Double Bonded Divalent Chalcogen Containing Patents (Class 544/131)
  • Patent number: 8518972
    Abstract: Provided are 4?-arylmethoxy isoindoline compounds, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, clathrates, stereoisomers, and prodrugs thereof. Methods of use, and pharmaceutical compositions of these compounds are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Celgene Corporation
    Inventors: Hon-Wah Man, George W. Muller, Alexander L. Ruchelman, Ehab M. Khalil, Roger Shen-Chu Chen, Weihong Zhang
  • Publication number: 20130217650
    Abstract: The present invention relates to organic molecules capable of modulating tyrosine kinase signal transduction in order to regulate, modulate and/or inhibit abnormal cell proliferation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2012
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventor: Allergan, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130217686
    Abstract: A novel methylcyclohexane derivative, and a pharmaceutical composition including the same that is effective for the prevention or treatment of pain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: SK BIOPHARMACEUTICALS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Jin Bae, Han Ju Yi, Sun Gwan Hwang, Mo Ses Jeong, Yeo Jin Yoon, Sang Mi Chae, Joo Young Park, Eun Ju Ryu
  • Publication number: 20130217660
    Abstract: Compounds of structural formula I are inhibitors of prolylcarboxypeptidase (PrCP). The compounds of the present invention are useful for the prevention and treatment of conditions related to the enzymatic activity of PrCP such as abnormal metabolism, including obesity; diabetes; metabolic syndrome; obesity related disorders; and diabetes related disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2011
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Inventors: Dong-Ming Shen, John S. Debenham, Thomas H. Graham, Matthew J. Clements, Yong Zhang
  • Patent number: 8513257
    Abstract: Certain substituted urea derivatives selectively modulate the cardiac sarcomere, for example by potentiating cardiac myosin, and are useful in the treatment of systolic heart failure including congestive heart failure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Cytokinetics, Incorporated
    Inventors: Bradley Paul Morgan, Alex Muci, Pu-Ping Lu, Erica Anne Kraynack, Todd Tochimoto, David J. Morgans, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20130210822
    Abstract: The invention relates to compositions comprising 2-(5-(4-(2-morpholinoethoxy)phenyl)pyridin-2-yl)-N-benzylacetamide and its mesylate and dihydrochloride salts. The invention provides an efficient process for the synthesis of 2-(5-(4-(2-morpholinoethoxy)phenyl)pyridin-2-yl)-N-benzylacetamide and its mesylate and dihydrochloride salts and methods for modulating one or more components of a kinase cascade using the compositions of the invention. The present invention also provides a novel polymorph of the mesylate salt of 2-(5-(4-(2-morpholinoethoxy)phenyl)pyridin-2-yl)-N-benzylacetamide (Form A), characterized by a unique X-ray diffraction pattern and Differential Scanning calorimetry profile, as well as a unique crystalline structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: Kinex Pharmaceuticals, LLC
    Inventors: David G. Hangauer, JR., Debasis Patra, Jeremy A. Cody, Grant J. Palmer, Paul K. Isbester, Jonathon Salsbury
  • Publication number: 20130210721
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a GPR40 activating agent containing, as an active ingredient, a novel compound having a GPR40 agonist action, a salt of the compound, a solvate of the compound or the salt, or the like, particularly, an insulin secretagogue and a prophylactic and/or therapeutic agent against diabetes, obesity, or other diseases. [Means of Solving the Problem] A compound of Formula (I): (where p is 0 to 4; j is 0 to 2; k is 0 to 1; a ring A is an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, a cycroalkyl group, a cycroalkenyl group, a spirocyclic group; a ring B is an aryl group, a heteroaryl group; X is O or —NR7—; and R1 to R7 and L are specific groups), a salt of the compound, or a solvate of the compound or the salt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: MOCHIDA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: MOCHIDA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
  • Publication number: 20130210773
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to indole compounds, derivatives thereof, and related compounds, which are useful as positive allosteric modulators of the muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M1 (mAChR M1); synthetic methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds; and methods of treating neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with muscarinic acetylcholine receptor dysfunction using the compounds and compositions. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2011
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Inventor: Craig W. Lindsley
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20130203757
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds and composition for the treatment and prevention of cancer. The invention also covers all diseases that may be treated by selective modulation of levels of reactive oxygen species in diseased cells versus normal cells. Methods for the preparation and administration of such compositions are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2012
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicants: THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION, CANTHERA THERAPEUTICS INC.
