1,4-diazine Ring Patents (Class 544/120)
  • Patent number: 8329700
    Abstract: Pyrazine compounds of formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein m, n, p, R1, R2, R3, R4, X1, X2, X3, X4, X5, X6, X7, X8, X9, X10, X11, Y and Z are defined in the specification, and compositions containing them, and processes for preparing such compounds. Provided herein also are methods of treating disorders or diseases treatable by inhibition of PDE10, such as obesity, non-insulin dependent diabetes, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Jennifer R. Allen, Matthew Paul Bourbeau, Ning Chen, Essa Hu, Roxanne Kunz, Shannon Rumfelt
  • Publication number: 20120295907
    Abstract: The present invention relates to bis-amide derivatives of formula (I), to processes and intermediates for preparing them, to methods of using them to control insect, acarine, nematode and mollusc pests, and to insecticidal, acaricidal, nematicidal and molluscicidal compositions comprising them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2010
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION, LLC
    Inventors: Peter Maienfisch, Christopher Richard Ayles Godfrey, Pierre Joseph Marcel Jung, Ottmar Franz Hueter, Peter Renold
  • Publication number: 20120295904
    Abstract: The present embodiments relate to compounds with physiological effects, such as the activation of hematopoietic growth factor receptors. The present embodiments also relate to use of the compounds to treat a variety of conditions, diseases and ailments such as hematopoietic conditions and disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2010
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
    Inventors: Lin Zhi, Andrew R. Hudson, Cornelis A. Van Oeveren, Steven L. Roach, Bijan Pedram, Yixing Shen, Lino J. Valdez, Jillian Basinger, Virginia Heather Sharron Grant, Jason C. Pickens
  • Patent number: 8309571
    Abstract: A compound of Formula (I) and enantiomers, diastereomers and pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions containing compounds of Formula I, and methods of treating conditions associated with the activity of p38 kinase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: T. G. Murali Dhar, Stephen T. Wrobleski
  • Publication number: 20120277232
    Abstract: The present invention provides pyridine and pyrazine derivatives which restore or enhance the function of mutant and/or wild type CFTR to treat cystic fibrosis, primary ciliary dyskinesia, chronic bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, respiratory tract infections, lung carcinoma, xerostomia and keratoconjunctivitis sire, or constipation (IBS, IBD, opioid induced). Pharmaceutical compositions comprising such derivatives are also encompassed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Inventors: Urs BAETTIG, Kamlesh Jagdis BALA, Emma BUDD, Lee EDWARDS, Catherine Howsham, Glyn HUGHES, Darren Mark LEGRAND, Katrin SPIEGEL
  • Patent number: 8293769
    Abstract: Benzoxazole and benzothiazole compounds and their oxides, esters, prodrugs, solvates, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are disclosed. Compositions of the compounds, either alone or in combination with at least one additional therapeutic agent, with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, and uses of the compounds, either alone or in combination with at least one additional therapeutic agent are also disclosed. The embodiments are useful for inhibiting cellular proliferation, inhibiting the growth and/or metathesis of tumors, treating or preventing cancer, treating or preventing degenerating bone diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, and/or inhibiting molecules such as CSF 1R.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Simon C. Ng, Keith B. Pfister, Martin Sendzik, James Sutton, Allan S. Wagman, Marion Wiesmann
  • Publication number: 20120238561
    Abstract: The present invention relates to morpholinothiazole derivatives and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, processes for preparing them, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in therapy. The invention particularly relates to positive allosteric modulators of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, such positive allosteric modulators having the capability to increase the efficacy of nicotinic receptor agonists.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2010
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Inventors: Gregor James Macdonald, Benoît Christian Albert Ghislain De Boeck, Joseph Elisabeth Leenaerts
  • Patent number: 8268834
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a compound of formula (I) or a salt, suitably a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, or solvate thereof, wherein the groups R1, R2, Ar?, A and Y are defined in the description, to compositions and use of the compounds in the treatment of inflammatory and allergic conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Ian Bruce, Emma Budd, Lee Edwards, Catherine Howsham
