The Additional Five-membered Hetero Ring Also Has Chalcogen As A Ring Member Patents (Class 514/254.02)
  • Publication number: 20140073624
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of anti-infective, anti-proliferative, anti-inflammatory, and prokinetic agents. More particularly, the invention relates to a family of compounds having both a biaryl moiety and at least one heterocylic moiety that are useful as such agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: RIB-X PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventor: Rib-X Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20140073648
    Abstract: A method of treating an immunologic disease. The method includes administering an aminothiazole-based inhibitor of myeloid differentiation protein 88 (MyD88) to a patient in need thereof. The inhibitor of MyD88 acts as an immunomodulator for treatment of the immunologic disease including but not limited to rejections after organ transplantation, chronic inflammatory diseases, autoimmune diseases, ischemia-reperfusion injuries, and endotoxemia and sepsis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicants: Hangzhou Zhongmei Huadong Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Tongji Hospital Tongji Medical College Huazhong University of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Ping ZHOU, Fengchao JIANG
  • Publication number: 20140057914
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds and methods which may be useful as inhibitors of HIF pathway activity for the treatment or prevention of cancer and other hypoxia-mediated diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: Institute For Applied Cancer Science/The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Inventors: Philip Jones, Maria Emilia DiFrancesco, Alessia Petrocchi, Joe Marszalek, Gang Liu
  • Patent number: 8658635
    Abstract: The invention is directed to certain novel compounds of formula (I) and salts thereof. The compounds of the invention are inhibitors of PI3-kinase activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: GlaxoSmithKline Intellectual Property Development Limited
    Inventors: Ian Robert Baldwin, Kenneth David Down, Paul Faulder, Simon Gaines, Julie Nicole Hamblin, Joelle Le, Christopher James Lunniss, Nigel James Parr, Timothy John Ritchie, John Edward Robinson, Juliet Kay Simpson, Christian Alan Paul Smethurst
  • Publication number: 20140031363
    Abstract: Provided are compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treatment or prophylaxis of disorders associated with NMDA receptor activity, including neuropathic pain, stroke, traumatic brain injury, epilepsy, and related neurologic events or neurodegeneration. Compounds are of the general Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester, prodrug or derivative thereof are provided: wherein: each (L)k-Ar1 is a substituted or unsubstituted, mono or bicyclic aryl or heteroaryl; W is a bond, alkyl, or alkenyl; X is a bond, NR1 or O and each R1 and R2 is independently H, alkyl, alkenyl or aralkyl or R1 and R2 taken together form a 5-8 membered ring; R3-R6 are selected from certain specific substituents or a carbonyl; Y is a bond, O, S, SO, SO2, CH2, NH, N(alkyl), or NHC(?O); and Z is OH, NR6R7, NR8SO2(alkyl), NR8C(O)NR6R7, NR8C(O)O(alkyl), NR8-dihydrothiazole, or NR8-dihydroimidazole or wherein Z can fuse with Ar2 to form selected heterocycles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Inventors: Dennis C. Liotta, James P. Snyder, Stephen F. Traynelis, Lawrence Wilson, Cara Mosley, Raymond J. Dingledine, Scott Myers, Yesim Altas Tahirovic
  • Publication number: 20140031334
    Abstract: A heterocyclic compound or a salt thereof represented by the formula (1): where R2 represents a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group; A represents a lower alkylene group or lower alkenylene group; and R1 represents an aromatic group or a heterocyclic group. The compound of the present invention has a wide treatment spectrum for mental disorders including central nervous system disorders, no side effects and high safety.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi YAMASHITA, Hideaki KURODA, Nobuaki ITO, Kunio OSHIMA, Jun MATSUBARA, Tae FUKUSHIMA, Satoshi SHIMIZU, Kazumi KONDO, Motohiro ITOTANI
