The Additional Hetero Ring Is Six-membered And Contains Nitrogen Patents (Class 540/597)
  • Publication number: 20140113890
    Abstract: The invention provides 4-amino-4-oxobutanoyl peptides of Formula I and the pharmaceutically salts and hydrates thereof. The variables R, R1, R6-R8, R16, R18, R19, M, n, T, Y, and Z are defined herein. Certain compounds of Formula I are useful as antiviral agents. The 4-amino-4-oxobutanoyl peptides disclosed herein are potent and/or selective inhibitors of viral replication, particularly Hepatitis C virus replication. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions containing one or more 4-amino-4-oxobutanoyl peptides and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers. Such pharmaceutical compositions may contain a 4-amino-4-oxobutanoyl peptides as the only active agent or may contain a combination of a 4-amino-4-oxobutanoyl peptides and one or more other pharmaceutically active agents. The invention also provides methods for treating viral infections, including Hepatitis C infections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: ACHILLION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Avinash Phadke, Dawei Chen, Venkat Gadhachanda, Akihiro Hashimoto, Godwin Pais, Xiangzhu Wang, Atul Agarwal, Ha Young Kim, Shuoming Li, Cuixian Liu, Suoming Zhang, Milind Deshpande
  • Patent number: 8703934
    Abstract: The present application relates to novel substituted 4-amino-3,5-dicyano-2-thiopyridine derivatives, to processes for their preparation, to their use for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases and to their use for preparing medicaments for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases, preferably for the treatment and/or prevention of hypertension and other cardiovascular disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Bayer Intellectual Property GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Nell, Nicole Diedrichs, Barbara Albrecht-Küpper, Alexandros Vakalopoulos, Frank Süβmeier, Joerg Keldenich
  • Publication number: 20140094450
    Abstract: The present invention relates to benzoimidazole-carboxylic acid amide compounds of the formula I, in which R?, R?, R??, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 and Z are defined as indicated below. The compounds of the formula I are APJ receptor modulators, and are useful for the treatment of diseases associated with increased blood pressure for example. The invention furthermore relates to the use of compounds of the formula I, in particular as active ingredients in pharmaceuticals, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: SANOFI
    Inventors: Stephanie HACHTEL, Paulus WOHLFART, John WESTON, Marco MUELLER, Elisabeth DEFOSSA, Katharina MERTSCH, Jian-Hui WENG, Robert Alan BINNIE, Farid ABDUL-LATIF, William Jerome BOCK, Armin WALSER
  • Patent number: 8685981
    Abstract: Compounds exhibiting an osteogenesis-promoting action having the general formula (I) or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof: wherein A is selected from among a 3- to 10-membered heterocyclyl group, B is selected from among an amino group, and X is selected from N and CH.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited
    Inventors: Osamu Kanno, Katsuyoshi Nakajima, Kazumasa Aoki, Ryoichi Tanaka, Shimpei Hirano, Kiyoshi Oizumi, Daigo Asano
  • Patent number: 8680089
    Abstract: Fused pyridine derivatives shown as the general formula (I), and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, stereoisomers or solvates thereof are disclosed, which belong to the technical field of medicines. The R1, R2, R3, Q, X and Y substituents in formula (I) are defined as in the description. Also disclosed are the preparation methods, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds and uses of the compounds in the manufacture of the medicine for the treatment and/or prevention of noninsulin-dependent diabetes, hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia and insulin resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Xuanzhu Pharma Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhenhua Huang, Yan Zhang, Yuntao Song
  • Publication number: 20140057894
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a compound of Formula I: wherein X, R1, R2, and R3 are as defend herein, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof to allow the drug to penetrate the cell membrane; or a prodrug, or the compound is labeled with a detectable label or an affinity tag thereof. Also disclosed is a pharmaceutical composition, a method of treating a disorder mediated by melanocortin-4 receptors, and a method of treating obesity using the compounds described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2012
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: Universite De Montreal
    Inventors: Michel Bouvier, Anne Marinier, Rejean Ruel, Patricia René, Yves Chantigny, Philippe Dagneau, Stéphane Gingras
  • Patent number: 8658636
