1,3-diazole Ring (including Hydrogenated) Patents (Class 544/370)
  • Publication number: 20110251212
    Abstract: A compound which specifically binds to a receptor of NR1/NR2B, and is used as a NR2B receptor antagonist is provided. It has been found out that a piperazine derivative represented by the formula (I) binds specifically to a receptor of NR1/NR2B, and is used as a NR2B receptor antagonist. A compound represented by: wherein R1 is each independently C1-C3 alkyl or the like, m is an integer of 0 to 4, X is —N(R4)—C(?O)—C(?O)—, —N(R4)—(CR5R6)p—C(?O)—, —N(R4)—C(?O)—(CR7R8)q— or —C(?O)—N(R4)—(CR7R8)q—, p and q are each independently an integer of 1 to 3, R4, R5, R6, R7 and R8 are each independently a hydrogen atom or lower alkyl, A1 is benzoxazolinone or the like, and A2 is optionally substituted phenyl or the like, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or a solvate thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2008
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicant: SHIONOGI & CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Moriyasu Masui, Minoru Tomida, Naotake Kobayashi, Kousuke Anan, Aya Tazawa, Kayoko Hata
  • Publication number: 20110245231
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel drug substance for the treatment of alcohol dependence, pharmaceutical composition, medicament and method for treatment of dependence on using ethyl alcohol containing beverages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: Alla Chem, LLC
    Inventors: Andrey Alexandrovich Ivashchenko, Nikolay Filippovich Savchuk
  • Publication number: 20110237579
    Abstract: The invention relates to non-macrocyclic, non-peptidic, substituted heterocyclic compounds useful for inhibiting hepatitis C virus (“HCV”) replication, particularly functions of the non-structural 5A (“NS5A”) protein of HCV
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2009
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: PRESIDIO PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Leping Li, Min Zhong
  • Patent number: 8026241
    Abstract: Therapeutic benzimidazoles and compositions containing them, for the treatment of acute, inflammatory and neuropathic pain, dental pain, general headache, migraine, cluster headache, mixed-vascular and non-vascular syndromes, tension headache, 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, inflammatory pain and associated hyperalgesia and allodynia, neuropathic pain and associated hyperalgesia and allodynia, diabetic neuropathy pain, causalgia, sympathetically maintained pain, deafferentation syndromes, asthma, epithelial tissue damage or dysfunction, herpes simplex, disturbances of visceral motility at respiratory, genitourinary, gastrointestinal or vascular regions, wounds, burns, allergic skin reactions, pruritus, vitiligo, general gastrointestinal disorders, gastric ulceration, duodenal ulcers,
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Chenera Balan, Yunxin Bo, Celia Dominguez, Christopher H. Fotsch, Vijay K. Gore, Vu Van Ma, Mark H. Norman, Vassil I. Ognyanov, Yi-xin Qian, Xianghong Wang, Ning Xi, Shimin Xu
  • Patent number: 8022072
    Abstract: An azolylmethylidenehydrazine derivative represented by the formula (I) wherein Ar is an aryl group optionally having substituent(s) or a heteroaryl group optionally having substituent(s), R1 and R2 are the same or different and each is an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an aralkyl group optionally having substituent(s), an aryl group optionally having substituent(s), a heteroarylalkyl group optionally having substituent(s), or R1 and R2 are bonded to each other to form a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic group optionally having substituent(s), and X is CH or a nitrogen atom, or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof is useful as a medicament, particularly as an antifungal agent, or an anti-inflammatory agent or an antiallergic agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Kaken Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hironobu Ogura, Yoshiyuki Tatsumi, Yuji Fukamizu
  • Publication number: 20110224188
    Abstract: Derivatives of 6,7-dihydro-5H-imidazo[1,2-?]imidazole-3-carboxylic acid amide exhibit good inhibitory effect upon the interaction of CAMs and Leukointegrins and are thus useful in the treatment of inflammatory disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2008
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Antonio Jose del Moral Barbosa, Joerg Martin Benzien, Steven Richard Brunette, Zhidong Chen, Derek Cogan, Donghong A. Gao, Alexander Heim-Riether, Joshua Courtney Horan, Jennifer A. Kowalski, Michael David Lawlor, Rene Marc Lemieux, Weimin Liu, Bryan Mckibben, Craig Andrew Miller, Neil Moss, Matt Aaron Tschantz, Zhaoming Xiong, Hui Yu, Yang Yu
  • Patent number: 8008300
