Acyclic Nitrogen Bonded Directly To The -c(=x)- Group Patents (Class 546/169)
  • Publication number: 20090306133
    Abstract: The present invention relates to Acetyl Coenzyme A Carboxylase (ACC) inhibitors according to formula (I), or an enantiomer thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, where R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, E, L, Z and n are as defined herein, to processes for preparing such compounds, to pharmaceutical compositions containing them, to the use of such inhibitors and to methods for their therapeutic use, particularly in the treatments of obesity and diabetes mellitus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: ASTRAZENECA AB
    Inventors: David Blomberg, Anders Holmen, Petra Johannesson, Pernilla Sorme, Pernilla Stahlberg, Kay Brickmann, Volker Schnecke, Eric Wellner, Ragnar Hovland, Asa Mansson, Alleyn Plowright
  • Publication number: 20090306112
    Abstract: The invention is related to compounds of Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, ester, and/or phosphonate thereof, compositions containing such compounds, and therapeutic methods that include the administration of such compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2007
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: Gilead Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Carina E. Cannizzaro, James M. Chen, Manoj C. Desai, Michael L. Mitchell, Sundaramoorthi Swaminathan, Lianhong Xu, Zheng-Yu Yang
  • Publication number: 20090286828
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I), or to salts or solvates thereof, their use in the manufacture of medicaments for treating neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders, in particular psychoses, dementia or attention deficit disorder. The invention further comprises processes to make these compounds and pharmaceutical formulations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2005
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Inventors: Andrea Bozzoli, Clive Leslie Branch, Jacqueline Anne Macritchie, Howard Robert Marshall, Roderick Alan Porter, Simone Spada
  • Patent number: 7619091
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the treatment, amelioration and/or prophylaxis of a neurological condition, in particular neurodegenerative disorders which comprises the administration of an effective amount of a compound of formula (I): to a subject in need thereof. The present invention also relates to a compound of formula (II) and processes for its preparation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Prana Biotechnology Limited
    Inventors: Kevin Jeffrey Barnham, Elisabeth Colette Louise Gautier, Gaik Beng Kok, Guy Krippner
  • Publication number: 20090253740
    Abstract: This invention provides a compound of the formula (I): And their use for the treatment of disease conditions caused by overactivation of the VR1 receptor such as pain, or the like in mammal. This invention also provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising the above compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2007
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Inventors: Tadashi Kawashima, Satoshi Nagayama, Kazunari Nakao, Hirotaka Tanaka
  • Patent number: 7598236
    Abstract: Compounds of formula I pharmaceutical compositions of these compounds, and use of said compositions to control synaptic transmission in mammals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventors: Michael R. Schrimpf, Karin R. Tietje, Richard B. Toupence, Jianguo Ji, Anwer Basha, William H. Bunnelle, Jerome F. Daanen, Jennifer M. Frost, Kevin B. Sippy
  • Patent number: 7572913
    Abstract: Substituted piperidine compounds represented by the structure I are provided, wherein each of R1a, R1b, R1c, R1d, R1e, R1f, R1g, R1h, R2, R2A, R3, R4, A, X, a, x and n is as defined in the specification. Substituted piperidine compounds of structure I may permeate or penetrate across a nerve cell membrane into the interior of a nerve cell, may inhibit intracellular Rho kinase enzyme found in nerve cells in mammals, and may find utility in repair of damaged nerves in the central and peripheral nervous system of such mammals. These compounds may induce the regeneration or growth of neurites in mammalian nerve cells and may thereby induce regeneration of damaged or diseased nerve tissue. These compounds also find additional utility as antagonists of the enzyme Rho kinase in treatment of disease states in which Rho kinase is implicated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: Bioaxone Therapeutique Inc.
