The Hetero Ring Has At Least Seven Members Patents (Class 514/450)
  • Patent number: 9107898
    Abstract: Methods of preventing early awakenings, and improving sleep efficiency in hours 7 and 8 of a period of sleep, by administration of low doses of doxepin (e.g., 1-6 mg).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: Pernix Sleep, Inc.
    Inventors: Roberta L. Rogowski, Susan E. Dube, Philip Jochelson, Neil B. Kavey
  • Patent number: 9089543
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an anti-inflammatory use of macrolactin compounds such as macrolactin A, 7-O-malonyl macrolactin A and 7-O-succinyl macrolactin A, which are produced from a novel Bacillus strain of Bacillus polyfermenticus KJS-2 (KCCM10769P). The macrolactin compounds provided by the present invention were confirmed to greatly suppress the expression and formation of inducible nitric oxide synthetase (iNOS) and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) which are proteins related to the formation of inflammatory mediators, and to accordingly inhibit the formation of nitric oxide (NO) and of prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) which are the metabolites of the proteins. In addition, the macrolactin compounds provided by the present invention were confirmed to have excellent effects in inhibiting the formation of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-?), interleukin-1? (IL-1?), interleukin-6 (IL-6) and granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), which are pro-inflammatory cytokines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: DAEWOO PHARMACEUTICAL IND. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young-Hoon Ji, Dong-Hee Kim, Jae-Seon Kang, Chun-Gyu Kim, Sung-Uk Chung, Sung-Woo Hwang, Kyung-Ran Kang
  • Patent number: 9062020
    Abstract: Disclosed is a compound of formula 1, as shown below, where R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 and R7 are as described herein. Also, disclosed is a process for the preparation of compounds of formula 1, and intermediates used therein. The compound of formula 1 can be useful for preparation of halichondrin analogs such as Eribulin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: ALPHORA RESEARCH INC.
    Inventors: Fabio E. S. Souza, Alena Rudolph, Ming Pan, Boris Gorin, Dino Alberico
  • Patent number: 9060985
    Abstract: The present invention relates to rosmarinic acid and to the derivatives thereof, expressed by the compounds of general formula (I), for the use thereof to prevent and/or treat disorders caused by ciguatoxin poisoning and for preparing a pharmaceutical composition for preventing and/or treating disorders caused by ciguatoxin poisoning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignees: INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT, INSTITUT LOUIS MALARDE
    Inventors: Dominique Laurent, Serge Pauillac, Mireille Chinain, Taiana Darius, Shilpa Kumar-Roine
  • Patent number: 9051302
    Abstract: Disclosed are macrocyclic compounds of formulae I, I?, II, II?, III, III?, IV, and V, which are analogs of the pochonin resorcylic acid lactones, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, and methods and uses comprising the compounds for the treatment of diseases mediated by kinases and Heat Shock Protein 90 HSP90.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: UNIVERSITE DE STRASBOURG
    Inventors: Nicolas Winssinger, Sofia Barluenga, Martin Karplus
  • Patent number: 9044453
    Abstract: This invention provides for novel antiparasitic and pesticidal forms of moxidectin, including a long-acting polymeric implant. The resulting compounds may be used in veterinary compositions which are used in treating, controlling and preventing of endo- and ectoparasite infections in animals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: MERIAL, INC.
    Inventors: Susan Mancini Cady, Baoqing Ma, Robert Clark Chapman, Chunhua Yang, Uday Jain
  • Patent number: 9034917
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of lipids and in particular aims at improving lipid absorption, for example under conditions of lipid maldigestion or malabsorption. One embodiment of the present invention relates to a composition comprising a sn-2 monoacylglycerol derivative, wherein the sn-1 and sn-3 positions are blocked by protective groups. The acyl group may be a fatty acid, for example one with anti-inflammatory properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Bruce Bistrian, Frederic Destaillats, Cristina Cruz-Hernandez, Fabiola Dionisi, Isabelle Masserey-Elmelegy, Manuel Oliveira, Julie Celine Moulin
  • Publication number: 20150133535
    Abstract: Provided herein, inter alia, are anticancer polyketides. The uses of the polyketides described herein include treatment of cancer, for example, through regulation of the spliceosome and detection of spliceosome inhibition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Michael D. Burkart, James J. La Clair, Brian D. Jones, Alexander Mandel, Reymundo Villa, Januario E. Castro, Manoj Kumar Kashyap, Deepak Kumar
  • Publication number: 20150119455
    Abstract: Stable formulations of Olopatadine, methods of making such formulations and methods of treatment using such formulations are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corporation
    Inventors: Eric Primelles-Perez, Jessica R. Hoover
  • Patent number: 9018178
    Abstract: The present invention provides an aqueous antifungal composition comprising a polyene antifungal compound and a thickening agent. The composition can be used in the protection against the development of fungi on food, feed and agricultural products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: DSM IP Assets B.V.
