Bicyclo Ring System Which Is Indole (including Hydrogenated) Patents (Class 546/277.4)
  • Patent number: 8476289
    Abstract: This invention comprises the novel compounds of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, A and X have defined meanings, having histone deacetylase inhibiting enzymatic activity; their preparation, compositions containing them and their use as a medicine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica NV
    Inventors: Eddy Jean Edgard Freyne, Isabelle Noëlle Constance Pilatte, Patrick René Angibaud
  • Publication number: 20130165475
    Abstract: The present invention provides deuterium-enriched heteroaryl-containing urea compounds (I) and use of the same for treating conditions mediated by protein kinase such as
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2011
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: ASCEPION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Shan Jiang, Qishan Wang, Xiaoyong Gao
  • Publication number: 20130137648
    Abstract: Derivatives of 1-phenyl-2-pyridinyl alkyl alcohols are useful as inhibitors of the phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) enzyme.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2013
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicant: Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A.
    Inventor: Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A.
  • Publication number: 20130137686
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of Formula I wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, n, Q1, Q2, Q3, Y, and X1-X4 are as defined herein. Compounds of Formula I are useful in the treatment of diseases and/or conditions related to cell proliferation, such as cancer, inflammation, arthritis, angiogenesis, or the like. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of the invention and methods of treating the aforementioned conditions using such compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2012
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Inventor: Esanex, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130131084
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of derivatives of indoles having a general formula (I) as follow: for the manufacture of a pharmaceutical composition intended for the treatment of cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2012
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
    Inventors: Catherine GUILLOU, Frank Kozielski, Christophe Labriere, Francoise Gueritte, Sergey Tcherniuk, Dimitrios Skoufias, Claude Thal, Henri-Philippe Husson
  • Publication number: 20130112948
    Abstract: A heterocyclic compound represented by Formula 1A below and an organic light-emitting diode including the same: at least one of R1 to R7 is a group represented by Formula 1B below. in Formulae 1A and 1B, R1 to R9, Ar1, Ar2, A, B, a and b are the same as described in the detailed description section of the present application. The organic light-emitting diode including an organic layer including the heterocyclic compound has a low driving voltage, high luminescence efficiency, and a long lifetime.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hye-Jin Jung, Seok-Hwan Hwang, Young-Kook Kim, Jin-O Lim, Sang-Hyun Han, Soo-Yon Kim, Jin-Young Yun, Jong-Hyuk Lee
  • Publication number: 20130084346
    Abstract: The present invention relates to 4-pyridinone compounds which are inhibitors of catechol O-methyltransferase (COMT), and are useful in the treatment and prevention of neurological and psychiatric disorders and diseases in which COMT enzyme is involved. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the prevention or treatment of such diseases in which COMT is involved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2011
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Inventors: Scott Wolkenberg, James C. Barrow, Michael S. Poslusney, Scott T. Harrison, B. Wesley Trotter, James Mulhearn, Kausik K. Nanda, Peter J. Manley, Zhijian Zhao, Jeffrey W. Schubert, Nathan Kett, Amy Zartman
  • Patent number: 8410144
    Abstract: The present invention relates to substituted indolo-pyridinone compounds and methods of synthesizing these compounds. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing substituted indolo-pyridinone compounds and methods of treating cell proliferative disorders, such as cancer, by administering these compounds or pharmaceutical compositions to subjects in need thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: ArQule, Inc.
    Inventors: Nivedita Namdev, Manish Tandon, Jianqiang Wang, Audra Dalton, David Vensel, Rocio Palma, Mark A. Ashwell, Neil Westlund
  • Publication number: 20130079343
    Abstract: Disclosed are a 1,3,6-substituted indole compound having inhibitory activity for protein kinases, a pharmaceutically acceptable thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition for prevention and treatment of diseases caused by abnormal cell growth including the compound as an active ingredient. Since the novel indole compound exhibits superior inhibitory activity for various protein kinases involved in growth factor signal transduction, it is useful as an agent for preventing or treating cancers caused by abnormal cell growth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2012
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: Korea Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventor: Korea Institute of Science and Technology
  • Patent number: 8404683
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula (I), their use as an inhibitor of a p53-MDM2 interaction as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds of formula (I) wherein n, m, p, s, t, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, X, Y, Q and Z have defined meanings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutical N.V.
