Spiro Patents (Class 544/70)
  • Publication number: 20140154527
    Abstract: A chromene compound having a short fading half period, especially, a short fading half period even at a low temperature in a general-purpose polymer solid matrix. The chromene compound is represented by the following formula (1). wherein R1 is a hydroxyl group or the like, R2 and R3 are each an aryl group or the like, C* is a spiro carbon atom, a spiro ring A represented by the following formula is a saturated hydrocarbon ring having 4 to 12 ring member carbon atoms or the like, and at least one ring member carbon atom constituting the ring A is a group represented by the following formula (4), and X is a divalent group such as arylene group, wherein R7 and R8 are each a cycloalkyl group or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: TOKUYAMA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinobu Izumi, Kazuhiro Teranishi, Yusuke Daikoku, Mitsuyoshi Sando
  • Publication number: 20140147412
    Abstract: Disclosed are spiro compounds of formula (I), or stereomers, geometric isomers, tautomers, nitrogen oxides, hydrates, solvates, metabolites, pharmaceutically acceptable salts or prodrugs thereof. The compounds can be used to treat hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection or hepatitis C disease. Furthermore disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds and the method of using the compounds or pharmaceutical compositions in the treatment of HCV infection or hepatitis C disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: SUNSHINE LAKE PHARMA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jiancun Zhang, Yingjun Zhang, Hongming Xie, Qingyun Ren, Huichao Luo, Tianzhu Yu, Yumei Tan
  • Patent number: 8729079
    Abstract: The present application provides novel pyrimido-pyridazinone compounds and methods for preparing and using these compounds. These compounds are useful in treating inflammation in patients by administering one or more of the compounds to a patient. In one embodiment, the novel pyrimido-pyridazinone compound is of Formula (I) and R1 and R2 are defined herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.
    Inventors: Aranapakam Venkatesan, Roger Astbury Smith, Subramanya Hosahalli, Vijay Potluri, Sunil Kumar Panigrahi, Vishnu Basetti, Karunasree Kunta
  • Publication number: 20140128371
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I): to pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, to methods of using them to treat bacterial infections, and to methods for their preparation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2014
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: ASTRAZENECA AB
    Inventors: Kevin BARVIAN, Gregory Steven BASARAB, Madhusudhan Reddy GOWRAVARAM, Sheila Irene HAUCK, Fei ZHOU
  • Publication number: 20140121206
    Abstract: The present invention relates to spirocarbamate compounds of Formula (I) in which R1, (R2)Y, R3, R4, X and A have the meanings given in the specification. The invention further provides pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof and relates to their use of these compounds as TRPV4 antagonists in treating or preventing conditions associated with TRPV4 imbalance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: GlaxoSmithKliine, LLC
    Inventors: Carl Brooks, Mui Cheung, Hilary Schenck Eidam, Krista B. Goodman, Marlys Hammond, Mark A. Hilfiker, Tram H. Hoang, Jaclyn R. Patterson, Patrick Stoy, Guosen Ye
  • Publication number: 20140121200
    Abstract: Provided are pyridopyrazine compounds of formula (1), pharmaceutical compositions thereof and methods of use therefore, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and m are as defined in the specification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: HUTCHISON MEDIPHARMA LIMITED
    Inventors: Wei-Guo Su, Wei Deng, Jianguo Ji
  • Publication number: 20140121196
    Abstract: A compound that inhibits interaction between, murine double minute 2 (Mdm2) protein and p53 protein and exhibits anti-tumor activity is provided. The present invention provides a dispiropyrrolidine derivative represented by the following formula (1), which has various substituents, inhibits interaction between Mdm2 protein and p53 protein and exhibits anti-tumor activity, wherein R1, R2, R3, ring A, and ring B in formula (1) respectively have the same meanings as defined in the specification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited
