Bicyclo Ring System Patents (Class 514/657)
  • Publication number: 20140057990
    Abstract: This invention provides a convenient method for converting oximes into enamides. The process does not require the use of metallic reagents. Accordingly, it produces the desired compounds without the concomitant production of a large volume of metallic waste. The enamides are useful precursors to amides and amines. The invention provides a process to convert a prochiral enamide into the corresponding chiral amide. In an exemplary process, a chiral amino center is introduced during hydrogenation through the use of a chiral hydrogenation catalyst. In selected embodiments, the invention provides methods of preparing amides and amines that include the 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-N-alkyl-1-naphthalenamine or 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1-naphthalenamine substructure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: SUNOVION PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
    Inventors: Hang Zhao, Stefan G. Koenig, Charles P. Vandenbossche, Surendra Singh, Harold Scott Wilkinson, Roger P. Bakale
  • Publication number: 20140051768
    Abstract: The invention relates to a medicament containing (S)-2-N-propylamino-5-hydroxytetralin, the salts or prodrugs thereof. As a D3 agonist, (S)-2-N-propylamino-5-hydroxytetralin is suitable particularly for the treatment of dopa-sensitive movement disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: UCB Pharma GmbH
    Inventors: Dieter Scheller, Klaus Hansen
  • Publication number: 20140051767
    Abstract: This application provides a method of preferentially inhibiting monoamine oxidase A (MAOA) in the brain of a subject relative to in the intestine of the subject comprising parenterally administering to the subject a controlled release formulation comprising a therapeutically effective amount of rasagiline or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Cheryl Fitzer-Attas, Rom E. Eliaz, Eran Blaugrund, Aviva Gross, Adi Mayk
  • Publication number: 20130345310
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a solid composition containing at least one pharmaceutically compatible auxiliary ingredient and rasagiline or a pharmaceutically compatible salt thereof as an active ingredient. The invention further relates to a method for producing said solid composition and to a medicine comprising said solid composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: RATIOPHARM GMBH
    Inventors: Katrin Rimkus, Sandra Brueck, Frank Muskulus, Jana Paetz
  • Patent number: 8614252
    Abstract: The subject invention provides crystalline R(+)-N-propargyl-1-aminoindan, pharmaceutical compositions and methods of manufacture thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
    Inventors: Anton Frenkel, Tamas Koltai
  • Patent number: 8609641
    Abstract: The invention relates to a medicament containing (S)-2-N-propylamino-5-hydroxytetralin, the salts or prodrugs thereof. As a D3 agonist, (S)-2-N-propylamino-5-hydroxytetralin is suitable particularly for the treatment of dopa-sensitive movement disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: UCB Pharma GmbH
    Inventors: Dieter Scheller, Klaus Hansen
  • Publication number: 20130331429
    Abstract: The present application relates generally to amino tetraline derivative compounds and methods of use, specifically, embodiments including compounds of formula (I) described herein, pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates. More specifically, this application relates to amino tetraline derivative compounds and uses of such compounds producing medicaments for the treatment of various disease and conditions including movement disorders and disorders of the central nervous system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Inventors: Peter Gmeiner, Miriam Ruberg, Harald Huebner
  • Publication number: 20130316906
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel compounds of the formula (I) in which R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, Y, Q and G have the meanings given above, to a plurality of processes and intermediates for their preparation and to their use as herbicides and/or pesticides. Moreover, the invention relates to selective herbicidal compositions comprising, firstly, the phenyl-substituted bicyclooctane-1,3-dione derivates and, secondly, a crop plant compatibility-improving compound. The present invention furthermore relates to increasing the activity of crop protection compositions comprising in particular phenyl-substituted bicyclooctane-1,3-dione derivates by adding ammonium salts or phosphonium salts and, if appropriate, penetrants, to the corresponding compositions, to processes for their preparation and to their use in crop protection as pesticides and/or for preventing unwanted plant growth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: BAYER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY GMBH
    Inventors: Alfred Angermann, Stefan Lehr, Guido Bojack, Reiner Fischer, Isolde Häuser-hahn, Ines Heinemann, Elmar Gatzweiler, Christopher Hugh Rosinger, Arnd Voerste, Dieter Feucht
  • Publication number: 20130302441
    Abstract: Methods of treating skin neoplasms using a monoamine oxidase inhibitor, e.g., a propynylaminoindan (such as rasagiline) are provided. Pharmaceutical compositions and kits comprising monoamine oxidase inhibitors are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Inventors: Susan Meier-Davis, Jianye Wen, Richard D. Hamlin
  • Patent number: 8575139
    Abstract: The invention relates to the field of male and/or female sexual dysfunction. The invention specifically relates to the use of testosterone and a 5-HT1A agonist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Emotional Brain B.V.
