Bicyclo Ring System Having The Six-membered Hetero Ring As One Of The Cyclos Patents (Class 546/112)
  • Publication number: 20130072518
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel bicyclic compounds of the formula (I), and their derivatives, prodrugs, tautomers, stereoisomers, polymorphs, solvates, hydrates, metabolites, N-oxides, pharmaceutically acceptable salts and compositions containing them. The present invention also relates to a process for the preparation of above said novel compounds, and their derivatives, prodrugs, tautomers, stereoisomers, polymorphs, solvates, hydrates, metabolites, N-oxides, pharmaceutically acceptable salts and compositions containing them. These compounds are useful in the treatment and prevention of various disorders that are related to ?4?2 nicotinic receptors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2009
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: Suven Life Science Limited
    Inventors: Ramakrishna Nirogi, Abdul Rasheed Mohammed, Srinivas Veeramalla, Srinivasa Rao Ravella, Ishtiyague Ahmad, Pradeep Jayarajan, Anil Karbhari Shinde, Rama Sastri Kambhampti, Gopinadh Bhyrapuneni, Venkateswarlu Jasti
  • Patent number: 8399504
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel compounds of the Formula (I) pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, which are useful for the therapeutic treatment of diseases associated with the modulation or inhibition of 11?-HSD1 in mammals. The invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions of the novel compounds of the Formula (I) and methods for their use in the reduction or control of the production of cortisol in a cell or the inhibition of the conversion of cortisone to cortisol in a cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Vitae Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Claremon, Linghang Zhuang, Yuanjie Ye, Suresh B. Singh, Colin M. Tice
  • Patent number: 8394820
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to compounds of formula (I): wherein X1, X2, X3, X4, n, Y, W, and A are as defined in the disclosure, or a salt thereof, or a hydrate or solvate thereof, and to processes for the preparation of these compounds and the therapeutic use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventors: Laurent Dubois, Yannick Evanno, André Malanda, Odile LeClerc
  • Patent number: 8383646
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a compound of the formula (I) therapeutic methods, compositions, and medicaments related thereto are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: Santosh C. Sinha, Todd M. Heidelbaugh, Ken Chow, Smita S. Bhat, Phong X. Nguyen, Michael E. Garst
  • Patent number: 8377935
    Abstract: This invention comprises the novel compounds of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, X and Y have defined meanings, having histone deacetylase inhibiting enzymatic activity; their preparation, compositions containing them and their use as a medicine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V.
    Inventors: Patrick René Angibaud, Laurence Françoise Bernadette Marconnet-Decrane, Sven Franciscus Anna Van Brandt, Isabelle Noëlle Constance Pilatte
  • Patent number: 8377930
    Abstract: Compounds that inhibit PDE10 are disclosed that have utility in the treatment of a variety of conditions, including (but not limited to) psychotic, anxiety, movement disorders and/or neurological disorders such as Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, Alzheimer's disease, encephalitis, phobias, epilepsy, aphasia, Bell's palsy, cerebral palsy, sleep disorders, pain, Tourette's syndrome, schizophrenia, delusional disorders, drug-induced psychosis and panic and obsessive-compulsive disorders. Pharmaceutically acceptable salts, stereoisomers, solvates and prodrugs of the compounds are also provided. Also disclosed are compositions containing a compound in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, as well as methods relating to the use thereof for inhibiting PDE10 in a warm-blooded animal in need of the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Omeros Corporation
    Inventors: Neil S. Cutshall, Jennifer Lynn Gage, Thomas Neil Wheeler
  • Patent number: 8377962
    Abstract: Provided herein are macrocyclic serine protease inhibitor compounds, for example, of Formula Ia or Ib, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, and processes of preparation thereof. Also provided are methods of their use for the treatment of an HCV infection in a host in need thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Christophe Claude Parsy, Francois-Rene Alexandre, Michel Derock, Frederic Leroy, Jean-Christophe Meillon, Thierry Convard, Dominique Surleraux
  • Publication number: 20130040892
    Abstract: A compound of Formula 1: (I) or salt thereof, as well as methods of making compounds of Formula 1, methods of using compounds of Formula 1 to treat proliferative disorders such as cancer, and related compounds, composition, and methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2011
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: PHARMASCIENCE INC.
