Plural Ring Nitrogens In The Polycyclo Ring System Patents (Class 546/199)
  • Publication number: 20120065210
    Abstract: There are provided compounds of formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein X, Y, R1, R1?, R2, R2?, R3, R4, R5 are as defined herein. The compounds exhibit activity as anticancer agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Inventors: Xin-Jie Chu, Qingjie Ding, Nan Jiang, Jin-Jun Liu, Tina Morgan Ross, Zhuming Zhang
  • Publication number: 20120059016
    Abstract: The present invention relates to piperidine and pyrazine derivatives according to formulae (Ia), (Ib) and (II) as autotaxin inhibitors and the use of such compounds for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of physiological and/or pathophysiological conditions, which are caused, mediated and/or propagated by increased lysophosphatic acid levels and/or the activation of autotaxin, in particular of different cancers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2010
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Inventors: Kai Schiemann, Melanie Schultz, Wolfgang Staehle
  • Publication number: 20120053166
    Abstract: The invention is directed to certain novel compounds. Specifically, the invention is directed to compounds of formula (I): and salts thereof. The compounds of the invention are inhibitors of kinase activity, in particular PI3-kinase activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Inventors: Julie Nicole Hamblin, Zoe Alicia Harrison, Paul Spencer Jones, Suzanne Elaine Keeling, Joelle Le, Christopher James Lunniss, Nigel James Parr
  • Publication number: 20120046275
    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: October 13, 2011
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    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: 20120046303
    Abstract: Compounds which inhibit the activity of poly(ADP-ribose)polymerase (PARP), compositions containing the compounds and methods of treating diseases using them are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Applicant: ABBOTT LABORATORIES
    Inventors: Virajkumar B. Gandhi, Vincent L. Giranda, Jianchun Gong, Thomas D. Penning, Gui-Dong Zhu
  • Patent number: 8119661
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula I, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof: wherein R2, R3, X, m and n are as defined in the specification as well as salts and pharmaceutical compositions including the compounds are prepared. They are useful in therapy, in particular in the management of pain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: Yun-Xing Cheng, Xuehong Luo, Vijayaratnam Santhakumar, Miroslaw Jerzy Tomaszewski
  • Publication number: 20120041028
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I), salts and solvates are provided: Uses of the compounds for therapy, for example in the treatment of psychotic disorders and cognitive impairment, are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Inventors: David Gwyn COOPER, Ian Thomas Forbes, Vincenzo Garzya, Jian Jin, Yann Louchart, Graham Walker, Paul Adrian Wyman
  • Publication number: 20120041027
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) and salts and solvates are provided: wherein Uses of the compounds for therapy, for example in the treatment of psychotic disorders and cognitive impairment, are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Inventors: David Gwyn COOPER, Ian Thomson Forbes, Vincenzo Garzya, Jian Jin, Yann Louchart, Graham Walker, Paul Adrian Wyman
  • Patent number: 8114899
    Abstract: Compounds corresponding to the formula (I) as defined in the disclosure, as well as methods for making such compounds, intermediates employed in such methods, pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds of the invention, and methods of treatment using them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis
    Inventors: Laurent DuBois, Yannick Evanno, Christian Maloizel, Mireille Sevrin
  • Patent number: 8114865
    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 dysregulated protein kinase activity, like cancer formula (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Nerviano Medical Sciences S.R.L.
