Polycyclo Ring System Having One Of The Two Rings Which Form The Spiro As One Of The Cyclos Patents (Class 546/17)
  • Patent number: 8329718
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel ureas containing N-aryl or N-heteroaryl substituted heterocycles of Formula (I): or a stereoisomer, tautomer, pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate form thereof, wherein the variables A, B, D and W are as defined herein. These compounds are selective inhibitors of the human P2Y1 receptor which can be used as medicaments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Jennifer X. Qiao, Tammy C. Wang, James C. Sutton, Timur Gungor
  • Publication number: 20120309778
    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: June 1, 2012
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: Purdue Pharma L.P.
    Inventors: Zhengming CHEN, Laykea TAFESSE, Jiangchao YAO, Khondaker ISLAM
  • Publication number: 20120295931
    Abstract: This invention relates to spiroindoline compounds for the treatment of helminth infections and the treatment of parasitosis, such as caused by helminth infections. This invention also relates to uses of the compounds to make medicaments and treatments comprising the administration of the compounds to animals in need of the treatments. Moreover this invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions and kits comprising the compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2011
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Inventors: Jürgen Lutz, Sandra Koch, Manfred Uphoff, Anja Regina Heckeroth, Britta von Oepen, Ulrich Sonderin, Christophe Pierre Alain Chassaing
  • Publication number: 20120283243
    Abstract: The present invention relates to modulators of muscarinic receptors. The present invention also provides compositions comprising such modulators, and methods therewith for treating muscarinic receptor mediated diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Lewis R. Makings, Miguel Garcia-Guzman Blanco, Dennis J. Hurley, Ioana Drutu, Gabriel Raffai, Daniele M. Bergeron, Akiko Nakatani, Andreas P. Termin, Alina Silina
  • Patent number: 8304423
    Abstract: The present invention relates to modulators of muscarinic receptors. The present invention also provides compositions comprising such modulators, and methods therewith for treating muscarinic receptor mediated diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceutical Incorporated
    Inventors: Robert J. Davies, Jinwang Xu
  • Publication number: 20120277150
    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 0 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: April 11, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: MOCHIDA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Munetaka OHKOUCHI
  • Publication number: 20120270893
    Abstract: The invention provides a compound of Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; wherein G is R1, R2 and R3 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: April 21, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: PFIZER INC.
    Inventors: Robert Lee Dow, David James Edmonds, David Andrew Griffith, James Alfred Southers, JR.
  • Patent number: 8293900
    Abstract: Certain novel N-acylated spiropiperidine derivatives are ligands of the human melanocortin receptor(s) and, in particular, are selective ligands of the human melanocortin-4 receptor (MC-4R). They are therefore useful for the treatment, control, or prevention of diseases and disorders responsive to the modulation of MC-4R, such as obesity, diabetes, nicotine addiction, alcoholism, sexual dysfunction, including erectile dysfunction and female sexual dysfunction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp
    Inventors: Tianying Jian, Jian Liu, Ravi P. Nargund
  • Patent number: 8288405
    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: November 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Pfizer Inc.
    Inventors: Scott William Bagley, David Andrew Griffith, Daniel Wei-Shung Kung
  • Publication number: 20120258949
    Abstract: This invention is related to new histone deacetylase inhibitors according to the general formula (I), wherein: m and n are independently zero or an integer from 1 to 4; p is zero or an integer from 1 to 3, with the proviso that when p is zero, n and m cannot be both 1; R is hydrogen; C1-C6 alkyl, optionally substituted by C3-C8 cycloalkyl, C6-C10 aryl or hetero(C2-C9)aryl; (CO)R2; (SO2)R3; C3-C8 cycloalkyl; C6-C10 aryl; or hetero(C2-C9)aryl; R1 is halogen, C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 haloalkyl, C1-C6 alkoxy, C1-C6 haloalkoxy; Y is CH2 or NR4; Z is C?R5; and R2, R3, R4, and R5 are as further defined in the specification; and pharmaceutical acceptable salts thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: DAC S.r.I.
