Chalcogen Bonded Directly To Ring Carbon Of The Purine Ring System Patents (Class 544/265)
  • Publication number: 20120172347
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound represented by the formula (1) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof (wherein W represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, or the others; A represents an alkyl group optionally substituted by aryl group or the others, an aryl group, or the others; and one of X and Y represents a di-substituted alkylaminocarbonyl group, or the others, and the other represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkylcarbonyl group, or the others); a medicament or a pharmaceutical composition for treatment or prophylaxis of FAAH-related diseases such as depression, anxiety disorder or pains, comprising the compound or the like as an active ingredient; a use of the compound or the like; and a method for treatment or prophylaxis using the compound or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2010
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keiji Aachi, Yoko Nakai, Tomoyuki Furuta, Yuki Fujii
  • Patent number: 8207178
    Abstract: Described herein are novel enzyme inhibitors. In some embodiments, the enzyme inhibitors are reverse transcriptase inhibitors, particularly HIV reverse transcriptase inhibitors. Also described herein are compositions containing them and methods of using them. Thus, the compounds and compositions described herein are useful for the in vitro and in vivo inhibition of HIV reverse transcriptase as a method of treating or preventing HIV, AIDS or related disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Ardea Biosciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Alex Shaginian, Samedy Ouk, Jean-Michel Vernier, Anthony B. Pinkerton
  • Publication number: 20120142711
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound comprising an imine bond as an acid-labile trigger group, the use of such an imine bond as an acid-labile trigger group, a process of cleaving the imine bond in said compound, and a pharmaceutical composition comprising said compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2010
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: KTB TUMORFORSCHUNGSGESELLSCHAFT MBH
    Inventors: André Warnecke, Ivonne Müller
  • Patent number: 8193199
    Abstract: Substituted bicyclic heteroaryls having the structures: and compositions containing them, for the treatment of general inflammation, arthritis, rheumatic diseases, osteoarthritis, inflammatory bowel disorders, inflammatory eye disorders, inflammatory or unstable bladder disorders, psoriasis, skin complaints with inflammatory components, chronic inflammatory conditions, including but not restricted to autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosis (SLE), myestenia gravis, rheumatoid arthritis, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, multiples sclerosis, Sjoegren's syndrome and autoimmune hemolytic anemia, allergic conditions including all forms of hypersensitivity, The present invention also enables methods for treating cancers that are mediated, dependent on or associated with p110? activity, including but not restricted to leukemias, such as Acute Myeloid leukaemia (AML) Myelo-dysplastic syndrome (MDS) myelo-proliferative diseases (MPD) Chronic Myeloid Leukemi
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Yi Chen, Timothy D. Cushing, Jason A. Duquette, Felix Gonzalez Lopez De Turiso, Xiaolin Hao, Xiao He, Brian Lucas, Lawrence R. McGee, Andreas Reichelt, Robert M. Rzasa, Jennifer Seganish, Youngsook Shin, Dawei Zhang
  • Publication number: 20120129800
    Abstract: The present invention concerns an agent for prevention and treatment of pityriasis. The agent according to the present invention comprises at least one transaminase inhibitor effectively inhibiting the transamination process which is of pathogenetic relevance for the disease, prevents a recurrence of the disease and which protects the human skin flora. Upon release into the environment, no resistances are induced in other fungi.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: Justus-Liebig-Universitat Giessen
    Inventor: Peter Mayser
  • Publication number: 20120122896
