Two Double Bonds Between Ring Members Of The Five-membered Hetero Ring (e.g., 4,5,6,7-tetrahydroindoles, Etc.) Patents (Class 548/516)
  • Publication number: 20150141645
    Abstract: The present invention is directed towards novel methods of synthesis of molindone, synthesis of the intermediates of molindone, and high-purity compositions of molindone. In particular, the invention relates to the methods of synthesis of molindone through the Mannich reaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Martin HANBAUER, Zarghun NAZIR, Peter HILDEBRAND, Attilia FIGINI, Likan LIANG, Tiziano FUMAGALLI
  • Patent number: 9023874
    Abstract: The invention relates to alkylsulfide derivatives compounds of formula I as hereunder depicted or the enantiomers or veterinarily acceptable salts thereof which are useful for combating or controlling invertebrate pests, in particular arthropod pests and nematodes. The invention also relates to methods for controlling invertebrate pests by using these compounds and to plant propagation material and to agricultural and veterinary compositions comprising said compounds. wherein U, R1, R2, R3U, X, n and p are defined as in the description.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Merial, Inc.
    Inventors: Sebastian Soergel, Ralph Paulini, Steffen Gross, Carsten Beyer, Matthias Pohlman, Henricus Maria Martinus Bastiaans, Michael Rack, Deborah L. Culbertson, Douglas D. Anspaugh, Sarah Thompson, Vincent Salgado
  • Publication number: 20150005500
    Abstract: Disclosed are novel ruthenium compounds of formula (Ia) and (Ib): wherein R1 and the moiety are defined herein. Also disclosed is a process for using these novel ruthenium compounds as catalysts for asymmetric hydrogenation and transfer hydrogenation of ketones with high reactivities and excellent selectivities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicant: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Nizar HADDAD, Heewon LEE, Bo QU, Sonia RODRIGUEZ, Chris Hugh SENANAYAKE
  • Patent number: 8921369
    Abstract: Provided herein are compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and combination therapies for inhibition of hepatitis C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Presidio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Min Zhong, Leping Li
  • Publication number: 20140343037
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of Formula I wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, n, Q1, Q2, Q3, Y, and X1-X4 are as defined herein. Compounds of Formula I are useful in the treatment of diseases and/or conditions related to cell proliferation, such as cancer, inflammation, arthritis, angiogenesis, or the like. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of the invention and methods of treating the aforementioned conditions using such compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Inventors: Kenneth He Huang, Jeron Eaves, Gunnar Hanson, James Veal, Thomas Barta, Lifeng Geng, Lindsay Hinkley
  • Patent number: 8877759
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of ATR protein kinase. The invention also relates to pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of this invention; methods of treating of various diseases, disorders, and conditions using the compounds of this invention; processes for preparing the compounds of this invention; intermediates for the preparation of the compounds of this invention; and methods of using the compounds in in vitro applications, such as the study of kinases in biological and pathological phenomena; the study of intracellular signal transduction pathways mediated by such kinases; and the comparative evaluation of new kinase inhibitors. The compounds of this invention have formula I: wherein the variables are as defined herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Vertex Pharnaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Jean-Damien Charrier, David Kay, Somhairle MacCormick, Pierre-Henri Storck, Joanne Pinder, Michael Edward O'Donnell, Ronald Marcellus Alphonsus Knegtel, Stephen Clinton Young, Philip Michael Reaper, Steven John Durrant, Heather Clare Twin, Christopher John Davis
  • Patent number: 8871760
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula I: or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein X, Y, R1, R2, and R3 are as defined herein. Also disclosed are methods of making the compounds and using the compounds for treatment of diseases associated with the P2X7 purinergic receptor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Roche Palo Alto LLC
    Inventors: Christine E. Brotherton-Pleiss, Ralph New Harris, III, Bradley E. Loe, Francisco Javier Lopez-Tapia, Pankaj D. Rege, David Bruce Repke, Russell Stephen Stabler, Keith Adrian Murray Walker
  • Publication number: 20140315889
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel hydroxamate derivatives, more specifically, to novel hydroxamate derivatives having inhibitory activity against Histone Deacetylase (HDAC), isomers thereof, pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, hydrates or solvates thereof, use for preparing pharmaceutical compositions, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, treatment method using said composition, and a preparing method of novel hydroxamate derivatives. The novel selective hydroxamate derivatives having inhibitory activity against Histone Deacetylase (HDAC) compositions can be used for treatment of inflammatory disease, rheumatoid arthritis, or degenerative disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: CHONG KUN DANG PHARMACEUTICAL CORP.