    Inventors: Jan Johan Adriaan Tuiten, Johannes Martinus Maria Bloemers, Robertus Petrus Johannes De Lange
  • Patent number: 8569356
    Abstract: The invention relates to cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor compounds and methods of identifying and using them. The invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions for treating cell proliferative disorders, especially cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Ostrov, Brian K. Law, Patrick Corsino
  • Patent number: 8569379
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods of treating olfactory dysfunction by periodically administering a therapeutically effective amount of rasagiline or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of rasagiline to a subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
    Inventors: Geraldine Petit, Patrik Brundin
  • Publication number: 20130253005
    Abstract: Provided are small molecule inhibitors of ubiquitin specific protease 1 (USP1) activity and methods for their use in treating and characterizing cancers. The small molecule USP1 inhibitors of the invention are particularly useful in the treatment of cancers that are resistant to DNA cross-linking agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicants: The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc., Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan D. D'Andrea, Gregory D. Cuny, Ross L. Stein, Marcie Glicksman, April Case, Jun Xian, David Wilson, Min Huang
  • Publication number: 20130251654
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating autophagy-related diseases, angiogenic diseases or hypermelanosis, comprising: (a) a pharmaceutically effective amount of an indatraline derivative or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The composition of the present invention effectively induces autophagy of cells, and thus is very effective for preventing or treating autophagy-related diseases. In addition, the composition of the present invention inhibits angiogenesis through the mechanism of inhibiting angiogenesis, invasion and metastasis and inhibits melanogenesis, and thus can also be effective for preventing or treating angiogenic diseases or melanin-related diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2011
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Inventors: Ho Jeong Kwon, Yoon Sun Cho
  • Patent number: 8541475
    Abstract: The invention provides novel compounds of formulae I and II: that are monoamine oxidase-B inhibitors, which can be useful in treating obesity, diabetes, and/or cardiometabolic disorders (e.g., hypertension, dyslipidemias, high blood pressure, and insulin resistance).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Jenrin Discovery, Inc.
