Additional Hetero Ring Patents (Class 514/444)
  • Publication number: 20140221431
    Abstract: Disclosed in the present invention is a novel histone deacetylase inhibitor of benzamides and use thereof. The inhibitor has good efficacy in treating diseases caused by abnormal gene expression, such as tumours, endocrine disorders, immune system diseases, genetic diseases and nerve system diseases. The histone deacetylase inhibitor of benzamides is a compound of the following general chemical structural formula (I) or a salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2012
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicants: Shanghai Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry, Sinopharm A-think Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Jianqi Li, Qingwei Zhang, Zhidan Jia, Jiajing Wang
  • Publication number: 20140221351
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel bis-sulfonamide derivatives, processes for preparing them, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as pharmaceuticals as modulators of chemokine receptors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: ALLERGAN, INC.
    Inventors: HAIQING YUAN, RICHARD L. BEARD, XIAOXIA LIU, JOHN E. DONELLO, VEENA VISWANATH, MICHAEL E. GARST
  • Patent number: 8791049
    Abstract: Provided are improved agricultural processes for the improved cultivation of rice wherein the crops are treated to control undesired vegetative growth using a plant treatment composition comprising both halosulfuron and thifensulfuron to provide improved herbicidal efficacy against Heteranthera limosa, commonly referred to as “duck salad”. Also provided are compositions useful in the improved agricultural processes, as well as herbicidal treatment regimens. Unexpectedly high rates of efficacy against Heteranthera limosa, amongst rice plant in rice crops are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Gowan Co.
    Inventors: Eric Paige Webster, Dominic Frank Alonso, Sergio Comparini, Wallace Keith Majure, Sandra Alcaraz, Charles Paul Grasso, Eric James McEwen, Tak Wai Cheung
  • Publication number: 20140171444
    Abstract: The present invention provides aryl- or heteroaryl-diketo acid compounds effective to inhibit an activity of a Mycobacterial malate synthase enzyme or to inhibit a malate synthase activity in other bacteria having the enzyme. The compounds may be phenyl- naphthyl-, or thienyl-substituted diketo acids and carboxylate derivatives thereof. Also provided are methods of treating tuberculosis or other pathophysiological conditions associated with a malate synthase enzyme with the inhibitory compounds and methods of in silico design of the inhibitory compounds. In addition, the present invention provides the inhibitory compounds designed by this method. Furthermore, three-dimensional X-ray crystal structures of the Mycobacterial malate synthase complexed with the inhibitory compounds are provided. Further still a method for stabilizing an aromatic or heteroaromatic diketo acid or its prodrug or close analog in solution by derivatizing at least the ortho position on the aromatic ring is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2014
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
    Inventors: Joel S. Freundlich, James C. Sacchettini, Inna V. Kriger, Thomas R. Ioerger, Vijay Gawandi
  • Publication number: 20140163092
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to inhibitors of S-nitrosoglutathione reductase (GSNOR), pharmaceutical compositions comprising such GSNOR inhibitors, and methods of making and using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2014
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: N30 Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Xicheng Sun, Jian Qiu, Jan Wasley
  • Patent number: 8748470
    Abstract: The present invention concerns methods and compositions for the inhibition or reduction of the primary tumor and metastasis by inhibition of fatty acid binding proteins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: The University of Chicago
    Inventors: Ernst Lengyel, Kristin Nieman, Hilary Kenny
  • Publication number: 20140155415
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula I or II, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, that interact with glucokinase regulatory protein. In addition, the present invention relates to methods of treating type 2 diabetes, and other diseases and/or conditions where glucokinase regulatory protein is involved using the compounds, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions that contain the compounds, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Inventors: Michael David Bartberger, Michael D. Croghan, Christopher H. Fotsch, Mark H. Norman, Lewis Dale Pennington, Andreas Reichelt, David J. St. Jean, JR., Christopher M. Tegley
