  • Publication number: 20080234247
    Abstract: One aspect of the present invention relates to novel heterocyclic compounds. A second aspect of the present invention relates to the use of the novel heterocyclic compounds as ligands for various cellular receptors, including opiate receptors, other G-protein-coupled receptors, and ion channels. An additional aspect of the present invention relates to the use of the novel heterocyclic compounds as analgesics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: Sepracor, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian M. Aquila, James R. Hauske, Liming Shao
  • Publication number: 20080226716
    Abstract: Compounds that provide for sustained systemic concentrations of GABA analogs following oral administration to animals are disclosed. Pharmaceutical compositions including, and methods using, such compounds are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2008
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Applicant: XenoPort
    Inventors: Mark Gallop, Kenneth C. Cundy, Randall A. Scheuerman, Ronald W. Barrett, Noa Zerangue
  • Publication number: 20080227814
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a selective estrogen receptor modulator selected from the group consisting of: (I) or a pharmaceutical salt thereof; useful, e.g., for treating endometriosis and uterine leiomyoma.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2005
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Inventors: Jeffrey Alan Dodge, Scott Alan Frank, Ronald Jay Hinklin, Owen Brendan Wallace
  • Publication number: 20080221077
    Abstract: Provided herein, inter alia, are solid forms of geldanamycin analogs, pharmaceutical compositions comprising a geldanamycin analog and a crystallization inhibitor, methods of making and using such compositions. Additionally, provided are methods for the treatment of cancer, a neoplastic disease state and/or a hyperproliferative disorder, and methods of inhibiting Heat Shock Protein 90 (“Hsp90”).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2007
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Inventors: Brian C. Austad, Louis Grenier, Edward B. Holson, John J. Lee, Roger H. Pak, James R. Porter, James L. Wright
  • Patent number: 7420000
    Abstract: Aminophosphonate and amino bisphosphonate compounds and methods for their preparation are provided. Also provided are pharmaceutical and agricultural compositions containing the compounds. The compounds and compositions are useful in methods for treatment of various diseases, including, inflammation, autoimmune disease, cardiovascular disease, bacterial infection, viral disease, abnormal cell proliferation, bone resorption disease, osteoporosis, or parasitic disease and in various agricultural methods, including, methods of eradicating weeds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Assignee: University of Southern California
    Inventor: Nicos A. Petasis
  • Patent number: 7419936
    Abstract: Novel optically active ?1-pyrrolines of the formula (I) in which R1, R2, R3, R4, and m are each as defined in the description, a plurality of the processes for preparing these substances and their use for controlling pests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Assignee: Bayer CropScience AG
    Inventors: Andrew Plant, Thomas Geller, Bernd Gallenkamp, Rolf Grosser, Albrecht Marhold, Christoph Erdelen, Andreas Turberg, Olaf Hansen
  • Publication number: 20080207530
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for the treatment of COPD and/or gastrointestinal disease conditions ameliorated by histamine management in a subject, comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of a histidine decarboxylase inhibitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2008
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Inventors: Michalis Nicolaou, Emile Loria, Gaetan Terrasse, Yves Trehin
  • Publication number: 20080207735
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds of formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; wherein A is (II); X is selected from CH, CF and N, R8 is selected from H, C1-C6 alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, C1-C6 alkylaryl, C1-C6 alkylheteroaryl, C2-C6 alkyl-O—C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 haloalkyl, hydroxy C2-C6 alkyl, —C(O)R9 and —SO2R9, or R7 and R8 combine to form (III), (IV); W is selected from CR1O and CR15, R1O is selected from H, halo, —C(O)NR13R14, C1-C6 alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, C1-C6 alkylaryl, C1-C6 alkylheteroaryl, C1-C6 alkyl-O—C1-C6 alkyl and hydroxy C1-C6 alkyl; Het is a N-linked 5-membered heteroaryl ring optionally substituted with 1-3 substituents selected from methoxy, Cl, F, CH3, CF3, aryl, heteroaryl, C1-C4 alkylaryl or C1-C4 alkylheteroaryl, for use as inhibitors of the DPP-IV enzyme in the treatment or prevention of conditions including Type II diabetes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2006
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Inventors: Larry Chris Blaszczak, Shon Roland Pulley, Michael Alan Robertson, Scott Martin Sheehan, Qing Shi, Michael Robert Wiley
  • Publication number: 20080206158
    Abstract: Benzoic acid ester compounds of formula (I): wherein R and R1-R5 have the meanings explained in the description, methods for producing them and use thereof in cosmetic, pharmaceutical, personal care and industrial preparations as sunscreens based on photochemical precursor properties of ultraviolet absorbers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2006
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: Ferrer Internacional, S.A.
