Phosphorus Containing Patents (Class 514/51)
  • Publication number: 20140161770
    Abstract: The present invention relates to 2?-Cyano Substituted Nucleoside Derivatives of Formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein B, X, R1, R2 and R3 are as defined herein. The present invention also relates to compositions comprising at least one 2?-Cyano Substituted Nucleoside Derivative, and methods of using the 2?-Cyano Substituted Nucleoside Derivatives for treating or preventing HCV infection in a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2012
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.
    Inventors: Vinay Girijavallabhan, F. George Njoroge, Stephane Bogen, Angela Kerekes, Frank Bennett, Ying Huang, Latha Nair, Dmitri Pissarnitski, Vishal Verma, Qun Dang, Ian Davies, David B. Olsen, Andrew Stamford, Joseph P. Vacca
  • Publication number: 20140162972
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to prodrugs of uridine diphosphate (UDP) derivatives, compositions comprising therapeutically effective amounts of those prodrugs of the UDP derivatives and methods of using those prodrugs or compositions in treating disorders that are responsive to ligands, such as agonists, of P2Y6 receptor, e.g., neuronal disorders, including neurodegenerative disorders (e.g., Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease) and traumatic CNS injury, pain, Down Syndrome (DS), glaucoma, and inflammatory conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: Tufts University
    Inventors: Philip G. Haydon, Jinbo Lee
  • Publication number: 20140162973
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a taste masking agent selected from the group of starch; cellulose; xanthan gum; gellan gum; alginate; galactomannans such as fenugreek, guar gum, tara gum, locust bean gum, and cassia gum; gum karaya; gum tragacanth; carrageenan; and mixture thereof, for improving one or more of mouth feel, taste, aftertaste and smell of a liquid aqueous nutritional composition comprising a nucleoside and/or a nucleotide. It also relates to a nutritional composition comprising an unsavoury nucleoside and/or nucleotide component, having improved sensory characteristics such as improved mouth feel, taste, aftertaste and smell. In particular, it relates to a composition comprising said unsavoury nucleoside and/or nucleotide component, in particular comprising an uridine-containing nucleoside and/or a nucleotide in combination with an unsavoury edible oil, such as a fish oil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: N.V. Nutricia
    Inventors: Esther Jacqueline DE KORT, Martine GROENENDIJK, Patrick Joseph Gerardus Hendrikus KAMPHUIS
  • Publication number: 20140155345
    Abstract: The invention provides new biotinylated compounds and methods for their use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
    Inventors: Roger A. Jones, Barbara L. Gaffney
  • Publication number: 20140154210
    Abstract: The present application relates to solid state forms, for example, crystalline forms of 2?-C-methyluridine-5?-(O-phenyl-N—(S)-1-(isopropoxycarbonyl)ethyl)thiophosphoramidate, pharmaceutical compositions that can include one or more solid forms of 2?-C-methyluridine-5?-(O-phenyl-N—(S)-1-(isopropoxycarbonyl)ethyl)thiophosphoramidate, and methods of treating or ameliorating diseases and/or conditions with one or more solid forms of 2?-C-methyluridine-5?-(O-phenyl-N—(S)-1-(isopropoxycarbonyl)ethyl)thiophosphoramidate. Also disclosed herein are methods of treating diseases and/or conditions with one or more solid forms of 2?-C-methyluridine-5?-(O-phenyl-N—(S)-1-(isopropoxycarbonyl)ethyl)thiophosphoramidate in combination with one or more other agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Inventors: Anuj K. Kuldipkumar, Ales Medek, Lori Ann Ferris, Praveen Mudunuri, Young Chun Jung, David Richard Willcox, Michael Waldo, William Aloysius Nugent
  • Patent number: 8735372
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are phosphoramidate prodrugs of nucleoside derivatives for the treatment of viral infections in mammals, which is a compound, its stereoisomer, salt (acid or basic addition salt), hydrate, solvate, or crystalline form thereof, represented by the following structure: Also disclosed are methods of treatment, uses, and processes for preparing each of which utilize the compound represented by formula I.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Gilead Pharmasset LLC
    Inventors: Jinfa Du, Dhanapalan Nagarathnam, Michael Joseph Sofia, Peiyuan Wang
  • Publication number: 20140140951
