Single Bond Between 3,4-positions Patents (Class 546/158)
  • Patent number: 7678913
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds represented by Formula I and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, hydrates, and prodrugs thereof which are inhibitors of Factor Xa. The present invention is also directed to and intermediates used in making such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, methods to prevent or treat a number of conditions characterized by undesired thrombosis and methods of inhibiting the coagulation of a blood sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Yonghong Song, Bing-Yan Zhu, Shumei Wang, Chhaya Bhakta, Robert M. Scarborough
  • Publication number: 20100010039
    Abstract: New polymorphic crystal form of (R)-5-[2-(5,6-diethyl-indan-2-ylamino)-1-hydroxyethyl]-8-hydroxy-1H-quinolin-2-one maleate designated crystal form Qalpha that is useful in the treatment of inflammatory or obstructive airways diseases. A method for preparing crystal form Qalpha is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Inventors: Olivier Lohse, Stephanie Monnier, Guido Jordine
  • Publication number: 20090253727
    Abstract: A compound of the having the general formula (I) or general formula (II): wherein Z, A, B, C, R1, R2, Q, W, and n are as described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2009
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Applicant: Purdue Pharma L.P.
    Inventors: R. Richard Goehring, Zhengming Chen, John Whitehead, Parviz Gharagozloo, Sam Victory, Donald Kyle
  • Publication number: 20090247578
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel chimeric antibiotics of formula I wherein R1 represents OH, OPO3H2 or OCOR5; R2 represents H, OH or OPO3H2; A represents N or CR6; R3 represents H or fluorine; R4 is H, (C1-C3) alkyl, or cycloalkyl; R5 is the residue of a naturally occurring amino acid, of the enantiomer of a naturally occurring amino acid or of dimethylaminoglycine; R6 represents H, alkoxy or halogen; and n is 0 or 1; and to salts (in particular pharmaceutically acceptable salts) of compounds of formula I. These chimeric compounds are useful in the manufacture of medicaments for the treatment of infections (e.g. bacterial infections).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2009
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicant: Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
    Inventors: Christian HUBSCHWERLEN, Hans Locher, Philippe Panchaud, Jean-Luc Specklin
  • Patent number: 7595402
    Abstract: The present invention provides prodrugs of selective androgen receptor modulators (SARMs), and their use in treating or reducing the incidence of osteoporosis, a variety of hormone-related conditions, conditions associated with Androgen Decline in Aging Male (ADAM); conditions associated with Androgen Decline in Female (ADIF), and muscular wasting conditions, obesity, dry eye conditions, and prostate cancer. The prodrugs are also useful in oral androgen replacement therapy and male contraception.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2009
    Assignee: GTx, Inc.
    Inventors: Duane D. Miller, Mitchell S. Steiner, Karen A. Veverka, James T. Dalton
  • Publication number: 20090239903
    Abstract: The present invention relates to tetrahydroquinoline compounds as muscarinic receptor agonists; compositions comprising the same; methods of inhibiting an activity of a muscarinic receptor with said compounds; methods of treating a disease condition associated with a muscarinic receptor using said compounds; and methods for identifying a subject suitable for treatment using said compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2009
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicant: ACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Niels Skjaerback, Kristian Norup Koch, Bo Lennart Mikael Friberg, Bo-Ragnar Tolf
  • Patent number: 7579363
    Abstract: This invention is directed to novel bicyclic compounds, to the uses of these compounds in various medicinal applications, including treating disorders amenable to treatment by peptidyl deformylase inhibitors such as treatment of bacterial infections, and to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: IRM LLC
    Inventors: Valentina Molteni, Xiaohui He, Yun He, Andreas Kreusch, Juliet Nabakka, Kunyong Yang
  • Patent number: 7576100
    Abstract: The present invention relates to tetrahydroquinoline compounds as muscarinic receptor agonists; compositions comprising the same; methods of inhibiting an activity of a muscarinic receptor with said compounds; methods of treating a disease condition associated with a muscarinic receptor using said compounds; and methods for identifying a subject suitable for treatment using said compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignee: Acadia Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Niels Skjaerbaek, Kristian Norup Koch, Bo Lennart Mikael Friberg, Bo-Ragnar Tolf
  • Patent number: 7572914