    Inventors: Pim Van Hee, Laurentius Cornelis Adrianus Van Santen, John Mark Faragher
  • Publication number: 20150099015
    Abstract: Methods and compositions are provided for treating neuropsychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, depression, attention deficit disorder, mild cognitive impairment, dementia, and bipolar disorder. The methods entail administering to a patient diagnosed as having a neuropsychiatric disorder (e.g., schizophrenia, depression, attention deficit disorder, mild cognitive impairment, dementia bipolar disorder, etc.) or as at risk for a neuropsychiatric disorder a benzoic acid, benzoic acid salt, and/or benzoic acid derivative, and/or a sorbic acid, sorbic acid salt, and/or sorbic acid derivative, in combination with a neuropharmacological agent (e.g., an antipsychotic, an antidepressant, medications for attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder, cognitive impairment, or dementia, etc.) where the benzoic acid, benzoic acid salt, or benzoic acid derivative, and/or a sorbic acid, sorbic acid salt, and/or sorbic acid derivative, is in an amount sufficient to increase the efficacy of the neuropharmacological agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventor: Guochuan Emil TSAI
  • Publication number: 20150094363
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to methods and dosage forms for treating inflammation and rejection in transplantation injuries with Bryostatin-1, Bryostatin-1 analogs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Jonathan Steven Alexander, April C. Carpenter, Trevor Percival Castor
  • Publication number: 20150094339
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of macrocyclic picolinamides of Formula I suitable to control or prevent growth of fungi.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Timothy P. Martin, Kevin G. Meyer, Benjamin Nugent, Chenglin Yao, W. John Owen, Anne M. Wilson, Ian O'Callaghan, Jeremy Wilmot, Johnathan E. DeLorbe, William Dent, III
  • Publication number: 20150094341
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of macrocyclic picolinamides of Formula I suitable to control or prevent growth of fungi.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Fangzheng Li, Kevin G. Meyer, James M. Renga, Chenglin Yao, Jeremy Wilmot, Jessica Herrick, Karla Bravo-Altamirano, Timothy Boebel
  • Publication number: 20150094340
    Abstract: The invention relates to macrocyclic picolinamides of Formula I and their use as fungicides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Timothy P. Martin, Kevin G. Meyer, Benjamin Nugent, Chenglin Yao, W. John Owen, Anne M. Wilson, Ian O'Callaghan, Jeremy Wilmot, Johnathan E. DeLorbe, William Dent, III
  • Publication number: 20150094281
    Abstract: The invention relates to macrocyclic picolinamides of Formula I and their use as fungicides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Fangzheng Li, Kevin G. Meyer, James M. Renga, Chenglin Yao, Jeremy Wilmot, Jessica Herrick, Karla Bravo-Altamirano, Timothy Boebel
  • Publication number: 20150087610
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions for modifying fertility in a male mammalian subject by contacting the subject's testis cells, germ cells or sperm with a sufficient amount of a composition comprising a ligand that binds, activates, or inhibits activation of, a TAS2R receptor expressed on the cells. Also described are methods for screening a test molecule for its effect on fertility by examining changes in male germ cells, testis cells or sperm resulting from contact with a molecule that binds, activates, or inhibits activation of, a TAS2R receptor expressed on the cells. Compositions for modifying fertility in a mammalian subject, e.g., contraceptive products, include a ligand that binds, inhibits or activates a TAS2R receptor in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: Monell Chemcial Senses Center
    Inventors: Liquan Huang, Jiang Xu
  • Patent number: 8980939
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of olopatadine hydrochloride starting from an advanced intermediate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: F.I.S. Fabbrica Italiana Sintetici S.p.A.
