Additional Hetero Ring Patents (Class 514/444)
  • Patent number: 8513297
    Abstract: Novel biaromatic compounds having the general formula (I): and cosmetic/pharmaceutical compositions comprised thereof are useful in human or veterinary medicine (in dermatology and also in the fields of cardiovascular diseases, of immune diseases and/of diseases related to the metabolism of lipids), or, alternatively, in cosmetic compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Galderma Research & Development
    Inventors: Jean-Guy Boiteau, Laurence Clary, Corinne Millois Barbuis
  • Publication number: 20130210828
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides novel poly(phenylene ethynylene) (PPE) compounds, methods for synthesizing these compounds, and materials and substances incorporating these compounds. The various PPEs show antibacterial, antiviral and antifungal activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2011
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Inventors: David G. Whitten, Kirk S. Sehanze, Anand Parthsaray, Eunkyung Ji, Motokatsu Ogawa, Thomas S. Corbitt, Dimitri Dascier, Ying Wang, Linnea K. Ista
  • Publication number: 20130184277
    Abstract: The present invention provides adamantyl diamide derivatives of formula (I): wherein R1 and R2 are as defined herein, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; and pharmaceutical compositions and methods using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: H. Lundbeck A/S
    Inventor: H. Lundbeck A/S
  • Publication number: 20130183388
    Abstract: Novel indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) inhibitors, compositions comprising the same, and methods of use thereof are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2013
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: LANKENAU INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH
    Inventor: Lankenau Institute for Medical Research
  • Publication number: 20130184222
    Abstract: Provided are methods of treating a cancer characterized by the presence of a mutant allele of IDH1 comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a compound described here.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2011
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: AGIOS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
    Inventors: Janeta Popovici-Muller, Francesco G. Salituro, Jeffrey Saunders, Jeremy Travins, Shunqi Yan
  • Patent number: 8476309
    Abstract: Furanopyridine cannabinoid analog compounds of the formula I are disclosed. The compounds are useful to modify the activity of CB1 and CB2 receptors and treat conditions mediated by these receptors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: The University of Tennessee Research Foundation
    Inventors: Bob M. Moore, II, Steven Gurley, Suni Mustafa
  • Publication number: 20130149314
    Abstract: Provided are novel methods and compositions for the diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of leiomyomas, in particular uterine leiomyoma (UL). In addition, methods of identifying anti-tumor agents are described. Furthermore, novel methods and compositions are provided for the treatment of diseases characterized by an aberrant growth of mesenchymal stem cells and their descendants and for the treatment of obesity are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2011
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Inventors: Jörn Bullerdiek, Dominique N. Markowski
  • Publication number: 20130136719
    Abstract: Compounds represented by formula I: or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1, R2, and R3 are as defined herein, are useful for treating flaviviridae viral infections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicant: VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Laval Chan Chun Kong, Sanjoy Kumar Das, Carl Poisson
  • Patent number: 8449914
    Abstract: A controlled release pharmaceutical composition for oral use comprising carvedilol. The composition releases carvedilol after oral administration to a mammal, including a human, in such a manner that a prolonged residence of carvedilol is obtained in the circulatory system compared with the known compositions of carvedilol. Furthermore, a composition according to the present invention makes available to the body a suitable plasma concentration of one or both of the enantiomeric species, namely R(+) and/or S(?) carvedilol for obtaining the desired therapeutic effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Egalet Ltd.