    Abstract: Provided herein are compounds, compositions and methods for the treatment of Flaviviridae infections, including HCV infections. In certain embodiments, compounds and compositions of nucleoside derivatives are disclosed, which can be administered either alone or in combination with other anti-viral agents. In certain embodiments, provided herein is an isolated compound according to Formula Ia: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2013
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Inventors: Adel M. MOUSSA, Benjamin Alexander MAYES, Cyril B. DOUSSON, David DUKHAN
  • Publication number: 20140140952
    Abstract: Provided herein are compounds, compositions and methods for the treatment of Flaviviridae infections, including HCV infections. In certain embodiments, compounds and compositions of nucleoside derivatives are disclosed, which can be administered either alone or in combination with other anti-viral agents. In certain embodiments, provided herein is an isolated compound according to Formula Ib: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2013
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Inventors: Adel M. MOUSSA, Benjamin Alexander MAYES, Cyril B. DOUSSON, David DUKHAN
  • Publication number: 20140128339
    Abstract: The present invention relates to 2?-Methyl Substituted Nucleoside Derivatives of Formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R, R1, R2 and R3, are as defined herein. The present invention also relates to compositions comprising at least one 2?-Methyl Substituted Nucleoside Derivative, and methods of using the 2?-Methyl Substituted Nucleoside Derivatives for treating or preventing HCV infection in a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Inventors: Vinay Girijavallabhan, Stephane Bogen, Quang T. Truong, Ping Chen, Angela Kerekes, Frank Bennett, Sara Esposite, Qingmei Hong, Ian Davies
  • Publication number: 20140112887
    Abstract: Provided herein are compounds, compositions and methods for the treatment of Flaviviridae infections, including HCV infections. In certain embodiments, compounds and compositions of nucleoside derivatives are disclosed, which can be administered either alone or in combination with other anti-viral agents. In certain embodiments, the compounds are 2?,4?-bridged nucleosides which display remarkable efficacy and bioavailability for the treatment of, for example, HCV infection in a human. In certain embodiments, the 2?,4?-bridged nucleosides are of Formula 3001: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, stereoisomeric form, tautomeric form or polymorphic form thereof, where PD, B, W, X, RA, RB, RC and RD are as described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Inventors: Benjamin Alexander MAYES, Adel M. MOUSSA, Alistair James STEWART
  • Publication number: 20140107060
    Abstract: Disclosed are polycyclic polyether compounds of formula I and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds. wherein R, OR1, and R2 are as defined herein. Also disclosed are methods of regulating mucus clearance in a cell, and methods of treating decreased mucus clearance or mucociliary dysfunction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: University of North Carolina at Wilmington
    Inventors: Daniel G. Baden, William M. Abraham, Andrea J. Bourdelais, Sophie Michelliza
  • Publication number: 20140107016
    Abstract: The present invention features interferon- and ribavirin-free therapies for the treatment of HCV. Preferably, the treatment is over a shorter duration of treatment, such as no more than 12 weeks. In one aspect, the therapies comprise administering at least two direct acting antiviral agents without interferon and ribavirin to a subject with HCV infection. For example, the therapies comprise administering to a subject an effective amounts of therapeutic agent 1, therapeutic agent 2 (or therapeutic agent 3), and an inhibitor of cytochrome P450 (e.g., ritonavir).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Inventors: Barry M. Bernstein, Rajeev M. Menon, Amit Khatri, Sven Mensing, Sandeep Dutta, Daniel E. Cohen, Scott C. Brun, Walid M. Awni, Emily O. Dumas, Cheri E. Klein, Thomas J. Podsadecki
  • Publication number: 20140107017
    Abstract: The present invention features interferon-free therapies for the treatment of HCV. Preferably, the treatment is over a shorter duration, such as no more than 12 weeks. In one aspect, the therapies comprise administering at least two direct acting antiviral agents and ribavirin to a subject with HCV infection. For example, the therapies comprise administering to the subject effective amounts of therapeutic agent 1, therapeutic agent 2 (or therapeutic agent 3), an inhibitor of cytochrome P450 (e.g., ritonavir), and ribavirin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: AbbVie Inc.