    Inventors: Canthera Therapeutics Inc., The General Hospital Corporation
  • Patent number: 8501943
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to the sodium salt of 5-cyclopropyl-2-{[2-(2,6-difluorophenyl)pyrimidin-5-yl]amino}benzoic acid, pharmaceutically acceptable solvates thereof, pharmaceutical combinations thereof, and methods of treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Almirall, S.A.
    Inventors: Nuria Garcia Gonzalez, Francesc Carrera Carrera, Monserrat Julia Jane, Laurent Debethune, Xavier Serra Masia
  • Publication number: 20130196960
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compounds useful as agonists of cannabinoid receptors. The disclosure also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of the disclosure and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disorders either alone or in combination therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2011
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Rohde, Charles Kim, Takashi Nakai, Galen John Carey
  • Publication number: 20130196975
    Abstract: The present invention encompasses compounds of general formula (1) wherein R1 to R4, m and n are defined as in the specification, which are suitable for the treatment of diseases characterised by excessive or abnormal cell proliferation, and the use thereof for preparing a medicament having the above-mentioned properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Tobias WUNBERG, Siegfried SCHNEIDER, Lars VAN DER VEEN
  • Publication number: 20130196984
    Abstract: The present invention relates to 3-Amino-5-phenyl-5,6-dihydro-2H-[1,4]oxazines of formula I having BACE1 and/or BACE2 inhibitory activity, their manufacture, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as therapeutically active substances. The active compounds of the present invention are useful in the therapeutic and/or prophylactic treatment of e.g. Alzheimer's disease and type 2 diabetes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicants: Siena Biotech S.p.A., Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., Siena Biotech S.p.A.
  • Publication number: 20130190286
    Abstract: The present invention encompasses compounds of general formula (1) where in the groups R0to R3 and L are defined as in claim 1, which are suitable for the 5 treatment of diseases characterised by excessive or abnormal cell proliferation, pharmaceutical preparations which contain compounds of this kind and their use as medicaments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2011
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Steffen Steurer, Peter Ettmayer, Andreas Mantoulidis
  • Publication number: 20130190312
    Abstract: Compounds, compositions, and methods for modulation of Hec1/Nek2 interaction are provided. Such compounds disrupt Nek2/Hec1 binding and may be useful as chemotherapeutic agents for neoplastic diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Inventors: Jiann-Jyh HUANG, Shih-Hsien CHUANG, Ying-Shuan Eda LEE, Yu-Ling HUANG, Johnson LAU
  • Publication number: 20130190290
    Abstract: The present application relates to novel 1-phenyl-1H-imidazo[1,2-b]pyrazole derivatives, to processes for their preparation, to their use for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases and to their use for preparing medicaments for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases, in particular angiogenic disorders and hyperproliferative disorders, where neovascularization plays a role, such as, for example, neoplastic disorders and tumour disorders. Such treatments can be carried out as monotherapy or else in combination with other medicaments or further therapeutic measures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2013
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: BAYER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY GMBH
    Inventor: BAYER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY GmbH
  • Publication number: 20130190488
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds which inhibit the activity of anti-apoptotic protein family members, compositions containing the compounds and uses of the compounds for preparing medicaments for treating diseases during which occurs expression one or more than one of an anti-apoptotic protein family member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventor: Abbott Laboratories
  • 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: 8481750
    Abstract: Derivatives of 6,7-dihydro-5H-imidazo[1,2-a]imidazole-3-carboxylic acid amide exhibit good inhibitory effect upon the interaction of CAMs and Leukointegrins and are thus useful in the treatment of inflammatory disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Jennifer A. Kowalski, Matt Aaron Tschantz
  • Patent number: 8476269
    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: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Urs Baettig, Kamlesh Jagdis Bala, Emma Budd, Lee Edwards, Catherine Howsham, Glyn Alan Hughes, Darren Mark Legrand, Katrin Spiegel
  • Patent number: 8476278
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel Thiazole Derivatives, compositions comprising the Thiazole Derivatives, and methods for using the Thiazole Derivatives for treating or preventing a proliferative disorder, an anti-proliferative disorder, inflammation, arthritis, a central nervous system disorder, a cardiovascular disease, alopecia, a neuronal disease, an ischemic injury, a viral infection, a fungal infection, or a disorder related to the activity of a protein kinase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Panduranga Adulla P. Reddy, Tzu T. Wong, Lianyun Zhao, Shuyi Tang, Marc A. Labroli, Timothy J. Guzi, M. Arshad Siddiqui
  • Patent number: 8476257