    Inventors: Tiziano Bandiera, Andrea Lombardi Borgia, Marcella Nesi, Ettore Perrone, Roberto Bossi, Paolo Polucci
  • Publication number: 20120035131
    Abstract: Compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds are disclosed, wherein the compounds have the structure of Formula I: wherein R1, R2, R3A, R3B, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, and X are as defined in the detailed description of the invention. Corresponding pharmaceutical compositions, methods of treatment, and intermediates are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Inventors: Marvin J. Meyers, Graciela B. Arhancet, Xiangyang Chen, Susan Hockerman, Scott A. Long, Matthew W. Mahoney, David B. Reitz, Joseph G. Rico
  • Publication number: 20120035164
    Abstract: The invention is directed to novel indole carboxamide derivatives. Specifically, the invention is directed to compounds according to formula I: where R1, R2, R3, U and V are defined below and to pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The compounds of the invention are inhibitors of IKK2 and can be useful in the treatment of disorders associated with inappropriate IKK2 (also known as IKK?) activity, such as rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, and COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). Accordingly, the invention is further directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of the invention. The invention is still further directed to methods of inhibiting IKK2 activity and treatment of disorders associated therewith using a compound of the invention or a pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Inventors: Jianghe DENG, Jeffrey K. KERNS, Qi JIN, Guoliang LIN, Xichen LIN, Michael LINDENMUTH, Christopher NEIPP, Hong NIE, Sonia M. THOMAS, Katherine L. WIDDOWSON
  • Publication number: 20120035214
    Abstract: The present invention relates to biaryl piperidine-based renin inhibitor compounds, and their use in treating cardiovascular events and renal insufficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicants: Merck Canada Inc., Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Daniel J. McKay, Melissa Arbour, Renee Aspiotis, Austin Chen, Pierre-Andre Fournier, Michel Gallant, Yongxin Han, Helene Juteau, Patrick Lacombe, Sebastien Laliberte, Sophie Lauzon, Carmela Molinaro, Paul O'Shea, Yeeman Ramtohul, Daniel Simard, Dwight MacDonald, Bruce Mackay, Christophe Mellon, Krista Morley, Chit Tsui, Sarah Jennifer Dolman, Greg Hughes, Jacob Janey
  • Publication number: 20120035173
    Abstract: This invention relates to compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and methods for use in the prevention and treatment of cerebral insufficiency, including enhancement of receptor functioning in synapses in brain networks responsible for basic and higher order behaviors. These brain networks, which are involved in regulation of breathing, and cognitive abilities related to memory impairment, such as is observed in a variety of dementias, in imbalances in neuronal activity between different brain regions, as is suggested in disorders such as Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia, respiratory depression, sleep apneas, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and affective or mood disorders, among numerous others. In a particular aspect, the invention relates to compounds useful for treatment of such conditions, and methods of using these compounds for such treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Inventors: Leslie Street, Rudolf Mueller, Steven Lee
  • Patent number: 8110578
    Abstract: Provided herein are Heteroaryl Compounds having the following structure: wherein R1-R4 are as defined herein, compositions comprising an effective amount of a Heteroaryl Compound and methods for treating or preventing cancer, inflammatory conditions, immunological conditions, neurodegenerative diseases, diabetes, obesity, neurological disorders, age-related diseases, or cardiovascular conditions, comprising administering an effective amount of a Heteroaryl Compound to a patient in need thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Signal Pharmaceuticals, LLC
    Inventors: Sophie Perrin-Ninkovic, Roy L. Harris, John Sapienza, Graziella Shevlin, Patrick Papa, Branden Lee, Garrick Packard, Lida Tehrani, Jingjing Zhao, Jennifer Riggs, Jason Parnes, Deborah Mortensen, Weiming Xu, Loui Madakamutil, Kimberly Fultz, Rama K. Narla, Sabita Sankar, Jan Elsner
  • Publication number: 20120028962
    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, 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: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2010
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Inventors: Kentaro Rikimaru, Hiroshi Imoto, Masahiro Kamaura
  • Patent number: 8106191
    Abstract: New compounds are disclosed for multimerizing immunophilins and proteins containing immunophilin or immunophilin-related domains. The compounds are of the formula M-L-Q where M is a synthetic ligand for an FKBP protein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis A. Holt, Terence P. Keenan, Tao Guo, Edgardo Laborde, Wu Yang
