Carbocyclic Ring Containing Patents (Class 546/213)
  • Publication number: 20120142930
    Abstract: Novel compounds are continually sought after to treat and prevent diseases and disorders. The invention relates to N-(2-oxo-1-phenylpiperidin-3-yl)sulfonamides useful for being biologically and pharmacologically screened, and to contribute to the exploration and identification of new lead molecules that are capable of modulating the functional activity of a biological target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Inventors: Josep CASTELLS BOLIART, David Enrique MIGUEL CENTENO, Marta PASCUAL GILABERT
  • Publication number: 20120129100
    Abstract: An actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition including: (PA) a compound having a proton acceptor functional group and undergoing decomposition upon irradiation with an actinic ray or radiation to generate a compound reduced in or deprived of proton acceptor property or changed to be acidic from being proton acceptor-functioning, wherein a molar extinction coefficient ? of the compound (PA) at a wavelength of 193 nm as measured in acetonitrile solvent is 55,000 or less, and a pattern forming method using the composition are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akinori Shibuya, Shuhei Yamaguchi, Shohei Kataoka, Michihiro Shirakawa, Takayuki Kato, Naohiro Tango
  • Publication number: 20120129888
    Abstract: Novel compounds are continually sought after to treat and prevent disorders. The invention relates to N-(2-oxo-1-phenylpiperidin-3-yl)sulfonamides useful for contributing to the search and identification of new lead compounds which can modulate the functional activity of a biological target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Inventors: JOSEP CASTELLS BOLIART, David Enrique Miguel Centeno, Marta Pascual Gilabert
  • Publication number: 20120122850
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds of formula I: wherein a, b, c, m, s, t, W, Z, Ar, R1, R2, R3, R6, and R7 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: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2012
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: THERAVANCE, INC.
    Inventors: Yu-Hua JI, Mathai MAMMEN, Craig HUSFELD, Li LI, YongQi MU, Aaron KUSHNER, Eric STANGELAND, Trevor MISCHKI, Adam HUGHES, Sarah DUNHAM
  • Publication number: 20120122708
    Abstract: New compounds are continually sought after for the treatment and prevention of disorders. The invention relates to N-(2-oxo-1-phenylpiperidin-3-yl)sulfonamides which can be biologically and pharmacologically traced, in order to be used in the search for, and identification of, new lead compounds that can modulate the functional activity of a biological target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2011
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Inventors: JOSEP CASTELLS BOLIART, David Enrique MIGUEL CENTENO, Marta PASCUAL GILABERT
  • Publication number: 20120122926
    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: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2012
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: THERAVANCE, INC.
    Inventors: YongQi Mu, Yu-Hua Ji, Mathai Mammen, Viengkham Malathong
  • Publication number: 20120115906
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of the formula (I), where: R1 is: a —NR5R6 group; an unsubstituted or substituted phenyl; R2 is: a (C1-C4)alkyl; an —X—R7 group; R3 and R4 each are independently a substituted phenyl; R5 is a hydrogen atom or a (C1-C4)alkyl; R6 is an unsubstituted or substituted (C1-C4)alkyl; or R5 and R6 together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bonded constitute an unsubstituted or substituted heterocyclic compound; X is a (C1-C5)alkylene; R7 is an —OR8 group, a —NR9R10 group, an —SO2—(C1-C4)alkyl group; R8 is a hydrogen atom or a (C1-C4)alkyl; R9 is a hydrogen atom or a (C1-C4)alkyl; R10 is a hydrogen atom, a —COR11 group, an —SO2R11 group or a —CO(CH2)mOH group; R11 is an unsubstituted or substituted (C1-C4)alkyl; m is 1, 2 or 3. The invention also relates to methods for preparing same and to the therapeutic use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2010
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: SANOFI
    Inventors: Jean-Philippe Ducoux, Murielle Rinaldi-Carmona, Arnaud Rouquette
  • Publication number: 20120095000
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for treatment and prevention of disorders and conditions characterized by reduced TGF-? signaling are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2011