    Abstract: Compounds of formula I: wherein X, R2, R3, R3a, R3b, R5 and R6 are defined herein, are useful as inhibitors of the hepatitis C virus NS5B polymerase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Pierre L. Beaulieu, Pasquale Forgione, Alexandre Gagnon, Cedrickx Godbout, Marc-Andre Joly, Montse Llinas-Brunet, Julie Naud, Martin Poirier, Jean Rancourt
  • Publication number: 20130165441
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel polymorphs and salts of a compound which is an inhibitor of kinase activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2011
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: GlaxoSmithKline Intellectual Property Development Limited
    Inventors: Julie Nicole Hamblin, Paul Spencer Jones, Suzanne Elaine Keeling, Joelle Le, Charlotte Jane Mitchell, Nigel James Parr, Robert David Willacy
  • Publication number: 20130165412
    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: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Inventors: Robert M. Jones, Sangdon Han, Lars Thoresen, Jae-Kyu Jung, Sonja Strah-Pleynet, Xiuwen Zhu, Yifeng Xiong, Dawei Yue
  • Patent number: 8470819
    Abstract: This invention provides compounds of Formula I which are PAFR antagonists: I and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The compounds are useful for treating PAF-mediated disorders, and can be used in methods for treating atherosclerosis and preventing or reducing risk for atherosclerotic disease events. The compounds are also useful for treating or ameliorating pain, e.g. inflammatory pain and/or nociceptive pain, and for treating or ameliorating autoimmune and/or inflammatory diseases, among other conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Lin Chu, Anthony Ogawa, Hyun O. Ok, Feroze Ujjainwalla
  • Publication number: 20130158002
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to 5-substituted 1,3-dihydro-2,1,3-benzothiadiazole 2,2-dioxide and 1,3-dihydro[1,2,5]thiadiazolo[3,4-b]pyridine 2,2,-dioxide derivatives which are potentiators of metabotropic glutamate receptors, particularly the mGluR2 receptor, and which are useful in the treatment or prevention of neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with glutamate dysfunction and diseases in which metabotropic glutamate 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 metabotropic glutamate receptors are involved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Inventors: Mark E. Layton, Michael J. Kelly, Timothy J. Hartingh
  • Publication number: 20130158020
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of the Formula I: Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate or ester thereof, wherein R, R1, R2, R3, R4, X, m and n are as defined herein. The compounds are ERK inhibitors. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the above compounds and methods of treating cancer using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Inventors: Yongqi Deng, Gerald W. Shipps, JR., Sie-Mun Lo, Liang Zhu, Alan B. Cooper, Kiran Muppalla
  • Publication number: 20130158034
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula I are useful as antagonists of TRPM8. Such compounds are useful in treating a number of TRPM8 mediated disorders and conditions and may be used to prepare medicaments and pharmaceutical compositions useful for treating such disorders and conditions. Examples of such disorders include, but are not limited to, migraines and neuropathic pain. Compounds of Formula I have the following structure: where the definitions of the variables are provided herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2012
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: James BROWN, Jian J. CHEN, Vijay Keshav GORE, Scott HARRIED, Daniel B. Horne, Matthew R. KALLER, Qingyian LIU, Holger MONENSCHEIN, Thomas T. NGUYEN, Nobuko NISHIMURA, Wenge ZHONG
  • Publication number: 20130143880
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to benzimidazolone derivatives which are positive allosteric modulators of the mGluR2 receptor, useful in the treatment or prevention of neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with glutamate dysfunction and diseases in which the mGluR2 receptor is 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 metabotropic glutamate receptors are involved, such as schizophrenia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2011
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Inventors: Vadim Y. Dudkin, Mark E. Fraley, Kenneth L. Arrington, Mark E. Layton, Alexander J. Reif, Kevin J. Rodzinak, Joseph E. Pero
  • Publication number: 20130137648
    Abstract: Derivatives of 1-phenyl-2-pyridinyl alkyl alcohols are useful as inhibitors of the phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) enzyme.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2013
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicant: Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A.
    Inventor: Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A.
  • Patent number: 8449936
    Abstract: A method of providing a range of flavors to an orally-receivable or ingestible product, the method including adding at least one compound, including salts thereof, of the formula: wherein R1 may be H, OH, O(CH2)2OH, OCH2OCH3 or R2 may be selected from a range of 5- and 6-membered heterocyclic rings, and wherein R3 may be H or OH. The compounds give rise to a wide range of flavors, and some are useful as sweetness enhancers, this allowing sweetener content to be reduced while maintaining sweetness. Also disclosed are orally-receivable or ingestible products including the compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Givaudan SA
    Inventors: Andrew Daniher, Yili Wang
  • Patent number: 8450314
    Abstract: A compound formula (IA) or (IB), or a pharmaceutically acceptable thereof; wherein the substituents are defined as in the claims, and their use as P38 MAP kinase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A.