    Inventors: Ricardo Miralles, Santiago Nonell, Manuel M. Raga, Antonio Giuglietta, Jordi Teixido
  • Publication number: 20080207593
    Abstract: A once daily formulation containing the combination of a non-sedating or selective antihistamine (Loratadine) with a sedating or non-selective antihistamine (Chlorpheniramine) administered at bed-time has demonstrated greater efficacy in relieving allergic symptoms than Loratadine alone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2007
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Inventors: Michael Heffernan, Jane C. Hirsh, Roman V. Rariy
  • Publication number: 20080207737
    Abstract: The present invention relates in general to methods of treating sweating disorders and in particular to topical compositions for the treatment of hyperhidrosis. The methods of the present invention relate to the topical application of a composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of oxybutynin, tolterodine or a substituted benzamide such as sulpiride.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2006
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Inventor: Menni Menashe Zinger
  • Publication number: 20080207736
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds of formula I: in salt or zwitterionic form or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1-6, a-e and Q are as defined in the specification. These compounds are muscarinic receptor antagonists. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, processes for preparing such compounds and methods of using such compounds to, for example, treat pulmonary disorders such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2008
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Inventors: YuHua Ji, Craig Husfeld, Christopher Lange, Rick Lee, YongQi Mu
  • Patent number: 7417062
    Abstract: Substituted benzamide compounds are provided along with methods for the use of those compounds for treating cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Assignee: ChemoCentryx, Inc.
    Inventors: Anita Melikian, John J. Kim Wright
  • Publication number: 20080193574
    Abstract: Compounds that are central nervous system drug candidates for the treatment of cognitive decline and, more particularly, Alzheimer's disease are provided. Methods of treating, inhibiting, and/or abatement of cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease with a derivative of ginger oil are also provided. Also provided is a method of conditioning biological extracts, such as a medicinal plant extract, by a reductive amination process to give nitrogen-containing derivatives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Inventors: Gilbert M. Rishton, Hiromi Arai, Zoya Kai, Cody Lee Fullenwider, Kristin Beierle
  • Publication number: 20080194549
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of (3,4-di-, 3,3,4-tri, 3,4,4-tri- or 3,3,4,4-tetra-)substituted pyrrolidine compounds for the preparation of a pharmaceutical formulation for the treatment of a disease that depends on activity of renin; the use of a compound of that class in the treatment of a disease that depends on activity of renin; compounds that are part of a subclass of these substituted pyrrolidine compounds for use in the diagnostic and therapeutic treatment of a warm-blooded animal, especially for the treatment of a disease (=disorder) that depends on activity of renin; new compounds that are part of a subclass of these substituted pyrrolidine compounds; pharmaceutical formulations comprising said substituted pyrrolidine compounds, and/or a method of treatment comprising administering said substituted pyrrolidine compounds, a method for the manufacture especially of said new substituted pyrrolidine compounds, as well as novel intermediates, starting materials and/or partial steps for their synthesis
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2006
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Inventors: Claus Ehrhardt, Osamu Irie, Edwige Liliane Jeanne Lorthiois, Juergen Klaus Maibaum, Nils Ostermann, Holger Sellner
  • Publication number: 20080194669
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for treating a disease or condition in a mammal associated with influx of extracellular calcium via T type calcium channels, which comprises administering to the mammal a therapeutically effective amount of a T type calcium channel inhibitor, a prodrug thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of said inhibitor or prodrug, wherein the T type calcium channel inhibitor has a structure represented by Formula (I): Formula (I), wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of C1-C4 alkyl, hydroxy and C1-C4 alkoxy; X is selected from the group consisting of N and CH; Z is selected from the group consisting of NH, O, S and CH2; R2 is selected from the group consisting of H, halo, NH2, C1-C4 alkyl, hydroxy and C1-C4 alkoxy; and R3 is selected from the group consisting of H, halo, NH2, C1-C4 alkyl, hydroxy and C1-C4 alkoxy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2005
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Inventors: Lloyd S. Gray, Doris M. Haverstick
  • Publication number: 20080182876