    Inventors: Mario Varasi, Florian Thaler, Raffaella Amici, Agnese Abate, Maria Carmela Fulco, Saverio Minucci, Ciro Mercurio
  • Patent number: 8278318
    Abstract: The present invention relates to certain spirocyclic compounds that are inhibitors of 11-? hydroxyl steroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11?HSD1), compositions containing the same, and methods of using the same for the treatment of diabetes, obesity and other diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Incyte Corporation
    Inventors: Wenqing Yao, Jincong Zhuo, Colin Zhang
  • Publication number: 20120245136
    Abstract: The invention relates to chroman spirocyclic piperidine amide derivatives 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: February 16, 2012
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Inventors: Sara Sabina HADIDA-RUAH, Mark Thomas Miller, Edward Adam Kallel, Brian Richard Bear, Vijayalaksmi Arumugam, Michael Paul Deninno, Jinglan Zhou, Johnny Uy, Bryan A. Frieman
  • Patent number: 8263592
    Abstract: The present invention is related to novel compounds of formula (I) having equilibrative nucleoside transporter ENT1 inhibiting properties, pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds, chemical processes for preparing these compounds and their use in the treatment of diseases linked to the inhibition of ENT1 receptors in animals, in particular humans.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica NV
    Inventors: Jean-Paul René Marie André Bosmans, Didier Jean-Claude Berthelot, Serge Maria Aloysius Pieters, Bie Maria Pieter Verbist, Michel Anna Jozef De Cleyn
  • Patent number: 8263608
    Abstract: Melanocortin receptor-specific compounds of formula I below: wherein the variables are as defined in the specification, and enantiomers, diastereomers and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Compounds disclosed herein bind to one or more melanocortin receptors and may be an agonist, a partial agonist, an antagonist, an inverse agonist or an antagonist of an inverse agonist as to one or more melanocortin receptors, and may be employed for treatment of one or more melanocortin receptor-associated conditions or disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Palatin Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Yi-Qun Shi, John H. Dodd, Elizabeth G. Rowley, Gary L. Olson, Axel Metzger
  • Publication number: 20120225900
    Abstract: The invention provides a compound of Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of said 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 28, 2010
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicant: PFIZER INC.
    Inventors: Scott William Bagley, David Andrew Griffith, Daniel Wei-Shung Kung
  • Publication number: 20120220616
    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: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: ELI LILLY AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Chafiq Hamdouchi, Jayana Pankaj Lineswala, Pranab Maiti
  • Publication number: 20120214784
    Abstract: An ORL-1 receptor antagonist of the formula: its uses, and methods for its preparation are described. ORL-1 antagonists are deemed to be useful in the treatment of depression and/or the treatment of overweight, obesity, and/or weight maintenance post treatment for overweight or obesity. Certain compounds have also demonstrated through animal models that the compounds of the present invention are useful for the treatment of migraines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: ELI LILLY AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Ana Belen Benito Collado, Nuria Diaz Buezo, Alma Maria Jimenez-Aguado, Celia Lafuente Blanco, Maria Angeles Martinez-Grau, Concepcion Pedregal Tercero, Miguel Angel Toledo Escribano
  • Publication number: 20120202837
    Abstract: Renin inhibitors which are spirocyclic piperidine derivatives, of formula (I) and pharmaceutical compositions thereof useful in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases and renal insufficiency, or a stereoisomer thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the stereoisomer thereof, wherein: n, for each instance in which it occurs, is independently 0, 1, or 2; W is a five- or six-membered saturated or unsaturated heterocyclic or carbocyclic monocyclic ring, A is (i) a five- or six-membered saturated or unsaturated heterocyclic or carbocyclic monocyclic ring or (ii) a first five- or six-membered saturated or unsaturated heterocyclic or carbocyclic ring which is fused to a second five- or six-membered saturated or unsaturated heterocyclic or carbocyclic ring, V is —(C?O)—, —CH2— or ?CH—; U is a bond or —CH2-, or, when V iS ?CH—, U is —CH?; X is ?CH—, ?CF—, ?C(OR3)—, or —(C?O)—; and Y is ?CH—, ?CF—, ?N—, or, for the case when X is —(C?O)—, Y is —N(R3)—.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2010
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Inventors: Austin Chen, Reneé Aspiotis, Daniel McKay, Yongxin Han, Pierre-André Fournier
  • Patent number: 8232289
    Abstract: An ORL-1 receptor antagonist of the formula: its uses, and methods for its preparation are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventors: Ana Belen Benito Collado, Nuria Diaz Buezo, Alma Maria Jimenez-Aguado, Celia Lafuente Blanco, Maria Angeles Martinez-Grau, Concepcion Pedregal-Tercero, Miguel Angel Toledo Escribano
  • Patent number: 8232409
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds, compositions and methods for treating various diseases, syndromes, conditions and disorders, including pain. Such compounds are represented by Formula I as follows: wherein W1, W2, W3, R1, R1a, R2, R2a, R3, V, Q, and X are defined herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V.
