Carbocyclic Ring Containing Patents (Class 546/213)
  • Publication number: 20150057278
    Abstract: Amido compounds are disclosed that have a formula represented by the following: and wherein Cy1, Cy2, n1, n2, R1a, R1b, R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6 are as described herein. The compounds may be prepared as pharmaceutical compositions, and may be used for the prevention and treatment of a variety of conditions in mammals including humans, including by way of non-limiting example, inflammatory conditions, autoimmune disorders, cancer, and graft-versus-host disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2012
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventors: Dan Littman, Jun R. Huh, Ruili Huang, Wenwei Huang, Erika E. Englund
  • Patent number: 8946433
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally related to an improved process for the preparation of various piperidine derivatives. More particularly, the present disclosure related to an improved process for preparing sufentanil base (1) and related compounds, which advantageously utilizes more cost effective and/or less hazardous reagents, including a dispersion comprising between about 50% and about 70% by weight (based on the total weight of the dispersion) of an alkali metal hydride, such as sodium hydride, as well as eliminates the need for expensive and/or time consuming purification techniques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Mallinckrodt LLC
    Inventors: Brian Orr, Joseph P. Haar, Jr., George H. Klemm, Keith G. Tomazi
  • Publication number: 20140350054
    Abstract: Small-volume oral transmucosal dosage forms or NanoTabs® comprising a predetermined amount of a pharmaceutically active drug are provided. Exemplary applications include use of the NanoTabs® to administer a drug for the treatment of acute, post-operative or breakthrough pain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: ACELRX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Pamela Palmer, Thomas Schreck, Stelios Tzannis, Lawrence Hamel, Andrew I. Poutiatine
  • Publication number: 20140349368
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds that exhibit vasodilatory and anti-inflammatory effects by inhibiting the activity of soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH). The present invention is also directed to methods of identifying such compounds, and use of such compounds for the treatment of diseases related to dysfunction of vasodilation, inflammation, and/or endothelial cells. In particular non-limiting embodiments, components of the invention may be used to treat hypertension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK
    Inventors: Donald W. Landry, Yuli Xie, Yidong Lu, Gangli Gong, Shi-Xian Deng, Kirsten Alison Rinderspacher
  • Patent number: 8895551
    Abstract: The invention relates to acrylamide compounds of Formula I mentioned below. The invention is also directed to the use compounds of Formula I to treat or prevent a disorder responsive to the blockade of calcium channels, and particularly N-type calcium channels. Compounds of the present invention are especially useful for treating pain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Shionogi & Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidenori Mikamiyama, Akira Matsumura, Moriyasu Masui, Kosuke Anan, Kayoko Hata
  • Publication number: 20140296219
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods, kits, and uses of inhibitors of LCMV mediated NF-?B activation to treat viral infections and inflammatory conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
    Inventors: Robert W. Finberg, Evelyn A. Kurt-Jones, Shenghua Zhou
  • Patent number: 8829030
    Abstract: Compounds represented by formula: Wherein X, Y and Z are as defined herein, pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and related compounds, are suitable for use in treating or preventing a Flaviviridae viral infection in a host.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Canada) Incorporated
    Inventors: Laval Chan Chun Kong, Sanjoy Kumar Das, Nghe Nguyen-Ba, Liliane Halab, Bettina Hamelin, Oswy Z. Pereira, Carl Poisson, Melanie Proulx, Thunkunta Jagadeeswar Reddy, Ming Qiang Zhang
  • Patent number: 8691753
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds, in particular MMP inhibitors. The compounds of the invention have formula (1). The invention can be used in particular in the pharmaceutical field. The present invention also relates to labeled compounds of formula (2), and to the use thereof as contrast agents for detecting extracellular matrix metalloproteinases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Commissariat A l'Energie Atomique et Aux Energies Alternatives
    Inventors: Laurent Devel, Fabrice Beau, Bertrand Czarny, Vincent Dive
  • Publication number: 20140094489
