Having -c(=x)-, Wherein X Is Chalcogen, Attached Directly Or Indirectly To The Isoquinoline Ring System By Nonionic Bonding Patents (Class 546/146)
  • Patent number: 7601739
    Abstract: Compounds for the treatment of estrogen-receptor related maladies are provided. Compounds with anti-androgenic properties also are provided. In particular, the invention provides compounds that are tetrahydroquinoline phenylamide derivatives and are useful for the treatment of breast and prostate cancer, and osteoporosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: Virgina Commonwealth University
    Inventors: Richmond Danso-Danquah, Donald J. Abraham, Hsiang-Ru Lin, Jim Christian Burnett
  • Patent number: 7601738
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel compounds of Formula (I) and Formula (I(a)), or the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; methods for treating neurological disorders and neurodegenerative diseases, particularly pain and migraine, comprising administering a compound of Formula (I) or Formula (I(a)); and processes for preparing compounds of Formula (I) or Formula (I(a)).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventors: Thomas John Bleisch, Jose Antonio Martinez-Perez, Paul Leslie Ornstein
  • Patent number: 7598242
    Abstract: This invention relates to compounds of the Formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate or isomer thereof, which can be useful for the treatment of diseases or conditions mediated by MMPs, TNF-? or combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: Schering Corporation
    Inventors: Zhaoning Zhu, Robert Mazzola, Zhuyan Guo, Brian J. Lavey, Lisa Sinning, Joseph Kozlowski, Brian McKittrick, Neng-Yang Shih
  • Publication number: 20090233930
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel compounds having the structural formula I below: and to their pharmaceutically acceptable salt, compositions and methods of use. These novel compounds provide a treatment or prophylaxis of cognitive impairment, Alzheimer Disease, neurodegeneration and dementia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2006
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Applicants: ASTRAZENECA AB, ASTEX THERAPEUTICS LIMITED
    Inventors: Stefan Berg, Jeremy Burrows, Gianni Chessari, Miles Stuart Congreve, Johan Hedstrom, Sven Hellberg, Katharina Hogdin, Jacob Kihlstrom, Karin Kolmodin, Johan Lindstrom, Christopher Murray, Sahil Patel
  • Publication number: 20090221829
    Abstract: The present invention relates to 3,4-dihydroisoquinolinium salt derivatives. More specifically, the present invention relates to 3,4-dihydroisoquinolinium salt derivatives of the following chemical formula (I).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2006
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Inventors: Jungho Kim, Sangphil Lee, Junyoung Choi, Young-Ki Paik, Yousuk Lee, Hyungmin Joo
  • Publication number: 20090203710
    Abstract: Provided are a histamine-H3 receptor antagonist; and a preventive and/or a remedy for metabolic system diseases such as obesity, diabetes, hormone secretion disorder, hyperlipemia, gout, fatty liver, circulatory system diseases, for example, stenocardia, acute/congestive cardiac insufficiency, cardiac infarction, coronary arteriosclerosis, hypertension, nephropathy, sleep disorder and various diseases accompanied by sleep disorder such as idiopathic hypersomnia repetitive hypersomnia, true hypersomnia, narcolepsy, sleep periodic acromotion disorder, sleep apnea syndrome, circadian rhythm disorder, chronic fatigue syndrome, REM sleep disorder, senile insomnia, night worker sleep insanitation, idiopathic insomnia, repetitive insomnia, true insomnia, electrolyte metabolism disorder; and central and peripheral nervous system diseases such as bulimia, emotional disorder, melancholia, anxiety, epilepsy, delirium, dementia, shinzophrenia, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, memory disorder, Alzheimer's disease
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2009
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Inventors: Norikazu Ohtake, Ryo Yoshimoto, Shigeru Tokita, Akio Kanatani, Sayaka Mizutani
  • Patent number: 7566726
    Abstract: (wherein n, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R15, R16, R17, R18, Y and Z are defined herein) which are modulators of chemokine receptor activity and are useful in the prevention or treatment of certain inflammatory and immunoregulatory disorders and diseases, allergic diseases, atopic conditions including allergic rhinitis, dermatitis, conjunctivitis, and asthma, as well as autoimmune pathologies such as rheumatoid arthritis and atherosclerosis. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the prevention or treatment of such diseases in which chemokine receptors are involved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2009
    Assignee: Merck & Co. Inc.