  • Publication number: 20120022090
    Abstract: The present invention is concerned with novel substituted benzoxazole, benzimidazole, oxazolopyridine and imidazopyridine derivatives of Formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, X, A1, A2, A3, A4, Y1, Y2, Y3 and Z have the meaning defined in the claims. The compounds according to the present invention are useful as gamma secretase modulators. The invention further relates to processes for preparing such novel compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds as an active ingredient as well as the use of said compounds as a medicament.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2010
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Inventors: Henricu Jacobus Maria Gijsen, Francois Paul Bischoff, Wei Zhuang, Sven Franciscus Anna Van Brandt, Michel Surkyn, Mirko Zaja, Didier Jean-Claude Berthelot, Michel Anna Jozef Cleyn, Gregor James Macdonald, Daniel Oehlrich
  • Publication number: 20120022253
    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: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: ABBOTT LABORATORIES
    Inventors: Yujia Dai, Steven K. Davidsen, Anna M. Ericsson, Kresna Hartandi, Zhiqin Ji, Michael R. Michaelides
  • Publication number: 20120015932
    Abstract: Indazole compounds, processes for their preparation, intermediates usable in these processes, pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and their use in therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2010
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Inventors: Heather Hobbs, Simon Teanby Hodgson, Yannick Maurice LaCroix, Deborah Needham, Nigel James Parr, Panayiotis Alexandrou Procopiou, Timothy John Ritchie, Michael David Woodrow
  • Publication number: 20120015959
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula (I), in which Het, R, X, Y, R1 and p have the meanings indicated in claim 1, are autotaxin inhibitors and can be employed for the treatment of tumours.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2010
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Inventors: Wolfgang Staehle, Kai Schiemann, Melanie Schultz
  • Publication number: 20120004196
    Abstract: Compounds effective in inhibiting replication of Hepatitis C virus (“HCV”) are described. This invention also relates to processes of making such compounds, compositions comprising such compounds, and methods of using such compounds to treat HCV infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: ABBOTT LABAORATORIES
    Inventors: David A. DeGoey, Warren M. Kati, Charles W. Hutchins, Pamela L. Donner, Allan C. Krueger, John T. Randolph, Christopher E. Motter, Lissa T. Nelson, Sachin V. Patel, Mark A. Matulenko, Ryan G. Keddy, Tammie K. Jinkerson, Yi Gao, Dachun Liu, John K. Pratt, Todd W. Rockway, Clarence J. Maring, Douglas K. Hutchinson, Charles A. Flentge, Rolf Wagner, Michael D. Tufano, David A. Betebenner, Kathy Sarris, Kevin R. Woller, Seble H. Wagaw, Jean C. Califano, Wenke Li, Daniel D. Caspi, Mary E. Bellizzi, William A. Carroll
  • Publication number: 20110319393
    Abstract: This invention is directed to compounds and salts that are generally useful as anthelmintic agents or as intermediates in processes for making anthelmintic agents. This invention also is directed to processes for making the compounds and salts, pharmaceutical compositions and kits comprising the compounds and salts, uses of the compounds and salts to make medicaments, and treatments comprising the administration of the compounds and salts to animals in need of the treatments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2010
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Inventors: Christophe Pierre Alain Chassaing, Thorsten Meyer
  • Publication number: 20110313153
    Abstract: The invention relates generally to the treatment of diseases of the respiratory system such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. More particularly, the present invention relates to methods of treating and preventing asthmatic airway inflammation. The treatment involves the administration of a 5-HT4 receptor antagonist to the subject in need thereof; more in particular the administration of aroylated 4-aminomethylpiperidine derivatives as defined herein. Other aspects of the invention are directed to compositions for treating or preventing respiratory disorders, including pharmaceutical compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2010
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Inventors: Ann Meulemans, Leen Thielemans, Joris De Maeyer, Jan Schuurkes
  • Publication number: 20110311485
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to 1, 2, 4 oxadiazole derivatives of formula (I) as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, and their use in therapy as agonists of the S1P1 receptors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: ALMIRALL S.A.