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of the following formula that may be used to inhibits kinases, as well as compositions of matter and kits comprising these compounds. The present invention also relates to methods for inhibiting kinases, as well as treatment methods using compounds according to the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
    Inventors: Anthony R. Gangloff, Jacek Nowakowski, Bheema R. Paraselli, Jeffrey A. Stafford, Michael G. Tennant
  • Publication number: 20090197878
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are provided, wherein R1-R6 and X are defined herein. Also provided are methods of preparing the compounds of formula (I), pharmaceutical compositions and kits containing a compound of formula (I), as are methods of treating endometriosis, hormone-dependent carcinomas, leiomyoma, fibroids, dysfunctional bleeding, polycystic ovary syndrome, and menopause related symptoms; methods of contraception; methods of providing hormone replacement therapy; methods of stimulating food intake; methods of synchronizing estrus; and methods of treating symptoms of premenstrual syndrome and premenstrual dysphoric disorder by administering to a mammal in need thereof a pharmaceutically effective amount of a compound of formula (I).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Applicant: Wyeth
    Inventors: Thomas Joseph Commons, Douglas John Jenkins, Eugene John Trybulski, Andrew Fensome
  • Publication number: 20090198059
    Abstract: The present invention relates to Aripiprazole, a useful agent for antipsychotic. The present invention also provides new acid addition salts of Aripiprazole and process for the preparation of polymorphs and solvates of Aripiprazole using Aripiprazole acid salts, their interconversion and the process for preparation of Aripiprazole acid salts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2004
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Inventors: Chava Satyanarayana, Gorantla Seeta Ramanjaneyulu, Indukuri Venkata Sunil Kumar, Ketavarapu Narasimha Rao, Koneru Sridhar
  • Patent number: 7550453
    Abstract: The invention relates particularly to 2-alkoxy-3,4,5-trihydroxy-alkylamides, preparation thereof, compositions containing them and use thereof as a medicament, particularly as anti-cancer agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2009
    Assignee: Aventis Pharma SA
    Inventors: Jidong Zhang, Neerja Bhatnagar, Jean-Marie Ruxer
  • Patent number: 7524960
    Abstract: A novel process for preparing highly pure cilostazol, effected by reacting 6-hydroxy-3,4-dihydroquinolinone and 5-(4-chlorobutyl)-1-cyclohexyl-1H-tetrazole in the presence of a hydrated inorganic base, is disclosed. Further disclosed is highly pure cilostazol, and particularly highly pure cilostazol that is substantially free of 6-[4-(1-cyclohexyl-1H-tetrazol-5-yl)-butoxy]-1-[4-(1-cyclohexyl-1H-tetrazol-5-yl)-butyl ]-3,4-dihydro-1H-quinolin-2-one.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: Chemagis Ltd.
    Inventors: Vladimir Naddaka, Guy Davidi, Shady Saeed, Oded Arad, Joseph Kaspi
  • Publication number: 20090076073
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds of the formula: wherein X, Y, and Z are as defined in the specification. The compounds are effective anti-tumor agents. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of the above formula or a salt thereof, intermediates useful for preparing a compound of the above formula, and therapeutic methods comprising administering a compound of the above formula or a salt thereof to a mammal in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2008
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Inventors: Jerome P. Horwitz, Thomas H. Corbett, Eduardo Palomino, Lisa Polin, Stuart T. Hazeldine
  • Publication number: 20090076072
    Abstract: The present application describes deuterium-enriched tafenoquine, pharmaceutically acceptable salt forms thereof, and methods of treating using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2008
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Applicant: PROTIA, LLC
    Inventor: Anthony W. Czarnik
  • Publication number: 20090054653
    Abstract: A process for preparing 8-substituted oxy-5-((R)-2-halo-1-hydroxy-ethyl)-(1H)-quinolin-2-ones or acceptable solvates thereof. The process involves reacting a 5-(?-haloacetyl)-8-substituted oxy-(1H)-quinolin-2-one with a reducing agent in the presence of a chiral agent and a base to form a 8-(substituted oxy)-5-((R)-2-halo-1-hydroxy-ethyl)-(1H)-quinolin-2-one, said chiral agent having a formula I or II wherein M, L, X, R1, R2 and R3 have the meanings as indicated in the specification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2005
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Inventors: Olivier Lohse, Caspar Vogel, Gerhard Penn
  • Patent number: 7491827
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of general formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1, X, Z, R2, X1, Ar, n, R3 and R4 are defined generally and in subsets herein. Compounds of the invention are inhibitors of CCR8 and accordingly are useful for the treatment of a variety of inflammatory and allergic disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Mingshi Dai, Bing Guan, Robert A. Bennett, Douglas F. Burdi, Shomir Ghosh, Gang Li, Charles Minor, Tracy J. Jenkins
