Tricyclo Ring System Having The 1,2-diazine Ring As One Of The Cyclos Patents (Class 544/234)
  • Publication number: 20120010203
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel compounds of formula I where R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, Q1, Q2 and Q3 are each as defined below. The compounds of formula I have antithrombotic activity and inhibit especially protease-activated receptor 1 (PAR1). The invention further relates to a process for preparing the compound of formula I and to the use thereof as a medicament.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS
    Inventors: Uwe HEINELT, Volkmar WEHNER, Matthias HERRMANN, Karl SCHOENAFINGER, Henning STEINHAGEN, Bodo SCHEIPER
  • Publication number: 20120010191
    Abstract: Pyridone and aza-pyridone compounds of Formula I are provided, including stereoisomers, tautomers, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, useful for inhibiting Btk kinase, and for treating immune disorders such as inflammation mediated by Btk kinase. Methods of using compounds of Formula I for in vitro, in situ, and in vivo diagnosis, and treatment of such disorders in mammalian cells, or associated pathological conditions, are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicants: GENENTECH, INC., GILEAD CONNECTICUT, INC.
    Inventors: Antonio J.M. BARBOSA, Peter A. Blomgren, Kevin S. Currie, Ravi Krishnamoorthy, Jeffrey E. Kropf, Seung H. Lee, Scott A. Mitchell, Daniel Ortwine, Aaron C. Schmitt, Xiaojing Wang, Jianjun Xu, Wendy Young, Honglu Zhang, Zhongdong Zhao, Pavel E. Zhichkin
  • Publication number: 20120004234
    Abstract: This invention provides for certain phthalazine-containing compounds of the formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester or solvate thereof, wherein G is an optionally substituted N—N containing heteroaryl group and the variables are defined herein; the inventive compounds are agonists of the G-protein coupled receptor 40 (GPR40, also known as free fatty acid receptor FFAR). This invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds, and the use of these compounds to regulate insulin levels in a mammal. The compounds may be used, for example in the prevention and treatment of Type 2 diabetes mellitus and in the prevention and treatment of conditions related to Type 2 diabetes mellitus, such as insulin resistance, obesity and lipid disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2010
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: Schering Corporation
    Inventors: Jason L. Davis, Michael John Mayer, Hubert B. Josien
  • Publication number: 20120004237
    Abstract: Choline salt of the CD80 antagonist compound 4-(6-fluoro-3-oxo-1,3-dihydro-pyrazolo[4,3-c]cinnolin-2-yl)-N-(2,2-difluoro-ethyl)-benzamide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: MEDIGENE AG
    Inventor: Richard Ian MATTHEWS
  • Publication number: 20120004233
    Abstract: Described herein are antagonists of PGD2 receptors. Also described are pharmaceutical compositions and medicaments that include the compounds described herein, as well as methods of using such antagonists of PGD2 receptors, alone and in combination with other compounds, for treating respiratory, cardiovascular, and other PGD2-dependent or PGD2-mediated conditions or diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2010
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: AMIRA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
    Inventors: Brian Andrew Stearns, Ryan Clark
  • Publication number: 20110312966
    Abstract: The present invention relates to new dithiinopyridazinone derivatives, to processes for preparing them, to their use for controlling unwanted microorganisms, more particularly phytopathogenic fungi, in crop protection, in the household and hygiene sector and in the protection of materials, and also to crop protection compositions comprising these dithiinopyridazinone derivatives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2011
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: Bayer CropScience AG
    Inventors: Thomas SEITZ, Jürgen BENTING, Ulrike WACHENDORFF-NEUMANN, Philippe Rinolfi
  • Patent number: 8076331
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds having histamine H3 antagonist activity, as well as methods of their use and preparation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Cephalon, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert L. Hudkins, Lars J. S. Knutsen, Catherine P. Prouty, Babu G. Sundar, Kevin J. Wells-Knecht
  • Publication number: 20110301167
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to pyrazolo[4,3-c]cinnolin-3-one 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: February 12, 2010
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Inventors: Douglas C. Beshore, Scott D. Kuduk
  • Patent number: 8063047