    Inventors: Yuuichi Sugimoto, Kouichi Uoto, Takanori Wakabayashi, Masaki Miyazaki, Masaki Setoguchi, Toru Taniguchi, Keisuke Yoshida, Akitake Yamaguchi, Shoko Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20140088093
    Abstract: Described herein are antibacterial compounds, methods for making the compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds and methods of treating bacterial infections utilizing the compounds and pharmaceutical composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: Zoetis LLC
    Inventors: Michael Curtis, Timothy Allan Johnson, Manjinder S. Lall, Peter Laurence Toogood, Joseph S. Warmus
  • Publication number: 20140072576
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound represented by formula (I): wherein all symbols are as defined here, a salt thereof, a solvate thereof, or a prodrug thereof. The compound of the present invention has an antagonistic activity against CXCR4 and is therefore useful as a preventive and/or therapeutic agent for CXCR4-mediated diseases, for example, inflammatory and immune diseases (for example, rheumatoid arthritis, arthritis, retinopathy, pulmonary fibrosis, rejection of transplanted organ, etc.), allergic diseases, infections (for example, human immunodeficiency virus infection, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, etc.), psychoneurotic diseases, cerebral diseases, cardiovascular disease, metabolic diseases, and cancerous diseases (for example, cancer, cancer metastasis, etc.), or an agent for regeneration therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: ONO PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaya KOKUBO, Motoyuki TANAKA, Hiroshi OCHIAI, Yoshikazu TAKAOKA, Shiro SHIBAYAMA
  • Publication number: 20140073501
    Abstract: A species of Burkholderia sp with no known pathogenicity to vertebrates but with pesticidal activity (e.g., plants, insects, fungi, weeds and nematodes) is provided. Also provided are natural products derived from a culture of said species and methods of controlling pests using said natural products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Inventors: Ratnakar Asolkar, Marja Koivunen, Pamela Marrone
  • Publication number: 20140065136
    Abstract: Dioxino- and oxazin-[2,3-d]pyrimidine PI3K inhibitor compounds of Formula I with anti-cancer activity, anti-inflammatory activity, or immunoregulatory properties, and more specifically with PI3 kinase modulating or inhibitory activity are described. Methods are described for using the tricyclic PI3K inhibitor compounds of Formula I for in vitro, in situ, and in vivo diagnosis or treatment of mammalian cells, organisms, or associated pathological conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Andrew Heald, Neville James McLean
  • Publication number: 20140045813
    Abstract: The present invention encompasses compounds of the formula (I) wherein the groups A, Cy, X1 and Y are defined herein, which are suitable for the treatment of diseases related to BTK, process of making, pharmaceutical preparations which contain compounds and their methods of use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Joerg Martin BENTZIEN, Angela Kay BERRY, Todd BOSANAC, Michael Jason BURKE, Darren Todd DISALVO, Joshua Courtney HORAN, Shuang LIANG, Can MAO, Wang MAO, Yue SHEN, Fariba SOLEYMANZADEH, Renee M. ZINDELL
  • Publication number: 20140038954
    Abstract: The present invention provides a new class of compounds useful for the modulation of beta-secretase enzyme (BACE) activity. The compounds have a general Formula I, wherein variables A1, A3, A4, A5, A6, A8, R2, R7, X, Y and Z of Formula I are defined herein. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, and corresponding uses of the compounds and compositions for treatment of disorders and/or conditions related to plaque formation and deposition, resulting from the activity of BACE. Such BACE mediated disorders include, for example, Alzheimer's Disease, cognitive deficits and impairments, schizophrenia and other central nervous system conditions and disorders. The invention further provides compounds of Formulas II and III, and of sub-formulas of Formulas I, II and III, intermediates and processes and methods useful for the preparation of compounds of Formulas I-III.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2012
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: AMGEN INC.