  • Patent number: 8637559
    Abstract: The present invention provides a oxazole compound represented by Formula (1), or a salt thereof: wherein R1 is an aryl group which may have one or more substituents; R2 is an aryl group or a nitrogen atom-containing heterocyclic group each of which may have one or more substituents; and W is a divalent group represented by —Y1-A1- or —Y2—C(?O)— wherein Y1 is a group such as —C(?O)—, A1 is a group such as a lower alkylene group, and Y2 is a group such as a piperazinediyl group. The oxazole compound has a specific inhibitory action against phosphodiesterase 4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Minoru Okada, Masaya Kato, Norifumi Sato, Tetsuyuki Uno, Hideki Kitagaki, Junpei Haruta, Hidetaka Hiyama, Tomonori Shibata
  • Publication number: 20140017199
    Abstract: The present application provides for a compound of Formula IV, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, and/or ester thereof, compositions containing such compounds, therapeutic methods that include the administration of such compounds, and therapeutic methods and include the administration of such compounds with at least one additional therapeutic agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventors: Manoj C. Desai, Allen Yu Hong, Hon Chung Hui, Hongtao Liu, Randall W. Vivian, Lianhong Xu
  • Patent number: 8629102
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a GPR40 activating agent containing, as an active ingredient, a novel compound having a GPR40 agonist action, a salt of the compound, a solvate of the compound or the salt, or the like, particularly, an insulin secretagogue and a prophylactic and/or therapeutic agent against diabetes, obesity, or other diseases. [Means of Solving the Problem] A compound of Formula (I): (where p is 0 to 4; j is 0 to 2; k is 0 to 1; a ring A is an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, a cycroalkyl group, a cycroalkenyl group, a spirocyclic group; a ring B is an aryl group, a heteroaryl group; X is O or —NR7—; and R1 to R7 and L are specific groups), a salt of the compound, or a solvate of the compound or the salt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Mochida Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Munetaka Ohkouchi
  • Publication number: 20140004155
    Abstract: 2-aminothiazole derivatives represented by formula (I), where R1 and R2 represent cycloalkyls, respectively; or R1 represents a substituted aromatic group, and R2 represents H, a C1-C11 alkyl, —CH2Ph (benzyl), or a methyl ether including a C1-C11 alkyl. R3 is a substituent including an amino group. X represents a carbonyl or a methylene and n is an integer from 0 to 5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicants: Hangzhou Zhongmei Huadong Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Huazhong University of Science & Technology
    Inventors: Fengchao JIANG, Ping ZHOU, Jianguo CHEN, Yue WANG, Baoshuai CAO, Jia YAN
  • Publication number: 20140005164
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds of formula (I): as herein described and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. The compounds of formula (I) have inhibitory effect on the Wnt pathway and are therefore useful in the preparation of a medicament, in particular for the treatment of cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: Siena Biotech S.p.A.
    Inventors: Maurizio Varrone, Massimiliano Travagli, Giacomo Minetto, Lucia Cesari, Simone Galeazzi, Andrea Caricasole, Antonio Chiumiento, Massimiliano Salerno
  • Patent number: 8618110
    Abstract: The present invention includes and relates generally to compounds of structural Formula (I), or a salt, solvate, or prodrug thereof, which modulate apoptosis in cells. The present invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds, methods of making these compounds, and methods of using these compounds and pharmaceutical compositions for treatment of diseases associated with irregular apoptosis in cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: VM Discovery Inc.