    Abstract: The present invention provides a blood glucose elevation inhibitor having a serine protease inhibitory action, which is a novel therapeutic or prophylactic agent for obesity. A compound represented by the following formula (I) wherein each symbol is as described in the specification, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
    Inventors: Tamotsu SUZUKI, Takahiro KOSHIBA, Munetaka TOKUMASU, Koji OHSUMI
  • Publication number: 20140080800
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, hydrate, solvate, or prodrug thereof, wherein U, J, V, X, R2a, R2b, R2c, R5 and t are as described herein. The present invention relates generally to inhibitors of histone deacetylase and to methods of making and using them. These compounds are useful for promoting cognitive function and enhancing learning and memory formation. In addition, these compounds are useful for treating, alleviating, and/or preventing various conditions, including for example, neurological disorders, memory and cognitive function disorders/impairments, extinction learning disorders, fungal diseases and infections, inflammatory diseases, hematological diseases, and neoplastic diseases in humans and animals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Inventors: Edward Holson, Florence Fevrier Wagner, Michel Weiwer, Li-Huei Tsai, Stephen Haggarty, Yan-Ling Zhang
  • Publication number: 20140065103
    Abstract: A compound is selected from the structural formulae depicted in FIG. 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. A pharmaceutical composition comprises a compound selected from the structural formulae depicted in FIG. 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier of excipient. A method of treating a HCV infection in a subject comprises administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of selected from the structural formulae depicted in FIG. 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. A method of inhibiting or reducing the activity of HCV polymerase in a subject or in a biological in vitro sample comprises administering to the subject or to the sample a therapeutically effective amount of selected from the structural formulae depicted in FIG. 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
    Inventor: VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
  • Patent number: 8658674
    Abstract: Compounds represented by formula I: or pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates thereof, wherein R1, X, Y, and Z are as defined herein, are useful for treating flaviviridae viral infections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Laval Chan Chun Kong, Sanjoy Kumar Das, Carl Poisson, Constantin G. Yannopoulos, Guy Falardeau, Louis Vaillancourt, Real Denis
  • Patent number: 8642621
    Abstract: The present invention pertains generally to the field of therapeutic compounds. More specifically the present invention pertains to certain (4-phenyl-piperidin-1-yl)-[5-(1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-thiophen-3-yl]-methanone 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: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: 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
  • Patent number: 8633310
    Abstract: Herein are described compounds having a structure or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein Y, A, and B are as described. Methods, compositions, and medicaments related thereto are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: David W. Old, Danny T. Dinh
  • Publication number: 20140011796
    Abstract: The present invention provides MDM2 inhibitor compounds of Formula I, wherein the variables are defined above, which compounds are useful as therapeutic agents, particularly for the treatment of cancers. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions that contain an MDM2 inhibitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: AMGEN INC.
    Inventors: Michael David BARTBERGER, Ana Gonzalez Buenrostro, Hilary Plake Beck, Xiaoqi Chen, Richard Victor Connors, Jeffrey Deignan, Jason Duquette, John Eksterwicz, Benjamin Fisher, Brian Matthew Fox, Jiasheng Fu, Zice Fu, Felix Gonzalez Lopez De Turiso, Michael William Gribble, Dann James Gustin, Julie Anne Heath, Xin Huang, Xianyun Jiao, Michael Johnson, Frank Kayser, David John Kopecky, Sujen Lai, Yihong Li, Zhihong Li, Jiwen Liu, Jonathan Dante Low, Brian Stuart Lucas, Zhihua Ma, Lawrence R. McGee, Joel McIntosh, Dustin McMinn, Julio Cesar Medina, Jeffrey Thomas Mihalic, Steven Howard Olson, Yosup Rew, Philip Marley Roveto, Daqing Sun, Xiaodong Wang, Yingcai Wang, Xuelei Yan, Ming Yu, Jiang Zhu
  • Publication number: 20140011996
    Abstract: Methods and compounds effective in ameliorating conditions characterized by unwanted calcium channel activity, particularly unwanted T-type calcium channel activity are disclosed. Specifically, a series of compounds containing N-piperidinyl acetamide derivatives as shown in formula (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: Zalicus Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