    Inventors: Oleg Epstein, Ryan White, Vinod F. Patel, Jason Human
  • Publication number: 20140034884
    Abstract: A chromene compound which develops a color of a neutral tint and has little initial coloration, high double peak characteristic and high color development sensitivity, rarely experiences the reduction of color optical density though it has high fading speed, is excellent in the durability of photochromic properties and can dissolve in a monomer composition which will become a substrate for optical articles in a high concentration, and a photochromic curable composition comprising the chromene compound and polymerizable monomers. The chromene compound is represented by the following formula (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2012
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: TOKUYAMA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiaki Takahashi, Junji Takenaka, Junji Momoda, Kazuhiro Teranishi, Mitsuyoshi Sando, Shinobu Izumi
  • Publication number: 20140031349
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of Formula I and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, which are inhibitors of the ROMK (Kir1.1) channel. The compounds may be used as diuretic and/or natriuretic agents and for the therapy and prophylaxis of medical conditions including cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension, heart failure and conditions associated with excessive salt and water retention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Fa-Xiang Ding, Shuzhi Dong, Jessica Frie, Xin Gu, Jinlong Jiang, Alexander Pasternak, Haifeng Tang, Zhicai Wu, Yang Yu, Takao Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20140030529
    Abstract: A chromene compound which develops a color of a neutral tint and has high color optical density, high fading speed and excellent durability and a photochromic curable composition comprising the chromene compound and polymerizable monomers. The chromene compound is represented by the following formula (1). (wherein R1 is an aryl group or heteroaryl group, and R2 is a sulfur-containing substituent selected from the group consisting of thiol group, alkylthio group, alkoxyalkylthio group, haloalkylthio group, cycloalkylthio group, arylthio group and heteroarylthio group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: TOKUYAMA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiaki Takahashi, Junji Takenaka, Junji Momoda, Kazuhiro Teranishi, Shinobu Izumi
  • Patent number: 8633190
    Abstract: The present invention provides spirolactam derivatives of formula (I): wherein R1-R7 are as defined herein; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; and pharmaceutical compositions and uses of the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: H. Lundbeck A/S
    Inventors: Hao Zhou, Guiying Li, Dario Doller, Gil Ma
  • Patent number: 8629141
    Abstract: Provided herein are compounds, compositions, and methods in the field of medicinal chemistry. The compounds and compositions provided herein relate to spiro-oxindoles which function as antagonists of the interaction between p53 and MDM2, and their use as therapeutics for the treatment of cancer and other diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignees: The Regents of the University of Michigan, Sanofi
    Inventors: Shaomeng Wang, Wei Sun, Angelo Aguilar, Carlos Garcia-Echeverria
  • Patent number: 8618096
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for treating disease caused by increased iron levels are disclosed Fluoregenic compounds and methods of using the same are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Adam Renslo, Sumit Mahajan
  • Publication number: 20130345194
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of general Formula (I), Wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, m, n are defined herein, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, prodrugs, hydrates, or solvates thereof, for use—alone or in combination with one or more other pharmaceutically active compounds—in therapy, as JAK kinase and protein tyrosine kinase inhibitors for preventing, treating or ameliorating diseases and complications thereof, including, for example, psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, rosacea, lupus, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, Type I diabetes, asthma, cancer, autoimmune thyroid disorders, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disesase, Alzheimer's disease, leukaemia, eye diseases such as diabetic retinopathy and macular degeneration as well as other autoimmune diseases and indications where immunosuppression would be desirable for example in organ transplantation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2012
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: LEO PHARMA A/S
