Having -c(=x)-, Wherein X Is Chalcogen, Bonded Directly To The Bicyclo Ring System Patents (Class 546/120)
  • Publication number: 20110034468
    Abstract: Disclosed are triazolopyridine compounds of Formula (I), including pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Also, disclosed are methods of using the compound in the treatment of obesity, dyslipidemia, diabetes and atherosclerosis, and to pharmaceutical compositions comprising at least one compound of Formula (I) or a stereoisomer or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2009
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Inventors: Yanting Huang, Chongqing Sun, R. Michael Lawrence, William R. Ewing, Huji Turdi
  • Publication number: 20110028447
    Abstract: This invention relates to compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and methods for the treatment of a condition mediated by CB1 receptor activity in a mammalian subject including a human, which comprises administering to a mammal in need of such treatment a therapeutically effective amount of the compound of formula (I) wherein R1, R2 and R3 are as defined in this specification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2009
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Inventors: Ingrid Price Buchler, Michael Joseph Hayes, Shridhar Gajanan Hegde, Susan Landis Hockerman, Darin Eugene Jones, Steven Wade Kortum, Joseph Gerace Rico, Ruth Elizabeth TenBrink, Kun Ken Wu
  • Patent number: 7879873
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the formula (I), useful for treating a variety of diseases and disorders that are mediated or sustained through the activity of CCR1 including autoimmune diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis. Also disclosed are methods of making and methods of using same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Brian Nicholas Cook, Darren DiSalvo, Daniel Robert Fandrick, Christian Harcken, Daniel Kuzmich, Thomas Wai-Ho Lee, Pingrong Liu, John Lord, Can Mao, Jochen Neu, Brian Christopher Raudenbush, Hossein Razavi, Jonathan Timothy Reeves, Jinhua J. Song, Alan David Swinamer, Zhulin Tan
  • Publication number: 20110021557
    Abstract: The present invention relates to deuterium-enriched pyridinone carboxamides and their derivatives of the formula I, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are partial or full agonists of serotonin (5-Hydroxytryptamine or 5-HT4) receptor subtype 4, and are useful compounds for the prevention and treatment of Alzheimer's disease, cognitive and memory dysfunction, mild cognition impairment, memory decline, cognitive impairment associated with schizophrenia, cognitive impairment associated with age-related dementia or Alzheimer's disease, cognitive impairment associated with post-coronary bypass surgery, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, speech improvement in autistic children, sleep apnea in Alzheimer's patients, irritable bowel syndrome, gastroesophageal reflux disease, Crobn's disease, emesis, nausea, vomiting, prokinesia, non-ulcer dyspepcia, anxiety, depression, pain, migraine, urinary incontinence, arterial fibrillation, arrhythmia, ischemic stroke, gastric emptying disorders, gastritis,
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2010
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Inventor: Daljit Singh Dhanoa
  • Publication number: 20100273776
    Abstract: Compounds and compositions are provided for treatment or amelioration of one or more symptoms of ?-synuclein toxicity, ?-synuclein mediated diseases or diseases in which ?-synuclein fibrils are a symptom or cause of the disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicants: FOLDRx PHARMACEUTICALS, INC, WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH
    Inventors: Susan L. Lindquist, Tiago Outeiro, Richard Labaudinière, James Fleming, Christine Ellen Bulawa, Charlotte Weigel, Feng Liang, Sandeep Gupta, Amy Ripka
  • Publication number: 20100267747
    Abstract: The invention provides N-cyclic sulfonamido compounds of Formula I wherein A, B, R1, R1a, R2, R2a, R3 and R3a are as described in the specification. Compounds of Formula I are useful in treating or preventing cognitive disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease. The invention also encompasses pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of Formula I, methods of preparing compounds of formula I, and methods of treating cognitive disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2010
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Applicant: Elan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Xiaocong Michael Ye, Albert W. Garofalo, Jacek J. Jagodzinski, Andrei W. Konradi, Christopher M. Semko, Jenifer L. Smith, Ying-zi Xu
  • Publication number: 20100256356
    Abstract: Compounds of Formulas Ia and Ib, and stereoisomers, geometric isomers, tautomers, solvates, metabolites and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are useful for inhibiting receptor tyrosine kinases and for treating disorders mediated thereby. Methods of using compounds of Formula Ia and Ib, and stereoisomers, geometric isomers, tautomers, solvates and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, 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: January 26, 2010
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicants: Array BioPharma Inc., Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: James F. Blake, Steven Armen Boyd, Jason De Meese, Kin Chiu Fong, John J. Gaudino, Tomas Kaplan, Allison L. Marlow, Jeongbeob Seo, Allen A. Thomas, Hongqi Tian, Frederick Cohen, Wendy B. Young
  • Patent number: 7790726
    Abstract: Compounds are provided that act as potent antagonists of the CCR1 receptor, and have in vivo anti-inflammatory activity. The compounds are generally monocyclic and bicyclic compounds and are useful in pharmaceutical compositions, methods for the treatment of CCR1-mediated diseases, and as controls in assays for the identification of competitive CCR1 antagonists.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Chemocentryx, Inc.
