Polycyclo Ring System Having One Of The Two Rings Which Form The Spiro As One Of The Cyclos Patents (Class 546/17)
  • Publication number: 20140080823
    Abstract: This invention is related to new histone deacetylase inhibitors according to the general formula (I) wherein: the dotted line is an optional additional bond; n is zero or an integer from 1 to 4; R1 is hydrogen; C1-C6 alkyl, optionally substituted by cycloalkyl, aryl or by heteroaryl; (CO)R3; (SO2)R4; cycloalkyl; aryl; or heteroaryl; R2 is C1-C6 alkyl, optionally substituted by aryl or by heteroaryl; aryl; heteroaryl; or (CO)R5; X is CH2, oxygen or NR6; Y is a bond, CHR7 or NR8; Z is oxygen, CR9R10 or C?R11; and R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10 and R11 are as further defined in the specification; and pharmaceutical acceptable salts thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: DAC S.R.L.
    Inventors: Mario Varasi, Florian Thaler, Agnese Abate, Giacomo Carenzi, Ciro Mercurio, Saverio Minucci
  • Patent number: 8673931
    Abstract: There are disclosed bicyclic heterocyclic spiro compounds; pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds; and methods for the treatment in a mammal of diseases and conditions which are susceptible to modulation of the M1 muscarinic receptor, including Alzheimer's disease, insulin resistance syndrome and type 2 diabetes. Other embodiments are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Inventors: Abraham Fisher, Nira Bar-Ner, Victoria Nachum
  • Patent number: 8669365
    Abstract: The invention provides novel derivatives of cyclopamine having the following formula:
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Austad, Mark L. Behnke, Alfredo C. Castro, André B. Charette, Michael J. Grogan, Somarajannair Janardanannair, Andre Lescarbeau, Stephane Peluso, Martin Tremblay
  • Publication number: 20140045875
    Abstract: The invention relates to fused and spirocycle compounds of Formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, prodrug, or solvate thereof, wherein R1, R2, Q1-Q3, and Z are defined as set forth in the specification. The invention is also directed to the use of compounds of Formula (I) to treat, prevent or ameliorate a disorder responsive to the blockade of calcium channels, and particularly N-type calcium channels. Compounds of the present invention are especially useful for treating pain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: Purdue Pharma L.P.
    Inventors: Zhengming CHEN, Laykea Tafesse, Jiangchao Yao, Khondaker Islam
  • Publication number: 20140031378
    Abstract: An insecticidal compound of formula I wherein X is O or NR11 where R11 is hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted aryl or optionally substituted heteroaryl; Y is a single bond, C?O, C?S or S(O)m where m is 0, 1 or 2; R1, R2, R3, R4, R8 and Ra are specified organic groups and p is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6; q is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 provided that p+q is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6; or salts or N-oxides thereof; compositions containing them and their using in controlling insects, acarines, nematodes or molluscs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Inventor: Syngenta Crop Protection LLC
  • Patent number: 8637497
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of Formula I or Formula II: enantiomer, diastereomer, prodrug, solvate, metabolite, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein constituent variables are provided herein. The compounds of Formula I and II are modulators of metalloproteases and are useful in treating diseases associated with metalloprotease activity such as arthritis, cancer, cardiovascular disorders, skin disorders, inflammation and allergic conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Incyte Corporation
    Inventors: Wenqing Yao, Jincong Zhuo, Meizhong Xu, Fenglei Zhang, Brian Metcalf
  • Patent number: 8633214
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof processes for their preparation, compositions containing them, and uses thereof in the treatment of diseases and conditions for which antagonism of NK1 is beneficial.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Nerre Therapeutics Limited
    Inventors: Giuseppe Alvaro, Emiliano Castiglioni, Agostino Marasco
  • Patent number: 8629102
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a GPR40 activating agent containing, as an active ingredient, a novel compound having a GPR40 agonist action, a salt of the compound, a solvate of the compound or the salt, or the like, particularly, an insulin secretagogue and a prophylactic and/or therapeutic agent against diabetes, obesity, or other diseases. [Means of Solving the Problem] A compound of Formula (I): (where p is 0 to 4; j is 0 to 2; k is 0 to 1; a ring A is an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, a cycroalkyl group, a cycroalkenyl group, a spirocyclic group; a ring B is an aryl group, a heteroaryl group; X is O or —NR7—; and R1 to R7 and L are specific groups), a salt of the compound, or a solvate of the compound or the salt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Mochida Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Munetaka Ohkouchi
  • Publication number: 20140011796
    Abstract: The present invention provides MDM2 inhibitor compounds of Formula I, wherein the variables are defined above, which compounds are useful as therapeutic agents, particularly for the treatment of cancers. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions that contain an MDM2 inhibitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: AMGEN INC.