    Abstract: A compound of formula: wherein Ar1, A, R3, x, and m are as disclosed herein and Ar2 is a benzothiazolyl, benzooxazolyl, or benzoimidazolyl group or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof (a “Benzoazolylpiperazine Compound”), compositions comprising a Benzoazolylpiperazine Compound, and methods for treating or preventing pain, UI, an ulcer, IBD, IBS, an addictive disorder, Parkinson's disease, parkinsonism, anxiety, epilepsy, stroke, a seizure, a pruritic condition, psychosis, a cognitive disorder, a memory deficit, restricted brain function, Huntington's chorea, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, dementia, retinopathy, a muscle spasm, a migraine, vomiting, dyskinesia, or depression in an animal comprising administering to an animal in need thereof an effective amount of a Benzoazolylpiperazine Compound are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Purdue Pharma L.P.
    Inventors: Qun Sun, Laykea Tafesse, Sam Victory
  • Patent number: 8008299
    Abstract: This invention is directed to a compound of Formula (I): and forms thereof, wherein A, B, E, G, X and L2 are as defined herein and their use as urotensin II receptor antagonists.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica, N.V.
    Inventors: William A. Kinney, Edward C. Lawson, Shyamali Ghosh, Diane K. Luci, David F. McComsey
  • Publication number: 20110207699
    Abstract: Compounds effective in inhibiting replication of Hepatitis C virus (“HCV”) are described. This invention also relates to processes of making such compounds, compositions comprising such compounds, and methods of using such compounds to treat HCV infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2010
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicant: ABBOTT LABAORATORIES
    Inventors: David A. DeGoey, Warren M. Kati, Charles W. Hutchins, Pamela L. Donner, Allan C. Krueger, John T. Randolph, Christopher E. Motter, Lissa T. Nelson, Sachin V. Patel, Mark A. Matulenko, Ryan G. Keddy, Tammie K. Jinkerson, Todd N. Soltwedel, Douglas K. Hutchinson, Charles A. Flentge, Rolf Wagner, Clarence J. Maring, Michael D. Tufano, David A. Betebenner, Todd W. Rockway, Dachun Liu, John K. Pratt, Michael J. Lavin, Kathy Sarris, Kevin R. Woller, Seble H. Wagaw, Jean C. Califano, Wenke Li, Daniel D. Caspi, Mary E. Bellizzi, William A. Carroll
  • Publication number: 20110207719
    Abstract: A series of novel anthra[1,2-d]imidazole-6,11-dione derivatives, and the preparation method and application of said derivatives, wherein said application includes a pharmaceutical composition containing said derivatives for treating cancer, and said application involves effects of said derivatives for inhibiting telomerase activity, inhibiting the growth of cancer cell, treating cancer and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2010
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Inventor: Hsu-Shan HUANG
  • Patent number: 8003653
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to imidazolidinone compounds which are inhibitors of the beta-secretase enzyme and that are useful in the treatment of diseases in which the beta-secretase enzyme is involved, such as Alzheimer's disease. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the treatment of such diseases in which the beta-secretase enzyme is involved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Merck. Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: James C. Barrow, Kenneth E. Rittle, Phung Le Bondiskey
  • Patent number: 8003806
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of the Formula 1 and to pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates thereof, wherein A, X2, X4, X5 and X1 are as defined herein. The invention also relates to methods of treating abnormal cell growth in mammals by administering the compounds of Formula 1 and to pharmaceutical compositions for treating such disorders which contain the compounds of Formula 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: OSI Pharmaceuticals, LLC
    Inventors: Jason Bloxham, Gary V. Borzillo, Eric William Collington, Shazia Sadiq, Colin Peter Sambrook Smith, Chris L. Waller, Graham M. Wynne
  • Publication number: 20110201621
    Abstract: A compound having the structure wherein R is an angiotensin receptor antagonist active group, Y is selected from the group consisting of and 2) —C(R1H)OC(O)X((CR12R13)—(CHR10)m—(CH2)n—Zp—(CH2)q—(CHR11)r—(CR16R17))—R5; Z is —O— or —(CR14R15)—; m, n, p, q, and r are independently selected from the group consisting of 0 and 1; X is —O— or —(CR18R19)—; R1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C1-4 alkyl, aryl and C1-4 alkylaryl; R5 is —O—N?N(O)—NR3R4; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or hydrate thereof, which is useful for treating hypertension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2011
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.