    Inventors: John Francis McElroy, Robert J. Chorvat, Parthasarathi Rajagopalan
  • Patent number: 8529928
    Abstract: Biodegradable polymers incorporating biomolecules and methods of their use are provided. Certain aspects provide biomolecules crosslinked with diglycidyl esters. The disclosed compositions have numerous applications including cellular regeneration, wound healing, and cellular differentiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
    Inventors: Yadong Wang, Blaine Zern, Christiane Gumera
  • Publication number: 20130225679
    Abstract: Provided are analgesic compounds, and salts thereof, of formula: (I) wherein A is: (A) Additionally, pharmaceutical formulations and methods of use employing the above compounds are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: ELI LILLY AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Jean Marie Defauw, Scott Dale Holmstrom, Shuhui Chen, Yang Zhang, Wentao Wu, Xian Peng, Yujuan Ma, Lun Lu
  • Publication number: 20130197091
    Abstract: A method for treating an cancer disease is disclosed comprising administering to a subject a pharmaceutical composition comprising an adrenergic beta-3-receptor blocker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Inventors: Shuguang LIN, Meng ZHENG
  • Publication number: 20130197074
    Abstract: A method for treating an aging-related disease is disclosed comprising administering to a subject a pharmaceutical composition comprising an adrenergic beta-3-receptor agonist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Inventors: Shuguang LIN, Meng ZHENG
  • Publication number: 20130183278
    Abstract: The present invention relates to method of identifying whether or not an individual has Parkinson's disease (PD). In particular, the invention relates to a method for identifying whether or not an individual has PD as opposed to another neurodegenerative disease. The method of the invention comprises measuring the concentration of ?-synuclein (?-syn) and the concentration of unphosphorylated tau (tau) and/or phosphorylated tau (p-tau) in a cerebrospinal fluid sample taken from an individual. The method also comprises calculating the ratio of the concentration of tau and/or p-tau to the concentration of ?-syn, and thereby determining whether or not the individual has PD.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2011
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: United Arab Emirates University
    Inventors: Omar El-Agnaf, Lucilla Parnetti, Paolo Calabresi
  • Patent number: 8475804
    Abstract: The invention features compositions, methods, and kits useful for the treatment of filovirus-mediated diseases, e.g., hemorrhagic fever caused by Ebola virus, in an animal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignees: U.S. Army Medical Research and Material Command, Zalicus, Inc.
    Inventors: Lisa M. Johansen, Joseph Lehár, Benjamin G. Hoffstrom, Gene G. Olinger, Andrea R. Stossel
  • Publication number: 20130158125
    Abstract: Treatment of CNS disorders with (1R,4S)-trans 4-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1-napthalenamine; and (1S,4R)-trans 4-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1-napthalenamine is disclosed. A process for preparing 4-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1-napthalenamine is also disclosed. The process includes the preparation of all four isomers of N-[4-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-1-yl]formamide, which are also useful.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: SUNOVION PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
    Inventor: SUNOVION PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
  • Publication number: 20130150346
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods of using fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) inhibitors to treat aspects of Parkinson's disease (PD), restless legs syndrome (RLS) and periodic limb movement disorder (PLMD), the use of FAAH inhibitors for the manufacture of medicaments for use in the treatment of PD, RLS and PLMD, as well as pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising FAAH inhibitors for use in the treatment of PD, RLS and PLMD.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2011
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicants: Ironwood Pharmaceutical, Inc.
    Inventors: James Philip Pearson, Todd G. Milne, Thomas Henry Johnston, Jonathan Michael Brotchie
  • Publication number: 20130115264
    Abstract: A method of treating the symptoms of Parkinson's disease comprises implanting a reservoir-based drug delivery composition into a subject to systemically deliver a therapeutically effective amount of rasagiline to the subject for a long period of time (e.g., one month or one year). The drug delivery composition may include a rate-controlling excipient (e.g., an elastomeric polymer) defining a reservoir containing at least one discrete solid dosage form (e.g., one or more pellets), which includes rasagiline hemitartrate and optionally, a sorption enhancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2012
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: Endo Pharmaceuticals Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Endo Pharmaceuticals Solutions Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130102650
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound having formula (I) wherein: R1 is chosen from the group consisting of: phenyl group, possibly substituted, —CH2—C6H4—R?1 group, R?1 being chosen from the group consisting of: H, —OH, halogen, alkyl, aryl, CHO, —CN, —NO2, —SR?, —OR?, —NR?R?, —CONR?R?, —COOR?, and —NHCOR?, R? and R? representing independently from each other H, an alkyl group or an aryl group, R?1 being preferably in para position, and —CH2—CO—R? group, R? representing an aryl or heteroaryl group, said aryl and heteroaryl groups being possibly substituted, R2 is chosen from the group consisting of: —OH and halogen, and R3, R4, R5 and R6 are in particular H, for its use for the prevention and/or the treatment of bacterial infections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Inventors: Yap Jean-Bertrand Boum, II, Tamara Basta-Le-Berre, Ursula Liebl, Hannu Myllykallio
  • Publication number: 20130089610
    Abstract: The subject invention provides R(+)-N-methyl-propargyl-aminoindan or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and a composition containing R(+)-N-propargyl-1(R)-aminoindan or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a compound of R(+)-N-methyl-propargyl-aminoindan or a salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2012
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicant: Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd.