    Inventors: Michael David BARTBERGER, Ana Gonzalez Buenrostro, Hilary Plake Beck, Xiaoqi Chen, Richard Victor Connors, Jeffrey Deignan, Jason Duquette, John Eksterwicz, Benjamin Fisher, Brian Matthew Fox, Jiasheng Fu, Zice Fu, Felix Gonzalez Lopez De Turiso, Michael William Gribble, Dann James Gustin, Julie Anne Heath, Xin Huang, Xianyun Jiao, Michael Johnson, Frank Kayser, David John Kopecky, Sujen Lai, Yihong Li, Zhihong Li, Jiwen Liu, Jonathan Dante Low, Brian Stuart Lucas, Zhihua Ma, Lawrence R. McGee, Joel McIntosh, Dustin McMinn, Julio Cesar Medina, Jeffrey Thomas Mihalic, Steven Howard Olson, Yosup Rew, Philip Marley Roveto, Daqing Sun, Xiaodong Wang, Yingcai Wang, Xuelei Yan, Ming Yu, Jiang Zhu
  • Patent number: 8604046
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a series of substituted N-phenyl-bipyrrolidine carboxamides of formula (I). wherein R1, R2, R3, m, n and p are as described herein. More specifically, the compounds of this invention are modulators of H3 receptors and are, therefore, useful as pharmaceutical agents, especially in the treatment and/or prevention of a variety of diseases modulated by H3 receptors including diseases associated with the central nervous system. Additionally, methods of preparation of substituted N-phenyl-bipyrrolidine carboxamides and intermediates therefor are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventors: Zhongli Gao, Daniel Hall, Ryan Hartung
  • Patent number: 8598164
    Abstract: The invention relates to heterocyclic chromene-spirocyclic piperidine amides 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: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Sara Sabina Hadida-Ruah, Edward Adam Kallel, Mark Thomas Miller, Joseph Pontillo, Vijayalaksmi Arumugam, Nicole Hilgraf, Jason McCartney, Peter Diederik Jan Grootenhuis, Corey Anderson, Mehdi Numa, Bryan A. Frieman, Brian Richard Bear, James Philip Johnson, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8592444
    Abstract: This invention is related to new histone deacetylase inhibitors according to the general formula (I) wherein: the dotted line is an optional additional bond; n is zero or an integer from 1 to 4; R1 is hydrogen; C1-C6 alkyl, optionally substituted by cycloalkyl, aryl or by heteroaryl; (CO)R3; (SO2)R4; cycloalkyl; aryl; or heteroaryl; R2 is C1-C6 alkyl, optionally substituted by aryl or by heteroaryl; aryl; heteroaryl; or (CO)R5; X is CH2, oxygen or NR6; Y is a bond, CHR7 or NR8; Z is oxygen, CR9R10 or C?R11; and R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10 and R11 are as further defined in the specification; and pharmaceutical acceptable salts thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: DAC S.R.L.
    Inventors: Mario Varasi, Florian Thaler, Agnese Abate, Giacomo Carenzi, Ciro Mercurio, Saverio Minucci
  • Patent number: 8586737
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel process for preparing quaternary ammonium salt derivatives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki AE, Yuji Fujiwara
  • Patent number: 8580808
    Abstract: A compound, its pharmaceutically acceptable salt, a composition containing the same and method of treatment that can provide analgesia and/or reduce inflammation are disclosed. A contemplated compound has a structure that corresponds to Formula A, wherein G, W, Q, Z, D, E, F, K, Y, d, e, f, k, n, m, and circle B and all R groups are defined within.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Pain Therapeutic, Inc.