    Inventors: Barry M. Bernstein, Rajeev M. Menon, Amit Khatri, Sven Mensing, Sandeep Dutta, Daniel E. Cohen, Scott C. Brun, Walid M. Awni, Emily O. Dumas, Cheri E. Klein, Thomas J. Podsadecki
  • Publication number: 20140099283
    Abstract: Provided herein are compounds, compositions and methods for the treatment of Flaviviridae infections, including HCV infections. In certain embodiments, compounds and compositions of nucleoside derivatives are disclosed, which can be administered either alone or in combination with other anti-viral agents. In certain embodiments, the compounds are 2?-chloro nucleosides according to Formula 2001: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, stereoisomeric form, tautomeric form or polymorphic form thereof, wherein B, Z and PD are as described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Inventors: Gilles GOSSELIN, Christophe Claude PARSY, Francois-Rene ALEXANDRE, Houcine RAHALI, Jean-Francois GRIFFON, Julien MILHAU, Dominique SURLERAUX, Cyril B. DOUSSON, Claire PIERRA, Adel M. MOUSSA, Benjamin Alexander MAYES
  • Patent number: 8680048
    Abstract: The present invention features interferon- and ribavirin-free therapies for the treatment of HCV. Preferably, the treatment is over a shorter duration of treatment, such as no more than 12 weeks. In one aspect, the therapies comprise administering at least two direct acting antiviral agents without interferon and ribavirin to a subject with HCV infection. For example, the therapies comprise administering to a subject an effective amounts of therapeutic agent 1, therapeutic agent 2 (or therapeutic agent 3), and an inhibitor of cytochrome P450 (e.g., ritonavir).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: AbbVie Inc.
    Inventors: Barry M. Bernstein, Rajeev M. Menon, Amit Khatri, Sven Mensing, Sandeep Dutta, Daniel E. Cohen, Thomas J. Podsadecki, Scott C. Brun, Walid M. Awni, Emily O. Dumas, Cheri E. Klein
  • Publication number: 20140066397
    Abstract: The invention relates to a composition comprising: i) one or more of uridine and cytidine, or salts, phosphates, acyl derivatives or esters thereof; ii) a lipid fraction comprising at least one of docosahexaenoic acid (22:6; DHA), eicosapentaenoic acid (20:5; EPA) and docosapentaenoic acid (22:5; DPA), or esters thereof, in which the lipid fraction comprises less than 2 weight % of ?-linolenic acid (ALA), calculated on the weight of all fatty acids; iii) choline, or salts or esters thereof; for use in the prevention or treatment of neurotrauma, traumatic brain injury, cerebral palsy and spinal cord injury.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Inventors: Mattheus Cornelis De Wilde, Johannes Wilhelmus Christina Suben, Patrick Joseph Gerardus Hendrikus Kamphuis, Robert Johan Joseph Hageman
  • Publication number: 20140065101
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1 is defined herein, which is a 2?-branched nucleoside useful for the treatment or prevention of viral infections, particularly dengue virus, yellow fever virus, West Nile virus, Japanese encephalitis virus, tick-borne encephalitis virus, Kunjin virus, Murray Valley encephalitis, St Louis encephalitis, Omsk hemorrhagic fever virus, bovine viral diarrhea virus, Zika virus and Hepatitis C virus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: Novartis AG
    Inventor: Fumiaki Yokokawa
  • Publication number: 20140066398
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds of the formula: which are of use in the treatment or prophylaxis of hepatitis C virus infection, and related aspects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: Medivir, AB
    Inventors: Anders ENEROTH, Bjorn Klasson, Magnus Nilsson, Pedro Pinho, Bertil Samuelsson, Christian Sund
  • Patent number: 8664195
    Abstract: Novel cyclic phosphoramidate prodrugs of drugs of formula I their use in delivery of drugs to the liver, their use in enhancing oral bioavailability, and their method of preparation are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Metabasis Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark D. Erion, K. Raja Reddy, Serge H. Boyer
  • Publication number: 20140057835
    Abstract: The present invention features interferon- and ribavirin-free therapies for the treatment of HCV. Preferably, the treatment is over a shorter duration of treatment, such as no more than 12 weeks. In one aspect, the therapies comprise administering at least two direct acting antiviral agents without interferon and ribavirin to a subject with HCV infection. For example, the therapies comprise administering to a subject an effective amounts of therapeutic agent 1, therapeutic agent 2 (or therapeutic agent 3), and an inhibitor of cytochrome P450 (e.g., ritonavir).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: AbbVie Inc.