  • Patent number: 7476675
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds of the formula: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts or prodrugs thereof, wherein m, p, q, r, A, E, X, Y, R1, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9 and are as defined herein. The invention also provides methods for preparing, compositions comprising, and methods for using compounds of formula I.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignee: Roche Palo Alto LLC
    Inventors: David Bruce Repke, Russell Stephen Stabler, Ralph New Harris, III
  • Patent number: 7456288
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I), and methods and/or compositions comprising compounds that are effective in modulating inflammatory responses, such as those resulting from AGE and glycated protein accumulation are provided. Methods and/or compositions comprising compounds that are effective in modulating smooth muscle cell proliferation and the diseases or conditions related thereto are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: Reddy US Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Yeleswarapu Koteswar Rao, Manojit Pal, Vedula Manohar Sharma, Akella Venkateswarlu, Ram Pillarisetti, Srinivas Padakanti, Kalleda Srinivasa Rao
  • Patent number: 7432374
    Abstract: Inhibitors of MIF are provided which have utility in the treatment of a variety of disorders, including the treatment of pathological conditions associated with MIF activity. The inhibitors of MIF have the following structures: including stereoisomers, prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein n, R1, R2, R3, R4, X, Y and Z are as defined herein. Compositions containing an inhibitor of MIF in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier are also provided, as well as methods for use of the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignee: Avanir Pharmaceuticals
    Inventors: Federico C. A. Gaeta, Andrew Baird, Jerry Anchin, Wenbin Ying, Robert Florkiewicz, Jagadish Sircar, Sunil Kumar K. C.
  • Patent number: 7429583
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula 1 wherein the groups n, m, B, X and R1 may have the meanings given in the claims and specification, processes for preparing them and their use as pharmaceutical compositions, particularly as pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of respiratory complaints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2008
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Thierry Bouyssou, Enzo Cereda, Christoph Hoenke, Ingo Konetzki, Philipp Lustenberger, Andreas Schnapp
  • Publication number: 20080234237
    Abstract: The present invention features quinolones, tetrahydroquinolines, and related compounds that inhibit 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 various medical conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventors: Shawn MADDAFORD, Jailall RAMNAUTH, Suman RAKHIT, Joanne PATMAN, Subhash C. ANNEDI, John ANDREWS, Peter DOVE, Sarah SILVERMAN, Paul Renton
  • Patent number: 7423036
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula 1, wherein n, A, R1, R2 and R3 may have the meanings specified in the description and claims, processes for preparing them and their use as pharmaceutical compositions, particularly as pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of respiratory complaints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2008
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Ingo Konetzki, Christoph Hoenke, Thierry Bouyssou, Andreas Schnapp
  • Publication number: 20080176830
    Abstract: Compounds useful for treating cellular proliferative diseases and disorders by modulating the activity of KSP are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2006
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Inventors: Nicholas D. Adams, Michael Gerard Darcy, Dashyant Dhanak, Kevin J. Duffy, Duke M. Fitch, Steven David Knight, Kenneth Allen Newlander, Antony N. Shaw
  • Patent number: 7402598
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) as defined herein and salts or solvates thereof. Processes for preparing these compounds and pharmaceutical formulations containing them are also disclosed, as well as methods for the prophylaxis of treatment of a clinical condition using such compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2008
    Assignee: Glaxo Group Limited
    Inventors: Keith Biggadike, Diane Mary Coe, Duncan Stuart Holmes, Brian Edgar Looker
  • Patent number: 7399864
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process for producing carbostyril derivatives (I) which are known to be useful as medical drug such as antithrombotic agent, cerebral circulation improver, anti-inflammatory agent, antiulcer agent, etc. in a high yield and a high purity. The carbostyril derivatives (I) can be produced by reacting a carbostyril derivative (II) with a tetrazole derivative (III) in the presence of a phase transfer catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2008
