C-o- Group In R Patents (Class 514/622)
  • Publication number: 20130195936
    Abstract: The present invention refers to an oil-in-water emulsion for ophthalmic application comprising at least one prostaglandin as active agent and a surfactant component comprising a combination of at least two non-ionic surfactants. The emulsion is suitable for medical applications, particularly for the treatment of glaucoma, and has an increased chemical stability of the prostaglandin active agent so to allow long-term storage also at room temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: AZAD PHARMA AG
    Inventor: AZAD Pharma AG
  • Publication number: 20130190272
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition having an excellent controlling activity on a pest. The composition comprising a compound represented by Formula (1) and one or more pyrethroid compound(s) selected from Group (A) shows an excellent controlling activity on a pest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2011
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: So Kiguchi, Soichi Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20130178517
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods of treatment for adipogenic virus-related conditions. The methods may comprise administering a composition comprising an effective dose of an antiviral agent to a subject having an adipogenic adenovirus-related condition. Administration of the antiviral agent may prevent or reduce viral proliferation in the subject. The method may also include administering a composition comprising an effective dose of a therapeutic agent known to treat the adipogenic adenovirus-related condition in conjunction with the composition comprising an effective dose of an antiviral agent. Administration of the antiviral agent and the therapeutic agent may reduce or eliminate one or more symptoms of the adipogenic adenovirus-related condition more efficiently than administration of either the antiviral agent and the therapeutic agent alone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2011
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Inventors: Richard L. Atkinson, Zendra Pei-lun Lee, Jia He
  • Patent number: 8481593
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of para-coumaric acid or para-hydroxycinnamic acid derivatives in cosmetic or dermatological compositions, specifically to the use of at least one compound derived from para-coumaric acid having a general formula (I) below: in which, especially, Z represents an oxygen or an —NH— group; X and Y are identical and each represent a CH or CH2 group, as an active principle with depigmenting, free-radical-scavenging and/or antiinflammatory activity. The invention also relates to the use of the above compounds for cosmetic care or for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition, especially for depigmenting an area of skin, having antiradical and/or antiinflammatory activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignees: BASF Beauty Care Solutions S.A.S., Universite Joseph Fourier-Grenoble 1
    Inventors: Sabrina Okombi, Delphine Rival, Ahcene Boumendjel, Anne-Marie Mariotte, Eric Perrier
  • Publication number: 20130157963
    Abstract: Compositions and methods related to ophthalmic use of polyvinyl capralactam-polyvinyl acetate-polyethylene glycol graft copolymers and therapeutic uses are described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: ALLERGAN, INC.
    Inventor: ALLERGAN, INC.
  • Publication number: 20130158112
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition for inhibiting amyloid beta peptide in a subject includes a compound having the formula (I): where M is selected from a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, halo, alkoxy, aryl, cyclic, or heterocyclic group; p is an integer from 0-3; X1 is a 3-9 atoms in length linker connecting A and B; B is selected from a substituted or unsubstituted aryl, alkoxy or amine group; and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; and a pharmaceutical carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Inventors: Jonathan D. Smith, Enakshi Chakrabarti, Subrata Ghosh, Marti Sayre, Gregory Tochtrop
  • Patent number: 8466126
    Abstract: Compositions, kits and methods are provided for conditioning, revitalizing, volumizing or increasing the natural pigmentation of the hair, including hair on the scalp, eyelashes, eyebrows, mustache and beard, promoting healthy growth, and treating and preventing loss, thinning or miniaturization of hair due to aging, various genetic, pathological, radiation, chemotherapy, chemical treatment, environmental or other reasons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Jan Marini Skin Research, Inc.