    Abstract: The present patent application concerns new compounds of formula (I) with R1 and R2 taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, form a saturated nitrogen-containing ring, A is a saturated C1-4 alkylene and B a C3-4 alkylene or alkenylene chain; their preparation and their use as a H3 receptor ligand for treating e.g. CNS disorders like Alzheimer's disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2006
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Inventors: Isabelle Bertrand, Marc Capet, Jeanne-Marie Lecomte, Nicolas Levoin, Xavier Ligneau, Olivia Poupardin-Olivier, Philippe Robert, Jean-Charles Schwartz
  • Publication number: 20080176925
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to the tosylate salt of trans-N-ethyl-3-fluoro-3-[3-fluoro-4-(pyrrolidin-1-ylmethyl)-phenyl]-cyclobutanecarboxamide (1): to solvates (e.g., hydrates) thereof, to polymorphs thereof, to pharmaceutical compositions thereof and to a method of treating depression, mood disorders, schizophrenia, anxiety disorders, cognitive disorders, Alzheimer's disease, attention-deficit disorder (ADD), attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), psychotic disorders, sleep disorders, obesity, dizziness, epilepsy, motion sickness, respiratory diseases, allergy, allergy-induced airway responses, allergic rhinitis, nasal congestion, allergic congestion, congestion, hypotension, cardiovascular disease, diseases of the GI tract, hyper- and hypo-motility and acidic secretion of the gastro-intestinal tract comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2008
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Inventors: Todd W. Butler, Travis T. Wager
  • Patent number: 7402684
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a chemical genus of biaryl substituted heterocycle inhibitors of LTA4H (leukotriene A4 hydrolase) useful for the treatment and prevention and prophylaxis of inflammatory diseases and disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2008
    Assignee: deCODE genectics ehf.
    Inventors: Vincent Sandanayaka, Jasbir Singh, Mark Gurney, Bjorn Mamat, Peng Yu, Louis Bedell, Lei Zhao, Rama K. Mishra
  • Patent number: 7399748
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an administration schedule comprising the intravenous administration of a ?-halogen-acryloyl distamycin derivative, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The above administration allows the treatment of a variety of tumors in mammals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2008
    Assignee: Nerviano Medical Sciences S.r.l.
    Inventors: Camilla Fowst, Franzanne Vreeland, Maria Cristina Rosa Geroni
  • Publication number: 20080167361
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula I: wherein m, n, Ar, R1 and R2 are as defined herein. Methods of making the compounds and using the compounds are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventors: Francisco Javier Lopez-Tapia, Lee Edwin Lowrie, Dov Nitzan
  • Patent number: 7396854
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of treatment of hot flushes with a 5-HT2C receptor agonist and in particular to the use of the selective 5-HT2C receptor agonists 1-[6-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)-2-pyridinyl]-piperazine and (S)-(+)-3-[(2,3-dihydro-5-methoxy-1H-inden-4-yl)oxy-pyrrolidine or pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof for the manufacture of a pharmaceutical formulation adapted for the treatment of hot flushes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Assignee: N.V. Organon
    Inventor: Hermanus Henricus Gerardus Berendsen
  • Patent number: 7393864
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for the modulation of vascular tone in a patient having compromised vascular tissue, which methods comprise the administration of a chloride channel blocking agent or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2008
    Assignee: University of Iowa Research Foundation
    Inventors: Fred S. Lamb, Brian C. Schutte, Baoli Yang
  • Publication number: 20080152640
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of at least one inhibitor of at least one ABC-transporter capable of transporting hyaluronan across a lipid bilayer, such as verapamil or valspodar, for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of a disease which is associated with an excess transport of hyaluronan across a lipid bilayer, e.g. arthritis. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method for screening a compound which is suitable for the treatment of a disease which is associated with an excess transport of hyaluronan across a lipid bilayer, e.g. arthritis. The present invention also relates to a method for screening a compound which reduces the transport of hyaluronan mediated by (an) ABC-transporter(s). Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method for identifying a subject at risk for a disease which is associated with an excess transport of hyaluronan across a lipid bilayer, e.g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2004
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Inventor: Peter Prehm
  • Publication number: 20080146649
    Abstract: This invention is directed to compounds of formula I: wherein R1-R5 and a-e are as defined in the specification; or pharmaceutically-acceptable salt or solvate or stereoisomer thereof. The invention also directed to pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds; processes and intermediates useful for preparing such compounds; and methods for treating disease conditions mediated by muscarinic receptors using such compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2008