  • Patent number: 8741941
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a medicinal composition useful for external application in the treatment of a fungal infection reaching the lower part of a thick keratin layer. Provided is an antifungal medicinal composition, comprising: (1) a film-forming agent; (2) a water-soluble plasticizer in a form of a solid or a paste at 20° C. at 1 atm; and (3) an antifungal compound represented by a general formula (1) and/or a physiologically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Pola Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Hideaki Sasagawa, Madoka Ito, Takuji Nakashima, Akira Nozawa
  • Publication number: 20140135322
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel chemical compounds formula (I) (C)n—B-(A)m-B—(C)n (I) wherein m is 0 or 1, and n is independently 0, 1, 2 or 3, A, each B and each C are independently selected from phenylene and five- and six-membered heteroaromatic rings, and for a terminal ring B or C also from bicyclic heteroaromatic fused rings having seven to ten ring members, wherein the bond between at least two of the rings A to C may be replaced by a carbonyl group (—CO—), wherein at least two of the rings A to C are substituted with one or two groups R, and wherein each ring A to C further optionally is substituted with one or two groups R1. The compounds are useful in therapy, especially therapy of a mammal suffering from a disease involving misfolded or aggregated forms of proteins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Inventors: Peter Asberg, Kristin Hammer, Johan Olsson, Martin Henriksson
  • Publication number: 20140128427
    Abstract: Provided are a novel derivative of 5-carbamoyl adamantan-2-yl amide or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutical use thereof for inhibiting the activity of 11?-hydroxystreroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11b-HSD1) or for preventing and/or treating various diseases mediated by 11?-hydroxystreroid dehydrogenase type 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: SK BIOPHARMACEUTICALS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Coo-Min Chung, Choon-Ho Ryu, Yoon-Kyeong Lee, Jin-Sook Moon, Hye-Sung Lee, Seon-Jeong Lee, Kyung-Seok Oh
  • Patent number: 8716322
    Abstract: Peptide-based compounds including heteroatom-containing, three-membered rings efficiently and selectively inhibit specific activities of N-terminal nucleophile (Ntn) hydrolases associated with the proteasome. The peptide-based compounds include an epoxide or aziridine, and functionalization at the N-terminus. Among other therapeutic utilities, the peptide-based compounds are expected to display anti-inflammatory properties and inhibition of cell proliferation. Oral administration of these peptide-based proteasome inhibitors is possible due to their bioavailability profiles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Onyx Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Han-Jie Zhou, Congcong M. Sun, Kevin D. Shenk, Guy J. Laidig
  • Patent number: 8709747
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula (I) wherein the groups A and B represent independently from each other —CH?CH—, or —C?C—, the terms t, u, v, w represent, independently from each other, values ranging from 0 to 9, the groups Y1 and Y2 can represent independently from each other an alkyl group (linear, branched or substituted) carrying from 1 to 9 carbon atoms, the groups Z1, Z2, Z3, and Z4 can represent independently from each other a chemically reactive group W, such as OH, NH2, SH, the groups Z5 and Z6 represent independently from each other a hydrogen atom, silica nanoparticles functionalized by these compounds, and their use as drugs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignees: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Universite de Rennes 1, I.N.S.E.R.M. (Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale), Universite Montpellier 2 Sciences et Techniques
    Inventors: David Brevet, Laurence Raehm, Mireille Blanchard-Desce, Olivier Mongin, Magali Gary-Bobo-Sable-Teychene, Marcel Garcia, Alain Morere, Jean-Olivier Durand
  • Patent number: 8710246