    Inventors: Jean Ferand Armand Lacrampe, Christophe Meyer, Yannick Aimè Eddy Ligny, Imre Christian Francis Csoka, Luc Van Hijfte, Janine Arts, Bruno Schoentjes, Camille Georges Wermuth, Bruno Giethlen, Jean-Marie Contreras, Muriel Joubert
  • Patent number: 8394836
    Abstract: Compound of formula (I) are ligands of the CRTH2 receptor, useful inter alia for treatment of inflammatory conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Pulmagen Therapeutics (Asthma) Limited
    Inventors: George Hynd, John Gary Montana, Harry Finch, Rosa Arienzo, Barbara Avitabile-Woo, Mathias Domostoj
  • Patent number: 8377961
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula (I), their use as an inhibitor of a p53-MDM2 interaction as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds of formula (I) wherein n, m, p, t, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, Q, Y and Z have defined meanings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V.
    Inventors: Jean Fernand Armand Lacrampe, Christophe Meyer, Bruno Schoentjes, Alain Philippe Poncelet, Camille Georges Wermuth, Bruno Giethlen, Jean-Marie Contreras, Muriel Joubert, Luc Van Hijfte
  • Patent number: 8377941
    Abstract: The present invention relates to modulation of the ?7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) by a compound of List A or a salt thereof, which may be represented, but is not limited to the compound N-[(2-Trifluoromethyl-1H-indol-5-yl)methyl]-2-(trifluoromethyl)-5-pyrimidinecarboxamide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Proximagen Limited
    Inventors: Kevin Dinnell, Andrew P Lightfoot, Howard Robert Marshall
  • Publication number: 20130040977
    Abstract: This technology relates generally to compounds and methods for stimulating neurogenesis (e.g., post-natal neurogenesis, including post-natal hippocampal and hypothalamic neurogenesis) and/or protecting neuronal cell from cell death. Various compounds are disclosed herein. In vivo activity tests suggest that these compounds may have therapeutic benefits in neuropsychiatric and/or neurodegenerative diseases such as schizophrenia, major depression, bipolar disorder, normal aging, epilepsy, traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, Down syndrome, spinocerebellar ataxia, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Huntington's disease, stroke, radiation therapy, chronic stress, abuse of a neuro-active drug, retinal degeneration, spinal cord injury, peripheral nerve injury, physiological weight loss associated with various conditions, as well as cognitive decline associated with normal aging, chemotherapy, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Inventors: Steven L. McKnight, Andrew A. Pieper, Joseph M. Ready, Jef K. De Brabander
  • Publication number: 20130035354
    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: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: NOVARTIS AG
    Inventors: Sylvie Chamoin, Qi-Ying Hu, Julien Papillon
  • Patent number: 8367665
    Abstract: The invention provides a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable ester, amide, carbamate, solvate or salt thereof, including a salt of such an ester, amide or carbamate, and a solvate of such an ester, amide, carbamate or salt. The invention also provides also provides the use of such compounds in the treatment or prophylaxis of a condition associated with a disease or disorder associated with estrogen receptor activity, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 are as defined in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Karo Bio AB
    Inventors: Patrik Rhönnstad, Elisabet Kallin, Theresa Apelqvist, Mattias Wennerstål, Aiping Cheng
  • Publication number: 20120322800
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are small molecule heterocyclic inhibitors of sepiapterin reductase (SPR), and prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The Also featured are pharmaceutical compositions of the compounds and uses of these compounds for the treatment or prevention of pain (e.g., inflammatory pain, nociceptive pain, functional pain, and neuropathic pain).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2010
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Inventor: Julian Blagg
  • Publication number: 20120322831
    Abstract: Novel small molecule compounds for reduction of A? 42 production and for treatment of Alzheimer's Disease and other neurodegenerative disorders, methods of making them and pharmaceutical compositions containing them are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: KAREUS THERAPEUTICS SA
    Inventors: Venkateswarlu Akella, Uday Saxena, Anji Reddy Kallam
  • Patent number: 8329708
    Abstract: Disclosed are a 1,3,6-substituted indole compound having inhibitory activity for protein kinases, a pharmaceutically acceptable thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition for prevention and treatment of diseases caused by abnormal cell growth including the compound as an active ingredient. Since the novel indole compound exhibits superior inhibitory activity for various protein kinases involved in growth factor signal transduction, it is useful as an agent for preventing or treating cancers caused by abnormal cell growth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Korea Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Tae Bo Sim, Young Jin Ham, Kyung Ho Yoo, Chang Hyun Oh, Jung Mi Hah, Hwan Kim, Hwan Geun Choi, Jung-Hun Lee