  • Publication number: 20130089612
    Abstract: The subject invention provides R(+)-N-formyl-propargyl-aminoindan and a composition containing N-propargyl-1(R)-aminoindan or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a compound of R(+)-N-formyl-propargyl-aminoindan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2012
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicant: TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
  • Publication number: 20130072884
    Abstract: Transdermal compositions are provided. Aspects of the transdermal compositions include: an active agent layer and a conversion layer, where the conversion layer includes a weak base and, optionally, a carboxylated component. Also provided are methods of using the transdermal compositions and kits containing the transdermal compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Inventors: Richard Hamlin, Jianye Wen
  • Publication number: 20130046023
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition, comprising a GluR2-lacking AMPAR antagonist as an active ingredient, is effective for preventing or treating mental diseases selected from the group consisting of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), drug addiction, and phobia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2012
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: SNU R&DB FOUNDATION
    Inventor: SNU R&DB Foundation
  • Patent number: 8377992
    Abstract: The present invention embraces compounds selected for interacting with the T-pocket of telomerase and use thereof for modulating the activity of telomerase and preventing or treating diseases or conditions associated with telomerase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: The Wistar Institute
    Inventor: Emmanuel Skordalakes
  • Patent number: 8354451
    Abstract: Methods of inhibiting phagolysosomal fusion in patients infected with a microorganism involve the administration of a 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (HPPD)-inhibiting compound, such as 2-(2-nitro-4-trifluoromethylbenzoyl)-1,3-cyclohexanedione (NTBC) to the patient. A HPPD-inhibiting compound administered in an amount effective to enhance phagolysosomal fusion in the macrophages or neutrophils of the patient reduces or treats the infection. Methods for treating bacterial infections by administering a HPPD-inhibiting compound and reducing the production of pyomelanin or melanin in microorganisms are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: The UWM Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Graham R. Moran, Panqing He
  • Publication number: 20120329789
    Abstract: Pharmaceutical compositions for treating Alzheimer's disease are disclosed. The pharmaceutical compositions include a compound having the general formula: and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. Methods for treating Alzheimer's disease, inhibiting ATase I and/or ATase 2, reducing the activity of BACE1, reducing the level of amyloid ?-peptide (A?), and/or reducing the level of APP intracellular domain peptide (AICD) by administering such compositions are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventor: Luigi Puglielli
  • Publication number: 20120329800
    Abstract: Administration of a monoamine oxidase inhibitor is useful in the prevention and treatment of muscle dystrophy. Methods and compositions for inhibiting the production of reactive oxygen species in a muscle cell overproducing reactive oxygen species are provided herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2011
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Inventors: Paolo Bonaldo, Marcella Canton, Fabio DiLisa, Sara Menazza
  • Patent number: 8338489
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates the use of a beta blocker for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of hemangiomas, for example of infantile hemangiomas. The beta blocker may be a non-selective beta-blocker, for example propranolol. The present disclosure provides an alternative to the known compounds, e.g. corticosteroids, interferon or vincristine, generally used for the treatment of hemangiomas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Université Victor Segalen—Bordeaux 2
    Inventors: Christine Léauté-Labrèze, Éric Dumas De La Roque, Alain Taieb, Jean-Benoît Thambo
  • Publication number: 20120301542
    Abstract: The present invention provides various pharmaceutical compositions, in particular for oral administration, formulated for extended release of active compounds useful in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, in particular Parkinson's disease, and injuries to the nervous system. The active compound comprised within these compositions is preferably selected from N-propargyl-1-aminoindan, an enantiomer thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, more preferably rasagiline or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2011