    Abstract: A compound is provided of the formula wherein each u is independently selected from 0 and 1; each R2 and R4 is independently selected from carboxy, carboxyalkyl, alkoxycarbonylalkyl, aminoalkyl, (amino)(carboxy)alkyl and (amino)(carboxy)alkoxy; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Biochromix Newco AB
    Inventors: Peter Åsberg, Leif Johansson, Anna Herland, Andreas Åslund, Peter Konradsson
  • Patent number: 8697743
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to antioxidant derivatives of camptothecin and antioxidant derivatives of camptothecin analogs and the preparation of nanometer-sized camptothecin prodrugs. Methods of synthesizing the antioxidant derivatives of camptothecin and antioxidant derivatives of camptothecin analogs, spontaneous emulsification or nanoprecipitation thereof to produce antioxidant camptothecin nanosphere prodrugs and their use in treating cancerous diseases are also provided. A further aspect of this invention is the use of these antioxidant camptothecin nanosphere prodrugs for the preparation of delivery devices of other pharmaceuticals and/or drugs. Additionally, methods of treating cancer with the camptothecin and antioxidant derivatives of camptothecin analogs, and nanometer-sized camptothecin prodrugs are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Inventors: John S. Yu, Bong Seop Lee
  • Patent number: 8691780
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for enhancing taxane sensitivity are provided. Aspects of the subject methods include administering to a subject a txr1 pathway modulatory agent in conjunction with a taxane. Also provided are txr1 polypeptides and nucleic acids encoding the same. The subject methods and compositions find use in a variety of different applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Chih Jian Lih, Stanley N. Cohen
  • Publication number: 20140094457
    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 a genetic disease caused by premature termination codons, or other conditions that render messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) susceptible to nonsense mediated RNA decay, in a subject. Also disclosed is a method of inhibiting nonsense mediated RNA decay and/or induction of autophagy. The present invention also relates to a method of identifying inhibitors of nonsense mediated RNA decay and/or inducing autophagy. The present invention further relates to a method of inhibiting nonsense mediated RNA decay and/or induction of autophagy in a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Lawrence B. Gardner, Timothy J. Cardozo, Leenus Martin
  • Publication number: 20140094462
    Abstract: Sonic Hedgehog modulators and methods of use thereof are provided for.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Inventors: Sara Buhrlage, Chris Dockendorff, Mike Foley, Han-Je Kim, Andrew Germain, Lawrence MacPherson, Partha Nag, Stuart Schreiber, Amal Ting, Michel Weiwer, Willmen Youngsaye
  • Patent number: 8686043
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a class of compounds, including the pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds, having the structure of formula I: as defined in the specification. The invention is also directed to compositions containing and uses of the compounds of formula I.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Pfizer Inc.
    Inventors: Anton Franz Joseph Fliri, Randall James Gallaschun, Christopher John O'Donnell, Jacob Bradley Schwarz, Barbara Eileen Segelstein
  • Publication number: 20140080800
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, hydrate, solvate, or prodrug thereof, wherein U, J, V, X, R2a, R2b, R2c, R5 and t are as described herein. The present invention relates generally to inhibitors of histone deacetylase and to methods of making and using them. These compounds are useful for promoting cognitive function and enhancing learning and memory formation. In addition, these compounds are useful for treating, alleviating, and/or preventing various conditions, including for example, neurological disorders, memory and cognitive function disorders/impairments, extinction learning disorders, fungal diseases and infections, inflammatory diseases, hematological diseases, and neoplastic diseases in humans and animals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Inventors: Edward Holson, Florence Fevrier Wagner, Michel Weiwer, Li-Huei Tsai, Stephen Haggarty, Yan-Ling Zhang
  • Patent number: 8669381
