1,2-diazines Which Contain An Additional Hetero Ring Patents (Class 544/238)
  • Publication number: 20120142670
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of the general formula (I): Wherein X, Y, Z, Z1, Z2, Z3, Z4 and n are as defined herein. The invention also relates to a method for making the same and to the use thereof in therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2012
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS
    Inventors: Laurent Dubois, Yannick Evanno, Catherine Gille, David Machnik, André Malanda
  • Publication number: 20120142695
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula I wherein n, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11 and X are defined as described in the specification, which are bradykinin B1 antagonists, and their use as medicaments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2011
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Norbert HAUEL, Angelo CECI, Henri DOODS, Ingo KONETZKI, Juergen MACK, Henning PRIEPKE, Annette SCHULER-METZ, Rainer WALTER, Dieter WIEDENMAYER
  • Patent number: 8193192
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds which bind to the NR1H4 receptor (FXR) and act as agonists or partial agonists of the NR1H4 receptor (FXR). The invention further relates to the use of the compounds for the preparation of a medicament for the treatment of diseases and/or conditions through binding of said nuclear receptor by said compounds, and to a process for the synthesis of said compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Phenex Pharmaceuticals AG
    Inventors: Claus Kremoser, Ulrich Deuschle, Ulrich Abel, Andreas Schulz
  • Patent number: 8193352
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds that inhibit bacterial gyrase and/or Topo IV and pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising said compounds. These compounds, and compositions thereof, are useful in treating bacterial infection. Accordingly, the present invention also relates to methods for treating bacterial infections in mammals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Paul Charifson, David Deininger, Anne-Laure Grillot, Yusheng Liao, Steven Ronkin, Dean Stamos, Emanuele Perola, Tiansheng Wang, Arnaud LeTiran, Joseph Drumm
  • Publication number: 20120135999
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds and forms and pharmaceutical compositions thereof useful for treating a viral infection, or for affecting viral activity by modulating viral replication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2010
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: PTC THERAPEUTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Malcolm Maccoss, F. George Njoroge, Amin Nomeir, Guangming Chen, Gary Mitchell Karp, William Jospeh Lennox, Chunshi Li, Christie Morrill, Steven D. Paget, Hongyu Ren, Nanjing Zhang, Xiaoyan Zhang
  • Patent number: 8188087
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel crystalline forms of (3-cyano-1H-indol-7-yl)-[4-(4-fluorophenethyl)piperazin-1-yl]methanone phosphate and to pharmaceutical compositions containing said forms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Susan Marie Reutzel-Eden, Gregory Alan Stephenson
  • Patent number: 8188084
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts or tautomers thereof which are inhibitors of poly(ADP-ribose)polymerase (PARP) and thus useful for the treatment of cancer, inflammatory diseases, reperfusion injuries, ischaemic conditions, stroke, renal failure, cardiovascular diseases, vascular diseases other than cardiovascular diseases, diabetes mellitus, neurodegenerative diseases, retroviral infections, retinal damage, skin senescence and UV-induced skin damage, and as chemo- or radiosensitizers for cancer treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Istituto di Ricerche di Biologia Molecolare P. Angeletti SpA.