    Inventors: Lisa McKerracher, Eryk Thouin, William Lubell, Robert Snow, Karine Gingras
  • Publication number: 20090192146
    Abstract: The present invention provides substituted di-, tri-, tetra- and penta-sulfide compounds and compositions, and methods of using the same for the treatment and/or prevention of a cell proliferative disorder. The present invention also provides methods for preparing trisulfide compounds and compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2009
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Applicant: ACEA BIOSCIENCES, INC.
    Inventors: Xiao XU, Haoyun An, Xiaobo Wang
  • Publication number: 20090192175
    Abstract: Novel heteroaromatic compounds of formula (I): wherein A1, A2, A3, R1, R2, G1, G2, Q1 and Q2 are as defined in claim 1; or salts or N-oxides thereof. Furthermore, the present invention relates to processes for preparing compounds of formula (I), to insecticidal, acaricidal, molluscicidal and nematicidal compositions comprising them and to methods of using them to combat and control insect, acarine, mollusc and nematode pests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2007
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Applicant: SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION, INC.
    Inventors: Pierre Jung, Patricia Durieux, William Lutz, Peter Maienfisch, Thomas Pitterna, Peter Renold, Werner Zambach
  • Publication number: 20090186918
    Abstract: There is provided compounds of formula (I) wherein W is an optionally substituted aryl or heteroaryl group, and pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof, which compounds are useful in the treatment of diseases in which inhibition of the activity of a lipoxygenase (e.g. 15-lipoxygenase) is desired and/or required, and particularly in the treatment of inflammation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2006
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Inventors: Benjamin Pelcman, Andrei Sanin, Peter Nilsson, Hasse Kromann
  • Publication number: 20090181968
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) [Chemical formula should be inserted here. Please see paper copy] as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts and pharmaceutical compositions including the compounds are prepared or thereof: wherein, A1, A2, R1, R2, R3, R4, and R5 and n are as defined in the specification. The compounds of formula (I) are useful in therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2006
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Applicant: ASTRAZENECA AB
    Inventors: Kosrat Amin, Johan Broddefalk, Yantao Chen, Karolina Nilsson, Claire Milburn, Helene Desfosses, Ziping Liu, Maxime Tremblay, Christopher Walpole, Zhong-yong Wei, Hua Yang
  • Publication number: 20090163543
    Abstract: One aspect of the invention relates to HDAC inhibitors. Methods of sensitizing a cancer cell to the cytotoxic effects of radiotherapy are also provided. The invention also provides methods for treating cancer and methods for treating neurological diseases. Additionally, the invention further provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising an HDAC inhibitor of the invention, and kits comprising a container containing an HDAC inhibitor of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Applicant: Georgetown University
    Inventors: Alan P. Kozikowski, Bin Chen
  • Publication number: 20090163523
    Abstract: The invention provides a pharmaceutical combination comprising: a) at least one S1P receptor agonist, and b) at least one JAK3 kinase inhibitor and a method for treating or preventing autoimmune diseases or cell, tissue or organ graft rejection using such a combination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2005
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Inventor: Philip Lake
  • Publication number: 20090143429
    Abstract: The present invention relates to substituted quinoline derivatives of Formula (I); wherein hal, n, A, formula (a), R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 are defined herein, pharmaceutical compositions comprising them and their use in treating diseases mediated by neurokinin-2 and/or neurokinin-3 (NK-3) receptors. These compounds can thus be used in methods of treatment to suppress and treat such disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2006
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Inventors: James Michael Crawforth, Brian John Williams
  • Publication number: 20090142297
    Abstract: This invention relates to 5-substituted isoindoline compounds, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, stereoisomers, and prodrugs thereof. Methods of use, and pharmaceutical compositions of these compounds are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Inventors: George W. Muller, Roger Shen-Chu Chen, Alexander L. Ruchelman
  • Patent number: 7541466
    Abstract: Tetrahydroisoquinoline derivatives, pharmaceutical compositions comprising them and methods of treating disease are disclosed herein. The disclosed compounds are useful in the treatment and prevention of diseases mediated by chloride channel activity and/or protein trafficking, including, but not limited to, diseases associated with impaired mucociliary clearance such as cystic fibrosis, bronchitis, emphysema, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: Genzyme Corporation
