Pyridine Ring Or Partially Hydrogenated Pyridine Ring Patents (Class 546/193)
  • Patent number: 8013156
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds for modulating protein kinase enzymatic activity for modulating cellular activities such as proliferation, differentiation, programmed cell death, migration and chemoinvasion. Compounds of the invention inhibit, regulate and/or modulate kinases, particularly Tie-2. Methods of using the compounds and pharmaceutical compositions thereof to treat kinase-dependent diseases and conditions are also an aspect of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Exelixis, Inc.
    Inventors: Lynne Canne Bannen, S. David Brown, Wei Cheng, Vasu Jammalamadaka, John M. Nuss, Morrison B. Mac, Jason Jevious Parks, Matthew A. Williams, Wei Xu, Atwood Kim Cheung, Lisa Esther Dalrymple, Sergey Epshteyn, Mohamed Abdulkader Ibrahim, James William Leahy, Gary Lee Lewis, Robin Tammie Noguchi, Larry Wayne Mann, Brian Hugh Ridgway, Joan C. Sangalang, Kevin Luke Schnepp, Xian Shi, Richard George Khoury
  • Patent number: 8012993
    Abstract: The present invention relates to stable S-nitrosothiols derivatives of formula (I) having vasodilating effect and which inhibit the aggregation of the platelets and which therefore are useful for the preparation of medicaments for treatment of NO related diseases. The invention also relates to a process for the synthesis of the compounds of formula (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Lacer, S.A.
    Inventors: José Repollés Moliner, Francisco Pubill Coy, Marisabel Mourelle Mancini, Juan Carlos del Castillo Nieto, Lydia Cabeza Llorente, Juan Martínez Bonín, Ana Modolell Saladrigas
  • Patent number: 7994094
    Abstract: The N-pyridylpiperidine compound of the invention is represented by Formula (1) wherein R1 is a halogen atom, a C1-4 haloalkyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, or C1-4 alkoxycarbonyl group; R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, and R9 are each independently a hydrogen atom or a C1-4 alkyl group; R10 is a hydrogen atom, etc.; R11 is a halogen atom, etc.; X is an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom, m is an integer of 1 to 4; and n is an integer of 1 or 2. The N-pyridylpiperidine compound of the invention has an excellent miticidal activity against spider mites and rust mites.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Otsuka Agritechno Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Endo, Go Uenaka, Yuichi Shirai
  • Patent number: 7994325
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula I: (where variables R1, A, B, W, X, Y and Z are as defined herein) useful as antagonists of CGRP receptors and useful in the treatment or prevention of diseases in which the CGRP is involved, such as headache, migraine and cluster headache. 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 CGRP is involved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Daniel V. Paone, Diem N. Nguyen, Anthony W. Shaw, Christopher S. Burgey, Thomas J. Tucker, Samuel L. Graham
  • Patent number: 7994326
    Abstract: Peptidomimetic compounds as can inhibit neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) for potential treatment in neurodegenerative diseases, such as but not limited to stroke, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Northwestern University
    Inventors: Richard B. Silverman, Haitao Ji, Graham R. Lawton
  • Publication number: 20110190297
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pyridine and pyrimidine based compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and their potential use as therapeutic agents for the treatment and/or prevention of cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Inventors: Edward McDonald, Julian Blagg, Mark Pichowicz, Simon Ross Crumpler
  • Publication number: 20110190256
    Abstract: Compounds which modulate the CB2 receptor are disclosed. The compounds are useful for treating CB2 receptor-mediated diseases such as pain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2009
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Pier Francesco Cirillo, Eugene Richard Hickey, Doris Riether, Monika Ermann, Innocent Mushi
  • Patent number: 7985594
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for performing dynamic nuclear polarization using biradicals with a structure of formula (I) as described herein. In general, the methods involve (a) providing a frozen sample in a magnetic field, wherein the frozen sample includes a biradical of formula (I) and an analyte with at least one spin half nucleus; (b) polarizing the at least one spin half nucleus of the analyte by irradiating the frozen sample with radiation having a frequency that excites electron spin transitions in the biradical; (c) optionally melting the sample to produce a molten sample; and (d) detecting nuclear spin transitions in the at least one spin half nucleus of the analyte in the frozen or molten sample. The present invention also provides biradicals with a structure of formula (I) with the proviso that Q1 and Q2 are different when X1 and X2 are —O—. The present invention also provides methods for making biradicals with a structure of formula (IA) as described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Robert G. Griffin, Kan-Nian Hu, Timothy M. Swager, Changsik Song, Eric Dane
