Chalcogen Bonded Directly To Ring Carbon Of The Five-membered Hetero Ring (e.g., Phthalimidines, Etc.) Patents (Class 548/472)
  • Patent number: 9944599
    Abstract: The present invention relates to processes for preparing ?-aminosulfone compounds. The provided compounds are useful intermediates in the preparation of sulfone group containing isoindoline-based compounds, in particular apremilast.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Inventors: Gaj Stavber, Jerome Cluzeau
  • Patent number: 9321775
    Abstract: The invention relates to the compounds of formula I and formula II or its pharmaceutical acceptable salts, as well as polymorphs, solvates, enantiomers, stereoisomers and hydrates thereof. The pharmaceutical compositions comprising an effective amount of compounds of formula I or formula II, and methods for treating or preventing or modulating moderate to severe pain in a disease may be formulated for oral, buccal, rectal, topical, transdermal, transmucosal, intravenous, parenteral administration, syrup, or injection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: CELLIX BIO PRIVATE LIMITED
    Inventor: Mahesh Kandula
  • Publication number: 20150105403
    Abstract: Described herein are compounds that are estrogen receptor modulators. Also described are pharmaceutical compositions and medicaments that include the compounds described herein, as well as methods of using such estrogen receptor modulators, alone and in combination with other compounds, for treating diseases or conditions that are mediated or dependent upon estrogen receptors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: Nicholas D. Smith, Steven P. Govek, Mehmet Kahraman, Jackaline D. Julien, Johnny Y. Nagasawa, Karensa L. Douglas, Celine Bonnefous, Andiliy G. Lai
  • Patent number: 8981117
    Abstract: Processes for the preparation of certain isoindole compounds, and isotopologues thereof, are provided. In some embodiments, the processes comprise catalytic assymetrical hydrogenation with hydrogen gas or deuterium gas in a solvent containing exchangeable proton or deuterium for proton-deuterium exchange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Celgene Corporation
    Inventors: Terrence J. Connolly, Alexander L. Ruchelman, Kelvin H. Y. Yong, Chengmin Zhang
  • Publication number: 20140357830
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for producing a purified 2-aryl-3,3-bis(4-hydroxyaryl) phthalimidine of formula (I) wherein R1 is hydrogen or a C1-25 hydrocarbyl group and R2 is a hydrogen, a C1-25 hydrocarbyl group, or a halogen, and wherein the method comprises dissolving a crude phthalimidine compound in an aqueous base solution; precipitating the dissolved, crude phthalimidine compound from the aqueous base solution by adding an acid in an amount effective to lower the pH of the solution to 9.0 to 12.0, to provide a semicrude phthalimidine compound; and isolating the semicrude phthalimidine compound from the aqueous base solution, to provide the purified 2-aryl-3,3-bis(4-hydroxyaryl) phthalimidine of formula (I), and having a phenolphthalein compound content of less than 2,500 ppm, based on the weight of the purified 2-aryl-3,3-bis(4-hydroxyaryl)phthalimidine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventors: Venkata Rama Narayanan Ganapathy BHOTLA, Balakrishnan GANESAN, Kishan GURRAM, Salkod Parameshwar MALLIKA, Kumar Arun SATYANARAYANA, Swaminathan SHUBASHREE
  • Patent number: 8877945
    Abstract: The present invention provides redox drug derivatives. In particular, 9-fluoro-2,3-dihydro-3-methyl-10-(4-methyl-1-piperazinyl)-7-oxo-7H-pyrido[1,2,3-de]-1,4-benzoxazine-6-carboxylic acid, 1-ethyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-7-(4-methyl-1-piperazinyl)-4-oxo-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid, (3R,4R,5S)-4-(acetylamino)-5-amino-3-(1-ethylpropoxy)-1-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic acid ethyl ester, (3S)-3-(aminomethyl)-5-methylhexanoic acid, (3S)-1-[2-(2,3-dihydro-5-benzofuranyl)ethyl]-?-?-diphenyl-3-pyrrolidineacetamide, (1S,2S,3S,4R)-3-[(1S)-1-acetamido-2-ethyl-butyl]-4-(diaminomethylideneamino)-2-hydroxy-cyclopentane-1-carboxylic acid and (2R,3R,4S)-4-[(diaminomethylidene)amino]-3-acetamido-2-[(1R,2R)-1,2,3-trihydroxypropyl]-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyran-6-carboxylic acid redox derivatives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Redx Pharma Limited
    Inventors: Derek Lindsay, Peter Jackson
  • Publication number: 20140323519
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel heterocyclic compounds that are useful for treating cancer and other cellular proliferative diseases and/or disorders associated with B-Raf activity. The compounds of the invention may be illustrated by the Formula (I).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2012
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.