    Inventors: Christine Andersen, Gina Fischer, Daniel Bar-Shalom, Lillian Slot, Anne-Marie Lademann
  • Publication number: 20130123242
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel compounds represented by formula I: or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof useful for treating flaviviridae viral infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Canada) Incorporated
    Inventors: Laval Chan Chun Kong, Jean Bedard, Sanjoy Kumar Das, Nghe Nguyen-Ba, Oswy Z. Pereira, Thumkunta Jagadeeswar Reddy, Mohammad Arshad Siddiqui, Wuyi Wang, Constantin G. Yannopoulos
  • Patent number: 8436013
    Abstract: The invention features compositions and methods that are useful for treating or preventing AAT deficiency and associated conditions. In addition, the invention provides methods for identifying compounds useful for treatment of AAT deficiency and associated conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Chen Liu, David A. Ostrov
  • Publication number: 20130096129
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of Formulae (A), (B), (C), and (D), pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, hydrates, polymorphs, co-crystals, tautomers, stereoisomers, isotopically labeled derivatives, and prodrugs thereof, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and kits thereof. The present invention further provides methods of using the compounds to treat or prevent neurological disorders. In one aspect, the methods include administering to a subject in need of treatment for a neurological disorder a therapeutically effective amount of DAC-001, DAC-002, DAC-003, DAC-009, or DAC-012, or a compound of Formula (A), (B), (C), or (D).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Inventors: Li-Huei Tsai, Ling Pan, Stephen J. Haggarty, Debasis Patnaik
  • Publication number: 20130095095
    Abstract: A method for treating thrombotic disorders using a composition containing quercetin, together with one or more of vitamin B3, vitamin C, and folic acid. Also disclosed is a method of improving the efficacy of a blood thinning medication by co-administering a composition containing quercetin, together with one or more of vitamin B3, vitamin C, and folic acid to a subject being treated with a blood thinning medication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2011
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Inventor: Thomas Christian Lines
  • Patent number: 8410163
    Abstract: Substituted 4-amino-5-benzoyl-2-(phenylamino)thiophene-3-carbonitriles and substituted 4-amino-5-benzoyl-2-(phenylamino)thiophene-3-carboxamides and their salts are tubulin polymerization inhibitors, useful in the treatment of cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Telik, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul P. Beroza, Komath V. Damodaran, Stella Lui, Wenli Ma, Zhuo Wang, Hua Xu
  • Patent number: 8404855
    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 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 26, 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 Görgens, Leonardo Pitta, Thomas Müller, Christian Arnold, Erich Sanwald
  • Patent number: 8404859
    Abstract: Provided herein are compounds of the formula (I): as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein the substituents are as those disclosed in the specification. These compounds, and the pharmaceutical compositions containing them, are useful for the treatment of inflammatory diseases and disorders such as, for example, asthma and COPD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Gillespie, Christophe Michoud, Kenneth Carey Rupert, Kshitij Chhabilbhai Thakkar
  • Publication number: 20130065849
    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: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicants: CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE, UNIVERSITE MONTPELLIER 2 SCIENCES ET TECHNIQUES, UNIVERSITE DE RENNES 1
    Inventors: David Brevet, Laurence Raehm, Mireille Blanchard-Desce, Olivier Mongin, Magali Gary-Bobo-Sable-Teychene, Marcel Garcia, Alain Morere, Jean-Olivier Durand
  • Publication number: 20130053417
    Abstract: The invention provides a compound that is a CETP activity inhibitor. The compound can increase HDL and at the same time decrease LDL through selective inhibition of CETP activity, the invention also provides for the use of the compound to prevent or treat atherosclerosis or hyperlipidemia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Hisashi Shinkai, Kimiya Maeda, Hiroshi Okamoto
  • Publication number: 20130053380
    Abstract: The invention provides modulators for the orphan nuclear receptor ROR? and methods for treating ROR? mediated diseases by administrating these novel ROR? modulators to a human or a mammal in need thereof. Specifically, the present invention provides compounds of Formula (1) and the enantiomers, diastereomers, tautomers, solvates and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: PHENEX PHARMACEUTICALS AG
    Inventors: Olaf Kinzel, Christoph Steeneck, Gerald Klaymann, Michael Albers, Thomas Hoffman, Claus Kremoser, Sanja Perovic-Ottstadt, Thomas Schlüter
  • Publication number: 20130039945
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compounds and related compositions for the treatment of viral infection, including RNA viral infection, and compounds that can modulate the RIG-I pathway in vertebrate cells, including compounds that can activate the RIG-I pathway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: Kineta, Inc.