    Inventors: Lindsay Burns Barbier, Hoau-Yan Wang, Nan-Horng Lin, Andrei Blasko
  • Publication number: 20130296354
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of general formula I, wherein the groups R1 and A are as defined in the application, which have valuable pharmacological properties, and in particular bind to the GPR119 receptor and modulate its activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventor: Matthias ECKHARDT
  • Publication number: 20130296319
    Abstract: The invention provides a compound of Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound, wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as described herein; pharmaceutical compositions thereof and the use thereof in treating diseases, conditions or disorders modulated by the inhibition of an acetyl-CoA carboxylase enzyme(s) in an animal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Inventors: Scott William Bagley, David Andrew Griffith, Daniel Wei-Shung Kung
  • Publication number: 20130296300
    Abstract: The invention provides certain quinolines and aza-quinolines of the Formula (I), and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, wherein E, J1, Ja, Jb, R2, R3, R22, Ra, Rb, Rc, Rd, X, Y, b, n, and q are as defined herein. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and methods of using the compounds for treating diseases or conditions associated with uncontrolled or inappropriate stimulation of CRTH2 function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Inventors: Christopher W. Boyce, Salem Fevrier, Kevin D. McCormick, Anandan Palani, Robert G. Aslanian, Phieng Siliphaivanh, Joey L. Methot, William Colby Brown, Henry Vaccaro
  • Patent number: 8546417
    Abstract: The invention relates to fused and spirocycle compounds of Formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, prodrug, or solvate thereof, wherein R1, R2, Q1-Q3, and Z are defined as set forth in the specification. The invention is also directed to the use of compounds of Formula I to treat, prevent or ameliorate a disorder responsive to the blockade of calcium channels, and particularly N-type calcium channels. Compounds of the present invention are especially useful for treating pain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Purdue Pharma L.P.
    Inventors: Zhengming Chen, Laykea Tafesse
  • Patent number: 8541595
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to imidazoisoindole compounds which are antagonists of neuropeptide S receptors, and which are useful in the treatment or prevention of neurological and psychiatric disorders and diseases in which the neuropeptide S receptor is 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 the neuropeptide S receptor is involved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Merch Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Peter J. Manley, Kausik K Nanda, B. Wesley Trotter
  • Patent number: 8536189
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a compound of Formula (I): or a form thereof, wherein X1, X2, X3, X4, R1, R2 and R3 are as defined herein, useful as tryptase inhibitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica NV
    Inventors: Michael J. Costanzo, Stephen C. Yabut, Brett Tounge, Bruce E. Maryanoff, Han-Cheng Zhang
  • Patent number: 8524730
    Abstract: The invention relates to a compound of a general formula (I): wherein A represents a linking group; Ar1 represents a group formed from an aromatic ring; R1 and R2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a cyano group, a C2-C6 alkenyl group, a C1-C6 alkoxy group, a halo-C1-C6 alkoxy group, a cyclo-C3-C6 alkyloxy group, a C2-C7 alkanoyl group, a halo-C2-C7 alkanoyl group, a C2-C7 alkoxycarbonyl group, a halo-C2-C7 alkoxycarbonyl group, a cyclo-C3-C6 alkyloxycarbonyl group, an aralkyloxycarbonyl group, a carbamoyl-C1-C6 alkoxy group, a carboxy-C2-C6 alkenyl group, or a group of -Q1-N(Ra)-Q2-Rb; a C1-C6 alkyl group optionally having substituent(s); an aryl or heterocyclic group optionally having substituent(s); or a C1-C6 alkyl group or a C2-C6 alkenyl group having the aryl or heterocyclic group; T and U each independently represent a nitrogen atom or a methine group; and V represents an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom or an imino group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: MSD K.K.