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to inhibitors of S-nitrosoglutathione reductase (GSNOR), pharmaceutical compositions comprising such GSNOR inhibitors, and methods of making and using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: N30 Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Xicheng Sun, Jian Qiu, Jan Wasley
  • Publication number: 20140065103
    Abstract: A compound is selected from the structural formulae depicted in FIG. 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. A pharmaceutical composition comprises a compound selected from the structural formulae depicted in FIG. 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier of excipient. A method of treating a HCV infection in a subject comprises administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of selected from the structural formulae depicted in FIG. 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. A method of inhibiting or reducing the activity of HCV polymerase in a subject or in a biological in vitro sample comprises administering to the subject or to the sample a therapeutically effective amount of selected from the structural formulae depicted in FIG. 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
    Inventor: VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
  • Patent number: 8664411
    Abstract: Disclosed are novel gamma secretase inhibitors of the formula. Also disclosed are methods of inhibiting gamma-secretase, methods of treating neurodegenerative diseases, and methods of treating Alzheimer's Disease. Also disclosed are processes for preparing alkenes in one reaction step using a mixture of an aldehyde (or ketone) and an alkyl substituted with two electron withdrawing groups, and reacting the mixture with: (a) a sulfonyl halide (e.g., a sulfonyl chloride) and a basic tertiary amine, or, (b) a sulfonyl anhydride and a basic amine, or (c) an aryl-C(O)-halide and a basic tertiary amine, or (d) an aryl-C(O)—O—C(O)-aryl and a basic tertiary amine, or (e) an heteroaryl-C(O)-halide and a basic tertiary amine, or (f) a heteroaryl-C(O)—O—C(O)-heteroaryl and a basic tertiary amine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Wen-Lian Wu, Thomas A. Bara, Duane A. Burnett, John W. Clader, Martin S. Domalski, Yan Jin, Hubert B. Josien, Hongmei Li, Xian Liang, Dmitri A. Pissarnitski, Thavalakulamgara K. Sasikumar, Jesse K. Wong, Ruo Xu, Zhiqiang Zhao, Paul McNamara
  • Publication number: 20140057975
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for treating glaucoma are provided. In particular hydrophilic ester prodrugs and their use to reduce central corneal thickening is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: ALLERGAN, INC.
    Inventors: Wha-Bin Im, Robert M. Burk
  • Publication number: 20140051749
    Abstract: Crystalline solid forms and the amorphous form of the anti-HCV compound 5-(3,3-dimethylbutyn-1-yl)-3-[(cis-4-hydroxy-4-{[(3S)-tetrahydrofuran-3-yloxy]methyl}cyclohexyl){[(1R)-4-methylcyclohex-3-en-1-yl]carbonyl}amino]thiophene-2-carboxylic acid (Compound I) were prepared and characterized in the solid state: Also provided are processes of manufacture and methods of using the crystalline forms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Inventors: Ahmad Hashash, Scott Wolckenhauer, Bing Shi
  • Publication number: 20140051742
    Abstract: Compounds having formulas (I) to (VIII), salts thereof, or combinations thereof and pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more these compounds are described herein for the treatment of HIV and neurodegenerative effects caused by HIV. Also provided herein are methods and a kit for inhibiting HIV-1, treating latent HIV in the brain, and preventing HIV-mediated cognitive decline and HIV dementia comprising administering the compounds having the formulas (I) to (VIII) and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds having these formulas. The compounds having formulas I through VIII are curcumin analogs which are advantageously characterized as having anti-retroviral, neuroprotective, anti-glucosidase, and anti-HIV integrase properties. In one aspect, the pharmaceutical composition is delivered intranasally.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Inventors: Evaristus A. Nwulia, Amol Kulkarni
  • Publication number: 20140051682
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel bis-sulfonamide derivatives, processes for preparing them, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as pharmaceuticals as modulators of chemokine receptors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: ALLERGAN, INC.
