Nitrogen In R Patents (Class 514/619)
  • Patent number: 8168827
    Abstract: Amide derivatives represented by the formula (I): wherein: A is a cycloalkyl group, an aryl group or a heteroaryl group; X is a nitrogen atom or CR17; Y is —NRa-, —(CRbRb?)m-, and the like; m is 0 to 4; and R1 to R17 may be the same or different and each is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a cyano group, a nitro group, a carboxyl group, a formyl group, a hydroxyl group, an ammonium group, an alkyl group optionally having one or more substituents, -ZR18 and the like, Z is —O—, —S(O)p-, —S(O)pO—, —NH—, —NR19-, and the like; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a hydrate thereof, or a solvate thereof may be applied to pharmaceutical use such as anti-inflammatory and analgesic action and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Tadakiyo Nakagawa, Tamotsu Suzuki, Kaoru Takenaka, Shinichi Fujita, Youji Yamada, Yoichiro Shima, Tatsuya Okuzumi, Toshihiko Yoshimura, Masanao Yoshida, Masahiro Murata
  • Publication number: 20120101147
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods and products for enhancing and improving recovery of lost memories. In particular the methods are accomplished by inhibiting HDAC2 and or selectively inhibiting HDAC1/2 or HDAC1/2/3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2009
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: The General Hospital Corporation d/b/a Massachusetts General Hospital
    Inventors: Li-Huei Tsai, Andre Fischer, Stephen J. Haggarty, Weiping Tang, Stuart L. Schreiber, Edward Holson, Florence Wagner, Mikel P. Moyer
  • Publication number: 20120095051
    Abstract: This invention provides a compound having the structure wherein ?, ?, X, Y, and R1-R11 are defined herein. This invention also provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising the above compounds, a method of inhibiting the activity and/or levels of a matrix metalloproteinase (MMP), a method of inhibiting the production of a cytokine in a population of cells, a method of inhibiting the production of a growth factor in a population of cells, and a method of inhibiting NF?-B activation in a population of cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2010
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Inventors: Francis Johnson, Lorne Golub
  • Publication number: 20120088794
    Abstract: The invention provides aminotetralin compounds of formula (I): wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, n, and m are defined in the specification, or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof, that are antagonists at the mu opioid receptor. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, methods of using such compounds to treat conditions associated with mu opioid receptor activity, and processes and intermediates useful for preparing such compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: THERAVANCE, INC.
    Inventors: Michael R. Leadbetter, Sean G. Trapp, Daniel D. Long, John R. Jacobsen, Sabine Axt
  • Patent number: 8153693
    Abstract: The present invention relates to amino-salicylic-aminophenyl compounds for use in the treatment of the inflammatory component of celiac disease. These compounds act by blocking the cytokines released in celiac disease and are specifically useful in the treatment of refractory cases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Giuliani International Limited
    Inventors: Sergio Baroni, Salvatore Bellinvia
  • Publication number: 20120078165
    Abstract: A therapeutic agent eluting element includes an elongate body member and one or more therapeutic agents elutable from the body member. The elongate body member is configured to be implanted subcutaneously along side of a therapy delivery element. The elongate body member may be formed from a polymeric material, and the agent eluting element may consist essentially of the body member and the one or more therapeutic agents. The therapeutic agent eluting element may be a part of a system or kit that includes a therapy delivery element and a tunneling tool, such as a dilator, sheath, catheter passer, or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: MEDTRONIC, INC.