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Inventors: Mathai Mammen, Adam Hughes, Yu-hua Ji, Li Li, Weijiang Zhang
  • Publication number: 20080146607
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula: or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein m, n, Ar, R1, R2, Ra and Rb are defined herein. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions, methods of using, and methods of preparing the compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2007
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Inventors: Pravin Iyer, Clara Jeou Jen Lin, Stephen M. Lynch, Matthew C. Lucas, Ann Marie Madera, Kerem Erol Ozboya, Robert James Weikert, Ryan Craig Schoenfeld
  • Publication number: 20080146533
    Abstract: The present invention provides amino ceramide-like compounds which inhibit glucosyl ceramide (GlyCer) formation by inhibiting the enzyme GlyCer synthase, thereby lowering the level of glycosphingolipids. The compounds of the present invention have improved GlcCer synthase inhibition activity and are therefore useful in therapeutic methods for treating various conditions and diseases associated with altered glycosphingolipid levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2007
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Inventors: James A. Shayman, David J. Harris, Craig Siegel, Carol A. Nelson, Diane P. Copeland
  • Patent number: 7381742
    Abstract: Optically active maleimide derivatives of the formula: (where the various substituents are as defined in the description) are used as separating media for separating optical isomers and geometrical isomers such as by high performance liquid chromatography.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: Tosoh Corporation
    Inventors: Takuya Miyata, Kouji Kawabata, Takumi Kagawa
  • Publication number: 20080114054
    Abstract: The instant methods and compositions represent an improvement in reducing antimicrobial resistance of microbes and enhancing antimicrobial activity of drugs. A composition comprising of polyphenols, an ascorbic compound, L-lysine, L-proline, and L-arginine have been found to reduce the antimicrobial resistance of microbe. As such, methods of treating infection, and methods of enhancing antimicrobial activity of drugs are provided herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2006
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Inventors: Rath Microbes, Aleksandra Niedzwiecki, Steve Harakeh
  • Patent number: 7358274
    Abstract: This invention relates to Benzopyranone Compounds, compositions comprising a Benzopyranone Compound and methods for treating or preventing cancer or inhibiting the growth of a cancer cell or neoplastic cell comprising administering an effective amount of a Benzopyranone Compound. The Benzopyranone Compounds have the formula: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1 is halogen, trifluoromethyl or C1-6 alkyl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Assignee: Signal Pharmaceuticals, LLC
    Inventors: Glenn Friedman, Jeffrey McKie, Jonathan Wright, Sophie Perrin-Ninkovic, Bernd M. Stein
  • Patent number: 7351717
    Abstract: This invention is directed to compounds of formula I: wherein R1-R5 and a-e are as defined in the specification; or pharmaceutically-acceptable salt or solvate or stereoisomer thereof. The invention also directed to pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds; processes and intermediates useful for preparing such compounds; and methods for treating disease conditions mediated by muscarinic receptors using such compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignee: Theravance, Inc.
    Inventors: Mathai Mammen, Adam Hughes, Yu-hua Ji, Li Li, Weijiang Zhang
  • Patent number: 7351719
    Abstract: The present invention relates to amide compounds of general formula I wherein the groups and residues A, B, b, W, X, Y, Z, R1, R2 and R3 have the meanings given in claim 1. Moreover the invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing at least one amide according to the invention. In view of the MCH receptor-antagonistic activity the pharmaceutical compositions according to the invention are suitable for the treatment of metabolic disorders and/or eating disorders, particularly obesity, bulimia, anorexia, hyperphagia and diabetes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Dirk Stenkamp, Stephan Georg Mueller, Gerald Juergen Roth, Philipp Lustenberger, Klaus Rudolf, Thorsten Lehmann-Lintz, Kirsten Arndt, Ralf Lotz, Martin Lenter, Heike-Andrea Wieland
  • Patent number: 7351718
    Abstract: This invention is directed to compounds of formula I: wherein R1-R5 and a-e are as defined in the specification; or pharmaceutically-acceptable salt or solvate or stereoisomer thereof. The invention also directed to pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds; processes and intermediates useful for preparing such compounds; and methods for treating disease conditions mediated by muscarinic receptors using such compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignee: Theravance, Inc.
