Plural Ring Nitrogens In The Polycyclo Ring System Patents (Class 546/199)
  • Patent number: 8426604
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I), methods for preparing these compounds, compositions, intermediates and derivatives thereof and for treating a condition including but not limited to ankylosing spondylitis, artherosclerosis, arthritis (such as rheumatoid arthritis, infectious arthritis, childhood arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, reactive arthritis), bone-related diseases (including those related to bone formation), breast cancer (including those unresponsive to anti-estrogen therapy), cardiovascular disorders, cartilage-related disease (such as cartilage injury/loss, cartilage degeneration, and those related to cartilage formation), chondrodysplasia, chondrosarcoma, chronic back injury, chronic bronchitis, chronic inflammatory airway disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes, disorders of energy homeostasis, gout, pseudogout, lipid disorders, metabolic syndrome, multiple myeloma, obesity, osteoarthritis, osteogenesis imperfecta, osteolytic bone metastasis, osteomalac
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica NV
    Inventors: Gilles Bignan, Micheal Gaul, Guozhang Xu, Bao-Ping Zhao
  • Publication number: 20130096084
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of the Formula I: (Formular I should be inserted here) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate or ester thereof, wherein R, R1, R2 and R3 are as defined herein. The compounds are ERK inhibitors. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the above compounds and methods of treating cancer using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2011
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Inventors: Yongqi Deng, Liang Zhu, Gerald W. Shipps, JR., Sie-Mun Lo, Binyuan Sun, Xiaohua Huang, Corey Bienstock, Alan B. Cooper, Xiaolei Gao, Xin Yao, Hugh Y. Zhu, Joseph M. Kelly, Sobhana Babu Boga, Abdul-Basit Alhassan, Jayaram R. Tagat, Umar Faruk Mansoor, Kevin J. Wilson, Brendan M. O'Boyle, Matthew Hersh Daniels, Adam Schell, Phieng Siliphaivanh, Christian Fischer
  • Publication number: 20130090342
    Abstract: The invention relates to new derivatives of formula (I), wherein the substituents are as defined in the specification; to processes for the preparation of such derivatives; pharmaceutical compositions comprising such derivatives; such derivatives as a medicament; such derivatives for the treatment of one or more IGF-1R mediated disorders or diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicant: NOVARTIS AG
    Inventors: Frederic Berst, Pascal Furet, Andreas Marzinzik
  • Patent number: 8415486
    Abstract: The present invention describes compounds, processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and their use in therapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: TetraLogic Pharmaceuticals Corp.
    Inventors: Stephen M. Condon, Yijun Deng, Matthew D. Alexander, Matthew G. Laporte
  • Publication number: 20130085150
    Abstract: Compounds represented by formula I or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein A, B, B?, X, Y, R1, R2, R2?, R3, R3?, R4, R4?, R5, R5?m, n, or p are as defined herein, are useful for treating flaviviridae viral infections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2012
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Oswy Z. Pereira, John Maxwell, Youssef L. Bennani, Sanjoy Kumar Das, Laval Chan Chun Kong, Jagadeeswar T. Reddy, Simon Giroux, Kevin M. Cottrell, Mark A. Morris
  • Publication number: 20130085161
    Abstract: The invention relates to new derivatives of formula (I), wherein the substituents are as defined in the specification; to processes for the preparation of such derivatives; pharmaceutical compositions comprising such derivatives; such derivatives as a medicament; such derivatives for the treatment of one or more IGF-1R mediated disorders or diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: NOVARTIS AG
    Inventors: Frederic Berst, Pascal Furet, Andreas Marzinzik, Frederic Stauffer
  • Patent number: 8410089
    Abstract: A compound represented by the following formula or a salt thereof, which has an GPR119 agonist action, is useful for the prophylaxis or treatment of diabetes, obesity and the like, and shows superior efficacy: wherein P: substituted 6-membered aromatic ring, Q: (substituted) 6-membered aromatic ring, A1: CR4aR4b, NR4c, O, S, SO or SO2 {R4a-4c: H etc.}, L1: (substituted) C1-5 alkylene, L2: a bond or (substituted) C1-3 alkylene, L3-4: (substituted) C1-3 alkylene, R1: H, X, CN, (substituted) hydrocarbon, (substituted) heterocycle or (substituted) OH, or (substituted) 4- to 8-membered (heterocyclic) ring together with A1, R2: H, CN, (substituted) hydrocarbon, and R3a: —COSRA1, (substituted) 5- or 6-membered aromatic ring {RA1: (substituted) hydrocarbon or (substituted) heterocycle}.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
    Inventors: Kentaro Rikimaru, Hiroshi Imoto, Masahiro Kamaura
  • Publication number: 20130079339
    Abstract: The invention discloses compounds of formula I wherein Y is a group of formula A, B, C, D, or E: and W, Q, n, R1, R2, R3, U1-U5, J and K have the meanings given in the description. The compounds of formula I are TRPV1 antagonists and are useful as active ingredients of pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of pain and other conditions ameliorated by the inhibition of the vanilloid receptor TRPV1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: PHARMESTE S.R.L.