    Abstract: The present invention relates to quinoline analogs, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as TRPV4 antagonists.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: GlaxoSmithKline, LLC
    Inventors: Carl A. Brooks, Mui Cheung, Hilary S. Eidam, Ryan M. Fox, Mark A. Hilfiker, Eric S. Manas, Guosen Ye
  • Publication number: 20140031339
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein A1, A2, L1 and B are as defined herein. The compounds of formula (I) are useful as inhibitors of leukotriene A4 hydrolase (LTA4H) and treating LTA4H related disorders. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of formula (I), methods of using these compounds in the treatment of various diseases and disorders, and processes for preparing these compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Asitha ABEYWARDANE, Steven Richard BRUNETTE, Michael Jason BURKE, Thomas Martin KIRRANE, JR., Chuk Chui MAN, Daniel Richard MARSHALL, Anil Kumar PADYANA, Hossein RAZAVI, Robert SIBLEY, Lana Louise SMITH KEENAN, Roger John SNOW, Ronald John SORCEK, Hidenori TAKAHASHI, Steven John TAYLOR, Michael Robert TURNER, Erick Richard Roush YOUNG, Qiang ZHANG, Yunlong ZHANG, Renee M. ZINDELL
  • Publication number: 20140018533
    Abstract: To provide a novel furanone derivative, and a medicine including the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicants: CARNA BIOSCIENCES, INC., SBI BIOTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takayuki Irie, Ayako Sawa, Masaaki Sawa, Tokiko Asami, Yoko Funakoshi, Chika Tanaka
  • Patent number: 8623863
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to disubstituted azepan and oxazepan amide compounds which are antagonists of orexin receptors, and which are useful in the treatment or prevention of neurological and psychiatric disorders and diseases in which orexin receptors are involved. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the prevention or treatment of such diseases in which orexin receptors are involved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Paul J. Coleman, Mark E. Fraley, John D. Schreier
  • Publication number: 20140005178
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to new azabiphenylaminobenzoic acid derivatives of formula (I); as well as processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, and their use in therapy as inhibitors of the dehydroorotate dihydrogenase (DHODH).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: Almirall, S.A.
    Inventors: Julio Cesar CASTRO PALOMINO LARIA, Emma Terricabras Belart, Montserrat Erra Sola, Eloisa Navarro Romero, Siliva Fonquerna Pou, Aranzazu Cardus Figueras, Maria Estrella Lozoya Toribio
  • Publication number: 20140005174
    Abstract: Disclosed are the CCR2 antagonists of Formula I: I or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof wherein R7, A, X, B, and n are defined herein. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds, methods of treatment using the compounds, and compositions to treat diseases or disorders associated with CCR2 activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Inventors: Anilkumar G. Nair, Joseph A. Kozlowski, Jose S. Duca, Stuart B. Rosenblum
  • Publication number: 20140005168
    Abstract: 5-Azaindazole compounds of Formula I, including stereoisomers, geometric isomers, tautomers, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are useful for inhibiting Pim kinase, and for treating disorders such as cancer mediated by Pim kinase. Methods of using compounds of Formula I for in vitro, in situ, and in vivo diagnosis, prevention or treatment of such disorders in mammalian cells, or associated pathological conditions, are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Inventors: Steven Do, Huiyong Hu, Aleksandr Kolesnikov, Vickie H. Tsui, Xiaojing Wang
  • Publication number: 20130345199
    Abstract: The present invention relates to 1-[m-Carboxamido(hetero)aryl-methyl]-piperidine-4-carboxamide derivatives of formula (I) wherein X, Ar1, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and p are as described in the description, to their preparation, to pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and to their use as pharmaceuticals, to pharmaceutical compositions containing one or more compounds of formula (I), and especially to their use as CXCR7 receptor modulators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
    Inventors: Heinz FRETZ, Markus Gude, Philippe Guerry, Thierry Kimmerlin, Francois Lehembre, Thomas Pfeifer, Anja Valdenaire
  • Publication number: 20130338146
    Abstract: Multifunctional nitroxide derivatives comprising a potassium channel opener and a reactive oxygen species (ROS) degradation catalyst that can act as an anti-oxidant, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising them are provided. The multifunctional compounds and pharmaceutical compositions are useful for treatment of diseases, disorders or conditions associated with oxidative stress or endothelial dysfunction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2011
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: RADIKAL THERAPEUTICS INC.