    Inventors: Mathai Mammen, Adam Hughes, Yu-hua Ji, Li Li, Weijiang Zhang
  • Patent number: 7351825
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound having aggrecanase inhibitory activity and MMP-13 inhibitory activity, and useful as a therapeutic agent for osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and the like, more specifically, a cyclopropane compound of formula (1): wherein R1 is —(CH2)m—X—(CH2)n-A1 etc., wherein m and n are the same or different and each is 0 to 6, X is a single bond, etc. and A1 is a substituted C3-14 hydrocarbon ring group, etc.; R2 and R3 are the same or different and each is a hydrogen atom, —(CH2)p—X1—(CH2)q-A2, etc., wherein p and q are the same or different and each is 0 to 6, X1 is a single bond, etc. and A2 is an optionally substituted C3-14 hydrocarbon ring group, etc.; R4 is —CO2R9, etc., wherein R9 is a hydrogen atom, etc.; and R20 and R21 are the same or different and each is a hydrogen atom, —(CH2)m12—X12—(CH2)m12—R30, etc., wherein m12 and m12 are the same or different and each is 0 to 6, X12 is a single bond, etc. and R30 is a hydrogen atom, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignee: Japan Tobacco Inc.
    Inventors: Takashi Inaba, Julia Haas, Makoto Shiozaki, Nicole M. Littmann, Katsutaka Yasue, Steven W. Andrews, Atushi Sakai, Andrew M. Fryer, Takafumi Matsuo, Ellen R. Laird, Akira Suma, Yuichi Shinozaki, Yoshikazu Hori, Hiroto Imai, Tamotsu Negoro
  • Patent number: 7348356
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of formula (I) which are inhibitors of the beta-secretase enzyme and that are useful in the treatment or prevention of diseases in which the beta-secretase enzyme is involved, such as Alzheimer's disease and pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the prevention or treatment of such diseases in which the beta-secretase enzyme is involved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2008
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Craig A. Coburn, Shawn J. Stachel, Joseph P. Vacca
  • Patent number: 7335680
    Abstract: Substituted pyrrolidine compounds are provided, and methods of treatment and pharmaceutical composition that utilize or comprise one or more such compounds. Compounds of the invention are useful for a variety of therapies, including treating or preventing preterm labor, dysmenorrhea, asthma, hypertension, infertility or fertility disorder, undesired blood clotting, preeclampsia or eclampsia, an eosinophil disorder, sexual dysfunction, osteporosis and other destructive bone disease or disorder, and other diseases and disorders associated with the prostaglandin family of compounds. In a preferred aspect, a substituted pyrrolidine compound is administered to a subject in coordination with a phosphodiesterase inhibitor compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2008
    Assignee: Laboratoires Serono SA
    Inventors: Yihua Liao, Zhong Zhao, Gian Luca Araldi
  • Patent number: 7335681
    Abstract: Novel prodrugs of amino ceramide-like compounds are provided which inhibit glucosyl ceramide (GlcCer) formation by inhibiting the enzyme GlcCer synthase, thereby lowering the level of glycosphingolipids. The compounds of the present invention have improved GlcCer synthase inhibition activity and are therefore highly useful in therapeutic methods for treating various conditions and diseases associated with altered glycosphingolipid levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2008
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of Michigan
    Inventor: James A. Shayman
  • Patent number: 7335659
    Abstract: This invention provides a compound, or its possible salt, having the formula, wherein: Re and ?Re are OH, optionally independently etherified or esterified; Z is —CH2CH2— or —C(R4,R5)—, wherein R4 and R5 are independently H, (1C-2C)alkyl or form together a spiro(3C-5C)cycloalkyl; R1 is H, halogen, CF3, or (1C-4C)alkyl; R2 and R3 are independently H, halogen, —CF3, —OCF3, (1C-8C)alkyl, hydroxy, (1C-8C)alkyloxy, aryloxy, aryl(1C-8C)alkyl, halo(1C-8C)alkyl, —O(CH2)mX, wherein X is halogen or phenyl and m=2-4; —O(CH2)mNRaRb, —S(CH2)mNRaRb or —(CH2)mNRaRb, wherein m=2-4 and wherein Ra, Rb are independently (1C-8C)alkyl, (2C-8C)alkenyl, (2C-8C)alkynyl, or aryl, which alkyl, alkenyl and aryl can optionally be substituted with halogen, —CF3, —OCF3, —CN, —NO2, —OH, (1C-8C)alkoxy, aryloxy, carboxyl, (1C-8C)alkylthio, carboxylate, (1C-8C)alkyl, aryl, aryl(1C-8C)alkyl or halo(1C-8C)alkyl; or Ra and Rb form a 3-8 membered ring structure, optionally substituted with halogen, —CF3, —OCF3, —CN, —NO2, hydroxy, hydroxy(1C-