    Inventors: Andrea Castellin, Clark Ferrari, Marco Galvagni
  • Patent number: 8980896
    Abstract: The present invention provides formulations which may comprise macrocyclic lactones and at least one spirodioxepinoindole derivative or a spirooxepinoindole derivative for combating parasites in birds and mammals. The invention also provides for an improved method for eradicating, controlling and preventing parasite infestation in birds and mammals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Merial, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Holmes, Majid Razzak
  • Publication number: 20150072979
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for treating, preventing, and inhibiting viral replication, viral infections and viral diseases and disorders, comprising the use of artemisinin derivatives having anti-viral activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2013
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicants: THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, HADASIT MEDICAL RESEARCH SERVICES AND DEVELOPMENT
    Inventors: Richard K. Haynes, Dana G. Wolf
  • Publication number: 20150073042
    Abstract: The present invention relates to cyclic peptidomimetic compounds as therapeutic agents capable of inhibiting the programmed cell death 1 (PD1) signalling pathway. The invention also relates to derivatives of the therapeutic agents. The invention also encompasses the use of the said therapeutic agents and derivatives for treatment of disorders via immunopotentiation comprising inhibition of immunosuppressive signal induced due to PD-1, PD-L1, or PD-L2 and therapies using them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: AURIGENE DISCOVERY TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Pottayil Govindan Nair Sasikumar, Muralidhara Ramachandra, Seetharamaiah Setty Sudarshan Naremaddepalli
  • Publication number: 20150065565
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula (A) and (B) are described herein and the uses thereof for the treatment of diseases, conditions and/or disorders mediated by sodium-glucose transporter inhibitors (in particular, SGLT2 inhibitors).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: Pfizer Inc.
    Inventor: Vincent Mascitti
  • Patent number: 8957056
    Abstract: In one aspect, the present invention provides a method for treating colon and/or ovarian cancer in a subject comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a compound of general formula (I): wherein R1-R6, R, -R, Q, Y1, Y2 and n are as defined herein, wherein the compound is present in an amount effective to inhibit colon and/or ovarian tumor metastasis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Sloan-Kettering Instiute for Cancer Research
    Inventors: Samuel J. Danishefsky, Christoph Gaul, Jón T. Njardarson, Malcolm A. S. Moore, Kaida Wu, David C. Dorn, Mihirbaran Mandal
  • Patent number: 8957107
    Abstract: Methods of treating disorders mediated by ?-catenin comprising administration of Nefopam compounds are provided In particular, the treatment of disorders arising from excessive or undesired expression of ?-catenin is contemplated Said compounds include Nefopam, analogues thereof, prodaigs thereof, and salts and solvates of Nefopam The ?-catenin mediated disorders are preferably selected from the group consisting of fibroproliferative disorders (such as scars, aggressive fibramtoses, and fibroses) and cancer (such as colon cancer, melanoma, liver cancer, ovarian cancer, endometrial cancer, medullobalstoma pilomatricomas, and prostate cancer)
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: The Hospital for Sick Children
    Inventors: Benjamin A. Alman, Raymond Poon, Helen Hong
  • Publication number: 20150038566
    Abstract: The invention provides novel compounds of Formulas (I)-(IV), as described herein. Also provided are compositions of these compounds, method of making the compounds, and methods of using the compounds. The compounds can be used to regulate cholesterol homeostasis and to treat conditions and diseases associated with cholesterol homeostasis, including lysosomal lipid storage disorders such as Niemann-Pick Disease type C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME DU LAC
    Inventor: Richard Taylor
  • Publication number: 20150038565
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a long-acting composition for the treatment of an animal in need thereof wherein the composition includes a therapeutically effective amount of a bioactive agent, characterised in that the composition includes a non-aqueous carrier and a solvent system comprising castor oil and at least one cyclic amide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventors: Fadil Al Alawi, Karthigeyan Nanjan
  • Patent number: 8945597
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to environmental friendly pesticide compounds, formulations, methods of preparation and application and utilities thereof. More particularly, the invention relates to pesticide compounds and formulations that include terpenes or terpenoids having chemical formula of (C5H8)n, and its derivatives and analogs thereof, as active insecticidal ingredients; certain botanical essential oils as synergists, and other select ingredients as additives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Inventor: Tao Zhong
  • Publication number: 20150030583