    Inventors: Penglie Zhang, Andrew M. K. Pennell, John J. Kim Wright, Lianfa Li, Edward J. Sullivan, Wei Chen, Kevin Lloyd Greenman
  • Patent number: 7772248
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to modulators of GABAA receptors and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and prodrugs thereof, the chemical synthesis thereof, and the medical use of such compounds for the treatment and/or management of sleep disorders and/or for providing a patient in need with a hypnotic, anxiolytic or anti-convulsive effect are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Auspex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas G. Gant, Sepehr Sarshar
  • Publication number: 20100197684
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel heterocyclic compounds and to their use in the treatment of various disease states, including cardiovascular diseases and diabetes. In particular embodiments, the structure of the compounds is given by Formula (I): wherein Q1, Q2, R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6 are as described herein. The invention also relates to methods for the preparation of the compounds, and to pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2010
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: Gilead Palo Alto, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Abelman, Robert Jiang, Jeff Zablocki
  • Publication number: 20100137288
    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: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2010
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Inventors: Richard Schumacher, Mihaela Diana Danca, Jianguo Ma, Brian Herbert, True Minh Nguyen, Wenge Xie, Ashok Tehim
  • Publication number: 20100130543
    Abstract: The present invention relates to new pyrazole carboxamide inhibitors of factor Xa, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2009
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: AUSPEX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas G. Gant, Manoucherhr M. Shahbaz
  • Patent number: 7723330
    Abstract: Compounds of Formulas Ia and Ib, and stereoisomers, geometric isomers, tautomers, solvates, metabolites and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are useful for inhibiting receptor tyrosine kinases and for treating disorders mediated thereby. Methods of using compounds of Formula Ia and Ib, and stereoisomers, geometric isomers, tautomers, solvates and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, 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: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignees: Array BioPharma Inc., Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: James F. Blake, Steven Armen Boyd, Jason De Meese, Kin Chiu Fong, John J. Gaudino, Tomas Kaplan, Allison L. Marlow, Jeongbeob Seo, Allen A. Thomas, Hongqi Tian, Frederick Cohen, Wendy B. Young
  • Patent number: 7709497
    Abstract: The invention provides 4-{[1-(aminocarbonyl)-4-piperidinyl]amino}-N-[(3,4-dimethylphenyl)methyl]-1-ethyl-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine-5-carboxamide, which is the compound of formula (I): or a salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Glaxo Group Limited
    Inventors: Siegfried Benjamin Christensen, IV, Caroline Mary Cook, Christopher David Edlin, Martin Redpath Johnson, Paul Spencer Jones, Mika Kristian Lindvall, Amyn Pyarali Sayani, Naimisha Trivedi, Lionel Trottet
  • Publication number: 20100093724
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the formula (I), useful for treating a variety of diseases and disorders that are mediated or sustained through the activity of CCR1 including autoimmune diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis. Also disclosed are methods of making and methods of using same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Brian Nicholas COOK, Darren DiSALVO, Daniel Robert FANDRICK, Christian HARCKEN, Daniel KUZMICH, Thomas Wai-Ho LEE, Pingrong LIU, John LORD, Can MAO, Jochen NEU, Brian Christopher RAUDENBUSH, Hossein RAZAVI, Jonathan Timothy REEVES, Jinhua J. SONG, Alan David SWINAMER, Zhulin TAN
  • Publication number: 20100048611
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel tetrahydropyrrolopyridine, tetrahydropyrazolopyridine, tetrahydroimidazopyridine and tetrahydrotriazolopyridine derivatives, to processes for their preparation, to their use for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases and to their use for preparing medicaments for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases, in particular of thromboembolic disorders
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2007
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicant: Bayer Healthcare AG
    Inventors: Susanne Röhrig, Mario Jeske, Elisabeth Perzborn
  • Publication number: 20100035756
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I), wherein the substituents are as defined in claim 1, are suitable for use as herbicides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2007
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Applicants: SYNGENTA LIMITED, SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION, INC.
