Quinuclidines (including Unsaturated) Patents (Class 546/133)
  • Patent number: 8084463
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula (I); in salt or zwitterionic form wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 have the meanings as indicated in the specification, are useful for treating conditions that are mediated by the muscarinic M3 receptor, especially inflammatory or obstructive airways diseases. Pharmaceutical compositions that contain the compounds and a process for preparing the compounds are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Neil J Press, Stephen P Collingwood, Urs Baettig, Brian Cox, Sudhakar D Garad, Hyungchul Kim, Dimitris Papoutsakis, Simon J Watson
  • Publication number: 20110294780
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I), methods for preparing these compounds, compositions, intermediates and derivatives thereof and for treating a condition including but not limited to ankylosing spondylitis, artherosclerosis, arthritis (such as rheumatoid arthritis, infectious arthritis, childhood arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, reactive arthritis), bone-related diseases (including those related to bone formation), breast cancer (including those unresponsive to anti-estrogen therapy), cardiovascular disorders, cartilage-related disease (such as cartilage injury/loss, cartilage degeneration, and those related to cartilage formation), chondrodysplasia, chondrosarcoma, chronic back injury, chronic bronchitis, chronic inflammatory airway disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes, disorders of energy homeostasis, gout, pseudogout, lipid disorders, metabolic syndrome, multiple myeloma, obesity, osteoarthritis, osteogenesis imperfecta, osteolytic bone metastasis, osteomalac
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Inventors: Gilles Bignan, Wing Cheung, Micheal Gaul, Hui Huang, Xun Li, Raymond Patch, Sharmila Patel, Mark Player, Guozhang Xu, Bao-Ping Zhao, Jian Liu
  • Patent number: 8048893
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the novel derivatives of formula (I) in which A is, if it is present, a (C1-C6) alkyl, a (C3-C6) alkenyl, a (C3-C6) alkynyl, a (C3-C7) cycloalkyl or a (C5-C7) cycloalkenyl, R1 is an NR6R7, (C4-C7) azacycloalkyl, (C5-C7) azacycloalkenyl, (C5-C9) azabicycloalkyl or (C5-C9) azabicycloalkenyl group; A-R1 is such that the nitrogen of R1 and the nitrogen in the 1-position of the pyrazole are necessarily separated by at least two carbon atoms, R3 is an H, halogen, OH, SH, NH2, ORc, SRc, SORa, SO2Ra, NHCHO, NRaRb, NHC(O)Ra, NHC(S)Ra or NHSO2Ra, R4 is an aryl or heteroaryl; and R5 is an H, halogen, CF3, CHF2, CH2F, linear or branched (C1-C6) alkyl or (C3-C7) cycloalkyl, to their racemates, enantiomers and diastereoisomers and to their mixtures, their tautomers and to their pharmaceutically acceptable salts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Aventis Pharma SA
    Inventors: Arielle Genevois-Borella, Jean-Luc Malleron, Jean Bouquerel, Gilles Doerflinger, Andrees Bohme, Gaetan Touyer, Jean-Francois Sabuco, Corrine Terrier, Serge Mignani, Michel Evers, Youssef El-Ahmad
  • Publication number: 20110263859
    Abstract: The present invention relates to (2S,3R)-N-(2((3-pyridiny)triethyl)-1-azabicyclo[2.2.2]oct-3-yl)benzofuran-2-carboxamide, novel salt forms thereof, methods for its preparation, novel intermediates, and methods for treating a wide variety of conditions and disorders, including those associated with dysfunction of the central and autonomic nervous systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2011
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: TARGACEPT, INC.