    Inventors: Jay Jie-Qiang Wu, Ling Wang
  • Publication number: 20130331380
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I): wherein: m and n represent 1 or 2, A represents a pyrrolyl group, X represents a C(O), S(O) or SO2 group, R1 and R2 represent an alkyl group or, together with the nitrogen atom carrying them, form a heterocyclic group, R3 and R4, together with the atoms carrying them, form a heterocyclic group, R5 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, R6 represents a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom. Medicinal products containing the same which are useful in treating cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: LES LABORATOIRES SERVIER
    Inventors: Vincent Lacoste, Pauline Lacoste, LES LABORATOIRES SERVIER
  • Publication number: 20130331396
    Abstract: Certain piperazinyl and piperidinyl urea compounds are useful as FAAH inhibitors. Such compounds may be used in pharmaceutical compositions and methods for the treatment of disease states, disorders, and conditions mediated by fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) activity. Thus, the compounds may be administered to treat, e.g., anxiety, pain, inflammation, sleep disorders, eating disorders, or movement disorders (such as multiple sclerosis).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: Janssen Pharmaceutica NV
    Inventors: Richard Apodaca, J. Guy Breitenbucher, Kanaka Pattabiraman, mark Seierstad, Wei Xiao
  • Patent number: 8604198
    Abstract: The present invention provides 3-{(2S,4S)-4-[4-(3-methyl -1-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-5-yl)piperazin-1-yl]pyrrolidin-2 -ylcarbonyl}thiazolidine (compound I) useful as a dipeptidyl peptidase-IV inhibitor, which has superior properties of stability and hygroscopicity, and reproducible crystal structure, and a production method thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohiro Yoshida, Hiroshi Sakashita, Naoko Ueda, Shinji Kirihara, Satoru Uemori, Reiko Tsutsumiuchi, Fumihiko Akahoshi
  • Patent number: 8604037
    Abstract: A compound of formula: wherein Ar1, A, R3, x, and m are as disclosed herein and Ar2 is a benzothiazolyl, benzooxazolyl, or benzoimidazolyl group or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof (a “Benzoazolylpiperazine Compound”), compositions comprising a Benzoazolylpiperazine Compound, and methods for treating or preventing pain, UI, an ulcer, IBD, IBS, an addictive disorder, Parkinson's disease, parkinsonism, anxiety, epilepsy, stroke, a seizure, a pruritic condition, psychosis, a cognitive disorder, a memory deficit, restricted brain function, Huntington's chorea, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, dementia, retinopathy, a muscle spasm, a migraine, vomiting, dyskinesia, or depression in an animal comprising administering to an animal in need thereof an effective amount of a Benzoazolylpiperazine Compound are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Purdue Pharma, L.P.
    Inventors: Qun Sun, Laykea Tafesse, Sam Victory
  • Publication number: 20130324544
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula I Formula (I) wherein the substituents are as defined in claim 1, are useful as active ingredients, which have microbiocidal activity, in particular fungicidal activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2011
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG
    Inventors: Sarah Sulzer-Mosse, Clemens Lamberth, Mathias Stephan Respondek, Laura Quaranta, Fredrik Cederbaum, Guillaume Berthon
  • Patent number: 8598162
    Abstract: A heterocyclic compound or a salt thereof represented by the formula (1): where R2 represents a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group; A represents a lower alkylene group or lower alkenylene group; and R1 represents an aromatic group or a heterocyclic group. The compound of the present invention has a wide treatment spectrum for mental disorders including central nervous system disorders, no side effects and high safety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yamashita, Hideaki Kuroda, Nobuaki Ito, Jun Matsubara, Yohji Sakurai
  • Patent number: 8598179
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the formula I, wherein R1; R2; Z; A; B; D; Q; J; V; G and M have the meanings indicated in the claims. The compounds of the formula I are valuable pharmacologically active compounds. They exhibit a strong anti-aggregating effect on platelets and thus an anti-thrombotic effect and are suitable, e.g., for the therapy and prophylaxis of cardio-vascular disorders like thromboembolic diseases or restenoses. They are reversible antagonists of the platelet ADP receptor P2Y12, and can in general be applied in conditions in which an undesired activation of the platelet ADP receptor P2Y12 is present or for the cure or prevention of which an inhibition of the platelet ADP receptor P2Y12 is intended. The invention furthermore relates to processes for the preparation of compounds of the formula I, their use, in particular as active ingredients in pharmaceuticals, and pharmaceutical preparations comprising them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventors: Marc Nazaré, Gernot Zech, Jochen Goerlitzer, Melitta Just, Tilo Weiss, Gerhard Hessler, Werngard Czechtizky, Sven Ruf