    Abstract: A 2,1,3-benzoxadiazole compound as a medicament according to the invention is one of the following compounds: 4-[(4-methoxybenzyl)thio]-7-nitro-2,1,3-benzoxadiazole, 2-[(7-nitro-2,1,3-benzoxadiazol-4-yl)thio]ethyl 4-methoxybenzene-1-sulfonate, 4-[(4-methylphenyl)thio]-7-nitro-2,1,3-benzoxadiazole, 4-[(2,4-dichlorophenyl)thio]-7-nitro-2,1,3-benzoxadiazole, 2-[(7-nitro-2,1,3-benzoxadiazol-4-yl)thio]ethan-1-ol, 4-[(4-methylbenzyl)thio]-7-nitro-2,1,3-benzoxadiazole, 4-[(4-fluorophenyl)thio]-7-nitro-2,1,3-benzoxadiazole, 4-[(3-chlorophenyl)-thio]-7-nitro-2,1,3-benzoxadiazole, 2-[(7-nitro-2,1,3-benzoxadiazol-4-yl)thio]ethyl-4-methoxy-benzoate, 5-[4-(tert-butyl)-1,3-thiazol-2-yl]-2,1,3-benzoxadiazole, N-benzyl-4-nitro-2,1,3-benzoxadiazol-5-amine, 4-nitro-7-(phenylmethylsulfanyl)-2,1,3-benzoxadiazole, 4-nitro-7-(phenylmethylsulfonyl)-2,1,3-benzoxadiazole, 2-(hydroxymethyl)-5-[6-[(4-nitro-2,1,3-benzoxadiazol-7-yl)sulfanyl]purin-9-yl]oxolane-3,4-diole, or 2-[2-amino-6-[(4-nitro-2,1,3-benzoxadiazol-7-yl)sulfanyl]purin-9
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2010
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: PIKE PHARMA GMBH
    Inventors: Ulrich Kessler, Charlene Ranadheera
  • Patent number: 8163479
    Abstract: The invention relates to substrates for O6-alkylguanine-DNA alkyltransferases (AGT) of formula R1-A-X—CH2—R3—R4-L1, wherein A is a group recognized by AGT as a substrate, X is oxygen or sulfur, R1 is a group —R2-L2 or a group R5, R2 and R4 are, independently of each other, a linker, R3 is an aromatic or a heteroaromatic group, or an optionally substituted unsaturated alkyl, cycloalkyl or heterocyclyl group with the double bond connected to CH2, R5 is arylmethyl or heteroarylmethyl or an optionally substituted cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl or heterocyclyl group, L1 is a label, a plurality of same or different labels, a bond connecting R4 to A forming a cyclic substrate, or a further group —R3—CH2—X-A-R1, and L2 is a label or a plurality of same or different labels. The invention further relates to methods of transferring a label from these substrates to O6-alkylguanine-DNA alkyltransferases (AGT) and AGT fusion proteins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne
    Inventors: Hughes Jaccard, Kai Johnsson, Maik Kindermann, India Christina Sielaff
  • Patent number: 8114994
    Abstract: Provided are cyclobutyl nucleosides and methods for their use in treatment of infections including Retroviridae (including HIV), Hepadnaviridae (including HBV), or Flaviviridae (including BVDV and HCV) infection, or conditions related to abnormal cellular proliferation, in a host, including animals, and especially humans.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Emory University
    Inventors: Dennis C. Liotta, Shuli Mao, Michael Hager, Raymond F Schinazi
  • Publication number: 20110301183
    Abstract: A highly active synthetic epothilone compound whose activity exceeds that of either epothilone EpoA or EpoB when assayed as a cytotoxic agent against a cancer cell line is disclosed as is a pharmaceutical composition containing the synthetic epothilone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2011
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Inventors: Kyriacos C. Nicolaou, Benjamin Pratt, Stellios Arseniyadis
  • Publication number: 20110269778
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel (6-phenyl-5-amino/nitro-pyrimidin-4-yl)-phenyl-amines, which are found to be modulators of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. 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: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2009
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: NEUROSEARCH A/S
    Inventors: Antonio Nardi, Jeppe Kejser Christensen, Dan Peters
  • Publication number: 20110262661
    Abstract: An optical performance humidity dependency improving agent for cellulose acylate film, which contains a compound having a nucleic acid base skeleton, is capable of preventing the fluctuation of Re and Rth of the film against the humidity change in usage environments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Masato Nagura, Aiko Yoshida, Naoyuki Nishikawa
  • Patent number: 8030495
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to cyclopropyl proline bis-amide compounds which are antagonists of orexin receptors, and which are useful in the treatment or prevention of neurological and psychiatric disorders and diseases in which orexin receptors are involved. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the prevention or treatment of such diseases in which orexin receptors are involved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Inventors: Paul J. Coleman, Swati P. Mercer, Anthony J. Roecker
  • Patent number: 7977345
    Abstract: A compound for modulating kinase activity according to Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, Wherein J1, J2, J3, R2, J4, Z, Ar and R3 are as defined in the specification, compositions thereof, and methods of use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Exelixis, Inc.