    Inventor: Thomas C. Bischoff
  • Publication number: 20120070390
    Abstract: An over-the-counter (OTC) regulated therapeutic composition for self-medication use for application to wounds having a potential pathogen load, in which the composition comprises a tissue penetration enhancer comprising a Class I pharmaceutical incipient; a pharmaceutical antibiotic agent in a dosing suitable for use in an OTC listing; a hygroscopic carrier agent comprising a Class I pharmaceutical incipient suitable for mixing in solution with the tissue penetration enhancer and the antibiotic agent; and wherein the activity/water (Aw) measurement of the composition is less than the Aw measurement for a target pathogen in a tissue wound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Inventors: D. Howard Phillips, Steven Keough
  • Publication number: 20120065204
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester or stereoisomer thereof, wherein R1 to R3 and X have the significances given herein. The present invention is also directed to processes for making said compounds and uses of said compounds, in particular their use as medicaments, more particularly their use as medicaments in the treatment of cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Inventors: Lei Guo, Guozhi Tang, Zhanguo Wang, Jason Christopher Wong, Weixing Zhang
  • Publication number: 20120058100
    Abstract: Disclosed are co-electrospun polymeric fibers comprising polymers comprising pharmaceutically active agents and/or biologically active agents and capable of release at a combined release rate. Also disclosed are processes for preparing polymeric fibers capable of release at a combined release rate. Also disclosed are processes of modulating delivery rate of pharmaceutically active agents and/or biologically active agents. Also disclosed are processes of delivering pharmaceutically active agents and/or biologically active agents. 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: November 11, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Inventors: V. Prasad Shastri, Jay C. Sy
  • Patent number: 8129431
    Abstract: An aqueous liquid preparation of the present invention containing 2-amino-3-(4-bromobenzoyl)phenylacetic acid or its pharmacologically acceptable salt or a hydrate thereof, an alkyl aryl polyether alcohol type polymer such as tyloxapol, or a polyethylene glycol fatty acid ester such as polyethylene glycol monostearate is stable. Since even in the case where a preservative is incorporated into said aqueous liquid preparation, the preservative exhibits a sufficient preservative effect for a long time, said aqueous liquid preparation in the form of an eye drop is useful for the treatment of blepharitis, conjunctivitis, scleritis, and postoperative inflammation. Also, the aqueous liquid preparation of the present invention in the form of a nasal drop is useful for the treatment of allergic rhinitis and inflammatory rhinitis (e.g. chronic rhinitis, hypertrophic rhinitis, nasal polyp, etc.).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Senju Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shirou Sawa, Shuhei Fujita
  • Publication number: 20120046242
    Abstract: The present invention is directed toward a method of treating a subject for a condition mediated by aberrant Wnt/?-catenin signaling by selecting a subject with a condition mediated by aberrant Wnt/?-catenin signaling and administering to the selected subject a compound selected from the group consisting of those set forth in Table 1, Table 2, and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. A method of similarly modulating the Wnt/?-catenin pathway in a subject is also discussed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2009
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Applicants: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
    Inventors: Randall T. Moon, Travis L. BIechele, Nathan D. Camp, Stephen Haggarty, Daniel Fass
  • Publication number: 20120035265
    Abstract: A method for a prevention and/or treatment of dysmenorrhea or amelioration of a symptom thereof in a subject, comprising administering to said subject an effective amount of a compound of formula I:
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Inventors: Kazuko MATSUDA, Yuichi Iwaki, Maria Feldman, Kale Ruby
  • Publication number: 20120029084
    Abstract: Topical suspension compositions of nepafenac are disclosed. The compositions are especially suitable for topical ophthalmic administration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: NOVARTIS AG
    Inventor: Warren Wong
  • Publication number: 20120021989
    Abstract: The invention relates to procedures and methods of determining a susceptibility to cardiac arrhythmia, including Atrial Fibrillation, Atrial Flutter and Stroke, by assessing the presence or absence of alleles at polymorphic markers found to be associated with risk of these conditions. The invention further relates to kits encompassing reagents for assessing such markers, and diagnostic 5 methods, uses and procedures for utilizing such susceptibility markers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: deCODE Genetics ehf.