    Inventors: Marko J. Pregel, Bradford H. Hirth, John L. Kane, Jr., Shuang Qiao, Jill Gregory, Lisa Cuff
  • Publication number: 20090131444
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds that demonstrate antibacterial activity, processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them as the active ingredient, to their use as medicaments and to their use in the manufacture of medicaments for use in the treatment of bacterial infections in warm blooded animals such as humans. In particular this invention relates to compounds useful for the treatment of bacterial infections in warm-blooded animals such as humans, more particularly to the use of these compounds in the manufacture of medicaments for use in the treatment of bacterial infections in warm blooded animals such as humans.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2006
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: ASTRAZENECA AB
    Inventors: Folkert Reck, Marshall Morningstar, Hajnalka Hartl
  • Patent number: 7534891
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof as well as to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and to methods for their preparation. The compounds are useful for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases which are associated with the modulation of H3 receptors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: Hoffman-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Silvia Gatti McArthur, Cornelia Hertel, Matthias Heinrich Nettekoven, Susanne Raab, Hans Richter, Olivier Roche, Rosa Maria Rodriguez-Sarmiento, Franz Schuler
  • Publication number: 20090124629
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds of formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: wherein G is selected from a group consisting of: phenyl, pyridyl, benzothiazolyl and indazolyl; p is an integer ranging from 0 to 5; R1 is independently selected from a group consisting of: halogen, hydroxy, cyano, C1-4alkyl, haloC1-4alkyl, C1-4alkoxy, haloC1-4alkoxy, C1-4alkanoyl and SF5; or corresponds to a group R5; each R2 is independently hydrogen, fluorine or C1-4alkyl; n is 2, 3, 4, or 5; R3 is C1-4alkyl; R4 is hydrogen, or a C1-4alkyl group, a benzyl group, a phenyl group, a heterocyclyl group, a 5- or 6-membered heteroaromatic group, or a 8- to 11-membered bicyclic group, any of which groups is optionally substituted by 1, 2, 3 or 4 substituents selected from the group consisting of: halogen, cyano, C1-4alkyl, haloC1-4alkyl, C1-4alkoxy, haloC1-4alkoxy, C1-4alkanoyl and SF5;or R4 is a —SR6 group; R5 is selected from a group consisting of: isoxazolyl, —CH2—N-pyrrolyl, 1,1-dioxido- 2-isothi
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2006
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Inventors: Giorgio Bonanomi, Anna Checchia, Elettra Fazzolari, Dieter Hamprecht, Fabrizio Michel, Luca Tarsi, Silvia Terreni
  • Patent number: 7531535
    Abstract: The present application describes lactam-containing compounds and derivatives thereof of Formula I: or pharmaceutically acceptable salt forms thereof, wherein ring P, if present is a 5-7 membered carbocycle or heterocycle and ring M is a 5-7 membered carbocycle or heterocycle. Compounds of the present invention are useful as inhibitors of trypsin-like serine proteases, specifically factor Xa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: Bristol-Meyers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Donald J. P. Pinto, Jennifer X. Qiao
  • 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: 20090105279
    Abstract: The invention is related to compounds of Formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, ester, and/or phosphonate thereof, compositions containing such compounds, and therapeutic methods that include the administration of such compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2007
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Inventors: Carina E. Cannizzaro, James M. Chen, Manoj C. Desai, Michael L. Mitchell, Sundaramoorthi Swaminathan, Lianhong Xu, Zheng-Yu Yang
  • 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: 7511061
    Abstract: A prodrug, N-oxide, addition salt, quaternary amine or stereochemically isomeric form thereof, wherein L1 and L2 are R1—Y— wherein each (R1—Y)— substituent is defined independently of the other; Y is C1-4alkanediyl, C2-4alkenediyl, C2-4alkynediyl, C(?O), or a direct bond; R1 is hydrogen, cyano, aryl or a substituted or unsubstituted C1-14heterocycle; =Z1-Z2=Z3- represents a radical of formula ?N—N?CH— (a-1), ?N—CH?N— (a-2), ?CH—N?N— (a-3); X is SO2, (CH2)n wherein n is 1 to 4, C(?O), C(?S), or a direct bond; R2 is aryl, C3-7cycloalkyl, C3-7cycloalkyl substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from hydroxy, aryl, aryloxy, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-14heterocycle, C3-7cycloalkyl, hydroxycarbonyl, C1-6alkyloxycarbonyl, hydroxyC1-6alkyl, hydroxyC1-6alkyloxy, hydroxyC1-6alkylthio and arylC1-6alkylthio, C1-12alkyl or C1-12alkyl substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from hydroxy, aryl, aryloxy, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-14heterocycle, C3-7cycloalkyl, hy
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V.