    Inventor: Jan Marini
  • Publication number: 20130150416
    Abstract: The present invention discloses methods of modulating the activity of Group I mGluRs using a defined class of benzamide compounds. In one embodiment, methods of modulating the activity of mGluR1 are provided. In another embodiment, methods of modulating the activity of mGluR5 are provided. In still another embodiment, methods of simultaneously modulating the activities of both mGluR1 and mGluR5 are provided. The present invention also provides methods of treating diseases or disorders which are mediated in full or in part by Group I mGluRs using one or more compounds belonging to the defined class of benzamide compounds. The present invention further provides methods of preventing diseases or disorders which are mediated in full or in part by Group I mGluRs using one or more compounds belonging to the defined class of compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2012
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Inventors: Richard D. Wood, William Welsh
  • Publication number: 20130142858
    Abstract: Drug delivery devices comprising a non-bioabsorbable polymer structure configured to support a composition comprising an active agent. The devices include a plurality of portions fused together and a recess configured to support the composition. At least one of the portions includes an impermeable polymer and at least one other portion includes a rate-limiting water-permeable polymer. The rate-limiting water-permeable polymer allows for transportation of the active agent to an exterior of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2011
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicant: Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Casey Kopczynski, Cheng-Wen Lin, Chris Sutay
  • Publication number: 20130137775
    Abstract: Bis- and tris-dihydroxyaryl compounds their synthesis, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and their use in the treatment of amyloid diseases, especially AA amyloidosis, and the manufacture of medicaments for such treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2013
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Inventors: Alan D. Snow, Thomas Lake, Luke Esposito, Kelsey Hanson, Marisa-Claire Yadon, Joel Cummings
  • Publication number: 20130131097
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compositions and methods for the treatment of post-chemotherapeutic hypotrichosis. More specifically, the present invention is directed to the use of compositions comprising bimatoprost for the treatment of post-chemotherapeutic hypotrichosis which may be applied before, during and after receiving chemotherapeutic treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2013
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: ALLERGAN, INC.
    Inventor: Allergan, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130123356
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof,
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2012
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON
    Inventors: Masahiro Okuyama, David Selwood, Cristina Visintin, David Baker, Gareth Pryce
  • Publication number: 20130121919
    Abstract: The invention provides for a method for screening compounds that bind to and modulate a histone acetyltransferase protein. The invention further provides methods for treating neurodegenerative disorders, conditions associated with accumulated amyloid-beta peptide deposits, Tau protein levels, and/or accumulations of alpha-synuclein as well as cancer by administering a HAT-activating compound to a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2012
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
    Inventors: Yan FENG, Mauro Fa, Ottavio Arancio, Shi Xian Deng, Donald W. Landry, Yitshak Francis
  • Publication number: 20130109714
    Abstract: Provided is an unprecedented composition that is not a conventional symptomatic treatment, but makes possible the fundamental treatment of current neurodegenerative diseases by inhibiting oxidative-stress induced nerve-cell death. The disclosed neurodegenerative disease therapeutic agent includes a compound, or a salt of said compound, that inhibits oxidative-stress induced nerve-cell death to a high degree and is an agent used in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: National University Corporation Hokkaido University
    Inventor: Hiroyoshi Ariga
  • Publication number: 20130109750
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel arylamide derivatives having formula (I) and stereoisomers and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, where R1-R11, R?, R?, z and X are as defined in the claims. The arylamide derivatives of formula (I) have antiandrogenic properties. The invention also relates to compounds of formula (I) for use as a medicament and to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them and to their preparation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: MEDEIA THERAPEUTICS LTD
    Inventors: Jari Ratilainen, Milla Koistinaho, Anu Muona
  • Publication number: 20130101658
    Abstract: A drug insert is configured for use with an implant. The implant is configured for insertion into a lacrimal canaliculus. The drug insert includes a drug core comprising a therapeutic agent and a polymer; and a sheath body comprising material substantially impermeable to the therapeutic agent, wherein the drug core is positioned within the sheath body. The sheath body is configured to provide an exposed end of the drug core that releases therapeutic agent to an eye when the drug insert is disposed within the implant and the implant is positioned in the lacrimal canaliculus. A distal end of the drug core is sealed with a medical-grade adhesive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: QLT INC.