    Inventors: Alain Laurent, Melanie Proulx, Yannick Rose, Irina Denissova, Kenza Dairi, Scott Jarvis, James B. Jaquith
  • Patent number: 8372863
    Abstract: The present invention relates to tetrahydro-1H-pyrrolo fused pyridone compounds useful as HIF prolyl hydroxylase inhibitors to treat anemia and like conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Matthew J. Clements, Vincent J. Colandrea, John S. Debenham, Jeffrey J. Hale, Christina B. Madsen-Duggan, Thomas F. Walsh
  • Patent number: 8372991
    Abstract: Described herein are compounds of Formula (I): wherein A, J, Z, X, R1 and R4 are defined herein, and pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, which modulate the activity of store-operated calcium (SOC) channels. Also described herein are methods of using such SOC channel modulators, alone and in combination with other compounds, for treating diseases or conditions that would benefit from inhibition of SOC channel activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Calcimedica, Inc.
    Inventors: Gonul Velicelebi, Kenneth A. Stauderman, Jeffrey P. Whitten, Yazhong Pei, Jianguo Cao, Zhijun Wang, Evan Rogers, Brian Dyck, Jonathan Grey
  • Patent number: 8372861
    Abstract: Compounds that are inhibitors of the unfolded protein response and endonuclease IRE1 are provided, together with compositions comprising such compounds, and methods for their use in the treatment of various disorders, such as cancer, autoimmune disorders, and diabetes. Also provided are packaged pharmaceuticals comprising these compositions. The compositions may be administered in combination with another therapeutic agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Albert C. Koong, Douglas E. Feldman
  • Patent number: 8367698
    Abstract: [Problem] There is provided a compound useful as a preventive or remedy for cardiovascular disease, neurologic disease, metabolic disease, reproductive disease, and digestive disease. [Means for Resolution] A compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof represented by the following Formula (I) wherein Z represents wherein n1, n2, and n3 are 0, 1, or 2, respectively; R1 represents C1-6 alkyl, C3-8 cycloalkyl, or the like; R2 represents aryl or heteroaryl; R3 represents a hydrogen atom, C1-6 alkyl, or the like; and M1, M2, M3, and M4 independently represent a hydrogen atom, C1-6 alkyl, or the like, or M1, together with M2, M3, or M4, forms —CH2— or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: MSD K.K.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Nagase, Takahide Sasaki, Toshiyuki Takahashi
  • Patent number: 8367696
    Abstract: [PROBLEMS] Provided is a compound which has an antagonistic action on a muscarinic M3 receptor and is useful as an active ingredient of a prophylactic and/or therapeutic agent for an inflammatory disease such as a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma and the like. [MEANS For SOLVING PROBLEMS] The present inventors have made studies on a compound having an antagonistic action on the binding of a muscarinic M3 receptor, and they have found that an aza-bridged-ring compound or a salt thereof has an antagonistic action on the binding of a muscarinic M3 receptor, thereby completing the present invention. The aza-bridged-ring compound of the present invention has an antagonistic action on the binding of a muscarinic M3 receptor, and can be used as a prophylactic and/or therapeutic agent for an inflammatory disease such as a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Astellas Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Shinya Nagashima, Toru Kontani, Hiroshi Nagata, Yuji Matsushima, Hisao Hamaguchi, Tadatsura Koshika
  • Publication number: 20130029995
    Abstract: Substituted bicyclic aromatic carboxamide and urea compounds as vanilloid receptor ligands, pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds, and a method of using these compounds in the treatment and/or inhibition of pain and further diseases and/or disorders mediated at least in part via the vanilloid receptor 1 (VR1/TRPV1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: Gruenenthal GmbH
    Inventors: Robert FRANK, Thomas CHRISTOPH, Bernhard LESCH, Jeewoo LEE
  • Patent number: 8357688
    Abstract: Substituted imidazo[1,5-a]quinoxalin-4(5H)-ones are useful as PDE9 inhibitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Astellas Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kaizawa, Mari Sugita, Hidenori Azami, Ryushi Seo, Takaho Nomura, Satoshi Yamamoto, Hirofumi Yamamoto, Kazuyuki Tsuchiya, Hideki Kubota, Kazunori Kamijo
  • Publication number: 20130018055
