IP Library Granted Patent US 11,744,826
Granted Patent B2
US 11,744,826 · App. 17/544,454 · Granted Sep 5, 2023

Compounds and methods of treating retinal degeneration

Inventors: Krzysztof Palczewski (Cleveland, OH); Yuanyuan Chen (Cleveland, OH)
Assignees: CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY; UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH—OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION
A61K31/4402A61K31/365A61K31/381A61P29/00
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Patent No.
US 11,744,826
App. No.
17/544,454
Granted
Sep 5, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of treating retinal degeneration in a subject includes administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula (I).

Claims (18)

1. A pharmaceutical composition for treating retinal degeneration in a subject, the composition comprising a compound having formula (I);

wherein X 1 is CH 2 , C═O, or N—R 3 ;

wherein X 2 is O or N—R 4 ;

wherein at least one of X 1 is not N—R 3 or X 2 is not N—R 4 ;

wherein R 1 and R 2 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, aryl, and heteroaryl, wherein at least one of R 1 or R 2 is a substituted or unsubstituted thiophene;

wherein R 3 and R 4 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 24 alkyl, C 2 -C 24 alkenyl, C 2 -C 24 alkynyl, C 3 -C 20 aryl, heteroaryl, heterocycloalkenyl containing from 5-6 ring atoms (wherein from 1-3 of the ring atoms is independently selected from N, NH, N(C 1 -C 6 alkyl), NC(O)(C 1 -C 6 alkyl), O, and S), C 6 -C 24 alkaryl, C 6 -C 24 aralkyl, halo, —Si(C 1 -C 3 alkyl) 3 , hydroxyl, sulfhydryl, C 1 -C 24 alkoxy, C 2 -C 24 alkenyloxy, C 2 -C 24 alkynyloxy, C 5 -C 20 aryloxy, acyl, acyloxy, C 2 -C 24 alkoxycarbonyl, C 6 -C 20 aryloxycarbonyl, C 2 -C 24 alkylcarbonato, C 6 -C 20 arylcarbonato, carboxy, carboxylato, carbamoyl, C 1 -C 24 alkyl-carbamoyl, arylcarbamoyl, thiocarbamoyl, carbamido, cyano, isocyano, cyanato, isocyanato, isothiocyanato, azido, formyl, thioformyl, amino, C 1 -C 24 alkyl amino, C 5 -C 20 aryl amino, C 2 -C 24 alkylamido, C 6 -C 20 arylamido, imino, alkylimino, arylimino, nitro, nitroso, sulfo, sulfonato, C 1 -C 24 alkylsulfanyl, arylsulfanyl, C 1 -C 24 alkylsulfinyl, C 5 -C 20 arylsulfinyl, C 1 -C 24 alkylsulfonyl, C 5 -C 20 arylsulfonyl, phosphono, phosphonato, phosphinato, phospho, or phosphino or combinations thereof;

and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.

2. A pharmaceutical composition for treating retinal degeneration in a subject, the composition comprising a compound having formula (III):

wherein R 2 and R 6 are each individually hydrogen, a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 24 alkyl, C 2 -C 24 alkenyl, C 2 -C 24 alkynyl, C 3 -C 20 aryl, heteroaryl, heterocycloalkenyl containing from 5-6 ring atoms (wherein from 1-3 of the ring atoms is independently selected from N, NH, N(C 1 -C 6 alkyl), NC(O)(C 1 -C 6 alkyl), O, and S), C 6 -C 24 alkaryl, C 6 -C 24 aralkyl, halo, —Si(C 1 -C 3 alkyl) 3 , hydroxyl, sulfhydryl, C 1 -C 24 alkoxy, C 2 -C 24 alkenyloxy, C 2 -C 24 alkynyloxy, C 5 -C 20 aryloxy, acyl, acyloxy, C 2 -C 24 alkoxycarbonyl, C 6 -C 20 aryloxycarbonyl, C 2 -C 24 alkylcarbonato, C 6 -C 20 arylcarbonato, carboxy, carboxylato, carbamoyl, C 1 -C 24 alkyl-carbamoyl, arylcarbamoyl, thiocarbamoyl, carbamido, cyano, isocyano, cyanato, isocyanato, isothiocyanato, azido, formyl, thioformyl, amino, C 1 -C 24 alkyl amino, C 5 -C 20 aryl amino, C 2 -C 24 alkylamido, C 6 -C 20 arylamido, imino, alkylimino, arylimino, nitro, nitroso, sulfo, sulfonato, C 1 -C 24 alkylsulfanyl, arylsulfanyl, C 1 -C 24 alkylsulfinyl, C 5 -C 20 arylsulfinyl, C 1 -C 24 alkylsulfonyl, C 5 -C 20 arylsulfonyl, phosphono, phosphonato, phosphinato, phospho, or phosphino or combinations thereof;

and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.

3. A pharmaceutical composition for treating retinal degeneration in a subject, the composition comprising a compound having formula (IV):

wherein R 1 and R 7 are each individually hydrogen, a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 24 alkyl, C 2 -C 24 alkenyl, C 2 -C 24 alkynyl, C 3 -C 20 aryl, heteroaryl, heterocycloalkenyl containing from 5-6 ring atoms (wherein from 1-3 of the ring atoms is independently selected from N, NH, N(C 1 -C 6 alkyl), NC(O)(C 1 -C 6 alkyl), O, and S), C 6 -C 24 alkaryl, C 6 -C 24 aralkyl, halo, —Si(C 1 -C 3 alkyl) 3 , hydroxyl, sulfhydryl, C 1 -C 24 alkoxy, C 2 -C 24 alkenyloxy, C 2 -C 24 alkynyloxy, C 5 -C 20 aryloxy, acyl, acyloxy, C 2 -C 24 alkoxycarbonyl, C 6 -C 20 aryloxycarbonyl, C 2 -C 24 alkylcarbonato, C 6 -C 20 arylcarbonato, carboxy, carboxylato, carbamoyl, C 1 -C 24 alkyl-carbamoyl, arylcarbamoyl, thiocarbamoyl, carbamido, cyano, isocyano, cyanato, isocyanato, isothiocyanato, azido, formyl, thioformyl, amino, C 1 -C 24 alkyl amino, C 5 -C 20 aryl amino, C 2 -C 24 alkylamido, C 6 -C 20 arylamido, imino, alkylimino, arylimino, nitro, nitroso, sulfo, sulfonato, C 1 -C 24 alkylsulfanyl, arylsulfanyl, C 1 -C 24 alkylsulfinyl, C 5 -C 20 arylsulfinyl, C 1 -C 24 alkylsulfonyl, C 5 -C 20 arylsulfonyl, phosphono, phosphonato, phosphinato, phospho, or phosphino or combinations thereof;

and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.

4. The composition of claim 1 , wherein R 3 and R 4 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 24 alkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl, hetercyclyl, aryl, and heteroaryl.

5. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 , wherein the compound is selected from the group consisting of:

and

pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.

6. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition is formulated for at least one of topical administration, systemic administration, intravitreal injection, or intraocular delivery.

Assignments (1)
CONFIRMATORY LICENSE Recorded Jan 31, 2024
From: CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
To: NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH), U.S. DEPT. OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (DHHS), U.S. GOVERNMENT
Reel/Frame 066385/0826 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 16609162
Provisional Application 62491811 · Apr 28, 2017
Provisional Application 62645576 · Mar 20, 2018
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