    Inventors: Philip Jones, Olaf Kinzel, Giovanna Pescatore, Laura Llauger Bufi, Carsten Schultz-Fademrecht, Federica Ferrigno
  • Publication number: 20120128630
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a 1-(6 members azo-heterocyclic)-pyrrolin-2-one compound of the following formula I or a salt, solvate, tautomer, isotope, enantiomer, diastereoisomer or racemic mixture thereof: the pharmaceutical composition thereof and their therapeutic use as inhibitors of Hepatitis C NS5B polymerase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: VIVALIS
    Inventors: Amaya Berecibar, Philippe Guedat, Céline Mohamed-Arab
  • Publication number: 20120130069
    Abstract: Disclosed are novel indazole derivatives represented by the following Chemical Formula 1 or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, hydrates or solvates thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions for the prevention or treatment of proliferative diseases, containing the same as an active ingredient. Having potent inhibitory effect against protein kinase, such as b-raf, KDR, Fms, Tie2, SAPK2a and Ret, inducing diseases caused by abnormal cell proliferation, the novel indazole derivatives can be used for the prevention or treatment of diseases caused by abnormal cell proliferation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2009
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Inventors: Tae Bo Sim, Jung Beom Son, Hwan Kim, Dong Sik Park, Hwan Geun Choi, Young Jin Ham, Jung Mi Hah, Kyung Ho Yoo, Chang Hyun Oh, So Ha Lee, Jae Du Ha, Sung Yun Cho, Byoung Mog Kwon, Dong Cho Han
  • Publication number: 20120129858
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for treating a disease in an animal, which disease is responsive to inhibiting of functional cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) polypeptide by administering to a mammal in need thereof an effective amount of a compound defined herein (including those compounds set forth in Tables 1-3 or encompassed by formula I-III) or compositions thereof, thereby treating the disease. The present invention particularly, relates to a method of treating diarrhea and polycystic kidney disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Inventors: Stephen David Penrose, Kevin James Doyle
  • Patent number: 8183239
    Abstract: The invention provides novel non-peptidic NPY Y2 receptor inhibitors useful in treating or preventing: anxiolytic disorders or depression; injured mammalian nerve tissue; conditions responsive to treatment through administration of a neurotrophic factor; neurological disorders; bone loss; substance related disorders; sleep/wake disorders; cardiovascular disease; obesity; or an obesity-related disorder. Compounds of the invention are also useful in modulating endocrine functions, particularly endocrine functions controlled by the pituitary and hypothalamic glands, and are therefore useful in the treatment or prevention of inovulation and infertility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica NV
    Inventors: Pascal Bonaventure, Nicholas I. Carruthers, Wenying Chai, Curt A. Dvorak, Jill A. Jablonowski, Dale A. Rudolph, Mark Seierstad, Chandravadan R. Shah, Devin M. Swanson, Victoria D. Wong
  • Patent number: 8183238
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula X: wherein A, X, Y, Z, R5, R6a, and R6b are as defined herein, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are described as useful for the treatment of cognitive deficits associated with schizophrenia and other neurodegenerative and/or neurological disorders in mammals, including humans.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Pfizer Inc.
    Inventors: Michelle M. Claffey, Amy B. Dounay, Matthew M. Hayward, Suobao Rong, Patrick R. Verhoest, Jamison B. Tuttle, Xinmin Gan
  • Patent number: 8183369
    Abstract: 4-[3-(4-cyclopropanecarbonyl-piperazine-1-carbonyl)-4-fluoro-benzyl]-2H-phthalazin-1-one as crystalline Form L, methods of obtaining form L, pharmaceutical compositions comprising Form L and methods of using Form L and compositions comprising Form L.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Kudos Pharmaceuticals Limited
    Inventors: Kathryn Anne Quigley, Ezra John Still, Leonard Jesse Chyall
  • Publication number: 20120122842
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds which inhibit the activity of NAMPT, compositions containing the compounds and methods of treating diseases during which NAMPT is expressed. Disclosed are compounds which inhibit the activity of ROCK, compositions containing the compounds and methods of treating diseases during which ROCK is expressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2011
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventors: Michael L. Curtin, Bryan K. Sorensen, Howard R. Heyman, Richard F. Clark, Kevin R. Woller, Omar J. Shah, Michael Michaelides, Chris Tse, Anil Vasudevan, Helmut Mack, Todd M. Hansen, Ramzi Sweis, Marina A. Pliushchev
  • Patent number: 8178131
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula (I) are useful for inhibition of CHK1 and/or CHK2. Methods of using compounds of Formula (I) and stereoisomers and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, for in vitro, in situ, and in vivo diagnosis, prevention or treatment of such disorders in mammalian cells, or associated pathological conditions are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Array BioPharma Inc.