    Inventors: Lihu Yang, Sander G. Mills, Kothandaraman Shankaran
  • Patent number: 7557124
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula I: (wherein n, R1, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R15, R16, Y and Z are as defined herein) which are modulators of chemokine receptor activity and are useful in the prevention or treatment of certain inflammatory and immunoregulatory disorders and diseases, allergic diseases, atopic conditions including allergic rhinitis, dermatitis, conjunctivitis, and asthma, as well as autoimmune pathologies such as rheumatoid arthritis and atherosclerosis. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the prevention or treatment of such diseases in which chemokine receptors are involved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Lihu Yang, Sander G. Mills, Richard Jiao
  • Patent number: 7557123
    Abstract: The novel heterocyclic compound of the present invention is a novel heterocyclic compound having the formula (I) Y: R15—C(R14)?N—O— wherein R1 is H or C1-6 alkyl, R2 is H, —CO—C(R4)?C(R4)—R5 wherein R4 is H or C1-4 alkyl, and R5 is C4-8 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl and the like, and the like, Y is the following group wherein X is O or S, R7 is the same as R4, R8 is R10—C(R9)?C(R9)— wherein R9 is the same as R4, R10 is C3-6 alkyl and the like, and the like, R14 is the same as R4, and R15 is aryl and the like, Y—(CH2)n-O— is bonded to the 6- or 7-position of the tetrahydroisoquinoline skeleton, and n is an integer of 1 to 4, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Assignee: Kyoto Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Matsui, Hideo Kobayashi, Satoru Azukizawa, Masayasu Kasai, Akihisa Yoshimi, Hiroaki Shirahase
  • Publication number: 20090171090
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide 2-iminocarboxylic acid derivatives, and a practically suitable industrial method for producing benzazepinones in a short process under mild conditions. The present invention provides a method for producing a benzazepinone or a salt thereof, which comprises opening a ring of an isoquinoline derivative and subsequently converting the thus generated amine into a benzazepinone through lactamization reaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2007
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: API CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hisatoshi Uehara
  • Publication number: 20090163718
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel process for the preparation of pyrido[2,1-a]isoquinoline derivatives of the formula wherein R2, R3 and R4 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy and lower alkenyl, wherein lower alkyl, lower alkoxy and lower alkenyl may optionally be substituted by a group consisting of lower alkoxycarbonyl, aryl and heterocyclyl, and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The pyrido[2,1-a]isoquinoline derivatives of the formula I are useful for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases which are associated with DPP IV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2008
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Inventors: Stefan Abrecht, Jean-Michel Adam, Alec Fettes
  • Patent number: 7544699
    Abstract: This invention provides aryl and heteroaryl compounds, methods of their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, and their use in treating human or animal disorders. The compounds of the invention may be antagonists, or partial antagonist of factor IX and/or factor XI and thus, may be useful for inhibiting the intrinsic pathway of blood coagulation. The compounds may be useful in a variety of applications including the management, treatment and/or control of diseases caused in part by the intrinsic clotting pathway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: Transtech Pharma, Inc.