    Inventors: Gary Maurice Dull, John Genus, Jacob Mathew
  • Publication number: 20110257224
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds that bind to and modulate the activity of neuronal nicotinic acetyl-choline receptors, to processes for preparing these compounds, to pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds, and to methods of using these compounds for treating a wide variety of conditions and disorders, including those associated with dysfunction of the central nervous system (CNS).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2010
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: Targacept, Inc
    Inventors: Merouane Bencherif, Nikolai Fedorov, Terry Hauser, Kristen Jordan, Sharon Rae Letchworth, Anatoly Mazurov, Julio A. Munoz, Jason Speake, Daniel Yohannes
  • Publication number: 20110212957
    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: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2011
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Inventors: Wenge Xie, Brian Herbert, Truc Nguyen, Carla Gauss, Ashok Tehim
  • Publication number: 20110200587
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I), methods for preparing these compounds, compositions, intermediates and derivatives thereof and for treating a condition including but not limited to ankylosing spondylitis, artherosclerosis, arthritis (such as rheumatoid arthritis, infectious arthritis, childhood arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, reactive arthritis), bone-related diseases (including those related to bone formation), breast cancer (including those unresponsive to anti-estrogen therapy), cardiovascular disorders, cartilage-related disease (such as cartilage injury/loss, cartilage degeneration, and those related to cartilage formation), chondrodysplasia, chondrosarcoma, chronic back injury, chronic bronchitis, chronic inflammatory airway disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes, disorders of energy homeostasis, gout, pseudogout, lipid disorders, metabolic syndrome, multiple myeloma, obesity, osteoarthritis, osteogenesis imperfecta, osteolytic bone metastasis, osteomalac
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2011
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Inventors: Gilles Bignan, Micheal Gaul, Guozhang Xu, Bao-Ping Zhao
  • Patent number: 7989447
    Abstract: The present invention features inhibitors of nitric oxide synthase (NOS), particularly those that selectively inhibit neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) in preference to other NOS isoforms. The NOS inhibitors of the invention, alone or in combination with other pharmaceutically active agents, can be used for treating or preventing conditions such as, for example, stroke, reperfusion injury, neurodegeneration, head trauma, CABG, migraine headache with and without aura, migraine with allodynia, central post-stroke pain (CPSP), neuropathic pain, or chronic pain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: NeurAxon, Inc.
    Inventors: Shawn Maddaford, Jailall Ramnauth, Suman Rakhit, Joanne Patman, Paul Renton, Subhash C. Annedi
  • Patent number: 7981906
    Abstract: The present invention relates to (2S,3R)—N-(2-((3-pyridinyl)methyl)-1-azabicyclo[2.2.2]oct-3-yl)benzofuran-2-carboxamide, novel salt forms thereof, methods for its preparation, novel intermediates, and methods for treating a wide variety of conditions and disorders, including those associated with dysfunction of the central and autonomic nervous systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Targacept, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Maurice Dull, Anatoly A. Mazurov, Teresa Y. Phillips
  • Publication number: 20110172428
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel methods for preparing indazole-3-carboxylic acid 2, a key starting material for the manufacture of agonists or partial agonists of the nicotinic ?-7 receptor, such as N—(S)-1-azabicyclo[2.2.2]oct-3-yl-1H-indazole-3-carboxamide HCl salt 13. Nicotinic ?-7 receptor agonists and partial agonists are being useful in the treatment of disease conditions associated with defective or malfunctioning nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, especially of the brain, such as for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease and schizophrenia, as well as other psychiatric and neurological disorders. The present methods are useful for preparing indazole-3-carboxylic acid on scaled-up levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2011
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Inventors: Shan-Ming Kuang, Pingsheng Zhang
  • Patent number: 7977485
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel 2-heteroaryl carboxamides and to the use thereof for producing medicaments for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases and for improving perception, concentration, learning and/or memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Bayer Schering Pharma Aktiengesellshaft
    Inventors: Joachim Luithle, Frank-Gerhard Böβ, Christina Erb, Frank-Thorsten Hafner, Katrin Schnizler, Timo Fleβner, Marja van Kampen, Franz-Josef van der Staay
  • Publication number: 20110124678
    Abstract: The present invention includes methods, uses, and selective ?7 nAChR agonist compounds for treating or preventing metabolic disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2008
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicant: Targacept, Inc.
    Inventors: Merouane Bencherif, Mario B. Marrero
  • Publication number: 20110124657
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds having pharmacological activity towards the 5-HT7 receptor; to a method for identifying them as 5-HT7 ligands, especially as agonists, by using a pharmacophore and a descriptor's profile filter; to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them; and to their use in therapy, in particular for the treatment and or prophylaxis of a disease in which 5-HT7 is involved, such as CNS disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2009
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicant: LABORATORIOS DEL DR. ESTEVE, S.A.
