1,3-oxazole Ring Or 1,3-thiazole Ring (including Hydrogenated) Patents (Class 544/369)
  • Publication number: 20120136001
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel oxindole derivatives of general formula (I), in which the substituents A, B, R1, R2 and R3 are defined as cited in claim 1, to medicaments containing said derivatives and to the use of the latter for the prophylaxis and/or treatment of vasopressin-dependent and/or oxytocin-dependent diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2012
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Inventors: Wilfried Lubisch, Thorsten Oost, Wolfgang Wernet, Wilfried Hornberger, Liliane Unger, Hervé Geneste
  • Publication number: 20120129842
    Abstract: This invention relates to bisthiazole I and its therapeutic and prophylactic uses, wherein the variables A, R5, R6, and R7 are defined in the specification. Disorders treated and/or prevented include rheumatoid arthritis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Inventors: Paul Francis JACKSON, Brett Andrew Tounge, Kristi Anne Leonard, Yan Zhang, Aihua Wang, Michael Hawkins, Umar S.M. Maharoof, Joseph Kent Barbay
  • Publication number: 20120129870
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to piperidinyl and piperazinyl derivatives of formula (II) useful as inhibitors of the NPY Y2 receptor, pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds, processes for the preparation of said compounds and the use of said compounds for the treatment and/or prevention of disorders, diseases and conditions mediated by the NPY Y2 receptor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Inventors: Wenying Chai, Jill A. Jablonowski, Dale A. Rudolph, Chandravadan R. Shah, Devin M. Swanson, Victoria D. Wong
  • Publication number: 20120129872
    Abstract: This invention relates to thiazole I and its therapeutic and prophylactic uses, wherein the variables A, Q, J, R1, R3, and R5 are defined in the specification. Disorders treated and/or prevented include rheumatoid arthritis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Inventors: Kristi Anne Leonard, Yan Zhang, Brett Andrew Tounge, Aihua Wang, Michael Hawkins, Paul Francis Jackson, Joseph Kent Barbay, Umar S.M. Maharoof
  • Publication number: 20120114600
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds of formula (I): wherein the variables are defined in the specification, or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof, that are inhibitors of replication of the hepatitis C virus. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, methods of using such compounds to treat hepatitis C viral infections, and processes and intermediates useful for preparing such compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2011
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: THERAVANCE, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Murray McKINNELL, Daniel D. LONG, Lori Jean VAN ORDEN, Lan JIANG, Mandy LOO, Daisuke Roland SAITO, Shella ZIPFEL, Eric L. Stangeland, Kassandra Lepack, Gavin Ogawa
  • Patent number: 8173645
    Abstract: Compounds are provided for use with glucokinase that comprise the formula: wherein the variables are as defined herein. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions, kits and articles of manufacture comprising such compounds; methods and intermediates useful for making the compounds; and methods of using said compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Takeda San Diego, Inc.
