The Other Cyclo In The Bicyclo Ring System Is Also Six-membered (e.g., Naphthyridines, Etc.) Patents (Class 546/122)
  • Publication number: 20130005760
    Abstract: A heterocyclic compound of formula (I) or a salt thereof: wherein R1 is an optionally protected amino group or an optionally substituted C1-6 alkyl group; R2 and R3 are each independently a C1-2 alkyl group; X is a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom; Z1 is N or C—R4; Z2 is N or C—R5; Z3 is N or C—R6; Z4 is N or C—R7; R4, R5, R6, and R7 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an optionally protected amino group, or a C1-6 alkylsulfonyl group; Z is CH or N; and A is a methylene group or a bond, which has an excellent anti-HIV activity and is useful as an anti-HIV agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: Toyama Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuji Oonishi, Kenichiro Awasaguchi, Nobuhiko Nomura, Keisuke Tohdo, Hyouei Kawai, Tomomi Wakatsuki
  • Publication number: 20130005724
    Abstract: The present invention relates to derivatives of pyridino-pyridinones, and to their preparation and use thereof, having activity as inhibitors of kinase activity of receptors for PDGF (platelet derived growth factors) ligands and optionally of receptors for the FLT3 (fms-like tyrosine kinase receptor) ligand receptors, said derivatives comprising compounds of formula (I): wherein the various substituent groups are more specifically defined herein. The compounds are suitable as therapeutics for the treatment of various proliferative diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: SANOFI
    Inventors: Gilbert LASSALLE, Valérie MARTIN, Gary MCCORT, Cécile VOLLE-CHALLIER
  • Patent number: 8343996
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds and methods for treating or preventing the development of a disease, disorder, or condition in a subject or patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventor: Mark E. Duggan
  • Patent number: 8338605
    Abstract: Compounds effective in inhibiting replication of Hepatitis C virus (“HCV”) or other viruses are disclosed. This invention is also directed to compositions comprising such compounds, co-formulation or co-administration of such compounds with other anti-viral or therapeutic agents, processes and intermediates for the syntheses of such compounds, and methods of using such compounds for the treatment of HCV or other viral infections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventors: Todd W. Rockway, David A. Betebenner, Allan C. Krueger, Nobuhiko Iwasaki, Curt S. Cooper, David D. Anderson, Dale J. Kempf, Darold L. Madigan, Christopher E. Motter, Jason P. Shanley, Michael D. Tufano, Rolf Wagner, Rong Zhang, Akteruzzaman Molla, Hongmei Mo, Tami J. Pilot-Matias, Sherie V. L. Masse, Robert J. Carrick, Wenping He, Liangjun Lu
  • Publication number: 20120322785
    Abstract: The invention provides novel compounds having the general formula: wherein X1 is N or N+O?, and one of X2, X3 and X4 is N or N+—O? and the remainder of X2, X3 and X4 is C. R2, R3, R4, R5, R6. A, B and Y are as described herein. Additionally compositions compounds of Formula I and methods of use are further described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph P. Lyssikatos, Lewis J. Gazzard, Emily Hanan, Samuel Kintz, Hans Edward Purkey
  • Patent number: 8334294
    Abstract: New inhibitors of the p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase having the general formula (I) are disclosed herein, as well as processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, and their use in therapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: Almirall, S.A.
