The Hetero Ring Has At Least Seven Members Patents (Class 514/431)
  • Publication number: 20110118330
    Abstract: Compounds that inhibit proteolytic enzymes of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) are described. Preparation of the inhibitors, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and uses of the compounds or compositions for the treatment of HIV infections are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2009
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicant: PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventor: Arun K. Ghosh
  • Publication number: 20110092564
    Abstract: Compositions comprising cyclic amino acids or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. Said composition are for use in the treatment of pain. Pain includes both acute and chronic forms of pain. The preferred cyclic amino acid is 1-aminocyclobutane-1-carboxylic acid (ACBC).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2009
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Inventors: Ernest Puil, Bernard A. Macleod, Richard Wall
  • Patent number: 7923468
    Abstract: This invention relates to Novel 1,4-benzothiepin-1,1-dioxide derivatives which are substituted with cyclohexyl groups, method for producing the same, drugs containing said compounds and use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Wendelin Frick, Heiner Glombik, Stefan Theis, Hubert Heuer, Hans-Ludwig Schaefer, Werner Kramer
  • Patent number: 7915249
    Abstract: This invention concerns novel substituted heterocyclic tetracyclic tetrahydrofuran derivatives with binding affinities towards serotonin receptors, in particular 5-HT2A and 5-HT2C receptors, and towards dopamine receptors, in particular dopamine D2 receptors and with norepinephrine reuptake inhibition properties, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds according to the invention, the use thereof as a medicine, in particular for the prevention and/or treatment of a range of psychiatric and neurological disorders, in particular certain psychotic, cardiovascular and gastrokinetic disorders and processes for their production. The compounds according to the invention can be represented by general Formula (I) and comprises also the pharmaceutically acceptable acid or base addition salts thereof, the stereochemically isomeric forms thereof, the N-oxide form thereof and prodrugs thereof, wherein all substituents are defined as in Claim 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutical NV
    Inventors: José Maria Cid-Núñez, Antonius Adrianus Hendrikus Petrus Megens, Andrés Avelino Trabanco-Suárez
  • Publication number: 20110060021
    Abstract: Provided herein is a compound of Formula I: wherein R1 and R2 are as disclosed herein, and including reduced forms and dehydration products, and salts thereof. Also provided are compositions, including pharmaceutical compositions, methods of inhibiting histone deacetylase, methods of increasing histone deacetylase-controlled gene expression in a cell, methods of treating a disease associated with increased histone deacetylase activity, methods of inhibiting growth of a cancer cell, and methods of treating cancer in a subject that comprise a compound of Formula I.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Inventors: Yiqiang Cheng, Cheng Wang
  • Patent number: 7858613
    Abstract: The invention relates to substituted benzo-condensed cycloheptanone derivatives, to methods for producing them, to drugs containing said compounds and to the use of said compounds for producing drugs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Gruenenthal GmbH
    Inventors: Claudia Hinze, Robert Frank, Ruth Jostock, Klaus Schiene, Michael Haurand, Hagen-Heinrich Hennies
  • Publication number: 20100324026
    Abstract: Compounds of formula 1: are disclosed, wherein V is CH2; W is S(O)m; m is the integer 0, 1 or 2; U is O, C(O), CR13R14 or NR15; where R13 is H, alkyl; R14 is H, OH, OR13 or OCOR13; R15 is H, alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, C(O)R13, C(O)OR13 or alkylaminocarbonyl; R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 and R5 are as defined herein. These compounds are inhibitors of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-?) and are useful as medicaments for the treatment and prevention of disorders caused by increased TNF-? activity, in particular inflammations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2010
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicant: Piramal Life Sciences Limited
    Inventors: Bansi LAL, Somesh Sharma, Usha Ghosh, Swati Bal-Tembe, Tulsidas More, Pravin Gagare, Sunil Jadhav, Shashikant Patil, Asha Kulkarni-Almeida, Sapna Parikh, Radha Panicker, Anagha Damre, Ravindra Gupte
  • Publication number: 20100311710
    Abstract: The present invention relates to new cyclobutanemethanamine inhibitors of monoamine reuptake, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2009
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Applicant: AUSPEX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas G. Gant, Sepehr Sarshar, Manouchehr M. Shahbaz
  • Publication number: 20100305095
    Abstract: The present invention relates to, inter alia, the use of a compound capable of inhibiting 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (HPPD) in an animal in the manufacture of a medicament for use in the treatment and/or prevention of depression. The invention also provides for the use of a compound capable of inhibiting HPPD in an animal in the manufacture of a medicament for use in the treatment of the withdrawal symptoms associated with an addictive drug which causes dopamine dependant associative learning disorders in said animal. In a particular embodiment said HPPD inhibitor is selected from the group consisting of the compound depicted as compound 1; 2; and 3.22.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2006