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel chemical compounds of Formula I compositions and methods of using the same. In particular, the invention provides pyridazine compounds and/or related heterocyclic derivatives, compositions comprising the same, and methods of using pyridazine compounds and/or related heterocyclic derivatives and compositions comprising the same, for modulation of cellular pathways (e.g., signal transduction pathways), for treatment or prevention of inflammatory diseases (e.g., Alzheimer's disease), for research, drug screening, and therapeutic applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignees: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Northwestern University, Universite de Strasbourg
    Inventors: Martin Watterson, Linda Van El Dik, Jacques Haiech, Marcel Hibert, Jean-Jacques Bourguignon, Anastasia Veleniza, Wenhui Hu, Magdaena Zasadzki
  • Publication number: 20110281877
    Abstract: The present invention relates to new dithiinopyridazinedione derivatives, to processes for preparing them, to their use for controlling unwanted microorganisms, more particularly phytopathogenic fungi, in crop protection, in the household and hygiene sector and in the protection of materials, and also to crop protection compositions comprising these dithiinopyridazinedione derivatives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2011
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicant: Bayer CropScience AG
    Inventors: Thomas SEITZ, Ulrike Wachendorff-Neumann, Jürgen Benting
  • Patent number: 8058429
    Abstract: Transition metal complexes include a diazaphosphacycle of formula III and a transition metal. The phosphorus atom of the diazaphosphacycle is bonded to the transition metal and the diazaphosphacycle of formula III has the following structure where the variables have the values set forth herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Clark R. Landis, Wiechang Jin, Jonathan S. Owen, Thomas P. Clark
  • Patent number: 8048541
    Abstract: An electroluminescence device has an anode, a cathode and an emitting layer located between the anode and the cathode. The emitting layer contains a compound selected from a group consisting of neutral red and its derivatives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: City University of Hong Kong
    Inventors: Shuit-Tong Lee, Chun Sing Lee, Pengfei Wang, Zhiyuan Xie
  • Publication number: 20110264026
    Abstract: The invention relates generally to optical agents, including Type 1 phototherapeutic agents, for biomedical applications, such as phototherapy. Provided are fused ring azo and diaza compounds comprising a plurality of fused rings including a first ring having an intra-ring azo or intra-ring diaza group capable of activation upon exposure to electromagnetic radiation in visible and/or infrared regions of the electromagnetic spectrum. Optical agents of the invention enable a versatile phototherapy platform for treatment of a range of pathological conditions, including the treatment of cancers, stenosis and inflammation. The invention further provides preparations and formulations comprising the fused ring azo and diaza compounds and methods of making and using the fused ring azo and diaza compounds as optical agents in in vivo or ex vivo biomedical procedures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2009
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Inventor: Raghavan Rajagopalan
  • Publication number: 20110237581
    Abstract: A compound having the structure set forth in Formula (I) and Formula (II): wherein the substituents Y, Z, A, B, R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are as defined herein. Provided herein are inhibitors of poly(ADP-ribose)polymerase activity. Also described herein are pharmaceutical compositions that include at least one compound described herein and the use of a compound or pharmaceutical composition described herein to treat diseases, disorders and conditions that are ameliorated by the inhibition of PARP activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Inventors: Bing Wang, Daniel Chu
  • Publication number: 20110224214
    Abstract: Disclosed is a novel process for preparing crystalline Form II of 7-chloro-N,N,5-trimethyl-4-oxo-3-phenyl-3,5-dihydro-4H-pyridazino[4,5-b]indole-1-acetamide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2011
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
    Inventor: William L. ROCCO
  • Patent number: 8012976
    Abstract: A compound having the structure set forth in Formula (I) and Formula (II): wherein the substituents Y, Z, A, B, R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are as defined herein. Provided herein are inhibitors of poly(ADP-ribose)polymerase activity. Also described herein are pharmaceutical compositions that include at least one compound described herein and the use of a compound or pharmaceutical composition described herein to treat diseases, disorders and conditions that are ameliorated by the inhibition of PARP activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.