    Inventors: Amjad ALI, Michael Man-Chu LO, Christopher FRANKLIN, Brent R. WHITEHEAD
  • Publication number: 20110201604
    Abstract: Substituted fused imidazole derivatives, methods of their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions comprising a substituted fused imidazole derivative, and methods of use in treating inflammation are provided. The substituted fused imidazole derivatives may control the activity or the amount or both the activity and the amount of heme-oxygenase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2011
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: HIGH POINT PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
    Inventors: Adnan M. M. Mjalli, Dharma Rao Polisetti, Jareer Nabeel Kassis, Matthew J. Kostura, Mustafa Guzel, Otis Clinton Attucks, Robert Carl Andrews, Samuel Victory, Suparna Gupta
  • Patent number: 7998963
    Abstract: Compounds of formula I: or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein Ar is indolyl, indazolyl or dihydroindolyl, and R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as defined herein. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions, methods of using the compounds in the treatment of depressive, anxiolytic and other disorders associated with inhibition of the reuptake of norepinephrine, serotonin, and dopamine, and methods of preparing the compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Roche Palo Alto LLC
    Inventors: David Scott Carter, Matthew C. Lucas, Ryan Craig Schoenfeld, Robert James Weikert
  • Patent number: 7998961
    Abstract: This invention relates to compounds of the Formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, ester or isomer thereof, which is useful for the treatment of diseases or conditions mediated by LpxC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Schering Corporation
    Inventors: Umar Faruk Mansoor, Panduranga Adulla P. Reddy, M. Arshad Siddiqui
  • Patent number: 7994204
    Abstract: The present invention aims to provide compounds which have an inhibitory effect on the binding between S1P and its receptor Edg-1(S1P1) and which are useful for pharmaceutical purposes. A compound represented by formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: [wherein Ar represents a monocyclic heterocyclic ring containing one or two nitrogen atoms, A represents an oxygen atom or the like, Y1, Y2 and Y3 each represent a carbon atom or a nitrogen atom, R1 represents a hydrogen atom, a C1-C6 alkyl group or the like, R2 represents a C1-C6 alkyl group, a C3-C8 cycloalkyl group or the like, R3 represents a C1-C18 alkyl group or the like, R4 represents a hydrogen atom or a C1-C6 alkyl group, and R5 represents a C1-C10 alkyl group or the like].