    Inventors: Soren Christian Schou, Daniel Rodriquez Greve, Simon Feldbæk Nielsen, Jens Bjørn Jensen, Kevin Neil Dack
  • Publication number: 20130338142
    Abstract: Certain imidazopyrazines and pharmaceutical compositions thereof are provided herein. Methods of treating patients suffering from certain diseases and disorders responsive to the inhibition of Syk activity, which comprises administering to such patients an amount of an imidazopyrazine compound effective to reduce signs or symptoms of the disease or disorder are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Inventors: Peter A. BLOMGREN, Kevin S. CURRIE, Randall HALCOMB, Jeffrey E. KROPF, Seung H. LEE, Jiayao LI, Jennifer R. LO, Scott A. MITCHELL, Aaron SCHMITT, Qiaoyin WU, Jin-Min XIONG, Jianjun XU, Zhongdong ZHAO, Jayaraman CHANDRASEKHAR, Eric LANSDON
  • Publication number: 20130296319
    Abstract: The invention provides a compound of Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound, wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as described herein; pharmaceutical compositions thereof and the use thereof in treating diseases, conditions or disorders modulated by the inhibition of an acetyl-CoA carboxylase enzyme(s) in an animal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Inventors: Scott William Bagley, David Andrew Griffith, Daniel Wei-Shung Kung
  • Publication number: 20130296303
    Abstract: Provided herein are compounds, compositions, and methods in the field of medicinal chemistry. The compounds and compositions provided herein relate to spiro-oxindoles which function as antagonists of the interaction between p53 and MDM2, and their use as therapeutics for the treatment of cancer and other diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Inventors: Shaomeng Wang, Shanghai Yu, Wei Sun, Sanjeev Kumar, Duxin Sun, Peng Zou, Donna McEachern, Yujun Zhao
  • Publication number: 20130289031
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel products of formula (Ia) or (Ib): these products being in all the isomeric forms and salts as drugs, notably as anticancer drugs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: SANOFI
    Inventors: Jerome Arigon, Maurice Brollo, Jacques Clement, Romain Combet, Florence Durand, Youssef El Ahmad, Jean-Robert Labrosse, Jean-Philippe Letallec, Baptiste Ronan
  • Publication number: 20130281438
    Abstract: The invention relates to a novel class of 2,4-diamino-6,7-dihydro-5H-pyrrolo[2,3]pyrimidine derivatives as a FAK and/or Pyk2 inhibitor, to a process for their preparation, and to a composition thereof, as well as to use of the compounds for the inhibiting FAK and/or Pyk2 and method for the treatment of a FAK and/or Pyk2 mediated disorder or disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2012
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: CENTAURUS BIOPHARMA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dengming Xiao, Liang Cheng, Xijie Liu, Yuandong Hu, Xinhe Xu, Zhihua Liu, Lipeng Zhang, Wei Wu, Shulong Wang, Yu Shen, Gen Li, Yin Wang, Sheng Zhao, Chonglong Li, Jia Tang, Honghao Yu
  • Patent number: 8563570
    Abstract: The present invention relates to inhibitors of 11-? hydroxyl steroid dehydrogenase type 1, antagonists of the mineralocorticoid receptor (MR), and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. The compounds of the invention can be useful in the treatment of various diseases associated with expression or activity of 11-? hydroxyl steroid dehydrogenase type 1 and/or diseases associated with aldosterone excess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Incyte Corporation
    Inventors: Wenqing Yao, Chunhong He, David M. Burns, Jincong Zhuo, Meizhong Xu, Colin Zhang, Ding-Quan Qian, Brian Metcalf
  • Publication number: 20130274253
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel chemical compounds derived from pyrimidines, to the method for preparing same, to the novel intermediates obtained, to the use thereof as drugs, to the pharmaceutical compositions containing same, and to the therapeutic use thereof as AKT inhibitors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: SANOFI
    Inventors: Maurice Brollo, Jean-Christophe Carry, Victor Certal, Eric Didier, Gilles Doerflinger, Youssef EL Ahmad, Bruno Filoche-Romme, Frank Halley, Karl Andreas Karlsson, Laurent Schio, Fabienne Thompson
  • Patent number: 8552181