    Inventors: Wenceslao Lumeras Amador, Paul Robert Eastwood
  • Publication number: 20120316166
    Abstract: Novel hetarylaminonaphthyridine derivatives of formula (I) wherein X, R1, R2, R3, R4, W1, W2, W3, W5 and W6 have the meaning according to claim 1, are inhibitors of ATP consuming proteins, and can be employed, inter alia, for the treatment of tumors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2011
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRANKTER HAFTUNG
    Inventors: Alfred Jonczyk, Dieter Dorsch, Frank Zenke, Christiane Amendt
  • Publication number: 20120302576
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters and prodrugs of Formula (I) or (II): which are useful as AMPK modulators effective in treating diabetes, obesity and cancer in a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2012
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Inventors: Neal C. Birnberg, Hong Liu, Qing Ping Weng, Haibo Shang, Pan Yin, Sharanappa B. Rajur, Hwa-Ok Kim, Paresh D. Salgaonkar, Norton P. Peet
  • Publication number: 20120295902
    Abstract: Novel hetaryl-[1,8]naphthyridine derivatives of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, W1, W3, W5 and W6 have the meaning according to claim 1, are inhibitors of ATP consuming proteins, and can be employed, inter alia, for the treatment of tumors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Alfred Jonczyk, Dieter Dorsch, Guenter Hoelzemann, Christiane Amendt, Frank Zenke
  • 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: 8309734
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel phenyl amide or pyridyl amide derivatives of the formula wherein A1, A2, B1, B2 and R1 to R11 are as defined in the description and in the claims, as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. These compounds are GPBAR1 agonists and can be used as medicaments for the treatment of diseases such as type II diabetes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Caterina Bissantz, Henrietta Dehmlow, Rainer E. Martin, Ulrike Obst Sander, Hans Richter, Christoph Ullmer
  • Publication number: 20120258957
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a heterocyclic derivative according to formula I wherein the variables are defined as in the specification, or to a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof. The present invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising said heterocyclic derivatives and to their use in therapy, for instance in the treatment or prevention of disorders or diseases influenced by modulation of orexins, such as sleep disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2010
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Inventors: Matilda Jane Bingham, Andrew Dunbar, Margaret Jean Laats, Grant Wishart
  • Publication number: 20120258947
    Abstract: Substituted 6-amino-nicotinamides, pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds and also use of these compounds in the treatment and/or prophylaxis of pain and further diseases and/or disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: Grunenthal GmbH
    Inventors: Sven KÜHNERT, Gregor Bahrenberg, Achim Kless, Wolfgang Schröder, Simon Lucas
  • Publication number: 20120252806
    Abstract: The instant invention provides for compounds that inhibit Akt activity. In particular, the compounds disclosed selectively inhibit one or two of the Akt isoforms. The invention also provides for compositions comprising such inhibitory compounds and methods of inhibiting Akt activity by administering the compound to a patient in need of treatment of cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2010
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Inventors: Michael J. Kelly, III, Mark E. Layton
  • Publication number: 20120252814
    Abstract: Compounds of the following formula are provided for use with glucokinase: wherein the variables are as defined herein. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions, kits and articles of manufacture comprising such compounds; methods and intermediates useful for making the compounds; and methods of using said compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: TAKEDA CALIFORNIA, INC.
    Inventors: Zacharia Cheruvallath, Jun Feng, Prasuna Guntupalli, Stephen L. Gwaltney, Joanne Miura, Mark Sabat, Mingnam Tang, Haxia Wang
  • Publication number: 20120252809
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the formula I, wherein A, D, E, L, G, R10, R30, R40, R50 and R60 have the meanings indicated in the claims, which are valuable pharmaceutical active compounds. They are inhibitors of the protease cathepsin A, and are useful for the treatment of diseases such as atherosclerosis, heart failure, renal diseases, liver diseases or inflammatory diseases, for example. The invention furthermore relates to processes for the preparation of the compounds of the formula I, their use and pharmaceutical compositions comprising them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: SANOFI
    Inventors: Sven RUF, Thorsten SADOWSKI, Klaus WIRTH, Herman SCHREUDER, Christian BUNING