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Naoya Ono, Tetsuo Takayama, Fumiyasu Shiozawa, Hironori Katakai, Tetsuya Yabuuchi, Tomomi Ota, Takeshi Koami, Rie Nishikawa
  • Publication number: 20110183915
    Abstract: A method of treating cancer in a subject, including: providing a subject having a plurality of cancer cells; and administering to the subject, a therapeutically effective amount of a composition including: an HDM-2 binding component; and a membrane resident component, the membrane resident component bound to the HDM-2 binding component. Also provided are a method of selectively necrosing cancer cells, a method of causing membranolysis in cancer cells, and a cancer treatment composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Inventors: Matthew R. Pincus, Josef Michl
  • Publication number: 20110172415
    Abstract: It was found out that the nitrogen-containing heterocyclic derivative represented by the formula (I) specifically binds to a receptor of NR1/NR2B, and is used as a NR2B receptor antagonist. A compound represented by: wherein Z is N or CR1, A1 is a nitrogen-containing aromatic monocyclic group which is optionally substituted, a nitrogen-containing aromatic fused cyclic group which is optionally substituted etc., A2 is an aromatic hydrocarbon cyclic group or an aromatic heterocyclic group, each optionally having a substituent, R1, R2, Ra, Rb, Rc and Rd are each independently hydrogen, hydroxy, etc., w is 2 or 3, t is 1 or 2, X is —(CR3R4)m-, —CO(CR3R4)n-, —CONR5(CR3R4)n- etc., m is an integer of 1 to 4, n is an integer of 0 to 4, R3 and R4 are each independently hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy etc., and R5 is hydrogen or lower alkyl, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, or a solvate thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2011
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Applicant: SHIONOGI & CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Moriyasu Masui, Makoto Adachi, Hidenori Mikamiyama, Akira Matsumura, Naoki Tsuno
  • Patent number: 7977482
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a) a non-oxidative coloring agent for keratin fibers, in particular human hair, comprising at least one dye according to formula (I) or (II), b) an oxidative coloring agent for keratin fibers, in particular human hair, which comprises at least one oxidizing agent (e.g. hydrogen peroxide), at least one oxidative dye precursor and at least one dye according to formula (I) or (II), and c) a lightening agent for keratin fibers, in particular human hair, which comprises at least one oxidizing agent (e.g. hydrogen peroxide) and at least one dye according to formula (I) or (II), with R4 being a cationic group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Markus Speckbacher, Jessica Chassot, Hans-Jürgen Braun
  • Patent number: 7977339
    Abstract: Certain novel substituted imidazole 4-carboxamides are ligands of the human cholecystokinin receptor and, in particular, are selective ligands of the human cholecystokinin-1 receptor (CCK-1R). They are therefore useful for the treatment, control, or prevention of diseases and disorders responsive to the modulation of CCK-1R, such as obesity, and diabetes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Richard Berger, Scott Edmondson, Alexa Hansen, Cheng Zhu
  • Publication number: 20110160225
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are novel compositions and methods for treating or preventing a variety of disorders and conditions associated with lipid metabolism. The methods generally include administering to a patient in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition comprising one or more fibric acid or statin derivative compositions alone or in combination with one or more lipid altering agents and/or PDE inhibitors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Mark G. Currie, John Jeffrey Talley, Brian Cali
  • Publication number: 20110152246
    Abstract: The embodiments provide compounds of the general Formulae I, II, III, IV, or V as well as compositions, including pharmaceutical compositions, comprising a subject compound. The embodiments further provide treatment methods, including methods of treating a hepatitis C virus infection and methods of treating liver fibrosis, the methods generally involving administering to an individual in need thereof an effective amount of a subject compound or composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: InterMune, Inc.