    Inventors: Rosalia Pascual-Ramon, H. Helmut Buschmann
  • Publication number: 20110118199
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the treatment of protozoal diseases by administering cytotoxic and/or cytostatic compounds, in particular those used in anticancer therapy, to patients. In particular, the invention relates to the use of anticancer agents that can penetrate into the CNS for treatment of late stage African sleeping sickness or cerebral malaria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2007
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Inventor: Matthias Dormeyer
  • Publication number: 20110118305
    Abstract: Heterocyclic amides useful as inhibitors of dipeptylpeptidase-IV (DPP-IV) enzyme, process for the preparation thereof and intermediates therefore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2010
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS
    Inventors: Péter ARÁNYI, László BALÁZS, Imre BATA, Sándor BÁTORI, Éva BORONKAY, Zoltán KAPUI, Edit SUSÁN, Tibor SZABÓ, Lajos T. NAGY, Katalin URBÁN-SZABÓ, Márton Varga
  • Publication number: 20110092695
    Abstract: A method of generating a chronic myelogenic leukemia (CML) acquired chemoresistant culture model is provided. Such a method may comprise providing a naïve blast crisis CML cell line; administering/contacting the cell line with a mutation-inducing dose of imatinib; maintaining a culture of the treated cell line for a period of time until the treated cell line relapses and repopulates the culture; and determining the repopulated cell culture is a CML acquired chemoresistant cell line by detecting a BCR-ABL mutation, wherein the acquired chemoresistance is achieved by a BCR-ABL mutation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Inventors: WenYong Chen, Ravi Bhatia, Leila Su, Yate-Ching Yuan
  • Publication number: 20110086818
    Abstract: The invention features methods, compositions, and kits for selective inhibition of pain-and itch sensing neurons (nociceptors and pruriceptors) by drug molecules of small molecule weight, while minimizing effects on non-pain-sensing neurons or other types of cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2009
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Applicants: Presidents and Fellows of Harvard College, The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: Bruce P. Bean, Clifford J. Woolf
  • Publication number: 20110071188
    Abstract: The present invention relates to 3-substituted-2-(arylalkyl)-1-azabicycloalkanes, methods of preparing the compounds and methods of treatment using the compounds. The azabicycloalkanes generally are azabicycloheptanes, azabicyclooctanes, or azabicyclononanes. The aryl group in the arylalkyl moiety is a 5- or 6-membered ring heteroaromatic, preferably 3-pyridinyl and 5-pyrimidinyl moieties, and the alkyl group is typically a C14 alkyl. The substituent at the 3-position of the 1-azabicycloalkane is a carbonyl group-containing moiety, such as an amide, carbamate, urea, thioamide, thiocarbamate, thiourea or similar functionality. The compounds exhibit activity at nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs), partidularly the ?7 nAChR subtype, and are useful towards modulating neurotransmission and the release of ligands involved in neurotransmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2010
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicant: Targacept, Inc.
    Inventors: Anatoly A. Mazurov, Jozef Klucik, Lan Miao
  • Publication number: 20110071189
    Abstract: The present invention relates to 3-substituted-2-(arylalkyl)-1-azabicycloalkanes, methods of preparing the compounds and methods of treatment using the compounds. The azabicycloalkanes generally are azabicycloheptanes, azabicyclooctanes, or azabicyclononanes. The aryl group in the arylalkyl moiety is a 5- or 6-membered ring heteroaromatic, preferably 3-pyridinyl and 5-pyrimidinyl moieties, and the alkyl group is typically a C1-4 alkyl. The substituent at the 3-position of the 1-azabicycloalkane is a carbonyl group-containing moiety, such as an amide, carbamate, urea, thioamide, thiocarbamate, thiourea or similar functionality. The compounds exhibit activity at nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs), particularly the ?7 nAChR subtype, and are useful towards modulating neurotransmission and the release of ligands involved in neurotransmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2010
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicant: Targacept, Inc.
    Inventors: Anatoly A. Mazurov, Jozef Klucik, Lan Miao
  • Publication number: 20110071187
    Abstract: The present invention relates to 3-substituted-2-(arylalkyl)-1-azabicycloalkanes, methods of preparing the compounds and methods of treatment using the compounds. The azabicycloalkanes generally are azabicycloheptanes, azabicyclooctanes, or azabicyclononanes. The aryl group in the arylalkyl moiety is a 5- or 6-membered ring heteroaromatic, preferably 3-pyridinyl and 5-pyrimidinyl moieties, and the alkyl group is typically a C1-4 alkyl. The substituent at the 3-position of the 1-azabicycloalkane is a carbonyl group-containing moiety, such as an amide, carbamate, urea, thioamide, thiocarbamate, thiourea or similar functionality. The compounds exhibit activity at nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs), particularly the ?7 nAChR subtype, and are useful towards modulating neurotransmission and the release of ligands involved in neurotransmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2010
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicant: Targacept, Inc.