    Inventors: Lynne Canne Bannen, Diva Sze-Ming Chan, Lisa Esther Dalrymple, Vasu Jammalamadaka, Richard George Khoury, James William Leahy, Morrisson B. Mac, Grace Mann, Larry W. Mann, John M. Nuss, Jason Jevious Parks, Yong Wang, Wie Xu
  • Publication number: 20110130285
    Abstract: A composition for promoting root nodule formation, which can be easily applied to soil or plants, and enables efficient formation of root nodules, and a method for promoting root nodule formation using the composition are provided. A composition for promoting root nodule formation, which comprises a compound selected from the group consisting of a nucleoside, a nucleotide, and a nucleobase such as inosine, as an active ingredient, is applied to a leguminous plant to promote root nodule formation of the plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Watanabe, Daisuke Yokoi
  • Publication number: 20110124832
    Abstract: Provided is a low-cost, environmentally friendly living radical polymerization catalyst having high activity. The catalyst is used for a living radical polymerization method, and contains a central element consisting of oxygen and at least one halogen atom bound to the central element. Furthermore, an alcohol compound can be used as a catalyst precursor. By polymerizing a monomer in the presence of the catalyst, a polymer having narrow molecular weight distribution can be obtained, and the cost of the living radical polymerization can be remarkably reduced. The present invention is significantly more environmentally friendly and economically excellent than conventional living radical polymerization methods, due to advantages of the catalyst such as low toxicity of the catalyst, low amount of the catalyst necessary, high solubility of the catalyst, mild reaction conditions, and no coloration/no odor (which do not require a post-treatment for a molded article), and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2009
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicant: KYOTO UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Atsushi Goto, Takeshi Fukuda, Yoshinobu Tsujii
  • Publication number: 20110118257
    Abstract: The present invention provides PI3K protein kinase modulators, methods of preparing them, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and methods of treatment, prevention and/or amelioration of kinase mediated diseases or disorders with them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2010
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicants: Rhizen Pharmaceuticals SA, Incozen Therapeutics Pvt. Ltd.
    Inventors: Meyyappan MUTHUPPALANIAPPAN, Srikant VISWANADHA, Govindarajulu BABU, Swaroop Kumar V.S. VAKKALANKA
  • Publication number: 20110098294
    Abstract: The present invention provides a new patentable class of purine analog compounds, as well as compositions and methods of using them, for example, to prevent or treat various diseases and disorders in human and non-human animals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2007
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Inventors: Dennis A. Carson, Howard B. Cottam, Guangyi Jin, Christina C.N. Wu, Kenji Takabayashi, Suzanne Grimshaw
  • Publication number: 20110086867
    Abstract: The present application relates to anti-viral selenopurine compounds of formula (I): wherein R1 is C2-6alkyl, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, and prodrugs thereof. These 6-(C2-6alkylseleno)purine compounds find use in the treatment of neural measles virus infection and associated diseases (namely, multiple sclerosis or neural measles). A particularly preferred compound is ethylselenopurine or ESP.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2009
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Inventor: William G. Tucker
  • Patent number: 7884202
    Abstract: Nucleobases are perfluoroalkylated in a one step process with a perfluoroalkyl halide in the presence of a sulfoxide, a peroxide and an iron compound. Compounds so produced are useful as medicinal drugs, intermediates for medicinal drugs and agricultural chemicals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignees: Tosoh Corporation, Tosoh F-Tech, Inc., Sagami Chemical Research Center
    Inventors: Tetsu Yamakawa, Kyoko Yamamoto, Daisuke Uraguchi, Kenji Tokuhisa
  • Publication number: 20110028337
    Abstract: The present invention provides modified nucleobase compounds, modified nucleic acid mimetic compounds and various uses thereof. In addition, the invention provides methods for nucleobase characterisation, SNP characterisation and nucleic acid sequencing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Inventors: Mark Bradley, Juan J. Diaz-Mochon