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Inventors: Kim Zachary Travis, John Posner
  • Publication number: 20100292211
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the prediction of antipsychotic treatment efficacy based on a patient's genotype at one or more single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) loci and to the treatment of a patient based on such prediction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2008
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Inventor: Christian LAVEDAN
  • Patent number: 7834052
    Abstract: Compounds of formula 1: are disclosed, wherein V is CH2; W is S(O)m; m is the integer 0, 1 or 2; U is O, C(O), CR13R14 or NR15; where R13 is H, alkyl; R14 is H, OH, OR13 or OCOR13; R15 is H, alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, C(O)R13, C(O)OR13 or alkylaminocarbonyl; R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 and R8 are as defined herein. These compounds are inhibitors of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-?) and are useful as medicaments for the treatment and prevention of disorders caused by increased TNF-? activity, in particular inflammations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Piramal Life Sciences Limited
    Inventors: Bansi Lal, Usha Ghosh, Swati Bal-Tembe, Tulsidas More, Pravin Gagare, Sunil Jadhav, Shashikant Patil
  • Patent number: 7834001
    Abstract: Guanidine derivatives having a condensed tricyclic ring of formula 1: are disclosed, wherein U is C(O), CRaRb, O, NRa or S(O)m; V is CRaRb or NRa; W is S(O)m; wherein Ra is H, alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl or aralkyl; Rb is H, alkyl, OH, ORa or OCORa, and m is the integer 0, 1 or 2; R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 and R8 are as defined herein with the proviso that at least one of R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 or R8 is guanidino or guanidino carbonyl. These derivatives are sodium-proton exchange inhibitors and are useful as medicaments for the treatment of, for example, organ disorders associated with ischemia and reperfusion, cardiac arrhythmia, cardiac hypertrophy, hypertension, cell proliferative disorders and diabetes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Piramal Life Sciences Limited
    Inventors: Bansi Lal, Swati Bal-Tembe, Usha Ghosh, Arun Kumar Jain, Tulsidas More
  • Publication number: 20100267690
    Abstract: Guanidine derivatives having a condensed tricyclic ring of formula 1: are disclosed, wherein U is C(O), CRaRb, O, NRa or S(O)m; V is CRaRb or NRa; W is S(O)m; wherein Ra is H, alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl or aralkyl; Rb is H, alkyl, OH, ORa or OCORa, and m is the integer 0, 1 or 2; R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 and R8 are as defined herein with the proviso that at least one of R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 or R8 is guanidino or guanidino carbonyl. These derivatives are sodium-proton exchange inhibitors and are useful as medicaments for the treatment of, for example, organ disorders associated with ischemia and reperfusion, cardiac arrhythmia, cardiac hypertrophy, hypertension, cell proliferative disorders and diabetes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Applicant: Piramal Life Sciences Limited
    Inventors: Bansi LAL, Swati Bal-Tembe, Usha Ghosh, Arun Kumar Jain, Tulsidas More, Anil Ghate, Jacqueline Trivedi, Sapna Parikh
  • Publication number: 20100267796
    Abstract: The present invention provides a therapeutic agent for irritable bowel syndrome which comprises, as an active ingredient, a compound having an adenosine uptake inhibitory activity, a therapeutic agent for irritable bowel syndrome which comprises, as an active ingredient, a tricyclic compound represented by formula (I) [wherein L represents —NHC(?O)— or the like, R1 represents a hydrogen atom, halogen, or the like, X1—X2—X3 represents S—CR7?CR8 (wherein R7 and R8 may be the same or different and each represents a hydrogen atom, halogen, substituted or unsubstituted lower alkyl, or the like), or the like, Y represents —CH2SO2—, —SO2CH2— or the like, R2 represents substituted or unsubstituted lower alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted lower alkoxy, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, or the like] or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2007
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Applicant: KYOWA HAKKO KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Yamagata, Kenji Shibata, Yoichi Nishiya, Takashi Seishi, Takashi Sakuma
  • Publication number: 20100249188
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the prediction of QT prolongation following administration of a compound capable of increasing an individual's QT interval based on the individual's genotype at one or more single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) loci and to the treatment of a patient based on such prediction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2008
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Inventors: Christian Lavedan, Simona Volpi, Louis Licamele, Kendra Tomino Mack, Callie Michelle Heaton
  • Patent number: 7799824
    Abstract: Quaternary salt compounds of Formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable forms thereof, which are CCR2 antagonists and are useful in preventing, treating or ameliorating CCR2 mediated inflammatory syndromes, disorders or diseases in a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: OraPharma, Inc.