    Inventors: Christoph Luthy, Roger Graham Hall, Andrew Edmunds, Suzanna Riley, Martin Diggelmann
  • Publication number: 20090317842
    Abstract: The present invention concerns compositions and methods for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases in which the cognitive functions are altered, such as observed in Alzheimer's disease. More particularly, the invention presents a strategy for human clinical monitoring of the activity and/or effectiveness of neuroprotective treatments, based on biochemical assay of certain platelet parameters, and thus can be done by blood sampling. The invention also concerns methods, tools, constructions and compositions suitable for implementing these strategies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2007
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Applicant: EXONHIT THERAPEUTICS SA
    Inventors: Fabien Schweighoffer, Laurent Desire, Jérôme Bourdin
  • Publication number: 20090306129
    Abstract: The present invention relates to phosphodiesterase (PDE) type IV selective inhibitors. Processes for the preparation of disclosed compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing the disclosed compounds and their use as PDE type IV selective inhibitors are provided. Prepared compounds correspond to structure XIV Formula (XIV).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2006
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Inventors: Venkata P. Palle, Sarala Balachandran, Nidhi Gupta, Vinayak Vasantrao Khairnar, Mandadapu Raghuramaiah, Abhijit Ray, Sunanda Ghose Dastidar
  • Patent number: 7579472
    Abstract: A novel process and intermediates thereof for making 4,5-dihydro-pyrazolo[3,4-c]pyrid-2-ones of the type shown below from appropriate phenyl hydrazines is described. These compounds can be useful as factor Xa inhibitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Boguslaw M. Mudryk, Nicolas Cuniere, Dau-Ming Hsieh, Lucius Rossano, Jing Liang, Bang-Chi Chen, Huiping Zhang, Rulin Zhao, Bei Wang, Adrian David
  • Publication number: 20090176825
    Abstract: The invention described herein relates to certain bicyclic heteroaromatic N-substituted glycine derivatives of formula (I) which are antagonists of HIF prolyl hydroxylases and are useful for treating diseases benefiting from the inhibition of this enzyme, anemia being one example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2007
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Inventors: Duke M. Fitch, Deping Chai
  • Patent number: 7511058
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the Formula III and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and prodrugs thereof, wherein R1, R2, R7, R8, R9 R10, and W are as defined in the specification. Such compounds are MEK inhibitors and useful in the treatment of hyperproliferative diseases, such as cancer and inflammation, in mammals. Also disclosed are methods of using such compounds in the treatment of hyperproliferative diseases in mammals and pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: Array BioPharma Inc.