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicants: SRI International, The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Anton Wyss-Coray, Mary J. Tanga
  • Publication number: 20120071659
    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: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: Mallinckrodt LLC
    Inventors: Brian ORR, Joseph P. HAAR, JR., George H. KLEMM, Keith G. TOMAZI
  • Publication number: 20120059170
    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: June 29, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: Vertex Pharmaceuticals ( Canada) Incorporated
    Inventors: Laval Chan Chun Kong, Sanjoy Kumar Das, Carl Poisson, Constantin G. Yannopoulos, Guy Falardeau, Louis Vaillancourt, Réal Denis
  • Publication number: 20120040964
    Abstract: The present invention relates to inhibitors of 11-? hydroxyl steroid dehydrogenase type 1, antagonists of the mineralocorticoid receptor (MR), and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. The compounds of the invention can be useful in the treatment of various diseases associated with expression or activity of 11-? hydroxyl steroid dehydrogenase type 1 and/or diseases associated with aldosterone excess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2011
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: INCYTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wenqing Yao, Meizhong Xu, Colin Zhang, Yanlong Li, Jincong Zhuo, Brian W. Metcalf
  • Publication number: 20120022069
    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: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2010
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: Shionogi & Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidenori Mikamiyama, Akira Matsumura, Moriyasu Masui, Kosuke Anan, Kayoko Hata
  • Publication number: 20120004208
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the general formula as dual modulators of the 5-HT2a and D3 receptors useful against CNS disorders, wherein A, R1, R2, n, p, q and r are as defined in the specification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Inventors: Luca Gobbi, Georg Jaeschke, Thomas Luebbers, Olivier Roche, Rosa Maria Rodriguez-Sarmiento, Lucinda Steward
  • Publication number: 20110319378
    Abstract: The present invention provides MDM2 inhibitor compounds of Formula I, wherein the variables are defined above, which compounds are useful as therapeutic agents, particularly for the treatment of cancers. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions that contain an MDM2 inhibitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: AMGEN INC.
    Inventors: Michael David BARTBERGER, Ana GONZALEZ BUENROSTRO, Hilary Plake BECK, Xiaoqi CHEN, Richard Victor CONNORS, Jeffrey DEIGNAN, Jason DUQUETTE, John EKSTEROWICZ, Benjamin FISHER, Brian Matthew FOX, Jiasheng FU, Zice FU, Felix GONZALEZ LOPEZ DE TURISO, Michael GRIBBLE, JR., Darin James GUSTIN, Julie Anne HEATH, Xin HUANG, Xianyun JIAO, Michael G. JOHNSON, Frank KAYSER, David John KOPECKY, Sujen LAI, Yihong LI, Zhihong LI, Jiwen LIU, Jonathan Dante LOW, Brian Stuart LUCAS, Zhihua MA, Lawrence McGEE, Joel McINTOSH, Dustin McMINN, Julio Cesar MEDINA, Jeffrey Thomas MIHALIC, Steven Howard Olson, Yosup REW, Philip Marley ROVETO, Daqing SUN, Xiaodong WANG, Yingcai WANG, Xuelei YAN, Ming YU, Jiang ZHU
  • Publication number: 20110319446
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) have muscarinic M3 receptor modulating activity; wherein A is an oxygen atom or group —N(R12)—; (i) R1 is C1-C6-alkyl or a hydrogen atom; and R2 is a hydrogen atom or a group —R5, —Z—Y—R5, —Z—NR9R10; —Z—CO—NR9R10; —Z—NR9—CO—R5; or —Z—CO2H; and R3 is a lone pair, or C1-C6-alkyl in which case the nitrogen atom to which it is attached is a quaternary nitrogen and carries a positive charge; or (ii) R1 and R3 together with the nitrogen to which they are attached form a heterocycloalkyl ring, and R2 is a hydrogen atom; or a group —R5, —Z—Y—R5, —Z—NR9R10, —Z—CO—NR9R10, —Z—NR9—CO—R5, or —Z—CO2H, in which cases the nitrogen atom to which it is attached is a quaternary nitrogen and carries a positive charge; or (iii) R1 and R2 together with the nitrogen to which they are attached form a heterocycloalkyl ring, said ring being substituted by a group —Y—R5, —Z—Y—R5, —Z—NR9R10; —Z—CO—NR9R10; —Z—NR9—CO—R5; or —Z—CO2H and R3 is a lone pair, or C1-C6-alkyl in which case the nitrogen atom to whi
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: Argenta Discovery Ltd.