  • Publication number: 20120309769
    Abstract: The invention provides molecular entities that bind with high affinity to PPARG (PPAR?), and inhibit kinase-mediated (e.g., cdk5-mediated) phosphorylation of PPARG, but do not exert an agonistic effect on PPARG. Compounds of the invention can be used for treatment of conditions in patients wherein PPARG plays a role, such as diabetes, insulin resistance, impaired glucose tolerance, pre-diabetes, hyperglycemia, hyperinsulinemia, obesity, or inflammation. Side effects such as significant weight gain, edema, impairment of bone growth or formation, or cardiac hypertrophy, or any combination thereof, can be avoided in the mammal receiving the compound. Methods of preparation of the compounds, bioassay methods for evaluating compounds of the invention as non-agonistic PPARG binding compounds, and pharmaceutical compositions are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2012
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE
    Inventors: Theodore Mark Kamenecka, Patrick R. Griffin, Marcel Koenig, Alice Asteian, Anne-Laure Blayo, Yuanjun He, Youseung Shin
  • Publication number: 20120309757
    Abstract: The invention provides molecular entities that bind with high affinity to PPARG (PPAR?), inhibit kinase-mediated, e.g., cdk5-mediated, phosphorylation of PPARG, but do not exert an agonistic effect on PPARG. Compounds of the invention can be used for treatment of conditions in patients wherein PPARG plays a role, such as diabetes, insulin resistance, impaired glucose tolerance, pre-diabetes, hyperglycemia, hyperinsulinemia, obesity, or inflammation. In methods of treatment of these conditions using a compound of the invention, the compound can avoid producing side effects of significant weight gain, edema, impairment of bone growth or formation, or cardiac hypertrophy, or any combination thereof, in the patient receiving the compound. Methods of preparation of the compounds, bioassay methods for evaluating compounds of the invention as non-agonistic PPARG binding compounds, and pharmaceutical compositions are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2012
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE
    Inventors: Theodore Mark Kamenecka, Patrick R. Griffin, Marcel Koenig, Alice Asteian, Anne-Laure Blayo, Yuanjun He, Youseung Shin
  • Publication number: 20120302576
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters and prodrugs of Formula (I) or (II): which are useful as AMPK modulators effective in treating diabetes, obesity and cancer in a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2012
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Inventors: Neal C. Birnberg, Hong Liu, Qing Ping Weng, Haibo Shang, Pan Yin, Sharanappa B. Rajur, Hwa-Ok Kim, Paresh D. Salgaonkar, Norton P. Peet
  • Patent number: 8299066
    Abstract: This invention provides a compound of the formula (I): a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein R1 is substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or the like, R2 is hydrogen or substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, Ring A is monocyclic or bicyclic aromatic heterocycle, R3 is substituted or unsubstituted aryl, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl or substituted or unsubstituted heterocycle, R4 is halogen, cyano, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl or the like, m is an integer between 0 and 2, n is an integer between 0 and 5, R is halogen, oxo, cyano, nitro, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or the like, and p is an integer between 0 and 2 as novel compounds having NPY Y5 antagonistic activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Shionogi & Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Sakagami, Hiroshi Hashizume, Satoru Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20120270879
    Abstract: Disclosed are CCR1 receptor antagonists of the formula (I) wherein Ar1, Ar2, R1-R3, X and L are disclosed herein. Also disclosed are compositions, methods of making and using compounds of the formula (I).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2010
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Brian Nicholas Cook, Daniel Kuzmich
  • Publication number: 20120258948
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a new class of hydroxamic acid derivatives of formula I, wherein the variables G, T, D, L, R1, R2, R3 are as described herein, their use as LpxC inhibitors, and more specifically their use to treat bacterial infections in a patient in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2010
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Inventors: Matthew Frank Brown, Ye Che, Anthony Marfat, Michael Joseph Melnick, Justin Ian Montgomery, Usa Reilly
  • Publication number: 20120258947
    Abstract: Substituted 6-amino-nicotinamides, pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds and also use of these compounds in the treatment and/or prophylaxis of pain and further diseases and/or disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: Grunenthal GmbH