  • Patent number: 7871991
    Abstract: The invention is related to phosphorus substituted anti-viral inhibitory compounds, compositions containing such compounds, and therapeutic methods that include the administration of such compounds, as well as to processes and intermediates useful for preparing such compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: Gilead Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Constantine G. Boojamra, Kuei-Ying Lin, Richard Mackman, David Y. Markevitch, Oleg V. Petrakovsky, Adrian S. Ray, Lijun Zhang
  • Publication number: 20100304418
    Abstract: Latently detectable tracers for use in fluid conducting and containment systems wherein the interaction between the tracer and a biomacromolecule produces a detectable signal. More specifically, the latently detectable tracers monitor flow through such systems. Methods for monitoring the flow of fluid using the tracers, and a kit for use in monitoring the flow of fluid in such systems, including the tracers are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Inventors: Artin Moussavi, Catherine Rowley-Williams, Cameron MacKenzie, Fiona MacKay, Anne-Marie Fuller, Vjera Magdalenic, Emma Perfect
  • Patent number: 7834022
    Abstract: The present invention provides active metabolites of 3-(4-(7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)-3-cyclopentylpropanenitrile that modulate the activity of Janus kinases and are useful in the treatment of diseases related to activity of Janus kinases including, for example, immune-related diseases, skin disorders, myeloid proliferative disorders, cancer, and other diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Incyte Corporation
    Inventors: James D. Rodgers, Argyrios G. Arvantis, Jack Guoen Shi, Stacey Shepard
  • Patent number: 7825126
    Abstract: Disclosed are (N)-methanocarba adenine nucleosides of the formula: as highly potent A3 adenosine receptor agonists, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such nucleosides, and a method of use of these nucleosides, wherein R1-R6 are as defined in the specification. These nucleosides are contemplated for use in the treatment a number of diseases, for example, inflammation, cardiac ischemia, stroke, asthma, diabetes, and cardiac arrhythmias. The invention also provides compounds that are agonists of both A1 and A3 adenosine receptors for use in cardioprotection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Kenneth A. Jacobson, Bhalchandra V. Joshi, Susanna Tchilibon
  • Patent number: 7816513
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing an inosine derivative represented by the following general formula (1) including the steps of subjecting an inosine derivative of general formula (3) to dithiocarbonylation and carrying out radical reduction of the obtained compound. According to the present invention there can be produced compounds useful as anti-AIDS drugs on industrial scale. wherein R1 may be the same or different and are each benzyl group, benzhydryl group or trityl group, each of which may have a substituent in general formulas (1) and (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Takayoshi Torii, Kunisuke Izawa, Doo Ok Jang, Dae Hyan Cho
  • Publication number: 20100256082
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods for screening for metallohydrolase inhibitors using metal binding moieties in combination with targeting moieties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2007
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicant: Viamet Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert J. Schotzinger
  • Patent number: 7799524
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula 1 wherein R1-R2 is a guanine derivative; X is oxygen or sulfur; R3 is a heteroaromatic, unsaturated heterocyclyl or an alkynyl group with the double or triple bond connected to CH2; R4 is a linker; and L is a label, a plurality of same or different labels, a bond connecting R4 to R1 forming a cyclic substrate, or a further group —R3—CH2—X—R1-R2. The invention relates also to methods of manufacture of such novel AGT substrates, to intermediates useful in the synthesis of such AGT substrates, and to a method of transferring a label from such AGT substrates to O6-alkylguanine-DNA alkyltransferase (AGT) fusion proteins comprising proteins of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Ecole Polytechnique Ferdeale de Lausanne