    Inventors: Hideki Jona, Yoshihiro Shibata, Takeru Yamakawa
  • Publication number: 20130225553
    Abstract: The present inventors have investigated a compound which has a PDE9-inhibiting action and is useful as an active ingredient for an agent for treating and/or preventing storage dysfunction, voiding dysfunction, bladder/urethral diseases, and the like, and thus, have found that a pyrazoloquinoline compound has a PDE9-inhibiting action, thereby completing the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: ASTELLAS PHARMA INC.
    Inventor: ASTELLAS PHARMA INC.
  • Publication number: 20130217690
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a GPR40 activating agent containing, as an active ingredient, a novel compound having a GPR40 agonist action, a salt of the compound, a solvate of the compound or the salt, or the like, particularly, an insulin secretagogue and a prophylactic and/or therapeutic agent against diabetes, obesity, or other diseases. [Means of Solving the Problem] A compound of Formula (I): (where p is 0 to 4; j is 0 to 2; k is 0 to 1; a ring A is an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, a cycroalkyl group, a cycroalkenyl group, a spirocyclic group; a ring B is an aryl group, a heteroaryl group; X is O or —NR7—; and R1 to R7 and L are specific groups), a salt of the compound, or a solvate of the compound or the salt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: MOCHIDA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Mochida Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
  • Patent number: 8513232
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of Formula (I): their use as H3 antagonists/inverse agonists, processes for their preparation, and pharmaceuticals compositions thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignees: Cephalon, Inc., Pharmacopeia, LLC
    Inventors: Edward R. Bacon, Nadine C. Becknell, Reddeppa reddy Dandu, Lisa Guise-Zawacki, Tao Guo, Chia-yu Huang, Robert L. Hudkins, Babu G. Sundar, Ming Tao, Minglang Wu, Allison L. Zulli
  • Patent number: 8513417
    Abstract: The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a highly-versatile method for producing a nitroxyl radical derivative, in which position-2 and position-6 in a TEMPO-based compound can be easily substituted, and further, a method for producing a nitroxyl radical derivative, in which a nitrogen nucleus is labeled with 15N. The above-described problem can be solved by reacting a triacetoneamine derivative with ketone or aldehyde in the presence of ammonium salt or a 15N-labeled compound thereof to obtain a 2,6-substituted-4-piperidone derivative.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Kyushu University, National University Corporation
    Inventors: Hideo Utsumi, Kiyoshi Sakai, Kenichi Yamada
  • Publication number: 20130210721
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a GPR40 activating agent containing, as an active ingredient, a novel compound having a GPR40 agonist action, a salt of the compound, a solvate of the compound or the salt, or the like, particularly, an insulin secretagogue and a prophylactic and/or therapeutic agent against diabetes, obesity, or other diseases. [Means of Solving the Problem] A compound of Formula (I): (where p is 0 to 4; j is 0 to 2; k is 0 to 1; a ring A is an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, a cycroalkyl group, a cycroalkenyl group, a spirocyclic group; a ring B is an aryl group, a heteroaryl group; X is O or —NR7—; and R1 to R7 and L are specific groups), a salt of the compound, or a solvate of the compound or the salt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: MOCHIDA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: MOCHIDA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
  • Patent number: 8507681
    Abstract: The invention provides a compound of Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound, wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as described herein; pharmaceutical compositions thereof; and the use thereof in treating diseases, conditions or disorders modulated by the inhibition of an acetyl-CoA carboxylase enzyme(s) in an animal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Pfizer Inc.