    Inventors: M. Arshad Siddiqui, Lianyun Zhao, Amit K. Mandal
  • Publication number: 20140243348
    Abstract: Compositions and methods that are useful for the treatment of herpesvirus infection (including herpes simplex virii) are disclosed. Methods for identifying compounds useful for the treatment of herpesvirus infection are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE
    Inventors: David M. Knipe, Kevin Bryant, David H. Dreyfus
  • Patent number: 8809486
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for producing a purified 2-aryl-3,3-bis(4-hydroxyaryl)phthalimidine of formula (I) wherein R1 is hydrogen or a C1-25 hydrocarbyl group and R2 is a hydrogen, a C1-25 hydrocarbyl group, or a halogen, and wherein the method comprises dissolving a crude phthalimidine compound in an aqueous base solution; precipitating the dissolved, crude phthalimidine compound from the aqueous base solution by adding an acid in an amount effective to lower the pH of the solution to 9.0 to 12.0, to provide a semicrude phthalimidine compound; and isolating the semicrude phthalimidine compound from the aqueous base solution, to provide the purified 2-aryl-3,3-bis(4-hydroxyaryl)phthalimidine of formula (I), and having a phenolphthalein compound content of less than 2,500 ppm, based on the weight of the purified 2-aryl-3,3-bis(4-hydroxyaryl)phthalimidine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Sabic Innovative Plastics IP B.V.
    Inventors: Venkata Rama Narayanan Ganapathy Bhotla, Balakrishnan Ganesan, Kishan Gurram, Salkod Parameshwar Mallika, Kumar Arun Satyanarayana, Swaminathan Shubashree
  • Publication number: 20140194485
    Abstract: Provided herein are isoindole derivatives, which is enriched with isotopes such as deuterium. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the isotopes-enriched compounds, and methods of using such compounds are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2012
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: Celgene Corporation
    Inventors: Hon-Wah Man, Louise Michelle Cameron, Anthony Joseph Frank
  • Patent number: 8748632
    Abstract: The disclosure provides compounds and compositions, and methods of using these compounds and compositions, as positive allosteric modulators of the metabotropic glutamate subtype 2 (mGlu2) receptor, and for treating CNS disorders associated with the mGlu2 receptor including schizophrenia, anxiety, addiction, e.g. cocaine addiction, nicotine addiction, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignees: Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Nicholas D. P. Cosford, Dhanya Raveendra Panickar, Shyama Sidique, Svetlana Semenova, Athinia Markou
  • Patent number: 8722723
    Abstract: A compound represented by the following general formula (I) (R1 and R2 represent hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a halogen atom, etc.; R3 and R4 represent hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, or an alkenyl group; R5 represents hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or nitro group, and R6 represents hydrogen atom or an alkyl group), which acts on the transcription process of genes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Research Foundation Itsuu Laboratory
    Inventors: Nobuko Fujimaki, Madoka Nakagomi, Koichi Shudo
  • Patent number: 8716326
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an amide compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a preparation method thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same. The inventive amide compound facilitates bone formation and inhibits bone loss, and is therefore useful for preventing and treating bone disorders such as osteoporosis, osteodystrophy, bone fracture, periodontal disease, Paget's disease, bone metastasis, and rheumatoid arthritis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology
    Inventors: Jung Nyoung Heo, Bum Tae Kim, Hyuk Lee, Sung Youn Chang, Zang Hee Lee, Seong Hwan Kim, Hyun-Mo Ryoo
  • Patent number: 8716252
    Abstract: Provided are (methylsulfonyl)ethyl benzene isoindoline compounds, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, or stereoisomers thereof. Methods of use and pharmaceutical compositions of these compounds are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Celgene Corporation