    Inventors: Barry M. BERNSTEIN, Rajeev M. MENON, Amit KHATRI, Sven MENSING, Sandeep DUTTA, Daniel E. COHEN, Scott C. BRUN, Walid M. AWNI, Emily O. DUMAS, Cheri E. KLEIN, Thomas J. PODSADECKI
  • Publication number: 20140057864
    Abstract: The invention provides methods, compositions, and kits featuring a ribonucleoside chain terminator for use in preventing or inhibiting a retrovirus infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2011
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: University of Rochester
    Inventor: Baek Kim
  • Publication number: 20140057866
    Abstract: Phosphoramidate derivatives of 5-fluoro-2?-deoxyuridine are disclosed for use in the treatment of cancer, especially in the treatment of cancer where the patient shows resistance, for example, in a patient with cells with a lowered level of nucleoside transporter proteins and/or with nucleoside kinase-deficient cells and/or with mycoplasma-infected cells and/or with cells with a raised level of thymidylate synthase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Inventors: Christopher McGuigan, Jan Balzarini, Magdalena Slusarczyk, Blanka Gonczy, Paola Murziani
  • Patent number: 8658619
    Abstract: Provided are methods of treating subclinical sun damage and of inducing a chemocytotoxic response in skin. Methods of treating subclinical sun damage include the steps of: topically administering to skin of a patient a composition comprising a chemocytotoxic agent in an amount effective to induce erythema, scaling, crusting, or combinations thereof and resolve at least a portion of the subclinical sun damage, where the skin has a condition of no clinical sign of sun damage and the patient was not previously treated for actinic keratosis or nonmelanoma skin cancer. The chemocytotoxic agent can comprise a fluorinated pyrimidine antimetabolite such as 5-fluorouracil (FU), 5-fluorouridine (FUR), 5-fluorouridine-5?-monophosphate (FUMP), 5-fluorodeoxyuridine (FUdR), 5-fluorodeoxyuridine-5?-monophosphate (FdUMP), or combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Inventor: Robert K. Ilowite
  • Publication number: 20140045783
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are phosphoramidate prodrugs of nucleoside derivatives for the treatment of viral infections in mammals, which is a compound, its stereoisomer, salt (acid or basic addition salt), hydrate, solvate, or crystalline form thereof, represented by the following structure: Also disclosed are methods of treatment uses, and processes for preparing each of which utilize the compound represented by formula I.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: GILEAD PHARMASSET LLC
    Inventors: Jinfa Du, Dhanapalan Nagarathnam, Michael Joseph Sofia, Peiyuan Wang
  • Publication number: 20140038916
    Abstract: This application discloses novel phosphoramidate and phosphonoamidate prodrugs of nucleosides, nucleotides, C-nucleosides, C-nucleotides, phosphonates, and other alcohol-containing drugs; use of these prodrugs for treatment of infectious diseases and cancers, in particular, liver infections and cancers; and methods of preparing these novel phosphoramidate and phosphonoamidate prodrugs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2011
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: Nanjing Molecular Research, Inc.