    Inventors: Victor Giulio Matassa, Nuria Aguilar Izquierdo, Marta Mir Cepeda, Marta Carrascal Riera, Silvia Fonquerna Pou, Aranzazu Cardus Figueras, Julio Cesar Castro Palomino Laria, Montserrat Erra Sola
  • Publication number: 20110312949
    Abstract: The use of substituted amides for modulating the activity of 11?-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11?HSD1) and the use of these compounds as pharmaceutical compositions, are described. Also a novel class of substituted amides, their use in therapy, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, as well as their use in the manufacture of medicaments are described. The present compounds are modulators and more specifically inhibitors of the activity of 11?HSD1 and may be useful in the treatment, prevention and/or prophylaxis of a range of medical disorders where a decreased intracellular concentration of active glucocorticoid is desirable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2011
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: HIGH POINT PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
    Inventors: John Paul Kilburn, Henrik Sune Andersen, Gita Camilla Tejlgaard Kampen, Soren Ebdrup
  • Publication number: 20110306599
    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: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2010
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Applicant: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Teruhiko INOUE, Tetsudo KAYA, Shinichi KIKUCHI, Koji MATSUMURA, Ritsuki MASUO, Motoya SUZUKI, Michihide MAEKAWA
  • Publication number: 20110306611
    Abstract: Substituted benzoimidazole compounds useful as anti-infectives that decrease resistance, virulence, or growth of microbes are provided. Methods of making and using substituted benzoimidazole compounds, as well as pharmaceutical preparations thereof, in, e.g., reducing antibiotic resistance and inhibiting biofilms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2009
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Applicant: Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael N. Alekshun, Victor Amoo, Oak K. Kim, Atul K. Verma
  • Publication number: 20110306638
    Abstract: The invention relates to a benzisoxazolyl piperidine derivative having the following general formula, a salt or a hydrate thereof, wherein R, X, Y, R? and T are defined as in the specification. Such compounds have serotonin system modulating effects such as antagonizing effect on 5-HT2A and inhibitory effect on 5-HT reuptake. The compounds have good analgesic and sedative activities with mild toxic and side effects. The invention also relates to a composition comprising said derivative and the use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2009
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Applicant: NHWA PHARMA. CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jianqi Li, Guan Wang, Guisen Zhang, Na Lv, Guangjun Jiao, Shicheng Liu, Shixia Zhou
  • Publication number: 20110301192
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds that inhibit cyclin kinase inhibitor p21, such as compounds of formula I. The present invention also provides compositions including compounds of Formula I and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient. In addition, the present invention provides methods of inhibiting cyclin kinase inhibitor p21 and of treating cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicant: The regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Robert Weiss, See-Hyoung Park, Kit S. Lam, Ruiwu Liu
  • Publication number: 20110300072
    Abstract: Use of benzimidazole-derived compounds of formula (I) according to the following structure, wherein x is a heteroatom selected from N, S, O, P, SO, SO2 and SO3, preferably from N, S and SO3 and most preferably from N and SO3; n may be 0 or 1, R1 is a group selected from formula (II) and formula (III) and R2 is a group selected from H and formula (IV) since the aforesaid serves for the production of a formulation used as a specific marker in the case of neurodegenerative diseases and tau pathologies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2009
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicant: SERVICIOS CIENTIFICOS NEUROINNOVATION LTDA.
    Inventors: Ricardo Maccioni Baraona, Leonel Rojo, Rodrigo Kuljis Azocar
  • Publication number: 20110301146
    Abstract: GSK-3beta inhibitors comprising 7-Hydroxy-benzoimidazole-4-yl-methanone Derivatives are provided. For example, the inhibitors have following general formula (I).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicant: ONCOTHERAPY SCIENCE, INC.