  • Publication number: 20120252780
    Abstract: Provided herein are novel sirtuin-modulating compounds and methods of use thereof. The sirtuin-modulating compounds may be used for increasing the lifespan of a cell, and treating and/or preventing a wide variety of diseases and disorders including, for example, diseases or disorders related to aging or stress, diabetes, obesity, neurodegenerative diseases, cardiovascular disease, blood clotting disorders, inflammation, cancer, and/or flushing as well as diseases or disorders that would benefit from increased mitochondrial activity. Also provided are compositions comprising a sirtuin-modulating compound in combination with another therapeutic agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Inventors: Pui Yee Ng, Charles Blum, Lauren McPherson, Robert B. Perni, Chi B. Vu, Mohammed Mahmood Ahmed, Jeremy S. Disch
  • Patent number: 8278452
    Abstract: The invention provides a novel class of compounds of Formula I: (I) pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds to treat or prevent diseases or disorders associated with abnormal or deregulated kinase activity, particularly diseases or disorders that involve abnormal activation of c-kit, PDGFR? and PDGFR? kinases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: IRM LLC
    Inventors: Donatella Chianelli, Xiaolin Li, Xiaodong Liu, Jon Loren, Valentina Molteni, Juliet Nabakka, Vince Yeh
  • Patent number: 8278337
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the formula (I) wherein X is N or CH, and Y is N or CR5. Also disclosed are methods of treating JNK and ERK mediated diseases using the compounds of formula 1.0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme
    Inventors: David B. Belanger, M. Arshad Siddiqui, Patrick J. Curran, Blake Hamann, Lianyun Zhao, Panduranga Adulla P. Reddy, Praveen K. Tadikonda, Gerald W. Shipps, Jr., Umar Faruk Mansoor
  • Publication number: 20120245152
    Abstract: A compound of the general formula (I): [wherein, R1 represents a halogen atom, or the like, R2 represents a hydrogen atom, or the like, R3 and R4, each independently, represent a hydrogen atom, a C1-4 alkyl group, or the like, R5 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, or the like, R6 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, or the like, R7 and R8, each independently, represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, or the like, R9 and R10, each independently, represent a hydrogen atom, a C1-4 alkyl group, R11 and R12, each independently, represent a hydrogen atom, a C1-4 alkyl group, or the like, X represents an oxygen atom, a group —CH2—, or the like, Y represents a nitrogen atom, a group ?CH—, or the like, and Z represents a nitrogen atom, or the like] or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof, which has an excellent suppressive action on platelet aggregation, and is useful for prevention and/or treatment of thromboembolism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2010
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: DAIICHI SANKYO COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Tatsuya Nishi, Masashi Hasegawa, Yumi Shinagawa-ku, Yuichi Ochiai, Ryoko Kitazawa, Hiroshi Susaki
  • Patent number: 8268803
    Abstract: The present invention relates to 5,6-ring annulated indole derivatives of the formula (I), compositions comprising at least one 5,6-ring annulated indole derivatives, and methods of using the 5,6-ring annulated indole derivatives for treating or preventing a viral infection or a virus-related disorder in a patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Frank Bennett, Srikanth Venkatraman, F. George Njoroge, Kevin X. Chen, Neng-Yang Shih, Stuart B. Rosenblum, Joseph A. Kozlowski
  • Publication number: 20120232052
    Abstract: The present invention relates to aryl carboxamide derivatives of formula (I), wherein Ar1 is phenyl; Ar2 is aryl; n is 1-4; X is —O—, —S—, —SO— or —SO2—, a prodrug thereof or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, which have blocking activities of voltage gated sodium channels as the TTX-S channels, and which are useful in the treatment or prevention of such disorders and diseases as pain in which voltage gated sodium channels are involved. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the prevention or treatment of such diseases as pain in which voltage gated sodium channels are involved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2010
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Inventors: Tatsuya Yamagishi, Yoshimasa Arano, Mikio Morita, Tadashi Inoue
  • Publication number: 20120226035
    Abstract: Disclosed is a compound represented by the general formula: wherein R1 represents an aryl or heterocyclic group which may be substituted or the like; X1 represents a C2-C4 alkylene group or the like; X2, X3 and X5 independently represent NH, a bond or the like; X4 represents a lower alkylene group, a bond or the like; Y1 represents a bivalent alicyclic hydrocarbon residue which may be substituted or a bivalent alicyclic amine residue which may be substituted; and Z1, Z2, Z3, Z4, Z5 and Z6 independently represent a nitrogen atom, a group represented by the formula: CH, or the like, provided that at least one of Z3, Z4, Z5 and Z6 represents a nitrogen atom, or a salt thereof, which is useful as an antibacterial agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2012