    Inventors: Zheng Wang, Suping Zhou
  • Patent number: 8633309
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are nucleoside phosphoramidates and their use as agents for treating viral diseases. These compounds are inhibitors of RNA-dependent 5 RNA viral replication and are useful as inhibitors of HCV NS5B polymerase, as inhibitors of HCV replication and for treatment of hepatitis C infection in mammals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Gilead Pharmasset LLC
    Inventors: Bruce Ross, Michael Joseph Sofia, Ganapati Reddy Pamulapati, Suguna Rachakonda, Hai-Ren Zhang, Byoung-Kwon Chun, Peiyuan Wang
  • Patent number: 8618074
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods of preventing or treating neuronal damage associated with oxidative stress and/or neuronal injury. The method comprises administering to a patient a pharmaceutical composition comprising a purinergic P2Y receptor ligand, in an amount effective to increase the extracellular concentration of said agonist in the brain of the subject such that at least a portion of cell surface P2Y receptors expressed by astrocytes are activated to mount a neuroprotective response. The pharmaceutical composition may be administered orally or parenterally. The pharmaceutical composition with typically be administered to an individual within at least one hour of the event that caused oxidative stress in the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Board of Regents of the University of Texas System
    Inventor: James D. Lechleiter
  • Patent number: 8618077
    Abstract: Compositions and methods of treatment or prophylaxis of fragile-X associated disorders are provided, as well as methods of screening compounds and kits to screen a library of compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Emory University
    Inventors: Peng Jin, Abrar Qurashi
  • Patent number: 8618076
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are nucleoside phosphoramidates and their use as agents for treating viral diseases. These compounds are inhibitors of RNA-dependent RNA viral replication and are useful as inhibitors of HCV NS5B polymerase, as inhibitors of HCV replication and for treatment of hepatitis C infection in mammals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Gilead Pharmasset LLC
    Inventors: Bruce S. Ross, Michael Joseph Sofia, Ganapati Reddy Pamulapati, Suguna Rachakonda, Hai-Ren Zhang, Byoung-Kwon Chun, Peiyuan Wang
  • Publication number: 20130337055
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treatment that relate to the inhibition, resolution and/or prevention of an array of the manifestations of metabolic syndromes, including Type 2 diabetes, hyperlipidemia, weight gain, obesity, insulin resistance, hypertension, atherosclerosis, fatty liver diseases and certain chronic inflammatory states that lead to these manifestations, among others. In additional aspects, the present invention relates to compositions and methods which may be used to treat, inhibit or reduce the likelihood of hepatitis viral infections, including Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C viral infections, as well as the secondary disease states and/or conditions which are often associated with such viral infections, including hepatic steatosis (steatohepatitis), cirrhosis, fatty liver and hepatocellular cancer, among other disease states or conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Inventors: Jerome Schentag, Joseph M. Fayad
  • Patent number: 8609066
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for determining whether blood flow is restricted in a blood vessel of an individual suspected of compromised blood flow in the vessel, the method comprising the steps of delivering UTP, a derivative thereof, or a salt thereof to the vessel, assessing blood flow quantitatively in the vessel by obtaining a value that correlates to blood flow in said vessel, comparing the obtained value with a reference value, and determining whether the individual has compromised blood flow based on the results of the comparison. The invention also provides for methods of diagnosing atherosclerotic and ischemic heart diseases using UTP, a derivative thereof, or a salt thereof, as well as methods for inducing maximal hyperemia for diagnostic purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Inventor: Jaya Brigitte Rosenmeier
  • Publication number: 20130331352
    Abstract: Composition comprising at least two components, more preferably at least three components, more preferably at least four components, selected from the group of (i) a nucleoside equivalent, (ii) an ?-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid selected from the group of DHA, DPA and EPA, (iii) a vitamin B, (iv) a phospholipid, (v) an antioxidant and (vi) a choline, with the proviso that at least component (i) or (iii) is present, for use in the prevention or treatment of frailty in a mammal, wherein frailty is determined by compliance with at least 2 criterions, preferably 3 criterions, selected from the group of muscle weakness, excessive feelings of exhaustion or fatigue, abnormally low physical activity, slow or unsteady gait, weight loss, and neurological dysfunction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2011
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: N.V. NUTRICIA
    Inventors: Robert Johan Joseph Hageman, Mattheus Cornelis De Wilde, Martine Groenendijk, Patrick Joseph Gerardus Hendrikus Kamphuis
  • Publication number: 20130330424