  • Publication number: 20110166161
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel heterocyclic carboxamide derivatives and salts thereof. More particularly, it relates to novel heterocyclic carboxamide derivatives and salts thereof which act as a ROCK inhibitor, to a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same and to a method of using the same therapeutically in the treatment and/or prevention of ROCK-related disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2009
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Applicant: Astellas Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Takeshi Terasawa, Shinji Shigenaga, Shinji Itoh, Jun Maeda, Hideyuki Watanabe, Satoshi Kubo, Noe Iahii
  • Publication number: 20110144121
    Abstract: The present invention provides substituted pyrazolo-heterocycles having the general structure of formula I Also provided are pharmaceutically acceptable salts, acid salts, hydrates, solvates and stereoisomers of the compounds of formula I. The compounds are useful as modulators of cannabinoid receptors and for the prophylaxis and treatment of cannabinoid receptor-associated diseases and conditions, such as pain, inflammation and pruritis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: CARA THERAPEUTICS, INC.
    Inventor: Robert Zhiyong Luo
  • Patent number: 7956070
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I): are modulators of chemokine (for example CCR3) activity (for use in, for example, treating asthma).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: Lilian Alcaraz, Peter Cage, Mark Furber, Elizabeth Kinchin, Christopher Luckhurst, Aaron Rigby
  • Patent number: 7956066
    Abstract: Imidazole compounds, compositions, and methods of using them in leukocyte recruitment inhibition, in modulating H4 receptor expression, and in treating conditions such as inflammation, H4 receptor-mediated conditions, and related conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica NV
    Inventors: Daniel J. Buzard, James P. Edwards, David E. Kindrachuk, Jennifer D. Venable
  • Patent number: 7951951
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel bicyclic enamino(thio)carbonyl compounds, to processes for their preparation and to their use for controlling animal pests, especially arthropods, in particular insects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Bayer Cropscience AG
    Inventors: Peter Jeschke, Robert Velten, Thomas Schenke, Michael Edmund Beck, Olga Malsam, Udo Reckmann, Ralf Nauen, Ulrich Görgens, Leonardo Pitta, Christian Arnold, Erich Sanwald
  • Publication number: 20110124633
    Abstract: In part, the present invention is directed to antibacterial compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2010
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Inventors: Judd Berman, Peter Sampson, Heinz W. Pauls, Jailall Ramnauth, David Douglas Manning, Matthew David Surman, Dejian Xie, Helene Yvonne Decornez
  • Publication number: 20110118261
    Abstract: The invention provides novel bis-pyridylpyridones which are antagonists at the melanin-concentrating hormone receptor 1 (MCHR1), pharmaceutical compositions containing them, processes for their preparation, and their use in therapy and for the treatment of obesity and/or diabetes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2008
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Inventors: Scott Allen, William C. Blackwell, III, Eric Boros, Jon L. Collins, Don Hertzog, Xi Liang, John Ray, Steven Michael Reister, Vicente Samano, Ron Sherrill
  • Publication number: 20110118122
    Abstract: The invention disclosed in this document is related to the field of pesticides and their use in controlling pests. Novel pyridine compounds for use in controlling pests are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2010
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Inventors: Noormohamed M. Niyaz, Francis E. Tisdell, Gerald B. Watson, James M. Renga, William C. Lo, Maurice C. H. Yap
  • Patent number: 7943774
    Abstract: Heterocyclyl-substituted thiazoles of the formula (I), in which the symbols have the meanings given in the description, and also to the agrochemically active salts thereof, and their use for controlling phytopathogenic harmful fungi, and also processes for preparing compounds of the formula (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: Bayer Cropscience AG