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicants: Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Toyama Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Taro KIYOTO, Junichi Ando, Tadashi Tanaka, Yasuhiro Tsutsui, Mai Yokotani, Toshiya Noguchi, Fumihito Ushiyama, Hiroki Urabe, Hiromasa Horikiri
  • Patent number: 8258301
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, W, and Y are as described herein, or a tautomer, prodrug, solvate, or salt thereof. These compounds are useful as inhibitors of Urotensin II and are thus useful for treating a variety of diseases and disorders that are mediated or sustained through the interaction of Urotensin II with its receptor, including cardiovascular diseases. This invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds, methods of using these compounds in the treatment of various diseases and disorders, processes for preparing these compounds, and intermediates useful in these processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Brian Nicholas Cook, Anne Bettina Eldrup, Ingo Andreas Mugge, Fariba Soleymanzadeh, Sanxing Sun, Yunlong Zhang
  • Publication number: 20120220587
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula (I), in which X1, X2, L, Y, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10 have the meanings indicated in claim 1, are PI3K inhibitors and can be employed, inter alia, for the treatment of autoimmune diseases, inflammation, cardiovascular diseases, neurodegenerative diseases and tumours.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2010
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRANKTER HAFTUNG
    Inventors: Ulrich Emde, Hans Peter Buchstaller, Markus Klein, Christina Esdar, Joerg Bomke
  • Publication number: 20120214990
    Abstract: A nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof represented by the general formula: which have a potent antibacterial activity and a high safety. Thus, the compounds are useful as antibacterial agents against gram-positive bacteria, gram-negative bacteria and drug resistant bacteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicants: TAISHO PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD., TOYAMA CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Taro KIYOTO, Tadashi Tanaka, Yasuhiro Tsutsui, Junichi Ando, Mai Motono, Yasuko Kawaguchi, Toshiya Noguchi, Yasunobu Ushiki, Fumihito Ushiyama, Hiroki Urabe
  • Publication number: 20120208840
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds represented by the formula I, each of which compounds may have sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor agonist and or antagonist biological activity, wherein these compounds selected from the group consisting of wherein A, B, C, D, X, Y, Z and R3 are defined in the specification. Said compounds are useful for treating a disease or condition of a mammal selected from the group consisting of ocular diseases; systemic vascular barrier related diseases; allergies and other inflammatory diseases; cardiac diseases or conditions; fibrosis; pain and wounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2010
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: ALLERGAN, INC.
    Inventors: Wenkiu K. Fang, Liming Wang, Evelyn G. Corpuz, Ken Chow, Wha-Bin Im
  • Publication number: 20120208820
    Abstract: Compounds of formula I pharmaceutical compositions of these compounds, and use of said compositions to control synaptic transmission in mammals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Inventors: Michael R. Schrimpf, Karin R. Tietje, Richard B. Toupence, Jianguo Ji, Anwer Basha, William H. Bunnelle, Jerome F. Daanen, Jennifer M. Frost, Kevin B. Sippy
  • Patent number: 8242275
    Abstract: Antibacterial compounds, compositions containing them, and methods of use for the inhibition of bacterial activity and the treatment, prevention or inhibition of bacterial infection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica NV
    Inventors: Brett D. Allison, Laurent Gomez, Cheryl A. Grice, Michael D. Hack, Brian J. Morrow, S. Timothy Motley, Alejandro Santillan, Jr., Karen J. Shaw, Kimberly L. Schwarz, Liu Y. Tang, Hariharan Venkatesan, John J. M. Wiener
  • Patent number: 8242124
    Abstract: Compounds having drug and bio-affecting properties, their pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use are set forth. In particular, diketopiperidine derivatives that possess unique antiviral activity are provided. These compounds are useful for the treatment of HIV and AIDS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Alicia Regueiro-Ren, Jacob Swidorski, Zheng Liu, Tao Wang, Zhongxing Zhang, Lawrence G. Hamann, Nicholas A. Meanwell, David J. Carini, Wenying Li
  • Publication number: 20120196856