    Inventors: Maik Kindermann, Kai Johnsson, Christoph Bieri
  • Patent number: 7790730
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment or prevention of viral infections comprising as an active principle at least one compound having the general formula (A): wherein U is N or C; X is selected from C1-C10 alkylene, C2-10 alkenylene or C2-10 alkynylene, where each may include one or more intrachain heteroatoms selected from O, S, or NR11, provided any such heteroatom is not adjacent to the N in the ring; R3 is selected from aryl, aryloxy, arylthio, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, cycloalkynyl, aryl-N(R10)—, or heterocycle, where each said substituent is optionally substituted with at least one R17, provided that for cycloalkenyl the double bond is not adjacent to a nitrogen; and the other substituents are described in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignees: Gilead Sciences, Inc., K.U. Leuven Research & Development
    Inventors: Choung U. Kim, Johan Neyts, David A. Oare, Gerhard Puerstinger
  • Publication number: 20100204248
    Abstract: Provided is the use of an agonist of a member of the nuclear hormone receptor NR4A subgroup in the manufacture of a medicament for the prevention, reduction or inhibition of scarring in a non-ocular tissue. Also provided is a method of preventing, reducing or inhibiting scarring in a non-ocular tissue, the method comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of an agonist of a member of the nuclear hormone receptor NR4A subgroup to a patient in need of such prevention, reduction or inhibition. The NR4A agonist may be 6-mercaptopurine. The medicaments and methods may preferably be used to prevent, reduce or inhibit scarring in the skin. The medicaments and methods of the invention may be used to accelerate healing of wounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2008
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Inventors: Mark William James Ferguson, Nicholas Occleston, Sharon O'Kane, Nicholas Goldspink, Kerry Nield
  • Patent number: 7772226
    Abstract: The present invention is related to compounds represented by the following formula, or salts or hydrates thereof wherein, T1 represents a 4- to 12-membered heterocyclic group containing one or two nitrogen atoms in the ring, which is a monocyclic or bicyclic structure that may have one or more substituents; X represents a C1-6 alkyl group which may have one or more substituents, or such; Z1 and Z2 each independently represent a nitrogen atom or a group represented by the formula —CR2—; R1 and R2 independently represent a hydrogen atom, a C1-6 alkyl group which may have one or more substituents, or a C1-6 alkoxy group which may have one or more substituents, or such. These are novel compounds that exhibit an excellent DPPIV-inhibiting activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Eisai R&D Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seiji Yoshikawa, Eita Emori, Fumiyoshi Matsuura, Richard Clark, Hironori Ikuta, Kazunobu Kira, Nobuyuki Yasuda, Tadashi Nagakura, Kazuto Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 7750153
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel crystalline alkali metal and alkaline earth metal salts of 2?,3?-dideoxy-2?,3?-didehydroinosine. The present invention also provides a novel process for preparation of didanosine in high yield and purity using novel intermediates. Thus, for example, 5?-O-acetyl-2?,3?-dideoxy-2?,3?-didehydroinosine is reacted with monomethyl amine to give 2?,3?-dideoxy-2?,3?-didehydro inosine, which is then reacted with sodium hydroxide and crystallized to give crystalline 2?,3?-dideoxy-2?,3?-didehydroinosine sodium salt. 2?,3?-Dideoxy-2?,3?-didehydroinosine sodium salt is hydrogenated using raney nickel catalyst in aqueous medium and then neutralized with hydrochloric acid to yield didanosine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Hetero Drugs Limited
    Inventors: Bandi Parthasaradhi Reddy, Kura Rathnakar Reddy, Rapolu Raji Reddy, Dasari Muralidhara Reddy, Kesireddy Subash Chander Reddy
  • Publication number: 20100152211