    Inventors: Yuntae Kim, Changsik Lee, Hyun-mo Yang, Hojin Choi, Jaeki Min, Soyoung Kim, Dal-Hyun Kim, Nina Ha, Jung-Min Kim, Hyojin Lim, Eunhee Ko
  • Publication number: 20140315960
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel depot formulations (prodrugs) comprising an immobility promoting unit linked via an ester to an active pharmaceutical ingredient, i.a. common NSAIDs. The novel depot formulations are suitable for intra-articular injections and are soluble at slightly acidic pH to facilitate ease of injection, and sparingly soluble at physiological pH thereby precipitating at the site of administration. The precipitate will slowly dissolve and the active drug is released from dissolved depot formulation following esterase mediated cleavage of the ester link between the immobility promoting unit and the active pharmaceutical agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2012
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Inventor: Claus Selch LARSEN
  • Patent number: 8741897
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula (IA), (IB), (IC), and (ID) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6 are as respectively defined herein for Formula (IA), (IB), (IC), and (ID), or a tautomer, prodrug, solvate, or salt thereof; pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, and methods of modulating the glucocorticoid receptor function and methods of treating disease-states or conditions mediated by the glucocorticoid receptor function or characterized by inflammatory, allergic, or proliferative processes in a patient using these compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc.
    Inventors: Younes Bekkali, Rajashekhar Betageri, Michel J. Emmanuel, Abdelhakim Hammach, Christian Hanke Justus Joachim Harcken, Thomas Martin Kirrane, Jr., Daniel Kuzmich, Thomas Wai-Ho Lee, Pingrong Liu, Usha R. Patel, John Robert Proudfoot, Hossein Razavi, Doris Riether, Hidenori Takahashi, David S. Thomson, Ji Wang, Renee Zindell
  • Publication number: 20140081020
    Abstract: The present invention is directed towards novel methods of synthesis of molindone, synthesis of the intermediates of molindone, and high-purity compositions of molindone. In particular, the invention relates to the methods of synthesis of molindone through the Mannich reaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Inventors: Martin Hanbauer, Zarghun Nazir, Peter Hildebrand, Attilia Figini, Likan Liang, Tiziano Fumagalli
  • Patent number: 8633239
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel process for the preparation of (R)-3-((1-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl)methyl)-5-(2-(phenylsulfonyl)ethyl)-1H-indole and its intermediates thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Biophore India Pharmaceuticals Private Limited
    Inventors: Manik Reddy Pullagurla, Jagadeesh Babu Rangisetty, Neelam Naidu, Nagaraju Maddela, Radha Nagarapu, Pulla Rao Polagani
  • Patent number: 8603531
    Abstract: The present invention describes nanoprodrugs of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAIDs) and nanoprodrugs of ?-lipoic acid-containing and NSAIDs. These nanoprodrugs have antioxidant properties and stimuli-responsiveness, which can be used to treat various disease conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Inventors: John S. Yu, Bong Seop Lee
  • Patent number: 8455493
    Abstract: Certain imidazopyrazines of Formula (I) and pharmaceutical compositions thereof are provided herein. Methods of treating patients suffering from certain diseases and disorders responsive to the inhibition of Syk activity, which comprises administering to such patients an amount of at least one chemical entity effective to reduce signs or symptoms of the disease or disorder are provided. Also provided are methods for determining the presence or absence of Syk kinase in a sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Gilead Connecticut, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott A. Mitchell, Kevin S. Currie, Peter A. Blomgren, Jeffrey E. Kropf, Seung H. Lee, Jianjun Xu, Douglas G. Stafford, James P. Harding, Antonio J. M. Barbosa, Jr., Zhongdong Zhao, Soumya Mitra, David M. Armistead
  • Publication number: 20130109721
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to N-benzyl pyrrole compounds of formula (I) useful as inhibitors of the enzyme Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase (FAAH). The disclosure also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of the disclosure and methods of using the compositions in the treatment or prevention of various disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2010