  • Publication number: 20120225846
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are new heterocyclic compounds and compositions and their application as pharmaceuticals for the treatment of disease. Methods of inhibiting PAS Kinase (PASK) activity in a human or animal subject are also provided for the treatment of diseases such as diabetes mellitus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicant: BIOENERGENIX
    Inventors: John M. McCall, Donna L. Romero, Michael Clare
  • Publication number: 20120225867
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compounds of formula (I), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The present disclosure also relates to compositions and methods of treating comprising compounds of formula (I), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2010
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Inventors: Gerd Wohlfahrt, Olli Törmäkangas, Harri Salo, lisa Höglund, Arja Karjalainen, Pia Knuuttila, Patrik Holm, Sirpa Rasku, Anniina Vesalainen
  • Publication number: 20120214800
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a compound of formula (I) or a salt, suitably a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, or solvate thereof, wherein the groups R1, R2, Ar?, A and Y are defined in the description, to compositions and use of the compounds in the treatment of inflammatory and allergic conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Inventors: Ian Bruce, Emma Budd, Lee Edwards, Catherine Howsham
  • Publication number: 20120214766
    Abstract: The present invention relates to certain compounds of Formula Ia and pharmaceutical compositions thereof that modulate the activity of the cannabinoid CB2 receptor. The present invention further relates to certain compounds of Formula Ia and pharmaceutical compositions thereof that modulate the activities of both the CB1 receptor and the CB2 receptor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2010
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Inventors: Robert M. Jones, Sangdon Han, Lars Thoresen, Jae-Kyu Jung, Sonja Strah-Pleynet, Xiuwen Zhu, Yifeng Xiong, Dawei Yue
  • Publication number: 20120190680
    Abstract: Compounds, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of use are disclosed for heteroaryl amide analogues of formula Ia and/or Ib: In certain embodiments, the heteroaryl amide analogues are agonists and/or ligands of dopamine receptors and may be useful, inter alia, for the treatment of a condition responsive to P2X7 receptor modulation, for example, pain, inflammation, a neurological or neurodegenerative disorder, a cardiovascular disorder, an ocular disorder or an immune system disorder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2008
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: H. LUNDBECK A/S
    Inventors: Rajagopal Bakthavatchalam, David C. Ihle, Scott M. Capitosti, David J. Wustrow, Jun Yuan
  • Publication number: 20120178756
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pyrazine and pyridine compounds useful as inhibitors of ATR protein kinase. The invention also relates to pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of this invention; methods of treating various diseases, disorders, and conditions using the compounds of this invention; processes for preparing the compounds of this invention; intermediates for the preparation of the compounds of this invention; and methods of using the compounds in in vitro applications, such as the study of kinases in biological and pathological phenomena; the study of intracellular signal transduction pathways mediated by such kinases; and the comparative evaluation of new kinase inhibitors. The compounds of this invention have formula I: wherein the variables are as defined herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2011
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Jean-Damien Charrier, Steven John Durrant, Ronald Marcellus Alphonsus Knegtel, Joanne Pinder, Stephen Young, Philip Michael Reaper
  • Publication number: 20120165306
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of Formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Also provided is a method of using a compound of Formula I for treating a disease or condition mediated by a CDK inhibitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2010
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Inventors: Paul A. Barsanti, Cheng Hu, Cheng Hu, Keith B. Pfister, Martin Sendzik, James Sutton
  • Patent number: 8207164