    Inventors: Harry Finch, Nicholas Charles Ray, Richard James Bull, Monique Bodil van Niel, Andrew Stephen Robert Jennings
  • Publication number: 20110306603
    Abstract: 8-Substituted-2,6-methano-3-benzazocines of general structure are useful as analgesics, anti-diarrheal agents, anticonvulsants, antitussives and anti-addiction medications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2011
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Applicant: RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
    Inventor: Mark P. Wentland
  • Publication number: 20110294851
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, where R1-3, R5, R7, a, b, Q, X, X?, X?, Y, Z, and Ar are as defined in the specification. These compounds are muscarinic receptor antagonists. The invention also relates to 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: August 5, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: THERAVANCE, INC.
    Inventors: YuHua JI, Craig HUSFELD, Rick LEE, YongQi MU
  • Publication number: 20110288052
    Abstract: The class compounds of the present invention may be represented by Formula (I), wherein X may be O, S, or N. R1 and R2 are independently either H, C1-C20 alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, aryl, arylalkyl, or alkylaryl. R3 and R4 are independently either H, an aryl group, a heteroaryl group, and a heterocyclic ring group having 4 to 6 carbon atoms, wherein the aryl, heteroaryl, and heterocyclic moieties are optionally substituted with one or more of a first substitution group defined herein. In a further embodiment, R3 and R4 along with the atoms and bonds to which they are attached, form an optionally substituted 5-7 membered ring having at least one nitrogen atom within the ring structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2009
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Inventors: Craig A. Townsend, Kandasamy Subburaj, Jill Marie McFadden
  • Publication number: 20110288128
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for administration of sufentanil-containing drug formulations to the oral mucosa of a subject are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2010
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Pamela Palmer, Shamim Pushpala, Evangeline Cruz, Larry Hamel, Linda Judge
  • Publication number: 20110281851
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds of formula I: wherein a, b, c, m, s, t, W, Z, Ar, R1, R2, R3, R6, and R7 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: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicant: THERAVANCE, INC.
    Inventors: Yu-Hua JI, Mathai MAMMEN, Craig HUSFELD, Li LI, YongQi MU, Aaron KUSHNER, Eric STANGELAND, Trevor MISCHKI, Adam HUGHES, Sarah DUNHAM
  • Publication number: 20110275797
    Abstract: An N-acyl anthranilic acid derivative represented by general formula (1) or a salt thereof is useful for prevention or treatment of diseases associated with excessive production of collagen. (In the formula, R1 represents a carboxyl group or the like; R2 represents a hydrogen atom or the like; R3 represents an optionally substituted aryl group or the like; X1 represents a carbonyl group; X2 represents a bonding hand; X3 represents a bonding hand; X4 represents a bonding hand or the like; and A represents an optionally substituted phenyl group or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2010
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: Toyama Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junichi Yokotani, Arihiro Takatori, Yukie Tada, Minori Yanai, Hiroshi Kato, Yoichi Taniguchi, Chiharu Tanabe
  • Publication number: 20110275608
    Abstract: A method for preventing and/or treating a metabolic disease, cerebrovascular disease, etc. which comprises administering to a mammal an effective amount of the compound of the formula (I): wherein all symbols have the same meanings as defined in the specification; a salt thereof, an N-oxide thereof, a solvate thereof, or a prodrug thereof. And a novel compound of the formula (I-1): wherein all symbols have the same meanings as defined in the specification; a salt thereof, an N-oxide thereof, a solvate thereof, or a prodrug thereof has an anti-diabetic effect and a neuroprotective effect. Accordingly, the compound of the formula (I) and the compound of the formula (I-1) are useful in a method for preventing and/or treating for a metabolic disease such as diabetes, cerebrovascular disease such as stroke, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2010
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: ARRAY BIOPHARMA INC.
    Inventors: Martha E. Rodriguez, David A. Mareska, Jeremy J. Hans, Darren M. Harvey, Robert D. Groneberg, Michael O'Sullivan
  • Publication number: 20110263428
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I), wherein the substituents are as defined in claim 1, are suitable for use as herbicides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2009
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION, INC.