    Inventors: Anatoly A. Mazurov, Jozef Klucik, Lan Miao
  • Patent number: 7893087
    Abstract: A compound of formula (I) is provided, wherein B, A, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 are as defined herein and X? represents a pharmaceutically acceptable anion of a mono or polyvalent acid. Processes for the preparation of such compounds and pharmaceutical compositions containing them are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Almirall, S.A.
    Inventors: Maria Prat Quinones, Maria Dolors Fernandez Forner, Maria Antonia Buil Albero
  • Patent number: 7888351
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the formula; and their use in therapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Daniel Kaspar Baeschlin, Garry Fenton, Kenji Namoto, Nils Ostermann, Richard Sedrani, Finton Sirockin
  • Patent number: 7879874
    Abstract: A compound of formula (I) is provided, wherein B, A, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 are as defined herein and X? represents a pharmaceutically acceptable anion of a mono or polyvalent acid. Processes for the preparation of such compounds and pharmaceutical compositions containing them are also provided. group or a —CH2OH group; and X? represents a pharmaceutically acceptable anion of a mono or polyvalent acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Almirall, S.A.
    Inventors: Maria Prat Quinones, Maria Dolors Fernandez Forner, Maria Antonia Buil Albero
  • Patent number: 7875630
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel process for preparing pleuromutilin derivatives, novel salts of mutilin 14-(exo-8-methyl-8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]oct-3-ylsulfanyl)-acetate or solvates thereof, novel pharmaceutical compositions or formulations for topical administration comprising mutilin 14-(exo-8-methyl-8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]oct-3-ylsulfanyl)-acetate or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof and their use in medical therapy, particularly antibacterial therapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: Glaxo Group Limited
    Inventors: Gary Francis Breen, Michael Anthony Forth, Susan ShuMei Hu Kopelman, Francis Xavier Muller, Francis Dominic Sanderson
  • Publication number: 20110015185
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I): wherein P, R3, W1, and W2 are as described herein, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, to processes for their preparation, as well as to the use of the compounds for the preparation of a medicament against 5-HT6 receptor-related disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2010
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Applicant: BIOVITRUM AB
    Inventors: Gary Johansson, Peter Brandt, Björn M. Nilsson
  • Publication number: 20110003849
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula: as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts and hydrates thereof, that are useful for treating diabetes, inflammation, atherosclerosis, hypertension, pain and the like are disclosed. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use are also included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2009
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Inventors: Hong Shen, Fa-Xiang Ding, Steven L. Colletti
  • Patent number: 7863271
    Abstract: Compounds of formulae I, II and III: are disclosed as 5-HT3 inhibitors. The compounds are useful in treating CINV, IBS-D and other diseases and conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Albany Molecular Research, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhicai Yang, David D. Manning
  • Patent number: 7863291
    Abstract: The disclosure provides compounds of formula I, including their salts, as well as compositions and methods of using the compounds. The compounds are ligands for the nicotinic ?7 receptor and may be useful for the treatment of various disorders of the central nervous system, especially affective and neurodegenerative disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: James H. Cook, II, Ivar M. McDonald, Dalton King, Richard E. Olson, Nenghui Wang, Christiana I. Iwuagwu, F. Christopher Zusi, John E. Macor
  • Publication number: 20100324025
    Abstract: Antibacterial compounds of formula I are provided: As well as stereoisomers, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, and prodrugs thereof; pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds; methods of treating bacterial infections by the administration of such compounds; and processes for the preparation of the compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2009
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicant: University of Washington
    Inventors: Niels H. Andersen, Jason Bowman, Alice L. Erwin, Eric A. Harwood, Toni Kline, Khisimuzi E. Mdluli, Simon Ng, Keith B. Pfister, Ribhi Shawar, Allan S. Wagman, Asha Yabannavar
  • Publication number: 20100324085
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel benzothiophene-, benzofuran-, and indole ureas and to the use thereof for producing medicaments for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases and for improving perception, concentration, learning, and/or memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicant: Bayer Schering Pharma AG
    Inventors: Timo Flessner, Frank-Gerhard Böss, Christina Erb, Frank-Thorsten Hafner, Katrin Schnizler, Dieter Lang, Joachim Luithle, Maria-Van Kampen, Franz-Josef Van der Staay
  • Publication number: 20100317842
    Abstract: The present application discloses methods for identifying inhibitors with high binding-affinity for the carbonic anhydrase-IX (CA-IX) enzyme using click chemistry and uses the candidates thereof as positron emission tomography (PET) imaging agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2010
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Applicant: SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC.