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel heterocyclic compounds of the formula in which all of the variables are as defined in the specification, in free form or in salt form, to their preparation, to their medical use and to medicaments comprising them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Philipp Holzer, Rainer Machauer, Marina Tintelnot-Blomley
  • Publication number: 20120122838
    Abstract: Compounds and pharmaceutical compositions that modulate kinase activity, including PI3 kinase activity, and compounds, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of treatment of diseases and conditions associated with kinase activity, including PI3 kinase activity, are described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Inventors: Pingda Ren, Yi Liu, Liansheng Li, Katrina Chan, Troy Edward Wilson, Alfredo C. Castro, Catherine A. Evans, Daniel A. Snyder
  • Publication number: 20120115843
    Abstract: The invention relates to a compound of formula (I) wherein A1 to A4 and R1 to R6 are defined as in the description and in the claims. The compound of formula (I) can be used, for example, as inhibitors of the cysteine protease cathepsin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2011
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Inventors: David Banner, Uwe Grether, Wolfgang Haap, Holger Kuehne, Harald Mauser, Jean-Marc Plancher
  • Publication number: 20120101078
    Abstract: Disclosed are a series of neuropeptide Y Y5 receptor ligands, and as such are useful to treat disorders related to mood, stress, ADHD, cognition, stress and dementia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2010
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: H. Lundbrck A/S
    Inventors: Bin Chen, James Ford Burns, Dario Doller
  • Publication number: 20120100078
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pyrazine derivatives such as those represented by Formulas I and II below. X1 to X4 of the compounds of Formulas I and II may be characterized as electron withdrawing groups. In contrast, Y1 to Y4 of the compounds of Formulas I and II may be characterized as electron donating groups. Pyrazine derivatives of the present invention may be utilized in assessing renal function. In particular, an effective amount of a pyrazine derivative of the invention may be administered into a body of a patient. The pyrazine derivative that is in the body may be exposed to visible and/or infrared light to cause spectral energy to emanate from the pyrazine derivative. This emanating spectral energy may be detected and utilized to determine renal function of the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2012
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: Mallinckrodt LLC
    Inventors: Raghavan Rajagopalan, Richard B. Dorshow, William L. Neumann
  • Publication number: 20120065205
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to pyrazine carboxamide 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: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2010
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Inventors: Swati P. Mercer, Anthony J. Roecker
  • Publication number: 20120040020
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to pyrazine compounds of formula I: wherein L, n, R1, and R2 are as described in the specification. These compounds are useful as inhibitors of ATR protein kinase. The disclosure also relates to pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of the disclosure; methods of treating of various diseases, disorders, and conditions using the compounds of the disclosure; processes for preparing the compounds of the disclosure; intermediates for the preparation of the compounds of the disclosure; and methods of using the compounds in in vitro applications, such as the study of kinases in biological and pathological phenomena; the study of intracellular signal transduction pathways mediated by such kinases; and the comparative evaluation of new kinase inhibitors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Jean-Damien Charrier, Steven John Durrant, David Kay, Michael O'Donnell, Ronald Marcellus Alphonsus Knegtel, Somhairle MacCormick, Joanne Pinder, Stephen Clinton Young, Haley Marie Binch, Thomas Cleveland, Lev Tyler Dewey Fanning, Dennis James Hurley, Pramod Joshi, Urvi Jagdishbhai Sheth, Alina Silina, Philip Michael Reaper, Anisa Nizarali Virani
  • Publication number: 20120040968
    Abstract: Provided is a compound useful as an inhibitor against the kinase activity of EML4-ALK fusion protein. As a result of intensive and extensive studies on compounds having inhibitory activity against the kinase activity of EML4-ALK fusion protein, the present inventors found that the diamino heterocyclic carboxamide compounds of the present invention had inhibitory activity against the kinase activity of EML4-ALK fusion protein. By this finding, the present invention was completed. The compounds of the present invention can be used as a pharmaceutical composition for preventing and/or treating cancer, such as lung cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, and small cell lung cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2010