    Inventors: Prakash Jagtap, Andrew Lurie Salzman
  • Patent number: 8609852
    Abstract: The identification of a unique series of compounds which possesses special advantages in terms of drug-like properties due to their possessing advantageous properties in terms of potency and/or pharmacokinetic and/or selectivity and/or in vivo receptor occupancy properties. Specifically, the selection of a 1,3-thiazol-2-yl ring member linked by an ethynylene to the 3 position of a pyridyl ring or the 5 position of a pyrimidinyl ring, wherein the ring is substituted with selected substituents, results in a compound having superior drug-like properties. The invention includes pharmaceutically acceptable salt forms of these heterocyclic compounds, in particular chloride salts and trifluoroacetate salts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Nicholas D. Cosford, Thomas J. Seiders, Joseph E. Payne, Jeffrey R. Roppe, Dehua Huang, Nicholas D. Smith, Steve F. Poon, Chris King, Brian W. Eastman, Bowei Wang, Jeannie M. Arruda, Jean-Michel Vernier, Xiumin Zhao
  • Publication number: 20130331378
    Abstract: A pyrazolopyridine derivative represented by the following formula (I) or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof exhibits a strong EP1 receptor antagonistic effect. Thus, the derivative or the pharmacologically acceptable salt is useful as a therapeutic agent for lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), particularly, overactive bladder syndrome (OABs), or a prophylactic agent therefor and furthermore, is also useful in the treatment, prevention, or suppression of various pathological conditions in which the EP1 receptor is involved, such as inflammatory disease, pain disease, osteoporosis, and cancer. [A is a benzene ring or the like, Y1 is C1-6 alkylene, R1 is —C(?O)—OZ1 or the like, Z1 is H or the like, R2 is a branched C3-6 alkyl group or the like, R3 is H or the like, R4 is a hydrogen atom or the like, and R5 is a hydrogen atom or the like].
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicants: KISSEI PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD., KYORIN PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shigeki Seto, Kentaro Umei, Yosuke Nishigaya, Asao Tanioka, Tatsuhiro Kondo, Atsushi Kondo, Kazuya Tatani, Naohiro Kawamura
  • Patent number: 8604020
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a molecular crystal form of (R)-(+)-7-(3-amino-2,3,4,5,6,7-hexahydro-1H-azepin-1-yl)-1-cyclopropyl-8-chloro-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid. The molecular crystal is characterized by at least one of: (a) an X-ray powder diffraction (“XRPD”) spectrum that comprises peaks at 2? angles of 10.6, 15, 19.7, 21.1, and 22°±0.2°; (b) a DSC melting peak at 288° C.; (c) a 13C NMR spectrum having peaks at 23.3, 27.7, 41.1, 54.5, 116.6, and 153.5 ppm; and (d) pKa values of 5.65 and 9.91. The compound belongs to the class of fluoroquinolones and is useful as an antibacterial agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Bausch & Lomb Incorporated
    Inventor: Harry M. King, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20130310557
    Abstract: Amorphous solid-state form of (R)-(+)-7-(3-amino-2,3,4,5,6,7-hexahydro-1H-azepin-1-yl)-1-cyclopropyl-8-chloro-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid is characterized by at least one of: (a) an X-ray powder diffraction (“XRPD”) spectrum that comprises peaks at 2? angles of 6.9-7.1, 9.4, 10.6-10.7, and 13.4-13.7°±0.2°, and a diffuse halo pattern at 11-30°; and (b) a DSC (differential scanning calorimetry) melting peak at about 267-272° C. The amorphous solid is prepared by rapid precipitation from a saturated or supersaturated solution of besifloxacin free base in a solvent comprising at least benzyl alcohol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2013
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Inventors: Mohannad Shawer, Phillips Eric, Harry M. King, JR.
  • Publication number: 20130303506
    Abstract: This invention comprises the novel compounds of formula (I) wherein n, m, t, R1, R2, L, Q, X, Y, Z and have defined meanings, having histone deacetylase inhibiting enzymatic activity; their preparation, compositions containing them and their use as a medicine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: Janssen Pharmaceutical N.V.
    Inventors: Patrick René Angibaud, Kristof Van Emelen, Virginie Sophie Poncelet, Bruno Roux
  • Publication number: 20130296275
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the Formula (I) that are useful antimicrobial agents and effective against a variety of multi-drug resistant bacteria:
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Inventors: Christian Hubschwerlen, Jean-Luc Specklin, Daniel Baeschlin, Christine Schmitt, Stefan Müller, Michael W. Cappi
  • Patent number: 8575145
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula (I), in which A, B, R1, R1a, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, and R7 have the meanings given in the specification, are receptor tyrosine inhibitors useful in the treatment of immune cell-associated diseases and disorders, such as inflammatory and autoimmune diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Array BioPharma Inc.