    Inventors: Zacharia Cheruvallath, Jun Feng, Prasuna Guntupalli, Stephen L. Gwaltney, Joanne Miura, Mark Sabat, Mingnam Tang
  • Publication number: 20120108565
    Abstract: The present invention provides DNA Gyrase and/or Topo IV inhibitors of Formula (I), which can be used as antibacterial agents. Compounds disclosed herein can be used for treating or preventing conditions caused by or contributed by gram positive, gram negative and anaerobic bacteria, more particularly against, for example, Staphylococci, Streptococci, Enterococci, Haemophilus, Pseudomonus spp., Acenetobacter spp., Mvraxalla spp., Chlamydia spp., Mycoplasma spp., Legionella spp., Mycobacterium spp., Helicobacter, Clostridium spp., Bacteroides spp., Cotynebacterium, Bacillus spp., Enterobactericeae (E. coli, Klebsiella spp., Proteus spp., etc.) or any combination thereof. Also provided, are processes for preparing compounds disclosed herein, pharmaceutical compositions containing compounds disclosed herein, and methods of treating bacterial infections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2009
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Inventors: Lalima Sharma, Jitendra A. Sattigeri, Narest Kumar, Ajay Yadav, Rijwan Momim, Shahadat Ahmed, Ian A. Cliffe, Pradip Kumar Bhatnagar, Sanjay Ghosh, V. Samuel Raj, Dilip J. Upadhyay
  • Publication number: 20120108591
    Abstract: A new class of alkylsulfinyl thiazolides is described. These compounds show strong activity against hepatitis viruses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Inventors: J. Edward Semple, Jean-Francois Rossignol
  • Patent number: 8163746
    Abstract: Provided is an agent for treating or preventing urinary frequency, urinary urgency and urinary, incontinence which are associated with overactive bladder, a lower urinary tract disease such as interstitial cystitis and chronic prostatitis accompanied by lower urinary tract pain, and various diseases accompanied by pain. A novel azolecarboxamide derivative in which an azole ring such as thioazole or oxazole is bonded to a benzene ring, pyridine ring or pyrimidine ring through carboxamide was confirmed to have a potent trkA receptor-inhibitory activity and found to be an agent for treating or preventing lower urinary tract disease and various diseases accompanied by pain, which is excellent in efficacy and safety, and thus the present invention was accomplished.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Astellas Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Keizo Sugasawa, Kenichi Kawaguchi, Takaho Matsuzawa, Ryushi Seo, Hironori Harada, Akira Suga, Tomoaki Abe, Hidenori Azami, Shunichiro Matsumoto, Takashi Shin, Masayuki Tanahashi, Toru Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20120083490
    Abstract: The present invention features compounds of formula I or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates or prodrugs thereof, and methods of using the same to inhibit the metabolizing activities of CYP enzymes. The present invention also features methods of using these compounds, salts, solvates or prodrugs to improve the pharmacokinetics of drugs that are metabolized by CYP enzymes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Applicant: ABBOTT LABORATORIES
    Inventors: Larry L. Klein, Hui-Ju Chen, Ming C. Yeung, Charles A. Flentge, John T. Randolph, Peggy P. Huang, Douglas K. Hutchinson, Dale J. Kempf
  • Patent number: 8148367
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds, pharmaceutical compositions, kits, articles of manufacture, methods of using, and methods of preparing compounds having the formula: wherein the variables are as defined herein. The disclosed compounds are inhibitors of Renin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
    Inventors: Lily Kwok, Betty Lam, Zhe Li, Zhiyuan Zhang
  • Patent number: 8148541
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are rhodanine derivatives, a method for the preparation thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition containing the same. The rhodanine derivatives have inhibitory activity against protein phosphatases (PPase) such as PTP1B, Prl-3, LAR, CD45, Cdc25A, Cdc25B, Cdc25C, Yop, PP1 and VHR, and can be applied for the prevention and treatment of PPase-caused diseases, including autoimmune diseases, diabetes, impaired glucose intolerance, insulin resistance, obesity, cancers, etc. when the inhibitory activity thereof is modulated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology
    Inventors: Seong Eon Ryu, Seung Jun Kim, Dae Gwin Jeong, Sang Hyeup Lee, Suk Kyeong Jung, Hwan Mook Kim, Song Kyu Park, Ki Ho Lee, Chang Woo Lee, Joong-Kwon Choi, Jin Hee Ahn
  • Publication number: 20120077975
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compounds effective as human protein tyrosine phosphatase beta (HPTP-?) inhibitors thereby regulating angiogenesis. The present disclosure further relates to compositions comprising said human protein tyrosine phosphatase beta (HPTP-?) inhibitors, and to methods for regulating angiogenesis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Inventors: Jeffrey Lyle Gray, Kande K. D. Amarasinghe, Cynthia Monesa Clark, Ryan Matthew Nichols, Matthew B. Maier