    Abstract: The invention provides novel compounds having the general formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12, A1, A2 and n are as described herein, compositions including the compounds and methods of using the compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Inventors: Johannes Aebi, Alfred Binggeli, Cornelia Hertel, Anish Ashok Konkar, Holger Kuehne, Bernd Kuhn, Hans P. Maerki, Haiyan Wang
  • Patent number: 8354425
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to compounds of formula (I): wherein X1, X2, X3, X4, Z1, Z2, Z3, Z4, Ra, Rb, n, Y, and W are as defined in the disclosure, or a salt thereof, or a hydrate or solvate thereof, and to processes for the preparation of these compounds and the therapeutic use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventors: Laurent Dubois, Yannick Evanno, David Machnik, André Malanda
  • Publication number: 20130005721
    Abstract: Described herein are compounds and pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, which inhibit the activity of 5-lipoxygenase (5-LO). Also described herein are methods of using such 5-LO inhibitors, alone and in combination with other compounds, for treating respiratory, cardiovascular, and other leukotriene-dependent or leukotriene mediated conditions, diseases, or disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2010
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: PANMIRA PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
    Inventors: Brian Andrew Stearns, Jeffrey Roger Roppe, Timothy Andrew Parr, Nicholas Simon Stock, Deborah Volkots, John Howard Hutchinson
  • Publication number: 20120329772
    Abstract: A compound having Formula (I) or Formula (II) is disclosed as an P2X7 antagonist, wherein A, B, C, Y, Y, Z, m, v, R1, R2, R3, R4, and R5, are as defined in the description. Methods and compositions for treating disease or condition modulated by P2X7 are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: ABBOTT LABORATORIES
    Inventors: William A. Carroll, Arturo Perez-Medrano, Alan S. Florjancic, Derek W. Nelson, Sridhar Peddi, Tongmei Li, Eric M. Bunnelle, Gavin Hirst, Biqin C. Li
  • Patent number: 8338337
    Abstract: Substituted pyridines of the formula I in which the variables are defined according to the description, their agriculturally suitable salts, processes and intermediates for preparing the pyridines of the formula I, compositions comprising them and their use as herbicides, i.e. for controlling harmful plants, and also a method for controlling unwanted vegetation which comprises allowing a herbicidally effective amount of at least one pyridine compound of the formula I to act on plants, their seed and/or their habitat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Dschun Song, Eike Hupe, Christian Pilger, Trevor William Newton, Matthias Witschel, William Karl Moberg, Liliana Parra Rapado, Tao Qu, Frank Stelzer, Andrea Vescovi, Thomas Ehrhardt, Klaus Kreuz, Klaus Grossmann, Robert Reinhard, Anja Simon, Ricarda Niggeweg, Bernd Sievernich, Thomas Seitz
  • Patent number: 8338450
    Abstract: The present invention is related to novel compounds of the general formula A, their tautomeric forms, their stereoisomers, their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, methods of making of the above compounds, and their use as Dipeptidyl Peptidase-IV (DPP-IV) Inhibitors, which are useful in the treatment or prevention of diseases particularly Type II diabetes, other complications related to diabetes and other pathogenic conditions in which DPP IV enzyme is involved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Lupin Limited
    Inventors: Sudershan Arora, Neelima Sinha, Prathap Nair, Sai Kumar Chakka, Anil Hajare, Azmi Reddy, Pravin Patil, Majid Sayyed, Rajender Kumar Kamboj, K. H. Sreedhara Swamy, Rajan Goel
  • Patent number: 8334303
    Abstract: Disclosed is a novel polymorphic form of the compound of formula (I) also known as mutilin 14-(exo-8-methyl-8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]oct-3-ylsulfanyl)-acetate, a process for the preparation of the polymorphic form, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the polymorphic form, and the use of the polymorphic form in medicine, particularly in antibacterial therapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: Glazo Group Limited
    Inventors: Alan Collier, Michael Anthony Forth, Darren Hewitt, Paul Oxley
  • Publication number: 20120301427
    Abstract: The invention relates to heterocyclic compounds consisting of a core nitrogen atom surrounded by three pendant groups, wherein two of the three pendant groups are preferably benzimidazolyl methyl and tetrahydroquinolyl, and the third pendant group contains N and optionally contains additional rings. The compounds bind to chemokine receptors, including CXCR4 and CCR5, and demonstrate protective effects against infection of target cells by a human immunodeficiency virus (HW).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2012