    Inventors: Yvan Le Huerou, James F. Blake, Indrani W. Gunawardana, Peter J. Mohr, Eli M. Wallace, Bin Wang, Mark Joseph Chicarelli, Michael Lyon
  • Patent number: 8178538
    Abstract: The present invention is concerned with novel pyridazinones of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as defined in the description and in the claims, as well as physiologically acceptable salts and esters thereof. These compounds inhibit PDE10A and can be used for the treatment of CNS disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Daniela Alberati, Luca Gobbi, Matthias Koerner, Bernd Kuhn, Jens-Uwe Peters, Rosa Maria Rodriguez-Sarmiento, Mark Rogers-Evans, Markus Rudolph
  • Publication number: 20120115861
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula (I), in which R1, R2, R3, R4, R7 and Y have the meanings indicated in Claim 1, are inhibitors of PDK1 and cell proliferation/cell vitality and can be employed for the treatment of tumours and for the treatment of inflammatory diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2010
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRANKTER HAFTUNG
    Inventors: Michel Calderini, Margarita Wucherer-Plietker, Ulrich Graedler, Christina Esdar
  • Publication number: 20120115876
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula (I) are effective in the treatment of a microbial infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2011
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Inventors: Namal Chithranga Warshakoon, Rodney Dean Bush
  • Publication number: 20120115863
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel cycloalkyl- or cycloalkenyl-substituted pyrazolopyrimidinones of formula (I), wherein ? is selected from the group A1 consisting of a C3-C8-cycloalkyl group or a C4-C8-cycloalkenyl group, whereby the members of C3-C8-cycloalkyl group being selected from the group of cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, cycloheptanyl and cyclooctanyl; and the members of the C4-C8-cycloalkenyl group, being selected from cyclobutenyl, cyclopentenyl, cyclohexenyl, cycloheptenyl, cyclooctenyl, cyclopentadienyl, cyclohexadienyl, cycloheptadienyl, cyclooctadienyl, cycloheptatrienyl, cyclooctathenyl, cyclooctatetraenyl. The new compounds shall be used for the manufacture of medicaments, in particular medicaments for improving perception, concentration, learning and/or memory in patients in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2009
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Klaus Fuchs, Cornelia Dorner-Ciossek, Christian Eickmeier, Dennis Fiegen, Thomas Fox, Riccardo Giovannini, Niklas Heine, Martin Hendrix, Holger Rosenbrock, Gerhard Schaenzle
  • Publication number: 20120114739
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for inhibiting mTOR using pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine compounds and methods of treatment, prevention, inhibition, or amelioration of one or more diseases associated with mTOR using such compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2010
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Inventors: Yongqi Deng, Binyuan Sun, Hongbo Zeng, Matthew Richards, Gerald W. Shipps, JR., Cliff C. Cheng, Yinyan Zhao, Andrew McRiner, Zhaoyang Meng, Yang Nan, Mehul F. Patel, Iwona E. Wrona, Panduranga Adulla Reddy, Brian M. Eklov, Shuyi Tang, Duan Liu, Amit K. Mandal, Lianyun Zhao, M. Asshad Siddiqui
  • Publication number: 20120115848
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds having a structure according to Formula (I): or a salt or solvate thereof, wherein ring A, U1, U2, U3, R2, R3 and R4 are defined herein. The invention further provides pharmaceutical compositions including the compounds of the invention and methods of making and using the compounds and compositions of the invention, e.g., in the treatment and prevention of various disorders, such as Parkinson's disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2011
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: ELAN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Robert A. Galemmo, JR., Dean Richard Artis, I, Xiaocong Michael Ye, Danielle L. Aubele, Anh P. Truong, Simeon Bowers, Roy K. Hom, Yong-Liang Zhu, R. Jeffrey Neitz, Jennifer Sealy, Marc Adler, Paul Beroza, John P. Anderson
  • Patent number: 8173658
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel diazabicyclic aryl derivatives, which are found to be cholinergic ligands at the nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and modulators of the monoamine receptors and transporters. Due to their pharmacological profile the compounds of the invention may be useful for the treatment of diseases or disorders as diverse as those related to the cholinergic system of the central nervous system (CNS), the peripheral nervous system (PNS), diseases or disorders related to smooth muscle contraction, endocrine diseases or disorders, diseases or disorders related to neuro-degeneration, diseases or disorders related to inflammation, pain, and withdrawal symptoms caused by the termination of abuse of chemical substances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Neurosearch A/S