    Inventors: Mauro Napoletano, Marcello Trevisani, Maria Giovanna Pavani, Francesca Fruttarolo
  • Publication number: 20130074927
    Abstract: The invention provides highly fluorescent materials comprising a single (n=0) or a series (n=1, 2, etc.) of benzo heterocyclic systems. The photo-stable highly luminescent chromophores are useful in various applications, including in wavelength conversion films. Wavelength conversion films have the potential to significantly enhance the solar harvesting efficiency of photovoltaic or solar cell devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2012
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventor: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
  • Patent number: 8399681
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I), methods for preparing these compounds, compositions, intermediates and derivatives thereof and for treating a condition including but not limited to ankylosing spondylitis, artherosclerosis, arthritis (such as rheumatoid arthritis, infectious arthritis, childhood arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, reactive arthritis), bone-related diseases (including those related to bone formation), breast cancer (including those unresponsive to anti-estrogen therapy), cardiovascular disorders, cartilage-related disease (such as cartilage injury/loss, cartilage degeneration, and those related to cartilage formation), chondrodysplasia, chondrosarcoma, chronic back injury, chronic bronchitis, chronic inflammatory airway disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes, disorders of energy homeostasis, gout, pseudogout, lipid disorders, metabolic syndrome, multiple myeloma, obesity, osteoarthritis, osteogenesis imperfecta, osteolytic bone metastasis, osteomalac
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica NV
    Inventors: Gilles Bignan, Micheal Gaul, Guozhang Xu, Bao-Ping Zhao
  • Patent number: 8399683
    Abstract: The present invention describes compounds, processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and their use in therapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: TetraLogic Pharmaceuticals
    Inventors: Stephen M. Condon, Matthew G. Laporte
  • Publication number: 20130059852
    Abstract: Some embodiments of this invention include methods for treating disease and methods for administering a compound of Formula (I). In some aspects of the invention, diseases can be treated by administration of compositions comprising a compound of Formula (I). Pharmaceutical compositions of some embodiments of the present invention comprise a compound of Formula (I).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
    Inventors: John O. Trent, Jason B. Meier, Kelby B. Napier
  • Patent number: 8389511
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound of the following formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, being useful as a renin inhibitor. [wherein R1a is halogen, etc.; R1m is H, etc.; G1 is —N(R1b)—, etc.; G2 is —CO—, etc.; G3 is —C(R1c)(R1d)—, etc.; G4 is oxygen, etc.; R1b is optionally substituted C1-6 alkyl, etc.; R1c and R1d are independently the same or different, H, etc.; R3 is H, optionally substituted C1-6 alkyl, etc.; R3a, R3b, R3c and R3d are independently the same or different, and a group: -A-B (said A is single bond, etc., and said B is H, etc.), etc.; and n is 1, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Nakahira, Yohei Ikuma, Nobuhisa Fukuda, Kozo Yoshida, Hidenori Kimura, Satoshi Suetsugu, Akira Fusano, Kiyoto Sawamura, Junya Ikeda, Yoshio Nakai
  • Publication number: 20130053382
    Abstract: The instant invention provides for compounds that inhibit PDK1 activity. The invention also provides for compositions comprising such inhibitory compounds and methods of inhibiting PDK1 activity by administering the compound to a patient in need of treatment of cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventors: Sunil Paliwal, Matthew Paul Rainka, Ang Li, May Xiaowu Jiang, Hon-chung Tsui, Ronald J. Doll
  • Publication number: 20130045986
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds of formula (A) and (B) as modulators of GPR-119, methods of preparing them, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and methods of treatment, prevention and/or amelioration of GPR-119 mediated diseases or disorders with them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: Rhizen Pharmaceuticals SA
    Inventors: Dhanapalan NAGARATHNAM, Swaroop Kumar V.S. Vakkalanka, Srikant Viswanadha, Gayatri S. Merikapudi
  • Patent number: 8378096
    Abstract: This invention is directed to a hexahydro-cycloheptapyrazole cannabinoid modulator compound of formula (I): and a method for use in treating, ameliorating or preventing a cannabinoid receptor mediated syndrome, disorder or disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V.