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Sprott, John Jeffrey Talley, Jane Yang, Bo Peng
  • Publication number: 20120203102
    Abstract: This invention is directed to non-benzenoid aromatic compounds. Other aspects include methods of using non-benzenoid aromatic compounds for imaging and phototherapeutic uses thereof. Non-benzenoid compounds provided herein generally have one or more substituent groups which allow tailoring of the spectral properties or provide photoreactivity or targeting ability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2010
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: MALLINCKRODT LLC
    Inventor: Raghavan Rajagopalan
  • Patent number: 8227622
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula (X), and salts thereof, and their use as intermediates in improved manufacturing processes for the synthesis of pharmaceutical compound (I): X is ?O, ?N—OH or ?N—OC(O)Me; Y is hydrogen, PhS- or p-chlorophenylsulfanyl; Z is hydrogen or —CH2COOR1 wherein R1 is selected from hydrogen, optionally substituted hydrocarbyl and optionally substituted heterocyclyl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: Debra Ainge, Eric Merifield, Colin Thomson, Michael Butters, Ravi Ramakrishnan, Ravi Naidu Rayapati, Parhalad Ray Sharma
  • Publication number: 20120009142
    Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, compounds that inhibit viral replication, preferably Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) replication, have been identified, and methods for their use provided. In one aspect of the invention, compounds useful in the treatment or prevention of a viral infection are provided. In another aspect of the invention, compounds useful in the treatment or prevention of HCV infection are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: PTC THERAPEUTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Gary Mitchell Karp, Peter Seongwoo Hwang, James Takasugi, Hongyu Ren, Richard Gerald Wilde, Anthony Turpoff, Alexander Arefolov, Guangming Chen, Jeffrey Allen Campbell, Christine Espiritu, Concetta Freund, Zhengxian Gu, Takashi Komatsu
  • Publication number: 20110311483
    Abstract: Compounds of Formulae I-1 to I-9 are disclosed, which are modulators of CRTH2, particularly antagonists of CRTH2, that are useful for treating various disorders, including asthma and respiratory disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2011
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: James JIA, Regina GRAUL, Bo PENG, Colleen HUDSON, Joel MOORE, Ara MERMERIAN
  • Publication number: 20110312945
    Abstract: Modulators of CRTH2, particularly antagonists of CRTH2, that are useful for treating various disorders, including asthma and respiratory disorders are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2009
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Inventors: James Jia, Ara Mermerian, Charles Kim, Regina Graul, Joel Moore
  • Patent number: 8034837
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a new crystalline modification of 6-(4-chlorophenyl)-2,2-dimethyl-7-phenyl-2,S-dihydro-1H-pyrrolizin-S-ylacetic acid which is referred to as polymorph B. It has a peak in the solid state 13C-NMR spectrum (with adamantane as external reference standard; CH group d=29.45 ppm) in the range from 179.8 to 180.2 ppm and can be processed directly to a pharmaceutical formulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Merckle GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Albrecht, Thomas Kammermeier, Hans-Gunter Striegel, Philipp Merckle, Stefan Laufer
  • Publication number: 20110144037
    Abstract: The presently disclosed and claimed inventive concepts include inhibitors of antiplasmin cleaving enzyme (APCE) and fibroblast activation protein alpha (FAP) which can be used in various therapies related to disorders of fibrin and ?2-antiplasmin and abnormal cell proliferation. The presently disclosed and claimed inventive concepts also include substrates of APCE and FAP, which may be used, for example, in screening methods for identifying such inhibitors. The presently disclosed and claimed inventive concepts further include, but are not limited to, methods of treating or inhibiting atherosclerosis and thrombus disorders by altering the ratios of types of plasma ?2-antiplasmin and to methods of treating conditions involving abnormal cell proliferation such as cancers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: Patrick A. McKee, Kenneth W. Jackson, Kyung N. Lee, Victoria J. Christiansen