    Inventors: Pierre Cristau, Nicola Rahn, Stefan Herrmann, Tomoki Tsuchiya, Ulrike Wachendorff-Neumann, Arnd Voerste, Jürgen Benting, Pierre Wasnaire, Sebastian Hoffmann
  • Patent number: 7939661
    Abstract: This invention is concerned with compounds of the formula wherein A, R1 to R5 are as defined in the specification and G is a pyridine, quinoline or pyrimidine group as defined in the specification, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, to a process for their preparation and to their use for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases which are associated with the modulation of SST receptors subtype 5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Hoffman-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Andreas D. Christ, Rainer E. Martin, Peter Mohr
  • Publication number: 20110105486
    Abstract: Wherein n is an integer of from 0 to 3; R1A is a 5-membered aromatic heterocyclic group containing at least one oxygen atom; R2A is —COR8 (wherein R8 is aryl); R3A is hydrogen or lower alkyl; and R12 represents cycloalkyl, aryl, aralkyl, alicyclic heterocyclic group, aromatic heterocyclic group, alicyclic hetocyclic-alkyl, or aromatic heterocyclic-alkyl, and R1A, R2A, R3A and R12 are individually optionally substituted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2010
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: KYOWA HAKKO KIRIN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takao Nakajima, Masamori Sugawara, Shin-ichi Uchida, Tetsuji Ohno, Yuji Nomoto, Noriaki Uesaka, Yoshisuke Nakasato
  • Publication number: 20110105505
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula (I), in which R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R9, R10, R11, Q and W have the meanings indicated in Claim 1, and precursors thereof are inhibitors of sphingosine kinase and can be employed, inter alia, for the treatment of tumours.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2009
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRÄNKTER HAFTUNG
    Inventors: Frank Stieber, Timo Heinrich, Dirk Wienke
  • Publication number: 20110105429
    Abstract: The use of thiazole-4-carboxylic esters and thioesters of the formula (I) in which R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, Y1, Y2, Y3, W, X and G have the meanings given in the description, and also of agrochemically active salts thereof, as fungicides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2009
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: Bayer CropScience AG
    Inventors: Pierre Cristau, Stefan Harrmann, Nicola Rahn, Arnd Voerste, Ulrik Wachendorff-Neumann, Tomoki Tsuchiya
  • Publication number: 20110105503
    Abstract: The present invention relates to aralkyl piperidine derivatives, compositions containing the same, and their uses in the preparation of antalgic or ataractic medicament. The said derivatives are a free base of the compound represented by the following formula or a salt thereof. The pharmacological experiments show that they display favorable antalgic, ataractic activity and low side effects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2008
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicants: NHWA PHARMA. CORPORATION, SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY
    Inventors: Jianqi Li, Guan Wang, Guisen Zhang, Yanqin Ma, Wenhua Ji, Yuan Zhang, Lin Guo
  • Patent number: 7928124
    Abstract: Disclosed are N-aroyl cyclic amine derivatives having the formula: where the variables are as define herein, and their use as pharmaceuticals, specifically as orexin receptor antagonists.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: SmithKline Beecham Limited
    Inventors: Clive Leslie Branch, Wai Ngor Chan, Amanda Johns, Christopher Norbert Johnson, David John Nash, Riccardo Novelli, Jean-Pierre Pilleux, Roderick Alan Porter, Rachel Elizabeth Anne Stead, Geoffrey Stemp
  • Patent number: 7928123
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) are disclosed. Compounds according to the invention bind to and are agonists, antagonists or inverse agonists of the CB2 receptor, and are useful for treating inflammation. Those compounds which are agonists are additionally useful for treating pain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Angela Berry, Pier Francesco Cirillo, Doris Riether, David Thomson, Renee M. Zindell, Nigel Blumire, Chandana Chowdhury, Monika Ermann, James Edward Jenkins, Innocent Mushi, Christopher Francis Palmer, Malcolm Taylor
  • Patent number: 7919488
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or solvates thereof, methods for their preparation, methods for their use, and pharmaceutical formulations comprising them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: Pfizer Inc.