    Inventors: Mark R. Player, Daniel J. Parks, William Parsons, Sanath K. Meegalla, Carl R. Illig, Shelley K. Ballentine
  • Publication number: 20120190701
    Abstract: Renin inhibitors, which are spirocyclic piperidine amides, of structural formula (I) and pharmaceutical compositions thereof useful in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases and renal insufficiency. wherein n, for each instance in which it occurs, is independently 0, 1, or 2; R1 is hydrogen, C1-6-alkyl or C3-6-cycloalkyl, wherein said C1-6-alkyl or C3-6-cycloalkyl group can be independently substituted with 1-3 halogens; A is (i) a five- or six-membered saturated or unsaturated heterocyclic or carbocyclic monocyclic ring or (ii) a five- or six-membered saturated or unsaturated heterocyclic or carbocyclic ring which is fused to another five- or six-membered saturated or unsaturated heterocyclic or carbocyclic ring, V is a bond or —(C?O)—, —CH(OH)—, —CH2—or ?CH—; U is a bond or —CH2-, or for the case when V is ?CH—, U is —CH?; X is ?CH—, ?CF—, ?C(OR3)—, or —C?O—; and Y is ?CH—, ?CF—, ?N—, or for the case when X is —C?O—, Y is —N(R3)—.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2010
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Austin Chih-Yu Chen, Sebastien Laliberte, Guillaume Larouche, Yongxin Han, Daniel McKay
  • Patent number: 8227481
    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 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventors: Zhongli Gao, Daniel Hall, Ryan Hartung
  • Publication number: 20120184525
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel triazolo[4,3-a]pyridine derivatives of Formula (I) wherein all radicals are as defined in the claims. The compounds according to the invention are positive allosteric modulators of the metabotropic glutamate receptor 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. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, to processes to prepare such compounds and compositions, and to the use of such compounds for the prevention or treatment of neurological and psychiatric disorders and diseases in which mGluR2 is involved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2010
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicants: ADDEX PHARMA S.A., JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
    Inventors: Jose Maria Cid-Nunez, Daniel Oehlrich, Andres Avelino Trabanco-Suarez, Gary John Tresadern, Juan Antonio Vega Ramiro, Gregor James MacDonald
  • Patent number: 8217051
    Abstract: There are provided compounds of the formula or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof wherein X, Y, R1, R2 are as herein described. The compounds have utility as antiproliferative agents, especially, as anticancer agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Jing Zhang, Zhuming Zhang
  • Publication number: 20120165327
    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: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Inventors: Michael J. Costanzo, Stephen C. Yabut, Brett Tounge, Bruce E. Maryanoff, Han-Cheng Zhang
  • Patent number: 8193208
    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: September 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Purdue Pharma L.P.
    Inventors: Zhengming Chen, Laykea Tafesse, Jiangchao Yao, Khondaker Islam
  • Publication number: 20120122912
    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: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2010
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Inventors: Jean-Philippe Leclerc, Chun-Sing Li, Oscar Miguel Moradei
  • Patent number: 8158792
    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: November 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V.
    Inventors: Michael J. Costanzo, Stephen C. Yabut, Brett Tounge, Bruce E. Maryanoff, Han-Cheng Zhang
  • Publication number: 20120077802
    Abstract: Provided herein are spiro-cyclic compounds, methods of synthesis, and methods of use thereof. The compounds provided herein are useful for the treatment, prevention, and/or management of various disorders, including, e.g., neurological disorders and metabolic disorders. Compounds provided herein inhibit the activity of histamine H3 receptors and modulate the release of various neurotransmitters, such as, e.g., histamine, acetylcholine, norepinephrine, and dopamine (e.g. at the synapse). Pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds and their methods of use are also provided herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2010
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: SUNOVION PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
    Inventors: Milan Chytil, Sharon R. Engel, Qun Kevin Fang
  • Publication number: 20120071467
    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: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited
    Inventors: Takuya Ikeda, Takanori Yamazaki, Hiroshi Tsuchida
  • Patent number: 8138206
    Abstract: Disclosed is a substance having an antagonistic effect on the binding of histamine to a histamine H3 receptor or an inhibitory effect on the activity which a histamine H3 receptor constantly exhibits. A compound represented by the formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; (I) wherein R1 represents a phenyl group which may be substituted or the like and R2 represents a cyano group which may be substituted or the like, or R1 and R2 together form an aliphatic heterocylic ring which may be substituted; R3 represents a group represented by the formula (II-1) below; and all of X1 to X4 represent a carbon atom or the like: (II-1) where R4 and R5 represent a lower alkyl group or the like; and m1 represents an integer of 2 to 4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: MSD. K.K.