    Inventors: Dan Peters, Daniel B. Timmermann, Gunnar M. Olsen, Elsebet Østergaard Nielsen, Tino Dyhring
  • Publication number: 20120110705
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pyridazine compounds of formulae I or II and the salts and N-oxides thereof, wherein A is a substituted or unsubstituted isoxazole or isothiazole radical; V is C(Rv) or N; W is C(Rw) or N; with the proviso that either V or W is N; Rt, Ru, Rv, Rw are H, halogen, C1-C4-alkyl and the like; X1 is S, O or NR1a, wherein R1a is selected H, C1-C10-alkyl and the like; X2 is OR2a, NR2bR2c, S(O)mR2d, wherein m is 0, 1 or 2, R2a is C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-haloalkyl and the like, R2b, R2c are H, C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-haloalkyl and the like, or R2b and R2c together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bound form a heterocycle, and R2d is C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-haloalkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl and the like; and R1 is H, CN, C1-C10-alkyl and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2010
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Ronan Le Vezouet, Sebastian Soergel, Christian Defieber, Steffen Gross, Karsten Koerber, Deborah L. Culbertson, Douglas D. Anspaugh
  • Publication number: 20120110704
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pyridazine compounds of formulae I or II and the salts and N-oxides thereof, wherein A is a substituted or unsubstituted oxazole or thiazole or imidazole radical; V is C(Rv) or N; W is C(Rw) or N; with the proviso that either V or W is N; Rt, Ru, Rv, Rw are H, halogen, C1-C4-alkyl and the like; X1 is S, O or NR1a, wherein R1a is selected H, C1-C10-alkyl and the like; X2 is OR2a, NR2bR2c, S(O)mR2d, wherein m is 0, 1 or 2, R2a is C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-haloalkyl and the like, R2b, R2c are H, C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-haloalkyl and the like, or R2b and R2c together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bound form a heterocycle, and R2d is C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-haloalkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl and the like; and R1 is H, CN, C1-C10-alkyl and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2010
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Ronan Le Vezouet, Sebastian Soergel, Christian Defieber, Steffen Gross, Karsten Koerber, Deborah L. Culbertson, Douglas D. Anspaugh
  • Publication number: 20120108600
    Abstract: The present invention relates to substituted 4-hydroxypyrimidine-5-carboxamides useful as HIF prolyl hydroxylase inhibitors to treat anemia and like conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2010
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Matthew J. Clements, John S. Debenham, Jeffrey J. Hale, Christina Madsen-Duggan
  • Publication number: 20120108576
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds, salts and hydrates of Formula I, wherein the variables Ar1, R2, R3, R4, r, q, and t are defined herein. Certain compounds of Formula I described herein possess potent antiviral activity. The invention also provides compounds of Formula I that are potent and/or selective inhibitors of Hepatitis C virus replication. Certain compounds described herein inhibit assembly of the HCV replication complex. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions containing one or more compounds of Formula I, or a salt, solvate, or acylated prodrug of such compounds, and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers, excipients, or diluents. The invention further comprises methods of treating patients suffering from certain infectious diseases by administering to such patients an amount of a compound of Formula I effective to reduce signs or symptoms of the disease. These infectious diseases include viral infections, particularly HCV infections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: ACHILLION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Suoming Zhang, Avinash Phadke, Cuixian Liu, Xiangzhu Wang, Jesse Quinn, Dawei Chen, Venkat Gadhachanda, Shouming Li, Milind Deshpande
  • Publication number: 20120101103
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula I: (I) in which A, A1, R1, R7a, R7b, R8 and R10 have the meanings given in the specification, are DP2 receptor inhibitors useful in the treatment of useful in the treatment and prevention of immunologic diseases, allergic diseases such as asthma, allergic rhinitis and atopic dermatitis, and other inflammatory diseases mediated by prostaglandin D2 (PGD2). The compounds of Formula I may also be useful in treating diseases or medical conditions involving the Th2 T cell via production of IL-4, IL-5 and/or IL-13.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: ARRAY BIOPHARMA INC.