    Inventors: Peter H. Schafer, Anthony J. Frank, Hon-Wah Man, Sai L. Shankar
  • Patent number: 8686154
    Abstract: Carrier compounds and compositions therewith which are useful in the delivery of active agents are provided. Methods of administration and preparation are provided as well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Emisphere Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald J. Sarubbi, Eugene N. Barantsevitch
  • Publication number: 20140081032
    Abstract: Processes for the preparation of certain isoindole compounds, and isotopologues thereof, are provided. In some embodiments, the processes comprise catalytic assymetrical hydrogenation with hydrogen gas or deuterium gas in a solvent containing exchangeable proton or deuterium for proton-deuterium exchange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: Celgene Corporation
    Inventors: Terrence J. Connolly, Alexander L. Ruchelman, Kelvin H.Y. Yong, Chengmin Zhang
  • Patent number: 8618158
    Abstract: A compound of formula (I) or a compound of formula (II) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1-R7 and X are as defined in the description, and the use of these compounds in therapy, in particular in treating cancer or as an inhibitor of the interaction of the MDM2 protein with p53.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Cancer Research Technology Limited
    Inventors: Bernard Thomas Golding, Christiane Riedinger, Roger John Griffin, Ian Robert Hardcastle, Eric Valeur, Anna Frances Watson, Martin Noble
  • Publication number: 20130267712
    Abstract: A method of preparing an aryl carbonyl or aryl thiocarbonyl compound, comprises reacting an N-(nitroaryl)-amide or N-(nitroaryl)-thioamide with an aromatic ring, with a superacid catalyst, to produce the aryl carbonyl or aryl thiocarbonyl compound. The superacid is present in an amount of at most 8 equivalents in proportion to the N-(nitroaryl)-amide or N-(nitroaryl)-thioamide. A method of preparing aryl amide or aryl thioamide, comprises reacting an N-(nitroaryl)-carbamide or N-(nitroaryl)-thiocarbamide with an aromatic ring, with a superacid catalyst, to produce the aryl amide or aryl thioamide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: Board of Trustees of Northern Illinois University
    Inventors: Douglas A. Klumpp, Erum K. Raja
  • Publication number: 20130266752
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to oxygen scavenging molecules, compositions, methods of making the compositions, articles prepared from the compositions, and methods of making the articles. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Inventor: Girish N. Deshpande
  • Publication number: 20130210880
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isoindoline derivatives of the formula (I) or a physiologically tolerated salt thereof. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such isoindoline derivatives, and the use of such isoindoline derivatives for therapeutic purposes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2013
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicants: AbbVie Inc., AbbVie Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: AbbVie Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG, AbbVie Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130116204
    Abstract: Provided are (methylsulfonyl)ethyl benzene isoindoline compounds, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, or stereoisomers thereof. Methods of use and pharmaceutical compositions of these compounds are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: Celgene Corporation
    Inventors: Peter H. Schafer, Anthony J. Frank, Hon-Wah Man, Sai L. Shankar
  • Publication number: 20130072519
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula I that inhibit microsomal triglyceride transfer protein (MTP) and/or apolipoprotein B (Apo B) secretion and their uses in the treatment of diseases linked thereto in animals are described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Inventors: Edward Lee Conn, David Hepworth, Yingmei Qi, Benjamin Neil Rocke, Roger Benjamin Ruggeri, Yan Zhang
  • Patent number: 8399481