    Abstract: Non-medical use of at least two components selected from the group of: (i) nucleoside equivalents, (ii) n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids selected from the group of DHA, DPA and EPA, (iii) vitamins B, (iv) phospholipids, (v) antioxidants and (vi) cholines—with the proviso that at least one (i) nucleoside or at least one (iii) vitamin B is present—for increasing or maintaining the body weight, for improving the ability to perform an activity of daily living of a mammal, for maintaining the ability to perform an activity of daily living of a mammal, or for reducing a deterioration in the ability to perform an activity of daily living of a mammal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2011
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: N.V. Nutricia
    Inventors: Martine Groenendijk, Patrick Joseph Gerardus Hendrikus Kamphuis, Mattheus Cornelis De Wilde, Robert Johan Joseph Hageman
  • Patent number: 8604000
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a taste masking agent selected from the group of cellulose; starch; xanthan gum; gellan gum; alginate; galactomannans such as fenugreek, guar gum, tara gum, locust bean gum, and cassia gum; gum karaya; gum tragacanth; carrageenan; and mixture thereof, for improving one or more of mouth feel, taste, aftertaste and smell of a liquid aqueous nutritional composition comprising a nucleotide and/or a nucleoside. It also relates to a nutritional composition comprising an unsavory nucleotide and/or a nucleoside component, having improved sensory characteristics such as improved mouth feel, taste, aftertaste and smell. In particular, it relates to a composition comprising said un-savory nucleotide and/or a nucleoside component, in particular comprising an uridine-containing nucleotide and/or a nucleoside in combination with an unsavory edible oil, such as a fish oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: N.V. Nutricia
    Inventors: Esther Jacqueline de Kort, Martine Groenendijk, Patrick Joseph Gerardus Hendrikus Kamphuis
  • Publication number: 20130324495
    Abstract: The invention provides particular uridine di- and tri-phosphate derivatives, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. These compounds are useful for treatment of diseases, disorders and conditions modulated by P2Y6 receptors, and particularly for lowering intraocular pressure and thereby treating ocular hypertension and/or glaucoma.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicants: UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID, BAR-ILAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Bilha fischer, Jesus Jeronimo Pintor, Shay Elyahu, Tamar Ginsburg-Shmuel
  • Patent number: 8598141
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to uridine diphosphate (UDP) derivatives, compositions comprising therapeutically effective amounts of those UDP derivatives and methods of using those derivatives or compositions in treating disorders that are responsive to ligands, such as agonists, of P2Y6 receptor, e.g., neuronal disorders, including neurodegenerative disorders (e.g., Alzheimer's disease) and traumatic CNS injury, as well as pain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Tufts University
    Inventors: Philip Haydon, Jinbo Lee, Jinghui Dong, Stephen Moss, Raquel Revilla-Sanchez
  • Publication number: 20130316970
    Abstract: The object of the invention are nucleotide analogues, antiviral pro-nucleotides, a use of nucleotide analogues and pharmaceutical composition, a phosphorylating agent for synthesis of nucleotide analogue, and a method of synthesis of nucleotide analogue. More precisely, the invention applies to the new group of nucleotide analogues and their use in partial or complete inhibition of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2011
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicants: NARODOWY INSTYTUT LEKOW, INSTYTUT CHEMII BIOORGANICZNEJ PAN
    Inventors: Adam Kraszewski, Joanna Romanowska, Michal Sobkowski, Agnieszka Szymanska-Michalak, Jacek Stawinski, Jerzy Boryski, Andrzej Lipniacki, Andrzej Piasek
  • Publication number: 20130315868
    Abstract: Provided herein are compounds, compositions and methods for the treatment of liver disease and conditions, including HCV infections. In certain embodiments, compounds and compositions of nucleoside derivatives are disclosed, which can be administered either alone or in combination with other anti-viral agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Inventors: Benjamin Alexander MAYES, Adel M. MOUSSA, Alistair James STEWART
  • Publication number: 20130315863
    Abstract: A method and composition for treating a host infected with flavivirus or pestivirus comprising administering an effective flavivirus or pestivirus treatment amount of a described 1?, 2? or 3?-modified nucleoside or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug thereof, is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicants: Universita' degli Studi di Cagliari, Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre SOMMADOSSI, Paolo LaColla
  • Publication number: 20130316969
    Abstract: The invention is related to phosphorus substituted compounds with antiviral activity, compositions containing such compounds, and therapeutic methods that include the administration of such compounds, as well as to processes and intermediates useful for preparing such compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: Gilead Sciences, Inc.