    Inventors: Stephane Andre Marie Jeanmart, Russell Colin Viner, John Benjamin Taylor, William Guy Whittingham, Jeffrey Steven Wailes, Sarah Margaret Targett, Christopher John Mathews, Mangala Govenkar, Matthew Robert Cordingley, Claire Janet Russell, Melloney Tyte
  • Publication number: 20110245226
    Abstract: The present application describes substituted piperidinyl modulators of MIP-1? or CCR-1 or stereoisomers or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. In addition, methods of treating and preventing inflammatory diseases such as asthma and allergic diseases, as well as autoimmune pathologies such as rheumatoid arthritis and transplant rejection using said modulators are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2011
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Inventors: Percy H. Carter, Cullen L. Cavallaro, John V. Duncia, Daniel S. Gardner, John Hynes, Rui-Qin Liu, Joseph B. Santella, Dharmpal S. Dodd
  • Publication number: 20110237511
    Abstract: This invention relates to potent selective agonists of the EP4 subtype of prostaglandin E2 receptors, their use or a formulation thereof in the treatment of glaucoma and other conditions, which are related to elevated intraocular pressure in the eye of a patient. This invention further relates to the use of the compounds of this invention for mediating the bone modeling and remodeling processes of the osteoblasts and osteoclasts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: Merck Frosst Canada
    Inventors: Xavier Billot, John Colucci, Yongxin Han, Marie-Claire Wilson, Robert N. Young
  • Publication number: 20110230495
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula I: where X, HAr, a, and R1 through R6 are as defined in the specification, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The compounds of formula I are serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds; methods of using such compounds; and process and intermediates for preparing such compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2011
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Inventors: Eric L. Stangeland, Lori Jean Patterson, Sheila Zipfel
  • Publication number: 20110224209
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to 4,4-di-substituted piperidine derivatives, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in the treatment of disorders and conditions modulated by DPP-1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2011
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Inventors: Bart L. DeCorte, Renee L. DesJarlais, Yifang Huang, Michael H. Parker, Dennis J. Hlasta
  • Publication number: 20110200553
    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: April 7, 2011
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Laval Chan Chun Kong, Jean Bedard, Sanjoy Kumar Das, Nghe Nguyen Ba, Oswy Z. Pereira, Thumkunta Jagadeeswar Reddy, Mohammed Arshad Siddiqui, Wuyi Wang, Constanin G. Yannopoulos
  • Patent number: 7994195
    Abstract: Compounds comprising or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or a prodrug thereof are disclosed herein. Details are provided herein. Compositions, methods, and medicaments related thereto are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: David W. Old, Robert M. Burk
  • Publication number: 20110183960
    Abstract: The subject matter of the invention is compounds corresponding to formula (I), in which: R1 and R2, together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, constitute a saturated heterocyclic radical containing from 4 to 7 atoms, which is preferably substituted; one of the two substituents R3 and R6 is a group Y-A-R9; Y is an oxygen atom or an —S(O)n?—, or —OSO2 group; A is an unsubstituted (C1-C4) alkylene group; R9 is an —OR19, —CH3, —NR19R20, —CONR19R20, —NR15COR19, —S(O)nR21, or —NR13SO2R21 group; —R10 is a hydrogen atom or a (C1-C4) alkyl group. The present invention also relates to the methods of preparation and the therapeutic uses of the compounds of formula (I).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2009
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS
    Inventors: Francis Barth, Jean-Philippe Ducoux, Patrick Gueule, Murielle Rinaldi-carmona, Arnaud Rouquette
  • Publication number: 20110172297
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a class of compounds, including the pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds, having the structure of Formula (I): as defined in the specification. The invention is also directed to compositions containing the compounds of Formula (I) as AMPA modulators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2009
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Inventors: Kimberly Gail Estep, Antone F.J. Fliri, Randall James Gallaschun, Christopher John O'Donnell, Nandini Chaturbhai Patel, Jacob Bradley Schwarz, Longfei Xie
  • Publication number: 20110166159
    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: March 17, 2011
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Applicant: CalciMedica, Inc.