    Inventors: Yo Matsuo, Ryuji Ohsawa, Shoji Hisada
  • Patent number: 8071622
    Abstract: The present invention is concerned with novel indol-2-yl-carbonyl-piperidin-benzoimidazolon and indol-2-yl-carbonyl-piperidin-benzoxazolon 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. In particular, the present invention concerns compounds of formula (I) wherein R1 to R11, X and Y are as defined in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Hoffman-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Caterina Bissantz, Christophe Grundschober, Raffaello Masciadri, Hasane Ratni, Mark Rogers-Evans, Patrick Schnider
  • Patent number: 8071623
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, stereoisomers or tautomers thereof which are inhibitors of poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) and thus useful for the treatment of cancer, inflammatory diseases, reperfusion injuries, ischemic conditions, stroke, renal failure, cardiovascular diseases, vascular diseases other than cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, neurodegenerative diseases, retroviral infection, retinal damage or skin senescence and UV-induced skin damage, and as chemo- and/or radiosensitizers for cancer treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Instituto di Ricerche di Biologia Molecolare P. Angeletti SpA
    Inventors: Philip Jones, Jesus Maria Ontoria Ontoria, Rita Scarpelli, Carsten Schultz-Fademrecht
  • Patent number: 8071779
    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: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    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: 20110294780
    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: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Inventors: Gilles Bignan, Wing Cheung, Micheal Gaul, Hui Huang, Xun Li, Raymond Patch, Sharmila Patel, Mark Player, Guozhang Xu, Bao-Ping Zhao, Jian Liu
  • Publication number: 20110294777
    Abstract: Substituted bicyclic beta-lactams of Formula I: (I), are ?-lactamase inhibitors, wherein a, X, R1 and R2 are defined herein. The compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are useful in the treatment of bacterial infections in combination with ?-lactam antibiotics. In particular, the compounds can be employed with a ?-lactam antibiotics (e.g., imipenem, piperacillin, or ceftazidime) against microorganisms resistant to ?-lactam antibiotics due to the presence of the ?-lactamases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2009
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Inventors: Timothy A. Blizzard, Helen Chen, Candido Gude, Jeffrey D. Hermes, Jason Imbriglio, Seongkon Kim, Jane Y. Wu, Sookhee Ha, Christopher J. Mortko, Ian Mangion, Nelo Rivera, Rebecca T. Ruck, Michael Shevlin
  • Publication number: 20110295013
    Abstract: Provision of an industrial method of producing a 1-(4-piperidinyl)benzimidazolone derivative in a high yield at a low cost. A production method of 1-(4-piperidinyl)benzimidazolone derivative (1) or a salt thereof according to the following steps. [step 1] a step of subjecting a piperidone compound (2) and an aniline compound (3) to a reductive amination reaction to give to a compound (4) [step 2] a step of reacting the compound (4) with di-t-alkyl dicarbonate or N,N?-disuccinimidyl carbonate to give the 1-(4-piperidinyl)benzimidazolone derivative (1) wherein R1 is optionally substituted alkyl or an optionally substituted cyclic group, and R2 is optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl or optionally substituted aryl.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2010
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Inventors: Hiroshi Iwamura, Yoshihiro Tarao
  • Publication number: 20110294808
    Abstract: Disclosed indazoles compounds that are useful as antagonists of CCR1 activity and are thus useful for treating a variety of diseases and disorders that are mediated or sustained through the activity of CCR1 including autoimmune diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds, methods of using these compounds in the treatment of various diseases and disorders, processes for preparing these compounds and intermediates useful in these processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Daniel KUZMICH, Can MAO, Alan David SWINAMER, David Smith THOMSON
  • Patent number: 8067613
    Abstract: Compounds which inhibit the activity of poly(ADP-ribose)polymerase (PARP), compositions containing the compounds and methods of treating diseases using them are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventors: Virajkumar B. Gandhi, Vincent L. Giranda, Jianchun Gong, Thomas D Penning, Gui-Dong Zhu
  • Patent number: 8067603
    Abstract: The invention relates to a group of novel benzimidazolone and quinazolinone derivatives which are agonists on human ORL1 (nociceptin) receptors. The invention also relates to the preparation of these compounds, to pharmaceutical compositions containing a pharmacologically active amount of at least one of these imidazolone and quinazolinone derivatives as an active ingredient, as well as to the use of these pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of disorders in which ORL1 receptors are involved. The invention relates to compounds of the general formula (1): wherein the symbols have the meanings as given in the description.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Solvay Pharmaceuticals B.V.