    Inventor: Gilead Sciences, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130315864
    Abstract: The present invention provides nucleoside phosphoramidate compounds of Formula I, where R1, R2a, R2b, R3, R4, R5a, R5b, R6, R7, R8a, R8b, M and W are as defined herein. The invention further includes pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of Formula I, methods of use of these compounds for treating a viral infection, and methods of producing these compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: ENANTA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Yat Sun Or, Jun Ma, Guoqiang Wang
  • Publication number: 20130309195
    Abstract: The invention is related to anti-viral compounds, compositions containing such compounds, and therapeutic methods that include the administration of such compounds, as well as to processes and intermediates useful for preparing such compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Inventors: John O. Link, Jeromy J. Cottell, Teresa Alejandra Trejo Martin
  • Publication number: 20130309196
    Abstract: The disclosure is related to anti-viral compounds, compositions containing such compounds, and therapeutic methods that include the administration of such compounds, as well as to processes and intermediates useful for preparing such compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Inventors: John O. Link, Jeromy J. Cottell, Teresa Alejandra Trejo Martin
  • Publication number: 20130310336
    Abstract: A method and composition for treating a host infected with flavivirus or pestivirus comprising administering an effective flavivirus or pestivirus treatment amount of a described 1?, 2? or 3?-modified nucleoside or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug thereof, is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2012
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicants: UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI CAGLIARI, IDENIX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre SOMMADOSSI, Paolo LACOLLA
  • Patent number: 8580765
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are phosphoramidate prodrugs of nucleoside derivatives for the treatment of viral infections in mammals, which is a compound, its stereoisomer, salt (acid or basic addition salt), hydrate, solvate, or crystalline form thereof, represented by the following structure: Also disclosed are methods of treatment, uses, and processes for preparing each of which utilize the compound represented by formula I.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Gilead Pharmasset LLC
    Inventors: Michael Joseph Sofia, Jinfa Du, Peiyuan Wang, Dhanapalan Nagarathnam
  • Publication number: 20130288997
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are nucleoside phosphoramidates and their use as agents for treating viral diseases. These compounds are inhibitors of RNA-dependent RNA viral replication and are useful as inhibitors of HCV NS5B polymerase, as inhibitors of HCV replication and for treatment of hepatitis C infection in mammals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2013
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Inventors: Bruce S. Ross, Michael Joseph Sofia, Ganapati Reddy Pamulapati, Suguna Rachakonda, Hai-Ren Zhang, Byoung-Kwon Chun, Peiyuan Wang
  • Publication number: 20130266538
    Abstract: The present application relates to solid state forms, for example, crystalline forms of 2?-C-methyluridine-5?-(O-phenyl-N—(S)-1-(isopropoxycarbonyl)ethyl)thiophosphoramidate, pharmaceutical compositions that can include one or more solid forms of 2?-C-methyluridine-5?-(O-phenyl-N—(S)-1-(isopropoxycarbonyl)ethyl)thiophosphoramidate, and methods of treating or ameliorating diseases and/or conditions with one or more solid forms of 2?-C-methyluridine-5?-(O-phenyl-N—(S)-1-(isopropoxycarbonyl)ethyl)thiophosphoramidate. Also disclosed herein are methods of treating diseases and/or conditions with one or more solid forms of 2?-C-methyluridine-5?-(O-phenyl-N—(S)-1-(isopropoxycarbonyl)ethyl)thiophosphoramidate in combination with one or more other agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Inventors: Anuj K. Kuldipkumar, Ales Medek, Lori Ann Ferris, Praveen Mudunuri, Young Chun Jung, David Richard Willcox, Michael Waldo, William Aloysius Nugent
  • Patent number: 8551973
    Abstract: A purified compound having activity against hepatitis C virus is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Gilead Pharmasset LLC
    Inventors: Donghui Bao, Wonsuk Chang, Dhanapalan Nagarathnam, Michael Joseph Sofia
  • Publication number: 20130252920
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are pharmaceutical compositions that can include a thionucleotide analog for use in combination therapy with other agents. Also disclosed herein are methods of treating diseases and/or conditions with a pharmaceutical composition that can include a thionucleotide analog in combination therapy with other agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicants: VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC., ALIOS BIOPHARMA, INC.
    Inventors: Lawrence M. Blatt, Leonid Beigelman, Hua Tan, Julian Alexander Symons, David Bernard Smith, Min Jiang, Tara Lynn Kieffer, Cornelis Arie Rijnbrand
  • Publication number: 20130252919
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to uridine diphosphate (UDP) derivatives, compositions comprising therapeutically effective amounts of those UDP derivatives and methods of using those derivatives or compositions in treating disorders that are responsive to ligands, such as agonists, of P2Y6 receptor, e.g., neuronal disorders, including neurodegenerative disorders (e.g., Alzheimer's disease) and traumatic CNS injury, as well as pain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: TUFTS UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Philip Haydon, Jinbo Lee, Jinghui Dong, Stephen Moss, Raquel Revilla-Sanchez