    Inventors: Adam Cook, Kevin W. Hunt, Robert Kirk Delisle, Todd Romoff, Christopher T. Clark, Ganghyeok Kim, Christopher P. Corrette, George A. Doherty, Laurence E. Burgess
  • Publication number: 20120101261
    Abstract: A multi-kinase inhibitor, in particular Sorafenib, is used for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition in the treatment of a variety of pathological conditions involving vascular hyperpermeability in order to reduce vascular hyperpermeability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2009
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Dei Tumori
    Inventors: Alessandro Massimo Gianni, Carmelo Carlo-Stella
  • Patent number: 8163793
    Abstract: The invention relates to a compound of formula (I) wherein A, R1-R6 are as defined in the description and in the claims. The compound of formula (I) can be used as a medicament.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Hoffman-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Rubén Alvarez Sánchez, David Banner, Simona M. Ceccarelli, Uwe Grether, Wolfgang Haap, Peter Hartman, Guido Hartmann, Hans Hilpert, Holger Kuehne, Harald Mauser, Jean-Marc Plancher
  • Publication number: 20120094993
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula I, wherein A, R1 to R7 are defined in the description, and to pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The present invention also relates to the manufacture of such compounds or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as medicaments for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases which can be treated with HDL-cholesterol raising agents, such as dyslipidemia, atherosclerosis and cardiovascular diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Inventors: Uwe Grether, Paul Hebeisen, Torsten Hoffmann, Stephan Roever
  • Publication number: 20120094976
    Abstract: The present invention encompasses compounds of general formula (1) wherein the groups R1 to R4, Qa, Qb, QH, L and n are defined as in claim 1, which are suitable for the treatment of diseases characterised by excessive or abnormal cell proliferation, pharmaceutical preparations which contain such compounds and their use as medicaments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2011
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Harald Engelhardt, Christiane Kofink, Darryl McConnell
  • Publication number: 20120095012
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula (I), wherein R1 is a monocyclic 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl; R4 is phenyl or monocyclic 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl; and the other substituents as defined in the claims, that inhibit cell and cell division and that inhibit the activation of Hypoxia Inducible Factor (HIF)—mediated transcription and signaling under hypoxic conditions. In one aspect, the compounds of the present invention are useful for the preparation of a medicament for the treatment or prevention of a disease or disorder selected from the group consisting of an inflammatory disease, a hyperproliferative disease or disorder, a hypoxia-related pathology and a disease characterized by excessive vascularisation. Also provided is a pharmaceutical composition, comprising a compound of the invention and a second therapeutic agent or radiation, useful for the treatment or prevention of the mentioned diseases or disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2009
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: Elara Pharmaceuticals GmbH
    Inventors: Jorge Alonson, Arantxa Encinas Lopez, Marcel Muelbaier, Jochen Ammenn, Bernd Wendt, Joe Lewis, Christoph Schultes, Bernd Janssen
  • Publication number: 20120095010
    Abstract: The invention is directed to delta opioid receptor modulators. More specifically, the invention relates to tricyclic ?-opioid modulators. Pharmaceutical and veterinary compositions and methods of treating mild to severe pain and various diseases using compounds of the invention are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Inventors: John R. Carson, Ellen Codd, Christine M. Razler, Andrea Works, Mark McDonnell, James J. McNally
  • Publication number: 20120088759
    Abstract: The present invention relates to thiazolidin-4-one and [1,3]-thiazinan-4-one compounds of formula (I) wherein X, Y, R3 and R4 are as described in the description, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, for the prevention or treatment of diseases related to the orexin system. The present invention also relates to novel thiazolidin-4-one compounds of formula (II) and their use as pharmaceuticals, pharmaceutical compositions containing one or more compounds of formula (II), and especially their use as orexin receptor antagonists.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2010
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Inventors: Hamed Aissaoui, Christoph Boss, Christine Brotschi, Markus Gude, John Gatfield, Romain Siegrist, Thierry Sifferlen, Jodi T. Williams
  • Publication number: 20120088754
    Abstract: This invention comprises the novel compounds of formula (I) wherein n, m, t, R1, R2, R3, R4, L, Q, X, Y, Z and have defined meanings, having histone deacetylase inhibiting enzymatic activity; their preparation, compositions containing them and their use as a medicine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Inventors: Kristof Van Emelen, Janine Arts, Leo-Jacobus Jozef Backx, Hans Louis Jos De Winter, Sven Franciscus Anna Van Brandt, Marc Gustaaf Celine Verdonck, Lieven Meerpoel, Isabelle Noëlle Constance Pilatte, Virginie Sophie Poncelet, Alexey Borisovich Dyatkin, Jimmy Arnold Viviene Van heusden