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Inventors: Gary BRIDGER, Al KALLER, Curtis HARWIG, Renato SKERLJ, David BOGUCKI, Trevor R. WILSON, Jason CRAWFORD, Ernest J. MCEACHERN, Bem ATSMA, Siqiao NAN, Yuanxi ZHOU, Dominique SCHOLS, Christopher D. SMITH, Maria R. DI FLURI
  • Publication number: 20120302538
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides substituted aliphanes, cyclophanes, heteraphanes, heterophanes, hetero-heteraphanes and metallocenes, of Formula I D-M-D??(Formula I) useful as antiviral agents. In certain embodiments disclosed herein M is a group —P-A-P— where A is Certain substituted aliphanes, cyclophanes, heteraphanes, heterophanes, hetero-heteraphanes and metallocenes disclosed herein are potent and/or selective inhibitors of viral replication, particularly Hepatitis C virus replication. Pharmaceutical compositions/ and combinations containing one or more substituted aliphanes, cyclophanes, heteraphanes, heterophanes, hetero-heteraphanes and metallocenes and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier are also provided by this disclosure. Methods for treating viral infections, including Hepatitis C viral infections are provided by the disclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2012
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: ACHILLION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
    Inventors: Jason Allan Wiles, Qiuping Wang, Akihiro Hashimoto, Godwin Pais, Xiangzhu Wang, Venkat Gadhachanda, Avinash Phadke, Milind Deshpande, Dawei Chen
  • Publication number: 20120295923
    Abstract: Compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds are disclosed, wherein the compounds have the structure of Formula I as defined in the specification. Corresponding pharmaceutical compositions, methods of treatment, methods of synthesis, and intermediates are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2011
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Inventors: Christopher William Am Ende, Benjamin Adam Fish, Douglas Scott Johnson, Ricardo Lira, Christopher John O'Donnell, Martin Youngjin Pettersson, Corey Michael Stiff
  • Patent number: 8314117
    Abstract: The disclosure generally relates to the novel compounds of formula I, including pharmaceutically acceptable salts, which are CGRP receptor antagonists. The disclosure also relates to pharmaceutical compositions and methods for using the compounds in the treatment of CGRP related disorders including migraine and other headaches, neurogenic vasodilation, neurogenic inflammation, thermal injury, circulatory shock, flushing associated with menopause, airway inflammatory diseases such as asthma, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Guanglin Luo, Gene M. Dubowchik, John E. Macor
  • Publication number: 20120289702
    Abstract: Provided is an agricultural fungicide that contains at least one selected from the group consisting of a novel nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound represented by Formula (I), a salt thereof, or an N-oxide compound thereof. In Formula (I), R represents a group represented by CR1R2R3 or a cyano group. R1 to R3 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, an unsubstituted or substituted C1-8 alkyl group, an unsubstituted or substituted hydroxyl group, or the like. R4 or R5 represents a halogeno group or the like. Y or Z represents a carbon atom or the like, and A or D represents a benzene ring or the like. X represents an oxygen atom or a nitrogen atom or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: Nippon Soda Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kotaro Shibayama, Jun Inagaki, Yuto Saiki, Akira Mitani, Raito Kuwahara, Motoaki Sato, Satoshi Nishimura, Mami Kuboki
  • Patent number: 8304426
    Abstract: Relates to a new polymorphic form of Granisetron base, Form I, to methods for obtaining thereof, to the method for obtaining Granisetron.HCl and its use for preparing pharmaceutical formulations. The Form I is characterized by the X-ray powder diffractogram shown in FIG. 1. Included in summarised form are the methods and solvents for obtaining the Form I: 1) Evaporation of hexane at atmospheric pressure; 2) Evaporation of acetone at atmospheric pressure; 3) Evaporation of toluene at atmospheric pressure; 4) Cooling of a saturated solution of diethyl ether to reflux temperature; 5) Evaporation of 2-propanol atmospheric pressure; 6) Evaporation of tetrahydrofuran at atmospheric pressure; and 7) Cooling of a saturated solution of acetonitrile to reflux temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Inke, S.A.