    Inventors: Hartmuth C. Kolb, Joseph C. Walsh, Dhanalakshmi Kasi, Vani P. Mocharla, Bing Wang, Umesh B. Gangadharmath, Brian A. Duclos, Kai Chen, Wei Zhang, Gang Chen, Henry Clifton Padgett, Farhad Karimi, Peter J.H. Scott, Zhiyong Gao, Qianwa Liang, Thomas Lee Collier, Tieming Zhao, Chunfang Xia
  • Publication number: 20100249420
    Abstract: A new process for preparing carbamate derivatives having the structure of formula (I) by reacting, in a first step, a compound of formula (II) with a compound of formula (III) and reacting the product of this first step with an acylating agent of formula (V).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2005
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Inventors: Maria Prat Quinones, Nuria Busquets Baque, Ferran Pujol Noguera, Francisco Javier Ibarzo Casamian
  • Publication number: 20100222329
    Abstract: A 2-acylaminothiazole derivative or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof having an excellent effect of proliferating human c-mpl-Ba/F3 cells and an activity of increasing platelets based on the effect of promoting the formation of megakaryocytic colonies. A compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof useful in treating thrombocytopenia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2009
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Applicant: Astellas Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Keizo Sugasawa, Susumu Watanuki, Yuji Koga, Hiroshi Nagata, Ryutaro Wakayama, Fukushi Hirayama, Ken-ichi Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20100222378
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel 2-heteroarylcarboxamides, processes for their preparation, and their use for producing medicaments for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases and for improving perception, concentration, learning and/or memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2010
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Applicant: Bayer Schering Pharma AG
    Inventors: Martin Hendrix, Frank-Gerhard Böß, Christina Erb, Timo Fleßner, Marja Van Kampen, Joachim Luithle, Christoph Methfessel, Welf-Burkhard Wiese
  • Patent number: 7781430
    Abstract: Compounds of formulae I and II: are disclosed as 5-HT3 inhibitors. Those compounds that exhibit central activity are useful in treating CINV; those that inhibit peripheral receptors are useful to treat IBS-D.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Albany Molecular Research, Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Fairfax, Zhicai Yang
  • Publication number: 20100196368
    Abstract: New substituted benz-azole compounds, compositions and methods of inhibition of Raf kinase activity in a human or animal subject are provided. The new compounds compositions may be used either alone or in combination with at least one additional agent for the treatment of a Raf kinase mediated disorder, such as cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: NOVARTIS VACCINES AND DIAGNOSTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Payman Amiri, Wendy Fantl, Teresa Hansen, Barry Haskell Levine, Christopher McBride, Daniel J. Poon, Savithri Ramurthy, Paul A. Renhowe, Cynthia M. Shafer, Sharadha Subramanian, Leonard Sung
  • Publication number: 20100197662
    Abstract: Disclosed is a compound useful as a type I 11?hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase inhibitor. A compound represented by the formula: a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein R1 is optionally substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkenyl or the like, One of R2 and R3 is a group of the formula: —C(?O)—Y—R4, wherein Y is —NR9— or the like, R4 is optionally substituted cycloalkyl or the like, R9 is hydrogen or optionally substituted alkyl, W is optionally substituted alkylene, The other is a group of the formula: —V—R5, wherein V is a bond, —O— or the like, R6 is hydrogen or optionally substituted alkyl, R5 is hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl or the like, X is a bond, —S—, —SO— or the like, U is a bond or optionally substituted alkylene, R7 is hydrogen or optionally substituted alkyl, Z is —S—, —O— or —NR8—, R8 is hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2006
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: Shionogi & Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Ogawa, Noriyuki Kurose, Satoru Tanaka, Koichi Nishi
  • Publication number: 20100174080
    Abstract: Provided are novel salts of 2-(1-azabicyclo-[2.2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2008
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Applicant: CHEMAGIS LTD.