    Abstract: A compound of formula (I) Or its salts or pharmaceutically acceptable derivatives thereof wherein; A represents a chemical moiety with the general formula (II): X is selected from a group consisting of CH2, C(?O), CH(R5), C(R5)(R6) or C(R5)(R6)CH2; R1 is selected from the group consisting of optionally substituted arylalkyl, and optionally substituted heteroarylalkyl; R2 is selected from the group consisting of optionally substituted aryl or optionally substituted heteroaryl or NR7R8; R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 and R8 are as defined herein; and n=1 or 2 is provided. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds are also provided. The compounds are useful in treating various conditions including arrhythmia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Xention Ltd
    Inventors: Richard John Hamlyn, David Madge, Mushtaq Mulla, Basil Hartzoulakis, Simon Mark Jones, Derek Edward John, Oliver Gareth Dugdale
  • Publication number: 20130059853
    Abstract: Novel biaryl compounds with phosphodiesterase inhibitory activity of the general formula (I), wherein R1, R2, R3, X, Y, Z1, Z2, Z3, and Z4 have the meanings defined herein, as well as their use as therapeutic agents in the treatment of inflammatory diseases and conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: LEO PHARMA A/S
    Inventors: Simon Feldbaek Nielsen, Anne Marie Horneman, Jesper Lau, Jens Christian Hojland Larsen
  • Patent number: 8372864
    Abstract: The present invention relates to derivatives of 1-oxo-isoindoline-4-carboxamides and of 1-oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline-5-carboxamides, to the preparation thereof and to the therapeutic use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventors: Bernard Baudoin, Michel Evers, Arielle Genevois-Borella, Andreas Karlsson, Jean-Luc Malleron, Magali Mathieu
  • Patent number: 8362234
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound according to the formula: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, Y, Z, n, s, and t are as defined herein. These compounds are useful for methods of solid phase synthesis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Inventors: Paul J. Hatala, Markus Kurz
  • Patent number: 8362067
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel 3-aminoalkyl-1,3-dihydro-2H-indol-2-one derivatives, to their preparation and to their therapeutic application. The compounds of the present invention correspond to the formula (I): in which the variables are as set forth in the specification. These compounds exhibit a strong affinity and a high selectivity for human arginine-vasopressin (AVP) V1a receptors and some compounds additionally exhibit a strong affinity for AVP V1b receptors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventors: LoĂ¯c Foulon, Laurent Goullieux, Brigitte Pouzet, Claudine Serradeil-Le Gal, Gerard Valette
  • Patent number: 8343986
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I): pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, corresponding preparation processes, pharmaceutical formulations and methods for use as inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinase enzymes (MMPs).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Glaxo Group Limited
    Inventors: Simon Gaines, Ian Peter Holmes, Stephen Lewis Martin, Stephen Paul Watson
  • Publication number: 20120309926
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for producing a purified 2-aryl-3,3-bis(4-hydroxyaryl)phthalimidine of formula (I) wherein R1 is hydrogen or a C1-25 hydrocarbyl group and R2 is a hydrogen, a C1-25 hydrocarbyl group, or a halogen, and wherein the method comprises dissolving a crude phthalimidine compound in an aqueous base solution; precipitating the dissolved, crude phthalimidine compound from the aqueous base solution by adding an acid in an amount effective to lower the pH of the solution to 9.0 to 12.0, to provide a semicrude phthalimidine compound; and isolating the semicrude phthalimidine compound from the aqueous base solution, to provide the purified 2-aryl-3,3-bis(4-hydroxyaryl)phthalimidine of formula (I), and having a phenolphthalein compound content of less than 2,500 ppm, based on the weight of the purified 2-aryl-3,3-bis(4-hydroxyaryl)phthalimidine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: SABIC INNOVATIVE PLASTICS IP B.V.