    Inventors: Amanda Beswick, Bohdan Waszkowycz
  • Patent number: 8450316
    Abstract: Disclosed are 6-(morpholinoalkyl)-substituted pyridines, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and prodrugs thereof, that are active against a range of mammalian therapeutic indications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignees: Trustees of Tufts College, Arisaph Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: William W. Bachovchin, Hung-sen Lai, Daniel Philip O'Connell, Wengen Wu, Christopher P. Kiritsy
  • Publication number: 20130131056
    Abstract: The present invention relates to phenylethynyl compounds of formula I wherein R1, R2, X, L, R3, R4, R4?, cyc, and n are as defined in the specification and claims and to a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt, to a racemic mixture, or to its corresponding enantiomer and/or optical isomer and/or stereoisomer thereof. Compounds of formula I are positive allosteric modulators (PAM) of the metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5 (mGluR5). They are useful for the treatment of schizophrenia or cognitive diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2013
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventor: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130123260
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to compounds of formula (I) for use in the treatment or prophylaxis of rhinovirus infection, methods of treating or preventing rhinovirus infection employing said compounds or pharmaceutical composition comprising the same. The disclosure also relates to compounds of formula (I) for use in the treatment or prophylaxis of exacerbation of respiratory disorders (such as asthma, COPD, bronchitis and/or cystic fibrosis) by rhinovirus infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: RESPIVERT LIMITED
    Inventors: Catherine Elisabeth Charron, Kazuhiro Ito, William Garth Rapeport
  • Publication number: 20130123259
    Abstract: The present invention relates to organic molecules capable of modulating tyrosine kinase signal transduction in order to regulate, modulate and/or inhibit abnormal cell proliferation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventor: Allergan, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130123234
    Abstract: The present invention relates to aryl- or heteroaryl-substituted benzene compounds. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds and methods of treating cancer by administering these compounds and pharmaceutical compositions to subjects in need thereof. The present invention also relates to the use of such compounds for research or other non-therapeutic purposes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicants: EISAI R&D MANAGEMENT CO., LTD., EPIZYME, INC.
    Inventors: EPIZYME, INC., EISAI R&D MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
  • Publication number: 20130116230
    Abstract: The present invention relates to 3-aminopyrrolidine derivatives of the formula I: (wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, X, Y and X are as defined herein) which are useful as modulators of chemokine receptor activity. In particular, these compounds are useful as modulators of chemokine receptors and more specifically as a modulator of the CCR2 and/or CCR5 receptor. The compounds and compositions of the invention may bind to chemokine receptors, e.g., the CCR2 and/or CCR5 chemokine receptors, and are useful for treating diseases associated with chemokine, e.g., CCR2 and/or CCR5, activity, such as atherosclerosis, restenosis, lupus, organ transplant rejection and rheumatoid arthritis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: INCYTE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Incyte Corporation
  • Publication number: 20130116214
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound having a muscle cell or adipocyte differentiation regulating action, useful for the prophylaxis or treatment of diseases such as diabetes, obesity, dyslipidemia and the like, and the like, and having superior efficacy. The present invention provides a compound represented by the formula: wherein each symbol is as defined in the description, or a salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Inventors: Osamu Ujikawa, Kazuaki Takami, Nobuyuki Takakura, Nozomu Sakai
  • Publication number: 20130116216
    Abstract: Certain compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts are provided herein. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising at least one compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt therein and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle. Methods of treating patients suffering from certain disease states responsive to the inhibition of transglutaminase TG2 activity are described. These disease states include neurodegenerative disorders such as Huntington's disease. Also described are methods of treatment include administering at least one compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as a single active agent or administering at least one compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof in combination with one or more other therapeutic agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Inventors: Celia Dominguez, John Wityak, Michael Prime, Stephen Martin Courtney, Christopher Yarnold, Frederick Brookfield, Richard Marston, Douglas Macdonald
  • Publication number: 20130116430
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide to a compound and a pharmaceutical composition, which have excellent Syk-inhibitory activity. The present invention provides a nicotinamide derivative represented by the following formula (I) (wherein R1 represents a halogen atom; R2 represents a C1-12 alkyl group, a C2-12 alkenyl group, a C2-12 alkynyl group, a C3-8 cycloalkyl group, an aryl group, an ar-C1-6 alkyl group or a heterocyclic group, each optionally having at least one substituent; R3 represents an aryl group or a heterocyclic group each optionally having at least one substituent; and R4 and R5 each independently represent a hydrogen atom; and R2 and R4 may form a cyclic amino group optionally having at least one substituent together with the nitrogen atom to which they bind) or a salt thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition for use in the treatment of a Syk-related disease which comprises the nicotinamide derivative or a salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideyasu FUJIWARA, Kimihiko SATO, Shinsuke MIZUMOTO, Yuichiro SATO, Hideki KURIHARA, Yohei KUBO, Hiyoku NAKATA, Yasutaka BABA, Takashi TAMURA, Hidenobu KUNIYOSHI, Shinji HAGIWARA, Mari YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20130109652
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds, in particular novel pyridinone derivatives according to Formula (I) wherein all radicals are defined in the application. The compounds according to the invention are positive allosteric modulators of metabotropic receptors—subtype 2 (“mGluR2”) which are useful for the treatment or prevention of neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with glutamate dysfunction and diseases in which the mGluR2 subtype of metabotropic receptors is involved. In particular, such diseases are central nervous system disorders selected from the group of anxiety, schizophrenia, migraine, depression, and epilepsy. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions and processes to prepare such compounds and compositions, as well as to the use of such compounds for the prevention and treatment of such diseases in which mGluR2 is involved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicants: Addex Pharmaceuticals S.A., Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Addex Pharmaceuticals S.A.