  • Publication number: 20110021543
    Abstract: Novel N-aryl substituted heteroindole compounds, processes for their manufacture, veterinary compositions containing such compounds, and methods of controlling ectoparasites are provided. The compounds are believed effective in the control of ectoparasites on warm-blooded productive livestock and domestic animals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2008
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Inventors: Noelle Gauvry, Jorg Fruchtel, Thomas Goebel, Sandra Schorderet Weber, Jacques Bouvier
  • Publication number: 20110003876
    Abstract: Compounds are disclosed herein having the formula (I). Therapeutic methods, compositions, and medicaments related thereto are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Inventors: Haiqing Yuan, Richard L. Beard
  • Patent number: 7799799
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds of formula (I): described as novel indolizine derivatives and to a method for their preparation along with pharmaceutical compositions thereof whose substituents are as described in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis
    Inventors: Patrick Gautier, David Marchionni, Alain Roccon, Bernard Tonnerre, Jean Wagnon
  • Publication number: 20100234610
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for producing an optically active ester by highly selectively esterifying one enantiomer of a racemic carboxylic acid, while producing an optically active carboxylic acid which is the other enantiomer. An optically active ester is produced while producing an optically active carboxylic acid at the same time by reacting a racemic carboxylic acid with a specific alcohol or phenol derivative in the presence of benzoic anhydride or a derivative thereof and a catalyst such as tetramisole or benzotetramisole, thereby selectively esterifying one enantiomer of the racemic carboxylic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2009
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Inventors: Isamu Shiina, Kenya Nakata
  • Patent number: 7795266
    Abstract: Compositions comprising tetrahydroindolone derivatives in which the tetrahydroindolone moiety is covalently linked to a substituted arylpiperazine moiety and methods for treating neurological and psychiatric conditions using such compositions are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Inventors: David R. Helton, David B. Fick, Jason P. Sharp, Ernest H. Pfadenhauer
  • Publication number: 20100184975
    Abstract: The invention provides novel compounds useful for the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders including Alzheimer's disease and dementia. The compounds have a substituents chosen from -L-C(?O)OH, -L-CH?CHC(?O)OH, -L-C(?O)NH2, -L-C(?0)NH(C1-3alkyl), -L-C(?O)N(C1-3alkyl)2, -L-S(?O)2(C1-3alkyl), -L-S(?O)2NH2, -L-S(?O)2N(C1-3alkyl)2, -L-S(?O)2NH(C1-3alkyl), -L-C(?O)NHOH, -L-C(?O)CH2NH2, -L-C(?O)CH2OH, -L-C(?O)CH2SH, -L-C(?O)NHCN, -L-NHC(?O)ORo, -L-C(?O)NHRo, -L-NH(C?O)NHRo, -L-C(?O)N(Ro)2, -L-NH(C?O)N(Ro)2, -L-sulfo, -L-(2,6 difluorophenol), -L-phosphono, and -L-tetrazolyl, where L is a linker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2010
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: Myriad Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Rachel Slade, Yevgeniya Klimova, Robert J. Halter, Ashantai J. Yungai, Warren S. Weiner, Ruth J. Walton, Jon Adam Willardsen, Mark B. Anderson, Kenton Zavitz
  • Publication number: 20100160318
    Abstract: 3-pyrrolo[b]cyclohexylene-2-dihydro-indolinone derivatives of formula (I) or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts and uses thereof. The intermediates of formula (II) for preparing the above compounds. The bioassay shows that the above compounds and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts can modulate the activity of protein kinases (PKs), inhibit the activity of tyrosine kinases (PTKs) and inhibit many kinds of tumor cells as well as.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2007
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: JIANGSU SIMCERE PHARMACEUTICAL R&D CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Feng Tang, Han Shen, Qiu Jin, Lei Ding, Jie Yang, Xiaojin Yin, Shiyue Lu
  • Patent number: 7728022
    Abstract: Compounds of formula I: are disclosed. The compounds are useful in treating or preventing diseases associated with deposition of A? in the brain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Ltd.