    Inventors: Venkata Rama Narayanan Ganapathy BHOTLA, Balakrishnan GANESAN, Kishan GURRAM, Salkod Parameshwar MALLIKA, Kumar Arun SATYANARAYANA, Swaminathan SHUBASHREE
  • Patent number: 8314120
    Abstract: The present invention relates to small molecule potentiators of metabotropic receptors, in particular of the mGlu2 receptor. The present invention also relates to the use of these compounds for the prevention or treatment of neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with glutamate dysfunction and diseases in which metabotropic glutamate receptors are involved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Abbott GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Wilfried Braje, Katja Jantos, Hervé Geneste, Mario Mezler, Margaretha Henrica Maria Bakker
  • Publication number: 20120289505
    Abstract: The present invention relates to heterocyclic compounds in all their stereoisomeric and tautomeric forms; and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, pharmaceutically acceptable solvates and pharmaceutically acceptable polymorphs. The invention also relates to processes for the manufacture of the heterocyclic compounds and to pharmaceutical compositions containing them. The said compounds and their pharmaceutical compositions are useful in the prevention and treatment of diseases or disorders mediated by diacylglycerol acyltransferase (DGAT), particularly DGAT1. The present invention further provides a method of treatment of such diseases or disorders by administering a therapeutically effective amount of said compounds or their pharmaceutical compositions, to a mammal in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2010
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Inventors: Ravindra Dnyandev Jadhav, Rajiv Sharma
  • Patent number: 8283374
    Abstract: The present invention relates to processes for preparing (3-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-isoindol-1-yl)acetylguanidine derivatives of the formula I via 3-hydroxy-2,3-dihydro-1H-isoindol-1-one derivatives or 3-(2-carbamoylphenyl)-acrylic ester derivatives as intermediates, to a process for optical resolution, and to intermediates of the process according to the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Gerrit Schubert, Joerg Rieke-Zapp, Johannes Keil, Heinz-Werner Kleemann, Reda Hanna, Bao-Guo Huang, Xiao-Dong Wu, Yves Gouraud
  • Publication number: 20120245142
    Abstract: There are provided substituted 3-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-isoindole-4-carboxamide derivatives (I) which selectively inhibit the activity of poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase PARP-1 with respect to poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase PARP-2. The compounds of this invention are therefore useful in treating diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular diseases, central nervous system injury and different forms of inflammation. The present invention also provides methods for preparing these compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds, and methods of treating, diseases utilizing pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2010
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: NERVIANO MEDICAL SCIENCES S.R.L.
    Inventors: Gianluca Mariano Enrico Papeo, Alina Anatolievna Busel, Alexander Khvat, Mikhail Yurievitch Krasavin, Barbara Forte, Fabio Zuccotto
  • Patent number: 8247523
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for producing a purified 2-aryl-3,3-bis(4-hydroxyaryl) phthalimidine of formula (I) wherein R1 is hydrogen or a C1-25 hydrocarbyl group and R2 is a hydrogen, a C1-25 hydrocarbyl group, or a halogen, and wherein the method comprises dissolving a crude phthalimidine compound in an aqueous base solution; precipitating the dissolved, crude phthalimidine compound from the aqueous base solution by adding an acid in an amount effective to lower the pH of the solution to 9.0 to 12.0, to provide a semicrude phthalimidine compound; and isolating the semicrude phthalimidine compound from the aqueous base solution, to provide the purified 2-aryl-3,3-bis(4-hydroxyaryl)phthalimidine of formula (I), and having a phenolphthalein compound content of less than 2,500 ppm, based on the weight of the purified 2-aryl-3,3-bis(4-hydroxyaryl)phthalimidine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Sabic Innovative Plastics IP B.V.
