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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8008297 | Lysine based compounds The present invention provides lysine based compounds of the formula; and when the compound of formula I comprises an amino group, pharmaceutically acceptable ammonium salts thereof, wherein R1 may be, for exampl... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7888355 | Compositions and methods for inhibiting growth and metastasis of melanoma There are provided methods of inhibiting growth and metastasis of melanoma, methods of sensitizing melanoma cells to apoptosis, and methods of treating a subject having melanoma using acetyl isogambogic acid, celastrol, or a derivative thereof. There are further pro... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7884103 | N-sulfonyl-α-amino-acid derivatives The invention relates to N-sulfonyl-α-amino-acetic acid derivatives of the general formula (I): including the optical isomers thereof and mixtures of such isomers, wherein Ar1 and Ar2 independently of each other stand for an optionally substit... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7834012 | Pharmaceutical compositions as inhibitors of dipeptidyl peptidase-IV (DPP-IV) The present invention relates to compounds, which inhibit dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPP-IV) and are useful for the prevention or treatment of diabetes, especially type II, as well as hyperglycemia, metabolic syndrome, hyperinsulinemia, obesity, atherosclerosis, vario... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7671052 | Phenyl derivatives and methods of use Novel phenyl compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds, and methods for their pharmaceutical use are disclosed. In certain embodiments, the compounds are agonists and/or ligands of cannabinoid receptors and may be useful, inter alia, for trea... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7638513 | Compounds for the treatment of inflammatory disorders This invention relates to compounds of the Formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate or isomer thereof, which can be useful for the treatment of diseases or conditions mediated by MMPs, aggrecanase, ADMP, ... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7589091 | Hydroxamic acid derivatives Novel hydroxamic acid derivatives, e.g., of formula (I), wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as defined, are found to be useful as pharmaceuticals, e.g., for the suppression of TNF release and the treatment of autoimmune and inf... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7435851 | Puleganic amides The present invention provides substituted puleganic amides and compositions thereof, which are both useful as a topical treatment for skin, such as a repellant for insects and arthropods. ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7407985 | Compounds that abrogate DNA damage induced cell cycle G2 checkpoint and/or augment anti-cancer activity of DNA-damaging treatments The invention provides compositions and methods to inhibit the cell cycle G2 checkpoint, in particular the DNA-damage-induced G2 checkpoint, in mammalian cells including human cells. Specifically, the invention provides compositions and methods to sensitize cells to... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7399786 | Derivatives of amino acids for treatment of obesity and related disorders Novel amino acid derivatives are provided that are useful for management of disorders such as obesity and immunological diseases. The derivatives are also useful in lowering blood glucose levels in hyperglycemic disorders and for treating related disorders such as b... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7393852 | Piperazine derivatives and methods of use Selected compounds are effective for treatment of pain and diseases, such as inflammation mediated diseases. The invention encompasses novel compounds, analogs, prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable derivatives thereof, pharmaceutical compositions and methods for... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7388008 | Lysine based compounds The present invention provides lysine based compounds of the formula; and when the compound of formula I comprises an amino group, pharmaceutically acceptable ammonium salts thereof, wherein R1 may be, for exampl... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7378409 | Substituted cycloalkylamine derivatives as modulators of chemokine receptor activity The present application describes modulators of MCP-1 of formula (I): or pharmaceutically acceptable salt forms thereof, useful for the prevention of asthma, multiple sclerosis, artherosclerosis, and rheumatoid arthritis. | 05/27/2008 |
| 7378448 | Diphenylether amide derivatives as opioid receptor antagonists A compound of the formula (I) wherein the variables X1, X2, B, D, R1 to R7 including R3′, p, y, q, and z, are as defined or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, enantiomer, racemate, diastereomer or mi... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7358359 | Antibacterial agents Antibacterial compounds of formula I are provided: As well as stereoisomers, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, and prodrugs thereof; pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds; methods of treating bacteria... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7358236 | Control of acute hypertension and cardiotoxicity in patients treated with vascular targeting agents The present invention provides a method of using anti-hypertensive agents (“AHAs”) to attenuate the transient increase in blood pressure observed in patients where Vascular Targeting Agents (“VTAs”) are administered to treat diseases associated with malignan... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354914 | Lactams substituted by cyclic succinates as inhibitors of Aβ protein production This invention relates to novel lactams having the Formula (I): to their pharmaceutical compositions and to their methods of use. These novel compounds inhibit the processing of amyloid precursor protein and, more specifica... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351703 | Sulfonylamino carboxylic acid N-arylamides as guanylate cyclase activators The present invention relates to compounds of the formula I in which A1, A2, R2 and R3 have the meanings indicated in the claims, which are valuable pharmaceutical active compound... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7342027 | 1-phenylpiperidin-3-one derivatives and processes for the preparation thereof Provided are 1-phenylpiperidin-3-one derivatives and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, having cysteine protease inhibitory activity, pharmaceutical compositions containing the same as an active ingredient, and processes for the preparation thereof. ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7342037 | Anti-inflammatory medicaments Novel compounds and methods of using those compounds for the treatment of inflammatory conditions are provided. In a preferred embodiment, modulation of the activation state of p38 kinase protein comprises the step of contacting the kinase protein with the novel com... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7323563 | Hydroxamic acid derivatives as antibacterials A method for the treatment of bacterial infections in humans and non-human mammals, which comprises inhibiting bacterial growth by administering to a subject an antibacterially effective dose of a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically or veterinarily accepta... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7318936 | Minimization of drug oxidation in drug irradiated excipients formulations This invention relates to compositions and methods for preventing oxidation of beneficial agents. ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7307078 | Polycyclic compounds which modulate PPARγ type receptors and cosmetic/pharmaceutical compositions comprised thereof Novel polycyclic compounds having the structural formula (I) below: are formulated into pharmaceutical compositions suited for administration in human or veterinary medicine (in dermatology, and also in the fields of cardio... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7304049 | Succinoylaminobenzodiazepines as inhibitors of Aβ protein production This invention relates to novel lactams having the formula (I): to their pharmaceutical compositions and to their methods of use. These novel compounds inhibit the processing of amyloid precursor protein and, mor... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7285565 | Benzamides and related inhibitors of factor Xa Novel benzamide compounds, their salts and compositions related thereto having activity against mammalian factor Xa are disclosed. The compounds are useful in vitro or in vivo for preventing or treating coagulation disorders. ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7279477 | Malonyl-CoA decarboxylase inhibitors useful as metabolic modulators The present invention relates to novel compounds (I), their prodrugs, and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts as well as pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds useful in treating certain metabolic diseases and diseases modulated by the inhibition of... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7253169 | Aza compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use The present invention relates to N-substituted cyclic aza compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and methods of their use for effecting neuronal activities. ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7247748 | Amide compounds and methods of using the same Disclosed is a compound having the formula (I) pharmaceutically acceptable salts or solvates thereof and pharmaceutical compositions containing the same, wherein the structural variables are as defined herein. The compounds, salts and solvates of this invention are ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7214701 | Active substance combinations having insecticidal and acaricdal properties The invention relates to insecticidal mixtures for protecting plants against attack by pests comprising (a) compounds of the formula (I) ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7183279 | Histogranin-like peptides and non-peptides, processes for their preparation and uses thereof The invention relates to new basic amino acid derivatives of general formulae I, II and III, and the preparation and use thereof in treatment of pain. The compounds have histogranin-like antinociceptive, morphine potentiating and COX-2 induction modulating activitie... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7173055 | Pyrazolecarboxamide and pyrazolethioamide as fungicide Novel pyraole derivatives of formula (I), wherein: X is oxygen or sufu, R1 is C1–C3alkyl, C1–C3haloalkyl, C1–C3alkoxy-C1–C3alkyl or C1–C3 | 02/06/2007 |
| 7166600 | Thiocarbamate inhibitors of alpha-4 integrins The invention provides novel thiocarbamate alpha-4 inhibitors of the general formula (I) that are resistant to metabolism having improved half-life and/or clearance properties compared to corresponding carbamate compounds wherein substituents L, X, Y, Z, R1 | 01/23/2007 |
| 7144911 | Anti-inflammatory medicaments Novel compounds and methods of using those compounds for the treatment of inflammatory conditions are provided. In a preferred embodiment, modulation of the activation state of p38 kinase protein comprises the step of contacting the kinase protein with the novel com... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7125871 | Excitatory amino acid receptor modulators Compounds of the formula (I) in which R1, R2 and X1 have the meanings given in the specification, modulate metabotropic glutamate receptor function and are useful in treating disorders of the central nervous system ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7125869 | Polycyclic compounds which modulate PPARγ type receptors and cosmetic/pharmaceutical compositions comprised thereof Novel polycyclic compounds having the structural formula (I) below: are formulated into pharmaceutical compositions suited for administration in human or veterinary medicine (in dermatology, and also in the field... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7125997 | Differential tumor cytotoxicity compounds and compositions The invention is directed to novel biaryl derivatives, to the uses of these compounds in various medicinal applications, including the treatment, prevention and control of proliferative diseases such as tumors, and to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these com... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7109243 | Inhibitors of cathepsin S The present invention provides compounds, compositions and methods for the selective inhibition of cathepsin S. In a preferred aspect, cathepsin S is selectively inhibited in the presence of at least one other cathepsin isozyme (e.g., cathespin K). The present inven... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7101882 | Morpholin-acetamide derivatives for the treatment of inflammatory diseases The present invention relates to novel morpholin-acetamide compounds of formula (I) useful for the treatment of inflammatory diseases. Compounds of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R | 09/05/2006 |
| 7091210 | Substituted 2-aminoacetamides and the use thereof The invention is directed to substituted 2-aminoacetamides represented by formula (II): and to pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein the substituents are defined herein, for use in the treatment or a... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7087604 | Cyclic derivatives as modulators of chemokine receptor activity The present application describes modulators of MCP-1 of formula (I): or pharmaceutically acceptable salt forms thereof, useful for the prevention of rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, atherosclerosis, asthma, r... | 08/08/2006 |