Six-membered Ring Consisting Of One Nitrogen And Five Carbons (e.g., Pyridine, Etc.) Patents (Class 544/124)
  • Patent number: 7153959
    Abstract: A class of pyrazole derivatives is described for use in treating p38 kinase mediated disorders. Compounds of particular interest are defined by Formula IA wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as described in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Assignee: Pharmacia Corporation
    Inventors: Ashok S. Naraian, Michael Clare, Paul W. Collins, Joyce Zuowu Crich, Rajesh Devraj, Daniel L. Flynn, Lifeng Geng, Matthew J. Graneto, Cathleen E. Hanau, Gunnar J. Hanson, Susan J. Hartmann, Michael Hepperle, He Huang, Francis J. Koszyk, Shuyuan Liao, Suzanne Metz, Richard A. Partis, Thao D. Perry, Shashidhar N. Rao, Shaun Raj Selness, Michael S. South, Michael A. Stealey, John Jeffrey Talley, Michael L. Vazquez, Richard M. Weier, Xiangdong Xu, Ish K. Khanna, Yi Yu, Win Naing, Syaulan Yang
  • Patent number: 7122543
    Abstract: A substituted benzoic acid derivative which is represented by the following formula (I) and has an NF-?B inhibiting action (in the formula, R3, R4 and R5 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon(s) or an alkoxy group having 1 to 6 carbon(s); R9 and R10 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon(s) or an acyl group having 2 to 11 carbons); R2 represents an optionally-substituted aromatic hydrocarbon group or an optionally-substituted heterocyclic group; and X represents a carboxyl group which may be esterified or amidated)
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: Daiichi Suntory Pharma Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Suzuki, Yoichi Nunokawa
  • Patent number: 7115596
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a class of compounds represented by the Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of the Formula I, and methods of selectively inhibiting or antagonizing the ?v?3 and/or the ?v?5 integrin without significantly inhibiting the ?v?6 integrin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: Pharmacia Corporation
    Inventors: John A. Wendt, Heather Stenmark, Hongwei Wu, Yaping Wang, Barbara B. Chen, Thomas D. Penning, Victoria L. Downs, Mark L. Boys, Mark Russell, Dale P. Spangler
  • Patent number: 7101895
    Abstract: Compounds of formula I: wherein Ar1 and Ar2 are optionally substituted aryl or heteroaryl, L is a bond, ?CH— or —(CHRa)n—, and X is SCN, SR1, S(O)R1, (CRaRb)mSO2R1, SO2N(R2)2, SO2NHCOR1, SO2NHN(R2)2, OSO2N(R2)2, OS(O)N(R2)2, OSO2NHCOR1, COR4, NHCOR1, NHCO2R1, NHCON(R2)2, NHSO2R1 or NHSO2N(R2)2, inhibit the processing of APP by gamma secretase, and hence are useful in treatment of Alzheimer's disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Limited
    Inventors: Ian Churcher, Timothy Harrison, Sonia Kerrad, Paul Joseph Oakley, Duncan Edward Shaw, Martin Richard Teall, Susannah Williams
  • Patent number: 7094897
    Abstract: The present invention describes novel organometallic compounds which are phosphorescence emitters. Such compounds can be used as active components (=functional materials) in a series of different types of application which can be classed within the electronics industry in the broadest sense. The compounds according to the invention are described by the formulae (I), (Ia), (II) and (IIa).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2006
    Assignee: Covion Organic Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Philipp Stossel, Hubert Spreitzer, Heinrich Becker
  • Patent number: 7087603
    Abstract: This invention describes novel pyrazole compounds of formula IV: wherein Z1 or Z2 is nitrogen, Q is —S—, —O—, —N(R4)—, —C(R6?)2—, 1,2-cyclopropanediyl, 1,2-cyclobutanediyl, or 1,3-cyclobutanediyl, and R1 is T-Ring D, wherein Ring D is a 5–7 membered monocyclic ring or 8–10 membered bicyclic ring selected from aryl, heteroaryl, heterocyclyl or carbocyclyl; Rx and Ry are independently selected from T—R3 or L—Z—R3, or Rx and Ry are taken together with their intervening atoms to form a fused, unsaturated or partially unsaturated, 5–7 membered ring having 0–3 heteroatoms; and R2 and R2? are as described in the specification. The compounds are useful as protein kinase inhibitors, especially as inhibitors of Aurora-2 and GSK-3, for treating diseases such as cancer, diabetes and Alzheimer's disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2006
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: David Bebbington, Jean-Damien Charrier
  • Patent number: 7084139
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula (Ic) processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and to their use in medicine, particularly use in the amelioration of a clinical condition for which a Factor Xa inhibitor is indicated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Assignee: SmithKline Beecham Corporation
    Inventors: Chuen Chan, Julie Nicole Hamblin, Henry Anderson Kelly, Nigel Paul King, Andrew McMurtrie Mason, Vipulkumar Kantibhai Patel, Stefan Senger, Gita Punjabhai Shah, Nigel Stephen Watson, Helen Elisabeth Weston, Caroline Whitworth, Robert John Young
  • Patent number: 7081454
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula I and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The formula I compounds inhibit tyrosine kinase enzymes thereby making them useful as anti-cancer agents. The formula I compounds are also useful for the treatment of other diseases which can be treated by inhibiting tyrosine kinase enzymes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2006
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
    Inventors: Mark D. Wittman, Neelakantan Balasubramanian, Upender Velaparthi, Kurt Zimmermann, Mark G. Saulnier, Peiying Liu, Xiaopeng Sang, David B. Frennesson, Karen M. Stoffan, James G. Tarrant, Anne Marinier, Stephan Roy
  • Patent number: 7064124
    Abstract: A NF-?B inhibitor represented by the following formula (I) is provided: ?