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: Pharma Two B Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoram Sela, Nurit Livnah, Itschak Lamensdorf, Tomer Madmon
  • Publication number: 20120269906
    Abstract: The invention concerns methods of treating suicidal ideation or behavior in a subject in need thereof, comprising decreasing endogenous nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) activity in the subject; therapeutic packages for treating suicidal ideation or behavior; and methods for determining the efficacy of a treatment for suicidal ideation or behavior. In some embodiments, the treatment methods comprise administering to the subject an effective amount of an inhibitor of a nAChR, such as a lithium compound, mecamylamine, clozapine, or asenapine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2010
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: University of South Florida
    Inventors: David Vincent Sheehan, Roland Douglas Shytle
  • Publication number: 20120263789
    Abstract: Disclosed are formulations which are designed to delay release of rasagiline while maintaining specific pharmacokinetic properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Inventors: Muhammad Safadi, Daniella Licht, Rachel Cohen, Anton Frenkel, Marina Zholkovsky
  • Publication number: 20120265158
    Abstract: A method for preparing a transdermal patch comprising a substrate layer is provided, the method comprising the steps of contacting an active pharmaceutical ingredient with a retaining means to provide a composition, applying the composition obtained in step (a) to a carrier material to form a substrate layer of the transdermal patch, wherein the retaining means remain within the final transdermal patch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2010
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: LABTEC GMBH
    Inventors: Sebastian Braun, Armin Breitenbach, Ulrich Becker
  • Publication number: 20120238636
    Abstract: This invention provides a solid pharmaceutical composition comprising rasagiline or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of rasagiline, and particles having a non-filamentous microstructure of at least two sugar alcohols. This invention also provides a solid pharmaceutical composition comprising rasagiline or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of rasagiline, a mixture of a disintegrant, a flow agent and particles having a non-filamentous microstructure of at least two sugar alcohols, a supplemental sugar alcohol, a supplemental flow agent, and a supplemental disintegrant. This invention further provides a method of treating a subject afflicted with Parkinson's disease comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of the solid pharmaceutical composition, thereby treating the subject. Finally, this invention provides a process of making such solid pharmaceutical compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Inventors: Shulamit Patashnik, Daniella Licht, Adrian Gilbert
  • Publication number: 20120214877
    Abstract: The present invention provides a stable composition of rasagiline comprising an effective dosage of rasagiline or its pharmaceutically acceptable salts and an antioxidant used as a stabilizer. The dosage forms of the composition are pharmaceutically common transdermal-drug delivery dosage form and mucoadhesive delivery dosage form, such as patch, gel, ointment, cream, cataplasm, film, spray and solution, etc. The composition can be used to prevent or treat mental disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2010
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: Chongqing Pharmaceutical Research Institute Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jialiang Lin, Jie Deng, Hao Chen, Tao Zhang
  • Publication number: 20120208892
    Abstract: A method of treating or preventing emesis through the administration of an effective dosage of a 2-(amino) tetralin compound in which one of the S or R enantiomers of the 2-(amino) tetralin compound is present in the composition in excess of the other enantiomer, and compositions comprising such a 2-(amino) tetralin compound in which the ratio of the S and R enantiomers is at least 2:1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2010
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: EPIOMED THERAPEUTICS, INC.
    Inventors: David Helton, James Lucot
  • Patent number: 8236845
    Abstract: The present invention relates to heterocyclyl-substituted-tetrahydro-naphthalen-amine compounds of general formula (I) and compositions thereof, methods for their preparation, and the use of said compounds for the treatment or prophylaxis of various disorders of humans or animals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Laboratorios del Dr. Esteve, S.A.