    Inventors: Adnan M. M. Mjalli, Robert C. Andrews, Xiao-Chuan Guo, Daniel Peter Christen, Devi Reddy Gohimmukkula, Guoxiang Huang, Robert Rothlein, Sameer Tyagi, Tripura Yaramasu, Christopher Behme
  • Publication number: 20090143372
    Abstract: The invention is directed to novel indole carboxamide derivatives. Specifically, the invention is directed to compounds according to formula I: where R1, R2, R3, U and V are defined below and to pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The compounds of the invention are inhibitors of IKK2 and can be useful in the treatment of disorders associated with inappropriate IKK2 (also known as IKK?) activity, such as rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, and COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). Accordingly, the invention is further directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of the invention. The invention is still further directed to methods of inhibiting IKK2 activity and treatment of disorders associated therewith using a compound of the invention or a pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Inventors: Jianghe Deng, Jeffrey K. Kerns, Qi Jin, Guoliang Lin, Xichen Lin, Michael Lindenmuth, Christopher Neipp, Hong Nie, Sonia M. Thomas, Katherine L. Widdowson
  • Publication number: 20090126125
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the dyeing of keratin materials using thiol/disulfide styryl tetrahydroquinolinium fluorescent dyes. Disclosed herein is a dye composition comprising a thiol/disulfide styryl tetrahydroquinolinium fluorescent dye and a dyeing process with, for instance, a lightening effect on keratin materials such as hair, using said composition. Disclosed herein are thiol fluorescent dyes and the uses thereof in lightening keratin materials. This composition can be used to obtain a lightening effect which can be resistant and visible on dark keratin fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventors: Andrew GREAVES, Nicolas DAUBRESSE, Franco MANFRE
  • Patent number: 7528136
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound of formula I wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, X, n, and o are as defined herein and to a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt thereof which are high potential NK-3 receptor antagonists for the treatment of depression, pain, psychosis, Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia, anxiety and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Bo Han, Henner Knust, Matthias Nettekoven, Hasane Ratni, Xihan Wu
  • Patent number: 7524883
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds having formula (1): wherein R1-R6, A, J, D, E, G, Q, w, x, y, and z are as described generally and in classes and subclasses herein, and additionally provides pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods for the use thereof in the treatment of cancer and/or inflammatory disorders, and more generally as proteasome inhibitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: Eisai R&D Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sergei Agoulnik, Kozo Akasaka, Frank Fang, Jean-Christophe Harmange, Lynn Hawkins, Yimin Jiang, Charles Johannes, Xiang-Yi Li, Pamela McGuiness, Erin A. Murphy, Shawn Schiller, Mary Vermeulen, Jiayi Wu
  • Publication number: 20090105231
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel amide derivatives and salts thereof. More particularly, it relates to novel amide derivatives and salts thereof which act as a ROCK inhibitor, to a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same and to a method of using the same therapeutically in the treatment and/or prevention of ROCK-related disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2006
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Applicant: ASTELLAS PHARMA INC.
    Inventors: Kouzo Sawada, Tatsuya Zenkoh, Takeshi Terasawa, Yoshimasa Imamura, Hiroki Fukudome, Satoru Kuroda, Jun Maeda, Junko Watanabe, Hiroshi Inami, Nobuaki Takeshita
  • Patent number: 7521461
    Abstract: A compound of formula (I) wherein R1 represents aryl optionally substituted by a heterocyclic group or a heterocyclic group optionally substituted by aryl wherein each aryl or heterocyclic group is optionally substituted; the group —(CH2)m-T-(CH2)n—U—(CH2)p— is attached at either the 3 or 4 position in the phenyl ring as indicated by the numbers in formula (I) and represents a group selected from one or more of the following: O(CH2)2, O(CH2)3, NC(O)NR4(CH2)2, CH2S(O2)NR5(CH2)2, CH2N(R6)C(O)CH2, (CH2)2N(R6)C(O)(CH2)2, C(O)NR7CH2, C(O)NR7(CH2)2, and CH2N(R6)C(O)CH2O; V represents O, S, NR8 or a single bond; q represents 1, 2, or 3; W represents O, S, N(R9)C(O), NR10, or a single bond; R2 represents halo, a C1-4 alkyl group which is optionally substituted by one or more fluoro, a C1-4 alkoxy group which is optionally substituted by one or more fluoro, a C1-4 acyl group, aryl, an aryl C1-4 alkyl group, CN or NO2; r represents 0, 1, 2 or 3; R3 halo, a C1-4 alkyl group which is optionally substutited by one or more
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventor: Lanna Li
  • Publication number: 20090099221
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of the formula (I), or the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein G, W, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 are as defined in the specification. Further objects of the invention are processes and intermediates for the preparation of the compounds of the formula (I), pharmaceutical compositions comprising them and methods for treating cell proliferative disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2007
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: NERVIANO MEDICAL SCIENCES S.r.l.