  • Publication number: 20130316999
    Abstract: The invention relates to the field of blood coagulation. Novel oxazolidinone derivatives of the general formula (I) processes for their preparation and their use as medicinally active compounds for the prophylaxis and/or treatment of disorders are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: BAYER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY GMBH
    Inventors: Alexander STRAUB, Thomas LAMPE, Jens POHLMANN, Susanne RÔHRIG, Elisabeth PERZBORN, Karl-Heinz SCHLEMMER, Joseph PERNERSTOFER
  • Publication number: 20130309197
    Abstract: The present application provides for a compound of formula I, or a salt thereof, compositions containing such compounds, therapeutic methods that include the administration of such compounds, and therapeutic methods that include the administration of such compounds with at least one additional therapeutic agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: Gilead Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Manoj C. Desai, Hon Chung Hui, Hongtao Liu, Jianyu Sun, Lianhong Xu
  • Publication number: 20130310396
    Abstract: This invention provides deuterated thiazolidine derivatives and compositions comprising these compounds, which are useful agents for the treatment of hyperglycemia diseases or disorders, in particular diabetes mellitus. The disclosure also provides a method of treating hyperglycemia diseases or disorders, in particular diabetes mellitus, using these deuterated thiazolidine derivatives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2012
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Inventors: Hongwen Zhu, Qiang Zhang
  • Patent number: 8586589
    Abstract: The present invention relates to piperidine and piperazine phenyl sulfonamides useful as inhibitors of ion channels. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of the invention and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disorders, including for example the treatment of pain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Esther Martinborough, Lev T. D. Fanning, Urvi Sheth, Dean Wilson, Andreas P. Termin, Timothy D. Neubert, Nicole Hilgraf, Tara Leanne Hampton, Tara Whitney, Aarti Sameer Kawatkar, Danielle Lehsten, Dean Stamos, Jinglan Zhou, Vijayalaksmi Arumugam, Corey Anderson
  • Patent number: 8586583
    Abstract: The invention is directed to certain novel compounds. Specifically, the invention is directed to compounds of formula (I): And salts thereof. The compounds of the invention are inhibitors of kinase activity, in particular PI3-kinase activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: GlaxoSmithKline Intellectual Property Development Limited
    Inventors: Julie Nicole Hamblin, Paul Spencer Jones, Suzanne Elaine Keeling, Joelle Le, Nigel James Parr
  • Patent number: 8586590
    Abstract: The invention is directed to certain novel compounds. Specifically, the invention is directed to compounds of formula (I): and salts thereof. The compounds of the invention are inhibitors of kinase activity, in particular PI3-kinase activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: GlaxoSmithKline Intellectual Property Development Limited
    Inventors: Julie Nicole Hamblin, Paul Spencer Jones, Suzanne Elaine Keeling, Joelle Le, Nigel James Parr
  • Patent number: 8580797
    Abstract: The invention is directed to certain novel compounds. Specifically, the invention is directed to compounds of formula (I): and salts thereof. The compounds of the invention are inhibitors of kinase activity, in particular PI3-kinase activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Glaxo Smith Kline Intellectual Property Development Limited
    Inventors: Julie Nicole Hamblin, Paul Spencer Jones, Suzanne Elaine Keeling, Joelle Le, Nigel James Parr
  • Publication number: 20130296335
    Abstract: Certain substituted urea derivatives selectively modulate the cardiac sarcomere, for example by potentiating cardiac myosin, and are useful in the treatment of systolic heart failure including congestive heart failure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Inventors: Bradley P. MORGAN, Erica A. KRAYNACK, Pu-Ping LU, Alex MUCI, David J. MORGANS
  • Publication number: 20130296310
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein, R1 is a group of formula A or formula B, and X, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, Ra and Rb are as defined herein. Also provided are methods of using the compounds for treating diseases mediated by a P2X3 and/or a P2X2/3 receptor antagonist and methods of making the subject compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Inventors: Li Chen, Michael Patrick Dillon, Lichun Feng, Ronald Charles Hawley, Minmin Yang
  • Patent number: 8569307
    Abstract: The present invention relates to new indole compounds, pharmaceutically acceptable salts or isomers thereof which are useful for the prevention or treatment of cellular necrosis and necrosis-associated diseases. The present invention also relates to a method and a composition for the prevention or treatment of cellular necrosis and necrosis-associated diseases, comprising said indole compounds as an active ingredient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: LG Life Sciences Ltd.