    Inventors: Gonul Velicelebi, Kenneth A. Stauderman, Jeffrey P. Whitten, Yazhong Pei, Jianguo Cao, Zhijun Wang, Evan Rogers, Brian Dyck, Jonathan Grey
  • Publication number: 20110166182
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a compound of the formula (A): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; and also to compounds of formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2009
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Applicant: ELI LILLY AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Jeffrey Alan Dodge, Timothy Ivo Richardson, Christian Alexander Clarke, Scott Alan Jones, Ronald Jay Hinklin, Conrad Wilson Hummel, George Sal Lewis
  • Publication number: 20110152234
    Abstract: The invention relates to thiophene carboxamides of formula (I), wherein A, R1, R2, R3, n and X are as defined in the specification, processes and intermediates used in their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Inventors: Alan Faull, Craig Johnstone, Andrew Morley, Jeffrey Philip Poyser
  • Publication number: 20110144108
    Abstract: Novel 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: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2011
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: Adolor Corporation
    Inventors: Roland E. Dolle, Bertrand Le Bourdonnec
  • Patent number: 7960385
    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 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Theravance, Inc.
    Inventors: YuHua Ji, Craig Husfeld, YongQi Mu, Rick Lee, Li Li
  • Publication number: 20110112144
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods of preparing substituted thiophenes, which are useful for the treatment and prevention of cancers. Also disclosed are substituted thiophenes made by the methods disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2009
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicant: ASTRAZENECA AB
    Inventors: Matthew Ball, Martin Francis Jones, Fiona Ruth Kenley, David John Pittam
  • Publication number: 20110105562
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel alkynyl derivatives, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in the treatment of disorders and conditions modulated by DPP-1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2010
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Inventors: Michael H. Parker, Dennis J. Hlasta, Yifang Huang, Allen B. Reitz, Edward C. Lawson, Carsten Schubert, Eric Strobel, Brett A. Tounge, Kimberly White, Michael P. Winters, Shyamali Ghosh
  • Publication number: 20110071289
    Abstract: Disclosed is a compound represented by the formula (1) below or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, which is useful as an agent for prevention and/or treatment of diabetes and the like. (In the formula, RA and RB independently represent an optionally substituted alkyl group or the like; RC represents an optionally substituted alkyl group or the like; RD represents a hydrogen atom or the like; RE represents a hydrogen atom or the like; and RF represents a group selected from those represented by the formulae (G1) below: wherein one hydrogen atom serves as a bonding hand, or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2008
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicant: DAINIPPON SUMITOMO PHARMA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Horiuchi, Noriko Nunami, Hiroto Tatamidani, Eiko Ohata
  • Publication number: 20110034511
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt thereof, wherein X is C(R3c)? or N?; R1 is C2-C6 alkyl, substituted C2-C6 alkyl, C3-C7 cycloalkyl, substituted C3-C7 cycloalkyl, phenyl, substituted phenyl, heterocycle, or substituted heterocycle; R2 is hydrogen, C1-C3 n-alkyl, C3-C6 cycloalkyl-C1-C3 alkyl, or a group of formula II provided that when R1 is C2-C6 alkyl or substituted C2-C6 alkyl, R2 is hydrogen or methyl; R3a, R3b and, when X is —C(R3c)?, R3c, are each independently hydrogen, fluoro, or methyl, provided that no more than one of R3a, R3b, and R3c may be other than hydrogen; R4 is hydrogen or C1-C3 alkyl; R5 is hydrogen, C1-C3 alkyl, or C3-C6 cycloalkylcarbonyl, provided that when R3a is other than hydrogen, R5 is hydrogen; R6 is hydrogen or C1-C6 alkyl; and n is an integer from 1 to 6 inclusively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2010
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventors: Maria-Jesus Blanco-Pillado, Michael Philip Cohen, Sandra Ann Filla, Kevin John Hudziak, Daniel Timothy Kohlman, Dana Rae Benesh, Frantz Victor, Yao-Chang Xu, Bai-Ping Ying, DeAnna Piatt Zacherl, Deyi Zhang, Brian Michael Mathes
  • Patent number: 7884102
    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: April 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Adolor Corporation
    Inventors: Roland Ellwood Dolle, Bertrand Le Bourdonnec
  • Publication number: 20110028515
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof can be used in the form of pharmaceutical compositions, wherein A1, A2, R1, R2, R3 and R4 have the significance given in claim 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Inventors: Jean Ackermann, Aurelia Conte, Daniel Hunziker, Werner Neidhart, Matthias Nettekoven, Stanley Wertheimer
  • Patent number: 7868205
    Abstract: The invention relates to the inhibition of histone deacetylase. The invention provides compounds and methods for inhibiting histone deacetylase enzymatic activity. The invention also provides compositions and methods for treating cell proliferative diseases and conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: MethylGene Inc.