    Inventors: T. Brian Hurley, Eli M. Wallace, Joseph P. Lyssikatos, James Blake
  • Publication number: 20090076069
    Abstract: The present application describes deuterium-enriched apixaban, pharmaceutically acceptable salt forms thereof, and methods of treating using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2008
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Applicant: PROTIA, LLC
    Inventor: Anthony W. Czarnik
  • Publication number: 20090048226
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel classes of compounds which are caspase inhibitors, in particular interleukin-1? converting enzyme (“ICE”) inhibitors. This invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds. The compounds and pharmaceutical compositions of this invention are particularly well suited for inhibiting caspase activity and consequently, may be advantageously used as agents against interleukin-1-(“IL-1”), apoptosis-, interferon-? inducing factor-(IGIF), or interferon-?-(“IFN-?”) mediated diseases, including inflammatory diseases, autoimmune diseases, destructive bone disorders, proliferative disorders, infectious diseases, and degenerative diseases. This invention also relates to methods for inhibiting caspase activity and decreasing IGIF production and IFN-? production and methods for treating interleukin-1, apoptosis-, and interferon-?-mediated diseases using the compounds and compositions of this invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2008
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Inventors: Marion W. Wannamaker, Guy W. Bemis, Paul S. Charifson, David J. Lauffer, Michael D. Mullican, Mark A. Murcko, Keith P. Wilson, James W. Janetka, Robert J. Davies, Anne-Laure Grillot, Zhan Shi, Cornelia J. Forster
  • Publication number: 20090012103
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel heterocyclic compounds and to their use in the treatment of various disease states, including cardiovascular diseases and diabetes. In particular embodiments, the structure of the compounds is given by Formula (I): wherein Q1, Q2, R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6 are as described herein. The invention also relates to methods for the preparation of the compounds, and to pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2008
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Inventors: Matthew Abelman, Robert Jiang, Jeff Zablocki
  • Patent number: 7465743
    Abstract: The invention relates to a compound of formula (I) or a salt thereof: wherein: R1 is Et, n-Pr, i-Pr, C2fluoroalkyl, or —CH2CH2OH; R2 is H, Me, Et, n-Pr, i-Pr, C1-2fluoroalkyl, cyclopropyl or (cyclopropyl)methyl-; and NHR3 has the sub-formula (nhr3): wherein R3a is methyl or ethyl; R3b is H, methyl or ethyl; R3c is H, methyl or ethyl, R3d is H, methyl or ethyl, and R3e is H or methyl, provided that: (a) R3b is methyl or ethyl; and/or (b) R3c and R3d are independently methyl or ethyl; and provided that: (c) when R3c is ethyl and/or when R3d is ethyl and/or when R3e is methyl, then: R3a is methyl and/or R3b is hydrogen or methyl. These compounds are PDE4 inhibitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2008
    Assignee: Glaxo Group Limited
    Inventors: Diane Mary Coe, Caroline Mary Cook, Anthony William James Cooper, Christopher David Edlin, Julie Nicole Hamblin, Martin Redpath Johnson, Paul Spencer Jones, Mika Kristian Lindvall, Charlotte Jane Mitchell, Alison Judith Redgrave, John Edward Robinson
  • Patent number: 7459451
    Abstract: The invention relates to compound of the formula (I) or its salt, in which R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as defined in the description, their use of as medicament, the process for their preparation and use for the treatment of PDE-IV or TNF-? mediated diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: Astellas Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshito Abe, Kazuhiko Ohne, Kentaro Sato, Makoto Inoue, Mitsuaki Okumura
  • Publication number: 20080287434
    Abstract: The invention relates to a compound of the general formula (I), as defined herein which is useful for the treatment of a pathology in a patient wherein a CCR3 receptor plays a role in the development of the pathology, and pharmaceutical preparations containing such compound. The invention is also directed to a process for preparing the compound of the general formula (I), and intermediate useful in the preparation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2008
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS
    Inventors: Agnes PAPPNE BEHR, Zoltan KAPUI, Peter ARANYI, Sandor BATORI, Veronika BARTANE BODOR, Lajos T. NAGY, Mihalyne T. Santa, Marton VARGA, Gyorgy FERENCZY, Endre MIKUS, Katalin URBAN-SZABO, Judit VARGANE SZEREDI, Erzsebet WALCZ, Edit SUSAN
  • Publication number: 20080287448
    Abstract: The invention relates to diacyl indazole derivatives of general formulae (I) or (II) and to the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof: Wherein X, R1 and R2 are as defined herein. The invention also relates to the use of these compounds as pharmaceutical products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2008
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS
    Inventors: Gerhard Zoller, Stefan Petry, Gunter Muller, Hubert Heuer, Norbert Tennagels
  • Patent number: 7449585
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I), which are useful as therapeutic compounds, particularly in the treatment of pain and other conditions ameliorated by the modulation of the function of the vanilloid-1 receptor (VR1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Ltd.