    Inventors: Soon Ha Kim, Hyoung Jin Kim, Sun Young Koo, Sung Bae Lee, Heui Sul Park, Seung Hyun Yoon, Seung Yup Paek, Hyo Shin Kwak, Dong Ook Seo, Eok Park
  • Patent number: 8569348
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods for preventing metastasis of cancer cells. The disclosed compounds can be used to prevent the spread of tumor or other types of cancer cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Aerpio Therapeutics Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Shalwitz, Kevin G. Peters
  • Publication number: 20130281406
    Abstract: The present invention relates to thiazole derivatives of Formula (I) and their use as P2Y12 receptor antagonists in the treatment and/or prevention of peripheral vascular, of visceral-, hepatic- and renal-vascular, of cardiovascular and of cerebrovascular diseases or conditions associated with platelet aggregation, including thrombosis in humans and other mammals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2010
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
    Inventors: Eva CAROFF, Kurt HILPERT, Francis HUBLER, David LEHMANN, Emmanuel MEYER, Dorte RENNEBERG
  • Publication number: 20130274254
    Abstract: The present application provides for a compound of formula I, and related compounds, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, and/or ester thereof, compositions containing such compounds, therapeutic methods that include the administration of such compounds, and therapeutic methods that include the administration of such compounds with at least one additional therapeutic agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: Gilead Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Carina Cannizzaro, Manoj C. Desai, Hon Chung Hui, Melody S. Lee, Hongtao Liu, Jianyu Sun, Lianhong Xu
  • Patent number: 8557824
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula (I), in which R1, R2, R3, R4, K, G, E and W
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Kai Schiemann, Melanie Schultz, Andree Blaukat, Ingo Kober, Wolfgang Staehle
  • Patent number: 8557810
    Abstract: Compounds, compositions and methods are provided for modulating the activity of receptor kinases and for the treatment, prevention, or amelioration of one or more symptoms of disease or disorder mediated by receptor kinases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Ambit Biosciences Corporation
    Inventors: Shripad Bhagwat, Qi Chao, Robert M. Grotzfeld, Hitesh K. Patel, Kelly G. Sprankle
  • Patent number: 8552000
    Abstract: A therapeutic/preventive agent for cognitive dysfunctions, which comprises as an active ingredient an imide derivative of the following formula [1]: wherein Z is a group of the formula [2]: D is a group of —(CH2)p-A-(CH2)q—; G is ?N—, —CH—, etc.; and Ar is an aromatic heterocyclic group, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukihiro Ohno, Takeo Ishiyama
  • Patent number: 8552001
    Abstract: Sulfoxide derivatives of the formula Ia to Im as described, and pharmaceutically usable salts, solvates, enantiomers, tautomers and stereoisomers thereof, including mixtures thereof in all ratios, for the treatment of tumors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Kai Schiemann, Melanie Schultz, Wolfgang Staehle
  • Publication number: 20130259800
    Abstract: The invention described herein pertains to the use of oxazolidinone antibiotics, alone or in combination, in the treatment of cancer. In particular, the invention pertains to the treatment of malignant gliomas, thyroid cancer or melanoma, or borderline forms of malignant glioma, thyroid cancer or melanoma.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: BIOVISTA, INC.