    Inventors: Fina Liotta, Mingde Xia, Huajun Lu, Meng Pan, Michael P. Wachter
  • Publication number: 20130035342
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound of formula (I): Wherein R1 is a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hetero- or homocyclic or a substituted or unsubstituted alicyclic hetero- or homocyclic group; R2 is an alkyl group with 1 to 18 carbon atoms or a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl or aryl group; R3 is a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hetero- or homocyclic or a substituted or unsubstituted alicyclic hetero- or homocyclic group; L is a single bond, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, NHCO, O, S, NHCONH or NHCOO; X, Y and Z are independently 0, N, NH, S or CH; W is a single bond or an alkyl group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a pharmaceutically acceptable solvate of said compound or salt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: NEUROPORE THERAPIES, INC.
    Inventors: Eliezer Masliah, Edward M. Rockenstein, Wolfgang Wrasidlo, Igor Flint Tsigelny
  • Patent number: 8367704
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing 2-methyl-2?-phenylpropionic acid derivatives showing antihistamine activity in more simplified way, intermediate compounds and their preparation processes used therefor. According to the present invention, pharmaceutically useful 2-methyl-2?-phenylpropionic acid derivatives can be prepared with high yield and purity on industrial scale.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Yuhan Corporation
    Inventors: Chun-Ho Lee, Ja-Heouk Khoo, Kyoung-Chan Kwon, Hyun Ju
  • Publication number: 20130029964
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a novel low molecular weight compound exhibiting an osteogenesis-promoting action. This object is achieved by a compound having the general formula (I) or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof. In the general formula (I), R1 and R2 represent hydrogen atoms, and the like; R3 represents a hydrogen atom, and the like; X, Y, and Z represent nitrogen atoms, and the like; A represents a phenylene group, and the like; n represents 1 or 2, and the like; and V and W represent oxygen atoms, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: DAIICHI SANKYO COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Kazumasa Aoki, Satoshi Matsui, Kenji Yoshikawa, Hiroki Shimizu, Junko Sasaki, Katsuyoshi Nakajima, Osamu Kanno, Kiyoshi Oizumi
  • Publication number: 20130029995
    Abstract: Substituted bicyclic aromatic carboxamide and urea compounds as vanilloid receptor ligands, pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds, and a method of using these compounds in the treatment and/or inhibition of pain and further diseases and/or disorders mediated at least in part via the vanilloid receptor 1 (VR1/TRPV1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: Gruenenthal GmbH
    Inventors: Robert FRANK, Thomas CHRISTOPH, Bernhard LESCH, Jeewoo LEE
  • Patent number: 8357690
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods of treating a proliferative disease in a subject, comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of AC220 and a nucleoside analog, a topoisomerase inhibitor or an anthracycline, or a combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Ambit Biosciences Corporation
    Inventors: Robert C. Armstrong, Barbara A. Belli
  • Publication number: 20130017149
    Abstract: Condensed tricyclic compounds having a condensed structure containing one phenyl and one pyrazole ring linked with each other by a central ring comprising from five to eight atoms, having affinity for the CB1 and/or CB2 receptors, with central nervous system and/or peripheral activity, of formula (I): wherein the various substituents are as defined in the description. The compounds show affinity for the CB1 and/or CB2 cannabinoidergic receptors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: NEUROSCIENZE PHARMANESS S.C. A.R.L.