    Inventors: Brad Buckman, John B. Nicholas, Vladimir Serebryany, Scott D. Seiwert
  • Patent number: 7964724
    Abstract: and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts and esters thereof, wherein X1, X2, X3, Y1, Y2 and R are described herein inhibit the interaction of MDM2 protein with a p53-like peptide and hence have anti proliferative activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Nader Fotouhi, Gregory Jay Haley, Klaus B. Simonsen, Binh Thanh Vu, Stephen Evan Webber
  • Publication number: 20110142798
    Abstract: The present invention discloses compounds of Formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, or prodrugs thereof: which inhibit RNA-containing virus, particularly the hepatitis C virus (HCV). Consequently, the compounds of the present invention interfere with the life cycle of the hepatitis C virus and are also useful as antiviral agents. The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the aforementioned compounds for administration to a subject suffering from HCV infection. The invention also relates to methods of treating an HCV infection in a subject by administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compounds of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: Yao-Ling Qiu, Ce Wang, Xiaowen Peng, Hui Cao, Lu Ying, Yat Sun Or
  • Patent number: 7956058
    Abstract: Compounds represented by the following structure (I) are disclosed: as are methods for making such compounds, wherein said methods comprise reacting a diacyldiketopiperazine with a first aldehyde to produce an intermediate compound; and reacting the intermediate compound with a second aldehyde to produce the class of compounds with the generic structure, where the first aldehyde and the second aldehydes are selected from the group consisting of an oxazolecarboxaldeyhyde, imidazolecarboxaldehyde, a benzaldehyde, imidazolecarboxaldehyde derivatives, and benzaldehyde derivatives, thereby forming the above compound wherein R1, R1?, R1?, R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6, X1 and X2, Y, Z, Z1, Z2, Z3, and Z4 may each be separately defined in a manner consistent with the accompanying description. Compositions and methods for treating cancer and fungal infection are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Nereus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshio Hayashi, Michael A. Palladino, Jr., Jennifer Grodberg
  • Publication number: 20110124657
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds having pharmacological activity towards the 5-HT7 receptor; to a method for identifying them as 5-HT7 ligands, especially as agonists, by using a pharmacophore and a descriptor's profile filter; to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them; and to their use in therapy, in particular for the treatment and or prophylaxis of a disease in which 5-HT7 is involved, such as CNS disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2009
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicant: LABORATORIOS DEL DR. ESTEVE, S.A.
    Inventors: Rosalia Pascual-Ramon, H. Helmut Buschmann
  • Publication number: 20110124618
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel substituted (pyrazolylcarbonyl)imidazolidinones, methods for their preparation, their use for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases, as well as their use for the manufacture of medicaments for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases, especially of retroviral diseases, in humans and/or animals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2010
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicant: AiCuris GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Kai THEDE, Susanne GRESCHAT, Steffen WILDUM, Daniela PAULSEN
  • Publication number: 20110118136
    Abstract: Capture compounds and collections thereof and methods using the compounds for the analysis of biomolecules are provided. In particular, collections, compounds and methods are provided for analyzing complex protein mixtures, such as the proteome. The compounds are multifunctional reagents that provide for the separation and isolation of complex protein mixtures. Each compound has the formula: wherein: Z is a trityl derivative; X, the reactivity function, covalently binds to amino acid side chains of proteins; Y, the selectivity function, modulates binding of X to the amino acid side chains in proteins such that X binds to fewer proteins when Y is present than in its absence; and Q permits separation or immobilization of the capture compound. Automated systems for performing the methods also are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2010
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Inventors: Hubert Köster, Suhaib Siddigi, Daniel P. Little
  • Publication number: 20110118259
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel benzimidazole derivatives, pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds, and methods of treatment therewith. The compounds of the invention are useful in the treatment of central nervous system diseases and disorders which are responsive to modulation of the GABAA receptor complex, and in particular for combating anxiety and related diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2011
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Inventors: Janus S. Larsen, Lene Teuber, Philip K. Ahring, Elsebet Ostergaard Nielsen, Naheed Mirza
  • Patent number: 7943768
    Abstract: A compound of formula (I) P—W—C(?X)-L-Q??(I) wherein P is an optionally substituted aryl or heteroaryl group; W is an optionally substituted 6 or 7-membered aliphatic ring comprising ring atoms Y1 and Y2 independently selected from Oxygen and Nitrogen, X is selected from Oxygen, Nitrogen and Sulphur; L is an optional C1-4 linker; and Q is an optionally substituted 4-7 membered aliphatic ring: for use in the treatment of chemokine mediated diseases or disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: Justin Fairfield Bower, Peter Wedderburn Kenny, Jeffrey Philip Poyser
  • Publication number: 20110112091
    Abstract: A derivative of tetrabromobenzimidazole, a process for the preparation thereof, a pharmaceutical composition, a method for using the same, a method for modulating or regulating serine/threonine kinases, and a serine/threonine kinases modulating agent. The invention relates to novel small-molecule compounds with kinase inhibitory activity, having superior properties as pharmaceutical agents, production method thereof and uses thereof. In particular, this invention relates to new derivatives of tetrabromobenzimidazole with Pim kinases inhibitory properties, which exhibits superior pharmacological actions, and can be useful for the treatment of disease conditions, especially cancers depending on Pim kinases, such as leukemias and prostate cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2009
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicant: SELVITA SP. Z O.O.