  • Publication number: 20130109686
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to isoindolone compounds of formula (I) which are M1 receptor positive allosteric modulators and that are useful in the treatment of diseases in which the M1 receptor is involved, such as Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, pain or sleep disorders. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, and to the use of the compounds and compositions in the treatment of diseases mediated by the M1 receptor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Inventors: Douglas C. Beshore, Scott D. Kuduk, Youheng Shu, Zhi-Qiang Yang
  • Publication number: 20130102600
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound having the general formula I, optionally in the form of a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, polymorph, prodrug, tautomer, racemate, enantiomer, or diastereomer or mixture thereof, which is useful in treating, ameliorating or preventing a viral disease. Furthermore, specific combination therapies are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2012
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicants: F. HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE LTD, EUROPEAN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY (EMBL), SAVIRA PHARMACEUTICALS GMBH
    Inventors: F. HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE LTD, SAVIRA PHARMACEUTICALS GMBH, EUROPEAN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORAT
  • Publication number: 20130102592
    Abstract: The invention provides a compound which is an amide of the formula (1), or a salt, solvate, N-oxide or tautomer thereof; wherein: a is 0 or 1; b is 0 or 1: provided that the sum of a and b is 0 or 1; T is O or NH Ar1 is a monocyclic or bicyclic 5- to 10-membered aryl or heteroaryl group containing up to 4 heteroatoms selected from O, N and S, and being optionally substituted en by one or more substituents R1; Ar2 Js a monocyclic or bicyclic 5- to 10-membered aryl or heteroaryl group containing up to 4 heteroatoms selected from O, N and S and being optionally substituted by one or more substituents R2; and R1 and R2 are as defined in the claims. The compounds are inhibitors of kinases and in particular FLT3, FLT4 and Aurora kinases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2012
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: SAREUM LIMITED
    Inventor: Sareum Limited
  • Publication number: 20130102607
    Abstract: Medicinal use The disclosure relates to compounds of formula (I) for use in the treatment or prophylaxis of respiratory syncitial virus (RSV) infection in particular viral exacerbation of a respiratory disorder such as bronchitis, asthma, COPD and/or cystic fibrosis, methods of treating or preventing RSV infection employing said compounds or pharmaceutical composition comprising the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: Respivert Limited
    Inventors: Lindsey Cass, Kazuhiro Ito, William Garth Rapeport, Peter Strong
  • Publication number: 20130102778
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of a compound of formula (I) wherein R1 and R2 are as defined herein, which is useful as an intermediate in the preparation of active pharmaceutical compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventor: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
  • Patent number: 8426407
    Abstract: A 1-(substituted aryl)-5-trifluoromethyl-2-(1H)pyridone compounds and pharmaceutical acceptable salts, preparation methods and uses for preparing the drugs for treating fibrosis thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Central South University
    Inventors: Gaoyun Hu, Lijian Tao, Jun Chen
  • Publication number: 20130096117
    Abstract: The invention is directed to certain novel compounds. Specifically, the invention is directed to compounds of formula (I): And salts thereof. The compounds of the invention are inhibitors of kinase activity, in particular PI3-kinase activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2012
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Inventors: Julie Nicole HAMBLIN, Paul Spencer JONES, Suzanne Elaine KEELING, Joelle LE, Nigel James PARR