  • Patent number: 8133889
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I): wherein: m and n represent 1 or 2, A represents a pyrrolyl group, X represents a C(O), S(O) or SO2 group, R1 and R2 represent an alkyl group or, together with the nitrogen atom carrying them, form a heterocyclic group, R3 and R4, together with the atoms carrying them, form a heterocyclic group, R5 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, R6 represents a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom. Medicinal products containing the same which are useful in treating cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Les Laboratoires Servier
    Inventors: Jean-Claude Ortuno, Alexis Cordi, Jean-Michel Lacoste, Vincent Lacoste, legal representative, Pauline Lacoste, legal representative, Imre Fejes, Michael Burbridge, John Hickman, Alain Pierre
  • Patent number: 8129389
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel oxindole derivatives of general formula (I), in which the substituents A, B, R1, R2 and R3 are defined as cited in claim 1, to medicaments containing said derivatives and to the use of the latter for the prophylaxis and/or treatment of vasopressin-dependent and/or oxytocin-dependent diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Abbott GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Wilfried Lubisch, Thorsten Oost, Wolfgang Wernet, Wilfried Hornberger, Liliane Unger, Hervé Geneste
  • Publication number: 20120053149
    Abstract: The present invention relates to thiazole derivatives of formula I and their use as P2Y12 receptor antagonists in the treatment and/or prevention of peripheral vascular, of visceral-, hepatic- and renal-vascular, of cardiovascular and of cerebrovascular diseases or conditions associated with platelet aggregation, including thrombosis in humans and other mammals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Inventors: Eva Caroff, Kurt Hilpert, Francis Hubler, David Lehmann, Emmanuel Meyer, Dorte Renneberg
  • Publication number: 20120046286
    Abstract: The invention is directed to certain novel compounds. Specifically, the invention is directed to compounds of formula (I): And salts thereof. The compounds of the invention are inhibitors of kinase activity, in particular PI3-kinase activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2010
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Inventors: Julie Nicole Hamblin, Paul Spencer Jones, Suzanne Elaine Keeling, Joelle Le, Charlotte Jane Mitchell, Nigel James Parr
  • Patent number: 8119812
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide thiazolidinone derivatives. More specifically, an object of the present invention is to provide novel compounds having a CDC7 inhibitory action. The present invention provides thiazolidinone derivatives represented by the formula (I) The compounds of the present invention inhibit the CDC7 protein kinase activity, and suppress cell proliferation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignees: SBI Biotech Co., Ltd., Crystalgenomics, Inc.
    Inventors: Takayuki Irie, Masaaki Sawa, Sayuri Ito, Chika Tanaka, Seong Gu Ro, Choul Hong Park
  • Patent number: 8119626
    Abstract: The problem of the present invention is to provide a useful compound as a glucokinase activating agent, which is the oxime derivative of the formula [I]: wherein Ring A is aryl or heteroaryl; Q is cycloalkyl, heterocycle, alkyl or alkenyl; Ring T is heteroaryl or heterocycle; R1 and R2 are independently hydrogen atom, halogen atom, cycloalkylsulfonyl or the like; R3 and R4 are independently hydrogen atom, hydroxy, oxo, halogen atom or the like; R5 is hydrogen atom, halogen atom, cyano, nitro, tetrazolyl or the like; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation
    Inventors: Kazutoshi Sugawara, Tetsuji Matsudaira, Hiroshi Sugama, Masao Nawano, Rikiya Ohashi
  • Publication number: 20120028990
    Abstract: A 3-aryl or heteroaryl-substituted indole derivative which is effective as a preventive or remedy for various diseases is provided. [Means for Resolution] A compound represented by a formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is provided. In the formula, R1 represents a hydrogen atom, C1-6 alkyl et al; R2 represents a hydrogen atom, C1-6 alkyl et al; Z represents aryl or heteroaryl (with the proviso that imidazolyl is excluded); and W represents a group represented by the formula (w-1) or (w-2). In the formula, R3 represents C1-6 alkyl et al; Yl and Y2 both represent a hydrogen atom or Y1 and Y2 together form —CH2-CH2-; Q represents CH or N; Ar represents phenyl, furyl et al; R4 and R5 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or C1-6 alkyl or R4 and R5 together with the nitrogen atom form pyrrolidine et al.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2010
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Inventors: Takashi Fujimura, Hiroyuki Kishino, Takashi Mizutani, Shunji Sakuraba, Takahide Sasaki, Nagaaki Sato
  • Publication number: 20120028920