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Assignees: Daiichi Suntory Pharma Co., Ltd., Daiichi Suntory Biomedical Research Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Suzuki, Yoichi Nunokawa, Naohisa Ogou
  • Patent number: 7060700
    Abstract: The invention concerns amide derivatives of formula (I): wherein R3 is (1-6C)alkyl or halogeno; Q1 is heteroaryl which is optionally substituted with 1, 2, 3, or 4 substituents such as hydroxy, halogeno, trifluoromethyl, (1-6C)alkyl, (1-6C)alkoxy, hydroxy-(1-6C)alkyl, (1-6C)alkoxy-(1-6C)alkyl, hydroxy-(2-6C)alkoxy, amino-(2-6C)alkylamino, N-(1-6C)alkyl-(1-6C)alkylamino-(2-6C)alkylamino, aryl, heteroaryl and heterocyclyl; p is 0-2 and R2 is a substituent such as hydroxy and halogeno; q is 0-4; and Q2 includes optionally substituted aryl, cycloalkyl, heteroaryl and heterocyclyl; or pharmaceutically-acceptable salts or in vivo-cleavable esters thereof; processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in the treatment of diseases or medical conditions mediated by cytokines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2006
    Assignee: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: Dearg S Brown, George R Brown
  • Patent number: 7041682
    Abstract: Disclosed are NK1 antagonists having the formula: Also disclosed are methods for treating a number of physiological disorders, symptoms or diseases, including emesis, depression, anxiety and cough, using the compounds of formula (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Assignee: Schering Corporation
    Inventors: Neng-Yang Shih, Steven Wang, Gregory Reichard, Dong Xiao, Cheng Wang
  • Patent number: 7030116
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel cathepsin S inhibitors, the pharmaceutically acceptable salts and N-oxides thereof, their uses as therapeutic agents and the methods of their making.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Assignees: Aventis Pharmaceuticals Inc., Axys Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Graupe, James T. Palmer, John W. Patterson, David J. Aldous, Sukanthini Thurairatnam, Andreas P. Timm, John Link, Jiayao Li
  • Patent number: 7026476
    Abstract: Disclosed are novel aromatic compounds which are useful for treating diseases or pathological conditions involving inflammation such as chronic inflammatory diseases. Also disclosed are and pharmaceutical compositions containing, intermediate compounds and processes of making such compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2006
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Pier F. Cirillo, Steffen Breitfelder, Usha R. Patel, John R. Proudfoot, Alan D. Swinamer
  • Patent number: 7019005
    Abstract: A class of pyrazole derivatives is described for use in treating p38 kinase mediated disorders. Compounds of particular interest are defined by Formula I wherein R1, R2, Ar1 and HetAr2 are as described in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Assignee: G. D. Searle & Co.
    Inventors: Ashok S. Naraian, Michael Clare, Lifeng Geng, Gunnar J. Hanson, Richard A. Partis, Michael A. Stealey, Richard M. Weier
  • Patent number: 6992092
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula (I) the stereoisomers and prodrugs thereof, and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds, stereoisomers, and prodrugs; wherein R1, R2, Ra, Rb, X, and Z are as defined herein; pharmaceutical compositions thereof; and uses thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2006
    Assignee: Pfizer Inc.