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a new class of compounds useful for the modulation of Beta-secretase activity and for the treatment of diseases, including Alzheimer's disease (AD) and related CNS conditions, mediated thereby. In one embodiment, the compounds have a general Formula I or Formula II wherein R1a-1c, B, R3-5 and W of Formula I, and R1a-1c, R2-5, A1-4, W, X, Z, m and n of Formula II are defined herein. The invention further provides compounds of Formula III and IV and sub-Formulas II-A-II-D and III-A-III-D. The compounds may be used in pharmaceutical compositions for treating, prophylactically or therapeutically, disorders related to the activity of beta-secretase protein, including without limitation, AD, cognitive deficits and impairment, schizophrenia and other similar central nervous system conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Wenge Zhong, Stephen Hitchcock, Vinod F. Patel, Michael Croghan, Thomas Dineen, Scott Harried, Daniel Horne, Ted Judd, Matthew Walker, Charles Kreiman, Patricia Lopez, Holger Monenschein, Thomas Nguyen, Matthew Weiss, Qiufen Xue, Bryant Yang, Russell Graceffa
  • Patent number: 8551981
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel compounds of Formula (I) pharmaceutically acceptable salts, biologically active metabolites, pro-drugs, racemates, enantiomers, diastereomers, solvates and hydrates thereof wherein the variables are defined as herein. The compounds of Formula (I) are useful as kinase inhibitors and as such would be useful in treating certain conditions and diseases, especially inflammatory conditions and diseases and proliferative disorders and conditions, for example, cancers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: AbbVie Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Calderwood, Noel S. Wilson, Philip Cox, Michael Z. Hoemann, Bruce Clapham, Anil Vasudevan, Clara I. Villamil, Bin Li, Gagandeep Somal, Kelly D. Mullen
  • Publication number: 20130252268
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the visualization of acidic organelles based upon organelle enzyme activity. The organelle substrates of the invention are specific for enzyme activity of the organelle and label these organelles, such as lysosomes, rendering them visible and easily observed. Substrates of the present invention include substrates that produce a fluorescent signal. The fluorogenic acidic organelle enzyme substrates of this invention are designed to provide high fluorescence at low pH values and are derivatized to permit membrane permeation through both outer and organelle membranes of intact cells and can be used for staining cells at very low concentrations. They can be used for monitoring enzyme activity in cells at very low concentrations and are not toxic to living cells or tissues.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: Marker Gene Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: John J. Naleway, Daniel J. Coleman
  • Publication number: 20130237534
    Abstract: Compounds of formulae I, II or III, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are useful as CDK inhibitors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: G1 Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Francis X. Tavares, Jay C. Strum
  • Publication number: 20130237533
    Abstract: Compounds of formulae I, II or III, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are useful as CDK inhibitors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: G1 Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Francis X. Tavares, Jay C. Strum
  • Patent number: 8530648
    Abstract: The invention relates to compound of the formula (I), in which the substituents are as defined in the specification; in free form or in salt form; to its preparation, to its use as medicament and to medicaments comprising it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Sangamesh Badiger, Dirk Behnke, Claudia Betschart, Vinod Chaudhari, Simona Cotesta, Jürgen Hans-Hermann Hinrichs, Silvio Ofner, Chetan Pandit, Jürgen Wagner
  • Publication number: 20130225557
    Abstract: Formula I compounds, including stereoisomers, geometric isomers, tautomers, metabolites and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are useful for inhibiting the delta isoform of PI3K, and for treating disorders mediated by lipid kinases such as inflammation, immunological disorders, and cancer. 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 1, 2013
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventor: Genentech, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130225582
    Abstract: In its many embodiments, the present invention provides a novel class of biaryl spiroaminooxazoline analogues as modulators of ?2C adrenergic receptor agonists, methods of preparing such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing one or more such compounds, methods of preparing pharmaceutical formulations comprising one or more such compounds, and methods of treatment, prevention, inhibition, or amelioration of one or more conditions associated with the ?2C adrenergic receptors using such compounds or pharmaceutical compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2013