    Inventors: Shawn P. Iadonato, Kristin Bedard
  • Publication number: 20130035323
    Abstract: The present invention relates to aminochromane, aminothiochromane and amino-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline derivatives of the formula (I) or a physiologically tolerated salt thereof. The invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such aminochromane, aminothiochromane and amino-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline derivatives, and the use of such aminochromane, aminothiochromane and amino-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline derivatives for therapeutic purposes. The aminochromane, aminothiochromane and amino-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline derivatives are GlyT1 inhibitors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2012
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: Abbott GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Wilhelm AMBERG, Udo LANGE, Frauke POHLKI
  • Publication number: 20130030027
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to hemi phorboxazole A: and its stereoisomers, as well as derivatives of hemi phorboxazole A of formula I: wherein ring A is aryl or a 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl optionally substituted with one or more of halogen, —OH, or —C1-6alkyl; and R is —CN, a 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl, or halogen; and the pharmaceutically acceptable salt forms thereof, in addition to methods of using these compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2010
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicants: The Regents of the University of California, The Trustes of The University of Pennsylvania
    Inventors: Amos B. Smith, III, Zhuqing Liu, Anne-Marie L. Hogan, Doralyn S. Dalisay, Tadeusz F. Molinski
  • Patent number: 8357718
    Abstract: Compounds represented by formula: wherein X, Y and Z are as defined herein, pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and related compounds, are suitable for use in treating or preventing a Flaviviridae viral infection in a host.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Canada) Incorporated
    Inventors: Laval Chan Chun Kong, Sanjoy Kumar Das, Nghe Nguyen-Ba, Liliane Halab, Bettina Hamelin, Oswy Z. Pereira, Carl Poisson, Melanie Proulx, Thumkunta Jagadeeswar Reddy, Zhang Ming-Qiang
  • Publication number: 20130005767
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compounds of the formula or salts or bioisosteres thereof. Therapeutic methods, medicaments, and compositions related thereto are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: David W. Old, Vinh X. Ngo
  • Publication number: 20120322823
    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: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Inventors: Anton F. J. Fliri, Randall James Gallaschun, Christopher John O'Donnell, Jacob Bradley Schwarz, Barbara E. Segelstein
  • Patent number: 8334317
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to novel calcimimetic compounds and pharmaceutical compositions comprising them. The invention also relates to methods of treating of diseases or disorders related to the function of the calcium sensing receptor using the compounds represented in Formula I.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas S. Coulter, Christopher H. Fotsch, Chiara Ghiron, Paul E. Harrington, Michael G. Kelly, Philip Miller, Gilbert M. Rishton, David J. St. Jean, Jr., David J. Semin
  • Publication number: 20120316197
    Abstract: This invention relates to a compound with EP4 antagonistic activity, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt with EP4 receptor antagonistic activities, which is useful in the treatment of immune disease or allergy. This invention also relates to a compound of formula (I), (II), (III), (IV), (Va) or (Vb), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof with EP4 receptor antagonistic activities, which is useful in the treatment of immune disease or allergy. This invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of immune disease or allergy which comprises a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula (I), (II), (III), (IV), (Va) or (Vb), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2011
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: RAQUALIA PHARMA INC.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Kanazawa, Kazuhiko Nonomura, Takako Okumura, Shinichi Koizumi
  • Publication number: 20120309768
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of general formula (I) as tublin polymerisation inhibitors and methods for preparing such compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2012