    Inventors: Bharat Lagu, Michael Wachter
  • Publication number: 20100233279
    Abstract: Disclosed are novel analogues of the natural product radicicol A of formulae I, .Ia, pi, Ha, lib and HI, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds. The compounds of the invention are kinase and phosphatase inhibitors and find utility in the treatment or prevention of kinase and phosphatase-mediated disorders. Also provided are uses and methods for the treatment or prevention of kinase- and phosphatase-mediated disorders and synthetic processes for the preparation of the compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2008
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Inventors: Nicolas Winssinger, Sofia Barluenga
  • Publication number: 20100234349
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel pharmaceutical compositions comprising therapeutically effective combination of a positive allosteric modulator of nicotine receptors; and a cognitive enhancer selected from the group consisting of a nicotine acetylcholine receptor agonist, an acetylcholine esterase inhibitor, a positive AMPA receptor modulator, an antipsychotic drug, an antidepressant drug and an anti Parkinson drug. The pharmaceutical compositions for use according to the invention are contemplated particularly useful for combating cognitive disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2007
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Inventors: Gunnar M. Olsen, Dan Peters, Bjarne H. Dahl, Jeppe Kejser Christensen, Steven Charles Loechel, Daniel B. Timmermann
  • Publication number: 20100203098
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a dust composition comprising at least one insecticide selected from GABA antagonists and at least one organic carrier selected from celluloses and cellulose derivatives. The invention further relates to the use of the dust composition for combating insects and to a method for controlling insects by bringing them, their food supply or their habitat, or the materials, soils, surfaces or spaces to be protected from insect attack or infestation into contact with the dust composition. The invention also relates to a method for protecting wood material from termite attack or infestation by bringing the wood material to be protected or a soil, surface or space near the wood material to be protected into contact with the dust composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2007
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventor: Scott Kleinschmidt
  • Publication number: 20100189762
    Abstract: Compounds, pharmaceutical compositions including the compounds, and methods of preparation and use thereof are disclosed. The compounds are triphenyl methane analogs. The compounds and compositions can be used to treat and/or prevent a wide variety of cancers, including drug resistant cancers, inflammatory, degenerative and vascular diseases, including various ocular diseases, and parasitic infections. Representative triphenyl methane analogs include triphenyl methane analogues of various dyes, hormones, sugars, peptides, oligonucleotides, amino acids, nucleotides, nucleosides, and polyols. The compounds are believed to function by inhibiting tNOX expression, the effects of ROS, and/or the production of HIF2. Thus, the compounds are novel therapeutic agents for a variety of cancers and other diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2009
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Applicant: EMORY UNIVERSITY
    Inventor: Jack L. Arbiser
  • Publication number: 20100160410
    Abstract: The use of a pentadienoic acid derivative of formula (I) for the preparation of a medicament for the prevention or treatment of hyperuricemia and/or one or several associated disorders or diseases, and/or for reducing the serum uric acid level of a subject. Medical compositions for these prevention and/or treatment, comprising such a pentadienoic acid derivative.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2010
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Inventors: Robert Boizel, Pascale Fouqueray, Daniel Guerrier, Jean-Jacques Zeiller, Bertrand Brutzkus
  • Publication number: 20100143441
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of promoting bone growth in a subject in need thereof, by administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formula I. The present invention also provides methods for the treatment of renal disease and cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2009
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: OsteoGeneX Inc.
    Inventors: Debra Ellies, William Rosenberg
  • Publication number: 20100105756
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of treating of Down syndrome in a person using compounds of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2009
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: AXONYX, Inc.