    Abstract: The discovery of clonally pure populations of serosal cancer stem cells (CSCs) as well as methods of producing CSCs, culturing the CSCs and using them in screening assays, has lead to the development of methods of treating serosal and ovarian cancers by targeting removal or inhibition of the glycocalyx coat surrounding such cells, and includes combination therapies using particular chemotherapeutics in conjunction with glycocalyx inhibitors, as well as the same new chemotherapy treatments without targeting the glycocalyx, where the chemotherapeutic agent is any one of LBH-589 (Panobinostat), NVP-AUY922, LAQ824 (NVP-LAQ824, Dacinostat), colchicine, brefeldin A, diphenyleneiodonium chloride, any combination thereof or another agent identified herein. These treatment methods of the invention can also be used in combination with radiation treatment or other conventional cancer therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: SLOAN KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH
    Inventors: Malcolm A.S. Moore, Server A. Ertem
  • Publication number: 20150031677
    Abstract: Monomeric and dimeric trioxane thioacetals and methods of their use for treating subjects infected with malaria or other parasitic infectious diseases including, but not limited to, toxoplasmic infection; subjects afflicted with psychiatric conditions associated with toxoplasmic infection; and subjects afflicted with cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Gary H. Posner, Alexander M. Jacobine, Rachel D. Slack, Jennifer R. Mazzone
  • Patent number: 8940788
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an anti-angiogenic composition containing macrolactin compounds such as macrolactin A, 7-O-malonyl macrolactin A, and 7-O-succinyl macrolactin A as active ingredients. The macrolactin compounds according to the present invention strongly suppress angiogenesis in in vivo experiments and can be used as a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating diseases caused by angiogenesis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Daewoo Pharmaceutical Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-Hoon Ji, Dong-Hee Kim, Jung-Ae Kim, Jae-Seon Kang, Sung-Uk Chung, Sung-Woo Hwang, Kyung-Ran Kang, You-Ra Kang
  • Patent number: 8940787
    Abstract: In certain aspects, the invention relates to methods of treating proliferative cervical disorders (such as cervical cancer and cervical dysplasia) and treating virus infection by administering artemisinin-related compounds. In certain aspects, the invention relates to methods of treating a tumor induced by an oncogenic virus, methods of killing or inhibiting a squamous cell carcinoma, and methods of inhibiting the replication of a virus, by administering artemisinin-related compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Georgetown University
    Inventors: Richard Schlegel, Dan-Paul Hartmann, Astrid Baege
  • Patent number: 8937096
    Abstract: The present invention is a method for the treatment of mania and/or bipolar disorder comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of one or more novel benzo-fused heterocycle sulfamide derivatives of formula (I) and formula (II) as herein defined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica NV
    Inventors: Virginia L. Smith-Swintosky, Allen B. Reitz
  • Patent number: 8937056
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and methods for the treatment of specific cancers. Such compositions may generally comprise a compound of formula (I): wherein R1-R3 are as defined herein, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or esters thereof; and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: Eisai R&D Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sergei Agoulnik, Bruce Decosta, Hong Du, Yimin Jiang, Xiang-Yi Li, Kenichi Nomoto, John (Yuan) Wang, Huiming Zhang
  • Publication number: 20150017216
    Abstract: Biodegradable and nutritionally attractive composition comprising biocidal or antibiotic compounds and/or microbes having bio-adhesion and controlled buoyancy properties are selectively fed to an aquatic organism in open or closed water-bodies, and bioactive components are released upon contact with mucosal tissues such as gill, skin or along the digestive tract of the selected aquatic organism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Moti Harel, Brian Carpenter, Pete Schmalz
  • Publication number: 20150011616
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel chemical compounds, to methods for synthesis of such compounds, and to the use of these novel compounds in the synthesis of other chemical compounds that, inter alia, may be used in the treatment of sexual dysfunction, and for eliciting enhancing effects on sexual behavior. The invention also relates to remarkable biological properties of the novel compounds in their capacity of inducing aggressive behavior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2013
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventors: Jarl Wikberg, Aigars Jirgensons, Edvards Liepinsh
  • Publication number: 20150010549
    Abstract: The present invention relates to use of DHA analogs and their pharmaceutical compositions for treating ALS, by administering these compounds or pharmaceutical compositions to subjects in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Applicant: ANIDA PHARMA INC.