    Inventors: Donald L. Bussolotti, Ronald B. Gammill
  • Patent number: 6984652
    Abstract: Compounds comprising an indazolyl group and a thiazolyl group, preferably 7-substituted 3-(thiazol-2-yl)-1H-indazole compounds in which the indazolyl group and a thiazolyl group are each independently optionally substituted, are useful for the treatment or prophylaxis of bacterial infections in mammals. The compounds are believed to function by inhibiting gyrase B.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2006
    Assignee: Warner-Lambert Company LLC
    Inventors: Kraig Yager, Shaosong Chu, Krzysztof Appelt, Xiaoming Li
  • Patent number: 6979686
    Abstract: A class of pyrazole derivatives is described for use in treating p38 kinase mediated disorders. Compounds of particular interest are defined by Formula (IA), wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as described in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Assignee: Pharmacia Corporation
    Inventors: Ashok S. Naraian, Michael Clare, Paul W. Collins, Joyce Zuowu Crich, Rajesh Devraj, Daniel L. Flynn, Lifeng Geng, Matthew J. Graneto, Cathleen E. Hanau, Gunnar J. Hanson, Susan J. Hartmann, Michael Hepperle, He Huang, Francis J. Koszyk, Shuyuan Liao, Suzanne Metz, Richard A. Partis, Thao D. Perry, Shashidhar N. Rao, Shaun Raj Selness, Michael S. South, Michael A. Stealey, John Jeffrey Talley, Michael L. Vazquez, Richard M. Weier, Xiangdong Xu, Ish K. Khanna, Yi Yu, Win Naing, John Walker, Syaulan Yang
  • Patent number: 6979690
    Abstract: This invention provides compounds of the formula (I) and (II): or the pharmaceutically acceptable esters thereof, and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof: wherein R1 is hydrogen or halo; R2 and R3 are independently hydrogen or C1-6 alkyl; R4 and R5 are independently hydrogen or C1-6 alkyl; R6 is hydrogen, C1-12 alkyl, C1-6 alkoxy (C1-6)alkyl or C1-12 alkyl substituted by up to 3 substituents selected from the groups consisting of C3-8 cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl and heterocyclic; R7 and R8 are hydrogen or taken together may form alkylene chain having one or two carbon atoms; R9 is C1-6 alkyl or C3-8 cycloalkyl; R10 is C1-6 alkyl or NR11R12; L is (CR11R12)n or NR11; M is NR11 or (CR11R12)n; R11 and R12 are independently hydrogen or C1-6 alkyl; n is an integer from 0 to 5; and m is an integer from 0 to 2; said heterocyclic, aryl and heteroaryl are unsubstituted or are substituted by at least one substituent selected from the group consisting of halo and C1-6 alkyl; with the proviso that when R9 i
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Assignee: Pfizer Inc.
    Inventors: Geoffrey Gymer, Kiyoshi Kawamura, Sachiko Mihara, Mikio Morita, Alan Stobie, Chikara Uchida, Seiji Nukui
  • Patent number: 6977256
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel selective cathepsin S inhibitors, the pharmaceutically acceptable salts and N-oxides thereof, their uses as therapeutic agents and the methods of their making.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2005
    Assignees: Aventis Pharmaceuticals Inc., Axys Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Jiayo Li, David J. Aldous, Sukanthini Thurairatnam
  • Patent number: 6972292
    Abstract: The present invention relates to certain substituted polyketides of formula I, wherein A, B, C, D, E, F and m are as defined herein, pharmaceutical compositions containing said compounds, and the use of said compounds in treating tumors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2005
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Frederick Ray Kinder, Jr., Kenneth W. Bair, Timothy M. Ramsey, Michael L. Sabio
  • Patent number: 6958331
    Abstract: The invention relates to sulfonyl amine derivatives of formula IA wherein R5A, X1, X2, R9 and R10 are as defined herein, which derivatives are useful as bradykinin B1 receptor antagonists.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2005
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Christopher Thomas Brain, William Cantrell, Andrew James Culshaw, Edward Karol Dziadulewicz, Terance William Hart, Timothy John Ritchie, Liladhar Waykole
  • Patent number: 6953792
    Abstract: The present invention relates compounds of the formula (I): wherein ring A is a phenyl or pyridyl ring; X represents a linker selected from the group consisting of: (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j), (k), (l) and R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R13, R14, R15, R16, R?17, R18, R19, R21a and R21b are as defined herein. The compounds are of particular use in the treatment or prevention of depression, anxiety, pain, inflammation, migraine, emesis or postherpetic neuralgia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2005
    Assignees: Merck Sharp & Dohme Limited, Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Jose Luis Castro Pineiro, Kevin Dinnell, Jason Matthew Elliot, Gregory John Hollingworth, Duncan Edward Shaw, Christopher John Swain, Lihu Yang
  • Patent number: 6919336
    Abstract: Compounds of formula I and pharmaceutically-acceptable and -cleavable esters thereof and acid addition salts thereof wherein the symbols are as defined are MAP kinase inhibitors, useful pharmaceutically for treating TNF? and IL-1 mediated diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and diseases of bone metabolism, e.g. osteoporosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2005
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventor: Lászlo Révész
  • Patent number: 6914052