  • Patent number: 8153813
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) are useful in treating conditions or disorders prevented by or ameliorated by histamine-3 receptor ligands. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions of compounds of formula (I), methods for using such compounds and compositions, and a process for preparing the compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventors: Lawrence A. Black, Marlon D. Cowart, Gregory A. Gfesser, Brian D. Wakefield, Robert J. Altenbach, Huaqing Liu, Chen Zhao, Gin C. Hsieh
  • Patent number: 8153804
    Abstract: Aryl pyridines, compositions comprising them, and methods of their use for the treatment, prevention and management of a variety of diseases and disorders are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Augeri, James E. Tarver, Jr., Qinghong Fu, Michael Victor Voronkov, Doan Hackley, Michael E. Mertzman, Marianne Carlsen
  • Patent number: 8153634
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a novel LXR? agonist that is useful as a preventative and/or therapeutic agent for atherosclerosis; arteriosclerosis such as those resulting from diabetes; dyslipidemia; hypercholesterolemia; lipid-related diseases; inflammatory diseases that are caused by inflammatory cytokines; skin diseases such as allergic skin diseases; diabetes; or Alzheimer's disease. [Solving Means] A carbinol compound represented by the following general formula (I) or salt thereof, or their solvate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Kowa Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuki Yamaguchi, Minoru Koura, Sayaka Kurobuchi, Takayuki Matsuda, Ayumu Okuda, Hisashi Sumida, Yuichiro Watanabe, Takashi Enomoto, Kimiyuki Shibuya
  • Publication number: 20120083605
    Abstract: A pyridazine compound of the formula: has an excellent plant disease controlling effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Inventor: Akio MANABE
  • Publication number: 20120077812
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds that are useful in the treatment of metabolic disorders, particularly type II diabetes mellitus and related disorders, and also to the methods for the making and use of such compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Inventors: JING FANG, Jun Tang, Andrew J. Carpenter, Gregory Peckham, Christopher R. Conlee, Kien S. Du, Subba Reddy Katamreddy
  • Patent number: 8143247
    Abstract: Disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of diseases which involve cell proliferation. Also disclosed are methods for the treatment of said diseases, comprising co-administration of a compound 1 of Formula (I) wherein the groups L, R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 have the meanings given herein and of an effective amount of an active compound 2 and/or co-treatment with radiation therapy, in a ratio which provides an additive and synergistic effect, and to the combined use of a compound 1 of Formula (I) and of an effective amount of an active compound 2 and/or radiotherapy for the manufacture of corresponding pharmaceutical combination preparations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Gerd Munzert, Martin Steegmaier, Anke Baum
  • Publication number: 20120070374
    Abstract: The invention relates to the provision of compounds, methods for producing them, and their use for imaging and quantification of aggregates of ?-amyloid peptides in vivo. In a preferred aspect of the invention, a tracer is administered to humans and displays enrichment in body parts that are containing aggregates of amyloid peptides. Tracers of the invention can be used for non-invasive depiction and quantification of aggregates of ?-amyloid peptides in humans affected with diseases that are characterized in the generation of such aggregates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2010
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Inventors: Henriksen Gjermund, Behrooz Hooshyar Yousefi, Hans-Juergen Wester
  • Publication number: 20120071467
    Abstract: Compounds or pharmacologically acceptable salts thereof are provided. In various embodiments the compounds have an antagonistic effect on a neurokinin NK1 receptor, a neurokinin NK2 receptor, and a muscarine M3 receptor. The compounds are useful as therapeutic agents for bronchial asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited
    Inventors: Takuya Ikeda, Takanori Yamazaki, Hiroshi Tsuchida
  • Publication number: 20120071651
    Abstract: The present invention relates to processes for preparing enantiomerically pure cyclopropyl amine derivatives and salts thereof; the chiral intermediates such as the chiral salts are useful for the preparation of such chiral compounds and salts; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds and salts; and method of using such compositions. The chiral cyclopropyl amine derivatives are useful for binding to histamine H3 receptor sites and for providing therapeutic agents for histamine H3 mediated disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: ABBOTT LABORATORIES
    Inventors: Yi-Yin Ku, Timothy A. Grieme, Jeffrey M. Kallemeyn, Mathew M. Mulhern
  • Patent number: 8138188
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a class of melanocortin MCR4 agonists of general formula (I) wherein the variables and substituents are as defined herein and especially to selective MCR4 agonist compounds, to their use in medicine, particularly in the treatment of sexual dysfunction and obesity, to intermediates useful in their synthesis and to compositions containing them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Pfizer Inc.