    Inventor: Per Gjorstrup
  • Patent number: 8927595
    Abstract: An avermectin-based topical formulation is disclosed which is useful for prevention and treatment of head lice (Pediculus humanus capitis). This topical formulation may be formulated as a shampoo-condition which comprises an effective amount of avermectin, solubilizers, suspending agents, preservatives, non-ionic surfactants, humectants, a silicone compound, and water. Also disclosed are methods of using the topical formulations disclosed within this specification to treat either a susceptible or treatment-resistant strain of lice, as well as uses in the manufacture of a medicament for treating or preventing a lice infestation from a susceptible or treatment-resistant strain in a human patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Sanofi-Topaz, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Spring, Garry T. Gwozdz
  • Patent number: 8927596
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a novel antischistosomal agent, and more specifically, to provide a novel drug capable of inhibiting a growth of schistosomes in vivo to prevent development of liver dysfunction due to eggs of the schistosomes in the case of infection with the schistosomes. The novel antischistosomal agent includes as an active ingredient a peroxide derivative. Specifically, the novel antischistosomal agent includes as an active ingredient a peroxide derivative represented by the general formula (I): where C represents an alicyclic hydrocarbon ring group which may be substituted, and n represents an integer of 1 to 6.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: National University Corporation Okayama University
    Inventors: Yusuke Wataya, Hye-Sook Kim, Akiko Hiramoto, Akira Sato, Nobuo Ota, Takashi Kumagai, Rieko Shimogawara, Toshie Taniguchi
  • Patent number: 8927594
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds from the soft coral and the generation thereof. The invention also relates to the uses of the compounds from the soft coral in inhibiting inducible nitric oxide synthase and/or cyclooxygenase-2 and in treating the diseases associated with inducible nitric oxide synthase and/or cyclooxygenase-2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignees: National Sun Yat-Sen University, National Museum of Marine Biology & Aquarium
    Inventors: Jyh-Horng Sheu, Wei-Hsien Wang, Zhi-Hong Wen, Bo-Wei Chen, Ping-Jyun Sung
  • Patent number: 8921412
    Abstract: Disclosed is a novel C-aryl ansa compound having an inhibitory activity against sodium-dependent glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) being present in the intestine and kidney, and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same as an active ingredient, which is useful for preventing or treating metabolic disorders, particularly diabetes. Also provided are a method for preparing the compound, and a method for preventing or treating metabolic disorders, particularly diabetes, by using the compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Green Cross Corporation
    Inventors: Min Ju Kim, Suk Ho Lee, Soongyu Choi
  • Patent number: 8921320
    Abstract: A targeted osmotic lysis (TOL) of tumor cells that over-express voltage-gated sodium channels (VGSCs) has been developed that uses a combined therapy of a drug that blocks sodium, potassium-adenosine triphosphatase (Na+, K+-ATPase) that is then followed by an activation of VGSCs, for example, by electrical or pharmacological stimulation. Activation of VGSCs conducts sodium into the cancer cells in much greater amounts than non-cancer cells. Water follows this sodium gradient into the cancer cells, causing swelling and lysis. Because non-cancerous cells do not over-express VGSCs, less sodium and less water will enter the cells, and the non-cancerous cells will not lyse. This method is applicable to all cells that over-express VGSCs, including, but not limited to, highly invasive breast cancer, prostate cancer, small cell lung cancer, non-small cell lung carcinoma, lymphoma, mesothelioma, neuroblastoma, and cervical cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
    Inventors: Dennis J. Paul, Harry J. Gould
  • Publication number: 20140370093
    Abstract: The present invention relates to oral pharmaceutical compositions with controlled and/or programmed release containing at least one active ingredient having antimicrobial and/or anti-infectious activity for the treatment of infections of the large intestine, in particular the colon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Applicant: COSMO TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Mauro AJANI, Roberta BOZZELLA, Giuseppe CELASCO, Roberto VILLA
  • Publication number: 20140364422
    Abstract: The present invention is an aqueous pharmaceutical composition that includes an ionized therapeutic agent, an ionic component and guar gum. The guar gum is present in the composition a concentration sufficient to limit interactions between the ionized therapeutic agent and the ionic component thereby imparting stability to the composition. The composition is preferably at or near physiologic pH. The aqueous pharmaceutical composition has been found particularly useful as an aqueous ophthalmic, otic or nasal composition. The pharmaceutical composition, due to its characteristics, is particularly suitable as an ophthalmic composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: David L. Meadows, Howard Allen Ketelson, Jang-Shing Chiou, James W. Davis
  • Publication number: 20140364439
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and devices related to markers (or biomarkers) associated with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). Examples of these markers include drivers of CLL progression. The invention contemplates, inter alia, detecting the clonal, including subclonal, profile of CLL in a subject and the presence (or absence) of subclonal driver mutations, and utilizing this information in predicting disease progression, need, timing and/or nature of treatment regimen, and likelihood and frequency of relapse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Applicants: The Broad Institute, Inc., Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Catherine J Wu, Gad Getz
  • Patent number: 8901163
    Abstract: A method of treating hyperesthesia, paresthesia, dolor, and pruritus caused by an insect or arthropod sting or bite, or a skin contact with a noxious weed or plant is disclosed. The method includes topically applying a dermatological composition containing an avermectin compound to an affected area immediately after said sting or bite, or said skin contact occurs. The method further includes moistening the affected area first prior to application of the dermatological composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Galderma S.A.