    Abstract: The present invention relates to dideoxynucleoside analog compounds containing a dideoxy ribofuranosyl moiety that exhibit selective anti-viral activity coupled with substantially low toxicity toward the host cells. In particular, the compounds according to the present invention show potent inhibition of the replication of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), while remaining substantially inert toward host cell DNA. Compounds according to the present invention exhibit primary utility as agents for inhibiting the growth or replication of retroviruses, particularly HIV. The compounds of the invention comprise a (2,3?-dideoxy-?-ribofuranosyl) ring coupled to a heterocyclic nucleobase that lacks an “O2 carbonyl”, that enables them to selectively react with and inhibit viral reverse transcriptase, while remaining substantially unreactive toward human DNA polymerases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2005
    Assignee: The Trustees of Boston College
    Inventors: Larry W. McLaughlin, Andrew W. Fraley, DongLi Chen, Tao Lan
  • Patent number: 6903095
    Abstract: This invention relates to phthalimido derivatives of the formula wherein X is —N? or —CH?, and R1 to R4 and m are as defined in the specification, as well as their pharmaceutically acceptable salts. The invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds, a method of treating a disease by administering a therapeutically effective amount of at least one of these compounds, and a process for their preparation for the treatment or prevention of diseases in which MAO-B inhibitors might be beneficial.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2005
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Andrea Cesura, Rosa Maria Rodriguez Sarmiento, Andrew William Thomas, Rene Wyler
  • Patent number: 6894041
    Abstract: This application is directed to compounds useful as inhibitors of PDE4 in the treatment of diseases regulated by the activation and degranulation of eosinophils, especially asthma, chronic bronchitis, and chronic obstructuive pulmonary disease, of the formula: where Y is ?C(R1a)— or —[N(O)k]— where k is 0 or 1; G1 is a saturated or unsaturated carbon ring system that is a 3- to 7-membered monocyclic, or that is a 7- to 12-membered, fused polycyclic; provided that G1 is not a discontinuous or restricted biaryl moiety as defined under G2; where optionally one carbon atom may be replaced by a heteroatom selected from N, O, and S; where optionally a second carbon atom thereof, and further optionally a third carbon atom thereof may be replaced by N; —G2 is a saturated or unsaturated carbon ring system that is a 3- to 7-membered monocyclic; or that is a 7- to 12-membered, fused polycyclic; or that is a 7- to 18-membered discontinuous or restricted biaryl moiety; wherein for each of the carbon ring systems recit
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2005
    Assignee: Pfizer Inc
    Inventors: Anthony Marfat, Michael William McKechney
  • Patent number: 6890925
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods of using soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH) inhibitors of the formulas I and Ia for diseases related to cardiovascular disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2005
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard H. Ingraham, John R. Proudfoot
  • Patent number: 6881736
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula (I) are disclosed which are vitronectin receptor antagonists and are useful in the treatment of osteoporosis: wherein R1 is Het or Ar R2 is or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2005
    Assignee: SmithKline Beecham Corporation
    Inventors: Peter J. Manley, William H. Miller, Irene N. Uzinskas
  • Patent number: 6875764
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing the same as well as a method for treatment of parasitic disorders, wherein said compounds are administered. The present compounds are especially well suited for treatment of coccidiosis, particularly in poultry, and they have general formula (I): where Y is S or O and R is as defined in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2005
    Assignee: New Pharma Research Sweden AB
    Inventors: Sabrina Muzi, Shoaá Abdul Rahman
  • Patent number: 6869945
    Abstract: This application is directed to compounds useful as inhibitors of PDE4 in the treatment of diseases regulated by the activation and degranulation of eosinophils, especially asthma, chronic bronchitis, and chronic obstructuive pulmonary disease, of the formula: where Y is ?C(R1a)— or —[N?(O)k]— where k is 0 or 1; G1 is a saturated or unsaturated carbon ring system that is a 3- to 7-membered monocyclic, or that is a 7- to 12-membered, fused polycyclic; provided that G1 is not a discontinuous or restricted biaryl moiety as defined under G2; where optionally one carbon atom may be replaced by a heteroatom selected from N, O, and S; where optionally a second carbon atom thereof, and further optionally a third carbon atom thereof may be replaced by N; -G2 is a saturated or unsaturated carbon ring system that is a 3- to 7-membered monocyclic; or that is a 7- to 12-membered, fused polycyclic; or that is a 7- to 18-membered discontinuous or restricted biaryl moiety; wherein for each of the carbon ring systems re
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Assignee: Pfizer Inc
    Inventors: Anthony Marfat, Michael William McKechney
  • Patent number: 6861425