    Inventors: Hassan Pajouhesh, Ramesh Kaul, Yanbing Ding, Yongbao Zhu, Lingyun Zhang, Nagasree Chakka, MIchael Edward Grimwood, Jason Tan, Yuanxi Zhou
  • Publication number: 20130345199
    Abstract: The present invention relates to 1-[m-Carboxamido(hetero)aryl-methyl]-piperidine-4-carboxamide derivatives of formula (I) wherein X, Ar1, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and p are as described in the description, to their preparation, to pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and to their use as pharmaceuticals, to pharmaceutical compositions containing one or more compounds of formula (I), and especially to their use as CXCR7 receptor modulators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
    Inventors: Heinz FRETZ, Markus Gude, Philippe Guerry, Thierry Kimmerlin, Francois Lehembre, Thomas Pfeifer, Anja Valdenaire
  • Publication number: 20130338132
    Abstract: Compounds represented by the following formula (I), are useful as hyperglycemic inhibitors having a serine protease inhibitory action and as prophylactic or therapeutic drugs for diabetes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Takahiro Koshiba, Munetaka Tokumasu, Taisuke Ichimaru, Koji Ohsumi, Tadakiyo Nakagawa, Tatsuhiro Yamada, Kayo Matsumoto, Tamotsu Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20130331387
    Abstract: Disclosed is a compound of formula (I), wherein Z, m and R1-R6 are as described herein, as a modulator of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors particularly the ?7 subtype, in a subject in need thereof, as well as analogues, prodrugs, isotopically substituted analogs, metabolites, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, polymorphs, solvates, isomers, clathrates, and co-crystal thereof, for use either alone or in combinations with suitable other medicaments, and pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and analogues. Also disclosed are a process of preparation of the compounds and the intended uses thereof in therapy, particularly in the prophylaxis and therapy of disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, mild cognitive impairment, senile dementia, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: Lupin Limited
    Inventors: Neelima Sinha, Gourhari Jana, Sachchidanand Sachchidanand, Sanjay Pralhad Kurhade, Navnath Popat Karche, Anil Kashiram Hajare, Ajay Ramchandra Tilekar, Venkata P. Palle, Rajender Kumar Kamboj
  • Patent number: 8580965
    Abstract: Substituted sulfonamide compounds with bradykinin receptor (B1R) modulating activity; processes for the preparation thereof, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and methods of using such compounds to treat or inhibit pain and/or other disorders and/or disease states.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Gruenenthal GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Oberboersch, Melanie Reich, Stefan Schunk, Sabine Hees, Ruth Jostock, Michael Engels, Achim Kless, Thomas Christoph, Klaus Schiene, Tieno Germann, Edward Bijsterveld
  • Patent number: 8552031
    Abstract: A compound represented by the formula (1): wherein A, B, R1, L1, R2, L2, L3, Y, L4, R3 and X are the same as defined in the description, a tautomer, prodrug or pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound or a solvate thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuaki Miyaji, Yukihiro Shigeta, Satoshi Nakano, Shunuske Iwamoto, Yutaka Hirokawa, Hirofumi Ota, Kazufumi Yanagihara, Shingo Owada, Norihisa Ishiwata
  • Publication number: 20130261155
    Abstract: The present invention relates to fungicidal 1-(heterocyclic carbonyl) piperidines and their thiocarbonyl derivatives, their process of preparation and intermediate compounds for their preparation, their use as fungicides, particularly in the form of fungicidal compositions and methods for the control of phytopathogenic fungi of plants using these compounds or their compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2011
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Inventors: Jurgen Benting, Peter Dahmen, Philippe Desbordes, Stephanie Gary, Jean-Pierre Vors, Ulrike Wachendorff-Neumann
  • Publication number: 20130231344
    Abstract: Described herein are compounds and pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, which modulate the activity of store-operated calcium (SOC) channels. Also described herein are methods of using such SOC channel modulators, alone and in combination with other compounds, for treating diseases or conditions that would benefit from inhibition of SOC channel activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2013
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: CalciMedica, Inc.