    Inventors: Michela Bettati, Ian Churcher, Victoria Alexandra Doughty, Timothy Harrison, Emmanuela Nizi, Adam Smith
  • Publication number: 20100130558
    Abstract: The present application relates to calcium channel inhibitors containing compounds of formula (I) wherein L1, L2, R1, R2, and R3 are as defined in the specification. The present application also relates to compositions comprising such compounds, and methods of treating conditions and disorders using such compounds and compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: ABBOTT LABORATORIES
    Inventors: Andrew O. Stewart, Xenia B. Searle, Daria Darczak, Ming C. Yeung, Stanley DiDomenico, JR.
  • Patent number: 7678823
    Abstract: The invention provides novel compounds useful for the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders including Alzheimer's disease and dementia. The compounds have a substituents chosen from -L-C(?O)OH, -L-CH?CHC(?O)OH, -L-C(?O)NH2, -L-C(?O)NH(C1-3 alkyl), -L-C(?O)N(C1-3 alkyl)2, -L-S(?O)2(C1-3alkyl), -L-S(?O)2NH2, -L-S(?O)2N(C1-3 alkyl)2, -L-S(?O)2NH(C1-3 alkyl), -L-C(?O)NHOH, -L-C(?O)CH2NH2, -L-C(?O)CH2OH, -L-C(?O)CH2SH, -L-C(?O)NHCN, -L-NHC(?O)ORo, -L-C(?O)NHRo, -L-NH(C?O)NHRo, -L-C(?O)N(Ro)2, -L-NH(C?O)N(Ro)2, -L-sulfo, -L-(2,6 difluorophenol), -L-phosphono, and -L-tetrazolyl, where L is a linker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Myriad Pharmaceticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Rachel Slade, Yevgeniya Klimova, Robert J. Halter, Ashantai J. Yungai, Warren S. Weiner, Ruth J. Walton, Jon Adam Willardsen, Mark B. Anderson, Kenton Zavitz
  • Publication number: 20100029737
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel inhibitors of the enzyme D-amino acid oxidase. The compounds of the invention are useful for treating or preventing diseases and/or condition, wherein modulation of D-serine levels, and/or its oxidative products, is effective in ameliorating symptoms. The invention further provides methods of enhancing learning, memory and/or cognition. For example, the invention provides methods for treating or preventing loss of memory and/or cognition associated with neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease. The invention further provides methods for preventing loss of neuronal function characteristic of neurodegenerative diseases. In addition, methods are provided for the treatment or prevention of neuropsychiatric diseases (e.g., schizophrenia) and for the treatment or prevention of pain and ataxia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2009
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: SEPRACOR INC.
    Inventors: Michele L. R. Heffernan, Qun Kevin Fang, Robert J. Foglesong, Seth C. Hopkins, Cyprian O. Ogbu, Mustapha Soukri, Kerry L. Spear
  • Publication number: 20100016308
    Abstract: Tetrahydroindole derivatives of formula (I): are disclosed. These compounds modulate the activity of gamma-secretase and hence find use in treatment or prevention of Alzheimer's disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2006
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Inventors: Frank Burkamp, Graham David Checksfield, Stephen Robert Fletcher, Stephen John Lewis, Edward Giles Meiver, Paul Joseph Oakley, Martin Richard Teall
  • Publication number: 20090275539
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds that are nuclear transcription factors (NTF) regulators. The present invention also provides methods for treating, preventing and/or reducing inflammation associated diseases by regulating NTF in the cardiovascular, connective tissue, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, respiratory, urogenital, nervous, or cutaneous systems as well as tumoral and infective diseases employing said compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2005
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Applicant: CTG PHARMA S.R.L.