    Inventors: Scott William Bagley, David Andrew Griffith, Daniel Wei-Shung Kung
  • Publication number: 20130196998
    Abstract: The present invention relates to spiro-cyclic amine derivatives of the formula (I) wherein R1 is selected from cyano, (2-4C)alkenyl, (2-4C)alkynyl, (1-4C)alkyl each optionally substituted with CN or one or more fluoro atoms, (3-6C)cycloalkyl, (4-6C)cycloalkenyl or a (8-10C)bicyclic group, each optionally substituted with halogen or (1-4C)alkyl, phenyl, biphenyl, naphthyl, each optionally substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from halogen, cyano, (1-6C)alkyl optionally substituted with one or more fluoro atoms, (1-6C)alkoxy optionally substituted with one or more fluoro atoms, amino, di(1-4C)alkylamino and (3-6C)cycloalkyl optionally substituted with phenyl which may be substituted with (1-4C)alkyl or halogen, phenyl substituted with phenoxy, benzyl, benzyloxy, phenylethyl or monocyclic heterocycle, each optionally substituted with (1-4C)alkyl optionally substituted with one or more fluoro atoms, monocyclic heterocycle optionally independently substituted with halogen, (1-6C)a
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2011
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: AbbVie B.V.
    Inventors: Axel Stoit, Wouter I. Iwema Bakker, Hein K.A.C. Coolen, Maria J.P. van Dongen, Nicolas J.-L.D. Leflemme
  • Publication number: 20130196992
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds, in particular novel pyridinone derivatives according to Formula (I) wherein all radicals are as defined in the application and claims. The compounds according to the invention are positive allosteric modulators of metabotropic receptors—subtype 2 (“mGluR2”) which are useful for the treatment or prevention of neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with glutamate dysfunction and diseases in which the mGluR2 subtype of metabotropic receptors is involved. In particular, such diseases are central nervous system disorders selected from the group of anxiety, schizophrenia, migraine, depression, and epilepsy. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions and processes to prepare such compounds and compositions, as well as to the use of such compounds for the prevention and treatment of such diseases in which mGluR2 is involved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicants: ADDEX PHARMACEUTICALS S.A, JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Jose Maria CID-NUNEZ, Andres Avelino TRABANCO-SUAREZ, Gregor James MACDONALD, Guillaume Albert Jacques DUVEY, Robert Johannes LÜTJENS, Terry Patrick FINN
  • Publication number: 20130190334
    Abstract: The invention provides a compound of Formula (I) Z N N O N O A1R2 R1 R3R 3 L A2 (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound, wherein R1, R2, R3,Z, A1, L and A 5 2 are as described herein; pharmaceutical compositions thereof; and the use thereof in treating diseases, conditions or disorders modulated by the inhibition of an acetyl-CoA carboxylase enzyme(s) in an animal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: PFIZER INC.
    Inventors: Mary Theresa Didiuk, Robert Lee Dow, David Andrew Griffith
  • Publication number: 20130184226
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel compounds of the Formula (1), pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and methods for using such compounds as tools for biological studies or as agents or drugs for modulating Protease Activated Receptor-2 (PAR2) and for treating a subject at risk of—or susceptible to—a disease or disorder, or having a disease or disorder associated with undesirable PAR2 activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2011
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND
    Inventors: David Paul Fairlie, Ligong Liu, Mei Kwan Yau, Jacky Yung Suen
  • Patent number: 8476253
    Abstract: Compounds or pharmacologically acceptable salts thereof are provided. In various embodiments the compounds have an antagonistic effect on a neurokinin NK1 receptor, a neurokinin NK2 receptor, and a muscarine M3 receptor. The compounds are useful as therapeutic agents for bronchial asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited
    Inventors: Takuya Ikeda, Takanori Yamazaki, Hiroshi Tsuchida
  • Publication number: 20130150340
    Abstract: The present invention relates to 1H-pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine compounds of the formula I, in which R1, R2, R3 and R4 are defined as indicated below. The compounds of the formula I are kinase inhibitors, and are useful for the treatment of diseases associated with diabetes and diabetic complications, such as, diabetic nephropathy, diabetic neuropathy and diabetic retinopathy, for example. The invention furthermore relates to the use of compounds of the formula I, in particular as active ingredients in pharmaceuticals, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2012
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicant: SANOFI
    Inventor: SANOFI
  • Publication number: 20130137684
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to compounds that inhibit haematopoietic-prostaglandin D2 synthase (H-PGDS), to compositions containing them and to their use in treating or preventing conditions and diseases associated with H-PGDS, such as allergies and inflammation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicant: THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND
    Inventors: Mark Leslie Smythe, Jack Urquhart Flanagan
  • Publication number: 20130123236
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to substituted benzylspiroindolin-2-one analogs compounds, derivatives thereof, and related compounds, which are useful as positive allosteric modulators of the muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M1 (mAChR M1); synthesis methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds; and methods of treating neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with muscarinic acetylcholine receptor dysfunction using the compounds and compositions. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2012
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
    Inventor: VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
  • Publication number: 20130109677
    Abstract: Provided herein are multicyclic compounds, methods of their synthesis, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, and methods of their use. The compounds provided herein are useful for the treatment, prevention, and/or management of various neurological disorders, including but not limited to, psychosis and schizophrenia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2010
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicants: Psychogenics Inc., Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.