    Inventors: Jeffrey D. Parks, L. Dean Parks
  • Patent number: 8901167
    Abstract: Disclosed are compositions and methods for the inhibition of biofilm formation or reduction of existing or developing biofilms in a patient. These methods also inhibit the aggregation of bacteria that form biofilms in the airways. The methods include administering to a subject that has or is at risk of developing biofilms a compound or formulation that inhibits the formation or polymerization of actin microfilaments or depolymerizes actin microfilaments at or proximal to the site of biofilm formation. Such a compound can be administered in combination with a compound or formulation that inhibits the accumulation or activity of cells that are likely to undergo necrosis at or proximal to the site of biofilm formation (i.e., neutrophils). The methods and compositions can further include the use of anti-DNA and/or anti-mucin compounds, as well as other therapeutic compounds and compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: National Jewish Health
    Inventors: Jerry A. Nick, Travis S. Walker, G. Scott Worthen
  • Patent number: 8901164
    Abstract: Small-molecule scaffolds based on 1,2-diphenylacetylene that accurately replicate the spatial and angular projections of several side chains on both faces of an ?-helix, specifically the i and i+7 side chains on one face, and the i and i+2 side chains on the other. The amphipathic ?-helix mimetic can be used to disrupt disease-promoting protein-protein interactions that are mediated by ?-helices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: University of Maryland, Baltimore
    Inventor: Steven Fletcher
  • Publication number: 20140343134
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition consisting of ellagitannins rich extracts originated from plant extracts of the Fagaceae family, for use in a method for improving sexual fitness or wellness of both sexes, the male sexual enhancement, the treatment of sexual dysfunction and the health of the sexual vascular system of both sexes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Inventors: Victor Ferrari, Frank Schoenlau, Carolina Burki
  • Publication number: 20140335152
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a new use of a known medicament. Specifically, the invention relates to methods and compositions for enhancing the therapeutic efficacy of a therapeutic agent by increasing the uptake of the therapeutic agent by target cells, and in particular relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a regulating agent of lipid raft/caveolae-dependent endocytic pathway and some therapeutic agents, such as anti-tumor agents. The invention also relates to a method for screening a regulating agent of lipid raft/caveolae-dependent endocytic pathway capable of enhancing the therapeutic efficacy of anti-tumor agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2012
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicants: TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY, BEIJING PROTGEN LTD.
    Inventors: Yongzhang LUO, Yang CHEN, Yan FU, Lin JIA, Guodong CHANG
  • Patent number: 8883765
    Abstract: Artemisinin-derived monomers and artemisinin dimers are shown to exhibit in-vitro anti-cytomegalovirus (CMV) activity. Artemisinin dimers effectively inhibited CMV replication in human foreskin fibroblasts and human embryonic lung fibroblasts with no cytotoxicity at concentrations required for complete CMV inhibition. Artemisinin dimers were found to be potent and non-cytotoxic inhibitors of CMV replication, which indicates their use as therapeutic agents for the treatment of CMV infection in humans.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: The John Hopkins University
    Inventors: Ravit Arav-Boger, Gary Posner