    Inventors: Gonul Velicelebi, Kenneth A. Stauderman, Jeffrey P. Whitten, Yazhong Pei, Jianguo Cao, Zhijun Wang, Evan Rogers, Brian Dyck, Jonathan Grey
  • Patent number: 8492407
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds of the formula: in salt or zwitterionic form or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1-6, a, Z and Q are as defined in the specification. These compounds are muscarinic receptor antagonists. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, processes for preparing such compounds and methods of using such compounds to, for example, treat pulmonary disorders such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Theravance, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig Husfeld, YuHua Ji, Rick Lee, Li Li, YongQi Mu, Cameron Smith, Johnny Uy
  • Publication number: 20130184278
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds which inhibit the activity of anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 proteins, compositions containing the compounds and methods of treating diseases during which is expressed anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 protein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventor: Abbott Laboratories
  • Patent number: 8487107
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds of formula I: wherein a, b, c, m, n, q, r, W, Z1, Ar1, Z2, Y, R1, R2, and R3 are as defined in the specification. The compounds of formula I are muscarinic receptor antagonists. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, processes and intermediates for preparing such compounds and methods of using such compounds to treat pulmonary disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Theravance, Inc.
    Inventors: YongQi Mu, YuHua Ji, Mathai Mammen, Viengkham Malathong
  • Publication number: 20130136719
    Abstract: Compounds represented by formula I: or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1, R2, and R3 are as defined herein, are useful for treating flaviviridae viral infections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicant: VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Laval Chan Chun Kong, Sanjoy Kumar Das, Carl Poisson
  • Publication number: 20130131079
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a compound of formula (I) for use in a method to treat or ameliorate amyloid or tau pathologies, such as Alzheimer's disease, or symptoms thereof. The invention is also directed to new compounds of formula (I), of subformula (II), (III), (IV), or (V).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: FAES FARMA, S.A.
    Inventors: Francisco Ledo Gómez, Ana Muñoz Muñoz, Carmen Pumar Durán
  • Publication number: 20130123252
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of formula I: a method for manufacturing the compounds of the invention, and its therapeutic uses. The present invention further provides a combination of pharmacologically active agents and a pharmaceutical composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2011
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: NOVARTIS AG
    Inventors: David Barnes, Scott Louis Cohen, Jiping Fu, Lei Shu, Rui Zheng
  • Publication number: 20130123242
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel compounds represented by formula I: or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof useful for treating flaviviridae viral infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Canada) Incorporated
    Inventors: Laval Chan Chun Kong, Jean Bedard, Sanjoy Kumar Das, Nghe Nguyen-Ba, Oswy Z. Pereira, Thumkunta Jagadeeswar Reddy, Mohammad Arshad Siddiqui, Wuyi Wang, Constantin G. Yannopoulos
  • Publication number: 20130096106
    Abstract: Compounds represented by formula: Wherein X, Y and Z are as defined herein, pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and related compounds, are suitable for use in treating or preventing a Flaviviridae viral infection in a host.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Canada) Incorporated
    Inventor: Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Canada) Incorporated
  • Patent number: 8410138
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for treatment and prevention of disorders and conditions characterized by reduced TGF-? signaling are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignees: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, SRI International
    Inventors: Anton Wyss-Coray, Mary J. Tanga
  • Patent number: 8404693
    Abstract: 3,4-Disubstituted-4-aryl-piperidine compounds are disclosed. Pharmaceutical compositions containing the 3,4-disubstituted-4-aryl-piperidine compounds and methods of their pharmaceutical uses are also disclosed. The compounds disclosed are useful, inter alia, as antagonists of opioid receptors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Adolor Corporation