    Inventors: Ermes Vanotti, Marina Caldarelli, Alessandra Cirla, Barbara Forte, Antonella Ermoli, Maria Menichincheri, Antonio Pillan, Alessandra Scolaro
  • Publication number: 20090099158
    Abstract: Certain substituted tetrahydroisoquinoline compounds are histamine H3 receptor modulators useful in the treatment of histamine H3 receptor-mediated diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2008
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Inventors: Cheryl A. Grice, Michael A. Letavic, Alejandro Santillan, JR., Kimberly L. Schwarz
  • Patent number: 7517988
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to certain hydroxamate derivatives that are useful in the treatment of hepatitis C. These compounds are also inhibitors of histone deacetylase and are therefore useful in the treatment of diseases associated with histone deacetylase activity. Pharmaceutical compositions and processes for preparing these compounds are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: Pharmacyclics, Inc.
    Inventors: Erik J. Verner, Hon C. Hui
  • Patent number: 7511060
    Abstract: Novel opiate intermediate compositions and methods of synthesis that include changing the substitution pattern on the aromatic ring of the pre-Grewe intermediate are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: Mallinckrodt Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Xianqi Wang, Frank W. Moser
  • Publication number: 20090075978
    Abstract: The present invention relates to substituted propiolic acid amides, to methods for the production thereof, to medicaments containing these compounds and to the use thereof for producing medicaments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2008
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Applicant: Grunenthal GmbH
    Inventors: Michael HAURAND, Klaus SCHIENE, Sven KUHNERT, Melanie REICH, Saskia ZEMOLKA
  • Patent number: 7498441
    Abstract: The present invention discloses compounds which are novel antagonists for melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH), as well as methods for preparing such compounds. In other aspects, the invention is directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such MCH antagonists as well as methods of using them to treat obesity, metabolic disorders, eating disorders such as hyperphagia, and diabetes. Compounds of the invention generally have the structure: where the substituents are as defined herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: Schering Corporation
    Inventors: Thavalakulamgara K. Sasikumar, Wen-Lian Wu, Duane A. Burnett, Li Qiang
  • Patent number: 7495011
    Abstract: The present invention provides an anti-coronavirus agent including as an active ingredient as exemplified by nelfinavir and salts thereof, an anti-SARS agent including the anti-coronavirus agent, and a method of treating SARS using the anti-SARS agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2009
    Assignee: aRigen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Nobutaka Fujii, Naoki Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20090042920
    Abstract: This invention comprises the novel compounds of formula (I) wherein n, m, t, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, L, Q, X, Y and have defined meanings, having histone deacetylase inhibiting enzymatic activity; their preparation, compositions containing them and their use as a medicine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Inventors: Kristof Van Emelen, Marc Gustaaf Celine Verdonck, Sven Franciscus Anna Van Brandt, Leo Jacobus Jozef Backx
  • Publication number: 20090036442
    Abstract: Disclosed are N-aroyl cyclic amine derivatives having the formula: where the variables are as define herein, and their use as pharmaceuticals, specifically as orexin receptor antagonists.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Inventors: Clive Leslie BRANCH, Wai Ngor Chan, Amanda Johns, Christopher Norbert Johnson, David John Nash, Riccardo Novelli, Jean-Pierre Pilleux, Roderick Alan Porter, Rachel Elizabeth Anne Stead, Geoffrey Stemp
  • Publication number: 20090029986
    Abstract: Disclosed are N-aroyl cyclic amine derivatives having the formula: wherein the substituent variables are as defined herein, and their use as pharmaceuticals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Inventors: Clive Leslie BRANCH, Steven Coulton, Amanda Johns, Christopher Norbert Johnson, Roderick Alan Porter, Geoffrey Stemp, Kevin Thewlis
  • Patent number: 7482361