    Inventors: Paolo LAZZARI, Giovanni Loriga, Ilaria Manca, Gerard Aime Pinna, Luca Pani
  • Patent number: 8354399
    Abstract: Substituted indazole derivatives of formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, as defined in the specification, process for their preparation and pharmaceutical compositions comprising them are disclosed; the compounds of the invention may be useful in therapy in the treatment of diseases associated with a deregulated protein kinase activity, like cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Nerviano Medical Sciences S.R.L.
    Inventors: Maria Menichincheri, Jay Aaron Bertrand, Chiara Marchionni, Marcella Nesi, Paolo Orsini, Achille Panzeri
  • Publication number: 20130012543
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to synthetic cytoskeletal active compounds that are inhibitors of rho-associated protein kinase. The present invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The invention is additionally directed to a method of preventing or treating diseases or conditions associated with cytoskeletal reorganization. In one embodiment of the invention, the method treats increased intraocular pressure, such as primary open-angle glaucoma. The method comprises administering to a subject a therapeutically effective amount of a cytoskeletal active compound of Formula I or Formula II, wherein said amount is effective to influence the actomyosin interactions, for example by leading to cellular relaxation and alterations in cell-substratum adhesions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Inventors: John W. LAMPE, Paul S. Watson, David J. Slade, Ward M. Peterson, Christopher S. Crean, Jason L. Vittitow, Jonathan Bryan DeCamp, Nicholas F. Pelz
  • Publication number: 20130012507
    Abstract: Compounds represented by formula (Ia) or (Ib) and wherein R and R1 are as defined in the description, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are disclosed; the said compounds are useful in the treatment of cell cycle proliferative disorders, e.g. cancer, associated with an altered cell cycle dependent kinase activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: NERVIANO MEDICAL SCIENCES S.R.L.
    Inventors: Maria Gabriella Brasca, Raffaella Amici, Daniele Fancelli, Marcella Nesi, Paolo Orsini, Fabrizio Orzi, Patrick Roussel, Anna Vulpetti, Paolo Pevarello
  • Patent number: 8344148
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel intermediate for manufacturing a 2,3-dihydroimidazo[2,1-b]oxazole compound with a high yield and a high purity, and a manufacturing method of the intermediate. The present invention provides an epoxy compound represented by the general formula (2): wherein, R1 represents hydrogen or a lower alkyl group; and R2 represents a piperidyl group represented by the general formula (A1): (wherein, R3 represents a phenoxy group having a halogen-substituted lower alkoxy group substituted on a phenyl group, and the like) and the like; and n represents an integer of 1 to 6, a manufacturing method of the epoxy compound, and a manufacturing method of an oxazole compound using the epoxy compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidetsugu Tsubouchi, Yoshikazu Haraguchi, Satoshi Hayakawa, Naoto Utsumi, Shinichi Taira, Yoshihisa Tanada, Nobuhisa Fujita, Koichi Shinhama, Kimiyoshi Annaka, Takuya Furuta
  • Publication number: 20120322826
    Abstract: This invention relates to a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof with 5-HT4 agonistic activities, which is useful in the treatment of dementia. This invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of dementia which comprises a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Further this invention relates to a method for the treatment of dementia in an animal subject including a mammalian subject, which comprises administering to the animal subject including a mammalian subject a compound of the formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: RQUALIA PHAMRA INC.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Ohshiro, Akiyoshi Fujiuchi, Yukinori Take
  • Publication number: 20120316202
    Abstract: Compounds of the general formula And their use in the treatment of psychotic disorders and cognitive impairment are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Inventors: David Gwyn COOPER, Ian Thomson Forbes, Vincenzo Garzya, Jian Jin, Yann Louchart, Graham Walker, Paul Adrian Wyman
  • Publication number: 20120316201
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel benzimidazole and imidazopyridine derivatives having the general Formula (I), which have a good affinity with certain subtypes of melanocortin receptors, particularly MC4 receptors. The derivatives are particularly suitable for the treatment of pathological states and diseases involving one or more melanocortin receptors. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing said the compounds having the general Formula (I).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: IPSEN PHARMA S.A.S.