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: BIONOMICS LIMITED
    Inventors: Jason Hugh Chaplin, Gurmit Singh Gill, Damian Wojciech Grobelny, Bernard Luke Flynn
  • Patent number: 8318772
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a new amine compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the definitions of X, R1, R2 and n are given in the description, to a pharmaceutical composition containing the compound as active ingredient, and to use of the amine compound or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt for the manufacture of an anti-depressent drug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology Academy of Military Medical Sciences P.L.A. China
    Inventors: Bohua Zhong, Youzhi Zhang, Yanping Zhang, Rui Xue, Xinhua He, Yunfeng Li, Hongxia Chen, Nan Zhao, Meiying Li
  • Publication number: 20120295966
    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: February 12, 2010
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: N30 PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
    Inventors: Xicheng Sun, Jian Qiu, Jan Wasley
  • Publication number: 20120289570
    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: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Inventors: Ernst Lengyel, Kristin Nieman, Hilary Kenny
  • Publication number: 20120289555
    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: February 10, 2011
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: N30 PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
    Inventors: Xicheng Sun, Jian Qiu
  • Publication number: 20120283222
    Abstract: Compounds represented by formula (I): wherein each symbol is as defined in the description, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are useful as hyperglycemic inhibitors having a serine protease inhibitory action and as prophylactic or therapeutic drugs for diabetes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Atsushi KONISHI, Munetaka Tokumasu, Tamotsu Suzuki, Takahiro Koshiba, Koji Ohsumi, Osamu Ikehara, Yuko Kodama
  • Publication number: 20120277222
    Abstract: Novel compounds and methods for activating the TrkB receptor are provided. The methods include administering in vivo or in vitro a therapeutically effective amount of a compound containing four six-membered rings and a substituted or unsubstituted C5 or C6 heteroaryl or heterocycloalkyl ring and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, prodrugs, and derivatives thereof. Specifically, methods and compounds for the treatment of disorders including neurologic, neuropsychiatric, and metabolic disorders are provided. For example, a method is provided of treating or reducing the risk of depression, anxiety, or obesity in a subject, which includes selecting a subject with or at risk of developing depression, anxiety, or obesity, and administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of the described compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: EMORY UNIVERSITY
    Inventor: Keqiang Ye
  • Publication number: 20120264736
    Abstract: This invention discloses novel gamma secretase inhibitors of the formula: R2 and R3, or R2 and R4, or R3 and R4, together with the atoms to which they are bound, can form a fused cycloalkyl or fused heterocycloalkyl ring. The cycloalkyl ring or the heterocycloalkyl ring can be optionally substituted with one or more substituents. One or more compounds of formula (I), or formulations comprising such compounds, may be useful, e.g. in treating Alzheimer's Disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2011
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: Schering Corporation
    Inventors: Theodros Asberom, Thomas A. Bara, Chad E. Bennett, Duane A. Burnett, Mary Ann Caplen, John W. Clader, David J. Cole, Martin S. Domalski, Hubert B. Josien, Chad E. Knutson, Hongmei Li, Mark D. McBriar, Dmitri A. Pissarnitski, Li Qiang, Murali Rajagopalan, Thavalakulamgara K. Sasikumar, Jing Su, Haiqun Tang, Wen-Lian Wu, Ruo Xu, Zhiqiang Zhao
  • Patent number: 8288380
    Abstract: A compound of formula (1): wherein R1 and R2 represent hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkenyl, lower alkynyl or R3 represents hydroxyl, lower alkoxy, lower cycloalkyloxy, aryloxy, carboxy, lower alkoxycarbonyl, or NRaRb of the formula R4 and R5 represent halogen, lower alkyl, hydroxyl, or lower alkoxy; R6 represents halogen, lower alkyl, aryl, heterocyclic, hydroxy, lower alkoxy, mercapto, lower alkylthio, lower alkylcarbonyl, amino, nitro or cyano; R7 represents lower alkyl, hydroxyl or lower alkoxy; Ra and Rb represent hydrogen or lower alkyl; ring A represents a cyclic hydrocarbon or a heterocyclic ring; ring B represents a heterocyclic ring; X represents lower alkylene; Z represents a single bond or lower alkylene; Y represents lower alkylene and W1—W2 represents CH—CH, or Y represents a single bond and W1—W2 represents N—CH, CH—N or CH—CH; and 1, m, n and o represent 0, 1, 2, or 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Mogi, Hisashi Tajima, Noriko Mishina, Yusuke Yamazaki, Shinji Yoneda, Katsuhiko Watanabe, Junko Fujikawa, Minoru Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20120258965