    Inventors: Shelley Allen, Laura L. Celeste, T. Gregg Davis, Robert Kirk DeLisle, Julie Marie Greschuk, Stefan D. Gross, Erik James Hicken, Leila J. Jackson, Nicholas C. Kallan, Joseph P. Lyssikatos, Fredrik P. Marmsater, Mark C. Munson, Jed Pheneger, Bryson Rast, John E. Robinson, Stephen T. Schlachter, George T. Topalov, A. Dale Wright, Qian Zhao
  • Publication number: 20130289020
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds that are antagonists of the CXCR4 receptor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2011
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: Proximagen Limited
    Inventors: Edward Daniel Savory, Allson Stewart, Allison Cartey, Giles Brown, Iain Simpson, Kathryn Oliver, Lee Patient, Michael Higginbottom, Andrew Graham Cole
  • Patent number: 8569504
    Abstract: For the prevention and/or treatment of chymase-mediated diseases such as skin diseases, circulatory diseases, digestive system diseases, respiratory diseases, liver diseases, ocular diseases or the like, a drug is provided having as an active ingredient a compound having extremely strong chymase inhibitory activity, high safety, and high metabolic stability. The compound represented by the formula (I): wherein all symbols have the same meanings as in the description, a salt thereof, an N-oxide thereof or a solvate thereof, or a prodrug thereof, is useful as a pharmaceutical ingredient having chymase inhibitory activity for preventing and/or treating of chymase-mediated disease, such as skin diseases, circulatory diseases, digestive system diseases, respiratory diseases, liver diseases, ocular diseases or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Takeuchi, Takayuki Inukai, Masaru Sakai
  • Publication number: 20130267700
    Abstract: The present application relates to novel 6-alkylamino-substituted dicyanopyridines, to their amino acid ester prodrugs, to processes for their preparation, to their use for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases and to their use for preparing medicaments for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases, preferably for the treatment and/or prevention of cardiovascular disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: BAYER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY GMBH
    Inventors: Alexandros VAKALOPOULOS, Daniel MEIBOM, Barbara ALBRECHT-KÜPPER, Katja ZIMMERMANN, Jörg KELDENICH, Hans-Georg LERCHEN, Peter NELL, Frank SÜßMEIER, Ursula KRENZ
  • Patent number: 8551982
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I): wherein R1 to R3, A, X and n are as defined herein. The compounds of formula (I) are useful as inhibitors of leukotriene A4 hydrolase (LTA4H) and treating LTA4H related disorder. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of formula (I), methods of using these compounds in the treatment of various diseases and disorders, and processes for preparing these compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Asitha Abeywardane, Michael J. Burke, Thomas Martin Kirrane, Matthew Russell Netherton, Anil Kumar Padyana, Lana Louise Smith Keenan, Hidenori Takahashi, Michael Robert Turner, Qiang Zhang, Qing Zhang
  • Patent number: 8524894
    Abstract: The compounds of formula (I) are derived from perhydroquinoline and perhydroisoquinoline and are useful as active pharmaceutical ingredients for the prophylaxis or treatment of diseases caused by 11-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11-beta-HSD1) enzyme-associated disorders, such as glaucoma, elevated ocular pressure, metabolic disorders, obesity, metabolic syndrome, dyslipidemia, hypertension, diabetes, atherosclerosis, Cushing's syndrome, psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, cognitive disorders, Alzheimer's disease or neurodegeneration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Laboratorios Salvat, S.A.
    Inventors: Juan Lorenzo Catena Ruiz, Carme Serra Comas, Oscar Rey Puiggros, Albert Antolin Hernandez, Esther Monlleo Mas
  • Publication number: 20130225554
    Abstract: A compound of formula (I): wherein: M is hydrogen or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt-forming cation; Y is OR1 or NR2R3, and R1, R2, R3 and M are as defined herein. Also, methods of treating bacterial infection, pharmaceutical compositions, molecular complexes and processes for preparing compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: NAEJA PHARMACEUTICAL INC.