    Inventor: Anna Sparatore
  • Patent number: 7605168
    Abstract: Compounds are described that are active on PDE4. Also described are crystal structures of PDE4B determined using X-ray crystallography, the use of PDE4B crystals and structural information for identifying molecular scaffolds, for developing ligands that bind to and modulate PDE4B, and for identifying improved ligands based on known ligands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: Plexxikon, Inc.
    Inventors: Prabha N. Ibrahim, Ryan Bremer, Sam Gillette, Hanna Cho, Marika Nespi, Shumeye Mamo, Chao Zhang, Dean R. Artis, Byunghun Lee, Rebecca Zuckerman
  • Publication number: 20090197915
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I), methods for their preparation, medicaments comprising these compounds as well their use in the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of humans and animals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2007
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Applicant: Laboratorios Del Dr. Esteve S.A.
    Inventors: Jordi Corbera-Arjona, David Vano-Domenech, Joerg Holenz
  • Patent number: 7531672
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing heterocyclic ketones of the formulae (I) and (la), by reacting a heterocyclic compound of the formula (II), with an ?, ?-unsaturated carboxylic acid of the formula (III), or with its anhydride of the formula (IV), where R1 is hydrogen or a C1-C40 carbon-containing group, R2 is hydrogen or a C1-C40 carbon-containing group, or R1 and R2 together form a cyclic ring system, R3 is a C1-C40 carbon-containing group and X is an element of the 16th group of the Periodic Table or is a divalent nitrogen group —(N—R4)—, where R4 is an electron-withdrawing radical which is selected from the group consisting of perhalogenated C1-C40 carbon-containing radicals and C1-C40 organosulfonyl groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: Basell Polyolefine GmbH
    Inventors: Michael J. Elder, Robert L. Jones
  • Publication number: 20090099248
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel inhibitors of the enzyme D-amino acid oxidase. The compounds of the invention are useful for treating or preventing diseases and/or condition, wherein modulation of D-serine levels, and/or its oxidative products, is effective in ameliorating symptoms. The invention further provides methods of enhancing learning, memory and/or cognition. For example, the invention provides methods for treating or preventing loss of memory and/or cognition associated with neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease. The invention further provides methods for preventing loss of neuronal function characteristic of neurodegenerative diseases. In addition, methods are provided for the treatment or prevention of neuropsychiatric diseases (e.g., schizophrenia) and for the treatment or prevention of pain and ataxia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2008
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: SEPRACOR INC.
    Inventors: Michele L. R. Heffernan, Qun Kevin Fang, Robert J. Foglesong, Seth C. Hopkins, Cyprian O. Ogbu, Mustapha Soukri, Kerry L. Spear
  • Publication number: 20080312307
    Abstract: Compounds are provided for inhibition of MEK that comprise: wherein the variables are as defined herein. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions, kits and articles of manufacture comprising such compounds; methods and intermediates useful for making the compounds; and methods of using said compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2008
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Applicant: TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Mark E. Adams, Qing Dong, Stephen W. Kaldor, Jeffrey A. Stafford, Michael B. Wallace
  • Patent number: 7365061
    Abstract: Novel compounds are provided which are glycogen phosphorylase inhibitors which are useful in treating, preventing or slowing the progression of diseases requiring glycogen phosphorylase inhibitor therapy such as diabetes and related conditions (such as hyperglycemia, impaired glucose tolerance, insulin resistance and hyperinsulinemia), the microvascular complications associated with diabetes (such as retinopathy, neuropathy, nephropathy and delayed wound healing), the macrovascular complications associated with diabetes (cardiovascular diseases such as atherosclerosis, abnormal heart function, myocardial ischemia and stroke), as well as Metabolic Syndrome and its component conditions including hypertension, obesity and dislipidemia (including hypertriglyceridemia, hypercholesterolemia and low HDL), and other maladies such as non-cardiac ischemia, infection and cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2008