    Inventors: Pere Dalmases Barjoan, Reyes Herbera Espinal, Angel Maria Alvarez Larena
  • Patent number: 8299091
    Abstract: The invention relates to the compound N-(2-oxo-2-propoxyethyl)-?-phenyl-D-phenyl-alanyl-N-[(1-amino-6-iso-quinolinyl)methyl]-L-prolinamide or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, to a pharmaceutical composition comprising said compound, as well as to the use of the compound for the manufacture of a medicament for treating or for preventing thrombin mediated diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: MSD Oss B.V.
    Inventors: Robert Gilfillan, David Jonathan Bennett
  • Patent number: 8288393
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound or salt thereof, represented by the following formula (I), and a pest control agent containing the compound or salt thereof, as an active ingredient of the pest control agent: (wherein, R0 represents a halogen atom, or the like; Z represents an unsubstituted or substituted aryl group, or the like; Y represents a nitro group, or the like; n represents an integer of 0 to 3; D represents a 5-membered to 8-membered hydrocarbon ring group or heterocyclic group; X represents a functional group represented by the following formula (II)-1 or formula (II)-2: (wherein, in the formula (II)-1, the dotted line represents a single bond or double bond, and R1 and R2 respectively and independently represent a hydrogen atom, nitro group, hydroxyl group, mercapto group, unsubstituted or substituted amino group, or organic group; and, in the formula (II-2), W represents an oxygen atom or sulfur atom; and, R11 represents a hydrogen atom, hydrox
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Nippon Soda Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jyun Iwata, Masahiro Kawaguchi
  • Patent number: 8278451
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are pseudoazulenyl nitrone compounds and methods of using these compounds to trap free radicals and to treat, prevent, or ameliorate various diseases associated with free radicals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: The Florida International University Board of Trustees
    Inventors: David A. Becker, Amolkumar Kolhe
  • Publication number: 20120245196
    Abstract: This invention provides 2-azabicyclo[3.1.1]heptyl derivatives, and methods for producing them, which are useful therapeutic agents for preventing or treating central nervous system disorders and disease mediated by a Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor such as, but not limited to, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia, epilepsy, dementia, pain and nicotine addiction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2010
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Inventors: Christian Stevens, Ann De Blieck, Thomas Heugebaert
  • Patent number: 8273341
    Abstract: The invention is related to anti-viral compounds, compositions containing such compounds, and therapeutic methods that include the administration of such compounds, as well as to processes and intermediates useful for preparing such compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Gilead Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Hongyan Guo, Darryl Kato, Thorsten A. Kirschberg, Hongtao Liu, John O. Link, Michael L. Mitchell, Jay P. Parrish, Michael Graupe, Jianyu Sun, James Taylor, Elizabeth M. Bacon, Eda Canales, Aesop Cho, Choung U. Kim, Jeromy J. Cottell, Manoj C. Desai, Randall L. Halcomb, Evan S. Krygowski, Scott E. Lazerwith, Qi Liu, Richard Mackman, Hyung-Jun Pyun, Joseph H. Saugier, James D. Trenkle, Winston C. Tse, Randall W. Vivian, Scott D. Schroeder, William J. Watkins, Lianhong Xu
  • Patent number: 8273891
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of ligands for nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nACh receptors), activation of nACh receptors, and the treatment of disease conditions associated with defective or malfunctioning nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, especially of the brain. Further, this invention relates to novel compounds (e.g., indazoles and benzothiazoles), which act as ligands for the ?7 nACh receptor subtype, methods of preparing such compounds, compositions containing such compounds, and methods of use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Memory Pharmaceuticals Corporation
    Inventors: Richard Schumacher, Mihaela Diana Danca, Jianguo Ma, Brian Herbert, True Minh Nguyen, Wenge Xie, Ashok Tehim
  • Patent number: 8268814
    Abstract: Substituted sulfonamide compounds corresponding to formula I processes for the preparation thereof, pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, and the use of such compounds for treating and/or inhibiting pain or other conditions at least partly mediated by the bradykinin 1 receptor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Gruenenthal GmbH