    Inventor: Naeja Pharmaceutical Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130225553
    Abstract: The present inventors have investigated a compound which has a PDE9-inhibiting action and is useful as an active ingredient for an agent for treating and/or preventing storage dysfunction, voiding dysfunction, bladder/urethral diseases, and the like, and thus, have found that a pyrazoloquinoline compound has a PDE9-inhibiting action, thereby completing the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: ASTELLAS PHARMA INC.
    Inventor: ASTELLAS PHARMA INC.
  • Patent number: 8518935
    Abstract: Amorphous solid-state form of (R)-(+)-7-(3-amino-2,3,4,5,6,7-hexahydro-1H-azepin-1-yl)-1,4-dihydro-4-oxoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid is characterized by at least one of: (a) an X-ray powder diffraction (“XRPD”) spectrum that comprises peaks at 2? angles of 6.9-7.1, 9.4, 10.6-10.7, and 13.4-13.7°±0.2°, and a diffuse halo pattern at 11-30°; and (b) a DSC (differential scanning calorimetry) melting peak at about 267-272° C. The amorphous solid is prepared by rapid precipitation from a saturated or supersaturated solution of besifloxacin free base in a solvent comprising at least benzyl alcohol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Bausch & Lomb Incorporated
    Inventors: Mohannad Shawer, Eric Phillips, Harry M. King, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8513237
    Abstract: This invention comprises the novel compounds of formula (I) wherein n, m, t, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, L, Q, X, Y, Z and have defined meanings, having histone deacetylase inhibiting enzymatic activity; their preparation, compositions containing them and their use as a medicine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V.
    Inventors: Kristof Van Emelen, Leo Jacobus Jozel Backx, Sven Franciscus Anna Van Brandt, Patrick René Angibaud, Isabelle Noëlle Constance Pilatte, Marc Gustaaf Celine Verdonck, Hans Louis Jos De Winter, Jimmy Arnold Viviane Van heusden
  • Publication number: 20130211075
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel amide derivative. More specifically, the present invention provides a medicinal agent useful as a prophylactic or therapeutic agent for diseases, which relies on the production of cytokines from T cells, and which comprises an amide derivative or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof or a solvate of the derivative or the pharmacologically acceptable salt as an active ingredient. Provided is an amide derivative represented by general formula (I) [wherein each symbol is as defined in the description] or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof, or a solvate of the derivative or the pharmacologically acceptable salt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2011
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI TANABE PHARMA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Ushio, Maiko Hamada, Masayuki Watanabe, Atsushi Numata, Naoto Fujie, Tooru Takashima, Hiroyuki Furukawa, Junki Ando
  • Patent number: 8507473
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to certain 3H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-5-ol derivatives of Formula (Ia) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, which exhibit useful pharmacological properties, for example, as agonists of the GPR81 receptor. Also provided by the present invention are pharmaceutical compositions containing compounds of the invention, and methods of using the compounds and compositions of the invention in the treatment of GPR81 associated disorders, for example, dyslipidemia, atherosclerosis, atheromatous disease, hypertension, coronary heart disease, stroke, insulin resistance, impaired glucose tolerance, type 2 diabetes, syndrome X, obesity, psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn's disease, transplant rejection, multiple sclerosis, systemic lupus erythematosus, ulcerative colitis, type 1 diabetes and acne.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignees: Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: P. Douglas Boatman, Benjamin R. Johnson, Jae-Kyu Jung, Michelle Kasem, Thomas O. Schrader, Philip J. Skinner, Steven Colletti
  • Patent number: 8501732
    Abstract: The invention relates to JNK inhibitors and corresponding methods, formulations, and compositions for inhibiting JNK and treating JNK-mediated disorders. The application discloses JNK inhibitors, as described below in Formula I: wherein the variables are as defined herein. The compounds and compositions disclosed herein are useful to modulate the activity of JNK and treat diseases associated with JNK activity. Disclosed are methods and formulations for inhibiting JNK and treating JNK-mediated disorders, and the like, with the compounds, and processes for making said compounds, and corresponding compositions, disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph A. Bilotta, Adrian Wai-Hing Cheung, Fariborz Firooznia, Kevin Richard Guertin, Stuart Hayden, Nancy-Ellen Haynes, Christine M. Lukacs-Lesburg, Nicholas Marcopulos, Eric Mertz, Lida Qi, Yimin Qian, Sung-Sau So, Jenny Tan, Kshitij C. Thakkar
  • Publication number: 20130196973