    Abstract: Methods of inhibiting phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase delta isoform (PI3K?) activity, and methods of treating diseases, such as disorders of immunity and inflammation, in which PI3K? plays a role in leukocyte function are disclosed. Preferably, the methods employ active agents that selectively inhibit PI3K?, while not significantly inhibiting activity of other PI3K isoforms. Compounds are provided that inhibit PI3K? activity, including compounds that selectively inhibit PI3K? activity. Methods of using PI3K? inhibitory compounds to inhibit cancer cell growth or proliferation are also provided. Accordingly, the invention provides methods of using PI3K? inhibitory compounds to inhibit PI3K?-mediated processes in vitro and in vivo.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2009
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Inventors: Chanchal SADHU, Ken Dick, Jennifer Treiberg, C. Gregory Sowell, Edward A. Kesicki, Amy Oliver
  • Publication number: 20100130498
    Abstract: The present invention relates to agonists of the human bitter-taste receptors hTAS2R14, hTAS2R10 and hTAS2R4 and their role in bitter taste transduction. The invention also relates to methods for identifying molecules that modulate, e.g. suppress, or enhance hTAS2R14, hTAS2R10 and hTAS2R4 bitter taste transduction or bitter taste response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: Deutshes Institut Fur Ernahrungsforschung Potsdam- Rehbrucke
    Inventors: Maik Behrens, Anne Brockhoff, Christina Kuhn, Wolfgang Meyerhof, Giovanni Appendino
  • Publication number: 20100112090
    Abstract: [Purpose] The present invention provides compounds useful as agents for the prevention or treatment of a sex hormone-dependent disease or the like. [Solution] The present invention provides nitrogen-containing fused ring derivatives represented by the following general formula (I) which has a GnRH antagonistic activity, prodrugs, salts, pharmaceutical compositions containing the same, medicinal uses thereof and the like. In the formula (I), rings A and B are independently aryl or heteroaryl; RA and RB are independently halogen, cyano, alkyl, alkylsulfonyl, —OW1, —SW1, —COW2, —NW3W4, —SO2NW3W4, aryl, etc.; RC is H or alkyl; E is oxygen atom, etc.; U is single bond or alkylene; and X is Y, —CO—Y, —SO2—Y, —S-(alkylene)-Y, —O-(alkylene)-Y, —SO2-(alkylene)-Y, etc.; Y is Z or amino, etc.; and Z is cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2008
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: KISSEI PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD
    Inventors: Shigeru Yonekubo, Takashi Miyagi, Kohsuke Ohno, Mikie Kambara, Nobuhiko Fushimi
  • Patent number: 7662827
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula (I), in which R, X, R1, R2, R3 and R4 have the meanings indicated in Claim (1), are inhibitors of tyrosine kinases, in particular TIE-2, and Raf kinases and can be employed, inter alia, for the treatment of tumours.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Guenter Hoelzemann, Helene Crassier, Wilfried Rautenberg
  • Publication number: 20100029671
    Abstract: Novel heterocyclic compounds, which exhibit a dopamine receptor (preferably a D4 receptor) agonistic activity, and/or a PDE5 inhibitory activity, processes of preparing same, pharmaceutical compositions containing same and uses thereof in the treatment of sexual disorders such as decreased libido, orgasm disorder and erectile dysfunction are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2007
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: ATIR HOLDING S.A.
    Inventors: Dmitry Tworowski, Ron Matsievitch, Vladimir Kogan
  • Publication number: 20100008866
    Abstract: Cis-cyclohexyl substituted pyrimidinone derivatives are provided, of the Formula: wherein variables are as described herein. Such compounds are ligands that may be used to modulate specific receptor activity in vivo or in vitro, and are particularly useful in the treatment of conditions associated with pathological receptor activation in humans, domesticated companion animals and livestock animals. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods for using such compounds to treat such disorders are provided, as are methods for using such ligands for receptor localization studies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2009
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicant: Neurogen Corporation
    Inventors: Charles A. Blum, Manuka Ghosh, Isamir Martinez, Xuechun Zhang, Xiaozhang Zheng
  • Patent number: 7642267