    Abstract: A heterocyclic compound or a salt thereof represented by the formula (1): where R2 represents a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group; A represents a lower alkylene group or lower alkenylene group; and R1 represents an aromatic group or a heterocyclic group. The compound of the present invention has a wide treatment spectrum for mental disorders including central nervous system disorders, no side effects and high safety.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Inventors: Hiroshi YAMASHITA, Hideaki Kuroda, Nobuaki Ito, Shin Miyamura, Kunio Oshima, Jun Matsubara, Haruka Takahashi, Tae Fukushima, Satoshi Shimizu, Kazumi Kondo, Yohji Sakurai, Takeshi Kuroda, Shinichi Taira, Motohiro Itotani, Tatsuyoshi Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20120022078
    Abstract: A novel aryl indole derivative is provided that is effective as a preventive or remedy for various diseases. A compound represented by a formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: (I) wherein R1 is a hydrogen atom, halogen, C1-6alkyl, haloC1-6alkyl, C1-6alkyloxy, or haloC1-6alkyloxy; R2 represents C1-6alkyl or haloC1-6alkyl; R3 represents a hydrogen atom, C1-6alkyl, or haloC1-6alkyl; and Ar represents an aryl or heteroaryl, wherein the aryl or the heteroaryl may be substituted with 1 to 3 substituents such as halogen, C1-6alkyl, haloC1-6alkyl, and C1-6alkyloxy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2010
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: MSD K.K.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kishino, Sayaka Mizutani, Shunji Sakuraba, Nagaaki Sato
  • Patent number: 8101618
    Abstract: A compound represented by the formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein: R1 represents a branched lower alkyl group having from 3 to 9 carbon atoms or the like; R2 represents a 6-membered heteroaryl group having 1 or 2 nitrogen atoms or the like; R3 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkanoylamino group or the like; R4 represents a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group or the like; X1 represents an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom; X2 represents an oxygen atom or a single bond; and m indicates an integer of from 0 to 4. This compound has a metabotropic glutamate receptor 1 inhibitory effect, and therefore is useful for the treatment of a brain disorder such as convulsion, acute pain, inflammatory pain, chronic pain, cerebral infraction or transient cerebral ischemic attack, a mental dysfunction such as schizophrenia, and a disease such as anxiety and drug addition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: MSD K.K.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kawamoto, Toshifumi Kimura, Hisashi Ohta, Akio Sato, Atsushi Satoh, Gentaroh Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20120015958
    Abstract: The present invention relates to 1-(4-ureidobenzoyl)piperazine derivatives having the general Formula I (We bring to your attention that formula I is not provided on this electronic version as it is provided in the abstract of the paper copy) Wherein R1 is (C1-8)alkyl, (C3-8)cycloalkyl or (C3-8)cycloalkyl(C1-3)alkyl, each of which may be substituted by hydroxy, cyano or halogen; R2 represents 1 or 2 optional halogens; R3 is (C1-6)alkyl, (C3-6)cycloalkyl or (C3-6)cycloalkyl(C1-3)alkyl, each of which may be substituted by one or more halogens; A represents a heteroaryl ring system comprising 1-3 heteroatoms selected from N, O and S, which ring system is 5- or 6-membered when X is C, and 5-membered when X is N; n is 1 or 2; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, and to the use of a these 1-(4-ureidobenzoyl)piperazine derivatives for the manufacture of a medicament for treating or preventing atherosclerosis and related disorders associated with cholester
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2009
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Inventors: Andrew John Cooke, David Jonathan Bennett, Andrew Stanley Edwards, Andrew Laird Roughton, Irina Neagu, Jui-Hsiang Chan, Koc Kan Ho, Nasrin Ansari, Michelle Lee Morris, Yajing Rong, Michael Ohlmeyer
  • Publication number: 20120015957
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to piperidinyl and piperazinyl derivatives of formula (I) useful as inhibitors of the NPY Y2 receptor, pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds, processes for the preparation of said compounds and the use of said compounds for the treatment and/or prevention of disorders, diseases and conditions mediated by the NPY Y2 receptor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Inventors: Wenying Chai, Curt A. Dvorak, Jill A. Jablonowski, Dale A. Rudolph, Chandravadan R. Shah, Victoria D. Wong
  • Publication number: 20120015159
    Abstract: Cyclic carbamate functional compounds, which are the reaction product of a cyclic carbamate having an acrylate functional group, such as N-(2-acryloyloxyethyl)oxazolidinone, with aliphatic amine compounds, said cyclic carbamate functional compounds being useful as oxygen scavengers in energy-curable compositions, such as inks, coatings and adhesives, that comprise (a) the cyclic carbamate functional compound, (b) reactive monomers and/or oligomers and, optionally, (c) a photoinitiator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: Sun Chemical B.V.