    Inventors: Krzysztof Brzozka, Wojciech Czardybon, Adrian Zarebski, Nicolas Beuzen
  • Publication number: 20110105475
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) wherein the substituents are as defined in the claims, including pharmaceutical compositions thereof and for their use in the treatment and/or prevention and/or amelioration of one or more symptoms of disease or disorders related to the activity of FXR. The invention is also directed to intermediates and to a method of preparation of compounds of formula (I).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: MERXCK PATENT GESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Didier Roche, Giséle Mautino, Ingo Kober, Francis Contard, Serge Christmann-Franck, Saumitra Sengupta, Ramesh Sistla, Gummadi Venkateshwar Rao
  • Patent number: 7935719
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of formula I and the use thereof for the treatment of a central nervous system disorder related to or affected by the histamine-3 receptor: wherein the variables are described in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Wyeth LLC
    Inventors: William Ronald Solvibile, Ji-In Kim, Marla Jean Williams, Jonathan Laird Gross, Albert Jean Robichaud
  • Patent number: 7919489
    Abstract: The invention relates to heterocyclylamide-substituted imidazoles and methods for their preparation, their use for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases as well as their use for the production of medicaments for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases, in particular for the use as antiviral agents, especially against cytomegaloviruses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: Aicuris GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Holger Zimmermann, David Brueckner, Kerstin Henninger, Ulrich Rosentreter, Martin Hendrix, Joerg Keldenich, Dieter Lang, Martin Radtke, Daniela Paulsen, Armin Kern
  • Publication number: 20110077236
    Abstract: The present invention relates to new substituted carboxylic acid amides of general formula wherein A, B and R1 to R5 are defined as in claim 1, the tautomers, the enantiomers, the diastereomers, the mixtures thereof and the salts thereof, particularly the physiologically acceptable salts thereof with inorganic or organic acids or bases, which have valuable properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicant: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Henning PRIEPKE, Kai GERLACH, Roland PFAU, Norbert HAUEL, Iris KAUFFMANN-HEFNER, Georg DAHMANN, Herbert NAR, Sandra HANDSCHUH, Wolfgang WIENEN, Annette SCHULER-METZ
  • Patent number: 7915413
    Abstract: The invention relates to at least one compound of general formula I wherein R1 is phenyl, pyridinyl, thienyl, furanyl, imidazolyl, pyrrolyl, triazolyl, thiazolyl, or pyridine N-oxide, where each R1 phenyl and R1 heteroaromatic ring may optionally and independently be substituted by 1, 2 or 3 substituents selected from CF3, methyl, iodo, bromo, fluoro, and chloro; R2 is independently selected from ethyl and isopropyl; R3 is hydrogen or fluoro; R4 is —NH2 or —NHSO2R5; and R5 is hydrogen, —CF3, or C1-C6 alkyl, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, at least one process for making at least one compound in accordance with Formula I; at least one method for treating at least one ? receptor associated condition with at least one compound in accordance with Formula I; and at least one pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one compound in accordance with Formula I.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: William Brown, Christopher Walpole, Niklas Plobeck
  • Patent number: 7915260
    Abstract: The invention is directed to Urotensin II antagonists. More specifically, the present invention relates to certain novel compounds, methods for preparing compounds, compositions, intermediates and derivatives thereof and methods for treating Urotensin-II mediated disorders. Pharmaceutical and veterinary compositions and methods of treating cardiovascular disorders and various other disease states or conditions using compounds of the invention are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Inventors: Bruce E. Maryanoff, William A. Kinney, Edward C. Lawson, Diane K. Luci, Nikolay Marchenko, Sergey Sviridov, Shyamali Ghosh
  • Publication number: 20110065682
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel heterocyclic compounds of Formulae I-III; as disclosed herein or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, ester, prodrug or stereoisomer thereof. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds, and methods for using said compounds for treating or preventing a thromboembolic disorder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2009