    Inventor: QLT INC.
  • Publication number: 20130102678
    Abstract: A composition comprising from 0.005% to 0.02% bimatoprost by weight and from 100 ppm to 250 ppm benzalkonium chloride, wherein said composition is an aqueous liquid which is formulated for ophthalmic administration is disclosed herein. A method which is useful in treating glaucoma or ocular hypertension related thereto is also disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: ALLERGAN, INC.
    Inventor: Allergan, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130090387
    Abstract: Citric acid and conjugate bases thereof are useful for stabilizing stabilized chlorine dioxide in the presence of therapeutically active agents and excipients in a composition. Ophthalmic compositions and methods related thereto are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicant: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventor: Allergan, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130079414
    Abstract: A composition comprising from 0.005% to 0.02% bimatoprost by weight and from 100 ppm to 250 ppm benzalkonium chloride, wherein said composition is an aqueous liquid which is formulated for ophthalmic administration is disclosed herein. A method which is useful in treating glaucoma or ocular hypertension related thereto is also disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2010
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: ALLERGAN, INC.
    Inventors: Chin-Ming Chang, James N. Chang, Rhett M. Schiffman, R. Scott Jordan
  • Publication number: 20130072520
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) have antibacterial activity: wherein R represents hydrogen or 1, 2 or 3 optional substituents; W is ?C(R1)— or ?N—; R1 is hydrogen or an optional substituent and R2 is hydrogen, methyl, or fluorine; or R1 and R2 taken together are —CH2—, —CH2CH2—, —O—, or, in either orientation, —O—CH2— or —OCH2CH2—; R3 is a radical of formula -(Alk1)m-(Z)p-(Alk2)n-Q wherein m, p and n are independently 0 or 1, provided that at least one of m, p and n is 1, Z is —O—, —S—, —S(O)—, —S(O2)—, —NH—, —N(CH3)—, —N(CH2CH3)—, —C(?O)—, —O—(C?O)—, —C(?O)—O—, or an optionally substituted divalent monocyclic carbocyclic or heterocyclic radical having 3 to 6 ring atoms; or an optionally substituted divalent bicyclic heterocyclic radical having 5 to 10 ring atoms; Alk1 and Alk2 are optionally substituted C1-C6 alkylene, C2-C6 alkenylene, or C2-C6 alkynylene radicals, which may optionally terminate with or be interrupted by —O—, —S—, —S(O)—, —S(O2)—, —NH—, —N(CH3)—, or —N(CH2CH3)—; and Q is hydrogen, halogen, nit
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: Biota Scientific Management Pty Ltd
    Inventors: David BROWN, Ian COLLINS, Lloyd CZAPLEWSKI, David HAYDON
  • Publication number: 20130065934
    Abstract: The invention relates to fatty acid COX inhibitor derivatives; compositions comprising an effective amount of a fatty acid COX inhibitor derivative; and methods for treating or preventing a metabolic, autoimmune, inflammatory, or neurodegenerative disorder comprising the administration of an effective amount of a fatty acid COX inhibitor derivative.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: CATABASIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Jill C. Milne, Michael R. Jirousek, Jean E. Bemis, Chi B. Vu
  • Patent number: 8394799
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are an HIF-1 inhibitor, a method for the preparation thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same as an active ingredient. The HIF-1 inhibitor shows anticancer activity thanks to the inhibition activity against HIF-1, a transcription factor which plays an important role in the growth and metastasis of cancer, but not to general cytotoxicity. Thus, the HIF-inhibitor and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof can be used as a therapeutic for various cancers such as liver cancer; stomach cancer and breast cancer. Also, the compound having inhibition activity against HIF-1 is useful in the treatment of diabetic retinopathy and arthritis, which are aggravated by HIF-1-mediated VEGF expression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology
    Inventors: Jung Joon Lee, Jeong-Hyung Lee, Kyeong Lee, Young-Soo Hong, B. K. Shanthaveerappa, Yinlan Jin, Jin Hwan Kim, Xuejun Jin
  • Publication number: 20130053440
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to the provision of multi-dose, self-preserved ophthalmic compositions. The compositions possess sufficient antimicrobial activity to satisfy USP preservative efficacy requirements, as well as similar preservative standards (e.g., EP and JP), without requiring the presence of conventional anti-microbial preservative agents, such as benzalkonium chloride. The compositions are effectively preserved by a balanced ionic buffer system containing zinc ions at a concentration of 0.04 to 0.9 mM, preferably 0.04 to 0.4 mM. One aspect of the balanced buffer system is limitation of the amount of buffering anions present to a concentration of 15 mM or less, preferably 5 mM or less. In a preferred embodiment, the compositions also contain borate or, most preferably, one or more borate/polyol complexes. The use of propylene glycol as the polyol in such complexes is strongly preferred.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: ALCON RESEARCH, LTD.