    Inventors: Melanie Reich, Ellen Klegraf, Stefan Oberboersch, Stefan Schunk, Ruth Jostock, Sabine Hees, Tieno Germann, Michael Engels
  • Patent number: 8269008
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds capable of modulating the stability and/or activity of hypoxia inducible factor (HIF) by inhibiting the activity of at least one HIF hydroxylase enzyme.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: FibroGen, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael P. Arend, Heng Cheng, Lee A. Flippin, Danny Ng, Eric D. Turtle, Min Wu
  • Patent number: 8268861
    Abstract: The present application is directed to novel P2X7R antagonists that are N-indol-3-yl-acetamide and N-azaindol-3-yl-acetamide compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same and their use for the prophylactic or therapeutic treatment of diseases mediated by P2X7R activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Affectis Pharmaceuticals AG
    Inventor: Michael C Boes
  • Publication number: 20120232109
    Abstract: [Problem] There is provided a compound useful as a preventive or remedy for cardiovascular disease, neurologic disease, metabolic disease, reproductive disease, and digestive disease. [Means for Resolution] A compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof represented by the following Formula (I) wherein Z represents wherein n1, n2, and n3 are 0, 1, or 2, respectively; R1 represents C1-6 alkyl, C3-8 cycloalkyl, or the like; R2 represents aryl or heteroaryl; R3 represents a hydrogen atom, C1-6 alkyl, or the like; and M1, M2, M3, and M4 independently represent a hydrogen atom, C1-6 alkyl, or the like, or M1, together with M2, M3, or M4, forms —CH2— or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Nagase, Takahide Sasaki, Toshiyuki Takahashi
  • Patent number: 8263764
    Abstract: The invention relates to cyclic hydrazone compounds, compositions including the cyclic hydrazone compounds and methods of using and methods of making thereof. The compounds (and compositions) are useful, inter alia, in modulating IL-12 production and processes mediated by IL-12.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp.
    Inventors: Zachary Demko, Lijun Sun, Howard P. Ng
  • Patent number: 8263611
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hydrochloride salt of (1R,2R,3S,5S)-3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-2-[(methyloxy)methyl]-8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octane, uses of the salt as a medicament in the treatment inter alia of disorders of the central nervous system and pharmaceutical compositions and dosage forms comprising the salt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Neurosearch A/S
    Inventors: Trevor John Grinter, Peter Moldt, Frank Watjen
  • Publication number: 20120225876
    Abstract: Disclosed is a compound represented by formula (1) or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof (In the formula, A represents a group that is represented by formula (A-1); R1a and R1b may be the same or different and each independently represents a C1-6 alkyl group which may be substituted by one to three halogen atoms; m and n each independently represents an integer of 0-5; X1 represents a hydroxyl group or an aminocarbonyl group; Z1 represents a single bond or the like; and R2 represents an optionally substituted C1-6 alkyl group, an optionally substituted C6-10 aryl group or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2010
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicant: DAINIPPON SUMITOMO PHARMA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Horiuchi, Kiyoto Sawamura, Hiroaki Fujiwara
  • Patent number: 8252835
    Abstract: Provided herein in certain embodiments are compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and methods for modulating the functions of estrogen receptor alpha 36, for preventing and/or treating diseases related to estrogen receptor alpha 36, for preventing and/or treating respiratory diseases such as asthma, for inducing cell death and/or inhibiting cell proliferation and for preventing and/or treating diseases involving abnormal cell proliferation such as cancers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Shenogen Pharma Group Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin Li, Kun Meng
  • Patent number: 8252811
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of ligands for nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChR), activation of nAChRs, and the treatment of disease conditions associated with defective or malfunctioning nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, especially of the brain. Further, this invention relates to novel compounds (indazoles and benzothiazoles), which act as ligands for the ?7 nAChR subtype, methods of preparing such compounds, compositions containing such compounds, and methods of use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Memory Pharmaceuticals Corporation