    Inventors: Sven KÜHNERT, Gregor Bahrenberg, Achim Kless, Wolfgang Schröder, Simon Lucas
  • Patent number: 8283365
    Abstract: This invention relates to modulation of the ?7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) by a compound of formula (I) or a salt thereof
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Proximagen Limited
    Inventors: Kevin Dinnell, Andrew P Lightfoot, Howard Robert Marshall
  • Publication number: 20120244074
    Abstract: The present invention provides alternative in vivo imaging agents suitable for use in the detection of ?v?6 expressed in a subject. The invention also provides a method for obtaining said in vivo imaging agents, and use of the in vivo imaging agents in determining ?v?6 expressed in a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Inventor: Magne Solbakken
  • Publication number: 20120245357
    Abstract: A Michael adduct of piplartine, to provide inhibition of ALR2 in vitro (supported by molecular docking) and their potential to suppress the accumulation of sorbitol in erythrocytes when incubated under high glucose conditions; a treatment method using a Michael adduct; and a process for preparing a Michael adduct are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2011
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC & INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH
    Inventors: Madhusudana Rao Janaswamy, Bhanuprakash Reddy Geereddy, Rama Subba Rao Vidadala, Muthenna Puppala
  • Publication number: 20120225873
    Abstract: The invention provides novel compounds useful for the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders including Alzheimer's disease and dementia. The compounds have a substituents chosen from -L-C(?O)OH, -L-CH?CHC(?O)OH, -L-C(?O)NH2, -L-C(?O)NH(C1-3 alkyl), -L-C(?O)N(C1-3 alkyl)2, -L-S(?O)2(C1-3alkyl), -L-S(?O)2NH2, -L-S(?O)2N(C1-3 alkyl)2, -L-S(?O)2NH(C1-3 alkyl), -L-C(?O)NHOH, -L-C(?O)CH2NH2, -L-C(?O)CH2OH, -L-C(?O)CH2SH, -L-C(?O)NHCN, -L-NHC(?O)ORo, -L-C(?O)NHRo, -L-NH(C?O)NHRo, -L-C(?O)N(Ro)2, -L-NH(C?O)N(Ro)2, -L-sulfo, -L-(2,6 difluorophenol), -L-phosphono, and -L-tetrazolyl, where L is a linker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicant: Myrexis, Inc.
    Inventors: Rachel Slade, Yevgeniya Klimova, Robert J. Halter, Ashantai J. Yungai, Warren S. Weiner, Ruth J. Walton, Jon Adam Willardsen, Mark B. Anderson, Kenton Zavitz
  • Patent number: 8232310
    Abstract: Peptides and compounds are provided that function as EWS-FLI1 protein inhibitors. The peptides and compounds have utility in the treatment of Ewing's sarcoma family of tumors. Also provided are methods of preparing the compounds and assays for identifying inhibitors of EWS-FLI1 protein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Georgetown University
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Toretsky, Aykut Üren, Milton Lang Brown, Yali Kong
  • Patent number: 8232312
    Abstract: The present invention relates to substituted arylsulphonylglycines of general formula (I) wherein R, X, Y and Z are defined as in claim 1, the tautomers, enantiomers, diastereomers, mixtures thereof and salts thereof, which have valuable pharmacological properties, particularly the suppression of the interaction of glycogen phosphorylase a with the GL subunit of glycogen-associated protein phosphatase 1 (PP1), and their use as pharmaceutical compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Holger Wagner, Elke Langkopf, Matthias Eckhardt, Ruediger Streicher, Corinna Schoelch, Annette Schuler-Metz, Alexander Pautsch
  • Patent number: 8227489
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of general formula (I): Wherein n, X1, X2, X3, X4, Y, Z1, Z2, Z3, Z4, Ra and Rb are as defined herein. The invention also relates to process for the preparation of compounds of formula (I) and their therapeutic use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis
    Inventors: Laurent Dubois, Yannick Evanno, Andre Malanda
  • Publication number: 20120184574
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds and forms and pharmaceutical compositions thereof useful for treating a viral infection, or for affecting viral activity by modulating viral replication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2010
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: PTC THERAPEUTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Malcolm Maccoss, F. George Njoroge, Amin Nomeir, Guangming Chen, Song Xiao Huang, Ramesh Kakarla, Gary Mitchell Karp, William Joseph Lennox, Chunshi Li, Ronggang Liu, Yalei Liu, Christie Morrill, Steven D. Paget, Sean W. Smith, James Takasugi, Anthony A. Turpoff, Hongyu Ren, Nanjing Zhang, Xiaoyan Zhang, Jin Zhu
  • Publication number: 20120183496
    Abstract: The present invention provides, among other things, compounds represented by the general Formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein X, Y, R1A, R1B, R2, and R3 are as defined in classes and subclasses herein and compositions (e.g., pharmaceutical compositions) comprising such compounds, which compounds are useful as inhibitors of hepatitis C virus polymerase, and thus are useful, for example, as medicaments for the treatment of HCV infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: COCRYSTAL DISCOVERY, INC.