    Abstract: A novel crystalline form of quinapril hydrochloride of formula (I) An amorphous form of quinapril hydrochloride substantially free of impurities, specially diketopiperazine compound, and conforming to pharmacopoeial specifications formed from the said novel crystalline form of quinapril hydrochloride of formula (I). The crystalline quinapril hydrochloride is in the form nitroalkane solvate in which the nitroalkane is nitromethane, nitroethane and nitropropanae. Each such nitroalkane solvate having particular characteristic X-ray diffraction patterns. A process for preparation of amorphous form of quinapril hydrochloride, substantially free of impurities, specially diketopiperazine compound, and conforming to pharmacopoeial specifications, using the novel crystalline quinapril hydrochloride as an intermediate. The process involves obtaining free base compound of formula (V) by adjusting the pH of a solution of the benzyl ester maleate salt of quinapril of formula (V) between 7.5-8.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignee: Lupin Limited
    Inventors: Girij Pal Singh, Govind Singh Rawat, Vilas Nathu Dhake, Sagar Purshottam Nehate
  • Patent number: 7482449
    Abstract: This invention relates to a process for making spirolactone compounds analogous to formula I.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignees: Merck & Co., Inc., Banyu Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ralph P. Volante, David M. Tschaen, Steven A. Weissman, Matthew Heileman, Toshiaki Mase, Takehiko Iida, Kenji Maeda, Toshihiro Wada, Hiroki Sato, Kenichi Asakawa
  • Patent number: 7482341
    Abstract: Compounds of formula as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts and esters thereof, wherein R1 to R6 have the significance given in claim 1 can be used in the form of pharmaceutical compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Kurt Amrein, Daniel Hunziker, Bernd Kuhn, Alexander Mayweg, Werner Neidhart
  • Publication number: 20090018145
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel compounds and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, as well as methods for using the compounds and pharmaceutical compositions for treating tumors. Examples of specific tumor types that the compounds may be used to treat include, but are not limited to sarcomas, melanomas, neuroblastomas, carcinomas (including but not limited to lung, renal cell, ovarian, liver, bladder, and pancreating carcinomas) and mesotheliomas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2005
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Applicant: Compass Pharmaceuticals LLC
    Inventors: David Kanne, John Ward, Gary Look, X. Michael Wang, Diva Chan, Tina Lee, Donald R. James, Richard Gless, John Schullek, Charles Vacin
  • Patent number: 7476763
    Abstract: Novel cyclohexyl-1,4-diamine compounds corresponding to formula I: methods for their production, pharmaceutical formulations containing these compounds, methods of producing such pharmaceutical formulations and related methods of treating or inhibiting certain diseases or conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignee: Gruenenthal GmbH
    Inventors: Corinna Sundermann, Bernd Sundermann
  • Publication number: 20090012117
    Abstract: Bicyclic derivatives having formula (I) and a composition thereof are useful as ion channel antagonists:
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2006
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Inventors: Aarti S. Kawatkar, Tara M. Whitney, Timothy D. Neubert, Nicole Zimmermann, Andreas Termin, Esther Martinborough
  • Publication number: 20090012083
    Abstract: Disclosed are N-aroyl cyclic amine derivatives having the formula: where the variables are as define herein, and their use as pharmaceuticals, specifically as orexin receptor antagonists.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Inventors: Clive Leslie BRANCH, Wai Ngor Chan, Amanda Johns, Christopher Norbert Johnson, David John Nash, Riccardo Novelli, Jean-Pierre Pilleux, Roderick Alan Porter, Rachel Elizabeth, Anne Stead, Geoffrey Stemp
  • Patent number: 7470787
    Abstract: Isoquinoline compounds with G are provided that influence, inhibit or reduce the action of a G-protein receptor kinase. Pharmaceutical compositions including therapeutically effective amounts of the isoquinoline compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable carriers are also provided. Various methods using the compounds and/or compositions to affect disease states or conditions such as cancer, osteoporosis and glaucoma are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Mitchell A. deLong, Marcos L. Sznaidman, Robert H. Oakley, Allen E. Eckhardt, Christine Hudson, Jeffrey D. Yingling, Michael Peel, Thomas E. Richardson, Claire Louise Murray, Byappanahally N. Narasinga Rao, Brian H. Heasley, Paresma R. Patel
  • Publication number: 20080318944