    Inventors: Andreas Persidis, Spyros Deftereos
  • Publication number: 20130252969
    Abstract: A compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, hydrate, complex or pro-drug thereof, wherein one of R1 and R2 is H, and the other is selected from C1-8-alkyl, C3-6-cycloalkyl and C1-8-alkyl-C5-10-aryl; R3 is selected from tert-butylmethyl, iso-propylmethyl, sec-butyl, tert-butyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl and 1-methylcyclopentyl; R9 is selected from the following: wherein: R4 is selected from C1-8-alkyl and C3-8-cycloalkyl; G is selected from: CH, CMe and N; E is selected from: O, S, SO2, NH, NMe and N-oxide (N?O); J and R are independently selected from: CH, N and N-oxide (N?O); and R41 is selected from amino, methylamino, dimethylamino, isopropylamino, isopropyl(methyl)amino, cyclopropylamino, cyclopropyl(methyl)amino, cyclopentylamino, morpholino, piperidin-1-yl, piperidin-1-ylmethyl, morpholinomethyl, 4-methylpiperazin-1-yl, 4-(2-methoxyethyl)piperazin-1-yl, 1-morpholinoethyl, 1-(dimethylamino)ethyl, 1-(methylamino)ethyl, 4-fluoro-1-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl, 4,4-difluoropiperidin-
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: Amura Therapeutics Limited
    Inventors: Martin Quibell, John P. Watts
  • Publication number: 20130245022
    Abstract: Certain heteroaryl-substituted piperidinyl and piperazinyl urea compounds are described, which are useful as FAAH inhibitors. Such compounds may be used in pharmaceutical compositions and methods for the treatment of disease states, disorders, and conditions mediated by fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) activity, such as anxiety, pain, inflammation, sleep disorders, eating disorders, insulin resistance, diabetes, osteoporosis, and movement disorders (e.g., multiple sclerosis).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: Janssen Pharmaceutica NV
    Inventors: J. GUY BREITENBUCHER, John M. Keith, Mark S. Tichenor, Alison L. Chambers, William M. Jones, Natalie A. Hawryluk, Amy K. Timmons, Jeffrey E. Merit, Mark J. Sierestad
  • Publication number: 20130231349
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula II: wherein R1 and R2 are independently H, F or CH3 ; or R1 forms an ethynyl bond and R2 is H or C3-C6 cycloalkyl which is optionally substituted with one or two substituents independently selected from methyl, CF3, OMe or halo; R3 is C1-C3 alkyl or C3-C6 cycloalkyl, either of which is optionally substituted with one or two methyl and/or a fluoro, trifluoromethyl or methoxy, when R3 is C3-C6 cycloalkyl it may alternatively be gem substituted with fluoro; R4 is methyl or fluoro; m is 0, 1 or 2; E is a bond, or thiazolyl, optionally substituted with methyl or fluoro; A1 is CH or N, A2 is CR6R7 or NR6, provided at least one of A1 and A2 comprises N; R6 is H, C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C4 haloalkyl, C1-C3 alkyl-O—C1-C3 alkyl, or when A2 is C, R6 can also be C1-C4alkoxy or F; R7 is H, C1-C4 alkyl or F or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, N-oxide or hydrate thereof, have utility in the treatment of disorders characterized by inappropriate expression or activation of cathepsin K, such as oste
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: MEDIVIR AB
    Inventors: Lourdes Salvador ODEN, Magnus NILSSON, Pia KAHNBERG, Bertil SAMUELSSON, Urszula GRABOWSKA
  • Publication number: 20130231321
    Abstract: The present invention provides 2-substituted-ethynylthiazole derivatives of formula (I): wherein R1, R2 and X are as defined herein, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; and pharmaceutical compositions and methods of using same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2013
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: H. LUNDBECK A/S
    Inventors: Mathivanan Packiarajan, Allen Hopper, Anette Graven Sams, Gitte Kobberoee Mikkelsen, Michel Grenon
  • Publication number: 20130210769
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and methods of using such compounds to treat or prevent diseases or disorders associated with the activity of Cannabinoid Receptor 1 (CB1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: IRM LLC
    Inventors: Hong Liu, Xiaohui He, Dean Paul Phillips, Xuefeng Zhu, Kunyong Yang, Thomas Lau, Baogen Wu, Yongping Xie, Truc Ngoc Nguyen, Xing Wang
  • Publication number: 20130210721