    Inventors: Frank Burkamp, Stephen Robert Fletcher
  • Publication number: 20080275052
    Abstract: A compound of Formula (I) and enantiomers, diastereomers and pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions containing compounds of Formula I, and methods of treating conditions associated with the activity of p38 kinase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2007
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Inventors: T.G. Murali Dhar, Stephen T. Wrobleski
  • Publication number: 20080275078
    Abstract: The invention provides a compound of formula (I) or a salt thereof: wherein: R1 is C1-3alkyl, C1-3fluoroalkyl, or —CH2CH2OH; R2 is hydrogen, methyl or C1fluoroalkyl; R3 is of sub-formula (aa) or (bb): wherein Y is NCONH2 and n1 is 0 or 1; R4 is H; and R5 is a group of the sub-formula (x), (y), (y1) or (z): These compounds are PDE4 inhibitors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2005
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Applicant: Glaxo Group Limited
    Inventors: Caroline Mary Cook, Michael Dennis Dowle, Christopher David Edlin, Martin Redpath Johnson, Paul Spencer Jones, Mika Kristian Lindvall, Naimisha Trivedi, Alison Judith Redgrave
  • Patent number: 7435820
    Abstract: Substituted tetrahydro-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-c]pyridines, compositions comprising them and use. The present invention relates in particular to novel substituted tetrahydro-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-c]pyridines having therapeutic activity, which can be used in particular in oncology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: Aventis Pharma S.A.
    Inventors: Fabienne Thompson, Catherine Souaille, Fabrice Viviani, Michel Tabart, Patrick Mailliet, Teresa Damiano, Marie-Pierre Cherrier, Francois Clerc, Frank Halley, Herve Bouchard, Laurence Gauzy-Lazo, Bernard Baudoin
  • Patent number: 7435821
    Abstract: A novel process and intermediates thereof for making 4,5-dihydro-pyrazolo[3,4-c]pyrid-2-ones of the type shown below from appropriate phenyl hydrazines is described. These compounds can be useful as factor Xa inhibitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Boguslaw M. Mudryk, Nicolas Cuniere, Dau-Ming Hsieh, Lucius Rossano, Jing Liang, Bang-Chi Chen, Huiping Zhang, Rulin Zhao, Bei Wang, Adrian David
  • Publication number: 20080227777
    Abstract: The invention relates to 6-amido substituted pyrazolopyridine derivatives of the formula (I) useful as inhibitors of beta-adrenergic receptor kinase 1 (?ARK-1), compositions containing such compounds and their use for the treatment and prevention of chronic heart failure, hypertension, myocardial ischemia and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections, and for the prevention of opiate addiction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS
    Inventors: Henning STEINHAGEN, Jochen HUBER, Kurt RITTER, Bernard PIRARD, Kirsten BJERGARDE, Marcel PATEK, Martin SMRCINA, Linli WEI
  • Patent number: 7417041
    Abstract: Novel fused heteroaromatic compounds, including derivatives thereof, to intermediates for their preparation, to pharmaceutical compositions containing them and to their medicinal use are described. The compounds of the present invention are potent inhibitors of transforming growth factor (“TGF”)-? signaling pathway. They are useful in the treatment of various TGF-related disease states including, for example, cancer and fibrotic diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Assignees: Pfizer Inc., Pfizer Products Inc.
    Inventors: Laura C. Blumberg, Michael J. Munchhof, Andrei Shavnya
  • Publication number: 20080194588
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of compounds of the general Formula (I): wherein in Formula (I), R is H, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or heteroaryl; R1 is H, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or heteroaryl; R2 is H, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or heteroaryl; A1 and A2 each independently represent an optionally substituted C1-C20-alkyl group which may contain one or more group(s) Z, or a monocyclic or polycyclic optionally substituted aromatic or non-aromatic ring system which may contain one or more group(s) X, and in case of a polycyclic ring system, said system contains at least one aromatic ring; Z is selected from the group consisting of S, O, N, NR4, CO, CO2, CS, SO or SO2 X is selected from the group consisting of S, O, N, NR4, SO or SO2;
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Inventors: Aldo Ammendola, Katharina Aulinger-Fuchs, Astrid Gotschlich, Bernd Kramer, Martin Lang, Wael Saeb, Udo Sinks, Andreas Wuzik
  • Publication number: 20080188491