    Inventors: Oscar Moradei, Isabelle Paquin, Silvana Leit, Sylvie Frechette, Arkadii Vaisburg, Jeffrey M. Besterman, Pierre Tessier, Tammy C. Mallais
  • Publication number: 20100331335
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides inhibitors of c-Jun N-terminal kinases (JNK) having a structure according to the following formula: or a salt or solvate thereof, wherein ring A, Ca, Cb, Z, R5, W and Cy are defined herein. The disclosure further provides pharmaceutical compositions including the compounds of the present disclosure and methods of making and using the compounds and compositions of the present disclosure, e.g., in the treatment and prevention of various disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2010
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Inventors: Hing L. Sham, Roy K. Hom, Andrei W. Konradi, Gary D. Probst, Simeon Bowers, Anh Truong, R. Jeffrey Neitz, Jennifer Sealy, Gergely Toth
  • Publication number: 20100317630
    Abstract: The invention is directed to methods of using antagonists selective for the metabotropic mGlu5 receptor to treat conditions of neuromuscular dysfunction of the lower urinary tract in a mammal. Provided are methods of treating a mammal suffering from a condition of neuromuscular dysfunction of the lower urinary tract by administering a selective mGlu5 antagonist. The selective mGlu5 antagonist may be administered alone or in combination with one or more additional therapeutic agents for treating such a condition. Also provided are methods of identifying selective mGlu5 antagonists that are useful for treating neuromuscular dysfunction of the lower urinary tract in a mammal. Methods for treating migraine and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) using selective mGlu5 antagonists are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2010
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Applicant: RECORDATI IRELAND LIMITED
    Inventors: Amedeo Leonardi, Gianni Motta, Carlo Riva, Elena Poggesi, Davide Graziani
  • Publication number: 20100240679
    Abstract: Compounds of the present invention having the formula exhibit inhibitory activity on the natural enzyme renin. Thus, compounds of formula (I) may be employed for the treatment of hypertension, atherosclerosis, unstable coronary syndrome, congestive heart failure, cardiac hypertrophy, cardiac fibrosis, cardiomyopathy postinfarction, unstable coronary syndrome, diastolic dysfunction, chronic kidney disease, hepatic fibrosis, complications resulting from diabetes, such as nephropathy, vasculopathy and neuropathy, diseases of the coronary vessels, restenosis following angioplasty, raised intra-ocular pressure, glaucoma, abnormal vascular growth, hyperaldosteronism, cognitive impairment, alzheimers, dementia, anxiety states and cognitive disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Inventors: Richard Sedrani, Juergen Klaus Maibaum, Werner Breitenstein, Holger Sellner, Claus Ehrhardt, Nils Ostermann
  • Publication number: 20100234424
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) as defined herein: are useful for treating behavioral disorders associated with dementia, psychoses, in particular schizophrenia (deficient form and productive form) and acute or chronic extrapyramidal symptoms induced by neuroleptics; for the treatment of various forms of anxiety, panic attacks, phobias, and compulsive obsessive disorders; for treating various forms of depression, including psychotic depression; for treating disorders caused by alcohol abuse or weaning from alcohol, sexual behavior disorders, eating disorders and for treating migraine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2010
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS
    Inventors: Gihad DARGAZANLI, Genevieve ESTENNE-BOUHTOU, Pascale MAGAT
  • Publication number: 20100234395
    Abstract: Discloses is a pharmaceutical agent comprising an ureide derivative represented by the formula: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient. The ureide derivative or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is useful for the relief of a pain or the treatment or prevention of neurogenic pain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2007
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Applicant: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Yuji Sugawara, Naoki Izumimoto, Hideyuki Tsutsui
  • Patent number: 7790898
    Abstract: Substituted 3-phenylpiperidine compounds corresponding to Formula I in which R1 and R2 have the meanings defined in the specification, methods for preparing such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, and the use of such compounds for treating or inhibiting various conditions, especially pain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Gruenenthal GmbH
    Inventors: Joerg Holenz, Helmut Buschmann, Michael Finkam
  • Patent number: 7776884
    Abstract: The present application describes modulators of MCP-1 of formula (I): or pharmaceutically acceptable salt forms thereof, useful for the prevention of rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, atherosclerosis, asthma, restinosis, organ transplantation, and cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventor: Robert J. Cherney