    Inventors: Mark David Andrews, Alan Daniel Brown, Mark Ian Lansdell, Nicholas William Summerhill
  • Patent number: 8138189
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula I wherein R.sup.1a to R.sup.1e and R.sup.2 to R.sup.5 are as defined in the description and claims, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The compounds are glucocorticoid receptor antagonists useful for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases such as diabetes, dyslipidemia, obesity, hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, adrenal imbalance or depression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Hoffman-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Hunziker, Chrisitan Lerner, Werner Mueller, Ulrike Obst Sander, Philippe Pflieger, Pius Waldmeier
  • Publication number: 20120065162
    Abstract: The present invention provides a pyrrolidine compound of General Formula (1) or a salt thereof, wherein R101 and R102 are each independently a phenyl group or a pyridyl group, the phenyl group or the pyridyl group may have one or more substituents selected from halogen atoms and lower alkyl groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms, etc. The pyrrolidine compound or a salt thereof of the present invention is usable to produce a pharmaceutical preparation having a wider therapeutic spectrum and being capable of exhibiting sufficient therapeutic effects after short-term administration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Muneaki KURIMURA, Shinichi TAIRA, Takahiro TOMOYASU, Nobuaki ITO, Kuninori TAI, Noriaki TAKEMURA, Takayuki MATSUZAKI, Yasuhiro MENJO, Shin MIYAMURA, Yohji SAKURAI, Akihito WATANABE, Yasuyo SAKATA, Takumi MASUMOTO, Kohei AKAZAWA, Haruhiko SUGINO, Naoki AMADA, Satoshi OHASHI, Tomoichi SHINOHARA, Hirofumi SASAKI, Chisako MORITA, Junko YAMASHITA, Satoko NAKAJIMA
  • Publication number: 20120065212
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the formula wherein A1, A2, A3 and R1 to R8 are defined in the description, and to pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, their manufacture, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as medicaments for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases which can be treated with HDL-cholesterol raising agents, such as particularly dyslipidemia, atherosclerosis and cardiovascular diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Inventors: Paul Hebeisen, Hugues Matile, Stephan Roever, Matthew Wright, Sannah Zoffmann Jensen
  • Publication number: 20120058939
    Abstract: Novel MCH-1 receptor antagonists are disclosed. These compounds are used in the treatment of various disorders, including obesity, anxiety, depression, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and psychiatric disorders. Methods of making these compounds are also described in the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2010
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: ALBANY MOLECULAR RESEARCH, INC.
    Inventors: Peter R. GUZZO, Matthew David SURMAN, Alan John HENDERSON, Mark HADDEN, Emily Elizabeth FREEMAN
  • Publication number: 20120058984
    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 Itk activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2010
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Inventors: Catherine Mary Alder, Ian Robert Baldwin, Nicholas Paul Barton, Amanda Jennifer Campbell, Aurelie Cecile Champigny, John David Harling, Aoife Caitriona Maxwell, Juliet Kay Simpson, Ian Edward David Smith, Christopher John Tame, Caroline Wilson, James Michael Woolven