    Inventors: Simon Paul Planken, Scott Channing Sutton, Rongliang Chen
  • Publication number: 20110077160
    Abstract: Compounds having the following generic formula are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Inventors: Nneka T. Breaux, Michael R. Loso, Timothy C. Johnson, Jonathan M. Babcock, Benjamin M. Nugent, Timothy P. Martin, Annette V. Brown, Ronald Ross, JR., William C. Lo, Matthias S. Ober
  • Patent number: 7915274
    Abstract: Compounds represented by the following general formula: [wherein X1, X2, X3 and X4 each independently represent a single bond, C1-6 alkylene, etc.; A2 represents optionally substituted phenyl, etc.; A1 represents an optionally substituted 5- to 7-membered heterocyclic group containing —C(=Q1)- (wherein Q1 represents oxygen, sulfur or ?N—R11 (wherein R11 represents hydrogen or C1-6 alkyl)) and nitrogen, etc.; and Z1 represents piperidin-diyl, etc.], salts thereof and hydrates of the foregoing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Eisai R&D Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fumihiro Ozaki, Mutsuko Ono, Koki Kawano, Yoshihiko Norimine, Tatsuhiro Onogi, Takashi Yoshinaga, Kiyoaki Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Suzuki, Hiroe Minami, Kohei Sawada
  • Publication number: 20110071191
    Abstract: A compound of formula (I): wherein R1 is pyrid-4-yl optionally substituted by one to four substituents independently selected from halogen, C1-3 alkyl or C1-3 haloalkyl; R2 is hydrogen, halogen, C1-4 haloalkyl or C1-4 haloalkoxy; R3 is trifluoromethyl, difluoromethyl or difluoromethoxy and R4 is hydrogen, fluoro or chloro, or R3 is fluoro, chloro or bromo and R4 is fluoro, chloro or trifluoromethyl; and R5 is hydrogen or halogen; or salts or N-oxides thereof. Furthermore, the present invention relates to intermediates used to prepare compounds of formula (I), to methods of using them to combat and control insect, acarine, mollusc and nematode pests and to insecticidal, acaricidal, molluscicidal and nematicidal compositions comprising them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2009
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicant: SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION, INC.
    Inventors: Jerome Yves Cassayre, Camilla Corsi, Thomas Pitterna, Peter Maienfisch
  • Publication number: 20110065717
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel substituted sulfoximine derivatives of the general formula (I), their tautomeric forms, their stereoisomers, their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, methods for their preparation, use of these compounds in medicine and the intermediates involved in their preparation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2008
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: CADILA HEALTHCARE LIMITED
    Inventors: Vrajesh B. Pandya, Pankaj Ramanbhai Patel
  • Publication number: 20110059979
    Abstract: Certain compounds of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein R1, R2, P, P?, X, m and n are as defined in the specification, a process for preparing such compounds, a pharmaceutical composition comprising such compounds and the use of such compounds in medicine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2004
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: GLAXO GROUP LIMITED
    Inventors: Craig Jamieson, David Drysdale Miller, Harshad Kantilal Rami, Mervyn Thompson
  • Publication number: 20110059971
    Abstract: A subject of the present application is new derivatives of 4-aminopiperidines of formula in which R1, R2 and R3 represent various radical, and their preparation processes by synthetic methods in parallel in liquid and solid phase. These products having a good affinity with certain sub-types of somatostatin receptors, they are particularly useful for treating the pathological states or diseases in which one (or more) somatostatin receptors are involved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: IPSEN S.A.S.