    Abstract: The invention relates to N-hydroxylsulfonamide derivatives that donate nitroxyl (HNO) under physiological conditions and are useful in treating and/or preventing the onset and/or development of diseases or conditions that are responsive to nitroxyl therapy, including heart failure and ischemia/reperfusion injury. Novel N-hydroxylsulfonamide derivatives release NHO at a controlled rate under physiological conditions, and the rate of HNO release is modulated by varying the nature and location of functional groups on the N-hydroxylsulfonamide derivatives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicants: The Johns Hopkins University, Cardioxyl Pharmaceuticals
    Inventors: John P. TOSCANO, Frederick Arthur Brookfield, Andrew D. Cohen, Stephen Martin Courtney, Lisa Marie Frost, Vincent Jacob Kalish
  • Patent number: 8278290
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of general formula (I) as tublin polymerization inhibitors and methods for preparing such compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Biononics Limited
    Inventors: Jason Hugh Chaplin, Gurmit Singh Gill, Damian Wojciech Grobelny, Bernard Luke Flynn
  • Publication number: 20120238569
    Abstract: Provided herein are compounds of the formula (I): as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein the substituents are as those disclosed in the specification. These compounds, and the pharmaceutical compositions containing them, are useful for the treatment of inflammatory diseases and disorders such as, for example, asthma and COPD.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Inventors: Paul Gillespie, Christophe Michoud, Kenneth Carey Rupert, Kshitij Chhabilbhai Thakkar
  • Patent number: 8268862
    Abstract: Provided herein are novel sirtuin-modulating compounds and methods of use thereof. The sirtuin-modulating compounds may be used for increasing the lifespan of a cell, and treating and/or preventing a wide variety of diseases and disorders including, for example, diseases or disorders related to aging or stress, diabetes, obesity, neurodegenerative diseases, cardiovascular disease, blood clotting disorders, inflammation, cancer, and/or flushing as well as diseases or disorders that would benefit from increased mitochondrial activity. Also provided are compositions comprising a sirtuin-modulating compound in combination with another therapeutic agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Sirtris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Jean Bemis, Jeremy S. Disch, Pui Yee Ng, Christopher Oalmann, Robert B. Perni, Chi B. Vu
  • Patent number: 8242159
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are novel 1,3-dihydro-5-isobenzofurancarbonitrile derivatives represented by Formula 1, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Also disclosed is a pharmaceutical composition for treating or preventing premature ejaculation including the compound. The 1,3-dihydro-5-isobenzofurancarbonitrile derivatives have a short half-life and inhibit the ejaculation process by selectively inhibiting serotonin reuptake via a serotonin reuptake transporter present in a presynaptic neuron. Thus, the compounds are useful in the treatment and prevention of premature ejaculation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Dong-A Pharmaceutical. Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Yeong Geon Lee, Soo-Jung Choi, Tae-Kyung Kang, Mi-Jeong Seo, Chang-Yong Shin, Kyung-Seok Lee, Gook-Jun Ahn, Seul-Min Choi, Yong-Duck Kim, Dong-Hwan Kim, Kyung-Koo Kang, Hyun-Joo Shim, Dong-Sung Kim, Byoung-Ok Ahn, Moo-Hi Yoo
  • Patent number: 8222288
    Abstract: The invention relates to small molecules which function as inhibitors of the interaction between p53 and MDM2. The invention also relates to the use of these compounds for inhibiting cell growth, inducing cell death, inducing cell cycle arrest and/or sensitizing cells to additional agent(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of Michigan
    Inventors: Shaomeng Wang, Dongguang Qin, Jianyong Chen, Shanghai Yu
  • Publication number: 20120178723