    Abstract: This invention relates to benzimidazoles, pyridylimidazoles and related bicyclic heteroaryl compounds, all of which may be described by of Formula I. The invention is particularly related to such compounds that bind with high selectivity and high affinity to the benzodiazepine site of GABAA receptors. This invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and to the use of such compounds in treatment of certain central nervous system (CNS) diseases. Novel processes for preparing compounds of Formula I are disclosed. This invention also relates to the use of benzimidazoles, pyridylimidazoles and related bicyclic heteroaryl compounds of Formula I in combination with one or more other CNS agents to potentiate the effects of the other CNS agents. Additionally this invention relates to the use such compounds as probes for the localization of GABAA receptors in tissue sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Neurogen Corporation
    Inventors: Guiying Li, Pamela Albaugh, Kevin S. Currie, Guolin Cai, Linda M. Gustavson, Kyungae Lee, Alan Hutchison, George D. Maynard, Jun Yuan, Ling Hong Xie, Manuka Ghosh, Nian Liu, George P. Luke, Scott Mitchell, Martin Patrick Allen, Spiros Liras
  • Publication number: 20090298856
    Abstract: The use of a compound of formula (I): for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of conditions ameliorated by the modulation of the function of the vanilloid-1 receptor (VR1, also known as TRPV1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2006
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventor: Rebecca Elizabeth Brown
  • Patent number: 7601835
    Abstract: Purine derivatives of formula I, substituted at the 9-position, are prepared from a chloro substituted purine starting material, first making an alkyl substitution at the 9-position, then forming the desired esterified side chain, reducing this and hydrogenating the resultant diol prior to addition of alkyl carbonyl groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: Arrow International Limited
    Inventors: Liang He, Weiping Jiang
  • Publication number: 20090247517
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and methods of using such compounds to treat or prevent diseases or disorders associated with the activity of Cannabinoid Receptor 1 (CB1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2005
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Inventors: Hong Liu, Xiaohui He, Ha-Soon Choi, Kunyong Yang, David H. Woodmansee, Zhicheng Wang, David Archer Ellis, Baogen Wu, Yun He, Truc Ngoc Nguyen
  • Patent number: 7595401
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of Formula I and their therapeutic uses, wherein substituent A is chosen from a substituted or unsubstituted aryl, heteroaryl, heterocyclic, or carboxylic group, B is chosen from a substituted or unsubstituted piperidine, homopiperidine, piperazine, pyrrolidine or azetidine group, R1 is chosen from hydro, alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl amino and halo, and L1 and L2 are as defined in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2009
    Assignee: Myriad Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Ashok C. Bajji, Se-Ho Kim, Benjamin Markovitz, Richard Trovato, Rajendra Tangallapally, Mark B. Anderson, Daniel Wettstein, Mark Shenderovich, John A. Vanecko
  • Publication number: 20090233947
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) which are useful as therapeutic compounds, particularly in the treatment of pain and other conditions ameliorated by the modulation of the function of the vanilloid-1 receptor (VR1, also known as TRPV1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2006
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Inventors: Tracy Bayliss, Rebecca Elizabeth Brown, Gregory John HollingWorth, A. Brian Jones
  • Publication number: 20090181989
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) are inhibitors of HSP90, and of utility in the treatment of, for example, cancers: wherein ring A is an aryl or heteroaryl ring or ring system; R1 is hydrogen, fluoro, chloro, bromo, or a radical of formula (IA): —X-Alk1-(Z)m-(Alk2)n-Q (IA) wherein X is a bond, —O—, —S— —S(O)—, —SO2—, or —NH—, Z is —O—, —S—, —(C?O)—, —(C?S)—, —S(O)—, —SO2—, —NRA, or, in either orientation —C(?O)O—, —C(?O)NRA, —C(?S)NRA—, —SO2NRA—, —NRAC(?O)—, or —NRASO2— wherein RA is hydrogen or C1-C6 alkyl in which one or more hydrogens is optionally substituted by fluorine; Alk1 and Alk2 are optionally substituted divalent C1-C3 alkylene or C2-C3 alkenylene radicals, m and n are independently 0 or 1, and Q is hydrogen or an optionally substituted carbocyclic or heterocyclic radical; R2 is cyano (—CN), fluoro, chloro, bromo, methyl, ethyl, —OH, —CH2OH, —C(?O)NH2, —C(?O)H, —C(?O)CH3, or —NH2; R3 and R4 are independently selected from hydrogen, fluoro, chloro, bromo, cyano (—CN), C1-C3alkyl optionally substituted