    Inventors: Lÿdie POITOUT, Valerie Brault, Carole Sackur, Pierre Roubert, Pascale Plas
  • Patent number: 8329705
    Abstract: The present invention relates to substituted [1,2,4]triazolo-[4,3-a]pyrazine compounds and methods of synthesizing these compounds. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing substituted [1,2,4]triazolo-[4,3-a]pyrazine compounds and methods of treating cell proliferative disorders, such as cancer, by administering these compounds and pharmaceutical compositions to subjects in need thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: ArQule, Inc.
    Inventor: Neil Westlund
  • Publication number: 20120309789
    Abstract: Compounds of general formula and their use in the treatment of psychotic disorders and cognitive impairment, are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2012
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Inventors: David Gwyn COOPER, Ian Thomas FORBES, Vicenzo GARZYA, Jian JIN, Yann LOUCHART, Graham WALKER, Paul Adrian WYMAN
  • Publication number: 20120309736
    Abstract: Novel compounds of the structural formula (I) are activators of AMP-protein kinase and are useful in the treatment, prevention and suppression of diseases mediated by the AMPK-activated protein kinase. The compounds of the present invention are useful in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes, hyperglycemia, metabolic syndrome, obesity, hypercholesterolemia, and hypertension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Inventors: Jinlong Jiang, Andrew J. Kassick, Ahmet Kekec, Iyassu K. Sebhat
  • Publication number: 20120309738
    Abstract: This invention relates to compounds of formula I their use as inhibitors of the microsomal prostaglandin E2 synthase-1 (mPGES-1), to pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and their use as medicaments for the treatment and/or prevention of inflammatory diseases and associated conditions. A, M, W, R1, R2, R3, R4, R6, R2, R7, R8, R9, Ra, Rb have meanings given in the description.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Henning Priepke, Raimund Kuelzer, Juergen Mack, Roland Pfau, Dirk Stenkamp, Benjamin Pelcman, Robert Roenn, Dimitrijs Lubriks, Edgars Suna
  • Patent number: 8318773
    Abstract: Provided herein are isoindoline compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more of such compounds, and methods of their use for treating, preventing, or managing various diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Celgene Corporation
    Inventors: George W. Muller, Alexander L. Ruchelman
  • Patent number: 8314253
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, A, B, W and n are as defined in the description, and to pharmaceutically acceptable salts of such compounds. These compounds are useful as calcium channel blockers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
    Inventors: Kurt Hilpert, Francis Hubler, Dorte Renneberg
  • Patent number: 8314097
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of formula I: Said compound is inhibitor of aldosterone synthase and aromatase, and thus can be employed for the treatment of a disorder or disease mediated by aldosterone synthase or aromatase. Accordingly, the compound of formula I can be used in treatment of hypokalemia, hypertension, congestive heart failure, atrial fibrillation, renal failure, in particular, chronic renal failure, restenosis, atherosclerosis, syndrome X, obesity, nephropathy, post-myocardial infarction, coronary heart diseases, inflammation, increased formation of collagen, fibrosis such as cardiac or myocardiac fibrosis and remodeling following hypertension and endothelial dysfunction, gynecomastia, osteoporosis, prostate cancer, endometriosis, uterine fibroids, dysfunctional uterine bleeding, endometrial hyperplasia, polycystic ovarian disease, infertility, fibrocystic breast disease, breast cancer and fibrocystic mastopathy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Gary Michael Ksander, Erik Meredith, Lauren G. Monovich, Julien Papillon, Fariborz Firooznia, Qi-Ying Hu
  • Publication number: 20120283259
    Abstract: Novel heterocyclic derivatives as inhibitors of glutaminyl cyclase (QC, EC 2.3.2.5). QC catalyzes the intramolecular cyclization of N-terminal glutamine residues into pyroglutamic acid (5-oxo-prolyl, pGlu*) under liberation of ammonia and the intramolecular cyclization of N-terminal glutamate residues into pyroglutamic acid under liberation of water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: PROBIODRUG AG