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Inventors: Martin C. Clasby, William J. Greenlee, Yan Xia, Tin-Yau Chan, Mariappan V. Chelliah, Samuel Chackalamannil, Haiyan Pu,, Keith A. Eagen, Henry Vaccaro, Brian A. McKittrick,, Liyuan Wang, Xiaobang Gao
  • Publication number: 20110064698
    Abstract: The present invention discloses compounds of Formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, or prodrugs thereof: which inhibit RNA-containing virus, particularly the hepatitis C virus (HCV). Consequently, the compounds of the present invention interfere with the life cycle of the hepatitis C virus and are also useful as antiviral agents. The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the aforementioned compounds for administration to a subject suffering from HCV infection. The invention also relates to methods of treating an HCV infection in a subject by administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compounds of the present invention. The present invention relates to novel antiviral compounds represented herein above, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and methods for the treatment or prophylaxis of viral (particularly HCV) infection in a subject in need of such therapy with said compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2010
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Inventors: Yat Sun Or, Xiaowen Peng, Ce Wang, Lu Ying, Yao-Ling Qiu
  • Patent number: 7906655
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compounds, compositions and methods for the treatment of Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and methods for using these compounds in the treatment of HCV infection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Makonen Belema, Andrew C. Good, Jason Goodrich, Ramesh Kakarla, Guo Li, Omar D. Lopez, Van N. Nguyen, Jayne Kapur, Yuping Qiu, Jeffrey Lee Romine, Denis R. St. Laurent, Michael Serrano-Wu, Lawrence B. Snyder, Fukang Yang
  • Publication number: 20110046376
    Abstract: A method for synthesizing a heterocyclic compound includes: reacting 1-methylpiperazine with 5-chloro-2-nitroaniline at an internal temperature sufficient to provide a compound of Formula VIH The 1-methylpiperazine and the 5-chloro-2-nitroaniline are reacted in a solvent that comprises water in an amount greater than 50 percent by volume based on the amount of the solvent and/or are reacted in a solvent that comprises an organic solvent component that has a boiling point of greater than 100° C. at atmospheric pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2006
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: NOVARTIS AG
    Inventors: Gabriel Galvin, Eric Harwood, David Ryckman, Shuguang Zhu
  • Publication number: 20110046132
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to benzoimidazole compounds of the formula (1) and enantiomers, diastereomers, racemates, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Compounds of the present invention are useful in pharmaceutical compositions and methods for the treatment of disease states, disorders, and conditions modulated by prolyl hydroxylase activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2009
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Inventors: Frances Meredith Hocutt, Barry Eastman Leonard, JR., Hillary M. Peltier, Victor K. Phuong, Michael H. Rabinowitz, Mark D. Rosen, Kyle T. Tarantino, Hariharan Venkatesan, Lucy Xiumin Zhao
  • Publication number: 20110046113
    Abstract: It is intended to provide novel amine compounds which are efficacious against diseases such as infection with HIV virus, rheumatism and cancer metastasis. Namely, amine compounds represented by the following general formula (1): In a typical case, A1 and A2 represent each an optionally substituted monocyclic or polycyclic aromatic heterocycle; W represents cyclic C3-10 alkylene, an optionally substituted monocyclic or polycyclic aromatic heterocycle, a monocyclic or polycyclic aromatic ring or a partly saturated polycyclic aromatic ring; X represents O, CH2, C(?O) or NR11; and D is a group represented by the following general formula (4) or (6). In the formula (6), Q represents a single bond, S, O or NR12; and Y is a group represented by the following general formula (7). —(CR18R19)m3— Or —(CR20R21)m4-z-(CR22R23)m5??(7) z represents an optionally substituted monocyclic or polycyclic aromatic ring. In the formula (6), B represents NR25R26.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2010