    Inventors: Shaun Herlihy, Brian Rowatt
  • Publication number: 20120010200
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of anti-infective, anti-proliferative, anti-inflammatory, and prokinetic agents. More particularly, the invention relates to a family of compounds having both a biaryl moiety and at least one heterocylic moiety that are useful as such agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Inventors: Jiacheng Zhou, Ashoke Bhattacharjee, Shili Chen, Yi Chen, Jay J. Farmer, Joel A. Goldberg, Roger Hanselmann, Rongliang Lou, Alia Orbin, Adegboyega K. Oyelere, Joseph M. Salvino, Dane M. Springer, Jennifer Tran, Deping Wang, Yusheng Wu
  • Publication number: 20120004213
    Abstract: The present invention relates to piperazine derivatives that act as inhibitors of stearoyl-CoA desaturase. The invention also relates to methods of preparing the compounds, compositions containing the compounds, and to methods of treatment using the compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: FOREST LABORATORIES HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventors: Kumar SUNDARESAN, Sandeep N. RAIKAR, Srinivasa Raju SAMMETA, Ganesh PRABHU, Hosahalli SUBRAMANYA, Alexander BISCHOFF
  • Publication number: 20110319448
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds of formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1-3, R5-7, a, X, Y, Y?, Y?, and Z are as defined in the specification. These compounds are muscarinic receptor antagonists. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, processes for preparing such compounds and methods of using such compounds to, for example, treat pulmonary disorders such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: THERAVANCE, INC.
    Inventors: YuHua Ji, Craig Husfeld, YongQi Mu, Rick Lee, Li Li
  • Publication number: 20110312969
    Abstract: Compounds of general formula (I): wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, X and Y are as defined herein are inhibitors of Bcl-2 and are useful for treating diseases characterised by abnormal cell growth and/or dysregulated apoptosis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2009
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Stephen Peter East, Mark Whittaker, Osamu Ichihara, Adrian Kotei Kotei, Smantha Jayne Bamford
  • Publication number: 20110306620
    Abstract: Heteroarylpiperidine and -piperazine derivatives of the formula (I), in which the symbols have the meanings given in the description and agrochemically active salts thereof and their use for controlling phytopathogenic harmful fungi and also processes for preparing compounds of the formula (I).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2010
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Applicant: Bayer CropScience AG
    Inventors: Pierre Cristau, Nicola Rahn, Tomoki Tsuchiya, Joachim Kluth, Pierre Wasnaire, Sebastian Hoffmann, JĂĽrgen Benting, Ulrike Wachendorff-Neumann, Thomas Seitz
  • Publication number: 20110301149
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds which antagonize epsilon protein kinase C (PKC?). These compounds have a structural formula (Ia), (Ic) or (II). The present invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds and methods of treating various diseases, conditions, and/or symptoms by using these compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2009
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicant: VM DISCOVERY INC.