    Assignee: Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinji Aki, Muneaki Kurimura, Takao Nishi, Junichi Minamikawa, Michiaki Tominaga
  • Publication number: 20080119453
    Abstract: The present invention relates to bicyclic compounds useful as inhibitors of ion channels. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of the invention and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2006
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Inventors: Andreas Termin, Nicole Zimmermann, Tara Leanne Knoll, Gabriel Martinez Botella, Esther Martinborough
  • Patent number: 7361756
    Abstract: The invention encompasses synthesizing 7-(4-bromobutoxy)-3,4-dihydrocarbostyril by mixing 7-hydroxy-tetrahydroquinolinone, dibromobutane, and at least one base to form a reaction mixture; heating the reaction mixture; cooling the reaction mixture; and isolating the 7-(4-bromobutoxy)-3,4-dihydrocarbostyril from the reaction mixture. The invention also encompasses using phase transfer catalysts during the reaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2008
    Assignee: Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
    Inventors: Ben-Zion Dolitzky, Jean Hildesheim, Alisa Berlin
  • Patent number: 7361666
    Abstract: One aspect of the present invention relates to novel heterocyclic compounds. A second aspect of the present invention relates to the use of the novel heterocyclic compounds as ligands for various cellular receptors, including opiate receptors, other G-protein-coupled receptors, and ion channels. An additional aspect of the present invention relates to the use of the novel heterocyclic compounds as analgesics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2008
    Assignee: Sepracor, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian M. Aquila, James R. Hauske, Liming Shao
  • Patent number: 7339061
    Abstract: Compound of formula (I): wherein: R1, R2, R3, R4, R6, R8, R9 and R10, which may be the same or different, each represent a group selected from hydrogen, hydroxy, alkoxy, alkyl, arylalkoxy, alkoxycarbonylalkoxy and OR? wherein R? represents an ionised or ionisable group, R5 represents a group selected from alkyl, aryl and heteroaryl, R7 represents a group selected from hydrogen, hydroxy, alkoxy, alkyl and cycloalkyl, or R7 represents a nitrogen-containing or oxygen-containing heterocycle, its optical isomers, hydrates and solvates thereof and addition salts thereof, with a pharmaceutically acceptable acid or base. Medicinal products containing the same which are useful as anti-cancer agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Assignee: Les Laboratoires Servier
    Inventors: Jean-Daniel Brion, Lucien Israel, Alain Le Ridant, Catherine Harpey, Cherif Rabhi, El Bachir Kaloun
  • Patent number: 7294650
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I): and salts, solvates, and physiologically functional derivatives thereof, useful for the prophylaxis or treatment of a clinical condition for which a selective ?2-adrenoreceptor agonist is indicated, for example asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2007
    Assignee: Glaxo Group Limited
    Inventor: Keith Biggadike
  • Publication number: 20070259851
    Abstract: The invention encompasses constrained bicyclic and tricyclic CGRP-receptor antagonists, methods for identifying them, pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, and methods for their use in therapy for treatment of migraine and other headaches, neurogenic vasodilation, neurogenic inflammation, thermal injury, circulatory shock, flushing associated with menopause, airway inflammatory diseases, such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and other conditions the treatment of which can be effected by the antagonism of CGRP-receptors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2007
    Publication date: November 8, 2007
    Inventors: Prasad V. Chaturvedula, Stephen E. Mercer, Haiquan Fang, Xiaojun Han, Guanglin Luo, Gene M. Dubowchik, Graham S. Poindexter
  • Patent number: 7241777
    Abstract: This invention comprises the novel compounds of formula (I) wherein r, t, Y1, Y2, R1, R2, R3, R5, R6and R7 have defined meanings, having farnesyl transferase inhibiting activity; their preparation, compositions containing them and their use as a medicine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V.
    Inventors: Patrick René Angibaud, Marc Gaston Venet, Christophe Meyer, Henry Joseph Breslin
  • Patent number: 7179805
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds having a structure according to Formula I wherein n, m, z, R, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, A, E, X, Y, a and b are as defined above; or an optical isomer, diastereomer or enantiomer thereof; a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, hydrate, or prodrug thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V.