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to aryl aminopyridine compounds which are useful as therapeutic agents for the treatment of central nervous system disorders associated with phosphodiesterase 10 (PDE10). The present invention also relates to the use of such compounds for treating neurological and psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia, psychosis or Huntington's disease, and those associated with striatal hypofunction or basal ganglia dysfunction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2010
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Inventors: Michael J. Breslin, Christopher D. Cox, Izzat T. Raheem
  • Publication number: 20120189537
    Abstract: Disclosed are nitrile derivatives and pharmaceutical compositions comprising nitrile derivatives. The pharmaceutical compositions comprise compounds of the formula I and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts of such compounds. Also disclosed are processes for the preparation of such compounds, intermediates used in the preparation of such compounds, and the uses of such compounds in treating hyperproliferative diseases, inflammatory diseases and viral and bacterial infections and inducing apoptosis in cancer cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Inventor: Krishna Menon
  • Publication number: 20120178776
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to dihydronaphthyridinyl(organo)methanone analogs, derivatives thereof, and related compounds, which are useful as positive allosteric modulators of the metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5 (mGluR5); synthetic methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds; and methods of treating neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with glutamate dysfunction using the compounds and compositions. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2012
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Inventors: P. Jeffrey Conn, Craig W. Lindsley, Shaun R. Stauffer, Jason Manka, Jon Jacobs, Ya Zhou, José Manuel Bartolomé-Nebreda, Gregor James Macdonald, Susana Conde-Ceide, Eric S. Dawson
  • Publication number: 20120178723
    Abstract: This invention provides compounds of formula IA-a or IB-a and subsets thereof: wherein Z, HY, R1, R2, G1, W, n, and A and subsets thereof are as described in the specification. The compounds are inhibitors of PI3K and are thus useful for treating proliferative, inflammatory, or cardiovascular disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2011
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Masaaki Hirose, Zhigen Hu, Yongbo Hu, Hong Myung Lee, Zhan Shi, Stepan Vyskocil, Tianlin Xu
  • Patent number: 8217029
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula (I) wherein U, V, W, X, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, A, B, D, E, G, m, and n are as defined in the description, to pharmaceutically acceptable salts of such compounds for use in the manufacture of a medicament for the prevention or treatment of a bacterial infection. Certain compounds of formula (I) are new and are also part of this invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd
    Inventors: Daniel Bur, Christian Hubschwerlen, Georg Rueedi, Jean-Philippe Surivet, Cornelia Zumbrunn-Acklin
  • Publication number: 20120172391
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to naphthyridinone analogs, derivatives thereof, and related compounds, which are useful as positive allosteric modulators of the metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5 (mGluR5); synthetic methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds; and methods of treating neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with glutamate dysfunction using the compounds and compositions. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2011
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Inventors: P. Jeffrey Conn, Craig W. Lindsley, Shaun R. Stauffer, Jason Manka, Jon Jacobs, Ya Zhou, José Manuel Bartolomé-Nebreda, Gregor James Macdonald, Susana Conde-Ceide, Carrie K. Jones
  • Publication number: 20120172376
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel heterocyclic compounds of formula I wherein the variables are as defined in the claims or the description, which are useful for inhibiting glycogen synthase kinase 3 (GSK-3), compositions containing the compounds, their use for preparing a medicament for the treatment of a medical disorder susceptible to the treatment with a compound that modulates, preferably inhibits, the activity of glycogen synthase kinase 3?, and methods of treatment of medical disorders susceptible to treatment with a compound that modulates glycogen synthase kinase 3? activity using the compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2011
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: Abbott GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Sean Colm Turner, Helmut Mack, Margaretha Henrica Maria Bakker, Marcel van Gaalen, Carolin Hoft, Wilfried Hornberger
  • Patent number: 8211908