    Inventors: Christophe THURIEAU, Jérôme Gonzalez, Christophe Moinet
  • Publication number: 20110059981
    Abstract: The present invention relates to certain new pyridin analogues of Formula (I) to processes for preparing such compounds, to their utility as P2Y12 inhibitors and as anti-trombotic agents etc, their use as medicaments in cardiovascular diseases as well as pharmaceutical compositions containing them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2007
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: ASTRAZENECA AB
    Inventors: Kay Brickmann, Fabrizio Giordanetto, Johan Johansson, Fredrik Zetterberg
  • Patent number: 7902181
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula (I) in which n, y, X1, X2, A, B, R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are as defined in the specification, a process for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in therapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: Mark Furber, Christopher Andrew Luckhurst, Hitesh Jayantilal Sanganee, Linda Anne Stein, Peter Alan Cage
  • Publication number: 20110053770
    Abstract: The present invention relates to aminothiazoles of the general formula (I), to a process for their preparation, to the use of the aminothiazoles according to the invention for controlling unwanted microorganisms and to a composition for this purpose which comprises the aminothiazoles according to the invention. The invention furthermore relates to a method for controlling unwanted microorganisms by applying the aminothiazoles according to the invention to the microorganisms and/or their habitat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: BAYER CROPSCIENCE AG
    Inventors: Kerstin ILG, Thomas Seitz, Klaus Kunz, Reiner Fischer, Peter Dahmen, Arnd Voerste, Ulrike Wachendorff-Neumann, Jürgen Benting, Benoit Hartmann
  • Publication number: 20110034511
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt thereof, wherein X is C(R3c)? or N?; R1 is C2-C6 alkyl, substituted C2-C6 alkyl, C3-C7 cycloalkyl, substituted C3-C7 cycloalkyl, phenyl, substituted phenyl, heterocycle, or substituted heterocycle; R2 is hydrogen, C1-C3 n-alkyl, C3-C6 cycloalkyl-C1-C3 alkyl, or a group of formula II provided that when R1 is C2-C6 alkyl or substituted C2-C6 alkyl, R2 is hydrogen or methyl; R3a, R3b and, when X is —C(R3c)?, R3c, are each independently hydrogen, fluoro, or methyl, provided that no more than one of R3a, R3b, and R3c may be other than hydrogen; R4 is hydrogen or C1-C3 alkyl; R5 is hydrogen, C1-C3 alkyl, or C3-C6 cycloalkylcarbonyl, provided that when R3a is other than hydrogen, R5 is hydrogen; R6 is hydrogen or C1-C6 alkyl; and n is an integer from 1 to 6 inclusively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2010
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventors: Maria-Jesus Blanco-Pillado, Michael Philip Cohen, Sandra Ann Filla, Kevin John Hudziak, Daniel Timothy Kohlman, Dana Rae Benesh, Frantz Victor, Yao-Chang Xu, Bai-Ping Ying, DeAnna Piatt Zacherl, Deyi Zhang, Brian Michael Mathes
  • Publication number: 20110034463
    Abstract: The invention, in some aspects, relates to compounds and compositions useful for inhibiting Type III secretion systems in pathogenic bacteria, such as Yersinia Pestis. In some aspects, the invention relates to methods for discovering inhibitors of the Type III secretion system and uses of such inhibitors in the treatment and prevention of disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2009
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Inventors: Jon Goguen, Ning Pan, Kyungae Lee
  • Patent number: 7879880
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the formula or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein M1 is M2 is N; X is a bond, optionally substituted alkylene, alkenylene, —O—, —CH2N(R12)—, —N(R12)CH2—, —N(R12)—, —NHC(O)—, —OCH2—, —CH2O—, or —S(O)0-2—; and Y is —(CH2)1-2—, —C(?O)—, —C(?NOR13)— or —SO0-2—; or M1 is N; M2 is N or CH; X is a bond, alkylene, alkenylene, —C(O)—, —NHC(O)—, —OC(O)— or —S(O)1-2—; Y is —(CH2)1-2—, —C(?O)— or —SO0-2—; and when M2 is CH, Y is also Y is —O— or —C(?NOR13)—; Z is a bond or optionally substituted alkylene or alkenylene; U and W are CH, or one is CH and one is N; R1 is optionally substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, heteroaryl, heterocycloalkyl; R2 is optionally substituted alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, arylalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, cycloalkyl or heterocycloalkyl; and the remaining variables are as defined in the specification; and compositions and methods of treating obesity, metabolic syndrome and a cognition deficit disorder, alone or in combinat
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Schering Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel M. Solomon, Robert G. Aslanian, Michael Y. Berlin, Manuel de Lera Ruiz, Kevin D. McCormick, Mwangi W. Mutahi, Wing C. Tom