    Inventors: Eugene B. Grant, III, Mark J. Macielag, Xiaoqing Xu, Steven David Paget, Michele Ann Weidner-Wells
  • Patent number: 7173036
    Abstract: Inhibitors of MIF are provided which have utility in the treatment of a variety of disorders, including the treatment of pathological conditions associated with MIF activity. The inhibitors of MIF have the following structures: including stereoisomers, prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein n, R1, R2, R3, R4, X, and Z are as defined herein. Compositions containing an inhibitor of MIF in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier are also provided, as well as methods for use of the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Assignee: Avanir Pharmaceuticals
    Inventors: Jagadish Sircar, Sunil Kumar K C, Wenbin Ying
  • Patent number: 7169951
    Abstract: A quianazoline derivative having the formula (1): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, which has a chymase inhibitory activity and suppresses the exacerbation of vascular permeability induced by chymase and useful as a medicament, and a pharmaceutical composition containing the same as an essential ingredient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: Daiichi Asubio Pharma Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Harukazu Fukami, Akiko Ito, Seiichi Imajo
  • Patent number: 7169927
    Abstract: Heterocyclic amides of formula (1) wherein: is a single or double bond; A is phenylene or heteroarylene; m is 0, 1 or 2; n is 0, 1 or 2; R1 is selected from for example halo, nitro, cyano, hydroxy, carboxy; R2 is hydrogen, hydroxy or carboxy; R3 is selected from for example hydrogen, hydroxy, aryl, heterocyclyl and C1-4alkyl(optionally substituted by 1 or 2 R8 groups); R4 is independently selected from for example hydrogen, halo, nitro, cyano, hydroxy, C1-4alkyl, and C1-4alkanoyl; R8 is selected from for example hydroxy, —COCOOR9, —C(O)N(R9)(R10), —NHC(O)R9, (R9)(R10)N— and —COOR9; R9 and R10 are selected from for example hydrogen, hydroxy, C1-4alkyl (optionally substituted by 1 or 2 R13); R13 is selected from hydroxy, halo, trihalomethyl and C1-4alkoxy; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or pro-drug thereof; possess glycogen phosphorylase inhibitory activity and accordingly have value in the treatment of disease states associated with increased glycogen phosphorylase activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: Alan Martin Birch, Andrew David Morley
  • Patent number: 7166720
    Abstract: Hydroxy-imino derivatives of formula IIb are disclosed, in which R and R1 have the meanings given in the description.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2007
    Assignee: Merck Patent Gesellschaft
    Inventors: Thorsten Hartig, Steffen Enke
  • Patent number: 7166617
    Abstract: Novel compounds represented by the following formula (I) that act as a ligand to sigma receptor/binding cite and a medicament comprising the same as an active ingredient: wherein X represents an alkyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group or the like; Q represents a group represented by —CH2—, —CO—, —O—, —CH(OR7)— or the like wherein R7 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or the like; n represents an integer of from 0 to 5; R1 and R2 each represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or the like; B represents either of the following groups: wherein R3, R4, R5, and R6 each represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkoxyl group or the like; m represents 1 or 2; and the ring of: represents an aromatic heterocyclic ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2007
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Pharma Corporation
    Inventors: Haruko Yamabe, Masahiro Okuyama, Akira Nakao, Mitsuru Ooizumi, Ken-ichi Saito
  • Patent number: 7160882
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula 1 wherein the groups X, Ra, Rb, R1, R1?, R2, R2?, R2?, R2??, V and n may have the meanings given in the claims and in the specification, and the use thereof as pharmaceutical compositions, particularly for the treatment of inflammatory and obstructive respiratory complaints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Thierry Bouyssou, Ingo Konetzki, Philipp Lustenberger, Juergen Mack, Andreas Schnapp, Dieter Wiedenmayer, Christoph Hoenke, Klaus Rudolf
  • Patent number: 7125893
    Abstract: This invention describes the new 6-alkenyl- and 6-alkinyl-epothilone derivatives of general formula I in which R1a, R1b, R2a, R3a, R3b, R4, R5, R6, R7, A, Y, D, E, G, Y and Z are as defined in the specification. The compounds are useful in treating malignant tumours, for example, ovarian, stomach, colon, breast, adeno-, head and neck carcinomas, acute lymphocytic and myelocytic leukemia. In addition, these compounds are suitable for anti-angiogenesis therapy as well as for treatment of chronic inflammatory diseases such as psoriasis and arthritis. Methods of use and preparation of the compounds are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignee: Schering AG
    Inventors: Ulrich Klar, Wolfgang Schwede, Werner Skuballa, Bernd Buchmann, Jens Hoffmann, Rosemarie Lichtner
  • Patent number: 7105519
    Abstract: Inhibitors of MIF are provided which have utility in the treatment of a variety of disorders, including the treatment of pathological conditions associated with MIF activity. The inhibitors of MIF have the following structures: including stereoisomers, prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein n, R1, R2, R3, R4, X, Y and Z are as defined herein. Compositions containing an inhibitor of MIF in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier are also provided, as well as methods for use of the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2006
    Assignee: Avanir Pharmaceuticals
    Inventors: Federico C. A. Gaeta, Andrew Baird, Jerry Anchin, Wenbin Ying, Robert Florkiewicz, Jagadish Sircar, Sunil Mumar K. C.