    Inventor: Gosse B. Bruinsma
  • Publication number: 20100063013
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds of the formula (I), wherein R?-R7, X, Y, D and n are as defined in the specification. These compounds are cysteine protease inhibitors which include but are not limited to inhibitors of cathepsms K, L, S and B and are useful for treating diseases in which inhibition of bone resorption is indicated, such as osteoporosis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2008
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Inventors: Renata Oballa, Christopher Bayly, Jean-Francois Truchon, Chun Sing Li, Serge Leger
  • Publication number: 20100035962
    Abstract: This Invention relates to Novel 1,4-benzothiepin-1,1-dioxide derivatives which are substituted with cyclohexyl groups, method for producing the same, drugs containing said compounds and use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2009
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Wendelin Frick, Heiner Glombik, Stefan Theis, Hubert Heuer, Hans-Ludwig Schaefer, Werner Kramer
  • Publication number: 20100035961
    Abstract: This invention relates to Novel 1,4-benzothiepine 1,1-dioxide derivatives substituted by benzyl radicals, method for their preparation, pharmaceuticals comprising these compounds, and the use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2009
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Wendelin Frick, Heiner Glombik, Stefan Theis, Hubert Heuer, Hans-Ludwig Schaefer, Werner Kramer
  • Publication number: 20100022511
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition that contains an atypical antipsychotic drug and succinic acid, fumaric acid or a mixture of succinic acid and fumaric acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2008
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Inventors: Fang-Yu Liu, Zhi-qun Shen
  • Patent number: 7645782
    Abstract: The present invention relates to new Macrocycles of formula (I) and their use for the treatment of cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Assignees: Morphochem Aktiengesellschaft fur Kombinatorische Chemie
    Inventors: Wolfgang Richter, Lutz Weber
  • Patent number: 7625942
    Abstract: A method of, or the use of compounds of the invention for, treating the cognitive impairments associated with Down syndrome, the method or use comprising treating or administering to a person with an effective amount of phenserine and isomers thereof or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt and derivatives thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: Axonyx, Inc.
    Inventor: Gosse B. Bruinsma
  • Publication number: 20090215858
    Abstract: The invention relates to substituted benzo-condensed cycloheptanone derivatives, to methods for producing them, to drugs containing said compounds and to the use of said compounds for producing drugs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2006
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Applicant: Gruenenthal GmbH
    Inventors: Claudia Hinze, Robert Frank, Ruth Jostock, Klaus Schiene, Michael Haurand, Hagen-Heinrich Hennies
  • Publication number: 20090209616
    Abstract: The invention provides an improved process for preparing romidepsin. The process involves producing, purifying, or storing romidepsin under conditions that prevent the formation of undesired adducts. Purifying romidepsin at an apparent pH lower than approximately 6.0 (e.g., between an apparent pH of 4.0 and 6.0) has been discovered to prevent the reduction of the disulfide bond of romidepsin and the subsequent formation of dimerized, oligomerized, or polymerized adducts. The invention also provides compositions of monomeric romidepsin free of dimerized, oligomerized, or polymerized adducts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2009
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Inventors: Gregory L. Verdine, Nicholas H. Vrolijk, Stephan Bertel
  • Patent number: 7553859
    Abstract: The present invention relates to new Macro-cycles of Formula (I), and their use for the treatment of cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignees: Gesellschaft fuer Biotechnologische Forschung mbH (GBF)
    Inventors: Gerhard Hoefle, Wolfgang Richter
  • Publication number: 20090105200
    Abstract: The invention provides a combination therapy for treating cancer and other neoplasms including romidepsin and a proteasome inhibitor. When administered together, romidepsin and a proteasome inhibitor (e.g., bortezomib) interact synergistically to selectively kill malignant cells at low (nanomolar) concentrations. The effect is particularly pronounced in malignant hematological cells (e.g., leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma). The combination has also been found useful in treating bortezomib-resistant cancers and steroid-resistant cancers. The invention provides methods of killing malignant cells in vitro and in vivo. Pharmaceutical compositions, preparations, and kits including romidepsin and a proteasome inhibitor are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2008
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Inventors: Mitchell Keegan, Steven Grant
  • Publication number: 20090105214
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I), wherein R1, R4, HET-1 and HET-2 are as described in the specification, and their salts and pro-drugs, are activators of glucokinase (GLK) and are thereby useful in the treatment of, for example, type 2 diabetes. Processes for preparing compounds of formula (I) are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2006