    Inventors: Haiqing Yuan, Richard L. Beard, Michael E. Garst, Xiaoxia Liu, John E. Donello, Veena Viswanath
  • Publication number: 20140051711
    Abstract: Described herein are compounds and pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, which modulate the activity of store-operated calcium (SOC) channels. Also described herein are methods of using such SOC channel modulators, alone and in combination with other compounds, for treating diseases or conditions that would benefit from inhibition of SOC channel activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: CalciMedica Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey P. WHITTEN, Yazhong PEI, Jianguo CAO, Zhijun WANG, Evan ROGERS
  • Patent number: 8653062
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel cyclic amine and cycloalkyl derivatives, processes for preparing them, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as pharmaceuticals as modulators of sphingosine-1-phosphate receptors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: Phong X. Nguyen, Todd M. Heidelbaugh
  • Patent number: 8629176
    Abstract: The present invention discloses ?-diketones, ?-diketones or ?-hydroxyketones or analogs thereof, that activate Wnt/?-catenin signaling and thus treat or prevent diseases related to signal transduction, such as osteoporosis and osteoarthropathy; osteogenesis imperfecta, bone defects, bone fractures, periodontal disease, otosclerosis, wound healing, craniofacial defects, oncolytic bone disease, traumatic brain injuries related to the differentiation and development of the central nervous system, comprising Parkinson's disease, strokes, ischemic cerebral disease, epilepsy, Alzheimer's disease, depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia; eye diseases such as age related macular degeneration, diabetic macular edema or retinitis pigmentosa and diseases related to differentiation and growth of stem cell, comprising hair loss, hematopoiesis related diseases and tissue regeneration related diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Samumed, LLC
    Inventors: Sunil Kumar KC, David Mark Wallace, John Hood, Charlene F. Barroga
  • Publication number: 20130338132
    Abstract: Compounds represented by the following formula (I), are useful as hyperglycemic inhibitors having a serine protease inhibitory action and as prophylactic or therapeutic drugs for diabetes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Takahiro Koshiba, Munetaka Tokumasu, Taisuke Ichimaru, Koji Ohsumi, Tadakiyo Nakagawa, Tatsuhiro Yamada, Kayo Matsumoto, Tamotsu Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20130331387
    Abstract: Disclosed is a compound of formula (I), wherein Z, m and R1-R6 are as described herein, as a modulator of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors particularly the ?7 subtype, in a subject in need thereof, as well as analogues, prodrugs, isotopically substituted analogs, metabolites, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, polymorphs, solvates, isomers, clathrates, and co-crystal thereof, for use either alone or in combinations with suitable other medicaments, and pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and analogues. Also disclosed are a process of preparation of the compounds and the intended uses thereof in therapy, particularly in the prophylaxis and therapy of disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, mild cognitive impairment, senile dementia, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: Lupin Limited
    Inventors: Neelima Sinha, Gourhari Jana, Sachchidanand Sachchidanand, Sanjay Pralhad Kurhade, Navnath Popat Karche, Anil Kashiram Hajare, Ajay Ramchandra Tilekar, Venkata P. Palle, Rajender Kumar Kamboj
  • Publication number: 20130323203
    Abstract: Provided are compounds of Formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and esters thereof. The compounds, compositions, and methods provided are useful for the treatment of Flaviviridae virus infections, particularly hepatitis C infections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: Gilead Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Eda Canales, Lee S. Chong, Michael O'Neil Hanrahan Clarke, Edward Doerffler, Scott E. Lazerwith, Willard Lew, Michael Mertzman Belmont, Philip Anthony Morganelli, William J. Watkins
  • Patent number: 8598227
    Abstract: This invention relates to a stable epoprostenol composition that can be combined with commercially available IV fluids and can be administered in its reconstituted and/or diluted form under ambient conditions of about 15-30° C. for greater than 24 hours. The composition preferably contains (a) epoprostenol or a salt thereof; (b) a alkalinization agent; and (c) a base, such that when reconstituted or in solution, the solution has a pH>11. Methods for making the lyophilized composition are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
    Inventor: Nagesh R. Palepu
  • Publication number: 20130315861