    Inventors: Wenge Xie, Brian Herbert, Truc Nguyen, Carla Gauss, Ashok Tehim
  • Patent number: 8252810
    Abstract: Compounds represented by formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof have excellent sodium channel inhibitory action and are useful as therapeutic agents and analgesics for various kinds of neuralgia, neuropathy, epilepsy, insomnia, premature ejaculation and the like. wherein Q represents ethylene, etc., R1, R2 and R3 represent hydrogen, etc., X1 represents C1-6 alkylene, etc., X2 represents C1-6 alkylene, etc., A1 represents a 5- to 6-membered heterocyclic group, etc., and A2 represents C6-14 aryl, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Eisai R&D Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fumihiro Ozaki, Motohiro Soejima, Tasuku Ishida, Yoshihiko Norimine, Nobuyuki Kurusu, Eriko Doi, Toshihiko Kaneko, Daiju Hasegawa, Kiyoaki Kobayashi, Noboru Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20120214840
    Abstract: Described herein are compounds and pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, which inhibit the activity of 5-lipoxygenase (5-LO). Also described herein are methods of using such 5-LO inhibitors, alone and in combination with other compounds, for treating respiratory, cardiovascular, and other leukotriene-dependent or leukotriene mediated conditions, diseases, or disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2010
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: PANMIRA PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Roger Roppe, Timothy Andrew Parr, Brian Andrew Stearns
  • Publication number: 20120214807
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of general formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein X, n, Y, and R1 are defined generally and in subsets herein. Compounds of the invention are inhibitors of CCR2 and accordingly are useful for the treatment of a variety of inflammatory, allergic, and autoimmune diseases, disorders, or conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2011
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Shomir Ghosh, Prakash Raman, Kevin Sprott, Amy M. Elder, Sian Griffiths, Francois Soucy, Qing Ye
  • Patent number: 8247401
    Abstract: The subject invention relates to novel P2X3 receptor antagonists that play a critical role in treating disease states associated with pain, in particular peripheral pain, inflammatory pain, or tissue injury pain that can be treated using a P2X3 receptor subunit modulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Christopher S. Burgey, Diem Nguyen, Zhengwu Deng, Daniel V. Paone, Craig M. Potteiger, Joseph P. Vacca
  • Patent number: 8247555
    Abstract: The invention provides a crystalline sulfate salt of 3-endo-(8-{2-[cyclohexylmethyl-((S)-2,3-dihydroxy-propionyl)amino]ethyl}-8-aza-bicyclo[3.2.1]oct-3-yl)benzamide or a solvate thereof. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising such crystalline salt forms, methods of using such crystalline salt forms to treat diseases associated with mu opioid receptor activity, and processes useful for preparing such crystalline salt forms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Theravance, Inc.
    Inventors: Sean M. Dalziel, Leticia M. Preza, Miroslav Rapta, Pierre-Jean Colson
  • Publication number: 20120208818
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of general formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein X, n, Y, and R1 are defined generally and in subsets herein. Compounds of the invention are inhibitors of CCR2 and accordingly are useful for the treatment of a variety of inflammatory, allergic, and autoimmune diseases, disorders, or conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2011
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Amy M. Elder, Shomir Ghosh, Sian Griffiths, Prakash Raman, Francois Soucy, Kevin Sprott, Qing Ye
  • Publication number: 20120208821
    Abstract: Compounds are described herein useful for treating diseases and conditions by modulation of one or more alpha adrenergic receptor. The compounds can include a naphthalene, a quinoline, a benzoimidazole or an isoquinoline as a core structure. Methods of making, using and formulating these compounds are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2010
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: ALLERGAN, INC
    Inventors: Ken Chow, Liming Wang, Wenkui K. Fang, Evelyn G. Corpuz, Santosh C. Sinha, Daniel W. Gil, Mohammad I. Dibas, John E. Donello