    Inventors: Venkata Rama Narayanan Ganapathy Bhotla, Balakrishnan Ganesan, Kishan Gurram, Salkod Parameshwar Mallika, Kumar Arun Satyanarayana, Swaminathan Shubashree
  • Publication number: 20120172392
    Abstract: Compositions and methods are disclosed for inhibiting semicarbazide-sensitive amine oxidase (SSAO), also known as vascular adhesion protein-1 (VAP-1). The compounds disclosed are amine-containing and amide-containing compounds. The compounds and compositions are useful for treatment of diseases, including inflammation, inflammatory diseases and autoimmune disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2012
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Inventors: LUISA M. SALTER-CID, ERIC Y. WANG, MARY T. MACDONALD, JINGJING ZHAO
  • Publication number: 20120157494
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula I: or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein the variables are as defined herein. Also disclosed are methods of making the compounds and using the compounds for treatment of diseases associated with the P2X7 purinergic receptor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventors: Ralph New Harris, III, David Bruce Repke, Keith A.M. Walker
  • Patent number: 8158672
    Abstract: The invention encompasses novel compounds, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, hydrates, solvates, clathrates, enantiomers, diastereomers, racemates, or mixtures of stereoisomers thereof, pharmaceutical compositions of these compounds, and methods of using these compounds and compositions in mammals for treatment or prevention of diseases associated with PDE4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Celgene Corporation
    Inventors: George W. Muller, Hon-Wah Man, Weihong Zhang
  • Patent number: 8153638
    Abstract: Compounds of formula I: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9 and n are as defined in the description, processes for the preparing the compounds, new intermediates employed in the preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds, and uses of the compounds in therapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: Bradford Van Wagenen, Radhakrishnan Ukkiramapandian, Joshua Clayton, Ian Egle, James R. Empfield, Methvin Isaac, Fupeng Ma, Abdelmalik Slassi, Gary Steelman, Rebecca Urbanek, Sally Walsh
  • Publication number: 20120083495
    Abstract: Compounds useful for the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy or other uses, as well as methods of using such compounds to increase SMN expression, increase EAAT2 expression, or increase the expression of a nucleic acid that encodes a translational stop codon introduced by mutation or frameshift.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Applicants: SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC. (SAIC), ALBANY MOLECULAR RESEARCH, INC., DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
    Inventors: Jill Heemskerk, Keith D. Barnes, John M. McCall, Graham Johnson, David Fairfax, Matthew Robert Johnson
  • Publication number: 20120077974
    Abstract: The present invention provides redox drug derivatives. In particular, 9-fluoro-2,3-dihydro-3-methyl-10-(4-methyl-1-piperazinyl)-7-oxo-7H-pyrido[1,2,3-de]-1,4-benzoxazine-6-carboxylic acid, 1-ethyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-7-(4-methyl-1-piperazinyl)-4-oxo-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid, (3R,4R,5S)-4-(acetylamino)-5-amino-3-(1-ethylpropoxy)-1-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic acid ethyl ester, (3S)-3-(aminomethyl)-5-methylhexanoic acid, (3S)-1-[2-(2,3-dihydro-5-benzofuranyl)ethyl]-?-?-diphenyl-3-pyrrolidineacetamide, (1S,2S,3S,4R)-3-[(1S)-1-acetamido-2-ethyl-butyl]-4-(diaminomethylideneamino)-2-hydroxy-cyclopentane-1-carboxylic acid and (2R,3R,4S)-4-[(diaminomethylidene)amino]-3-acetamido-2-[(1R,2R)-1,2,3-trihydroxypropyl]-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyran-6-carboxylic acid redox derivatives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2010
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Inventors: Derek Lindsay, Peter Jackson
  • Publication number: 20120077982
    Abstract: The present invention discloses methods for synthesizing 3-(substituted dihydroisoindolinone-2-yl)-2,6-dioxopiperidine and intermediates thereof, namely, the synthesis of compounds of the Formula (I), with each substitutional group defined in the patent specification. Owing to the advantages of high productivity, little influence to the environment and material accessibility, the methods of the present invention is suitable for industrial production.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2010
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicants: NANJING CAVENDISH BIO-ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Rong Yan, Hao Yang, Yongxiang Xu
  • Publication number: 20120071503
    Abstract: The disclosure provides compounds and compositions, and methods of using these compounds and compositions, as positive allosteric modulators of the metabotropic glutamate subtype 2 (mGlu2) receptor, and for treating CNS disorders associated with the mGlu2 receptor including schizophrenia, anxiety, addiction, e.g. cocaine addiction, nicotine addiction, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute
    Inventors: Nicholas D. P. Cosford, Dhanya Raveendra Panickar, Shyama Sidique
  • Patent number: 8138193
    Abstract: Novel fused pyrazine compounds are disclosed that have a formula represented by the following: with Z, R1, R2, R8 and R9 as defined in the written description. 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, inflammation, rheumatoid arthritis and others.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V.