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Philip M. Sher, Gang Wu, Wei Meng, Alexandra A. Nirschl, William N. Washburn, Terry Stouch
  • Patent number: 7226942
    Abstract: Novel compounds are provided which are glycogen phosphorylase inhibitors which are useful in treating, preventing or slowing the progression of diseases requiring glycogen phosphorylase inhibitor therapy such as diabetes and related conditions (such as hyperglycemia, impaired glucose tolerance, insulin resistance and hyperinsulinemia), the microvascular complications associated with diabetes (such as retinopathy, neuropathy, nephropathy and delayed wound healing), the macrovascular complications associated with diabetes (cardiovascular diseases such as atherosclerosis, abnormal heart function, myocardial ischemia and stroke), as well as Metabolic Syndrome and its component conditions including hypertension, obesity and dislipidemia (including hypertriglyceridemia, hypercholesterolemia and low HDL), and other maladies such as non-cardiac ischemia, infection and cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2007
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Philip M. Sher, Alexandra A. Nirschl, Wei Meng, Wllliam N. Washburn
  • Patent number: 7223786
    Abstract: Novel compounds are provided which are glycogen phosphorylase inhibitors which are useful in treating, preventing or slowing the progression of diseases requiring glycogen phosphorylase inhibitor therapy such as diabetes and related conditions (such as hyperglycemia, impaired glucose tolerance, insulin resistance and hyperinsulinemia), the microvascular complications associated with diabetes (such as retinopathy, neuropathy, nephropathy and delayed wound healing), the macrovascular complications associated with diabetes (cardiovascular diseases such as atherosclerosis, abnormal heart function, myocardial ischemia and stroke), as well as Metabolic Syndrome and its component conditions including hypertension, obesity and dislipidemia (including hypertriglyceridemia, hypercholesterolemia and low HDL), and other maladies such as non-cardiac ischemia, infection and cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2007
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Wei Meng, Philip M. Sher, Bruce A. Ellsworth, William N. Washburn
  • Patent number: 7214704
    Abstract: Novel compounds are provided which are glycogen phosphorylase inhibitors which are useful in treating, preventing or slowing the progression of diseases requiring glycogen phosphorylase inhibitor therapy such as diabetes and related conditions (such as hyperglycemia, impaired glucose tolerance, insulin resistance and hyperinsulinemia), the microvascular complications associated with diabetes (such as retinopathy, neuropathy, nephropathy and delayed wound healing), the macrovascular complications associated with diabetes (cardiovascular diseases such as atherosclerosis, abnormal heart function, myocardial ischemia and stroke), as well as Metabolic Syndrome and its component conditions including hypertension, obesity and dislipidemia (including hypertriglyceridemia, hypercholesterolemia and low HDL), and other maladies such as non-cardiac ischemia, infection and cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2007
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Gang Wu, Philip M. Sher
  • Patent number: 7199148
    Abstract: The present invention concerns the compounds having the formula N-oxides, salts, stereoisomeric forms, racemic mixtures, prodrugs, esters and metabolites thereof, wherein R1 and R8 each are H, optionally substituted C1-6alkyl, C2-6alkenyl, C3-7cycloalkyl, aryl, Het1, Het2; R1 may also be a radical of formula (R11aR11b)NC(R10aR10b)CR9—; t is 0, 1 or 2; R2 is H or C1-6alkyl; L is —C(?O)—, —O—C(?O)—, —NR8—C(?O)—, —O—C1-6alkanediyl-C(?O)—, —NR8—C1-6alkanediyl-C(?O)—, —S(?O)2—, —O—S(?O)2—, —NR8—S(?O)2; R3 is C1-6alkyl, aryl, C3-7cycloalkyl, C3-7cycloalkylC1-4alkyl, or arylC1-4alkyl; R4 is H, C1-4alkylOC(?O), carboxyl, aminoC(?O), mono- or di(C1-4alkyl)aminoC(?O), C3-7cycloalkyl, C2-6alkenyl, C2-6alkynyl or optionally substituted C1-6alkyl; R5a and R5b is C2-6alkenyl, C2-6alkynyl, C3-7cycloalkyl or C1-6alkyl, optionally substituted on one or more atoms; R5a and R5b may also be hydrogen, aryl, Het1, Het2; R6 is hydrogen or C1-6alkyl optionally substituted on one ore more carbon atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2007