    Inventors: Ulrich Heiser, Ulf-Torsten Gaertner, Hans-Ulrich Demuth
  • Publication number: 20120276050
    Abstract: Clemizole and clemizole analog compounds, and pharmaceutical compositions of the same, are useful in methods of treating a host infected with a virus from the Flaviviridae family of viruses, methods of inhibiting HCV replication in a host, methods of inhibiting the binding of NS4B polypeptide to the 3?UTR of HCV negative strand RNA in a host, and methods of treating liver fibrosis in a host.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2010
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Inventors: Ingrid C. Choong, David Cory, Jeffrey S. Glenn, Wenjin Yang
  • Publication number: 20120277215
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of formula I: Said compound is inhibitor of aldosterone synthase and aromatase, and thus can be employed for the treatment of a disorder or disease mediated by aldosterone synthase or aromatase. Accordingly, the compound of formula I can be used in treatment of hypokalemia, hypertension, congestive heart failure, atrial fibrillation, renal failure, in particular, chronic renal failure, restenosis, atherosclerosis, syndrome X, obesity, nephropathy, post-myocardial infarction, coronary heart diseases, inflammation, increased formation of collagen, fibrosis such as cardiac or myocardiac fibrosis and remodeling following hypertension and endothelial dysfunction, gynecomastia, osteoporosis, prostate cancer, endometriosis, uterine fibroids, dysfunctional uterine bleeding, endometrial hyperplasia, polycystic ovarian disease, infertility, fibrocystic breast disease, breast cancer and fibrocystic mastopathy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Inventors: Gary Michael Ksander, Erik Meredith, Lauren G. Monovich, Julien Papillon, Fariborz Firooznia, Qi-Ying Hu
  • Publication number: 20120277190
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) wherein A, R1, R2, and R3 are defined in the specification, and which are useful as therapeutic compounds particularly for treating disorders or conditions associated with inflammation, pain, bladder overactivity, urinary incontinence, and other disorders caused by or exacerbated by TRPV1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Inventors: Arthur R. Gomtsyan, Erol K. Bayburt, John R. Koenig, Kennan C. Marsh, Robert G. Schmidt, JR., Chih-Hung Lee, Weili Wang, Jerome F. Daanen, Brian S. Brown
  • Publication number: 20120277248
    Abstract: Substituted pyrrolo-pyrazole derivatives of formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, as defined in the specification, process for their preparation and pharmaceutical compositions comprising them are disclosed; the compounds of the invention may be useful in therapy in the treatment of diseases associated with dysregulated protein kinase activity, like cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: NERVIANO MEDICAL SCIENCES S.R.L.
    Inventors: Michele CARUSO, Italo BERIA, Maria Gabriella BRASCA, Ron FERGUSON, Helena POSTERI
  • Publication number: 20120277229
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to substituted 3-(1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-1H-indazole analogs, derivatives thereof, and related compounds, which are useful as inhibitors of the PDK1 kinase; synthetic methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds; and methods of using the compounds and compositions for treating disorders associated with dysfunction of the PDK1 kinase. 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: March 31, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Inventors: David J. Bearss, Hariprasad Vankayalapati, Venkataswamy Sorna, Steven L. Warner, Sunil Sharma
  • Patent number: 8299096
    Abstract: This invention is directed to methods of preventing or treating diseases or conditions of the lungs associated with excessive cell proliferation, remodeling, inflammation, vasoconstriction, bronchoconstriction, airway hyperreactivity and edema.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Tomas Navratil, Ward M. Peterson, John W. Lampe, Emilee H. Fulcher, Scott D. Sorensen
  • Patent number: 8299243
    Abstract: Compounds having the formula are useful for inhibiting protein tyrosine kinases. The present invention also discloses methods of making the compounds, compositions containing the compounds, and methods of treatment using the compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: AbbVie Inc.