    Inventor: Jay Jie-Qiang Wu
  • Publication number: 20110301143
    Abstract: Heterocyclic compounds of structural formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein W is a R1— substituted heteroaryl, R1 is an heteroaryl ring substituted with an ester or carboxylic acid containing radical, X-T is N—CR5R6, C?CR5 or CR13—CR5R6, Y is a bond or —C(O)—, a and b represent an integer selected from 1 to 4, and Ar is an optionally substituted phenyl or naphtyl, are inhibitors of stearoyl-coenzyme A delta-9 desaturase (SCD) The heterocyclic compounds are useful for the prevention and treatment of conditions related to abnormal lipid synthesis and metabolism, including cardiovascular disease, atherosclerosis, obesity, diabetes, neurological disease, Metabolic Syndrome, insulin resistance, cancer, liver steatosis, and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2010
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Inventors: Elise Isabel, Nicolas Lachance, Jean-Philippe Leclerc, Serge Leger, Renata M. Oballa, David Powell, Yeeman K. Ramtohul, Patrick Roy, Geoffrey K. Tranmer, Renee Aspiotis, Lianhai Li, Evelyn Martins
  • Patent number: 8071600
    Abstract: A heterocyclic compound or a salt thereof represented by the formula (1): where R2 represents a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group; A represents a lower alkylene group or lower alkenylene group; and R1 represents an aromatic group or a heterocyclic group. The compound of the present invention has a wide treatment spectrum for mental disorders including central nervous system disorders, no side effects and high safety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yamashita, Hideaki Kuroda, Nobuaki Ito, Shin Miyamura, Kunio Oshima, Jun Matsubara, Haruka Takahashi, Tae Fukushima, Satoshi Shimizu, Kazumi Kondo, Yohji Sakurai, Takeshi Kuroda, Shinichi Taira, Motohiro Itotani, Tatsuyoshi Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20110294780
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I), methods for preparing these compounds, compositions, intermediates and derivatives thereof and for treating a condition including but not limited to ankylosing spondylitis, artherosclerosis, arthritis (such as rheumatoid arthritis, infectious arthritis, childhood arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, reactive arthritis), bone-related diseases (including those related to bone formation), breast cancer (including those unresponsive to anti-estrogen therapy), cardiovascular disorders, cartilage-related disease (such as cartilage injury/loss, cartilage degeneration, and those related to cartilage formation), chondrodysplasia, chondrosarcoma, chronic back injury, chronic bronchitis, chronic inflammatory airway disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes, disorders of energy homeostasis, gout, pseudogout, lipid disorders, metabolic syndrome, multiple myeloma, obesity, osteoarthritis, osteogenesis imperfecta, osteolytic bone metastasis, osteomalac
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Inventors: Gilles Bignan, Wing Cheung, Micheal Gaul, Hui Huang, Xun Li, Raymond Patch, Sharmila Patel, Mark Player, Guozhang Xu, Bao-Ping Zhao, Jian Liu
  • Publication number: 20110294813
    Abstract: Disclosed is a compound which is useful as an 11?-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 inhibitor. A compound represented by the formula: its pharmaceutically acceptable salt, or a solvate thereof, wherein R1 is optionally substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkylalkyl, optionally substituted heterocycle or optionally substituted heterocyclealkyl, X is —O—, —NR3—, —NR3C(?O)— or —NR3S(?O)2—, R2 is optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted arylalkyl, optionally substituted heteroaryl or optionally substituted heteroarylalkyl, R3 is hydrogen or optionally substituted alkyl.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicants: SHIONOGI & CO., LTD., INSTITUTE OF MEDICINAL MOLECULAR DESIGN, INC.