    Inventors: Monica Garcia-Lopez, Antonio Torrens-Jover, Helmut H. Buschmann
  • Publication number: 20120196852
    Abstract: The invention is directed towards novel naphthoquinone and naphthothiazole compounds, and methods of treating disorders related to MetAP, including tuberculosis and bacterial infection, using various naphthoquinone, hydroxyquinonline, and naphthothiazole compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2010
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jun O. Liu, Omonike Arike Olaleye, Shridhar Bhat
  • Publication number: 20120196894
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods that modulate at least one TRP family member. Specifically, the present invention relates to novel TRPA1 antagonists and their use in the treatment of pain such as chronic inflammatory and neuropathic pain. Compounds that can modulate one or more TRPA1 functions are useful in many aspects including, but not limited to, maintaining calcium homeostasis; maintaining sodium homeostasis; modulating intracellular calcium levels; modulating membrane polarization (membrane potential); modulating cation levels; and/or treating or preventing diseases, disorders, or conditions associated with calcium homeostasis, sodium homeostasis, calcium or sodium dyshomeostasis, or membrane polarization/hyperpolarization (including hypo and hyperexcitability), and/or treating or preventing diseases, disorders, or conditions associated with regulation or misregulation of TRPA1 expression or function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2010
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Inventors: Mark T. Bilodeau, Melissa Egbertson, Ahren Green, John C. Hartnett, Yiwei Li
  • Publication number: 20120190652
    Abstract: The present invention relates to method of identifying whether or not an individual has Parkinson's disease (PD). In particular, the invention relates to a method for identifying whether or not an individual has PD in the pre-symptomatic phase of the disease or to distinguishing PD from another neurological disorder. The method of the invention comprises measuring the amount of soluble ?-synuclein oligomers in a cerebrospinal fluid sample taken from an individual. The method optionally also comprises measuring the total amount of ?-synuclein in the CSF sample, calculating the ratio of the amount of ?-synuclein oligomers to the total amount of ?-synuclein, and thereby determining whether or not the individual has PD. The method of the invention can be used in clinical trials to measure the effect of drugs in both PD animal models and human PD patients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2010
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: United Arab Emirates University
    Inventor: Omar El-Agnaf
  • Publication number: 20120165360
    Abstract: The invention provides amino- and amido-aminotetralin compounds of formula (I): wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, and n 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: March 5, 2012
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: THERAVANCE, INC.
    Inventors: Sean G. Trapp, Michael R. Leadbetter, Daniel D. Long, Lan Jiang, Sabine Axt
  • Publication number: 20120149693
    Abstract: The invention relates to protein binding interacting/binding compounds and methods of identifying and using them. The invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treating 5-HT2C and/or RSK disorders, including diseases and disorders mediated by GPCRs and/or RSKs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2010
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
    Inventor: Raymond G. Booth
  • Publication number: 20120136065
    Abstract: Treatment of CNS disorders with (1R,4S)-trans 4-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1-napthalenamine; and (1S,4R)-trans 4-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1-napthalenamine is disclosed. A process for preparing 4-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1-napthalenamine is also disclosed. The process includes the preparation of all four isomers of N-[4-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-1-yl]formamide, which are also useful.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2012
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: SUNOVION PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
    Inventors: Thomas P. JERUSSI, Qun Kevin FANG, Mark G. CURRIE
  • Publication number: 20120129798
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a crosslinked or non-crosslinked polymer particle, wherein the crosslinked polymer particle comprises a copolymer of poly(alklyene glycol-graft-acrylate) that is crosslinked by at least one hydrolysable monomer or crosslinking agent. The present invention is also directed to a polymer particle comprising a crosslinked polymer particle that is a product of starting materials comprising (a) a hydrophilic monomer, (b) a hydrophobic monomer, and (c) a hydrolysable crosslinking agent (the crosslinking agent may be absent in the case of non-crosslinked particles). The present invention is still further directed to a polymer particle comprising a crosslinked copolymer, where the crosslinked copolymer includes structures represented by Formulas (I), (II), and (III), as defined in the specification. Other embodiments of the present invention also include methods of manufacturing polymer particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Inventors: Emmanuel AKALA, Oluyomi Okunola
  • Publication number: 20120129775
    Abstract: Methods of inhibiting undesired angiogenesis are provided, which methods include administering to a subject a therapeutically effective amount of at least one of the compounds described herein, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Inventors: Enrique Zudaire, Marta Aparicio, Frank Cuttitta