    Inventor: Alcon Research, Ltd.
  • Patent number: 8383683
    Abstract: The use of substituted amides for modulating the activity of 11?-hydroxysteroid dehydro-genase type 1 (11?HSD1) and the use of these compounds as pharmaceutical composi-tions, are described. Also a novel class of substituted amides, their use in therapy, phar-maceutical compositions comprising the compounds, as well as their use in the manufac-ture of medicaments are described. The present compounds are modulators and more specifically inhibitors of the activity of 11?HSD1 and may be useful in the treatment of a range of medical disorders where a decreased intracellular concentration of active gluco-corticoid is desirable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: High Point Pharmaceuticals, LLC
    Inventors: Soren Ebdrup, Henrik Sune Andersen
  • Publication number: 20130046024
    Abstract: Compositions for application and methods of application of a composition to modify hair. In one embodiment, a composition includes a compound (molecule) represented by: wherein A and B are individually selected from a hydrogen, a hydroxyl group and a halogen, with the proviso that when one of A and B is a hydroxyl group, the other of A and B is a hydrogen and when one of A and B is a halogen, the other of A and B is a halogen or a hydrogen; wherein Z is, for example, an aryl moiety; and wherein X1 and X2 are, for example, individually selected from a hydrogen and an alkyl moiety, wherein R1 and R2 are individually selected from an oxo, a hydroxyl or an ester group; wherein y is 0 or 1, x is 0 or 1 and x and y are not both 1, or a salt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: PHARMA PATENT HOLDING INC.
    Inventor: Pharma Patent Holding Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130046023
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition, comprising a GluR2-lacking AMPAR antagonist as an active ingredient, is effective for preventing or treating mental diseases selected from the group consisting of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), drug addiction, and phobia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2012
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: SNU R&DB FOUNDATION
    Inventor: SNU R&DB Foundation
  • Publication number: 20130046014
    Abstract: The invention provides novel pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of increased intraocular pressure based on semifluorinated alkanes which are useful as carriers for a broad range of active ingredients. Preferred active ingredients include poorly water-soluble prostaglandin analogues. The compositions can be administered topically into the eye. The invention further provides kits comprising such compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: Novaliq GmbH
    Inventor: Bastian Theisinger
  • Publication number: 20130045978
    Abstract: The present invention relates to inhibitors of the 11-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase Type 1 enzyme and their use in treatment of non-insulin dependent type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance, obesity, lipid disorders, metabolic syndrome, central nervous system disorders, and diseases and conditions that are related to excessive glucocorticoids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Inventors: R. Scott Bitner, Kaitlin E. Browman, Michael E. Brune, Steven Fung, Peer B. Jacobson, Lynne E. Rueter, Marina I. Strakhova, Jiahong Wang, Jyoti R. Patel, Qi Shuai, James T. Link, Jeffrey J. Rohde, Jurgen Dinges, Bryan K. Sorensen, Martin Winn, Hong Yong, Vince S. Yeh
  • Publication number: 20130041025
    Abstract: Described herein are compositions including prostaglandin analogs including prostamides and methods for using these compositions for increasing eyelash and eyebrow growth and hair growth on the scalp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2011
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: ALLERGAN, INC.