    Inventors: Liming Shao, John Emmerson Campbell, Michael Charles Hewitt, Una Campbell, Taleen G. Hanania
  • Patent number: 8431700
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to compounds which are useful as inhibitors of glycine type 1 transporter (GlyT1) activity; synthetic methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds; and methods of treating disorders associated with glycine type 1 transporter (GlyT1) activity using the compounds and compositions. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Vanderbilt University
    Inventors: Craig W. Lindsley, P. Jeffrey Conn, Richard Williams, Carrie K. Jones, Douglas J. Sheffler
  • Publication number: 20130085128
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine compounds of the formula I, in which R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 and R7 are defined as indicated below. The compounds of the formula I are kinase inhibitors, and are useful for the treatment of diseases associated with diabetes and diabetic complications, such as, diabetic nephropathy, diabetic neuropathy and diabetic retinopathy, for example. The invention furthermore relates to the use of compounds of the formula I, in particular as active ingredients in pharmaceuticals, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: SANOFI
    Inventor: SANOFI
  • Patent number: 8399503
    Abstract: The invention relates to substituted azaindole derivatives, to methods for the production thereof, to medicaments containing said compounds and to the use of substituted azaindole derivatives for producing medicaments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Gruenenthal GmbH
    Inventors: Saskia Zemolka, Stefan Schunk, Ellen Bergrath, Babette-Yvonne Kögel, Werner Englberger, Klaus Linz, Hans Schick
  • Patent number: 8383629
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel compounds of the Formulae I or II and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof which are useful for the therapeutic treatment of diseases associated with the modulation or inhibition of 11 ?-HSD 1 in mammals. Formula (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Vitae Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Claremon, Colin M. Tice, Yuanjie Ye, Suresh B. Singh, Wei He, Wei Zhao, Robert D. Simpson
  • Patent number: 8383643
    Abstract: Heteroaromatic compounds of structural formula (I) are selective inhibitors of stearoyl-coenzyme A delta-9 desaturase (SCD1) relative to other known stearoyl-coenzyme A desaturases. The compounds of the present invention are useful for the prevention and treatment of conditions related to abnormal lipid synthesis and metabolism, including cardiovascular disease, such as atherosclerosis; obesity; diabetes; neurological disease; metabolic syndrome; insulin resistance; and liver steatosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Merck Canada Inc.