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: KUREHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toru YAMAZAKI, Shigeyuki KIKUMOTO, Masahiro ONO, Atsushi SAITOU, Haruka TAKAHASHI, Sei KUMAKURA, Kunitaka HIROSE, Mikiro YANAKA, Yoshiyuki TAKEMURA, Shigeru SUZUKI, Ryo MATSUI
  • Publication number: 20110028490
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel 4-phenyl-piperazin-1-yl-alkyl-benzoimidazol-2-one derivatives of structure (I) useful as monoamine neurotransmitter re-uptake inhibitors. In other aspects the invention relates to the use of these compounds in a method for therapy, and to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2009
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: NEUROSEARCH A/S
    Inventors: Dan Peters, John Paul Redrobe, Elsebet Østergaard Nielsen
  • Publication number: 20110015207
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to compounds of general formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, and R4 denote hydrogen or sulfate monoester with the proviso that R1, R2, R3, and R4 cannot simultaneously represent hydrogen, processes for their preparation and their use as pharmaceuticals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2007
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Applicant: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Astrid Volz, Ralf Lotz, Fabio Paleari
  • Publication number: 20110009414
    Abstract: Methods of treating an SCD-mediated disease or condition in a mammal, preferably a human, are disclosed, wherein the methods comprise, for example, administering to a mammal in need thereof a compound of formula (II): where x, y, A, D, E, T, Q, G, Z, J, K, L, M, W, V, R2, R3, R5, R5a, R6, R6a, R7, R7a, R8 and R8a are defined herein. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of formula (II) are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2009
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc.
    Inventors: Rajender Kamboj, Jian-min Fu, Vishnumurthy Kodumuru, Shifeng Liu, Kashinath Sadalapure, Nagasree Chakka, Duanjie Hou, Shaoyi Sun
  • Publication number: 20110003825
    Abstract: Disclosed are novel compounds of the formula or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and X are as defined in the specification. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of formula I. Also disclosed are methods of treating cognitive or neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease. Also disclosed are methods of treating a cognitive or neurodegenerative disease comprising administering to a patient I need of such treatment a combination of at least one compound of formula I and at least one compound selected from the group consisting of ?-secretase inhibitors other than those of formula I, HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, gamma-secretase inhibitors, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents, N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonists, cholinesterase inhibitors and anti-amyloid antibodies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2010
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Applicant: Schering Corporation
    Inventors: Ying Huang, Guoqing Li, Andrew W. Stamford
  • Patent number: 7858629
    Abstract: Certain novel substituted imidazole 4-carboxamides are ligands of the human cholecystokinin receptor and, in particular, are selective ligands of the human cholecystokinin-1 receptor (CCK-1R). They are therefore useful for the treatment, control, or prevention of diseases and disorders responsive to the modulation of CCK-1R, such as obesity, and diabetes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Richard Berger, Scott Edmondson, Alexa Hansen, Cheng Zhu
  • Publication number: 20100317568
    Abstract: Compounds effective in inhibiting replication of Hepatitis C virus (“HCV”) are described. This invention also relates to processes of making such compounds, compositions comprising such compounds, and methods of using such compounds to treat HCV infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2010
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Applicant: ABBOTT LABAORATORIES
    Inventors: David A. DeGoey, Warren M. Kati, Charles W. Hutchins, Pamela L. Donner, Allan C. Krueger, John T. Randolph, Christopher E. Motter, Lissa T. Nelson, Sachin V. Patel, Mark A. Matulenko, Ryan G. Keddy, Tammie K. Jinkerson, Todd N. Soltwedel, Dachun Liu, John K. Pratt, Todd W. Rockway, Clarence J. Maring, Douglas K. Hutchinson, Charles A. Flentge, Rolf Wagner, Michael D. Tufano, David A. Betebenner, Michael J. Lavin, Kathy Sarris, Kevin R. Woller, Seble H. Wagaw, Jean C. Califano, Wenke Li, Daniel D. Caspi, Mary E. Bellizzi