  • Patent number: 7879882
    Abstract: The identification of a unique series of compounds which possesses special advantages in terms of drug-like properties due to their possessing advantageous properties in terms of potency and/or pharmacokinetic and/or selectivity and/or in vivo receptor occupancy properties. Specifically, the selection of a 1,3-thiazol-2-yl ring member linked by an ethynylene to the 3 position of a pyridyl ring or the 5 position of a pyrimidinyl ring, wherein the ring is substituted with selected substituents, results in a compound having superior drug-like properties. The invention includes pharmaceutically acceptable salt forms of these heterocyclic compounds, in particular chloride salts and trifluoroacetate salts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Nicholas D. Cosford, Thomas J. Seiders, Joseph E. Payne, Jeffrey R. Roppe, Dehua Huang, Nicholas D. Smith, Steve F. Poon, Chris King, Brian W. Eastman, Bowei Wang, Jeannie M. Arruda, Jean-Michel Vernier, Xiumin Zhao
  • Publication number: 20110020460
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula I that modulate the activity of the G-protein-coupled receptor GPR119 and their uses in the treatment of diseases linked to the modulation of the G-protein-coupled receptor GPR119 in animals are described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2010
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Inventors: Vincent Mascitti, Kim F. McClure, Michael J. Munchhof, Ralph P. Robinson
  • Publication number: 20110015178
    Abstract: The present invention pertains generally to the field of therapeutic compounds. More specifically the present invention pertains to certain amido-thiophene compounds that, inter alia, inhibit 11?-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11?-HSD1). The present invention also pertains to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and the use of such compounds and compositions, both in vitro and in vivo, to inhibit 11?-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1; to treat disorders that are ameliorated by the inhibition of 11?-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1; to treat the metabolic syndrome, which includes disorders such as type 2 diabetes and obesity, and associated disorders including insulin resistance, hypertension, lipid disorders and cardiovascular disorders such as ischaemic (coronary) heart disease; to treat CNS disorders such as mild cognitive impairment and early dementia, including Alzheimer's disease; etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2009
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Applicant: THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
    Inventors: Scott Peter Webster, Jonathan Robert Seckl, Brian Robert Walker, Peter Ward, Thomas David Pallin, Hazel Joan Dyke, Trevor Robert Perrior
  • Publication number: 20110015181
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound that is useful for treatment of, for example, hypertension, arteriosclerosis, bulimia and obesity because of having an antagonistic action to a neuropeptide Y receptor and is represented by formula (I) [wherein R1 represents hydrogen, cyano, or the like; R represents a group represented by formula (II); X1 represents C1-4 lower alkylene or the like; X2 represents lower alkylene or the like; and Het represents a 5-membered heteroaromatic ring that has at least one nitrogen atom and, in addition, one or two hetero atoms selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, sulfur and oxygen atoms] or to a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2009
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Inventors: Makoto Ando, Hirokatsu Ito, Minoru Kameda, Hiroshi Kawamoto, Kensuke Kobayashi, Hiroshi Miyazoe, Chisato Nakama, Nagaaki Sato, Toshiaki Tsujino
  • Publication number: 20110015199
    Abstract: GPR119 agonist compounds of the formula: and pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of diabetes and obesity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2010
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Applicant: ELI LILLY AND COMPANY
    Inventors: David Gene Barrett, Ana Belen Bueno Melendo, Jeffry Bernard Franciskovich, Bin Liu, Kumiko Takeuchi
  • Publication number: 20110003853
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula (I) wherein z is SO2 or SO, useful as metalloproteinase inhibitors, especially as inhibitors of MMP12.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2010
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Inventors: Anders Eriksson, Matti Lepistö, Michael Lundkvist, Magnus Munck Af Rosenchöld, Pavol Zlatoidsky
  • Publication number: 20100331304
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) are disclosed. Compounds according to the invention bind to and are agonists of the CB2 receptor, and are useful for treating inflammation. Those compounds which are agonists are additionally useful for treating pain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2008