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Applicants: VERNALIS ( R & D) LTD., CANCER RESEARCH TECHNOLOGY LTD, THE INSTITUTE OF CANCER
    Inventors: Paul Andrew BROUGH, Martin DRYSDALE, Xavier BARRIL-ALONSO
  • Publication number: 20090181988
    Abstract: This invention generally relates to pyrazolo pyrimidine derivatives useful as, inter alia, inhibitors of short chain dehydrogenase/reductase (SDR) family of NAD(P)(H) dependent oxido-reductases. More specifically, the invention relates to pyrazolo pyrimidine derivatives, including derivatives and analogs of SDR inhibitors, pharmaceutical compositions containing derivatives and analogs of SDR inhibitors, methods of making derivatives and analogs of SDR inhibitors and methods of use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2008
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Masahiro Tanaka, Chao Zhang, Kevan M. Shokat, Alma L. Burlingame, Kirk Hansen, Raynard L. Bateman, Stephen G. DiMagno
  • Publication number: 20090149482
    Abstract: Stereochemically defined dipeptide esters of nucleoside-analogous antiviral agents including acyclovir and ganciclovir are provided. Certain of these stereochemically defined dipeptide esters are found to have unexpectedly enhanced delivery to and uptake by ocular tissues, crossing the blood-ocular barrier more effectively than other stereochemically defined dipeptide esters. For example, (L-Val)-(D-Val)-acyclovir was found to be taken up more effectively into corneal tissue than were underivatized acyclovir, monoesters (L-Val)-acyclovir or (D-Val)-acyclovir, or diester (L-Val)-(L-Val)-acyclovir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2008
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Inventors: Ashim K. Mitra, Swapan K. Samanta, Ravi S. Talluri
  • Publication number: 20090142797
    Abstract: Blood diluent for use in the analysis of blood components may include at least one purine compound or salt thereof. The blood diluent may also include at least one of alkali metal salt and/or at least one organic buffers and/or inorganic buffer. The blood diluent may be utilized to stabilize blood cells during storage and facilitate the analysis thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicant: SHENZHEN MINDRAY BIO-MEDICAL ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lina Zhang, Dan Liu, Wenjuan Xu, Mulong Liu
  • Publication number: 20090131370
    Abstract: Compounds of Formulae I-XVI, stereoisomers, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts or prodrugs thereof, their preparation, and their uses for the treatment of viral diseases including hepatitis C viral infection, cancer, diabetes, and other diseases are described: formula (I).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2005
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: METABASIS THERAPEUTICS , INC.
    Inventors: K. Raja Reddy, Mark D. Erion
  • Publication number: 20090118263
    Abstract: An adenine compound represented by the formula (1): (1) [wherein A1 and A2 each independently represents an (un)substituted aromatic carbocycle or (un)substituted aromatic heterocycle; L1, L2, and L3 each independently represents alkylene or a single bond, provided that any methylene or methine group in L2 or L3 may be bonded to the nitrogen atom adjacent to L2 and L3 to form a 4- to 7-membered saturated nitrogenous heterocycle; L4 represents alkylene or a single bond; R1 represents (un)substituted alkyl, (un)substituted aryl, etc.; R2 represents hydrogen or (un)substituted alkyl; R3 represents (un)substituted alkyl, etc.; and X represents oxygen, etc.] or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound. The compound and salt are useful as a medicine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2006
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Applicants: Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd., ASTRAZENECA AKTIEBOLAG
    Inventors: Kazuki Hashimoto, Tomoaki Nakamura, Kei Nakamura, Ayumu Kurimoto, Yoshiaki Isobe
  • Patent number: 7498334
    Abstract: Pyrrolopyrimidine derivatives of the formula I in which R3, R4, R5, R6 and X are as defined in claim 1, act as phosphodiesterase VII inhibitors and can be employed for the treatment of osteoporosis, tumours, cachexia, atherosclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, diabetes mellitus, inflammatory processes, allergies, asthma, autoimmune diseases, myocardial diseases and AIDS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Michael Eggenweiler, Michael Wolf