  • Patent number: 7102000
    Abstract: The present invention relates to certain substituted heterocycles of Formula (200), wherein B, H, I, J and K together with the Ar5 form a ring containing at least one amide residue, and W, X, Y and Z together form a 2,4-thiazolidinedione, 2-thioxo-thiazolidine-4-one, 2,4-imidazolidinedione or 2-thioxo-imidazolidine-4-one residue; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The compounds are useful in the treatment of diseases such as type 2 diabetes, and related disorders of lipid and carbohydrate metabolism, including atherosclerosis. The compounds are also useful for treating diseases of uncontrolled proliferation, such as cancers in general, including breast cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignees: Incyte San Diego Inc., Ortho McNeil Pharmaceutical Inc.
    Inventors: Magnus Pfahl, Catherine Tachdjian, Hussien A. Al-Shamma, Andrea Fanjul Giachino, Karine Jakubowicz-Jaillardon, Jianhua Guo, Mohamed Boudjelal, James W. Zapf
  • Patent number: 7098340
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a new class of 6-benzylsulfonamido-quinoline/chromene derivatives, to their use as androgen antagonists, and to formulations containing these androgen antagonists.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2006
    Assignee: Warner Lambert Company LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Y. Du, Martin James Procter, Matthew Colin Thor Fyfe, Vilasben Kanji Shah, Geoffrey Martyn Williams, Karen Lesley Schofield
  • Patent number: 7074796
    Abstract: The present invention relates to substituted 4-phenyl-1-piperazinyl derivatives having the formula I wherein W is C, CH or N, and the dotted line emanating from W indicates a bond when W is C and no bond when W is N or CH; R1 and R2 are independently selected from hydrogen and halogen, provided at least one of R1 and R2 is a halogen atom; R3 is selected from hydrogen, halogen, C1-6 alkyl, trifluoromethyl, C1-6 alkoxy, aryloxy, aralkoxy, hydroxy, amino, C1-6 alkylamino, di(C1-6 alkyl)amino, nitro and cyano n is 2, 3, 4 or 5; X is CH2, O, S, CO, CS, SO or SO2; and Q is a group of formula wherein Z is a chain of 3 to 4 chain members; wherein the chain members are selected from C, CH, CH2, CO, N and NH, provided that only one of the chain members may be N or NH, and said chain optionally containing one or two double bonds; hvad med acyl?? R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9 and R10 are independently selected from hydrogen, halogen, C1-6 alkyl, trifluoromethyl, C1-6 alkoxy, hydroxy, amino, C1-6 alkylamino, di(C1-6
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2006
    Assignee: H. Lundbeck A/S
    Inventors: Benny Bang-Andersen, Jan Kehler, Jakob Felding
  • Patent number: 7067669
    Abstract: The present invention provides substantially pure cilostazol. The present invention also provides cilostazol particles that have reduced particle size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Marioara Mendelovici, Nina Finkelstein, Gideon Pilarski
  • Patent number: 7064208
    Abstract: The present invention provides substantially pure cilostazol. The present invention also provides cilostazol particles that have reduced particle size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Assignee: Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Marioara Mendelovici, Nina Finkelstein, Gideon Pilarski
  • Patent number: 7060833
    Abstract: The present invention provides substantially pure cilostazol. The present invention also provides cilostazol particles that have reduced particle size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2006
    Assignee: Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Marioara Mendelovici, Nina Finkelstein, Gideon Pilarski
  • Patent number: 7026486
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process for producing cilostazol [I] in a high yield and a high purity, by reacting a carbostyril derivative [II] with a tetrazole derivative [III] in the presence of an inorganic basic compound in a solvent of water, wherein water is used in an amount of 3 to 7-fold weight to that of the carbostyril derivative [II] and the inorganic basic compound is used in an amount of 1 to 6 mol per mol of the carbostyril derivative [II].
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2006
    Assignee: Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akihiro Yamamoto, Norihiro Fukuyama, Yoshihiko Okaichi, Yasuhiro Yamada, Hisashi Miyamoto, Michiaki Tominaga
  • Patent number: RE39265
    Abstract: Heteroarylpiperidines, pyrrolidines, and piperazines are useful as antipsychotic and analgesic agents. The compounds are especially useful for treating psychoses by administering to a mammal a psychoses-treating effective amount of one of the compounds. The compounds are also useful as analgesics by administering a pain-relieving effective amount of one of the compounds to a mammal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignee: Aventis Pharmaceuticals Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph T. Strupczewski, Kenneth J. Bordeau, Edward J. Glamkowski, Yulin Chiang, Grover C. Helsley