    Inventors: Martin James Inglis Andrews, Mark Stuart Chambers, Wolfgang Schmidt, Grégory Louis Joseph Bar
  • Publication number: 20120065396
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an amide compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a preparation method thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same. The inventive amide compound facilitates bone formation and inhibits bone loss, and is therefore useful for preventing and treating bone disorders such as osteoporosis, osteodystrophy, bone fracture, periodontal disease, Paget's disease, bone metastasis, and rheumatoid arthritis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2010
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: KOREA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Jung Nyoung Heo, Bum Tae Kim, Hyuk Lee, Sung Youn Chang, Zang Hee Lee, Seong Hwan Kim, Hyun-Mo Ryoo
  • Publication number: 20120040986
    Abstract: This invention relates to the use of a group of aryl ureas in treating raf mediated diseases, and pharmaceutical compositions for use in such therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2011
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Inventors: Bernd RIEDL, Jacques DUMAS, Uday KHIRE, Timothy B. LOWINGER, William J. SCOTT, Roger A. SMITH, Jill E. WOOD, Mary-Katherine MONAHAN, Reina NATERO, Joel RENICK, Robert N. SIBLEY
  • Patent number: 8110681
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula (I) or (II) useful for the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy or other uses, as well as methods of using such compounds to increase SMN expression, increase EAAT2 expression, or increase the expression of a nucleic acid that encodes a translational stop codon introduced by mutation or frameshift.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignees: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Albany Molecular Research, Inc., Science Applications International Inc. (SAIC)
    Inventors: Jill Heemskerk, Keith D. Barnes, John M. McCall, Graham Johnson, David Fairfax, Matthew Robert Johnson
  • Publication number: 20120028955
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to bicyclic mGluR5 positive allosteric modulators, for example 6-(phenylethynyl)-3,4-dihydroisoquinolin-1(2H)-one, derivatives thereof, and related compounds, which are useful as positive allosteric modulators of the metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5 (mGluR5); synthetic methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds; and methods of treating neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with glutamate dysfunction using the compounds and compositions. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Inventors: P. Jeffrey Conn, Craig W. Lindsley, Charles David Weaver, Alice L. Rodriguez, Colleen M. Niswender, Carrie K. Jones, Richard Williams
  • Publication number: 20120028971
    Abstract: The present application relates to novel alkylcarboxylic acids having an oxo-substituted azaheterocyclic partial structure, to processes for their preparation, to their use for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases, and to their use for producing medicaments for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases, especially for the treatment and/or prevention of cardiovascular disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2010
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: BAYER PHARMA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Thomas Lampe, Michael Hahn, Johannes-Peter Stasch, Karl-Heinz Schlemmer, Frank Wunder, Stefan Heitmeier, Nils Griebenow, Sherif El Sheikh, Volkhart Min-Jian Li, Eva-Maria Becker, Friederike Stoll, Andreas Knorr
  • Publication number: 20110319411
    Abstract: Provided herein are novel sirtuin-modulating compounds and methods of use thereof. The sirtuin-modulating compounds may be used for increasing the lifespan of a cell, and treating and/or preventing a wide variety of diseases and disorders including, for example, diseases or disorders related to aging or stress, diabetes, obesity, neurodegenerative diseases, cardiovascular disease, blood clotting disorders, inflammation, cancer, and/or flushing as well as diseases or disorders that would benefit from increased mitochondrial activity. Also provided are compositions comprising a sirtuin-modulating compound in combination with another therapeutic agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2009
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: Sirtis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Chi B. Vu, Lauren Mcpherson, Pui Yee Ng, Charles Blum
  • Publication number: 20110301208
    Abstract: Novel classes of viral and fungal inhibitors are disclosed. These compounds are useful in treating, preventing, and/or ameliorating viral infections such as, for example, Hepatitis C Virus, West Nile Virus, Dengue Virus, and Japanese Encephalitis Virus, and fungal infections such as, for example, candidiasis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2009
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicants: WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY, GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Radhakrishnan Padmanabhan, William C. Groutas, Brent E. Korba