    Abstract: Disclosed are N-aroyl cyclic amine derivatives having the formula: where the variables are as define herein, and their use as pharmaceuticals, specifically as orexin receptor antagonists.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Inventors: Clive Leslie BRANCH, Wai Ngor Chan, Amanda Johns, Christopher Norbert Johnson, David John Nash, Riccardo Novelli, Jean-Pierre Pilleux, Roderick Alan Porter, Rachel Elizabeth, Anne Stead, Geoffrey Stemp
  • Publication number: 20080318923
    Abstract: It is intended to provide a drug which is efficacious against pathological conditions relating to arginine-vasopressin V1b receptor. More particularly speaking, it is intended to provide a drug which has a therapeutic or preventive effect on depression, anxiety, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's chorea, eating disorders, hypertension, digestive diseases, drug addiction, epilepsy, brain infarction, brain ischemia, brain edema, head injury, inflammation, immune diseases, alopecia and so on. As the results of intensive studies, a novel 1,3-dihydro-2H-indol-2-one compound and a pyrrolidin-2-one compound fused with a heteroaromatic ring, which are highly selective antagonists of arginine-vasopressin V1b receptor, have high metabolic stabilities and show favorable brain penetration and high plasma concentrations, are found, thereby achieving the above objective.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2006
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Applicant: TAISHO PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Sekiguchi, Takeshi Kuwada, Masato Hayashi, Dai Nozawa, Yuri Amada, Tsuyoshi Shibata, Shuji Yamamoto, Hiroshi Ohta, Taketoshi Okubo, Takeshi Koami
  • Publication number: 20080312445
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel crystalline forms of Nelfinavir mesylate, Form-A, Form-B, Form-C, Form-D and the process for their preparation without the use of any special equipment such as a spray drier, avoiding the use of highly flammable solvents such as ethers. The crystalline form can be tailored with the selection of the ante solvent and appropriate conditions for the process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2004
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Inventors: Chava Satyanarayana, Vasireddy Umamaheswara-Rao, Vellanki Siva Ram Prasad, Balusu Rajababu
  • Publication number: 20080293718
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel compounds having the structural formula I below: and to their pharmaceutically acceptable salt, compositions and methods of use. These novel compounds provide a treatment or prophylaxis of cognitive impairment, Alzheimer Disease, neurodegeneration and dementia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2006
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Applicants: ASTRAZENECA AB, ASTEX THERAPEUTICS LIMITED
    Inventors: Stefan Berg, Jeremy Burrows, Gianni Chessari, Miles Stuart Congreve, Johan Hedstrom, Sven Hellberg, Katharina Hogdin, Jacob Kihlstrom, Karin Kolmodin, Johan Lindstrom, Christopher Murray, Sahil Patel
  • Publication number: 20080293684
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds which are potentiators of metabotropic glutamate receptors, including the mGluR2 receptor, and which are useful in the treatment or prevention of neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with glutamate dysfunction and diseases in which metabotropic glutamate receptors are involved. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the prevention or treatment of such diseases in which metabotropic glutamate receptors are involved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2005
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Inventors: Anthony B Pinkerton, Jean-Michel Vernier, Rowena V. Cube, John H. Hutchinson, Dehua Huang, Celine Bonnefous, Steven P. Govak, Theodore Kamenecka
  • Publication number: 20080287489
    Abstract: This invention relates to potent potassium channel blocker compounds of Formula I or a formulation thereof for the treatment of glaucoma and other conditions which leads to elevated intraocular pressure in the eye of a patient. This invention also relates to the use of such compounds to provide a neuroprotective effect to the eye of mammalian species, particularly humans.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2008
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Inventors: Dong-Ming Shen, James B. Doherty
  • Publication number: 20080269197