    Inventors: Akiko Itai, Susumu Muto, Ryuko Tokuyama, Hiroshi Fukasawa, Takeshi Yanase
  • Publication number: 20110288083
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of identifying compounds useful in inhibiting protein kinase-like endoplasmic reticulum protein kinase (PERK). The method comprises providing a first model comprising PERK active domains, where the said active domains are selected from the group consisting of the peptide spanning from amino acid residue Asp144 to amino acid residue Ser191 of SEQ ID NO: 1 and a peptide comprising the amino acid residue at position 7 of SEQ ID NO: 1, providing one or more candidate compounds, evaluating contact between the candidate compounds and the first model to determine which of the one or more candidate compounds have an ability to bind to and/or fit in the first model, and identifying the compounds which, based on said evaluating, have the ability to bind to and/or fit in the first model as compounds potentially useful for inhibiting PERK.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Timothy CARDOZO, Hong WANG, David Ron
  • Publication number: 20110282058
    Abstract: The present invention provides 3-{(2S,4S)-4-[4-(3-methyl-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-5-yl)piperazin-1-yl]pyrrolidin-2-ylcarbonyl}thiazolidine (compound I) useful as a dipeptidyl peptidase-IV inhibitor, which has superior properties of stability and hygroscopicity, and reproducible crystal structure, and a production method thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI TANABE PHARMA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiro YOSHIDA, Hiroshi SAKASHITA, Naoko UEDA, Shinji KIRIHARA, Satoru UEMORI, Reiko TSUTSUMIUCHI, Fumihiko AKAHOSHI
  • Patent number: 8058299
    Abstract: Provided herein are compounds of the formula (I): as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein the substituents are as those disclosed in the specification. These compounds, and the pharmaceutical compositions containing them, are useful for the treatment of diseases such as, for example, obesity, type II diabetes mellitus and metabolic syndrome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: VIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: David Robert Bolin, Adrian Wai-Hing Cheung, Fariborz Firooznia, Matthew Michael Hamilton, Lee Apostle McDermott, Yimin Qian, Jenny Tan, Weiya Yun
  • Publication number: 20110275636
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are new compounds of desazadesferrothiocin polyether (DADFT-PE) analogues, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising them and their application as metal chelation agents for the treatment of disease. Methods of chelation of iron and other metals in a human or animal subject are also provided for the treatment of metal overload and toxicity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2011
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: FerroKin BioSciences, Inc.
    Inventor: James Malecha
  • Patent number: 8053436
    Abstract: The present invention is related to piperazine derivatives of carbazole of formula (I) notably for use as pharmaceutically active compounds, as well as to pharmaceutical formulations containing such piperazine derivatives of carbazole. Said piperazine derivatives of carbazole are efficient modulators, in particular efficient inhibitors, of the Bax function and/or activation. The present invention is furthermore related to novel piperazine derivatives of carbazole as well as methods of their preparation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Merck Serono SA
    Inventors: Serge Halazy, Dennis Church, Bruno Antonsson, Agnes Bombrun, Patrick Gerber, Jean-Claude Martinou
  • Publication number: 20110263571
    Abstract: Provided are a novel low-molecular-weight compound that suppresses production of induction type MMPs, particularly MMP-9, rather than production of hemostatic type MMP-2, as well as a prophylactic/therapeutic drug for autoimmune diseases or osteoarthritis. An amide derivative represented by the following formula (I) wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification, a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof, or a hydrate or solvate thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2009
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI TANABE PHARMA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seigo Ishibuchi, Hidemasa Hikawa, Akiko Tarao, Jun-ichi Endoh, Kunitomo Adachi, Kazuhiro Maeda, Kaoru Tashiro
  • Patent number: 8044079
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel oxindole derivative of general formula (I), wherein the substituents R1, R2, A, B, and Y are defined as in Claim 1. The invention further relates to medicaments containing said derivatives, and use thereof for the prevention and/or treatment of vasopressin-dependent diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Abbott GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Thorsten Oost, Wilfried Lubisch, Wolfgang Wernet, Wilfried Hornberger, Liliane Unger, Herve Geneste, Astrid Netz