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a GPR40 activating agent containing, as an active ingredient, a novel compound having a GPR40 agonist action, a salt of the compound, a solvate of the compound or the salt, or the like, particularly, an insulin secretagogue and a prophylactic and/or therapeutic agent against diabetes, obesity, or other diseases. [Means of Solving the Problem] A compound of Formula (I): (where p is 0 to 4; j is 0 to 2; k is 0 to 1; a ring A is an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, a cycroalkyl group, a cycroalkenyl group, a spirocyclic group; a ring B is an aryl group, a heteroaryl group; X is O or —NR7—; and R1 to R7 and L are specific groups), a salt of the compound, or a solvate of the compound or the salt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: MOCHIDA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: MOCHIDA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
  • Patent number: 8507538
    Abstract: Compounds that selectively modulate the sphingosine 1 phosphate receptor are provided including compounds which modulate subtype 1 of the S1P receptor. Methods of chiral synthesis of such compounds is provided. Uses, methods of treatment or prevention and methods of preparing inventive compositions including inventive compounds are provided in connection with the treatment or prevention of diseases, malconditions, and disorders for which modulation of the sphingosine 1 phosphate receptor is medically indicated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Receptos, Inc.
    Inventors: Marcus F. Boehm, Esther Martinborough, Enugurthi Brahmachary, Manisha Moorjani, Junko Tamiya, Liming Huang, Adam Richard Yeager
  • Publication number: 20130203730
    Abstract: A compound of formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof in which R1, R2, R3, R4 and m are as described in the specification for use in the treatment of obesity and/or diabetes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventor: AstraZeneca AB
  • Publication number: 20130203772
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a polymorph of a compound and salts of a compound and polymorphs thereof, which compound is an inhibitor of kinase activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2011
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Inventors: Julie Nicole Hamblin, Paul Spencer Jones, Suzanne Elaine Keeling, Joelle Le, Nigel James Parr, Robert David Willacy
  • Publication number: 20130203709
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to acylsulfonamides and processes for their preparation. The processes involve a target-guided synthesis approach, whereby a thioacid and a sulfonyl azide are reacted in the presence of a biological target protein, a Bcl-2 family protein, to form the acylsulfonamide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2011
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicants: THE PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
    Inventors: Roman Manetsch, Sameer Kulkarni, Iredia D. Iyamu, Hong-Gang Wang, Kenichiro Doi, Wayne Guida, Daniel Santiago, Courtney du Boulay
  • Patent number: 8501781
    Abstract: Heteroarylpiperidine and -piperazine derivatives of the formula (I), in which the symbols have the meanings given in the description and agrochemically active salts thereof and their use for controlling phytopathogenic harmful fungi and also processes for preparing compounds of the formula (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Bayer Cropscience AG
    Inventors: Pierre Cristau, Nicola Rahn, Tomoki Tsuchiya, Joachim Kluth, Pierre Wasnaire, Sebastian Hoffmann, Jürgen Benting, Ulrike Wachendorff-Neumann, Thomas Seitz
  • Patent number: 8497274
    Abstract: Provided is a fused heterocycle derivative showing a strong Raf inhibitory activity. A compound represented by the formula wherein each symbol is as defined in the present specification, or a salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
    Inventors: Masanori Okaniwa, Terufumi Takagi, Masaaki Hirose
  • Patent number: 8492374
    Abstract: An azaazulene compound is provided. The azaazulene compound has formula (I) shown below. Each variable in formula (I) is defined in the specification. The compound can be used to treat cancer. The invention also provides a method for treating cancer. The method includes administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of one or more azaazulene compounds of formula (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: On Lee, Chih-Hung Chen, Chi-Y Hung, Yow-Lone Chang, Ting-Shou Chen