    Inventors: John G. Walt, David F. Woodward, Amanda M. Vandenburgh
  • Publication number: 20130035284
    Abstract: The present invention concerns methods and compositions involving small molecule inhibitors for the treatment or prophylaxis of flavivirus infection, such as dengue virus and West Nile virus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2012
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System
    Inventors: Stanley J. Watowich, Suzanne M. Tomlinson, Scott Gilbertson
  • Publication number: 20130035338
    Abstract: The current application is directed topical treatments that improve facial appearance by causing eyelids to naturally open more widely, or be more fully raised, as well as to treatment of ptosis and other eyelid-related conditions. These topical treatments include one or more of travoprost, dorzolamide hydrochloride, timolol maleate, unoprostone, latanoprost, bimatoprost, and related compounds currently used for treating glaucoma and ocular hypertension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2012
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Inventor: Gordon Tang
  • Publication number: 20130035328
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds having antiviral activity and methods utilizing the compounds to treat viral infections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2012
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Inventors: Peter William Gage, Gary Dinneen Ewart, Lauren Elizabeth Wilson, Wayne Best, Anita Premkumar
  • Patent number: 8367733
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods for attenuating pain associated with a surgical site or an open wound by administration of single doses of a capsaicinoid formulation in proximity to a surgical site or wound opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Vallinex, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald Burch, Richard B. Carter, Jeff Lazar
  • Publication number: 20130030055
    Abstract: Described herein are compositions including at least one prostaglandin or prostamide and methods for using these compositions for increasing hair growth on the scalp eyebrow growth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: ALLERGAN, INC.
    Inventors: John G. Walt, David F. Woodward, Amanda M. Vandenburgh
  • Patent number: 8362017
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds for modulating protein kinase enzymatic activity for modulating cellular activities such as proliferation, differentiation, programmed cell death, migration and chemoinvasion. Even more specifically, the invention provides compounds for modulating c-Kit kinase activity and methods of treating diseases mediated by c-Kit activity utilizing the compounds and pharmaceutical compositions thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Exelixis, Inc.
    Inventors: Wei Cheng, Erick Wang Co, Moon Hwan Kim, Rhett Ronald Klein, Donna T. Le, Amy Lew, John M. Nuss, Wei Xu, William Bajjalieh
  • Publication number: 20130011417
    Abstract: The present invention relates to colchicine derivatives expressed in chemical formula 1, or to pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, to a method for preparing said derivatives, and to a pharmaceutical composition comprising said derivatives. The colchicine derivatives according to the present invention exhibit superior immunomodulatory effects as compared with conventional immunomodulators or colchicines, and therefore can be valuably used as an immunomodulator for modulating an acute or chronic immune response in organ transplantation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2011
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Inventors: Duck Jong Han, Sung-eun Yoo, Jeehee Suh
  • Publication number: 20130005665
    Abstract: Provided herein are compositions, which include an active pharmaceutical ingredient and macrogol 15 hydroxystearate, and methods for using the same for treating diseases or disorder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Inventors: Anuradha V. Gore, Kevin S. Warner, Chetan P. Pujara, Richard S. Graham, Ajay Parashar, Mu-Lan Lee, Robert S. Jordan, Sukhon Likitlersuang
  • Publication number: 20130005802
    Abstract: Methods of treating Wnt/Frizzled-related diseases, comprising administering niclosamide compounds are provided. Methods of predicting whether a disease will respond to treatment with a niclosamide compound are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2010
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Inventors: Wei Chen, Minyong Chen, H. Kim Lyerly, Lawrence S. Barak, Robert Mook, Takuya Osada, Michael A. Morse