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: Waters Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Itsuro Shimada, Kazuo Kurosawa, Takahiro Matsuya, Kazuhiko Iikubo, Yutaka Kondoh, Akio Kamikawa, Hiroshi Tomiyama, Yoshinori Iwai
  • Publication number: 20120040967
    Abstract: The present invention pertains generally to the field of therapeutic compounds, and more specifically to certain biarylamine compounds (referred to herein as BAA compounds), and especially certain pyrazin-2-yl-pyridin-2-yl-amine and pyrazine-2-yl-pyrimidin-4-yl-amine compounds, which, inter alia, inhibit Checkpoint Kinase 1 (CHK1) kinase function. The present invention also pertains to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and the use of such compounds and compositions, both in vitro and in vivo, to inhibit CHK1 kinase function, and in the treatment of diseases and conditions that are mediated by CHK1, that are ameliorated by the inhibition of CHK1 kinase function, etc., including proliferative conditions such as cancer, etc., optionally in combination with another agent, for example, (a) a DNA topoisomerase I or II inhibitor; (b) a DNA damaging agent; (c) an antimetabolite or TS inhibitor; (d) a microtubule targeted agent; and (e) ionising radiation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: CANCER RESEARCH TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Ian Collins, John Charles Reader, Thomas Peter Matthews, Kwai Ming Cheung, Nicolas Proisy, David Hugh Williams, Sukhbinder Singh Klair, Jane Elizabeth Scanlon, Nelly Piton, Glynn Jonathan Addison, Michael Cherry
  • Publication number: 20120035407
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pyrazine compounds useful as inhibitors of ATR protein kinase. The invention also relates to pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of this invention; methods of treating various diseases, disorders, and conditions using the compounds of this invention; processes for preparing the compounds of this invention; intermediates for the preparation of the compounds of this invention; and methods of using the compounds in in vitro applications, such as the study of kinases in biological and pathological phenomena; the study of intracellular signal transduction pathways mediated by such kinases; and the comparative evaluation of new kinase inhibitors. The compounds of this invention have formula II: wherein the variables are as defined herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Jean-Damien Charrier, Steven John Durrant, Ronald Marcellus Alphonsus Knegtel, Michael O'Donnell, Philip Michael Reaper
  • Publication number: 20120028979
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts are described. Processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, their use as medicaments and their use in the treatment of bacterial infections are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Inventors: Gregory BASARAB, Pamela HILL, Brian SHERER, Fei ZHOU
  • Publication number: 20120014914
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, or mixtures thereof, that inhibit serine protease activity, particularly the activity of hepatitis C virus NS3-NS4A protease. As such, they act by interfering with the life cycle of the hepatitis C virus and are useful as antiviral agents. The invention further relates to pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising said compounds either for ex vivo use or for administration to a patient suffering from HCV infection and processes for preparing the compounds. The invention also relates to methods of treating an HCV infection in a patient by administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of this invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Luc J. Farmer, Robert B. Perni, Govinda Rao Bhisetti, Keith P. Wilson
  • Publication number: 20120010172
    Abstract: The present application discloses compounds of formula (I) wherein X is ?O, ?S, ?NH, ?NOH and ?NO-Me; A is —C(?O)—, —S(?O)2—, —C(?S)— and P(?O)(R5)—; B is, —O—, —(CH2)3-6—, and O—(CH2)2-5—; D is, —O—, —CR7R8— and —NR9; m is 0-12, n is 0-12, m+n is 1-20; p is 0-4; R1 is opt.sub. heteroaryl; and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and prodrugs thereof. The application also discloses the compound for use as a medicament for the treatment of a disease or a condition caused by an elevated level of nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (NAMPRT), e.g. inflammatory and tissue repair disorders; dermatosis; autoimmune diseases, Alzheimers disease, stroke, athersclerosis, restenosis, diabetes, glomerulonephritis, cancer, cachexia, inflammation associated with infection and certain viral infections, including Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), adult respiratory distress syndrome, ataxia telengiectasia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2009