    Abstract: This invention provides compounds of formula IA-a or IB-a and subsets thereof: wherein Z, HY, R1, R2, G1, W, n, and A and subsets thereof are as described in the specification. The compounds are inhibitors of PI3K and are thus useful for treating proliferative, inflammatory, or cardiovascular disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2011
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Masaaki Hirose, Zhigen Hu, Yongbo Hu, Hong Myung Lee, Zhan Shi, Stepan Vyskocil, Tianlin Xu
  • Publication number: 20120178780
    Abstract: Methods of treating tumors mediated by raf kinase, with substituted urea compounds, and such compounds per se.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2012
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Inventors: Jill E. WOOD, Hanno Wild, Daniel H. Rogers, John Lyons, Michael Katz, Yolanda Caringal, Robert Dally, Wendy Lee, Roger A. Smith, Cheri Blum
  • Publication number: 20120178697
    Abstract: The Wnt signaling pathways are involved in embryo development as well as in tumorigenesis. Dishevelled (Dvl) tranduces Wnt signals from the receptor Frizzled (Fz) to downstream components in canonical and non-canonical Wnt signaling pathways, and the Dvl PDZ domain plays an essential role in both pathways, and the Dvl PDZ domain binds directly to Fz receptors. In the present invention using NMR-assisted virtual ligand screening, several compounds were identified and were found to bind to the Dvl PDZ domain. Molecular dynamics simulation was used to analyze the binding between the PDZ domain and these compounds in detail. These compounds provide a basis for rational design of high-affinity inhibitors of the PDZ domain, which can block Wnt signaling by interrupting the Fz-Dvl interaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2005
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Inventors: Jie Zheng, Jufang Shan, Dianqing Wu
  • Publication number: 20120172351
    Abstract: A compound represented by the formula (I): wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification, and a salt thereof have a GPR40 receptor activation action and is useful as an insulin secretagogue or a prophylactic or therapeutic drug for diabetes and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2010
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Negoro, Yoshito Terao, Satoshi Mikami, Tomoya Yukawa
  • Publication number: 20120172345
    Abstract: This invention provides compounds of formula IA-i-a or IB-i-a and subsets thereof: wherein Z, HY, R1, R2, R3, G1, W, n, and A and subsets thereof are as described in the specification. The compounds are inhibitors of PI3K and are thus useful for treating proliferative, inflammatory, or cardiovascular disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2011
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian S. Freeze, Masaaki Hirose, Yongbo Hu, Todd B. Sells, Zhan Shi, Stepan Vyskocil, Tianlin Xu
  • Patent number: 8211893
    Abstract: Methods of treating or preventing a disease or disorder in a subject are provided by the present invention which include administering a composition including a therapeutically effective amount of a protein kinase C (PKC) zeta inhibitor. A disease or disorder treated or prevented by administration of a PKC zeta inhibitor is characterized by abnormal vascular permeability. Diseases or disorders treated or prevented by administration of a composition including a therapeutically effective amount of a PKC zeta inhibitor include cancer, an ischemic condition and microvascular complications of a systemic or local condition in the subject, such as diabetes and/or diabetic macular edema. Additionally, methods of inhibiting PKC zeta are provided which include incubating PKC zeta in vivo, in vitro and/or in silico with a PKC zeta inhibitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: The Penn State Research Foundation
    Inventors: David A. Antonetti, Jeffrey M. Sundstrom, Charles D. Smith
  • Publication number: 20120164103
    Abstract: Compounds represented by formula I: or pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates thereof, wherein R1, X, Y, Y1, and Z are as defined herein, are useful for treating flaviviridae viral infections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Canada) Incorporated
    Inventors: Real Denis, Carl Poisson, Sanjoy Kumar Das, Irina Motorina, Rabindra Rej, Constantin G. Yannopoulos, Laval Chan Chun Kong
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    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2009
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventors: Peter Åsberg, Leif Johansson, Anna Herland, Andreas Åslund, Peter Konradsson