  • Publication number: 20130005718
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for managing or treating chronic pain are provided. More particularly, methods are provided for managing or treating chronic pain by administering to a patient in need thereof an effective amount of propofol or a propofol derivative having limited anesthetic properties. Methods of modulating HCN channel gating are also provided. Pharmaceutically acceptable compositions for, e.g., modulating HCN channel gating are further provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2010
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Inventors: Gareth R. Tibbs, Pamela Flood, Peter Goldstein
  • Publication number: 20130005759
    Abstract: MicroRNAs are a class of endogenous regulators of gene function. Aberrant regulation of microRNAs has been linked to various human diseases, most importantly cancer. Small molecule intervention of microRNA misregulation has the potential to provide new therapeutic approaches to such diseases. microRNA miR-122 is the most abundant microRNA in the liver and is involved in hepatocellular carcinoma development and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Small molecule inhibitors and activators of the microRNA miR-122 are described, and methods for their identification are reported. These small molecule inhibitors reduce viral replication in liver cells and thus represent a new approach to the treatment of HCV infections. Moreover, small molecule activation of miR-122 in liver cancer cells selectively induced apoptosis through caspase activation, and thus has implications in cancer chemotherapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Inventors: Alexander Deiters, Douglas D. Young
  • Publication number: 20120329799
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition having an excellent controlling activity on plant disease. The composition comprising the compound represented by the formula (1) and one or more carboxamide fungicidal compound selected from the group (A) shows an excellent controlling activity on a plant disease. Group (A): a group consisting of thifluzamide, oxadixyl, pencycuron, benalaxyl-M, fenhexamid, furametpyr, isopyrazam, isotianil, mepronil, tecloftalam, boscalid, fluopyram, fluopicolide, carpropamid, diclocymet, mandipropamid, dimethomorph, flumorph, penthiopyrad, and bixafen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2011
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: So Kiguchi, Soichi Tanaka, Mayuko Ozawa, Atsushi Iwata
  • Publication number: 20120322765
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition having an excellent controlling activity on plant disease. The composition comprising the compound represented by the formula (1) and one or more inorganic fungicidal compound selected from the group (A) shows an excellent controlling activity on a plant disease. group (A): a group consisting of fludioxonil, pencycuron, ametoctradin, chloroneb, chlorothalonil, oxine-copper, cyflufenamid, dichlofluanid, dicloran, diethofencarb, dinocap, dithianon, edifenphos, fenaminosulf, fentin, fluazinam, fluoroimide, flusulfamide, flutianil, fosetyl-Al, hydrargaphen, iprobenfos, metrafenon, milneb, penflufen, phosdiphen, phthalide, prothiocarb, pyrazophos, sedaxane, silthiofam, spiroxamine, tebufloquin, and tolyfluanid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: So Kiguchi, Soichi Tanaka, Mayuko Ozawa, Atsushi Iwata
  • Publication number: 20120322882
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for stimulating the growth of hair are disclosed wherein said compositions include a cyclopentane heptanoic acid, 2-cycloalkyl or arylalkyl compound represented by the formula (I) wherein the dashed bonds represent the presence or absence of a double bond which can be in the cis or trans configuration and A, B, Z, X, R1 and R2 are as defined in the specification and a penetration enhancer. Such compositions are used in stimulating hair growth of human or non-human animals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2010
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: John T. Trogden, Adnan K. Salameh, Chetan P. Pujara
  • Publication number: 20120322883
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition having an excellent controlling activity on plant disease. The composition comprising the compound represented by the formula (1) and one or more benzamide fungicidal compound selected from the group (A) shows an excellent controlling activity on a plant disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: So Kiguchi, Soichi Tanaka, Mayuko Ozawa, Atsushi Iwata