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: McDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP
    Inventors: Mette Knak Christensen, Fredrik Bjorkling
  • Patent number: 8093244
    Abstract: Substituted urea compounds useful in the treatment of diseases and conditions related to DNA damage or lesions in DNA replication are disclosed. Methods of making the compounds, and their use as therapeutic agents, for example, in treating cancer and other diseases characterized by defects in DNA replication, chromosome segregation, or cell division, also are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: ICOS Corporation
    Inventors: Frank Diaz, Francine S. Farouz, Ryan Coatsworth Holcomb, Edward A. Kesicki, Kimba Lee Fischer, Adam Wade Cook
  • Publication number: 20110319614
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel IAP inhibitor compounds of formula I:
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: NOVARTIS AG
    Inventors: Zhuoliang CHEN, Run-Ming David WANG, Ming CHEN, Christopher Sean STRAUB, Leigh ZAWEL
  • Publication number: 20110319379
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof wherein R1, R4, R6, X, Y and Z are as defined herein. The compounds of Formula (I) have been found to act as glucokinase activators. Consequently, the compounds of Formula (I) and the pharmaceutical compositions thereof are useful for the treatment of diseases, disorders, or conditions mediated by glucokinase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2010
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Inventors: Jeffrey W. Corbett, Angel Guzman-Perez, Jeffrey A. Pfefferkorn, Meihua Tu
  • Publication number: 20110319411
    Abstract: Provided herein are novel sirtuin-modulating compounds and methods of use thereof. The sirtuin-modulating compounds may be used for increasing the lifespan of a cell, and treating and/or preventing a wide variety of diseases and disorders including, for example, diseases or disorders related to aging or stress, diabetes, obesity, neurodegenerative diseases, cardiovascular disease, blood clotting disorders, inflammation, cancer, and/or flushing as well as diseases or disorders that would benefit from increased mitochondrial activity. Also provided are compositions comprising a sirtuin-modulating compound in combination with another therapeutic agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2009
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: Sirtis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Chi B. Vu, Lauren Mcpherson, Pui Yee Ng, Charles Blum
  • Publication number: 20110306587
    Abstract: Unsaturated nitrogen heterocyclic compounds of formula (I): as defined in the specification, compositions containing them, and processes for preparing such compounds. Provided herein also are methods of treating disorders or diseases treatable by inhibition of PDE10, such as obesity, Huntington's Disease, non-insulin dependent diabetes, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2011
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Inventors: Jennifer R. ALLEN, Jian J. Chen, Michael J. Frohn, Essa Hu, Qingyian Liu, Alexander J. Pickrell, Shannon Rumfelt, Robert M. Rzasa, Wenge Zhong
  • Publication number: 20110306588
    Abstract: Heteroaryloxyheterocyclyl compounds, and compositions containing them, and processes for preparing such compounds. Provided herein also are methods of treating disorders or diseases treatable by inhibition of PDE10, such as obesity, non-insulin dependent diabetes, schizophrenia, Huntington's Disease, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2011
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Inventors: Jennifer R. Allen, Daniel B. Horne, Essa Hu, Matthew R. Kaller, Holger Monenschein, Thomas T. Nguyen, Andreas Reichelt, Robert M. Rzasa
  • Publication number: 20110306590
    Abstract: Aryl- and heteroaryl-nitrogen heterocyclic compounds, and compositions containing them, and processes for preparing such compounds. Provided herein also are methods of treating disorders or diseases treatable by inhibition of PDE10, such as obesity, non-insulin dependent diabetes, schizophrenia, Huntington's Disease, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2011
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Inventors: Jennifer R. Allen, Kristin L. Andrews, Michael J. Frohn, Paul E. Harrington, Alexander J. Pickrell, Robert M. Rzasa
  • Publication number: 20110306589