    Abstract: Provided are compounds of Formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and esters thereof. The compounds, compositions, and methods provided are useful for the treatment of Flaviviridae virus infections, particularly hepatitis C infections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Inventors: Eda Canales, Michael O'Neil Hanrahan Clarke, Scott E. Lazerwith, Willard Lew, Philip Anthony Morganelli, William J. Watkins
  • Publication number: 20130317070
    Abstract: The invention provides for the use of antimicrobial chemical entities based on a nitrothiazolide backbone that exhibit anti-mycobacteria activity, including the mycobacterium causing tuberculosis. Multiple compounds were synthesized and screened for anti-tuberculosis activity. Disclosed herein are a series of compounds with anti-tuberculosis activity, including six leads that completely inhibited bacterial growth at 5 micrograms per ml or less. Three of these compounds were tested to determine MIC and these ranged between 1 and 4 micrograms per ml against both drug susceptible Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains and strains that are multi-drug resistant (MDR) including XDR strains. The compounds developed are derived from parent compound nitazoxanide, which had no inhibitory activity in the stringent testing format used herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA PATENT FOUNDATION D/B/A UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA LICENSING & VENTURES GROUP
    Inventors: Paul S. Hoffman, Timothy L. MacDonald, Eric R. Houpt, Thomas E. Ballard
  • Patent number: 8586624
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel thiophene inhibitors of S-nitrosoglutathione reductase (GSNOR), pharmaceutical compositions comprising such GSNOR inhibitors, and methods of making and using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: N30 Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventor: Xicheng Sun
  • Patent number: 8569302
    Abstract: Provided are compounds of Formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and esters thereof. The compounds, compositions, and methods provided are useful for the treatment of Flaviviridae virus infections, particularly hepatitis C infections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Gilead Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Eda Canales, Lee S. Chong, Michael O'Neil Hanrahan Clarke, Edward Doerffler, Scott E. Lazerwith, Willard Lew, Qi Liu, Michael Mertzman, Philip A. Morganelli, William J. Watkins, Hong Ye
  • Publication number: 20130281366
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the general formula (I), their tautomeric forms, their stereoisomers, their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, methods for their preparation, use of these compounds in medicine and the intermediates involved in their preparation. The present invention is directed towards compounds which can be used to treat diseases such as Hyperlipidemia and also have a beneficial effect on cholesterol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2011
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: CADILA HEALTHCARE LIMITED
    Inventors: Harikishore Pingali, Pankaj Makadia, Vrajesh Pankaj, Sairam Kalapatapu, V.V.M., Mukul R. JAIN
  • Publication number: 20130281490
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds and pharmaceutical compositions for inhibiting N-acylethanolamine acid amidase (NAAA). Inhibition of NAAA is contemplated as a method to sustain the levels of palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) and oleylethanolamide (OEA), two substrates of NAAA, in conditions characterized by reduced concentrations of PEA and OEA. The invention also provides methods for treating inflammatory diseases and pain, and other disorders in which decreased levels of PEA and OEA are associated with the disorder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Inventors: The Regents of the University of California, Fondazione Istituto Italiano Di Tecnologia, Universita Degli Studi Di Parma, Universita Degli Studi Di Urbino "Carlo Bo"
  • Publication number: 20130274320
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to inhibitors of S-nitrosoglutathione reductase (GSNOR), pharmaceutical compositions comprising such GSNOR inhibitors, and methods of making and using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Inventors: Xicheng Sun, Jian Qiu, Jan Wasley
  • Publication number: 20130267501
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides compounds that function as modulators of aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) enzymatic activity, as well as compositions and formulations comprising the compounds. The present disclosure provides therapeutic methods involving administering a subject compound, or a subject pharmaceutical composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventor: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
  • Patent number: 8546577
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel substituted enaminocarbonyl compounds, to processes for their preparation and to their use for controlling animal pests, especially arthropods, in particular insects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Bayer CropScience AG