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Inventors: Darren McKerrecher, Kurt Gordon Pike, Michael James Waring
  • Publication number: 20090105327
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the formula I in which R1, R2, R3, R4, X and Y have the meanings indicated in the description. These compounds have immunomodulating effects, as well as an inhibiting or regulating effect on the release of IL-1? and/or TNF-?. They can therefore be used for the treatment of diseases associated with a disturbance of the immune system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2006
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Applicant: Merckle GMBH
    Inventors: Stefan Laufer, Wolfgang Albrecht, Cornelia Greim, Hans-Guenter Striegel, Karola Tollmann
  • Publication number: 20090093510
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of nitric oxide releasing compounds for retarding or reversing muscular dystrophies such as Duchenne and Becker dystrophies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2007
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Inventors: Emilio Clementi, Giulio Cossu, Silvia Brunelli, Ennio Ongini
  • Publication number: 20090036420
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of treating CNS disorders with a compound of formula I wherein X, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, and R8 are as defined in the specification and pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2008
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Inventors: Guido Galley, Katrin Groebke Zbinden, Roger Norcross, Henri Stalder
  • Publication number: 20080305165
    Abstract: Disclosed is a multiple unit type sustained release oral formulation comprising sustained release pellets formed from granules containing an active ingredient and a water-insoluble polymer, the granules being coated with a sustained release base material; and rapid release granules containing the active ingredient, and a method for preparing the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2008
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Applicant: CJ CHEILJEDANG CORPORATION
    Inventors: HYUN JUNG NOH, CHEONG WEON CHO, JEONG KU, TAEK RHO KIM, HEE CHOL KANG, QING RI CAO, EUN YOUNG YANG, TAE KUN AN, EUN KYUNG JEON, JAE KYOUNG KO, HYE SUK HONG, IL HWAN KIM, HEA RAN SUH, HYE JIN HAN, GANG SOO CHAE
  • Publication number: 20080279938
    Abstract: Disclosed is a zaltoprofen-containing sustained release tablet comprising granules containing zaltoprofen and a binder, in which the granules are dispersed in a matrix comprising a hydrophilic polymer, and a diluent is present either in the granules or in the matrix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2008
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Applicant: CJ CHEILJEDANG CORPORATION
    Inventors: CHEONG WEON CHO, JEONG KU, HEE CHOL KANG, QING Ri CAO, EUN YOUNG YANG, TAE KUN AN, EUN KYUNG JEON, JAE KYOUNG KO, HEA RAN SUH, HYE JIN HAN, GANG SOO CHAE
  • Publication number: 20080262076
    Abstract: This invention concerns novel substituted tetracyclic tetrahydrofuran derivatives containing a cyclic amine side chain with binding affinities towards dopamine receptors, in particular dopamine D2 receptors, towards serotonin receptors, in particular 5-HT2A and 5-HT2C receptors, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds according to the invention, the use thereof as a medicine, in particular for the prevention and/or treatment of a range of psychiatric and neurological disorders, in particular certain psychotic, cardiovascular and gastrokinetic disorders and processes for their production. The compounds according to the invention can be represented by general Formula (I) and comprises also a pharmaceutically acceptable acid or base addition salt thereof, an N-oxide form thereof or a quaternary ammonium salt thereof, wherein all substituents are defined as in Claim 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2006
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Inventors: Jose Maria Cid-Nunez, Andres Avelino Trabanco-Suarez
  • Patent number: 7439264
    Abstract: This invention to antagonists that inhibit transporters and receptors. The invention also relates to partial inhibitors of transporters and receptors that allow partial transport or partial binding of a compound to the transporter or receptor. The invention also relates to compounds that differentially prevent transport or binding through a transporter or to a receptor. The invention also relates to the use of these compounds for treating certain diseases and disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignees: President and Fellows of Harvard College, Organix, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter C. Meltzer, Bertha K. Madras, Paul Blundell, Shanghao Liu
  • Publication number: 20080146541
    Abstract: A method for treating or preventing symptoms of hormonal variation includes administering an effective amount of a receptor antagonist to a subject having one or more symptoms of hormonal variations, wherein the receptor antagonist binds to at least one selected from the group consisting of a serotonin type 2A (5-HT2A) and a dopamine type 2 (D2) receptors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2006
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Inventor: Hung-Ming Wu
  • Patent number: 7381743
    Abstract: The present invention relates to new macrocycles of the general formula (I) as well as their use for the treatment of cancer diseases
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: Leibniz-Institut Fuer Pflanzenbiochemie (IPB)
    Inventors: Ludger A. Wessjohann, Uwe Eichelberger, Thao Tran Thi Phuong