    Inventors: Ashis Kumar Saha, David William End, Bart Lieven Daniel De Corte, Henry Joseph Breslin, Li Liu
  • Publication number: 20090082372
    Abstract: The present invention relates to arylmethylene substituted N-Acyl-?-amino alcohols of the formula I in which Y is selected from the aryl or heteroaryl groups: and R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, Q, X and W have the meaning as defined in the description. The compounds according to the invention are effective FSH antagonists and can be used for example for fertility control in men or in women, or for the prevention and/or treatment of osteoporosis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Inventors: Lars WORTMANN, Marcus Koppitz, Bernd Menzenbach, Dirk Kosemund, Norbert Schmees, Hans-Peter Muhn, Thomas Frenzel, Florian Peter Liesener, Anna Schrey, Ronald Kuehne
  • Publication number: 20090054440
    Abstract: The present invention relates to substituted quinoline hydrazides of Formula (I): wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, X, Y and Z are defined herein, pharmaceutical compositions comprising them and their use in treating diseases mediated by neurokinin-2 and/or neurokinin-3 (NK-3) receptors. These compounds can thus be used in methods of treatment to suppress and treat such disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2006
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Inventors: William Robert Carling, Jason Matthew Elliott, Elena Mezzogori, Michael Geoffrey Neil Russell, Brian John Williams
  • Publication number: 20090048226
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel classes of compounds which are caspase inhibitors, in particular interleukin-1? converting enzyme (“ICE”) inhibitors. This invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds. The compounds and pharmaceutical compositions of this invention are particularly well suited for inhibiting caspase activity and consequently, may be advantageously used as agents against interleukin-1-(“IL-1”), apoptosis-, interferon-? inducing factor-(IGIF), or interferon-?-(“IFN-?”) mediated diseases, including inflammatory diseases, autoimmune diseases, destructive bone disorders, proliferative disorders, infectious diseases, and degenerative diseases. This invention also relates to methods for inhibiting caspase activity and decreasing IGIF production and IFN-? production and methods for treating interleukin-1, apoptosis-, and interferon-?-mediated diseases using the compounds and compositions of this invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2008
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Inventors: Marion W. Wannamaker, Guy W. Bemis, Paul S. Charifson, David J. Lauffer, Michael D. Mullican, Mark A. Murcko, Keith P. Wilson, James W. Janetka, Robert J. Davies, Anne-Laure Grillot, Zhan Shi, Cornelia J. Forster
  • 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: 7482458
    Abstract: NK3 receptor antagonists of formula (I): are useful in treating inter alia pulmonary disorders, CNS disorders and neurodegenerative disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignee: SmithKline Beecham Farmaceutica S.p.A.