    Inventors: Hilma Holm, Daniel Gudbjartsson
  • Publication number: 20120015001
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a methods and compositions for the treatment of and management of symptoms for thyroid eye disease. The methods include administering to a patient having thyroid eye disease an agent that interferes with hyaluronan synthesis in an amount that is effective to inhibit hyaluronan synthesis in a retro-ocular space. The pharmaceutical compositions hat includes a carrier suitable for ophthalmic delivery and an agent that interferes with hyaluronan synthesis. Combination therapies are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2011
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER
    Inventors: Richard P. Phipps, Naxin Guo, Steven Feldon
  • Publication number: 20120015050
    Abstract: This document provides methods and materials involved in assessing samples (e.g., cancer cells) for the presence of a loss of heterozygosity (LOH) signature. For example, methods and materials for determining whether or not a cell (e.g., a cancer cell) contains an LOH signature are provided. Materials and methods for identifying cells (e.g., cancer cells) having a deficiency in homology directed repair (HDR) as well as materials and methods for identifying cancer patients likely to respond to a particular cancer treatment regimen also are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2011
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: Myriad Genetics, Incorporated
    Inventors: Victor Abkevich, Alexander Gutin, Kirsten Timms, Jerry Lanchbury
  • Patent number: 8093295
    Abstract: The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition or crystalline composition with a specific dissolution profile, which comprises suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or hydrate thereof as an active ingredient. The present invention provides a process of producing said crystalline composition or pharmaceutical composition. The present invention also provides compositions with a specific particle size distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Jeannie Chow Wong, Benjamin Max Cohen, Aaron S. Cote, Erik A. Dienemann, Kimberly Gallagher, Craig Ikeda, Justin Moser, Pavol Rajniak, Robert A. Reed, Brian Sell, Cindy Starbuck, Hsien-Hsin Tung, Qingxi Wang, Vincent R. Capodanno
  • Publication number: 20120004260
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of treating a fatty acid synthesis related disease comprising administering to a patient in need thereof an effective amount of a PARP inhibitor or metabolite thereof to inhibit fatty acid synthesis, wherein the fatty acid synthesis related disease is obesity, diabetes, or cardiovascular disease. The present invention also relates to a method of treating a cancer in a subject comprising: (i) identifying a level of fatty acid in a sample from the subject, and (ii) administering an effective amount of a PARP inhibitor or metabolite thereof to inhibit fatty acid synthesis in the subject, wherein the administration is based on the level of fatty acid, thereby treating the cancer in the subject. The present invention further relates to a method of treating Her-2 related cancers by administering to a patient in need thereof an effective amount of a PARP inhibitor or metabolite thereof to inhibit fatty acid synthesis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: BiPar Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Valeria Ossovskaya, Barry Sherman
  • Patent number: 8088828
    Abstract: This invention provides a method of treating, preventing, suppressing, inhibiting or reducing the incidence of benign prostate hyperplasia in a male subject, by administering to the subject a selective androgen receptor modulator (SARM) and/or its analog, derivative, isomer, metabolite, pharmaceutically acceptable salt, pharmaceutical product, hydrate, N-oxide, or any combination thereof as described herein. This invention also provides a method of treating a subject suffering from hair loss, comprising the step of administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a 5-? reductase enzyme type 1 and/or type 2 inhibitor, wherein said inhibitor is a selective androgen receptor modulator (SARM) and/or its analog, derivative, isomer, metabolite, pharmaceutically acceptable salt, pharmaceutical product, hydrate, N-oxide, or any combination thereof as described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: University of Tennessee Research Foundation
    Inventors: James T. Dalton, Duane D. Miller, Mitchell S. Steiner, Karen A. Veverka, Wenqing Gao
  • Patent number: 8084645
    Abstract: A compound of the present invention, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is indicated by formula (1) below: wherein, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, Q, R8, and R9 have the same meanings as R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, Q, R8, and R9 in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Chugai Seiyaku Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Isshiki, Yasunori Kohchi, Kazuo Hattori, Nobuo Shimma, Masanori Miwa, Naohito Inagaki, Hitoshi Iikura, Yasuaki Matsubara
  • Publication number: 20110301110