    Inventors: Yujia Dai, Steven K. Davidsen, Anna M. Ericsson, Kresna Hartandi, Zhiqin Ji, Michael R. Michaelides
  • Patent number: 8299070
    Abstract: Provided is an agent for the treatment or prophylaxis of inflammatory diseases, allergic diseases, autoimmune diseases, transplant rejection or the like. A compound represented by the following formula [I] or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a solvate thereof: wherein each symbol is as described in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Japan Tobacco Inc.
    Inventors: Teruhiko Inoue, Tetsudo Kaya, Shinichi Kikuchi, Koji Matsumura, Ritsuki Masuo, Motoya Suzuki, Michihide Maekawa
  • Patent number: 8293738
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) or pharmaceutical acceptable salts, wherein A1, A2, A3 and L are defined in the description. The present invention relates also to methods of making said compounds, and compositions containing said compounds which are useful for inhibiting kinases such as aurora and KDR.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventors: Michael R. Michaelides, James H. Holms, Douglas H. Steinman
  • Publication number: 20120264737
    Abstract: Compounds that are fatty acid synthesis modulators are provided. The compounds may be used to treat disorders characterized by disregulation of the fatty acid synthase function by modulating the function and/or the fatty acid synthase pathway. Methods are provided for treating such disorders including viral infections, such as hepatitis C infection, cancer and metabolic disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: 3-V BIOSCIENCES, INC.
    Inventors: Johan D. Oslob, Robert S. McDowell, Russell Johnson, Hanbiao Yang, Marc Evanchik, Cristiana A. Zaharia, Haiying Cai, Lily W. Hu
  • Publication number: 20120264733
    Abstract: Compounds represented by the formulas wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification, and a prodrug thereof have a superior renin inhibitory activity, and are useful as agents for the prophylaxis or treatment of hypertension, various organ damages attributable to hypertension and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Inventors: Takanobu KUROITA, Yasuhiro Imaeda, Kouichi Iwanaga, Naohiro Taya, Hidekazu Tokuhara, Yoshiyuki Fukase
  • Patent number: 8288412
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) and salts are provided: wherein R5 is selected from halogen, C1-6alkyl, C1-6alkyl substituted with one or more fluorine atoms, C1-6 alkoxy, C1-6 alkoxy substituted with one or more fluorine atoms, and cyano; R6 is selected from halogen, C1-6alkyl, C1-6alkyl substituted with one or more fluorine atoms, C3-6cycloalkyl, C3-6cycloalkyl substituted with one or more fluorine atoms, C1-6 alkoxy, C1-6 alkoxy substituted with one or more fluorine atoms, and cyano; and Q is hydrogen or C1-6alkyl. The compounds are M1 agonists and are useful for therapy, for example in the treatment of psychotic disorders and cognitive impairment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Glaxo Group Limited
    Inventors: Brian Budzik, David Gwyn Cooper, Ian Thomson Forbes, Vincenzo Garzya, Jian Jin, Dongchuan Shi, Paul William Smith, Graham Walker
  • Patent number: 8288413
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) and salts are provided: wherein R6 is selected from hydrogen, halogen, C1-6alkyl, C1-6alkyl substituted with one or more fluorine atoms, C3-6cycloalkyl, C3-6cycloalkyl substituted with one or more fluorine atoms, C1-6 alkoxy, C1-6 alkoxy substituted with one or more fluorine atoms, and cyano, and Q is hydrogen or C1-6alkyl. The compounds are M1 agonists and are useful for therapy, for example in the treatment of psychotic disorders and cognitive impairment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Glaxo Group Limited
    Inventors: Brian Budzik, David Gwyn Cooper, Ian Thomson Forbes, Jian Jin, Dongchuan Shi, Paul William Smith, Graham Walker