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I): wherein R1 to R3, A, X and n are as defined herein. The compounds of formula (I) are useful as inhibitors of leukotriene A4 hydrolase (LTA4H) and treating LTA4H related disorder. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of formula (I), methods of using these compounds in the treatment of various diseases and disorders, and processes for preparing these compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Asitha Abeywardane, Michael J. Burke, Thomas Martin Kirrane, Matthew Russell Netherton, Anil Kumar Padyana, Lana Louise Smith Keenan, Hidenori Takahashi, Michael Robert Turner, Qiang Zhang, Qing Zhang
  • Publication number: 20130184240
    Abstract: Disclosed is a compound which is useful as an AMPK activator. A compound represented by the formula: its pharmaceutically acceptable salt, or a solvate thereof, wherein a group represented by the formula: is a group represented by the formula: R1 is each independently halogen, hydroxy, cyano, nitro, carboxy, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl or the like; m is an integer of 0 to 3; R2 is hydrogen, or substituted or unsubstituted alkyl; X is —O—; and Y is substituted or unsubstituted aryl, or substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2011
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: Shionogi & Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keisuke Tonogaki, Akira Ino, Eiichi Kojima, Manabu Katou, Masafumi Iwatsu, Nobuyuki Tanaka, Masahiko Fujioka
  • Publication number: 20130184259
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of protein kinases. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising said compounds and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disease, conditions, or disorders. The invention also provides processes for preparing the compounds of the invention and intermediate compounds useful in these processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
    Inventor: VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
  • Patent number: 8481526
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a molecular crystal form of the compound (R)-(+)-7-(3-amino-2,3,4,5,6,7-hexahydro-1H-azepin-1-yl)-1-cyclopropyl-8-chloro-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid. The molecular crystal is characterized by at least one of: (a) an X-ray powder diffraction (“XRPD”) spectrum that comprises peaks at 2? angles of 10.6, 15, 19.7, 21.1, and 22°±0.2°; (b) a DSC melting peak at 288° C.; (c) a 13C NMR spectrum having peaks at 23.3, 27.7, 41.1, 54.5, 116.6, and 153.5 ppm; and (d) pKa values of 5.65 and 9.91. The compound belongs to the class of fluoroquinolones and is useful as an antibacterial agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Bausch & Lomb Incorporated
    Inventor: Harry M. King, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20130172327
    Abstract: Disclosed are N-1-cyano-2-(phenyl)ethyl)-2-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane-3-carboxamides of formula I and their use as inhibitors of Cathepsin C, pharmaceutical compositions containing the same, and methods of using the same as agents for treatment and/or prevention of respiratory diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Marc GRUNDL, Thorsten OOST, Alexander PAUTSCH, Stefan PETERS, Doris RIETHER, Wolfgang WIENEN
  • Publication number: 20130172549
    Abstract: Heteroaryl amide derivatives are provided, of the Formula: wherein variables are as described herein. Such compounds are ligands that may be used to modulate specific receptor activity in vivo or in vitro, and are particularly useful in the treatment of conditions associated with pathological receptor activation in humans, domesticated companion animals and livestock animals. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods for using such compounds to treat such disorders are provided, as are methods for using such ligands for receptor localization studies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: H. Lundbeck A/S
    Inventor: H. Lundbeck A/S
  • Publication number: 20130172302
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I): wherein A, R1, R2, X, m, and n are as defined in the specification, are selective M3 receptor antagonists and may be used in the treatment of, inter alia, a respiratory disease such as asthma and COPD.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A.
    Inventor: Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A.
  • Publication number: 20130165426
    Abstract: Disclosed is a compound of Formula I or a salt thereof, in which X, X1, X2, R1, R2, and R3 are described herein. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions and methods of using the compounds of Formula I to treat disorders mediated by melanocortin-4 receptors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2011
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL
    Inventors: Réjean Ruel, Yves Chantigny, Anne Marinier, Patricia Rene, Michel Bouvier
  • Publication number: 20130150343
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof: wherein R2, W, A, Y and R1 are as defined in the specification, are p38 MAPK inhibitors, and are useful as anti-inflammatory agents in the treatment of, inter alia, diseases of the respiratory tract.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicant: Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A.