    Abstract: A method for diagnosing a chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML) in a subject includes the steps of (i) determining the level of expression of the Trim33 (tripartite motif-containing 33) gene in a biological sample from the subject, and (ii) comparing the level of expression of the Trim33 gene in the biological sample with its normal level of expression; wherein an under-expression of the Trim33 gene is associated with CMML, and to a kit for diagnosing CMML in a subject including at least one nucleic acid probe or oligonucleotide or at least one antibody, which can be used in a such a method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2011
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Inventors: Aucagne Romain, Bastie Jean Noël, Delva Laurent, Droin Nathalie, Solary Eric
  • Publication number: 20110301242
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods (and pharmaceutical compositions) for treating and/or preventing for obesity associated disorders, particularly related to a deregulation of glucose homeostasis, by administrating Cathepsin S inhibitors. The invention also relates to methods for diagnosing insulin resistance and glucose tolerance by measuring Cathepsin S levels in a biological sample obtained from a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2010
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Inventors: Karine Clement, Michele Guerre Millo, Nadia Naour
  • Patent number: 8071575
    Abstract: Bone targeted compounds and methods are provided. Compounds can include a Bone Targeting Portion (RT), having an affinity for bone; a Bone Active Portion (RA) for interacting with and affecting bone; and a Linking Portion (RL) connecting the Bone Targeting Portion and the Bone Active Portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: University of Louisville Research Foundation
    Inventors: William M. Pierce, Jr., K. Grant Taylor, Leonard C. Waite
  • Publication number: 20110287026
    Abstract: Provided herein are SIRT4 compositions and methods of use thereof. The invention provides functional information for use in the identification and design of compounds that modulate SIRT4 enzyme activity (e.g., inhibition of fatty acid oxidation, ADP ribosylation, and/or downregulation of glutamate dehydrogenase), and to the compounds identified by such methods and the research, diagnostic and therapeutic uses of such compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2009
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Marcia Haigis, Vincent De Boer
  • Patent number: 8063247
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are opioid receptor modulators, e.g. mu-opioid receptor antagonists, neutral antagonists or inverse agonists, and are useful inter alia for the treatment of obesity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Prosidion Limited
    Inventors: Jason Bloxham, Stuart Edward Bradley, Thomas Martin Krulle, Martin James Procter, Colin Peter Sambrook-Smith, Karen Lesley Schofield, Donald Smyth
  • Publication number: 20110269706
    Abstract: The disclosure includes hydroxamic compounds of Formula I: (I) wherein P, Z, and m are defined herein. Also disclosed is a method for treating a neoplastic disease or an immune disease with these compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2010
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: Northlake Biosciences LLC
    Inventors: Yu Chen, Yi Chen
  • Publication number: 20110269834
    Abstract: Described herein are compounds and compositions, and methods for using the compounds and compositions, for treating respiratory diseases and illness, such as severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2009
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicants: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Arun K. Ghosh, Jun Takayama, Andrew David Mesecar, Michael E. Johnson, Kiira M. Ratia, Rima Chaudhuri, Debbie C. Mulhearn
  • Publication number: 20110269785
    Abstract: The invention is directed to substituted 2-aminoacetamides represented by formula (II): and to pharmaceutically acceptable salts and prodrugs thereof, wherein the substituents are defined herein. The invention is also directed to the use of substituted 2-aminoacetamides in methods for the treatment of neuronal damage following global and focal ischemia, and for the treatment, prevention or amelioration of pain, anxiety, or manic depression, as anticonvulsants, as antimanic depressants, as local anesthetics, as antiarrhythmics and for the treatment or prevention of diabetic neuropathy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2011
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: Purdue Neuroscience Company
    Inventors: Nancy C. Lan, Yan Wang, Sui Xiong Cai
  • Publication number: 20110263604
    Abstract: The invention relates to phenylcyclopropylamine acetamide derivatives and their use in treating diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: Oryzon Genomics, S.A.
    Inventors: Nathalie Guibourt, Alberto Ortega Munoz, Julio Castro-Palomino Laria
  • Patent number: 8044078
    Abstract: The invention relates to a compound of the general formula (I), as defined herein which is useful for the treatment of a pathology in a patient wherein a CCR3 receptor plays a role in the development of the pathology, and pharmaceutical preparations containing such compound. The invention is also directed to a process for preparing the compound of the general formula (I), and intermediate useful in the preparation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis
    Inventors: Agnes Pappne Behr, Zoltan Kapui, Peter Aranyi, Sandor Batori, Veronika Bartane Bodor, Lajos T. Nagy, Mihalyne Santa, legal representative, Marton Varga, Endre Mikus, Katalin Urban-Szabo, Judit Vargane Szeredi, Tibor Szabo, Edit Susan, Marianna Kovacs
  • Publication number: 20110245335
    Abstract: The present invention relates in general to a compound which is characterized by a formula selected from the following formulas A, B, C, D, E or F; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical composition comprising the inhibitor(s) of the invention and to their use in the treatment of (for treating) a disease which is associated with an excess transport of hyaluronan across a lipid bilayer. The present invention furthermore relates to the use of at least one inhibitor of the invention for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of (for treating) a disease which is associated with an excess transport of hyaluronan across a lipid bilayer. The present invention also relates to a method for manufacturing a pharmaceutical composition comprising the steps of formulating the inhibitor defined herein in a pharmaceutically acceptable form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2009
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Inventor: Peter Prehm
  • Publication number: 20110245250
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) and pharmacologically acceptable salts and pro-drugs thereof wherein: Ar1 and Ar2 are aryl or heteroaryl; a is 0 to 5; R1 is alkyl, halogen, haloalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, alkoxycarbonyl, carboxyl, hydroxyl, amino, monoalkylamino, dialkylamino, nitro, acylamino, alkoxycarbonylamino, alkylsulphonyl, alkylsulphonylamino or cyano and, where a is greater than 1, each substituent R1 may be the same or different; b is 0 to 5; R2 is alkyl, halogen, haloalkyl, haloalkoxy, alkoxy, alkoxycarbonyl, carboxyl, hydroxyl, amino, monoalkylamino, dialkylamino, nitro, acylamino, alkoxycarbonylamino, alkylsulphonyl, alkylsulphonylamino or cyano and where b is greater than 1, each substituent R2 may be the same or different; V is selected from the group consisting of (CR3aR3b)pCON(R3b)X and (CR3aR3b)pN(R3b)CO(X), wherein said groups are in the 3- (meta) or 4- (para) position with respect to the substituent Z; W is selected from the group consisting of NR4a, O, S, S?O, SO2 and C(R4aR4b)2; X is hydroge
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2009
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: Ramot at tel-Aviv University Ltd.
    Inventors: Simon David Edwards, Meriel Ruth Kimberley, Richard Edward Armer, Nawaz Mohammed Khan
  • Patent number: 8030518
    Abstract: This invention is directed to compounds of formula I, where G is —O—, —S—, —C(g1)(g2)-, or —NH—, and n=1, 2, or 3. Such compounds modulate potassium channels. The compounds are useful for the treatment and prevention of diseases and disorders which are affected by modulation of potassium ion channels. One such condition is seizure disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Valeant Pharmaceuticals International
    Inventors: Huanming Chen, Jianlan Song, Jean-Michel Vernier, Jim Zhen Wu
  • Patent number: 8021687
    Abstract: A milnacipran formulation that provides delayed and extended release of milnacipran has been developed. The formulation comprises milnacipran or a salt thereof; an extended release excipient, and a delayed release excipient. The formulation provides, upon administration to a human subject, a Tmax of 4-10 hours.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.
    Inventors: Jane C. Hirsh, Roman V. Rariy, Shubha Chungi, Srinivas G. Rao, Michael T. Heffernan
  • Publication number: 20110224303
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods and compositions for promoting cognitive function and/or treating cognitive function disorders and impairments. In particular the methods are accomplished by administering to a subject CI-994 or dinaline or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester, prodrug or metabolite thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2010
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Inventors: Li-Huei Tsai, Ji-Song Guan, Stephen J. Haggarty, Edward Holson, Florence Wagner, Johannes Graeff
  • Patent number: 8017630
    Abstract: Novel cyclohexylacetic acid compounds corresponding to formula I: processes for the production thereof, pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds, methods of producing pharmaceutical compositions including these compounds and related methods of treating or inhibiting certain diseases or conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Gruenenthal GmbH
    Inventors: Claudia Hinze, Bernd Sundermann, Hans Schick, Birgitta Henkel
  • Patent number: 8008348
    Abstract: This invention provides: 1) a method of treating a subject suffering from a muscle wasting disorder; 2) a method of preventing a muscle wasting disorder in a subject; 3) a method of treating, preventing, suppressing, inhibiting or reducing muscle loss in a subject suffering from a muscle wasting disorder; 4) a method of treating, preventing, inhibiting, reducing or suppressing muscle wasting in a subject suffering from a muscle wasting disorder; and/or 5) a method of treating, preventing, inhibiting, reducing or suppressing muscle protein catabolism in a subject suffering from a muscle wasting disorder, by administering to the subject a selective androgen receptor modulator (SARM) and/or an analog, derivative, isomer, metabolite, pharmaceutically acceptable salt, pharmaceutical product, hydrate, N-oxide, prodrug, polymorph, impurity or crystal of said SARM compound, or any combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: University of Tennessee Research Foundation