    Inventors: Jacobus A. J. Den Hartog, Gustaaf J. M. Van Scharrenburg, Herman H. Van Stuivenberg, Tinka Tuinstra, Jan-Willem Terpstra
  • Publication number: 20110281843
    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: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicant: NERVIANO MEDICAL SCIENCES S.r.l.
    Inventors: Maria Menichincheri, Jay Aaron Bertrand, Chiara Marchionni, Marcella Nesi, Paolo Orsini, Achille Panzeri
  • Publication number: 20110281868
    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: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2011
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicant: ABBOTT LABORATORIES
    Inventors: Michael R. Michaelides, James H. Holms, Douglas H. Steinman
  • Publication number: 20110281840
    Abstract: This invention relates to compounds of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein X, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, k, m, n, p, q, r and s are each as described herein, and compositions containing such compounds, and the use of such compounds in the treatment of a condition mediated by CB2 receptor activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2010
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Inventors: Kazuo Ando, Yasuhiro Iwata
  • Publication number: 20110282066
    Abstract: [Object] A screening method for a compound which is useful as an agent for treating 17?HSD type 5-related diseases and/or an agent for treating 17?HSD type 5-related cancer such as prostate cancer is provided. [Means for Solution] The present invention has been completed by establishing a screening method for a compound which is useful for treating 17?HSD type 5-related diseases, by manifesting a tumor by transplanting tumor cells to, for example, an immunodeficient mouse, topically administering a steroid which is a biosynthetic substance for a hormone into the tumor, and measuring the level of a hormone produced in the tumor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2010
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Inventors: Takashi Furutani, Kentaro Enjo, Aya Kikuchi, Sadao Kuromitsu, Yukitaka Ideyama, Tomoyuki Suzuki, Ryoko Kurihara
  • Publication number: 20110275612
    Abstract: Disclosed is a compound of formula (I). Wherein R1, R2Ar and Cy are as defined herein, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions of the compound of formula (I), methods of making the compounds of formula I, and methods of using the compounds of formula (I) to treat a disorder associated with activation of CCR10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2009
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Derek Cogan, Alexander Heim-Riether, Wang Mao, Craig Andrew Miller, Philip Dean Ramsden, Lana Louise Smith Keenan, Roger John Snow, Jiang-Ping Wu, Yu Yang
  • Patent number: 8053431
    Abstract: The use of substituted amides for modulating the activity of 11-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11HSD1) and the use of these compounds as pharmaceutical compositions, are described. Also a novel class of substituted amides, their use in therapy, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, as well as their use in the manufacture of medicaments are described. The present compounds are modulators and more specifically inhibitors of the activity of 11HSD1 and may be useful in the treatment, prevention and/or prophylaxis of a range of medical disorders where a decreased intracellular concentration of active glucocorticoid is desirable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: High Point Pharmaceuticals, LLC
    Inventors: John Paul Kilburn, Henrik Sune Andersen, Gita Camilla Tejlgaard Kampen, Soren Ebdrup
  • Publication number: 20110269742
    Abstract: Disclosed are Serotonin 5-HT2B receptor inhibitors of the formula I. Also disclosed are methods of making and methods of using these compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2009
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Derek Cogan, Neil Moss, Christopher Ronald Sarko, Samantha Jayne Bamford, Pui Leng Loke, Spencer Charles R. Napier, Heather Tye, Mark Whittaker
  • Publication number: 20110263648
    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: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2009
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Inventors: Kurt Hilpert, Francis Hubler, Dorte Renneberg
  • Publication number: 20110263566
    Abstract: 7-Hydroxy-benzoimidazole-4-yl-methanone Derivatives, which are useful for PBK inhibitors, are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2009
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Inventors: Yo Matsuo, Yingfu Li, Joel Walker, Feryan Ahmed, Ryuji Ohsawa, Shoji Hisada