    Inventors: Carlo Farina, Giuseppe Arnaldo Maria Giardina, Mario Grugni, Luca Francesco Raveglia
  • Publication number: 20080312277
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for identifying a glycemic stabilizing compound by: a) contacting a candidate compound with GPR41, and b) determining whether GPR41 functionality is modulated, where a modulation in GPR41 functionality is indicative of the candidate compound being a glycemic stabilizing compound. In addition, the invention relates to a method for identifying a glycemic stabilizing compound, comprising: a) contacting a candidate compound with GPR41, and b) determining whether GPR41 functionality is increased, wherein an increase in GPR41 functionality is indicative of the candidate compound being a glycemic stabilizing compound. Further, the invention relates to a method for identifying a glycemic stabilizing compound, comprising: a) contacting a candidate compound with GPR41, and b) determining whether GPR41 functionality is decreased, wherein a decrease in GPR41 functionality is indicative of the candidate compound being a glycemic stabilizing compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2005
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Inventors: James N. Leonard, Zhi Liang Chu, Marc A. Bruce, P. Douglas Boatman
  • Publication number: 20080293765
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula I wherein R1, A, R2, R3, R4, R5, R8, n, m, q and r are as described in the specification, pharmaceutically-acceptable salts, methods of making, pharmaceutical compositions containing and methods for using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2006
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Inventors: Jeffrey Albert, Cristobal Alhambra, James Kang, Gerard Koether, Thomas Simpson, James Woods, Yan Li
  • Publication number: 20080293727
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel class of sulfonamides which are aspartyl protease inhibitors. In one embodiment, this invention relates to a novel class of HIV aspartyl protease inhibitors characterized by specific structural and physicochemical features. This invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds. The compounds and pharmaceutical compositions of this invention are particularly well suited for inhibiting HIV-1 and HIV-2 protease activity and consequently, may be advantageously used as anti-viral agents against the HIV-1 and HIV-2 viruses. This invention also relates to methods for inhibiting the activity of HIV aspartyl protease using the compounds of this invention and methods for screening compounds for anti-HIV activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2007
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Inventors: Roger D. Tung, Mark A. Murcko, Govinda Rao Bhisetti
  • Publication number: 20080287493
    Abstract: The present invention relates to arylmethylen substituted N-acyl-Y-aminoalcohols of the general formula I in which Q, X, W, R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 have the meaning as defined in the description. The compounds according to the invention are effective FSH modulators and can be used for example for fertility regulation in men or in women.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2008
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Inventors: Lars Wortmann, Bernd Menzenbach, Marcus Koppitz, Dirk Kosemund, Hans-Peter Muhn, Anna Schrey, Ronald Kuhne, Thomas Frenzel, Florian Peter Liesener
  • Publication number: 20080280949
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula I wherein R1, A, R2, R3, R4, R5, n, m and q are as described in the specification, pharmaceutically-acceptable salts, methods of making, pharmaceutical compositions containing and methods for using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2006
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Applicant: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: Jeffrey S. Albert, Cristobal Alhambra, James Kang, Gerard M. Koether, Thomas R. Simpson, James Woods, Yan Li
  • Publication number: 20080275083
    Abstract: The present invention relates to 2,3,4,9-tetrahydro-1H-carbazoles of the general formula I, in which Q, X, W, R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 have the meaning as defined in the description. The compounds according to the invention are effective FSH antagonists and can be used for example for fertility control in men or in women, or for the prevention and/or treatment of osteoporosis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2008
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Inventors: Lars Wortmann, Marcus Koppitz, Hans Peter Muhn, Thomas Frenzel, Florian Peter Liesener, Anna Schrey, Ronald Kuehne
  • Publication number: 20080269206