    Inventors: Tang Wensheng, Zhang Xingzhong, He Xungui, Yuan Wang, Joseph Kaspi
  • Patent number: 7750022
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel quinuclidine derivatives and their use as pharmaceuticals. Due to their pharmacological profile the compounds of the invention may be useful for the treatment of diseases or disorders as diverse as those related to the cholinergic system of the central nervous system (CNS), the peripheral nervous system (PNS), diseases or disorders related to smooth muscle contraction, endocrine diseases or disorders, diseases or disorders related to neuro-degeneration, diseases or disorders related to inflammation, pain, and withdrawal symptoms caused by the termination of abuse of chemical substances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignees: Neurosearch A/S, Abbott Laboratories
    Inventors: Dan Peters, Gunnar M. Olsen, Elsebet Østergaard Nielsen, Philip K. Ahring, Tino Dyhring Jørgensen, Michael R. Schrimpf, Kevin B. Sippy
  • Publication number: 20100158818
    Abstract: The present application relates to N-chlorinated cationic compounds of Formula I or a salt thereof, and associated compositions and methods of use as antimicrobial agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Inventors: Rakesh K. Jain, Eddy Low, Charles Francavilla, Timothy P. Shiau, Satheesh K. Nair
  • Patent number: 7737280
    Abstract: The present invention provides processes for preparing Palonosetron salts, especially, the hydrochloride salt and intermediates used to prepare Palonosetron salts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Sicor Inc.
    Inventors: Pierluigi Rossetto, Peter MacDonald, Ettore Bigatti, Gaia Banfi, Dario Tentorio
  • Patent number: 7732610
    Abstract: The invention relates to new heterocyclic compounds of general formula (I), and their salts with a base or an acid: The invention also relates to a process for the preparation of these compounds as well as their use as medicaments, in particular as anti-bacterial agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Aventis Pharma S.A.
    Inventors: Maxime Lampilas, Jozsef Aszodi, David Alan Rowlands, Claude Fromentin
  • 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
  • Patent number: 7723356
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula (I); in salt or zwitterionic form wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 have the meanings as indicated in the specification, are useful for treating conditions that are mediated by the muscarinic M3 receptor, especially inflammatory or obstructive airways diseases. Pharmaceutical compositions that contain the compounds and a process for preparing the compounds are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Neil John Press, Stephen Paul Collingwood, Urs Baettig, Brian Cox, Sudhakar Devidasrao Garad, Hyungchul Kim, Dimitris Papoutsakis, Simon James Watson
  • Patent number: 7718670
    Abstract: New quinuclidine amide derivatives having the chemical structure of general formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof including quaternary salts of formula (II) are disclosed; as well as processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions comprising them and their use in therapy as antagonists of M3 muscarinic receptors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Laboratorios Almirall S.A
    Inventor: Maria Prat Quinones
  • Publication number: 20100105897
    Abstract: The invention relates to a 1-aza-bicyclo[2.2.2]oct-2-en-3-ylmethyl acetate of the formula (I), wherein said compound is useful as a synthesis intermediate for the production of mequitazine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2008
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: Pierre Fabre Medicament
    Inventors: Charles Mioskowski, Vanessa Gonnot, Rachid Baati, Marc Nicolas
  • Publication number: 20100105677
    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: December 4, 2009
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Inventors: Wenge Xie, Brian Herbert, Richard A. Schumacher, Truc Minh Nguyen, Jianguo Ma, Carla Maria Gauss, Ashok Tehim
  • Publication number: 20100099701
    Abstract: The present invention relates to new isoquinolinone modulators of 5-HT3 receptors, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2009
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Applicant: AUSPEX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventor: Thomas G. Gant
  • Publication number: 20100093746
    Abstract: The present invention relates to 1-aza-bicycloalkyl derivatives of formula (I) wherein the substituents are as defined in the specification, to processes for their production, their use as pharmaceuticals in the prevention and treatment of psychotic and neurodegenerative disorders. The claimed compounds act as nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (NACHR) ligands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Inventors: Dominik FEUERBACH, Mathias FREDERIKSEN, Konstanze HURTH, Bernard Lucien ROY
  • Publication number: 20100085683
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an electrolyte having excellent long-term reliability, a high withstanding voltage (a wide potential window), and high conductivity. The electrolyte contains a quaternary ammonium salt represented by the following general formula (1): wherein R1 represents a hydrocarbon group; R2 represents a hydrocarbon group, a hydrogen atom, or a halogen atom; R3 to R14 each represent an alkyl group, a fluoroalkyl group, a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom, C and C* each represent a carbon atom, N represents a nitrogen atom; h, i, j, x, y, and z are each an integer of 0 to 6, (h+x) is an integer of 0 to 6, (i+y) and (j+z) are each an integer of 1 to 6; and X? represents a counter anion having a HOMO energy of ?0.60 to ?0.20 a.u. as determined by the first-principle calculation on molecular orbital of the counter anion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2008
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Applicant: SANYO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Shiyou Guan, Junji Watanabe