    Inventors: Shiho Ishikawa, Tsuyoshi Nagase, Nagaaki Sato, Hidekazu Takahashi, Shigeru Tokita, Toshihiro Wada
  • Patent number: 8134001
    Abstract: There are provided compounds of the formula and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and esters thereof wherein W, V, X, Y, A, R and R? are as described herein. The compounds are useful as anticancer agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Qingjie Ding, Nan Jiang, Song Yang, Jing Zhang, Zhuming Zhang
  • Publication number: 20120015933
    Abstract: The invention relates to substituted carbo- and heterocyclic spiro compounds of the formula Ia which inhibit thiol proteases, to processes for their preparation and to the use thereof as medicaments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS
    Inventors: Manfred SCHUDOK, Michael WAGNER, Armin BAUER, Anna KOHLMANN
  • Publication number: 20120015928
    Abstract: The present invention relates to inhibitors of 11-? hydroxyl steroid dehydrogenase type 1, antagonists of the mineralocorticoid receptor (MR), and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. The compounds of the invention can be useful in the treatment of various diseases associated with expression or activity of 11-? hydroxyl steroid dehydrogenase type 1 and/or diseases associated with aldosterone excess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: INCYTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wenqing Yao, Jincong Zhuo, Meizhong Xu, Brian W. Metcalf, Chunhong He, Ding-Quan Qian, Colin Zhang
  • Publication number: 20120010135
    Abstract: The present invention provides spiro derivatives that modulate the activity of stearoyl-CoA desaturase. Methods of using such derivatives to modulate the activity of stearoyl-CoA desaturase and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such derivatives are also encompassed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicants: XENON PHARMACEUTICALS INC., NOVARTIS AG
    Inventors: Natalie Dales, Julia Fonarev, Jianmin Fu, Zaihui Zhang
  • Publication number: 20110319378
    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: June 3, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: AMGEN INC.
    Inventors: Michael David BARTBERGER, Ana GONZALEZ BUENROSTRO, Hilary Plake BECK, Xiaoqi CHEN, Richard Victor CONNORS, Jeffrey DEIGNAN, Jason DUQUETTE, John EKSTEROWICZ, Benjamin FISHER, Brian Matthew FOX, Jiasheng FU, Zice FU, Felix GONZALEZ LOPEZ DE TURISO, Michael GRIBBLE, JR., Darin James GUSTIN, Julie Anne HEATH, Xin HUANG, Xianyun JIAO, Michael G. JOHNSON, Frank KAYSER, David John KOPECKY, Sujen LAI, Yihong LI, Zhihong LI, Jiwen LIU, Jonathan Dante LOW, Brian Stuart LUCAS, Zhihua MA, Lawrence 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: 8084609
    Abstract: The present invention is concerned with novel spiro-piperidine derivatives as V1a receptor antagonists, their manufacture, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use for the treatment of anxiety and depressive disorders and other diseases. The compounds of present invention are described with formula (I) wherein R1 to R5, R5?, R7 to R9, R7?, R8?, X and Y are as defined in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Hoffman-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Caterina Bissantz, Christophe Grundschober, Raffaello Masciadri, Hasane Ratni, Mark Rogers-Evans, Patrick Schnider
  • Publication number: 20110312952
    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: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2010
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Inventors: Nicolas Lachance, Jean-Philippe Leclerc, Chun Sing Li, Oscar Miguel Moradei
  • Publication number: 20110306607
    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: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2011
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Applicant: 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.