  • Publication number: 20120322769
    Abstract: A method of reducing virulence in a bacterium comprising at least one of a GacS/GacA-type system, a HrpX/HrpY-type system, a T3SS-type system, and a Rsm-type system, the method comprising contacting the bacterium with an effective amount of a compound described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicants: DUKE UNIVERSITY, UWM RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Ching-Hong Yang, Xin Chen, Eric J. Toone
  • Patent number: 8334281
    Abstract: Nasal formulations of metoclopramide, which remain stable and/or colorless upon storage over a period of time, are provided. Also provided are methods of treating disorders treatable with metoclopramide, comprising administering the nasal solutions to patients in need thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: Evoke Pharma, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew J. D'Onofrio, David A. Gonyer, Shirish A. Shah, Stuart J. Madden
  • Publication number: 20120301423
    Abstract: The present invention relates to derivatives of ?,?-disubstituted amide compounds which comprise a substituted aryl at the ? carbon such that the substituent provides a means for attachment or incorporation of the compound to or in a polymer. The provision of such a substituent on the aryl has surprisingly been found not only to permit attachment to or incorporation in a polymer but also retention of useful antifouling activity. In embodiments, the substituent is selected from hydroxyl, ethers, es ters, carboxyls, alkylsilyls and alkenyls. Experiments demonstrate that antifouling activity can be as good or better as the corresponding unsubstituted compound and that polymers functionalised so as to include or be formed from the substituted compound can be used to reduce settlement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2011
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicants: AGENCY FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH, MARITIME AND PORT AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE
    Inventors: Christina Li Lin Chai, Brendan Adrian Burkett, Serena Lay Ming Teo, Daniel Rittschof, Serina Siew Chen Lee, Gary Howard Dickinson, Han Hong
  • Patent number: 8318801
    Abstract: The invention relates to a compound represented by the following formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, stereoisomers, enantiomers, prodrugs and solvates thereof. The compounds are useful as an agent for enhancing the neurite outgrowth and preventing or treating of diseases associated with HDAC in particular, tumor or cell proliferative diseases. In particular, the compounds of the invention can be used as an agent for anti-cancer, anti-diabetic, and anti-neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's disease, Spinocerebellar Ataxias (SCA), and human spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Naturewise Biotech & Medicals Corporation
    Inventors: Chung-Yang Huang, Chia-Nan Chen, Wei-Jan Huang, Chia-Wei Lin, Jing-Shi Huang, Li-Ling Chi, Ai-Ling Chen, Chi-Yun Lee, Yu-Chen Huang
  • Publication number: 20120289512
    Abstract: The present invention relates to inhibitors of the 11-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase Type 1 enzyme and their use in treatment of non-insulin dependent type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance, obesity, lipid disorders, metabolic syndrome, central nervous system disorders, and diseases and conditions that are related to excessive glucocorticoids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2012
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: ABBOTT LABORATORIES
    Inventors: R. Scott Bitner, Kaitlin E. Browman, Michael E. Brune, Steven Fung, Peer B. Jacobson, Lynne E. Rueter, Marina I. Strakhova, Jiahong Wang, Jeffrey J. Rohde, Qi Shuai, James T. Link, Jyoti R. Patel, Jurgen Dinges, Bryan K. Sorensen, Hong Yong, Vince S. Yeh, Ravi Kurukulasuriya
  • Publication number: 20120289603
    Abstract: A composition comprising from 0.005% to 0.02% bimatoprost by weight and from 100 ppm to 250 ppm benzalkonium chloride, wherein said composition is an aqueous liquid which is formulated for ophthalmic administration is disclosed herein. A method which is useful in treating glaucoma or ocular hypertension related thereto is also disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2012
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: ALLERGAN, INC.
    Inventors: Chin-Ming Chang, James N. Chang, Rhett M. Schiffman, R. Scott Jordan, Joan-En Chang-Lin