    Abstract: A compound of the formula: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1 is unsubstituted, mono-, di- or tri-substituted (C3-C11)cycloalkyl or (C3-C11)cycloalkenyl or the like, A is unsubstituted (C1-C7)alkyl or (C2-C5)alkenyl, hydroxy-(C1-C4)alkyl, (C1-C4)alkoxy-(C?O), or unsubstituted, mono-, di- or tri-substituted aryl, or aromatic-heterocyclic or the like, M is a covalent bond O, S, NH or the like, Y is 4- to 12-membered bicyclic-carbocyclic rings or 4- to 12-membered bicyclic-heterocyclic rings, or 5- to 17 membered spirocarbocyclic rings or 5- to 17-membered spiroheterocyclic rings or the like, Z1, Z2, Z3 and Z4 are hydrogen or the like, is disclosed. These compounds have ORL1-receptor agonist activity, and are thus useful as analgesics or the like in mammalian subjects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2005
    Assignee: Pfizer, Inc.
    Inventors: Fumitaka Ito, Hirohide Noguchi, Yoriko Ohashi, Hirohisa Shimokawa
  • Patent number: 6852717
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds useful in pharmaceutic compositions for treating diseases or pathological conditions involving inflammation such as chronic inflammatory diseases. Also disclosed are processes of making such compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2005
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Pier Francesco Cirillo, Daniel R. Goldberg, Abdelhakim Hammach, Neil Moss, John Robinson Regan
  • Patent number: 6849622
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide an aliphatic nitrogen-containing 5-membered ring compound represented by the formula [I]: wherein A represents —CH2— or —S—, R1 represents hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group, a hydroxy lower alkyl group or a lower alkoxy lower alkyl group, X represents —N(R3)—, —O— or —CO—, where R3 represents hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group, and R2 represents (1) a cyclic group which may be substituted, or (2) an amino group which may be substituted, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a method for preparing the above-mentioned compound and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the above-mentioned compound as an effective ingredient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2005
    Assignee: Tanabe Seiyaku Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kosuke Yasuda, Hiroshi Morimoto, Saburo Kawanami, Masataka Hikota, Takeshi Matsumoto, Kenji Arakawa
  • Patent number: 6838564
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula (I) in which the substituents are as defined in claim 1 are suitable for use as herbicides
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2005
    Assignee: Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Edmunds, Alain De Mesmaeker, Christoph Lüthy, Jürgen Schaetzer
  • Publication number: 20040266760
    Abstract: The invention relates to substituted 5-hydroxyindoles with N-oxide groups, processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical preparations which comprise these compounds, and the pharmaceutical use of these compounds, which are inhibitors of phosphodiesterase 4, as active ingredients for the treatment of disorders which can be influenced by inhibition of phosphodiesterase 4 activity in particular in immunocompetent cells (e.g. macrophages and lymphocytes) by the compounds of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2004
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Inventors: Nobert Hofgen, Hildegard Kuss, Karin Steinike, Ute Egerland, Chris Rundfeldt, Thomas Pfeifer
  • Publication number: 20040266767
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process of making compounds of formula(I): 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2004
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Applicant: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Nizar Haddad, Xudong Wei, Chris Hugh Senanayake, Jinghua Xu, Nathan Yee
  • Publication number: 20040266763
    Abstract: Disclosed are certain 3-(heteroaryl)alanine derivatives which bind VLA-4 and inhibit leukocyte adhesion mediated by VLA-4. Such compounds are useful in the treatment of inflammatory diseases in a mammalian patient, e.g., human, such as asthma, Alzheimer's disease, atherosclerosis, AIDS dementia, diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatoid arthritis, tissue transplantation, tumor metastasis and myocardial ischemia. The compounds can also be administered for the treatment of inflammatory brain diseases such as multiple sclerosis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2004
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Applicants: Elan Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Wyeth
    Inventors: Andrei W. Konradi, Michael A. Pleiss, Eugene D. Thorsett, Susan Ashwell, Gregory S. Welmaker, Anthony Kreft, Dimitrios Sarantakis, Darren B. Dressen, Francine S. Grant, Christopher Semko, Ying-Zi Xu, Frank Stappenbeck
  • Publication number: 20040260088
    Abstract: There are provided novel compounds of formula (I) wherein A, R1, R3, R4, R5, T, U, V, W, X and Y are as defined in the specification, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; together with processes for their preparation, compositions containing them and their use in therapy. The compounds are inhibitors of nitric oxide synthase and are thereby particularly useful in the treatment or prophylaxis of inflammatory diseases, pain and CNS diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2004
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Inventors: Stephen Connolly, Glen Ernst
  • Publication number: 20040259874
    Abstract: The present invention provides for compounds of formula (I), (Ia) and (Ib) 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2003
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Applicant: Pfizer Inc.