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2008
    Assignee: N.V. Organon
    Inventors: Hubert Jan Jozef Loozen, Markus Wagener, Gerrit Veeneman, Eduard Willem Zwart
  • Publication number: 20080038332
    Abstract: The invention relates to a stable pharmaceutical formulation comprising an intimate admixture or admixture of crystalline or amorphous atorvastatin calcium, and a stabilizing-effective amount of a water-insoluble alkaline excipient or a combination of one or more water-insoluble alkaline excipients thereof, a stabilizing-effective amount of an antioxidant or a combination of one or more antioxidants thereof, and at least one or more additional pharmaceutically acceptable inert excipients or carriers, and a method for the preparation of the said formulation by wet and dry granulation. The invention further relates to a stabilized intimate admixture of atorvastatin calcium, a water-insoluble alkaline excipient and an antioxidant and a method for the preparation of the said intimate admixture by co-precipitation and co-milling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventors: Cai Gu Huang, Hui Min He Huang
  • Publication number: 20080027107
    Abstract: Anthraquinone compounds of the general formula (I) or a salt thereof (Formula I) in which R1 to R4 are each selected from the group consisting of H, C1-4 alkyl, X1, —NHR0N (Rs)2 in which R° is a C1l12 alkanediyl and each R5 is H or optionally substituted C14 alkyl, and a group of formula (11) in which at least one of R6,R7 and R8 is selected from X2 , and X2 substituted C1-4 alkyl and any others are H or C14 alkyl; R9 is selected from H, C14 alkyl, X2 and X2 substituted C1-4 alkyl; m is 0 or 1; n is 1 or 2; X1 is a halogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a C1.6 alkoxyl group, an aryloxy group or an acyloxy group; and X2 is a halogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a C16 alkoxyl group, an aryloxy group or an acyloxy group; provided that at least one of R1 to R4 is a group of formula (II). The N-oxides are useful prodrugs which are selectively bioreduced in hypoxic tumours to the corresponding cyclic amine derivatives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2004
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Inventors: Laurence Hylton Patterson, Klaus Pors, Paul Henry Teesdale-Spittle
  • Patent number: 7323490
    Abstract: The invention provides pyrrole-containing compounds and methods of use thereof. Kits and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the pyrrole compounds of the invention are also provided. The compounds and compositions disclosed herein are preferably used in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, cardiovascular diseases, proliferative diseases, and visual disorders. In particular, methods and compositions for the treatment of stroke are disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: Ambit Biosciences Corporation
    Inventors: David J. Lockhart, Hitesh K. Patel, Zdravko V. Milanov, Shamal Anil Mehta, Patrick Parvis Zarrinkar, William H. Biggs, III, Pietro Ciceri, Miles A. Fabian, Daniel K. Treiber
  • Patent number: 7288566
    Abstract: An N-hydroxyformamidine compound of the following formula or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: wherein R1, A and R are as defined herein. The compounds inhibit 20-HETE-producing enzymes, 20-HETE being involved in the effects of causing microvascular constriction or dilation in major organs (e.g., kidneys, cerebral blood vessels) or of inducing cell proliferation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2007
    Assignee: Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masakazu Sato, Hiroyuki Kakinuma, Hideaki Amada
  • Patent number: 7279472
    Abstract: Disclosed are novel cathepsin S, K, F, L and B reversible inhibitory compounds of the formulas (I), (II), (Ia) and (Ib) further defined herein. The compounds are useful for treating autoimmune diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc.