  • Patent number: 8039463
    Abstract: The present invention relates to piperazine derivatives that act as inhibitors of stearoyl-CoA desaturase. The invention also relates to methods of preparing the compounds, compositions containing the compounds, and to methods of treatment using the compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Forest Laboratories Holdings Limited
    Inventors: Kumar Sundaresan, Sandeep N. Raikar, Srinivasa Raju Sammeta, Ganesh Prabhu, Hosahalli Subramanya, Alexander Bischoff
  • Publication number: 20110251176
    Abstract: Pyrazol-4-yl-heterocyclyl-carboxamide compounds of Formula I, including stereoisomers, geometric isomers, tautomers, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein X is a thiazolyl, picolinyl, pyridinyl, or pyrimidinyl, are useful for inhibiting Pim kinase, and for treating disorders such as cancer mediated by Pim kinase. Methods of using compounds of Formula I 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: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2011
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Inventor: Xiaojing Wang
  • Publication number: 20110224211
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds, stereoisomers, tautomers, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, their preparation, use, and compositions thereof for treating an infection mediated at least in part by a virus in the Flaviviridae family of viruses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2009
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Inventors: Frank Ulrich Schmitz, Roopa Rai, Christopher Ron Roberts, Wieslaw Kazmierski, Richard Grimes
  • Publication number: 20110218182
    Abstract: The invention relates to chemical compounds of formula (I), and salts thereof. In some embodiments, the invention relates to inhibitors or modulators of PIM-1 and/or PIM-2, and/or PIM-3 protein kinase activity or enzyme function. In still further embodiments, the invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds disclosed herein, and their use in the prevention and treatment of PIM kinase related conditions and diseases, preferably cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2009
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: ASTRAZENECA AB
    Inventors: Leslie Dakin, James Edward Dowling, Michelle Lamb, Jon Read, Qibin Su, Xiaolan Zheng
  • Patent number: 8008302
    Abstract: The present invention is related to N-hydroxyamide derivatives of Formula (I) and use thereof, in particular for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of autoimmune disorders, inflammatory diseases, cardiovascular diseases, neurodegenerative diseases, cancer, respiratory diseases and fibrosis, including multiple sclerosis, arthritis, emphysema, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, liver and pulmonary fibrosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Merck Serono SA
    Inventors: Dominique Swinnen, Agnes Bombrun, Jerome Gonzalez, Stefano Crosignani, Patrick Gerber, Catherine Jorand-Lebrun
  • Patent number: 8003790
    Abstract: The present invention provides 3-{(2S,4S)-4-[4-(3-methyl-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-5-yl)piperazin-1-yl]pyrrolidin-2-ylcarbonyl}thiazolidine (compound I) useful as a dipeptidyl peptidase-IV inhibitor, which has superior properties of stability and hygroscopicity, and reproducible crystal structure, and a production method thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohiro Yoshida, Hiroshi Sakashita, Naoko Ueda, Shinji Kirihara, Satoru Uemori, Reiko Tsutsumiuchi, Fumihiko Akahoshi
  • Publication number: 20110200586
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I), methods for preparing these compounds, compositions, intermediates and derivatives thereof and for treating a condition including but not limited to ankylosing spondylitis, artherosclerosis, arthritis (such as rheumatoid arthritis, infectious arthritis, childhood arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, reactive arthritis), bone-related diseases (including those related to bone formation), breast cancer (including those unresponsive to anti-estrogen therapy), cardiovascular disorders, cartilage-related disease (such as cartilage injury/loss, cartilage degeneration, and those related to cartilage formation), chondrodysplasia, chondrosarcoma, chronic back injury, chronic bronchitis, chronic inflammatory airway disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes, disorders of energy homeostasis, gout, pseudogout, lipid disorders, metabolic syndrome, multiple myeloma, obesity, osteoarthritis, osteogenesis imperfecta, osteolytic bone metastasis, osteomalac
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2011
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Inventors: Gilles BIGNAN, Micheal Gaul, Guozhang Xu, Bao-Ping Zhao