    Inventors: Sam SK Lee, Wang Shen, Xiaoling Zheng, Irina C. Jacobson
  • Publication number: 20120184582
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds which are effective as an inhibitor for xanthine oxidase, a process for preparing the same, and a pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2010
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Inventors: Jeong Uk Song, Geun Tae Kim, Sung Pil Choi, Cheol Kyu Jung, Deok Seong Park, Eun Sil Choi, Tae Hun Kim, Hyun Jung Park, Wan Su Park, Heui Sul Park, Ki Chul Koo, Vasily Artemov
  • Patent number: 8222279
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula I are described along with pharmaceutical formulations thereof, and methods of treating disorders such as diabetes and neurodegenerative diseases with such compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Duke University
    Inventor: Michael C. Pirrung
  • Publication number: 20120172346
    Abstract: The invention concerns the use of a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor alpha 7 activators for the treatment, prevention or delay of progression of dyskinesia associated with dopamine agonist therapy in Parkinson's Disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2010
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Inventors: Thérèse Di Paolo, Dominik Feuerbach, Baltazar Gomez-Mancilla, Donald Johns
  • Patent number: 8211918
    Abstract: This invention provides compounds of formula I where the dashed line represents an optional double bond; where R1 is phenyl, naphthyl, pyridyl, pyrimidyl, pyrrolyl, imidazolyl, pyrazyl, furyl, thienyl, oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, thiazolyl, or isothiazolyl, optionally substituted, and other substituents are defined herein. Such compounds are potassium channel modulators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Valeant Pharmaceuticals International
    Inventors: Jean-Michel Vernier, Huanming Chen, Jianlan Song
  • Publication number: 20120145238
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to an electrode layer comprising a porous film made of oxide semiconductor fine particles sensitized with certain methin dyes. Moreover the present invention pertains to a photoelectric conversion device comprising said electrode layer, a dye sensitized solar cell comprising said photoelectric conversion device and to novel methin dyes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2010
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Junichi Tanabe, Hiroshi Yamamoto, Shinji Nakamichi, Ryuichi Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20120129890
    Abstract: A compound (I) of the present invention, which has an EP1 receptor antagonism: [wherein A represents a benzene ring or the like; Y1 represents a C1-6 alkylene group; Y2 represents a single bond or the like; R1 represents a hydrogen atom, a C1-6 alkyl group or the like; R2 represents a phenyl group which may have a substituent, a 5-membered aromatic heterocyclic ring which may have a substituent, a 6-membered aromatic heterocyclic ring which may have a substituent or the like; R3 represents a halogen atom, a C1-6 alkoxy group or the like; R4 represents a hydrogen atom or the like; and R5 represents a hydrogen atom or the like] or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is provided. Furthermore, the compound (I) of the present invention can be used as an agent for treating or preventing LUTS, in particular, various symptoms of OABs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: KISSEI PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuya Tatani, Naohiro Kawamura, Tatsuhiro Kondo, Atsushi Kondo
  • Publication number: 20120122839
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula (I) or (Ia) which are ligands binding to the HDM2 protein, inducing apoptosis and inhibiting proliferation, and having therapeutic utility in cancer therapy and prevention. Compounds of formula (I) or (Ia) can be used as therapeutics for treating stroke, myocardial infarction, ischemia, multi-organ failure, spinal cord injury, Alzheimer's Disease, injury from ischemic events and heart valvular degenerative disease. Moreover, compounds of formula (I) or (Ia) can be used to decrease the side effects from cytotoxic cancer agents, radiation and to treat viral infections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2012
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: Priaxon AG
    Inventors: Christoph BURDACK, Cedric Kalinski, Vladimir Khazak, Gunther Ross, Lutz Weber
  • Publication number: 20120122931