    Abstract: The invention is concerned with novel nitrogen-containing heteroaryl compounds of formula (I) wherein A1, A2, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 are as defined in the description and in the claims, as well as physiologically acceptable salts and esters thereof. These compounds inhibit PDE10A and can be used as therapeutics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2011
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Inventors: Konrad Bleicher, Alexander Flohr, Katrin Groebke Zbinden, Felix Gruber, Matthias Koerner, Bernd Kuhn, Jens-Uwe Peters, Rosa Maria Rodriguez Sarmiento
  • Publication number: 20110306597
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates thereof, wherein the substituents are defined herein, to compositions containing such compounds and to the uses of such compounds for the treatment of allergic and respiratory conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2009
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Inventors: James Michael Crawforth, Paul Alan Glossop, Bruce Cameron Hamper, Wei Huang, Bradley Elwood Neal, Simon John Mantell, Kirk Olson, Atli Thorarensen, Steve Ronald Turner
  • Patent number: 8071594
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (1) wherein R1 is 2-indanyl, R2 is 1-methylpropyl, R3 is 2-methyl-1,3-oxazol-4-yl and R4 and R5 together with the notrogen atom to which they are attached represents morpholino, process for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in medicine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Glaxo Group Limited
    Inventor: John Liddle
  • Publication number: 20110294749
    Abstract: A compound which may be used for the prevention or treatment of respiratory diseases in which STAT 6 is concerned, particularly asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and the like is provided. A pyrimidine derivative or a salt thereof, which has an arylamino or arylethylamino group which may be substituted with a specified substituent, at the 2-position, amino group substituted with benzyl group or the like, at the 4-position, and carbamoyl group which may be substituted, at the 5-position, is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: Astellas Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Shinya Nagashima, Hiroshi Nagata, Masahiro Iwata, Masaki Yokota, Hiroyuki Moritomo, Eiichi Nakai, Sadao Kuromitsu, Keiko Ohga, Makoto Takeuchi
  • Publication number: 20110288065
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound represented by general formula [1] satisfying the following (I) or (II), or a pharmaceutical acceptable salt of the compound. (I) X is CH or N; R1 is a halogen atom,; and R2 is H, a halogen atom, CN, [2], [3], [8], [9], an —O-alkyl, an —O-(saturated ring), etc. [2]: —C(RC)(RD)(RE) (RC to RE each are H, an alkyl, etc.) [3]: —N(RF)(RG) (RF and RG each are H, OH, amino, a (hetero)aryl, etc.) [8]: —C(?O)RL (RL is an alkyl, OH, an alkoxy, amino, etc.) [9]: a (substituted)phenyl; (II) X is >C—C(—O)R3 (R3 is a (substituted)amino, an alkoxy, OH, etc.); R1 is a halogen atom; R2 is H; R3 is H or OH; and R3 and R4 each are H or an alkyl.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2010
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: NIPPON SHINYAKU CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hidetaka Fujihara, Tetsuo Asaki, Katsutoshi Hori, Haruna Naito
  • Publication number: 20110269760
    Abstract: Compounds of general formula (I), (II), (III) and (V) are described for use in modulating microtubule polymerisation and in the treatment of associated disease states. Use of compounds (I), (III) and (V) in the treatment of kinase-associated disease states is also described. Further described are novel compounds of formula (II), (III) and (V).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: Cytopia Research Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Christopher John Burns, Andrew Frederick Wilks, Michael Francis Harte, Harrison Sikanyika, Emmanuelle Fantino
  • Patent number: 8048886
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel IAP inhibitor compounds of formula I:
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Zhuoliang Chen, Run-Ming David Wang, Ming Chen, Christopher Sean Straub, Leigh Zawel
  • Publication number: 20110263564
    Abstract: Provided herein are novel sirtuin-modulating compounds and methods of use thereof. The sirtuin-modulating compounds may be used for increasing the lifespan of a cell, and treating and/or preventing a wide variety of diseases and disorders including, for example, diseases or disorders related to aging or stress, diabetes, obesity, neurodegenerative diseases, cardiovascular disease, blood clotting disorders, inflammation, cancer, and/or flushing as well as diseases or disorders that would benefit from increased mitochondrial activity. Also provided are compositions comprising a sirtuin-modulating compound in combination with another therapeutic agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: Sirtris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Radha Narayan, Jeremy S. Disch, Robert B. Perni, Chi B. Vu