    Inventors: Roland E. Dolle, Bertrand Le Bourdonnec
  • Patent number: 8383821
    Abstract: The invention encompasses compounds of Formula I, including pharmaceutically acceptable salts, their pharmaceutical compositions, and their use in treating disorders associated with an excess or imbalance of tachykinins or serotonin or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Bristol-Meyers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Andrew P. Degnan, Kevin W. Gillman, Derek J. Denhart, Jonathan L. Ditta, Ramkumar Rajamani, Ying Han, George O. Tora
  • Publication number: 20130045165
    Abstract: 4-Fluoro-4-phenylpiperidin-1-yl ? antagonists of general structure as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of formula I, are disclosed. These compounds and compositions are useful as treatments of conditions or diseases associated with binding opioid receptors including pain, obesity, hyperalgesia, inflammation, osteoarthritis, drug addiction, and cancer. These compounds and compositions are also useful as treatments for tardive dyskinesia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: KINENTIA BIOSCIENCES, LLC
    Inventor: David J. Fairfax
  • Publication number: 20120316193
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds having the Formulae (Ia-Ie), (II), (IIIa-IIId), (IVa-IVc), (Va-Vb), (VIa-VIe), (VII), (VIIIa-VIIIc), and (IX), pharmaceutically acceptable salts, prodrugs and solvates thereof, compositions of any of thereof and methods for the treatment of a condition associated with a dysfunction in proteostasis comprising an effective amount of these compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Inventors: Megan Foley, Bradley Tait, Matthew Cullen
  • Publication number: 20120309674
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds, in particular MMP inhibitors. The compounds of the invention have formula (1). The invention can be used in particular in the pharmaceutical field. The present invention also relates to labeled compounds of formula (2), and to the use thereof as contrast agents for detecting extracellular matrix metalloproteinases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2010
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: Commissariat A L'Energie Atomique ET Aux Ene Alt
    Inventors: Laurent Devel, Fabrice Beau, Bertrand Czarny, Vincent Dive
  • Publication number: 20120301430
    Abstract: Compounds represented by formula I: or pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates thereof, wherein R1, X, Y, and Z are as defined herein, are useful for treating flaviviridae viral infections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2012
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Canada) Incorporated
    Inventors: Laval Chan Chun Kong, Sanjoy Kumar Das, Carl Poisson, Constantin G. Yannopoulos, Guy Falardeau, Louis Vaillancourt, Real Denis
  • Publication number: 20120302539
    Abstract: Certain compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts are provided herein. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising at least one compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt therein and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle. Methods of treating patients suffering from certain disease states responsive to the inhibition of transglutaminase TG2 activity are described. These disease states include neurodegenerative disorders such as Huntington's disease. Also described are methods of treatment include administering at least one compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as a single active agent or administering at least one compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof in combination with one or more other therapeutic agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2012
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Inventors: Michael Prime, Stephen Martin Courtney, Richard Marston, Celia Dominguez, Douglas Macdonald, John Wityak
  • Publication number: 20120283222
    Abstract: Compounds represented by formula (I): wherein each symbol is as defined in the description, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are useful as hyperglycemic inhibitors having a serine protease inhibitory action and as prophylactic or therapeutic drugs for diabetes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Atsushi KONISHI, Munetaka Tokumasu, Tamotsu Suzuki, Takahiro Koshiba, Koji Ohsumi, Osamu Ikehara, Yuko Kodama
  • Publication number: 20120276018
    Abstract: Compounds according to formula (I) are effective for the treatment of broncho-obstructive and inflammatory diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A.