  • Patent number: 7354949
    Abstract: The present invention provides a therapeutic agent for bladder irritative symptoms associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia comprising, as an active ingredient, a tricyclic compound represented by formula (I): [wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom, substituted or unsubstituted lower alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted lower alkoxy or halogen; X1-X2-X3 represents CR5?CR6—CR7?CR8, N(O)m?CR6—CR7?CR8, CR5?CR6—N(O)m?CR8, CR5?CR6—CR7?N(O)m, CR5?CR6—O, CR5?CR6—S, O—CR7?CR8, S—CR7?CR8 or O—CR7?N; Y represents 13 CH2S—, —CH2SO—, —CH2SO2—, —CH2O—, —CH?CH—, —(CH2)p—, —SCH2—, —SOCH2—, —SO2CH2— or —OCH2—; and R2 represents a hydrogen atom, substituted or unsubstituted lower alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted lower alkenyl, substituted or unsubstituted lower alkoxy, amino, mono(substituted or unsubstituted lower alkyl)-substituted amino, di(substituted or unsubstituted lower alkyl)-substituted amino, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl, substituted or unsubstituted aralky
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignee: Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Yamagata, Kaoru Atsuki, Tetsuji Ohno, Shiro Shirakura, Akira Karasawa
  • Patent number: 7332516
    Abstract: The present invention encompasses compounds of Formula I (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein A is the base molecule of a propionic acid or acetic acid NSAID, or a derivative thereof, X is —CO2H, 1H-tetrazol-5-yl or 2H-tetrazol-5-yl and R1 and R2 are each independently selected from the group consisting of: C1-6alkyl and C3-6cycloalkyl, as well as pharmaceutical composition comprising said compounds and methods of using said compounds. The compounds of the present invention lower the level of A?42 and are therefore useful for preventing, delaying or reversing the progression of Alzheimer's Disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: Merck + Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Benito Munoz, Petpiboon Prasit, Nicholas Simon Stock
  • Patent number: 7329654
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel heteroatom containing tetracyclic derivatives, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, their use in the treatment and/or prevention of disorders mediated by one or more estrogen receptors and processes for their preparation. The compounds of the invention are useful in the treatment and/or prevention of disorders associated with the depletion of estrogen such as hot flashes, vaginal dryness, osteopenia and osteoporosis; hormone sensitive cancers and hyperplasia of the breast, endometrium, cervix and prostate; endometriosis, uterine fibroids, osteoarthritis and as contraceptive agents, alone or in combination with a progestogen or progestogen antagonist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V.
    Inventors: Ramesh M. Kanojia, Nareshkumar F. Jain, Raymond Ng, Zhihua Sui, Jiayi Xu
  • Publication number: 20080003275
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods and compositions for treating premature ejaculation in a male or prolonging intercourse comprising administering to the male an antidepressant via a route selected from the group consisting of mucosal administration (preferably nasal, buccal or rectal), administration to the lungs (preferably by inhalation), local administration to at least a part of the male genitalia (applied to the penis for example, in the form of a gel) and combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2004
    Publication date: January 3, 2008
    Applicant: Worldwide PE Patent Holdco Pty Ltd.
    Inventor: Jakov Vaisman
  • Patent number: 7312203
    Abstract: The present invention relates to 1-aza-dibenzoazulene derivatives, to their pharmacologically acceptable salts and solvates, to processes and intermediates for the preparation thereof as well as to their antiinflammatory effects, especially to the inhibition of tumour necrosis factor-? (TNF-?) production and the inhibition of interleukin-1 (IL-1) production as well as to their analgetic action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Assignee: GlaxoSmithKline istraziva{hacek over (c)}ki Centar Zagreb d.o.o.
    Inventors: Mladen Mercep, Milan Mesic, Dijana Pesic
  • Patent number: 7276532
    Abstract: The present invention provides a therapeutic agent for overactive bladder comprising, as an active ingredient, a tricyclic compound represented by formula (I): [wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom, substituted or unsubstituted lower alkyl, and the like; X1—X2—X3 represents CR5?CR6—CR7?CR8, CR5?CR6—S, and the like; Y represents —CH2S—, —SOCH2—, and the like; and R2 represents a hydrogen atom, and the like] or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2007
    Assignee: Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Yamagata, Kaoru Atsuki, Tetsuji Ohno, Shiro Shirakura, Akira Karasawa
  • Patent number: 7262309
    Abstract: The present invention relates to benzonaphthoazulene derivatives of tiophene class, to their pharmacologically acceptable salts and solvates, to processes and intermediates for the preparation thereof as well as to their antiinflammatory effects, especially to the inhibition of tumor necrosis factor-? (TNF-?) production and the inhibition of interleukin-1 (IL-1) production as well as to their analgetic action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2007
    Assignee: GlaxoSmith Kline Istrazivocki Centar Zagreb, D.O.O.
    Inventors: Mladen Mercep, Milan Mesic, Dijana Pesic, Ivana Ozimec, Rudolf Trojko