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventor: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
  • Patent number: 8512690
    Abstract: The present application describes organic compounds that are useful for the treatment, prevention and/or amelioration of human diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Trixi Brandl, Prakash Raman, Pascal Rigollier, Mohindra Seepersaud, Oliver Simic
  • Patent number: 8513232
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of Formula (I): their use as H3 antagonists/inverse agonists, processes for their preparation, and pharmaceuticals compositions thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignees: Cephalon, Inc., Pharmacopeia, LLC
    Inventors: Edward R. Bacon, Nadine C. Becknell, Reddeppa reddy Dandu, Lisa Guise-Zawacki, Tao Guo, Chia-yu Huang, Robert L. Hudkins, Babu G. Sundar, Ming Tao, Minglang Wu, Allison L. Zulli
  • Publication number: 20130196988
    Abstract: The present invention relates to dihydrothienopyrimidines, their use as modulators of ?-secretase and to pharmaceutical compositions containing said compounds. In particular, the present invention relates to compounds which interfere with ?-secretase and/or its substrate and therefore modulate the formation of A? peptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Kia GERLACH, Niklas HEINE, Scott HOBSON, Christoph HOENKE, Alexander WEBER
  • Publication number: 20130183701
    Abstract: The present invention provides fluorogenic substrates and methods of use in detecting and analyzing phospholipase C isozyme (PLC) activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2011
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Inventors: Qisheng Zhang, Wei Gang Huang, John Sondek, Stephanie Hicks
  • Patent number: 8481525
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a compound represented by the following structural formula and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof: Compounds represented by this structural formula are kinase inhibitors and are therefore disclosed herein for the treatment of cancer. Definitions for the variables in the structural formula are provided herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: University of Health Network
    Inventors: Peter Brent Sampson, Yong Liu, Sze-Wan Li, Bryan T. Forrest, Heinz W. Pauls, Louise G. Edwards, Miklos Feher, Narendra Kumar B. Patel, Guohua Pan
  • Patent number: 8481533
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a compound represented by the following structural formula and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof: Compounds represented by this structural formula are kinase inhibitors and are therefore disclosed herein for the treatment of cancer. Definitions for the variables in the structural formula are provided herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: University Health Network
    Inventors: Peter B. Sampson, Yong Liu, Sze-Wan Li, Bryan T. Forrest, Heinz W. Pauls, Louise G. Edwards, Miklos Feher, Narendra Kumar B. Patel, Radoslaw Laufer, Guohua Pan
  • Publication number: 20130172343
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a new class of compounds useful for the modulation of Beta-secretase enzyme activity and for the treatment of Beta-secretase mediated diseases, including Alzheimer's disease (AD) and related conditions. In one embodiment, the compounds have a general Formula I: (I). In another embodiment, the compounds have a general Formula II: (II). In another embodiment, the compounds have a general Formula III: (III). Variables A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, R2, R7, V, W, X, Y and Z of Formulas I, II and III are defined herein. The invention also includes use of these compounds in pharmaceutical compositions for treatment, prophylactic or therapeutic, of disorders and conditions related to the activity of beta-secretase protein. Such disorders include, for example, Alzheimer's Disease, cognitive deficits, cognitive impairment, schizophrenia and other central nervous system conditions related to and/or caused by the formation and/or deposition of plaque on the brain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2011
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Ana Elena Minatti, Yuan Cheng, Wenge Zhong
  • Publication number: 20130172334
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compounds of formula (I): or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein X1, L, Rx, Ry, G, Z, A, m, n, and p are as defined in the specification. Compositions comprising such compounds and methods for treating conditions and disorders using such compounds and compositions are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: ABBVIE INC.
    Inventor: AbbVie Inc.