    Inventors: Jean-Philippe Leclerc, Chun-Sing Li, Oscar Miguel Moradei
  • Patent number: 8383642
    Abstract: A compound of the formula: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as well as a pharmaceutical composition, and a method for treating diabetes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventors: Chafiq Hamdouchi, Jayana Pankaj Lineswala, Pranab Maiti
  • Publication number: 20130046091
    Abstract: The use of a compound of formula I wherein Y is a single bond, C?O, C?S or S(O)m where m is 0, 1 or 2; R1, R2, R3, R4, R8 and Ra are specified organic groups and p is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6; q is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6; provided that when p is 2 then q is not 2; p+q is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6; or salts or N-oxides thereof or compositions containing them and their using incontrolling insects, acarines, nematodes or molluscs. Novel compounds are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2012
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION LLC
    Inventor: Syngenta Crop Protection LLC
  • Patent number: 8377954
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to bicyclic spiropiperidine compounds of formula (I) which are inhibitors of the beta-secretase enzyme and that are useful in the treatment of diseases in which the beta-secretase enzyme is involved, such as Alzheimer's disease. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the treatment of such diseases in which the beta-secretase enzyme is involved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Merck, Sharp & Dohme, Corp
    Inventors: Shaun R. Stauffer, Samuel L. Graham
  • Patent number: 8367692
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. wherein R is hydrogen or C1-4 alkyl; R1 is hydrogen, C1-4 alkyl, C(O)OH, C(O)NH2 or (C1-4 alkylene)R10; R2 and R3 are independently hydrogen, C1-4 alkyl or R2 together with R3 and together with the carbon atom to which they are attached form a C3-8 cycloalkyl group; R4 is C1-4 alkyl, C1-4 alkoxy or halogen; R5 and R7 are independently hydrogen, hydroxy, halogen, C(O)NH2, C(O)OH or (C1-4 alkylene)R10; R6 and R8 are independently hydrogen or halogen; R9 is hydrogen, (C1-4 alkylene)R10, C(O)NH2, C(O)OH or R9 together with R form a 6 membered heterocyclic ring optionally containing a further heteroatom selected from oxygen, sulphur or nitrogen; R10 is hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, C(O)NH2, C(O)NH(C1-4 alkyl), C(O)N(C1-4 alkyl)2 or C(O)OH; n is 0, 1 or 2. processes for their preparation, to compositions containing them and to their use in the treatment of diseases and conditions for which antagonism of NK1 is beneficial.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Glaxo Wellcome Manufacturing Pte Ltd
    Inventors: Giuseppe Alvaro, Emiliano Castiglioni, Agostino Marasco
  • Publication number: 20130030181
    Abstract: The invention provides a compound of Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound, wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as described herein; pharmaceutical compositions thereof; and the use thereof in treating diseases, conditions or disorders modulated by the inhibition of an acetyl-CoA carboxylase enzyme(s) in an animal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: PFIZER INC.
    Inventor: Pfizer Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130023515
    Abstract: Compounds of structural formula (I) are inhibitors of prolylcarboxypeptidase (PrCP). The compounds of the present invention are useful for the prevention and treatment of conditions related to enzymatic activity of PrCP such as abnormal metabolism, including obesity; diabetes; metabolic syndrome; obesity related disorders; and diabetes related disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Inventors: Fa-Xiang Ding, Jinlong Jiang, Dong-Ming Shen, Hong Shen, Zhi-Cai Shi
  • Patent number: 8354545
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to 3,4-substituted pyrrolidine compounds of formula (I) which are inhibitors of the beta-secretase enzyme and that are useful in the treatment of diseases in which the beta-secretase enzyme is involved, such as Alzheimer's disease. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the treatment of such diseases in which the beta-secretase enzyme is involved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignees: Merck, Sharp & Dohme, Corp., Istituto di Ricerche di Biologia Molecolare P Angeletti SPA
    Inventors: Shawn J. Stachel, Thomas Steele, Alessia Petrocchi
  • Patent number: 8354423
    Abstract: An insecticidal compound of formula I wherein X is O or NR11 where R11 is hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted aryl or optionally substituted heteroaryl; Y is a single bond, C?O, C?S or S(O)m where m is 0, 1 or 2; R1, R2, R3, R4, R8 and Ra are specified organic groups and p is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6; q is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 provided that p+q is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6; or salts or N-oxides thereof; compositions containing them and their using in controlling insects, acarines, nematodes or molluscs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Syngenta Crop Protection LLC
    Inventors: Jérôme Cassayre, Louis-Pierre Molleyres, Peter Maienfisch, Fredrik Cederbaum
  • Publication number: 20120316162
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula (I), in which R1, R2, R3, D, G, Q and W have the meanings indicated in claim (1), can and be employed for the treatment of tumours.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: Merck Patent Gesellschaft Mit Beschrankter Haftung
    Inventors: Kai SCHIEMANN, Melanie SCHULTZ, Andree BLAUKAT, Ingo KOBER