    Inventors: Bing Wang, Daniel Chu
  • Publication number: 20110195958
    Abstract: Disclosed are pyruvate kinase M2 activators, which are bis sulfonamide piperazinyl and piperidinyl compounds of Formula (I), 2,4-disubstituted 4H-thieno[3,2-c]pyrrole-2-(substituted benzyl)pyridazin-3(2H)-ones of Formula (II) and 6-(3,4-dimethylphenylaminosulfonyl)-3,4-dihydro-1H-quinolin-2-one of formula (III), wherein L, R1, R2, R11 to R16, R21 and R22 are as defined herein, that are useful in treating a number of diseases that are treatable by the activation of PKM2, for example, cancer and anemia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2009
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: US Dept. of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Craig J. Thomas, Douglas S. Auld, James Inglese, Amanda P. Skoumbourdis, Jian-Kang Jiang, Matthew B. Boxer
  • Publication number: 20110196153
    Abstract: Provided herein are processes for synthesizing dihydropyridophthalazinone derivatives, such as for example, 5-fluoro-8-(4-fluorophenyl)-9-(1-methyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-5-yl)-8,9-dihydro-2H-pyrido[4,3,2-de]phthalazin-3(7H)-one and its stereoisomers, which are potent poly(ADP-ribose)polymerase (PARP) inhibitors as well as novel synthetic intermediate compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Inventors: Bing Wang, Daniel Chu, Yongbo Liu, Quan Jiang, Lei Lu
  • Publication number: 20110190266
    Abstract: Provided herein are compounds having the structure set forth in Formula (I): wherein the variables Y, Z, A, B, R1, R2, R3, R1?, R2?, R3?, R4 and R5 are as defined herein and methods of their synthesis. Also described herein are pharmaceutical compositions that include at least one compound described herein and the use of a compound or pharmaceutical composition described herein to treat diseases, disorders and conditions that are ameliorated by the inhibition of PARP activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2011
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Inventors: Daniel Chu, Bing Wang
  • Publication number: 20110183986
    Abstract: Polycyclic aryl and polycyclic heteroaryl substituted triazoles and pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds are disclosed as being useful in inhibiting the activity of the receptor protein tyrosine kinase Axl. Methods of using the compounds in treating diseases or conditions associated with Axl catalytic activity are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2011
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicant: Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Rajinder Singh, Dane Goff, Jiaxin Yu, Sacha Holland, Thilo J. Heckrodt, Pingyu Ding, Joane Litvak, Jing Zhang
  • Publication number: 20110172235
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel substituted triazolophthalazines and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. This invention also provides compositions comprising a compound of this invention and the use of such compositions in methods of treating diseases and conditions that are beneficially treated by administering selective ?5 receptor partial or full inverse agonists.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2010
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Applicant: CoNCERT Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventor: Scott L. Harbeson
  • Publication number: 20110142796
    Abstract: Compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and methods are provided that are useful in the treatment of CDK4-mediated disorders, such as cancer. The subject compounds are fused pyridine, pyrimide and triazine derivatives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: Amgen Inc
    Inventors: Richard V. Connors, Kang Dai, John Eksterowicz, Pingchen Fan, Benjamin Fisher, Jiasheng Fu, Kexue Li, Zhihong Li, Lawrence R. Mcgee, Rajiv Sharma, Xiaodong Wang, Dustin L. Mcminn, Jeffrey T. Mihalic, Jeffrey Deignan
  • Patent number: 7943615
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel substituted fused aminopiperidines of structural formula (I) which are inhibitors of the dipeptidyl peptidase-4 enzyme and which are useful in the treatment or prevention of diseases in which the dipeptidyl peptidase-4 enzyme is involved, such as diabetes and particularly Type 2 diabetes. 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 the dipeptidyl peptidase-4 enzyme is involved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Jason M. Cox, Scott D. Edmondson, Anthony Mastracchio
  • Publication number: 20110105511
    Abstract: Polycyclic heteroaryl substituted triazoles and pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds are disclosed as being useful in inhibiting the activity of the receptor protein tyrosine kinase Axl. Methods of using the compounds in treating diseases or conditions associated with Axl activity are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2009
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventor: Rajinder Singh
  • Publication number: 20110105512
    Abstract: Bridged bicyclic heteroaryl substituted triazoles and pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds are disclosed as being useful in inhibiting the activity of the receptor protein tyrosine kinase AxI. Methods of using the compounds in treating diseases or conditions associated with AxI activity are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2009
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventor: Rajinder Singh
  • Publication number: 20110098274
    Abstract: Polycyclic heteroaryl substituted triazoles and pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds are disclosed as being useful in inhibiting the activity of the receptor protein tyrosine kinase Axl. Methods of using the compounds in treating diseases or conditions associated with Axl activity are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2011
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Applicant: Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Dane Goff, Jing Zhang, Rajinder Singh, Sacha Holland, Jiaxin Yu, Thilo J. Heckrodt, Pingyu Ding, Joane Litvak
  • Patent number: 7932253
    Abstract: N-(1-Aza-bicyclo[2.2.2]oct-3-yl)-4-(6,9-difluoro-3-oxo-1,3-dihydro-pyrazolo[4,3-c]cinnolin-2-yl)-benzamide is a CD80 antagonist, useful in the treatment of diseases which benefit from immuno-inhibition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: MediGene AG
    Inventor: Ian Richard Matthews
  • Publication number: 20110065712
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds that inhibit CK2 and/or Pim kinases and compositions containing such compounds. These tricyclic compounds and compositions containing them are useful for treating proliferative disorders such as cancer, as well as other kinase-associated conditions including inflammation, pain, pathogenic infections, and certain immunological disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2010
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: CYLENE PHARMACEUTICALS , INC.
