IP Library Granted Patent US 12,552,760
Granted Patent B2
US 12,552,760 · App. 18/304,977 · Granted Feb 17, 2026

Compounds for increasing the nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide in a subject and methods of use thereof

Inventors: Jesse Gordon-Blake (Chicago, IL); Tom G. Driver (Chicago, IL); Kiira Ratia (Chicago, IL); Gregory R. Thatcher (Tucson, AZ); Victoria Weidig (Chicago, IL); Leon Tai (Chicago, IL)
Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
C07D309/06A61P25/28C07D405/12C07D405/14C07D407/12C07D409/12C07D413/12
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Patent No.
US 12,552,760
App. No.
18/304,977
Granted
Feb 17, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

In accordance with the purpose(s) of the present disclosure, as embodied and broadly described herein, the disclosure, in one aspect, relates to compounds that increase the amount of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD + ) in a subject. By raising the amount of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide in a subject, diseases associated with reduced levels of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide can be treated or prevented. In one aspect, raising the amount of NAD + in a subject can reduce or ameliorate one or more symptoms of Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's disease, Multiple sclerosis, amylotrophic lateral sclerosis, AIDS-induced dementia, or epilepsy.

Claims (40)

1 . A compound having a structure I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof

wherein

R 1 is a phenyl group substituted with at least one alkoxy group, haloalkoxy group, hydroxyl group, alkyl group, haloalkyl group, or an amino group;

R 2 is a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group selected from the group consisting of furyl, pyrimidinyl, tetrazolyl, thienyl, pyridinyl, pyrrolyl, N-methylpyrrolyl, quinolinyl, isoquinolinyl, thiazolyl, oxazolyl, isoxazolyl, oxadiazolyl, thiadiazolyl, isothiazolyl, pyridazinyl, pyrazinyl, indolyl, and indazolyl, the substituted monocyclic heteroaryl group is a heteroaryl group substituted with a group selected from the group consisting of alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkoxy, amino, ether, halide, hydroxy, nitro, silyl, sulfo-oxo, and thiol;

R 3 is a substituted or unsubstituted tetrahydropyranyl group, wherein the substituted tetrahydropyranyl group is a tetrahydropyranyl group substituted with a group selected from the group consisting of alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkoxy, amino, ether, halide, hydroxy, nitro, silyl, sulfo-oxo, and thiol;

r is 1, 2, or 3;

s is 1, 2, or 3; and

t is 0, 1, or 2.

2 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 1 has the structure II

wherein

each R 4 is independently an alkoxy group, a haloalkoxy group, a hydroxyl group, an alkyl group, a haloalkyl group, or an amino group; and

n is 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5.

3 . The compound of claim 2 , wherein R 4 is alkoxy or a dialkylamino group and n is 1.

4 . The compound of claim 2 , wherein R 4 is methoxy and n is 1.

5 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 2 is a substituted or unsubstituted furyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted thienyl group.

6 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 2 is

wherein

R 20 is an alkoxy group, a haloalkoxy group, a hydroxyl group, a halide, an alkyl group, a haloalkyl group, or an amino group.

7 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 3 has the structure III

wherein R a to R 13 are independently hydrogen, a C1 to C10 alkyl group, or cycloalkyl group.

8 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 3 is

wherein p is 1, 2, 3, or 4, and

q is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5.

9 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein r is 1 and s is 2.

10 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein

R 1 is a phenyl group substituted with at least one alkoxy group, haloalkoxy group, hydroxyl group, alkyl group, haloalkyl group, or an amino group;

R 2 is a substituted or unsubstituted furyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted thienyl group; and

R 3 has the structure III

wherein R 5 to R 13 are independently hydrogen, a C1 to C10 alkyl group, or cycloalkyl group.

11 . The compound of claim 10 , wherein r is 1, s is 2, and t is 0.

12 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein the compound has the structure IV

wherein

R 2 is a substituted or unsubstituted furyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted thienyl group;

R 4 is an alkoxy group, a haloalkoxy group, a hydroxyl group, an alkyl group, a haloalkyl group, or an amino group; and

R 5 to R 13 are independently hydrogen, a C1 to C10 alkyl group, or cycloalkyl group.

13 . The compound of claim 12 , wherein R 4 is an alkoxy group or a dialkylamino group.

14 . The compound of claim 12 , wherein R 4 is a methoxy group or a dimethylamino group.

15 . The compound of claim 12 , wherein R 2 is an unsubstituted furyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted thienyl group.

16 . A pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound of claim 1 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

17 . A method for treating or preventing a neurological disease in a subject, the method comprising administering to the subject a compound of claim 1 , wherein the neurological disease comprises Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease Huntington's disease, multiple sclerosis, amylotrophic lateral sclerosis ADS-induced dementia, or epilepsy.

Assignments (2)
CONFIRMATORY LICENSE Recorded Aug 3, 2023
From: UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO
To: NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH), U.S. DEPT. OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (DHHS), U.S. GOVERNMENT
Reel/Frame 064480/0693 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 1, 2023
From: GORDON-BLAKE, JESSE; DRIVER, TOM G.; RATIA, KIIRA; THATCHER, GREGORY R.; WEIDIG, VICTORIA; TAI, LEON
To: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
Reel/Frame 064455/0897 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63333629 · Apr 22, 2022
Related Publication 20230365521A1 · Nov 16, 2023
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