    Inventors: Gabriele AMARI, Mauro Riccaboni, Daniele De Zani
  • Patent number: 8299258
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of piperidine derivatives including sufentanil, and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, such as the citrate salt in which a quaternary ammonium (nosylate) salt of an appropriate piperidine is reacted with a corresponding 4-NO2 sulfonate ester to produce the desired piperidine derivative at a high purity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Cambrex Charles City
    Inventors: Greg S. Buenger, Paul A. Jass, Kezia Peixoto Schutz
  • Publication number: 20120269724
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds and related technetium and rhenium complexes thereof which are suitable for imaging or therapeutic treatment of tissues, organs, or tumors. In another embodiment, the invention relates to methods of imaging tissues, organs, or tumors using radiolabeled metal complexes, particularly tissues, organs, or tumors which express certain receptors to which the compounds or complexes of the invention have an affinity. The present invention also relates to methods of treating cancer, particularly those cancer lines which express certain receptors to which the compounds or complexes of the invention have an affinity. In yet another embodiment, the present invention provides methods of imaging and/or inhibiting receptors or neuroreceptors using compounds or complexes of the invention which have an affinity for the receptor or neuroreceptor to be imaged and/or inhibited.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2011
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Ashfaq Mahmood, Alun G. Jones, Naengnoi Limpa-Amara, Yijie Peng, Zeynep Akgun
  • Publication number: 20120238574
    Abstract: The present invention relates to (1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoro-2-hydroxypropan-2-yl)phenyl derivatives having the general formula (I) to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same and to the use of these (1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoro-2-hydroxy-propan-2-yl)phenyl derivatives in the treatment of atherosclerosis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2010
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: N.V. ORGANON
    Inventors: Andrew John Cooke, Emma Louise Carswell, David Jonathan Bennett
  • Patent number: 8269014
    Abstract: Compounds represented by formula I: or pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates thereof, wherein R1, X, Y, and Z are as defined herein, are useful for treating flaviviridae viral infections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Canada) Incorporated
    Inventors: Laval Chan Chun Kong, Sanjoy Kumar Das, Carl Poisson, Constantin G. Yannopoulos, Guy Falardeau, Louis Vaillancourt, Real Denis
  • Publication number: 20120232053
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds of the formula: in salt or zwitterionic form or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1-6, a, Z and Q are as defined in the specification. These compounds are muscarinic receptor antagonists. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, processes for preparing such compounds and methods of using such compounds to, for example, treat pulmonary disorders such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: THERAVANCE, INC.
    Inventors: Craig Husfeld, YuHua Ji, Rick Lee, Li Li, YongQi Mu, Cameron Smith, Johnny Uy
  • Publication number: 20120196884
    Abstract: The present invention relates to sulphonamide derivatives, whith a urea moiety. The invention also relates to the use of the derivatives as inhibitors of collagen receptor integrins, especially ?2?1 integrin inhibitors e.g. in connection with diseases and medical conditions that involve the action of cells and platelets expressing collagen receptors, their use as a medicament, e.g. for the treatment of thrombosis, inflammation, cancer and vascular diseases, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and a process for preparing them. The sulphonamide derivatives have the general formula (I) or (I?).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2010
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: BIOTIE THERAPIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jarkko Tapani Koivunen, Jani Korhonen, Anne Marjamäki, Liisa Nissinen, Marjo Pihlavisto, Olli Taneli Pentikäinen
  • Publication number: 20120172387
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an opioid controlled release oral dosage form comprising at least one opioid for the manufacture of a medicament to treat patients with restless leg syndrome (RLS).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: Euro-Celtique S.A.
    Inventors: Wolfgang FLEISCHER, Karen REIMER, Karin GAWORA
  • Publication number: 20120164103
    Abstract: Compounds represented by formula I: or pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates thereof, wherein R1, X, Y, Y1, and Z are as defined herein, are useful for treating flaviviridae viral infections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Canada) Incorporated
    Inventors: Real Denis, Carl Poisson, Sanjoy Kumar Das, Irina Motorina, Rabindra Rej, Constantin G. Yannopoulos, Laval Chan Chun Kong
  • Patent number: 8198304
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds of formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1-3, R5-7, a, X, Y, Y?, Y?, and Z are as defined in the specification. These compounds are muscarinic receptor antagonists. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, processes for preparing such compounds and methods of using such compounds to, for example, treat pulmonary disorders such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Theravance, Inc.
    Inventors: YuHua Ji, Craig Husfeld, YongQi Mu, Rick Lee, Li Li