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Angela Berry, Doris Riether, Renee M. Zindell, Nigel James Blumire
  • Publication number: 20100324010
    Abstract: A renin inhibitor comprising a compound represented by the formula: wherein each symbol is as defined in the description, or a salt thereof or a prodrug thereof. The compound of the present invention has a superior renin inhibitory activity, and thus is useful as an agent for the prophylaxis or treatment of hypertension, various organ damages attributable to hypertension and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2008
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicant: TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Imaeda, Takanobu Kuroita, Yoshiyuki Fukase, Shinkichi Suzuki, Michiko Amano
  • Publication number: 20100317630
    Abstract: The invention is directed to methods of using antagonists selective for the metabotropic mGlu5 receptor to treat conditions of neuromuscular dysfunction of the lower urinary tract in a mammal. Provided are methods of treating a mammal suffering from a condition of neuromuscular dysfunction of the lower urinary tract by administering a selective mGlu5 antagonist. The selective mGlu5 antagonist may be administered alone or in combination with one or more additional therapeutic agents for treating such a condition. Also provided are methods of identifying selective mGlu5 antagonists that are useful for treating neuromuscular dysfunction of the lower urinary tract in a mammal. Methods for treating migraine and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) using selective mGlu5 antagonists are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2010
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Applicant: RECORDATI IRELAND LIMITED
    Inventors: Amedeo Leonardi, Gianni Motta, Carlo Riva, Elena Poggesi, Davide Graziani
  • Publication number: 20100316605
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of PI3K, particularly of PI3K?. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising said compounds and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disease, conditions, or disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2010
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Applicant: VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Kevin Michael Cottrell, Alex Aronov, Robert J. Davies, Jon H. Come, David Messersmith
  • Patent number: 7842812
    Abstract: Substituted 5-aminomethyl-1H-pyrrole-2-carboxylic acid amides, a process for the production thereof, pharmaceutical preparations containing these compounds and the use of these compounds in pharmaceutical preparations for treatment or inhibition of withdrawal symptoms, memory disorders, neurodegenerative diseases, epilepsy, cardiovascular disorders, water retention, intestinal motility disorders, urinary incontinence, anorexia, tinnitus, pruritus, depression, sexual dysfunction, airways diseases, food intake disorders, or type II (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes, or for anxiolysis, diuresis, suppression of the urinary reflex, reducing the addictive potential of opioids, modulating locomotor activity, influencing the cardiovascular system, or regulating electrolyte balance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Gruenenthal GmbH
    Inventors: Beatrix Merla, Corinna Sundermann, Utz-Peter Jagusch, Werner Englberger, Hagen-Heinrich Hennies, Babette-Yvonne Koegel
  • Publication number: 20100298366
    Abstract: The present invention relates to chemokine receptor binding compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and their use. More specifically, the present invention relates to modulators of chemokine receptor activity, preferably modulators of CCR5. These compounds demonstrate protective effects against infection of target cells by a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2010
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: Genzyme Corporation
    Inventors: Yuanxi ZHOU, Elyse Bourque, Yongbao Zhu, Jonathan Langille, Markus Metz, Wen Yang, Ernest J. Mceachern, Curtis Harwig, Ian R. Baird, Tong-Shuang Li, Renato T. Skerlj
  • Patent number: RE42412
    Abstract: The subject invention provides novel compounds and compositions for the safe and effective treatment of gastroesophageal reflux and related conditions. In a preferred embodiment, the compositions of the subject invention comprise esterified cisapride derivatives. These compositions possess potent activity in treating gastroesophageal reflux disease and substantially reduce adverse effects associated with the administration of cisapride. These adverse effects include, but are not limited to, diarrhea, abdominal cramping and elevations of blood pressure and heart rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: ARYx Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Pascal Druzgala, Peter G. Milner, Jurg Pfister, Cyrus Becker