  • Patent number: 8450312
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions, desirably pharmaceutical compositions, containing micronized tanaproget. The compositions can also contain microcrystalline cellulose, croscarmellose sodium, anhydrous lactose, magnesium stearate, micronized edetate calcium disodium hydrous, and micronized sodium thiosulfate pentahydrate. The compositions are useful in contraception and hormone replacement therapy and in the treatment and/or prevention of uterine myometrial fibroids, benign prostatic hypertrophy, benign and malignant neoplastic disease, dysfunctional bleeding, uterine leiomyomata, endometriosis, polycystic ovary syndrome, and carcinomas and adenocarcinomas of the pituitary, endometrium, kidney, ovary, breast, colon, and prostate and other hormone-dependent tumors, and in the preparation of medicaments useful therefor. Additional uses include stimulation of food intake.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Wyeth LLC
    Inventors: Arwinder S. Nagi, Ramarao Chatlapalli, Shamim Hasan, Mohamed Ghorab, Dhaval Gaglani
  • Publication number: 20130121957
    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: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2012
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Inventors: Qi Chen, Omar D. Lopez, John A. Bender, Gan Wang, Van N. Nguyen, John F. Kadow, Nicholas A. Meanwell, Makonen Belema
  • Publication number: 20130109670
    Abstract: Compounds of formula I wherein: R1 is and R2, R4, and R6-9 are defined herein, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and esters thereof. These compounds inhibit PI3 kinase and mTOR, and may be used to treat diseases mediated by PI3 kinase and mTOR, such as a variety of cancers. Methods for making and using the compounds of this invention are disclosed. Various compositions containing the compounds of this invention are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2012
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: PFIZER INC.
    Inventor: PFIZER INC.
  • Publication number: 20130102604
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound of formula (I) as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1 to R4 have the significance given in claim 1. The compound may be used, for example, for the treatment or prophylaxis of obesity, hyperglycemia, dyslipidemia, and type 1 or type 2 diabetes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2012
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventor: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130096301
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel synthetic methods for preparing a spiro cyclopropyl indolinone compound represented by Structural Formula (A): (A) or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Also included are synthetic intermediates described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2011
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK
    Inventors: Graham Cumming, Narendra Kumar B. Patel, Bryan T. Forrest, Yong Liu, Sze-Wan Li, Peter Brent Sampson, Louise G. Edwards, Heinz W. Pauls
  • Publication number: 20130096109
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a novel integrase inhibitor. The present invention relates to a novel compound having an antiviral effect, more specifically, a pyridone derivative having HIV integrase inhibitory activity, and a medicament containing the same, in particular, an anti-HIV agent. The compound of the present invention has integrase inhibitory activity and/or cell proliferation inhibitory activity against viruses, in particular, HIV and drug-resistant strains thereof. Thus, the compound is useful in preventing or treating various diseases, viral infections (for example, AIDS), and the like in which integrase participates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2011
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: SHIONOGI & CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazunari Hattori, Kenji Tomita
  • Publication number: 20130072483
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a new class of compounds useful for the modulation of Beta-secretase enzyme activity and for the treatment of Beta-secretase mediated diseases, including Alzheimer's disease (AD) and related conditions. In one embodiment, the compounds have a general Formula I wherein R1a, R1b, R1c, B, W, R3, R4 and R5 are defined herein. In another embodiment, the invention provides compounds of general Formula II wherein A1, A2, A3, A4, R1a, R1b, R1c, R2, R4, R5, W, X and Z are defined herein. The invention also includes use of these compounds in pharmaceutical compositions for treatment, prophylactic or therapeutic, of disorders and conditions related to the activity of beta-secretase protein. Such disorders include, for example, Alzheimer's Disease (AD), cognitive deficits and impairment, schizophrenia and other similar central nervous system conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: AMGEN INC.
    Inventors: Wenge ZHONG, Stephen Hitchcock, Vinod F. Patel, Michael Croghan, Thomas Dineen, Daniel Horne, Matthew Kaller, Charles Kreiman, Patricia Lopez, Holger Monenschein, Thomas Nguyen, Lewis Pennington, Qiufen Xue, Bryant Yang, Yuan Cheng