  • Publication number: 20110288068
    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: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2011
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Inventors: Wenqing Yao, Jincong Zhuo, Meizhong Xu, Fenglei Zhang, Brian Metcalf
  • Publication number: 20110280804
    Abstract: Compounds having the general formula III?, or IV? wherein R1 can be a radical of an optionally substituted C-4 to C-7 N-containing heterocycle or a radical of an optionally substituted cyclic or acyclic tertiary amine or isoindoline-1,3-dione: R2,4,5,6 can each independently be any one or combinations of the following moieties, cyano, nitro, acyl, alkyl, amido, azido, isothiocyanate, isocyanate, optionally substituted anilino, halogens, ethers, sulfonamides, thioacyl, nitro, aromatic, heterocyclic, olefinic, acetylene, deuterium, or tritium; Y is S; Z can be either H, O, S, S—R or NR where R groups can be either H, aryls, alkyls, or cycloalkyls; “n” can be 1 to 5 carbons in length and stereoisomers, functional analogs, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof and wherein the moiety bridging R1 and N can be a substituted alkylene, optionally substituted alkenylene or optionally substituted alkynylene and where the alkylene group can include an inserted C3-C5 cycloalkyl group, aromatic, and heterocycli
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicants: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, University of Mississippi
    Inventors: Christopher R. McCurdy, Christophe Mesangeau, Frederick T. Chin, Michelle L. James, Bin Shen, Sanjiv Gambhir
  • Publication number: 20110281903
    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: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2010
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Inventors: Abraham Fisher, Nira Bar-Ner, Victoria Nachum
  • Publication number: 20110263519
    Abstract: The present invention makes available, inter alia, methods and reagents for modulating smoothened-dependent pathway activation. In certain embodiments, the subject methods can be used to counteract the phenotypic effects of unwanted activation of a hedgehog pathway, such as resulting from hedgehog gain-of-function, ptc loss-of-function or smoothened gain-of-function mutations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2011
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
    Inventors: Philip A. Beachy, James K. Chen, Anssi Jussi Nikolai Taipale
  • Patent number: 8003660
    Abstract: The present invention relates to benzo-spiro-azaheterocyclic compounds of formula I, wherein R1, R2a, Rsb, R3, R?3, R4, R?4, m, n, q and p are define herein. The compounds of this invention are useful as modulators of muscarinic receptors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Robert Davies, Jingwang Xu
  • Publication number: 20110201629
    Abstract: There are described cyclohexyl amide derivatives of Formula I, which are useful as corticotropin releasing factor (CRF) receptor antagonists and as pharmaceuticals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2011
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Inventors: Benjamin Atkinson, David Beattie, Andrew James Culshaw, James Dale, Nicholas James Devereux, Jeffrey McKenna
  • Publication number: 20110196149
    Abstract: A method for the fluoridation of an iodonium salt with a fluoride ion source which can be carried out in an aqueous reaction solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: GE HEALTHCARE LIMITED
    Inventors: HARRY JOHN WADSWORTH, PETER ANTHONY DEVENISH
  • Publication number: 20110178001
    Abstract: The present invention relates to phosphonated Rifamycins, and methods of making and using such compounds. These compounds are useful as antibiotics for prophylaxis and/or the treatment of bone and joint infections, especially for the prophylaxis and/or treatment of osteomyelitis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2009
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: TARGANTA THERAPEUTICS CORP.
    Inventors: Evelyne Dietrich, Ranga Reddy, Kelly Tanaka, Ting Kang, Yanick Lafontaine, Adel Rafai Far
  • Publication number: 20110166124
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel Tricyclic Spirocycle Derivatives, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the Tricyclic Spirocycle Derivatives and the use of these compounds for treating or preventing allergy, an allergy-induced airway response, congestion, a cardiovascular disease, an inflammatory disease, a gastrointestinal disorder, a neurological disorder, a metabolic disorder, obesity or an obesity-related disorder, diabetes, a diabetic complication, impaired glucose tolerance or aired fasting glucose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2009
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Inventors: Kevin D. McCormick, Robert G. Aslanian, Pietro Mangiaracina, Michael Y. Berlin, Manuel De Lera Ruiz, Christopher W. Boyce, Jianhua Chao, Pauline C. Ting, Junying Zheng, Stuart B. Rosenblum
  • Patent number: 7960401
    Abstract: The use of a compound of formula I Y is a single bond, C?O, C?S or S(O)m m where m is 0, 1 or 2; the ring represented by T is a 5 or 6 membered heteroaromatic and R1, R2, R3, 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; p+q is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6; or salts or N-oxides thereof or compositions containing them in controlling insects, acarines, nematodes or molluscs; novel compounds are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc.
    Inventors: Jérôme Cassayre, Louis-Pierre Molleyres, Peter Maienfisch, Fredrik Cederbaum
  • Publication number: 20110136821
    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: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2009
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Inventors: David A. Claremon, Colin M. Tice, Yuanjie Ye, Suresh B. Singh, Wei He, Wei Zhao, Robert D. Simpson