    Inventors: Charlotte Moria Norfor Allerton, Andrew Douglas Baxter, Andrew Simon Cook, David Hepworth, Stephen Kwok-Fung Wong
  • Publication number: 20040259864
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel substituted pyrimidone derivatives which bind to integrin receptors, to their preparation and to their use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2004
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Inventors: Herve Geneste, Andreas Kling, Johann-Christian Zechel, Arnulf Lauterbach, Werner Seitz, Claudia Isabella Graef, Thomas Subkowski, Wilfried Hornberger, Rainer Spriestersbach
  • Publication number: 20040259869
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a class of compounds represented by the Formula I 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2004
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Inventors: Ish Kumar Khanna, Michael Clare, Alan F. Gasiecki, Thomas Rogers, Barbara Chen, Hwang-Fun Lu
  • Publication number: 20040254178
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds having the general formula 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2004
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Applicant: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Celia Dominguez, Martin H. Goldberg, Nuria A. Tamayo
  • Publication number: 20040254370
    Abstract: A compound of formula (I) 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2004
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Inventors: Hisao Tajima, Yoshisuke Nakayama
  • Publication number: 20040248888
    Abstract: The present invention relates to imidazole derivatives of formula I 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2004
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Inventors: Bernd Buettelmann, Simona Maria Ceccarelli, Georg Jaeschke, Sabine Kolczewski, Richard Hugh Philip Porter, Eric Vieira
  • Publication number: 20040242554
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of the general formula (I): 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2004
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Applicant: Biovitrum, AB, a Stockholm, Sweden corporation
    Inventors: Bjorn Nilsson, Jan Tejbrant, Benjamin Pelcman, Erik Bingberg, Markus Thor, Jonas Nilsson, Mattias Jonsson
  • Publication number: 20040235834
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful of 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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2004
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventors: Luc J. Farmer, Edmund Martin Harrington, Francesco G. Salituro, Jian Wang
  • Patent number: 6822093
    Abstract: Disclosed are novel 2-(5-halopyridyl) and 2-(5-halopyrimidinyl) magnesium halides, processes of making and their use in the efficient synthesis in their respective 5-halo-2-substituted pyridines and pyrimidines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2004
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Jinhua J. Song, Nathan K. Yee
  • Publication number: 20040229868
    Abstract: The compounds of the present invention are of formula I: 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2003
    Publication date: November 18, 2004
    Applicant: MEMORY PHARMACEUTICALS CORP.
    Inventors: Brian Herbert, Wenge Xie, Truc Minh Nguyen, Allen T. Hopper, Ashok Tehim
  • Publication number: 20040215014
    Abstract: A invention relates to N auroyl cyclic amine derivatives and their use as pharmaceuticals, specifically as orexin receptor antagonists.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2003
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Inventors: Wai Ngor Chan, Amanda Johns, Christopher Norbert Johnson, Riccardo Novelli, Roderick Alan Porter
  • Publication number: 20040209879
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds of formula (I), in which m, n, X, Y, R1, R2 and R3 are as defined in the specification; processes for their preparation; pharmaceutical compositions containing them; and their use in therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2004
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Inventors: Jorgen Gustafsson, Nafizal Hossain, Stinabritt Nilsson