    Inventors: Mitchell S. Steiner, Karen A. Veverka, James T. Dalton, Duane D. Miller
  • Publication number: 20110207823
    Abstract: The present invention consists of an extended-release metoclopramide hydrochloride pharmaceutical composition, in 15 mg drug substance tablets, for use in gastrointestinal disorders. The formulation is mainly composed of a hydrophilic polymer, a hydrophobic polymer, a hydrophilic component and metoclopramide hydrochloride. The hydrophilic polymer is swollen by hydration when contacting water, forming a gel coat which controls drug substance release. The water inside the matrix dissolves the drug substance and this is diffused outside through the gel coat. The hydrophobic polymer shows plastic deformation properties under compression, tending to surround the drug substance particles reducing the pore quantity and dimensions in the matrix structure, delaying as a consequence the drug substance release. The hydrophilic component is part of the gel coating structure providing support thereto. Drug substance is the metoclopramide hydrochloride or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicant: POSIVISIONARY SOLUTIONS LLP
    Inventors: John Claude Savoir Vilboeuf, Maria Teresa de Jesus Francisco Doce, Teresita del Niño Jesús Costales González, Miriam Villa Vargas
  • Publication number: 20110201603
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel Acylaminobenzamide derivatives represented by the following formula (I) and use thereof as pesticides: wherein V represents an aromatic ring group of V1 to V5 described in the detailed description, Q represents an aromatic ring group of Q1 to Q7 described in the detailed description, G1 and G2 represent O or S, R1 represents hydrogen, alkyl, haloalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, phenyl or a heterocyclic group and R2 and R3 represent hydrogen, alkyl, haloalkyl, alkylcarbonyl, haloalkylcarbonyl, alkoxycarbonyl or haloalkoxycarbonyl.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2009
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: Bayer CropScience AG
    Inventors: Jun Mihara, Tetsuya Murata, Kei Domon, Yukiyoshi Watanabe, Yasushi Yoneta, Takuma Mori, Eiichi Shimojo, Katsuhiko Shibuya, Teruyuki Ichihara, Masashi Ataka, Ulrich Görgens
  • Publication number: 20110201601
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of compounds of general formula (I) and (II) for the preparation of a drug for preventing and/or treating disorders caused by Shiga toxins and related toxins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2009
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicants: COMMISSAR. A L'ENERG. ATOM. ET AUX ENERG. ALTERN., INSTITUT CURIE, CENTRE NAT DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
    Inventors: Daniel Gillet, Julien Barbier, Ludger Johannes, Bahne Stechmann, Siau-Kun Bai
  • Publication number: 20110177085
    Abstract: The present invention relates to bitter-taste receptors and their role in bitter taste transduction. The invention also relates to assays for screening molecules that modulate, e.g. suppress or block, bitter taste transduction, or enhance bitter taste response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2011
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Inventors: Bernd Bufe, Thomas Hofmann, Dietmar Krautwurst, Christina Kuhn, Wolfgang Meyerhof
  • Publication number: 20110178153
    Abstract: Methods of treating or preventing chemoresistance or relapse growth of cancer cells are provided. Methods of treating or preventing resistance to tyrosine kinase based chemotherapeutic treatment in hematologic and solid tumors are provided. BCR-ABL drug resistance in chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) and models for conducting further study on the same are presented. The methods comprise administering a therapeutically effective amount of one or more SIRT1 modulators to the cells or subject in need thereof. The methods may be administered in combination with, prior to or subsequent to chemotherapy or may be administered to counteract the effect of a spontaneous genetic mutation. Methods of using SIRT1 inhibitors to treat or prevent insulin and transferrin-induced resistance are also presented. A novel cell model to study mechanisms of acquired chemoresistance is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2008
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Inventor: Wenyong CHEN
  • Publication number: 20110178163
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods of determining the levels of BRCA1 in a cell, altering the levels of BRCA1 in a cell, determining the likelihood of developing cancer, and determining the prognosis of a patient with cancer using miR-182 and analogs thereof. Importantly, the invention also provides methods of determining whether a patient should be treated with PARP inhibitors, improving PARP therapy in cancer, as well as methods for selecting and improving genotoxic therapies. Also featured are methods of treating patients with cancers based on the expression levels of miR-182. The invention also features compositions comprising miR-182 and analogs thereof, antagomirs of mIR-182 and analogs thereof, in combination with PARP inhibitors and genotoxic agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Inventor: Dipanjan Chowdhury