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for treating a disease in an animal, which disease is responsive to inhibiting of functional cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) polypeptide by administering to a mammal in need thereof an effective amount of a compound defined herein (including those compounds set forth in Tables 1-6 or encompassed by formulas I-VI) or compositions thereof, thereby treating the disease. The present invention particularly, relates to a method of treating diarrhea and polycystic kidney disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Inventors: Michael Geoffrey Neil Russell, Huw David Vater, Jacqueline Anne Macritchie, Kevin James Doyle, David Brown, Joanne Peach
  • Publication number: 20080261945
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I), a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate or prodrug thereof: wherein R1 is phenyl optionally substituted by 1, 2 or 3 halogen atoms which halogen atoms may be the same or different; R2 is C1-6alkyl, C3-6cycloalkyl or acetyl; X is oxygen or sulphur; a is 1, 2 or 3; b is 0 or 1; c is 0, 1 or 2; R3 is hydrogen or C1-6alkyl; R4 is hydrogen, C1-6alkyl, haloC1-6alkyl, C1-4alkoxyC1-6alkyl, C3-6cycloalkyl or C3-6cycloalkylC1-6alkyl; R5 is hydrogen; or R5 and R3, together with the interconnecting atoms, form a 4, 5 or 6 membered ring; R6 is phenyl or thienyl, either of which is optionally substituted by 1, 2 or 3 halogen atoms, which atoms may be the same or different; and z is 0, 1 or 2; wherein when z is 1 or 2, Z is a halogen atom, and wherein when z is 2 the halogen atoms may be the same or different.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2005
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Applicant: SMITHKLINE BEECHAM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Paul William Smith, Paul Adrian Wyman
  • Publication number: 20080255095
    Abstract: A compound of the formula (I): wherein R1 is C1-C6 alkyl, amino, (C1-C6 alkyl)amino, di(C1-C6 alkyl)amino or a nitrogen-containing saturated heterocyclic; R2 and R3 are hydrogen or C1-C6 alkyl; Arom is phenyl, idenyl, napthyl, phenanthrenyl, furyl, thiolyl, pyrrolyl, azepinyl, pyrazolyl, imidazolyl, oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, thiazolyl, isothiazolyl, 1,2,3 oxadiazolyl, pyranyl, pyridyl, pyridazinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl or quinolyl; A is C1-C6 alkylene; Ra is hydrogen, C1-C6 alkyl or C2-C6 alkenyl; E is a single bond, oxygen, sulfur or —NR4—, wherein R4 is hydrogen or C1-C7 alkanoyl; X1 and X2 are oxygen or sulfur; or a pharmacologically acceptable salt or ester thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2007
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Applicant: BTG INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Kazuo Koyama, Shinji Marumoto, Narihiro Toda, Hiroshi Kogen, Keiko Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20080255189
    Abstract: A compound of the following formula: in which R1, R2, R3, U, V, T, W, X, Y, Z, m, n, p, x, y, and z are as defined herein. Also disclosed are (1) a pharmaceutical composition containing such a compound, and (2) a method for treating Hepatitis C virus infection using such a compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2008
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Applicant: National Health Research Institutes
    Inventors: Jyh-Haur Chern, Tsu-An Hsu, Iou-Jiun Kang, Li-Wen Wang, Chung-Chi Lee, Yen-Chun Lee, Yu-Sheng Chao
  • Publication number: 20080234269
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula I wherein R1, A, R2, R3, R4, R5, n, m and q are as described in the specification, pharmaceutically-acceptable salts, methods of making, pharmaceutical compositions containing and methods for using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2006
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: ASTRAZENECA AB
    Inventors: James B. Campbell, Jeffrey S. Albert, Cristobal Alhambra, James Kang, Gerard M. Koether, Thomas R. Simpson, James Woods, Yan Li
  • Publication number: 20080234319
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds of formula (I), processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, a process for preparing the pharmaceutical compositions, and their use in therapy, wherein R1, R2, R3 and n are as defined in the specification
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventors: Simon David Guile, Mark Ebden
  • Publication number: 20080214605
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula I wherein R1, A, R2, R3, R4, R5, n, m and q are as described in the specification, pharmaceutically-acceptable salts, methods of making, pharmaceutical compositions containing and methods for using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2006
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Applicant: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: Jeffrey S. Albert, Gerard M. Koether, Cristobal Alhambra, James Kang, Thomas R. Simpson, James Woods, Yan Li
  • Publication number: 20080200504