    Inventors: Michel Jose Emmanuel, Leah L. Frye, Eugene R. Hickey, Weimin Liu, Tina Marie Morwick, Denice Mary Spero, Sanxing Sun, David S. Thomson, Yancey David Ward, Erick Richard Roush Young
  • Patent number: 7279582
    Abstract: A compound of the formula: is disclosed as an HIV protease inhibitor. Methods and compositions for inhibiting an HIV infection are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventors: Eric J. Stoner, Arthur J. Cooper, Lawrence Kolaczkowski, Ketan M. Patel, Hing Leung Sham, Daniel W. Norbeck, Xiaoqi Chen, David A. Betebenner, Thomas R. Herrin, Gondi N. Kumar, Stephen L. Condon, Daniel A. Dickman, Patricia A. Oliver, Jien-Heh J. Tien
  • Patent number: 7255984
    Abstract: Pharmaceutical combination compositions including certain estrogen agonists/antagonists and prostaglandins or prostaglandin agonists/antagonists. The compositions are useful for the treatment of bone disorders including osteoporosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2007
    Assignee: Pfizer Inc.
    Inventors: Hua Zhu Ke, David D. Thompson
  • Patent number: 7253185
    Abstract: The present invention provides amino ceramide-like compounds which inhibit glucosyl ceramide (GlyCer) formation by inhibiting the enzyme GlyCer synthase, thereby lowering the level of glycosphingolipids. The compounds of the present invention have improved GlcCer synthase inhibition activity and are therefore useful in therapeutic methods for treating various conditions and diseases associated with altered glycosphingolipid levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignees: The Regents of the University of Michigan, Genzyme Corporation
    Inventors: James A. Shayman, David J. Harris, Craig Siegel, Carol A. Nelson, Diane P. Copeland
  • Patent number: 7250412
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to water-soluble derivatives of 2,6-diisopropylphenol (Propofol). The compounds act as prodrugs of 2,6-diisopropylphenol and metabolize rapidly to Propofol thereby providing an alternative to the water-insoluble 2,6-diisopropylphenol. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds, methods of induction and maintenance of anesthesia or sedation as well as methods of treating neurodegenerative diseases utilizing pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and methods of preparing them are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2007
    Assignee: Auspex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Subramanian Marappan, Cris Davenport, Sepehr Sarshar
  • Patent number: 7250415
    Abstract: The present application describes 1,1-disubstitutedcycloalkyl-, glycinamidyl-, sulfonyl-amidino-, and tetrahydropyrimidinyl-containing diaminoalkyl, ?-aminoacids, ?-aminoacids and derivatives thereof of Formula I: P-M-M1I or a stereoisomer or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate form thereof, wherein M is a linear core. Compounds of the present invention are useful as inhibitors of trypsin-like serine proteases, specifically factor Xa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2007
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Jennifer X. Qiao, Donald J. Pinto
  • Patent number: 7226917
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) as defined herein: are useful for treating behavioral disorders associated with dementia, psychoses, in particular schizophrenia (deficient form and productive form) and acute or chronic extrapyramidal symptoms induced by neuroleptics; for the treatment of various forms of anxiety, panic attacks, phobias, and compulsive obsessive disorders; for treating various forms of depression, including psychotic depression; for treating disorders caused by alcohol abuse or weaning from alcohol, sexual behavior disorders, eating disorders and for treating migraine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2007
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis
    Inventors: Gihad Dargazanli, Genevieve Estenne-Bouhtou, Florence Medaisko, Nathalie Rakotoarisoa
  • Patent number: 7217706
    Abstract: This invention relates to new propanolamine derivatives or salts thereof represented by the following formula [I]: Wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification or salts thereof which have gut selective sympathomimetic, anti-ulcerous, anti-pancreatitis, lipolytic, anti-urinary incontinence and anti-pollakiuria activities, to processes for the preparation thereof, to a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same and to a method for the prevention and/or treatment diseases indicated in the specification to a human being or an animal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2007
    Assignee: Astellas Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Taniguchi, Minoru Sakurai, Naoaki Fujii, Kumi Hosoi, Yasuyo Tomishima, Hisashi Takasugi, Hajime Sogabe, Hirofumi Ishikawa, Naomi Hanioka