    Assignee: Tibotec Pharmaceuticals Ltd
    Inventors: Abdellah Tahri, Piet Tom Bert Paul Wigerinck
  • Patent number: 7078535
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of 6-(4-chlorophenyl)-2,2-dimethyl-7-phenyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolizin-5-ylacetic acid, in which 5-benzyl-3,3-dimethyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrrole is reacted with ?-bromo-4-chloroacetophenone with formation of 6-(4-chlorophenyl)-2,2-dimethyl-7-phenyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolizine and the acetic acid group is introduced into the 5-position, 5-benzyl-3,3-dimethyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrrole being obtained by hydrogenation of 2,2-dimethyl-4-oxo-5-phenylvaleronitrile or a ketal thereof. The invention also relates to processes for the preparation of intermediates occurring in the above process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2006
    Assignee: Merckle GmbH
    Inventors: Gerd Dannhardt, Thomas Kammermeier, Philipp Merckle, Hans-Günter Striegel, Stefan Laufer
  • Patent number: 6936632
    Abstract: The present invention relates to fused pyrrole compounds of the formula 1. in which at least one of the radicals R1, R2, R3 is 4-sulphur-substituted phenyl. These compounds are in particular pyrrolizines, indolizines and heteroanalogues having selective inhibitory action on isoenzyme-2 of prostaglandin H synthase (COX-2). The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions which contain these compounds; and the use of these compounds for the treatment of disorders of the rheumatic type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2005
    Assignee: Merckle GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Guenter Striegel, Stefan Laufer, Karola Tollmann, Susanne Tries
  • Patent number: 6930190
    Abstract: A process for preparing heterocyclic pentalene derivative having formula (I): wherein w is a sulfur atom (S), an oxygen atom (O) or a NR or PR group, wherein R is an hydrocarbon group; R1, R2, R3, and R4, equal to or different from each other, are hydrogen atoms or hydrocarbon groups; said process comprising the following steps: a) contacting a compound of formula (II) T is a OR, NR2, CCI3, CF3, Cl, Br, I, imidazolil or pirazolyl radical; with at least one molar equivalent of a vinyl compound of formula (III): wherein M is MgHal, Li, K, ZnHal, wherein Hal is chlorine, bromine or iodine; (II), (III) b) treating the compound of formula obtained in step a) with a Bronsted acid; c) treating the compound obtained in step b) with a reducing agent; and d) dehydrating the alcohol obtained in step c) in order to obtain the compound of formula (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2005
    Assignee: Basell Polyolefine GmbH
    Inventors: Ilya E Nifant'ev, Vladimir V. Bagrov
  • Patent number: 6878738
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the formula I in which one of the radicals R8 and R9 is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group and the other is hydroxyl, alkoxy or acyloxy or where R8 and R9, together with the carbon atom to which they are bonded, are a carbonyl group and the radicals R1 to R7 have the meanings indicated in the description. The compounds inhibit the release of various mediators of the arachidonic acid cascade and can thus be used for the prevention of allergically induced disorders or for the treatment of disorders of the rheumatic type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2005
    Assignee: Merckle GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Laufer, Karola Tollmann, Hans-Guenter Striegel
  • Publication number: 20040259869
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a class of compounds represented by the Formula I 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2004
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Inventors: Ish Kumar Khanna, Michael Clare, Alan F. Gasiecki, Thomas Rogers, Barbara Chen, Hwang-Fun Lu