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula (I) wherein R1, A, R2, R3, R4, R5,n, m and q are as described in the specification, pharmaceutically-acceptable salts, methods of making, pharmaceutical compositions containing and methods for using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2006
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Applicant: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: Jeffrey S. Albert, Cristobal Alhambra, James Kang, Gerard M. Koether, Thomas R. Simpson, James Woods, Yan Li
  • Publication number: 20080200500
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula I wherein R1, A, R2, n, R3, m, R5 and q are as described in the specification, pharmaceutically-acceptable salts, methods of making, pharmaceutical compositions containing and methods for using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2006
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Applicant: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: Thomas R. Simpson, James Kang, S. Jeffrey Albert, Cristobal Alhambra, M. Gerard Koether, M. James Woods, Yan Li
  • Patent number: 7381738
    Abstract: The present application describes modulators of MCP-1 of formula (I): or stereoisomers or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein X, Z, a, b, c, d, n, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R10, R10a, and R12, are as defined herein. In addition, methods of treating and preventing inflammatory diseases such as asthma and allergic diseases, as well as autoimmune pathologies such as rheumatoid arthritis and atherosclerosis using modulators of formula (I) are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Douglas G. Batt, Percy H. Carter
  • Publication number: 20080113977
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of the formula: (Formula I); or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, pharmaceutical compositions comprising an effective amount of a compound of Formula I in combination with a suitable carrier, diluent, or excipient, and methods for treating physiological disorders, particularly congestive heart disease, comprising administering to a patient in thereof an effective amount of a compound of Formula I.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2003
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Inventors: Arindam Chatterjee, Theodore Goodson Jr, Mary Margaret Mader, John Eldon Toth
  • Publication number: 20080103173
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I), a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof: wherein n, m and p, which may be the same or different, are either 0 or 1. Also disclosed are processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as medicaments particularly in treating disorders of the central nervous system (CNS).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2005
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Applicant: SMITHKLINE BEECHAM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Roderick Alan Porter, Paul William Smith
  • Patent number: 7358359
    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: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Assignee: University of Washington
    Inventors: Niels H. Andersen, Jason Bowman
  • Publication number: 20080045568
    Abstract: Quinoline-based inhibitors of cyclin dependent kinase 2, compositions including the inhibitors, and methods of using the inhibitors and inhibitor compositions are described. The inhibitors and compositions including them are useful for treating disease or disease symptoms. The invention also provides for methods of making CDK-2 inhibitor compounds, methods of inhibiting CDK-2, and methods for treating disease or disease symptoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2006
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Inventors: Yongqi Deng, Patrick J. Curran, Gerald W. Shipps, Lianyun Zhao, M. Arshad Siddiqui, Janeta Popovici-Muller, Jose S. Duca, Alan W. Hruza, Thierry O. Fischmann, Vincent S. Madison, Rumin Zhang, Charles W. McNemar, Todd W. Mayhood, William T. Windsor, Emma M. Lees, David A. Parry
  • Patent number: 7321063
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel class of sulfonamides which are aspartyl protease inhibitors. In one embodiment, this invention relates to a novel class of HIV aspartyl protease inhibitors characterized by specific structural and physicochemical features. This invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds. The compounds and pharmaceutical compositions of this invention are particularly well suited for inhibiting HIV-1 and HIV-2 protease activity and consequently, may be advantageously used as anti-viral agents against the HIV-1 and HIV-2 viruses. This invention also relates to methods for inhibiting the activity of HIV aspartyl protease using the compounds of this invention and methods for screening compounds for anti-HIV activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2008
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Roger D Tung, Mark A Murcko, Govinda R Bhisetti