    Abstract: Disclosed is a compound represented by the general formula: [wherein R1 represents an aryl or heterocyclic group which may be substituted or the like; X1 represents a C2-C4 alkylene group or the like; X2, X3 and X5 independently represent NH, a bond or the like; X4 represents a lower alkylene group, a bond or the like; Y1 represents a bivalent alicyclic hydrocarbon residue which may be substituted or a bivalent alicyclic amine residue which may be substituted; and Z1, Z2, Z3, Z4, Z5 and Z6 independently represent a nitrogen atom, a group represented by the formula: CH, or the like, provided that at least one of Z3, Z4, Z5 and Z6 represents a nitrogen atom] or a salt thereof, which is useful as an antibacterial agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignees: Toyama Chemical Co., Ltd., Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Taro Kiyoto, Junichi Ando, Tadashi Tanaka, Yasuhiro Tsutsui, Mai Yokotani, Toshiya Noguchi, Fumihito Ushiyama, Hiroki Urabe, Hiromasa Horikiri
  • Publication number: 20120165276
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds having at least one quaternary alkyl ammonium functionality. The compounds inhibit bacterial efflux pump inhibitors and are used in combination with an anti-bacterial agent to treat or prevent bacterial infections. These combinations can be effective against bacterial infections that have developed resistance to anti-bacterial agents through an efflux pump mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2008
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: Mpex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: TOMASZ GLINKA, Olga Lomovskaya, Keith Bostian, David M. Wallace
  • Publication number: 20120142685
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound formula I: (formula I) said compound is inhibitor of selective subset of kinases belonging to the AGC or calmodulin kinase family, such as for example MARK1/2/3, PKD-1/2/3, PKN-1/2, CDK-9, CaMKII, ROCK-I/II, inhibitors of histone deacetylase (HDAC) phosphorylation, or inhibitors of other kinases. Finally, the present invention also provides a pharmaceutical composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2008
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Inventors: Markus Rolf Dobler, Charles Francis Jewell, JR., Erik Meredith, Lauren G. Monovich, Sarah Siska, Anette Von Matt, Maurice Van Eis, Taeyoung Yoon, Christoph Gaul, Michael Paul Capparelli
  • Patent number: 8193179
    Abstract: Antibacterial compounds including 3-amino-6-(1-amino-ethyl)-tetrahydropyran derivatives are provided, and methods of treatment or prevention of bacterial infection with such compounds are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Actelion Pharmaceuticals, Ltd
    Inventors: Christian Hubschwerlen, Georg Rueedi, Jean-Philippe Surivet, Cornelia Zumbrunn-Acklin
  • Patent number: 8188113
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel dihydropyridopyrimidinyl, dihydronaphthyridinyl, and related compounds which are kinase inhibitors and modulator useful for the treatment of various diseases. More particularly, the invention is concerned with such compounds, kinase/compound adducts, methods of treating diseases, and methods of synthesis of the compounds. Preferably, the compounds are useful for the modulation of kinase activity of Raf kinases and disease polymorphs thereof. Compounds of the present invention find utility in the treatment of mammalian cancers and especially human cancers including but not limited to malignant melanoma, colorectal cancer, ovarian cancer, papillary thyroid carcinoma, non small cell lung cancer, and mesothelioma. Compounds of the present invention also find utility in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and retinopathies including diabetic retinal neuropathy and macular degeneration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel L. Flynn, Peter A. Petillo, Michael D. Kaufman, William C. Patt
  • Patent number: 8183238
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula X: wherein A, X, Y, Z, R5, R6a, and R6b are as defined herein, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are described as useful for the treatment of cognitive deficits associated with schizophrenia and other neurodegenerative and/or neurological disorders in mammals, including humans.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Pfizer Inc.
    Inventors: Michelle M. Claffey, Amy B. Dounay, Matthew M. Hayward, Suobao Rong, Patrick R. Verhoest, Jamison B. Tuttle, Xinmin Gan
  • Publication number: 20120122891
    Abstract: GnRH receptor antagonists are disclosed which have utility in the treatment of a variety of sex-hormone related conditions in both men and women. The compounds of this invention have the structure: wherein R1a, R1b, R1c, R1d, R2, R2a, and A are as defined herein, including stereoisomers, esters, solvates and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Also disclosed are compositions containing a compound of this invention in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, as well as methods relating to the use thereof for antagonizing gonadotropin-releasing hormone in a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES, INC.