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of compounds of the general Formula (I): wherein in Formula (I), R is H, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or heteroaryl; R1 is H, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or heteroaryl; R2 is H, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or heteroaryl; A1 and A2 each independently represent an optionally substituted C1-C20-alkyl group which may contain one or more group(s) Z, or a monocyclic or polycyclic optionally substituted aromatic or non-aromatic ring system which may contain one or more group(s) X, and in case of a polycyclic ring system, said system contains at least one aromatic ring; Z is selected from the group consisting of S, O, N, NR4, CO, CO, CS, SO or SO2 X is selected from the group consisting of S, O, N, NR4, SO or SO2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Inventors: Aldo Ammendola, Katharina Aulinger-Fuchs, Astrid Gotschlich, Bernd Kramer, Martin Lang, Wael Saeb, Udo Sinks, Andreas Wuzik
  • Publication number: 20080175914
    Abstract: The invention relates to a compound of formula (I) or a salt thereof: wherein: R1 is C1-4alkyl, C1-3fluoroalkyl, —CH2CH2OH or —CH2CH2CO2C1-2alkyl; R2 is a hydrogen atom (H), methyl or C1fluoroalkyl; R3 is optionally substituted C3-8cycloalkyl or optionally substituted mono-unsaturated-C5-7cycloalkenyl or an optionally substituted heterocyclic group of sub-formula (aa), (bb) or (cc); in which n1 and n2 independently are 1 or 2; and in which Y is O, S, SO2, or NR10; or R3 is a bicyclic group (dd) or (ee): and wherein X is NR4R5 or OR5a. The compounds are phosphodiesterase (PDE) inhibitors, in particular PDE4 inhibitors. Also provided is the use of a compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, in the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of an inflammatory and/or allergic disease in a mammal such as a human, for example chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, or allergic rhinitis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2008
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Inventors: David George ALLEN, Diane Mary Coe, Caroline Mary Cook, Michael Dennis Dowle, Christopher David Edlin, Julie Nicole Hamblin, Martin Redpath Johnson, Paul Spencer Jones, Richard Graham Knowles, Mika Kristian Lindvall, Charlotte Jane Mitchell, Alison Judith Redgrave, Peter Ward
  • Publication number: 20080167306
    Abstract: A compound of the following formula (1), or its prodrug or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, being useful as a diabetic medicine or preventive, or blood sugar regulator, or therapeutic agent for hyperlipemia, etc. wherein the ring Z is an optionally substituted heteroaryl, W4 is a single bond, lower alkylene, etc., Ar2 is an optionally substituted aryl, etc., W3 is a single bond, lower alkylene, etc., Ar1 is an optionally substituted arylene, etc., each of W1 and W2 is an optionally substituted lower alkylene, etc., and R1 is carboxyl, an alkoxycarbonyl.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2006
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventors: Yoko Takahashi, Ryu Nagata, Kantaro Ushiroda
  • Patent number: 7396932
    Abstract: A novel process and intermediates thereof for making 4,5-dihydro-pyrazolo[3,4-c]pyrid-2-ones of the type shown below from appropriate phenyl hydrazines is described. These compounds can be useful as factor Xa inhibitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Rafael Shapiro, Lucius T Rossano, Boguslaw M Mudryk, Nicolas Cuniere, Matthew Oberholzer, Huiping Zhang, Bang-Chi Chen
  • Patent number: 7388096
    Abstract: The instant invention provides crystalline forms of 1-(3-chlorophenyl)-7-oxo-6-[4-(2-oxo-1 (2H)pyridinyl)phenyl]-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-c]pyridine-3-carboxamide and its solvates thereof; processes for the production of such crystalline forms; pharmaceutical compositions comprising such crystalline forms; and methods of treating thromboembolic disorders with such crystalline forms or such pharmaceutical compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2008
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Margaret M. Gleeson, Gary McGeorge, Bang-Chi Chen, Huiping Zhang, Mary F. Malley, John D. DiMarco, Denette K. Murphy, Xiaotian Yin, Steven R. Fabian, Jasmine M. Gupta
  • Publication number: 20080132536