    Inventor: Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A.
  • Patent number: 8461328
    Abstract: The invention provides novel compounds of formula I having the general formula: wherein R1, R2, R3, X and Y are as described herein. Accordingly, the compounds may be provided in pharmaceutically acceptable compositions and used for the treatment of immunological or hyperproliferative disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: Srinivasan Babu, Phillippe Bergeron, Peter Dragovich, Hazel Joan Dyke, Paul Gibbons, Stefan Gradl, Emily Hanan, Christopher Hurley, Tony Johnson, Michael Koehler, Janusz Kulagowski, Sharada Labadie, Joseph Lyssikatos, Rohan Mendonca, Rebecca Pulk, Stuart Ward, Bohdan Waszkowycz, Mark Zak
  • Patent number: 8435980
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) or pharmaceutical acceptable salts, wherein R1a, R1b, R1c, X, and Y are defined in the description. The present invention relates also to compositions containing said compounds which are useful for inhibiting kinases such as Cdc7 and methods of treating diseases such as cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: AbbVie Inc.
    Inventors: Alan S. Florjancic, Yunsong Tong, Thomas D. Penning, Jane Gong, Magdalena Przytulinska, Douglas Steinman, James Holms, Chunqiu Lai, Gui-Dong Zhu, Keith Woods
  • Publication number: 20130065883
    Abstract: There is provided compounds of formula (I), wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 have meanings given in the description, and pharmaceutically-acceptable esters, amides, solvates or salts thereof, which compounds are useful in the treatment of diseases in which inhibition of a protein or lipid kinase (e.g. a PIM family kinase, such as PIM-1, PIM-2 and/or PIM-3, and/or Flt3) is desired and/or required, and particularly in the treatment of cancer or a proliferative disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: Centro Nacional de Investigaceiones Oncologicas (CNIO)
    Inventors: Joaquin Pastor Fernández, Julen Oyarzabal Santamarina, Carl-Gustaf Pierre Saluste, Carmen Blanco Aparicio, Rosa Maria Alvarez Escobar, Virginia Rivero Buceta
  • Publication number: 20130065884
    Abstract: The present invention relates to small molecule compounds and their use in the treatment of bacterial infections, in particular Tuberculosis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Inventors: Zaesung No, Jaeseung Kim, Priscille Brodin, Min Jung Seo, Young Mi Kim, Jonathan Cechetto, Heekyoung Jeon, Auguste Genovesio, Saeyeon Lee, Sunhee Kang, Fanny Anne Ewann, Ji Youn Nam, Thierry Christophe, Denis Philippe Cedric Fenistein, Heo Jamung, Jang Jiyeon
  • Publication number: 20130053363
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide a compound useful as medicine having PDE4B inhibitory activity, in particular, as an active ingredient of a composition for treating or preventing schizophrenia, Alzheimer's disease, dementia, depression and the like. [Measures for Solution] The present inventors examined compounds having PDE4B inhibitory activity and found that a tricyclic or tetracyclic imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine derivative or salts thereof had a superior PDE4B inhibitory activity, thereby completing the present invention. The imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine derivative can be used as an agent for treating or preventing schizophrenia, Alzheimer's disease, dementia, depression and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: Astellas Pharma Inc.
    Inventor: Astellas Pharma Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130046093
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating a degenerative brain disease, and a method of screening a material for preventing or treating a degenerative brain disease. The method may effectively screen a prophylactic or therapeutic candidate material for preventing or treating a degenerative brain disease. A variety of degenerative brain diseases may be effectively prevented or treated using the pharmaceutical composition including a screened material for preventing or treating a degenerative brain disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2012
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Changjoon Justin LEE, Seonmi Jo, Boeun Yoon, Hyunah Choo, Ji Yoon Kim, Daesoo Kim
  • Patent number: 8377957
    Abstract: 1H-Imidazo[4,5-c]quinolin-4-amines with a hydroxy, alkoxy, hydroxyalkoxy, or alkoxyalkoxy substituent at the 2-position, pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds, methods of making the compounds, intermediates, and methods of use of these compounds as immunomodulators, for inducing cytokine biosynthesis in animals and in the treatment of diseases including viral and neoplastic diseases, are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Tushar A. Kshirsagar, Philip D. Heppner, Scott E. Langer