  • Publication number: 20110257174
    Abstract: Provided herein are novel sirtuin-modulating compounds and methods of use thereof. The sirtuin-modulating compounds may be used for increasing the lifespan of a cell, and treating and/or preventing a wide variety of diseases and disorders including, for example, diseases or disorders related to aging or stress, diabetes, obesity, neurodegenerative diseases, cardiovascular disease, blood clotting disorders, inflammation, cancer, and/or flushing as well as diseases or disorders that would benefit from increased mitochondrial activity. Also provided are compositions comprising a sirtuin-modulating compound in combination with another therapeutic agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: Sirtris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Oalmann, Robert B. Perni, Chi B. Vu
  • Publication number: 20110230479
    Abstract: The present application is related to compounds which are novel neurotrophin mimetics. The application also discloses the treatment of disorders associated with p75 expression, such as degradation or dysfunction of cells expressing p75 in a mammal by administering an effective amount of such compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Inventors: Frank M. Longo, Stephen M. Massa
  • Publication number: 20110230483
    Abstract: The present invention provides pyridine and pyrazine derivatives which restore or enhance the function of mutant and/or wild type CFTR to treat cystic fibrosis, primary ciliary dyskinesia, chronic bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, respiratory tract infections, lung carcinoma, xerostomia and keratoconjunctivitis sire, or constipation (IBS, IBD, opioid induced). Pharmaceutical compositions comprising such derivatives are also encompassed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Inventors: Urs BAETTIG, Kamlesh Jagdis BALA, Emma BUDD, Lee EDWARDS, Catherine Howsham, Glyn HUGHES, Darren Mark LEGRAND, Katrin SPIEGEL
  • Publication number: 20110224185
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and methods of using such compounds to treat or prevent diseases or disorders associated with the activity of GPR119.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2011
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Inventors: Phillip B. Alper, Mihai Azimioara, Christopher Cow, Robert Epple, Songchun Jiang, Gerald Lelais, Pierre-Yves Michellys, Daniel Mutnick, Victor Nikulin, Lucas Westcott-Baker
  • Patent number: 8017608
    Abstract: Compounds of formula I in free or salt form, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 have the meanings as indicated in the specification, are useful for treating diseases mediated by phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase. Pharmaceutical compositions that contain the compounds and processes for preparing the compounds are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Graham Charles Bloomfield, Ian Bruce, Catherine Leblanc, Mrinalini Sachin Oza, Lewis Whithead, Bernard Cuenoud, Thomas Hugo Keller, Louise Kirman, Clive McCarthy, Gaynor Elizabeth Woodward
  • Publication number: 20110160182
    Abstract: Pyrazine compounds, and compositions containing them, and processes for preparing such compounds. Provided herein also are methods of treating disorders or diseases treatable by inhibition of PDE10, such as obesity, non-insulin dependent diabetes, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2011
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: AMGEN INC.
    Inventors: Jennifer R. Allen, Matthew P. Bourbeau, Ning Chen, Essa Hu, Roxanne Kunz, Shannon Rumfelt
  • Publication number: 20110152245
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula wherein R, R1, R2, X, and Y are as defined herein and to a pharmaceutically suitable acid addition salt thereof. Compounds of formula I have a good affinity to the trace amine associated receptors (TAARs), especially for TAAR1. The compounds can be used for the treatment of depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), stress-related disorders, psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia, neurological diseases such as Parkinson's disease, neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, epilepsy, migraine, hypertension, substance abuse and metabolic disorders such as eating disorders, diabetes, diabetic complications, obesity, dyslipidemia, disorders of energy consumption and assimilation, disorders and malfunction of body temperature homeostasis, disorders of sleep and circadian rhythm, and cardiovascular disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Inventors: Katrin Groebke Zbinden, Roger Norcross, Philippe Pflieger