    Inventors: Mustapha HADDACH, Fabrice Pierre
  • Patent number: 7888357
    Abstract: A novel class of pyridazine compositions and related methods of use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignees: Northwestern University, Universite de Strasbourg, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
    Inventors: Daniel Martin Watterson, Anastasia Velentza, Magdalena Zasadzki, Jacques Haiech, Jean-Jacques Bourguignon, Anu R. Sawkar, Thomas J. Lukas, Salida Mirzoeva, Linda J. Van Eldik, Marcel Hibert
  • Publication number: 20110034451
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel compounds of formula I where R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, Q1, Q2 and Q3 are each as defined below. The compounds of formula I have antithrombotic activity and inhibit especially protease-activated receptor 1 (PAR1). The invention further relates to a process for preparing the compound of formula I and to the use thereof as a medicament.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2010
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: sanofi-aventis
    Inventors: Uwe HEINELT, Volkmar WEHNER, Matthias HERRMANN, Karl SCHOENAFINGER, Henning STEINHAGEN, Bodo SCHEIPER
  • Patent number: 7875712
    Abstract: This invention provides caspase inhibitors of formula I: wherein Z is oxygen or sulfur; R1 is hydrogen, —CHN2, R, CH2OR, CH2SR, or —CH2Y; ?between R3 and R4 represents a single or double bond; Y is an electronegative leaving group; R2 is CO2H, CH2CO2H, or esters, amides or isosteres thereof; R3 is a group capable of fitting into the S2 subsite of a caspase enzyme; R4 is a hydrogen or C1-6 alkyl or R3 and R4 taken together form a ring; Ring A and Ring B are each heterocyclic rings, and R and R5 are as described in the specification. The compounds are effective inhibitors of apoptosis and IL-1? secretion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Michael Mortimore, Andrew Miller, John Studley, Jean-Damien Charrier
  • Publication number: 20110003824
    Abstract: This invention provides novel caspase inhibitors of formula I: wherein R1 is hydrogen, CHN2, R, or —CH2Y; R is an aliphatic group, an aryl group, an aralkyl group, a heterocyclyl group, or a heterocyclylalkyl group; Y is an electronegative leaving group; R2 is CO2H, CH2CO2H, or esters, amides or isosteres thereof; X2-X1 is N(R3)—C(R3), C(R3)2—C(R3), C(R3)2—N, N?C, C(R3)?C, C(?O)—N, or C(?O)—C(R3); each R3 is independently selected from hydrogen or C1-6 aliphatic; Ring C is a fused aryl ring; n is 0, 1 or 2; and each methylene carbon in Ring A is optionally and independently substituted by ?O, or one or more halogen, C1-4 alkyl, or C1-4 alkoxy. The compounds are useful for treating caspase-mediated diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2010
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Applicant: VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORDTED
    Inventors: Jean-Damien Charrier, Guy Brenchley
  • Patent number: 7858598
    Abstract: Provided herein are compounds or hypochlorous acid probes which can be used as reagents for measuring, detecting and/or screening, directly or indirectly, hypochlorous acid or hypochlorite. Provided also herein are methods that can be used to measure, directly or indirectly, the amount of hypochlorous acid or hypochlorite in chemical samples and biological samples such as cells and tissues in living organisms. Specifically, the methods include the steps of contacting the hypochlorous acid probes disclosed herein with the samples to form one or more fluorescent compounds, and measuring fluorescence properties of the fluorescent compounds. Provided also herein are high-throughput screening fluorescent methods for detecting or screening hypochlorous acid or compounds that can increase or decrease, directly or indirectly, the level of hypochlorous acid or hypochlorite in chemical and biological samples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Morningside Ventures Limited & Versitech Limited