    Inventors: Graham Beaton, Mi Chen, Timothy Richard Coon, Todd Ewing, Wanlong Jiang, Richard Lowe, Willy Moree, Nicole Smith, Warren Wade, Liren Zhao, Yun-Fei Zhu, Martin Rowbottom, Neil Ashweek
  • Publication number: 20120122853
    Abstract: Annelated N-heterocyclic sulfonamides with oxadiazolone headgroup, processes for their preparation and their use as pharmaceuticals The invention relates to annelated N-heterocyclic sulfonamides with oxadiazolone headgroup and to their physiologically acceptable salts and physiologically functional derivatives showing PPARdelta or PPARdelta and PPARalpha agonist activity. What is described are compounds of the formula I, in which the radicals are as defined, and their physiologically acceptable salts and processes for their preparations. The compounds are suitable for the treatment and/or prevention of disorders of fatty acid metabolism and glucose utilization disorders as well as of disorders in which insulin resistance is involved and demyelinating and other neurodegenerative disorders of the central and peripheral nervous system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2009
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS
    Inventors: Stefanie Keil, Matthias Urmann, Wolfgang Wendler, Maike Glien, Hans Matter, Eugen Falk, Ulrike Wendler
  • Publication number: 20120115899
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula (I), wherein substituents R1, R2 and R5 are as defined, and Ar represents substituted phenyl, pyridyl, pyridazinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, thiazolyl, furanyl, imidazolyl and thiophenyl substituted by a hydroxyalkyl substituent and an optional other substituent; compositions containing them, their use in therapy, including their use as antibacterials, for example in the treatment of tuberculosis, and methods for the preparation of such compounds, are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2010
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Inventors: Carlos Alemparte-Gallardo, David Barros-Aguirre, Monica Cacho-Izquierdo, Jose Maria Fiandor Roman, Jose Luis Lavandera Diaz, Modesto Jesús Remuiñan-Blanco
  • Publication number: 20120115900
    Abstract: The present application discloses novel substituted naphthyridine derivatives of Formula (I) and their use as modulators of the voltage gated Kv7 (KCNQ) potassium ion channels. In other aspects the application discloses the use of these compounds, in a method for therapy and to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2010
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: NEUROSEARCH A/S
    Inventors: William Dalby Brown, Carsten Jessen, Cecilia Mattsson, Richard Sott, Dorte Strøbæk
  • Publication number: 20120108581
    Abstract: The present invention provides a low molecular weight compound having EPO production-promoting action and/or hemoglobin production-promoting action. The present invention relates to a fused piperidine compound represented by the following general formula (1): (wherein, ring A represents a C10-14 aryl group or 5- to 10-membered heterocyclic group, X represents N—R7, a sulfur atom or an oxygen atom, R1, R2, R2?, R3 and R3? independently represent a hydrogen atom, C1-6 alkyl group or C3-6 cycloalkyl group, and R4, R5 and R6 independently represent a hydrogen atom or halogen atom), or a salt thereof, or a solvate thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2010
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: Kowa Company, Ltd
    Inventors: Masanori Ashikawa, Toshiharu Morimoto, Hajime Yamada, Shunji Takemura, Tatsuaki Nishiyama, Takeshi Doi, Hiroyuki Ishiwata
  • Publication number: 20120108576
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds, salts and hydrates of Formula I, wherein the variables Ar1, R2, R3, R4, r, q, and t are defined herein. Certain compounds of Formula I described herein possess potent antiviral activity. The invention also provides compounds of Formula I that are potent and/or selective inhibitors of Hepatitis C virus replication. Certain compounds described herein inhibit assembly of the HCV replication complex. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions containing one or more compounds of Formula I, or a salt, solvate, or acylated prodrug of such compounds, and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers, excipients, or diluents. The invention further comprises methods of treating patients suffering from certain infectious diseases by administering to such patients an amount of a compound of Formula I effective to reduce signs or symptoms of the disease. These infectious diseases include viral infections, particularly HCV infections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: ACHILLION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Suoming Zhang, Avinash Phadke, Cuixian Liu, Xiangzhu Wang, Jesse Quinn, Dawei Chen, Venkat Gadhachanda, Shouming Li, Milind Deshpande
  • Patent number: 8168651
    Abstract: The invention relates in part to molecules having certain biological activities that include, but are not limited to, inhibiting cell proliferation, modulating protein kinase activity and modulating polymerase activity. Molecules of the invention can modulate Pim kinase activity and/or FMS-like tyrosine kinase (Flt) activity. The invention also relates in part to methods for using such molecules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Cylene Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter C. Chua, Mustapha Haddach, Johnny Y. Nagasawa, Fabrice Pierre, Jeffrey P. Whitten