  • Publication number: 20110178077
    Abstract: The present invention relates to small molecule compounds and their use in the treatment of bacterial infections, in particular Tuberculosis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2009
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Inventors: Priscille Brodin, Thierry Christophe, Zaesung No, Jaeseung Kim, Auguste Genovesio, Denis Philippe Cedric Fenistein, Heekyoung Jeon, Fanny Anne Ewann, Sunhee Kang, Saeyeon Lee, Min Jung Seo, Eunjung Park, Monica Contreras Dominguez, Ji Youn Nam, Eun Hye Kim
  • Patent number: 7981937
    Abstract: A dispersion of 2,2-dibromo-3-nitrilopropionamide (“DBNPA”) particles in a restrictedly viscosified concentrated brine solution effectively negates gelling of the brine solution because the naturally occurring gum used does not exhibits Ellis-Plastic behavior in the concentrated brine at a pH of from about 1 to 4. Because the DBNPA particles are much less soluble in the brine than in water, the particles are held in the stable dispersion. Moreover, a dispersion of DBNPA particles in viscosified brine provides at least the same biocidal effect as a solution of DBNPA, relative to the same concentration of DBNPA in solution in glycol, but also concurrently nullifies the degradation of the DBNPA during storage so that the loss due to hydrolysis of the DBNPA is less than 3% over a period of three months at a temperature in the range from ?5° C. to 25° C. A process is disclosed for making the dispersion which can be stored at a temperature in the range from about ?5° C. to 25° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Aurora Specialty Chemistries Corp. Aurora
    Inventors: Vijay Vinayak Pendse, Harry James Moyle
  • Patent number: 7973079
    Abstract: Compounds that reduce serum retinol levels are used to treat ophthalmic conditions associated with the overproduction of waste products that accumulate during the course of the visual cycle. We describe methods, compounds, and compositions to treat, for example, the macular degenerations and dystrophies or to alleviate symptoms associated with such ophthalmic conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Revision Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Nathan L. Mata, Kim B. Phan, Tam V. Bui, Mustapha Haddach
  • Publication number: 20110150775
    Abstract: The present invention provides systems for developing and/or testing therapies for prenatal diseases and conditions including Down Syndrome. The present invention also provides diagnostic methods for Down Syndrome involving, in some embodiments, gene expression analyses of fetal RNA and/or detection of expression of particular genes involved in Down Syndrome. Also provided are microarrays and kits useful in prenatal diagnostic applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2009
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Inventors: Donna Slonim, Kirby Johnson, Diana Bianchi
  • Patent number: 7960436
    Abstract: This invention provides compounds of formula I where Ar1 is a 5- to 10-member mono- or bicyclic aromatic group, optionally substituted; where the —NR3R4 group is situated ortho to the NHC(?X) group; n=1 or 2; X?O or S; Y is O or S; and q=1 or 0. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of formula I and/or salts, esters, and prodrugs thereof. These compounds modulate the activation and inactivation of potassium channels. The compounds are useful for the treatment and prevention of diseases and disorders—such as seizure disorders—which are affected by modulation of potassium ion channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Valeant Pharmaceuticals International
    Inventors: Huanming Chen, Jean-Michel Vernier
  • Patent number: 7956093
    Abstract: An amide of the formula I and its tautomeric forms, possible enantiomeric and diastereomeric forms, E and Z forms, and possible physiologically tolerated salts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Abbott GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Wilfried Lubisch, Achim Möller, Hans-Jörg Treiber, Monika Knopp
  • Publication number: 20110124502
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide compositions for controlling a target pest including a first agent and a second agent comprising a pest control product or a signal cascade modulator, wherein the first agent and the second agent act synergistically to control the target pest. The first agent can be capable of interacting with a receptor in the target pest. The pest control product can have a first activity against the target pest when applied without the active agent and the compositions can have a second activity against the target pest; and the second activity can be greater than the first activity. Embodiments of the invention can include compositions that modulate the signal cascade initiated by the binding of ligands to, for example, cell surface receptors. Methods of screening such compositions are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2009
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Inventor: Essam Enan