    Inventors: Dan Yang, Zhen-Ning Sun, Yan Chen, Fengqin Liu
  • Patent number: 7855206
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel substituted tricyclic heteroaromatic compounds of structural formula (I) which are inhibitors of the dipeptidyl peptidase-IV enzyme and which are useful in the treatment or prevention of diseases in which the dipeptidyl peptidase-IV enzyme is involved, such as diabetes and particularly Type 2 diabetes. 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 the dipeptidyl peptidase-IV enzyme is involved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Jason M. Cox, Hong Dong
  • Publication number: 20100317665
    Abstract: A novel class of pyridazine compositions and related methods of use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2010
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Inventors: D.M. Watterson, Anastasia Velentza, Magdalena Zasadzki, Jacques Halech, Jean-Jacques Bourguignon, Anu R. Sawkar, Thomas J. Lukas, Salida Mirzoeva, Linda J. Van Eldik, Marcel Hibert
  • Patent number: 7851472
    Abstract: The compounds of formula I in which R1 and R2 have the meanings as given in the description are novel effective PDE2 inhibitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: NYCOMED GmbH
    Inventors: Beate Schmidt, Steffen Weinbrenner, Dieter Flockerzi, Raimund Kuelzer, Hermann Tenor, Hans-Peter Kley
  • Patent number: 7842758
    Abstract: The invention concerns compounds, oligomers, and polymers that contain: (I), (II), (III), or (IV) groups; where “-” indicates points of attachment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: The Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania
    Inventors: Michael J. Therien, Kimihiro Susumu
  • Patent number: 7829561
    Abstract: This invention provides novel caspase inhibitors of formula I: wherein R1 is hydrogen, CHN2, R, or —CH2Y; R is an aliphatic group, an aryl group, an aralkyl group, a heterocyclyl group, or a heterocyclylalkyl group; Y is an electronegative leaving group; R2 is CO2H, CH2CO2H, or esters, amides or isosteres thereof; X2—X1 is N(R3)—C(R3), C(R3)2—C(R3), C(R3)2—N, N?C, C(R3)?C, C(?O)—N, or C(?O)—C(R3); each R3 is independently selected from hydrogen or C1-6 aliphatic; Ring C is a fused aryl ring; n is 0, 1 or 2; and each methylene carbon in Ring A is optionally and independently substituted by ?O, or one or more halogen, C1-4 alkyl, or C1-4 alkoxy. The compounds are useful for treating caspase-mediated diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Jean-Damien Charrier, Guy Brenchley
  • Publication number: 20100280007
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel pyridizinone derivatives that mediate enzymatic activity. In particular, the compounds may be effective in the treatment of diseases or disease states related to the activity of the histamine H3 receptor, including, for example, neurodegenerative disorders, sleep/wake disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and cognition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2010
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Applicant: CEPHALON, INC.