    Abstract: A compound represented by the general formula (I) of the present invention, which has an EP1 receptor antagonism: [wherein A represents a benzene ring or the like; Y represents a C1-6 alkylene group or the like; RN represents a hydrogen atom or a C1-6 alkyl group; R1 represents a hydrogen atom, a C1-6 alkyl group or the like; R2 represents a phenyl group which may have a substituent, a 5-membered aromatic heterocyclic group which may have a substituent, a 6-membered aromatic heterocyclic group which may have a substituent or the like; R3 represents a halogen atom, a C1-6 alkoxy group or the like; R4 represents a hydrogen atom or the like; and R5 represents a hydrogen atom or the like] or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is provided. Furthermore, the compound (I) of the present invention can be used as an agent for treating or preventing LUTS, in particular, various symptoms of OABs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2010
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: KISSEI PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuhiro Kondo, Atsushi Kondo, Kazuya Tatani, Naohiro Kawamura
  • Publication number: 20120108611
    Abstract: The present invention relates to derivatives of 5,6-bisaryl-2-pyridine-carboxamide, their preparation and their application in therapeutics as antagonists of urotensin II receptors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Inventors: Jean-Michel Altenburger, Valérie Fossey, Gilbert Lassalie, Frédéric Petit, Jean Claude Vernieres, Philip Janiak
  • Publication number: 20120101105
    Abstract: The present invention relates to aryl substituted carboxamide derivatives of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, which have blocking activities of T-type calcium channels or voltage gated sodium channels as the tetrodotoxin-sensitive (TTX-S) blockers such as Nav1.3 and Nav1.7, and which are useful in the treatment or prevention of disorders and diseases in which T-type calcium channels or voltage gated sodium channels are involved. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the prevention or treatment of such diseases in which T-type calcium channels or voltage gated sodium channels are involved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2010
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Inventors: Tadashi Inoue, Shuzo Watanabe, Tatsuya Yamagishi, Yoshimasa Arano, Mikio Morita, Kaoru Shimada
  • Patent number: 8163778
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts and esters thereof wherein the residues have the significance given in claim 1 and which can be used in the form of pharmaceutical compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Hoffmann-LA Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Wolfgang Haap, Paul Hebeisen, Eric Argirios Kitas, Bernd Kuhn, Peter Mohr, Hans Peter Wessel
  • Patent number: 8143291
    Abstract: The invention provides well-defined aryl and/or heteroaryl substituted indoles that are useful as sphingosine-1-phosphate agonists or antagonists. As such, the compounds described herein are useful in treating a wide variety of disorders associated with modulation of sphingosine-1-phosphate receptors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard L. Beard, Haiqing Yuan, John E. Donello
  • Publication number: 20120071508
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula (I), their use as an inhibitor of a p53-MDM2 interaction as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds of formula (I) wherein n, m, p, t, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, Q, Y and Z have defined meanings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Inventors: Jean Fernand Armand Lacrampe, Christophe Meyer, Bruno Schoentjes, Alain Philippe Poncelet, Camille Georges Wermuth, Bruno Giethlen, Jean-Marie Contreras, Muriel Joubert, Luc Van Hijfte
  • Publication number: 20120058482
    Abstract: The invention provides a novel class of cyanine dyes that are functionalized with a linker moiety that facilitates their conjugation to other species and substituent groups which increase the water-solubility, and optimize the optical properties of the dyes. Also provided are conjugates of the dyes, methods of using the dyes and their conjugates and kits including the dyes and their conjugates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.
    Inventors: Gene Shen, Stephen Yue
  • Publication number: 20120058469
    Abstract: The invention provides a novel class of cyanine dyes that are functionalized with a linker moiety that facilitates their conjugation to other species and substituent groups which increase the water-solubility, and optimize the optical properties of the dyes. Also provided are conjugates of the dyes, methods of using the dyes and their conjugates and kits including the dyes and their conjugates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.
    Inventor: Gene Shen