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds of formula (I): wherein A and B represent the groups —(CH2)m— and —(CH2)n— respectively; R1 represents hydrogen or C1-6alkyl; R2 represents hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, cyano, nitro, hydroxy C1-6alkyl, trifluoromethyl, trifluoromethoxy, C1-6alkyl, C1-6alkoxy, C1-6fluoroalkoxy, —(CH2)pC3-6cycloalkyl, —(CH2)pOC3-6cycloalkyl, —COC1-6alkyl, —SO2C1-6alkyl, —SOC1-6alkyl, —S—C1-6alkyl, —CO2C1-6alkyl, —CO2NR5R6, —SO2NR5R6, —(CH2)pNR5R6, —(CH2)pNR5COR6, optionally substituted aryl ring, optionally substituted heteroaryl ring or optionally substituted heterocyclyl ring; R3 represents optionally substituted aryl ring or optionally substituted heteroaryl ring; R4 represents hydrogen, hydroxy, C1-6alkyl, C1-6alkoxy, trifluoromethyl, trifluoromethoxy, halogen, —OSO2CF3, —(CH2)pC3-6cycloalkyl, —(CH2)qOC1-6alkyl or —(CH2)pOC3-6cycloalkyl; R5 and R6 each independently represent hydrogen, C1-6alkyl or, together with the nitrogen or other atoms to which they are attached, form an azacycloalky
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2008
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Inventors: Ian Thomson Forbes, Vincenzo Garzya, Andrew Derrick Gribble, Andrew Lightfoot, Andrew H. Payne, Graham Walker
  • Patent number: 7442710
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of general formula IA or IB wherein X1 and X2 are each independently N or C—R? and R1, R2,R3, R4, R5, and R6 are as defined in the specification and to pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof. The compounds can be used for the treatment of diseases related to the glycine transporter inhibitor, such as schizophrenia and Alzheimer's disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignee: Hoffman-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Synese Jolidon, Robert Narquizian, Roger David Norcross, Emmanuel Pinard
  • Publication number: 20080261974
    Abstract: This invention relates to newly identified compounds for inhibiting hYAK3 proteins and methods for treating diseases associated with the imbalance or inappropriate activity of hYAK3 proteins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2006
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Inventors: Kevin J Duffy, Duke M. Fitch, Rosanna Tedesco, Michael N. Zimmerman
  • Publication number: 20080262231
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to processes for the synthesis of morphinans. In particular, a process for cyclizing a ?,?-bicyclic ketone compound to form a nordihydrothebainone product using the Grewe cyclization reaction is improved by forming a reaction mixture comprising a ?,?-bicyclic ketone compound, a cyclizing acid and a water scavenging cyclization additive. In one embodiment, the Grewe transformation occurs in the presence of an acid anhydride as the cyclization additive. Further, the present invention is directed to processes for converting ?,?-bicyclic ketone compounds (e.g., by-products of the Grewe cyclization reaction) to ?,?-bicyclic ketone compounds, wherein the ?,?-bicyclic ketone compounds may be recovered to further undergo Grewe cyclization and form the nordihydrothebainone product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2006
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Inventors: Peter Xianqi Wang, Frank W. Moser, Gary L. Cantrell, Jian Bao
  • Patent number: 7439242
    Abstract: Modulators of PPAR? activity are provided which are useful in pharmaceutical compositions and methods for the treatment of conditions such as type II diabetes and obesity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan B. Houze, Lawrence R. McGee, Steven Marc Rubenstein
  • Publication number: 20080242861
    Abstract: This invention relates to methods of preparing the compounds of formula (V): Each variable in this formula is defined in the specification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2007
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventors: Chi-Feng Yen, Chang-Pin Huang, Cheng-Kung Hu, Ming-Chen Chou, Chi-Hsin Richard King
  • Publication number: 20080234274
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds and compositions for treating diseases associated with cysteine protease activity. The compounds are reversible inhibitors of cysteine proteases S, K, F, L and B. Of particular interest are diseases associated with Cathepsin S. In addition this invention also discloses processes for the preparation of such inhibitors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: ASTRAZENECA AB
    Inventors: Andrew Bailey, Garry Pairaudeau, Anil Patel, Stephen Thom
  • Publication number: 20080234254
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a benzamide derivative comprising a head, spacer and cap group wherein the spacer includes a benzene ring substituted with an additional spacer and wherein the additional spacer is an unsaturated group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2005
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS
    Inventors: Ronald Grigg, Andrew Cook