    Abstract: The invention provides a compound of formula (I) or a salt thereof: wherein Ar has the sub-formula (x) or (z): and wherein R3 is optionally substituted C3-8cycloalkyl, optionally substituted C5-7cycloalkenyl, an optionally substituted heterocyclic group (aa), (bb) or (cc), or a bicyclic group (ee); and wherein R4 is H, C1-3alkyl, C1-2fluoroalkyl, cyclopropyl, —CH2OR4a, —CH(Me)OR4a, or —CH2CH2OR4a; and R5 is inter alia H, C1-8alkyl, C1-3fluoroalkyl, C3-8cycloalkyl, certain substituted alkyl groups, —(CH2)n13-Het, or optionally substituted phenyl or —CH2-Ph; or R4 and R5 taken together are —(CH2)p1— or —(CH2)p3—X5—(CH2)p4—; provided that at least one of R4 and R5 is not a hydrogen atom (H). The invention also provides the use of the compounds as inhibitors of phosphodiesterase type IV (PDE4) and/or for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of inflammatory and/or allergic diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, allergic rhinitis or atopic dermatitis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2008
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Inventors: David George Allen, Diane Mary Coe, Caroline Mary Cook, Michael Dennis Dowle, Christopher David Edlin, Julie Nicole Hamblin, Martin Redpath Johnson, Paul Spencer Jones, Mika Kristian Lindvall, Charlotte Jane Mitchell, Alison Judith Redgrave, John Edward Robinson, Naimisha Trivedi
  • Patent number: 7371761
    Abstract: The present application describes lactam-containing compounds and derivatives thereof of Formula I: P4-P-M-M4I or pharmaceutically acceptable salt forms thereof, wherein ring P, if present is a 5-7 membered carbocycle or heterocycle and ring M is a 5-7 membered carbocycle or heterocycle. Compounds of the present invention are useful as inhibitors of trypsin-like serine proteases, specifically factor Xa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Donald J. P. Pinto, Mimi L. Quan, Michael J. Orwat, Yun-Long Li, Wei Han, Jennifer X. Qiao, Patrick Y. S. Lam, Stephanie L Koch
  • Patent number: 7371864
    Abstract: The instant invention provides crystalline forms of 3-(1-hydroxy-1-methyl-ethyl)-1-(4-methoxy-phenyl)-6-[4-(2-oxo-2H-pyridin-1-yl)-phenyl]-1,4,5,6-tetrahydro-pyrazolo[3,4-c]pyridin-7-one and its solvates thereof; processes for the production of such crystalline forms; pharmaceutical compositions comprising such crystalline forms; and methods of treating thromboembolic disorders with such crystalline forms or such pharmaceutical compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Michael J. Orwat, Mary F. Malley, Roxana Schlam, Steven R. Fabian, Bing-Shiou Yang, Victor W. Rosso
  • Patent number: 7354929
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula (I) that act as cannabinoid receptor ligands and their uses in the treatment of diseases linked to the mediation of the cannabinoid receptors in animals are described herein
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignee: Pfizer Inc.
    Inventors: Philip A. Carpino, David A. Griffith
  • Patent number: 7348324
    Abstract: A compound of formula (I) (wherein R1 is a hydrogen atom, a hydrocarbon group which may be substituted, a non-aromatic heterocyclic group which may be substituted, R2 is a hydrocarbon group which may be substituted, a non-aromatic heterocyclic group which may be substituted, or R1 and R2 may combine to each other together with A to form a heterocyclic group which may be substituted; A is N or N+—R5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2008
    Assignee: Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
    Inventors: Shinichi Imamura, Shohei Hashiguchi, Taeko Hattori, Osamu Nishimura, Naoyuki Kanzaki, Masanori Baba, Yoshihiro Sugihara
  • Patent number: 7332506
    Abstract: A compound represented by the formula I: wherein A represents the following heterocycles: and R1-9 are as defined herein, a composition containing this compound and methods for treating disorders of the serotonin-affected neurological systems utilizing such a compound or composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: Wyeth
    Inventors: Aranapakam M. Venkatesan, Jamie M. Davis, Yansong Gu
  • Publication number: 20070281965
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to modulators of GABAA receptors and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and prodrugs thereof, the chemical synthesis thereof, and the medical use of such compounds for the treatment and/or management of sleep disorders and/or for providing a patient in need with a hypnotic, anxiolytic or anti-convulsive effect are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2007
    Publication date: December 6, 2007
    Applicant: Auspex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas G. GANT, Sepehr SARSHAR
  • Patent number: 7304157
    Abstract: A novel process and intermediates thereof for making 4,5-dihydro-pyrazolo[3,4-c]pyrid-2-ones of the type shown below from appropriate phenyl hydrazines is described. These compounds can be useful as factor Xa inhibitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2007
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Boguslaw M. Mudryk, Nicolas Cuniere, Dau-Ming Hsieh, Lucius Rossano, Jing Liang, Bang-Chi Chen, Huiping Zhang, Rulin Zhao, Bei Wang, Adrian David