    Inventors: Edward R. Bacon, Thomas R. Bailey, Nadine C. Becknell, Sankar Chatterjee, Derek Dunn, Greg A. Hostetler, Robert L. Hudkins, Kurt A. Josef, Lars J.S. Knutsen, Ming Tao, Allison L. Zulli
  • Publication number: 20100278739
    Abstract: Compounds and methods related to NIR molecular imaging, in-vitro and in-vivo functional imaging, therapy/efficacy monitoring, and cancer and metastatic activity imaging. Compounds and methods demonstrated pertain to the field of peripheral benzodiazepine receptor imaging, metabolic imaging, cellular respiration imaging, cellular proliferation imaging as targeted agents that incorporate signaling agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2010
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Inventors: Darryl J. Bornhop, H. Charles Manning, Mingfeng Bai, Shelby K. Wyatt
  • Patent number: 7816357
    Abstract: The present application describes compounds according to Formula I, pharmaceutical compositions comprising at least one compound according to Formula I and optionally one or more additional therapeutic agents and methods of treatment using the compounds according to Formula I both alone and in combination with one or more additional therapeutic agents. The compounds have the general Formula I. including all prodrugs, pharmaceutically acceptable salts and stereoisomers, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, m and n are described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Guixue Yu, William R. Ewing, Amarendra B. Mikkilineni, Annapurna Pendri, Bruce A. Ellsworth, Philip M. Sher, Samuel Gerritz, Chongqing Sun, Natesan Murugesan, Ximao Wu
  • Publication number: 20100179128
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) which are xanthine derivatives, processes for the manufacture of said derivatives, pharmaceutical formulations containing these active compounds and the use of the compounds in therapy, for example, in the treatment of diseases where under-activation of the HM74A receptor contributes to the disease or where activation of the receptor will be beneficial
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2006
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Inventors: Richard Jonathan Daniel Hatley, Jag Paul Heer, John Liddle, Andrew McMurtrie Mason, Ivan Leo Pinto, Shahzad Sharooq Rahman, Ian Edward David Smith
  • Patent number: 7750008
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds which inhibit poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (“PARP”), compositions containing these compounds and methods for using these PARP inhibitors to treat, prevent and/or ameliorate the effects of the conditions described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Eisai Inc.
    Inventors: Vincent Kalish, Jie Zhang, Weizheng Xu, Jia-He Li, Amy D. Xing, Qun Liu
  • Publication number: 20100168416
    Abstract: Polycyclic heteroaryl substituted triazoles and pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds are disclosed as being useful in inhibiting the activity of the receptor protein tyrosine kinase Axl. Methods of using the compounds in treating diseases or conditions associated with Axl activity are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2010
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: RIGEL PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Dane Goff, Jing Zhang, Rajinder Singh, Sacha Holland, Jiaxin Yu, Thilo J. Heckrodt, Pingyu Ding, Joane Litvak
  • Publication number: 20100148662
    Abstract: An electroluminescence device has an anode, a cathode and an emitting layer located between the anode and the cathode. The emitting layer contains a compound selected from a group consisting of neutral red and its derivatives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Applicant: CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
    Inventors: Shuit-Tong Lee, Chun Sing Lee, Pengfei Wang, Zhiyuan Xie
  • Patent number: 7737272
    Abstract: Transition metal complexes include a diazaphosphacycle of formula III and a transition metal. The phosphorus atom of the diazaphosphacycle is bonded to the transition metal and the diazaphosphacycle of formula III has the following structure where the variables have the values set forth herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Clark R. Landis, Wiechang Jin, Jonathan S. Owen, Thomas P. Clark
  • Publication number: 20100144744
    Abstract: Novel compounds are provided which are 1 1-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type I inhibitors. 1 1-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type I inhibitors are useful in treating, preventing, or slowing the progression of diseases requiring 1 1-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type I inhibitor therapy. These novel compounds have the structure: W-L-Z or stereoisomers or prodrugs or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein W, L are defined herein and Z is selected from the following bicyclic heteroaryl groups: (a), (b), (c), (d).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2008
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Inventors: Jun Li, James J. Li, Stephen P. O'Connor, Haixia Wang, Lawrence J. Kennedy, Jeffrey A. Robl, Lawrence G. Hamann
  • Patent number: 7732447
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to fused [d]pyridazin-7-ones. The invention is also directed to methods for making and using the fused [d]pyridazin-7-ones. In particular, the compounds of the present invention may be effective in the treatment of diseases or disease states related to the activity of VEGFR2, MLK1 and CDK5 enzymes, including, for example, angiogenic disorders and neurodegenerative diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Cephalon, Inc.
    Inventors: Nadine C. Becknell, Robert L. Hudkins
  • Publication number: 20100137320
    Abstract: This invention provides novel compounds that are modulators of gamma secretase. The compounds have the formula Also disclosed are methods of modulating gamma secretase activity and methods of treating Alzheimer's Disease using the compounds of formula (I).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2009
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Inventors: Xianhai Huang, Anandan Palani, Robert G. Aslanian, Wei Zhou
  • Patent number: 7713975
    Abstract: Methods for treating an allergic or inflammatory disease or other Syk-mediated disease or Syk-mediated condition characterized by administering a composition which contains a therapeutically effective amount of a 3,6-substituted imidazol[1,2-b]pyridazine compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Alcon, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark R. Hellberg, Steven T. Miller, Andrew Rusinko