    Inventors: Peter Jeschke, Robert Velten, Thomas Schenke, Otto Schallner, Michael Edmund Beck, Rolf Pontzen, Olga Malsam, Udo Reckmann, Ralf Nauen, Ulrich Goergens, Leonardo Pitta, Thomas Mueller, Christian Arnold, Erich Sanwald
  • Publication number: 20130252937
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of general formula I, wherein the groups R1, R2 and m are defined as in claim 1, which have valuable pharmacological properties, in particular bind to the GPR40 receptor and modulate its activity. The compounds are suitable for treatment and prevention of diseases which can be influenced by this receptor, such as metabolic diseases, in particular diabetes type 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias ECKHARDT, Sara FRATTINI, Dieter HAMPRECHT, Frank HIMMELSBACH, Elke LANGKOPF, Iain LINGARD, Stefan PETERS, Holger WAGNER
  • Publication number: 20130236434
    Abstract: A method of enhancing binding of cells to an integrin-binding ligand comprises treating integrin-expressing cells in vitro with an agonist of integrin, wherein the integrin is selected from the group consisting of ?4?1, ?5?1, ?4?7, ?v?3 and ?L?2, and contacting the treated cells with an integrin-binding ligand; integrin agonist compounds having the general formula I; methods of treating integrin-expressing cells with such agonists to enhance binding; and therapeutic methods comprising administering agonist-treated cells or agonist compounds to a mammal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: TEXAS HEART INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Ronald J. Biediger, William C. Gundlach, IV, Robert V. Market, Michael M. Savage, Peter Vanderslice
  • Publication number: 20130231518
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide compounds and compositions thereof, which are effective for mitigating tissue damage or lethality induced by an agent, and methods of making and using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2011
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Robert H. Schiestl, Yelena O. Rivina, Michael E. Jung, Robert Damoiseaux
  • Publication number: 20130231344
    Abstract: Described herein are compounds and pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, which modulate the activity of store-operated calcium (SOC) channels. Also described herein are methods of using such SOC channel modulators, alone and in combination with other compounds, for treating diseases or conditions that would benefit from inhibition of SOC channel activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2013
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: CalciMedica, Inc.
    Inventors: Gonul Velicelebi, Kenneth A. Stauderman, Jeffrey P. Whitten, Yazhong Pei, Jianguo Cao, Zhijun Wang, Evan Rogers, Brian Dyck, Jonathan Grey
  • Publication number: 20130225531
    Abstract: A composition and method of treating Alzheimer's disease or a dementia of vascular origin are disclosed. The composition and method utilize an endothelin antagonist as the active agent to treat Alzheimer's disease or a dementia of vascular origin in mammals, including humans.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
    Inventor: The Board Of Trustees Of The University of Illinois
  • Publication number: 20130217759
    Abstract: The invention provides sulphonamide compounds and their use in treating medical disorders, such as obesity. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of making various sulphone compounds are provided. The compounds are contemplated to have activity against methionyl aminopeptidase 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2011
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: Zafgen Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Zahler, Hazel Joan Dyke, Thomas David Pallin, Susan Mary Cramp
  • Publication number: 20130217692
    Abstract: Provided is a compound represented by formula (1) or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof. (In the formula, A is C6-10 arylene, etc.; R1a, R1b and R1c each independently is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a C1-4 alkyl group, a C1-4 alkoxy group, etc.; R2 is an optionally substituted C6-10 aryl group, an optionally substituted 5- to 12-membered monocyclic or polycyclic heteroaryl group, an optionally substituted C7-16 aralkyl group, etc.; m is 0, etc.; n is an integer of 0 to 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: DAINIPPON SUMITOMO PHARMA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Horiuchi, Hiroaki Fujiwara, Hitoshi Suda, Izumi Sasaki, Mitsutaka Iwata, Kiyoto Sawamura
  • Patent number: 8513298
    Abstract: Provided are compounds of Formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and esters thereof. The compounds, compositions, and methods provided are useful for the treatment of Flaviviridae virus infections, particularly hepatitis C infections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Gilead Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Eda Canales, Michael O'Neil Hanrahan Clarke, Scott E. Lazerwith, Willard Lew, Philip Anthony Morganelli, William J. Watkins