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US 12,734,159 · App. 18/277,901 · Granted Sep 15, 2026

Methods of treating spinal cord injury or damage

Inventors: Stella T. Sarraf (Beverly Hills, CA); Vincent F. Simmon (San Diego, CA); Peter W. Vanderklish (San Diego, CA)
Assignee: Spinogenix, Inc.
A61K31/428A61K31/4184A61K31/423A61K31/443A61K31/4439A61P25/00
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Patent No.
US 12,734,159
App. No.
18/277,901
Granted
Sep 15, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

In some embodiments, a method of treating spinal cord injury or damage, or a complication thereof, in a patient is provided, comprising administering to a patient in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula I, Ia, Ik, or II.

Claims (42)

1 . A method of treating a spinal cord injury or damage, or a complication thereof, in a patient, comprising administering to a patient in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula I or Ia:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, and/or an N-oxide thereof, wherein:

subscripts n and p are independently selected from 0, 1, or 2;

each R 1 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halo, alkyl, substituted alkyl, alkenyl, substituted alkenyl, alkoxy, substituted alkoxy, acyl, acylamino, aminocarbonyl, aminosulfonyl, amino, substituted amino, aryl, substituted aryl, carboxyl, carboxyl esters, cyano, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, heterocyclyl, substituted heterocyclyl, hydroxyl, sulfonyl, substituted sulfonyl, thiol, thioalkyl, and nitro;

A is an arylene or heteroarylene, having 1 to 4 heteroatoms;

W is selected from the group consisting of —O—, —S—, —SO—, —S(O) 2 —, and —NR 2 —, wherein R 2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, heterocyclyl, and substituted heterocyclyl;

X is selected from the group consisting of —O—, —S—, —SO—, —S(O) 2 —, and —NR 2 —, provided that when A is arylene, and Y is —S— or —NR 2 —, then X is not —S—;

Y is selected from the group consisting of —O—, —S—, —SO—, S(O) 2 —, and —NR 2 —; and

Z is selected from the group consisting of —N(CH 3 )CH 2 CH 2 OC(O)CH 3 and —(CH 2 CH(R 3 )O) q -T, wherein subscript q is an integer selected from 1 to 100, R 3 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and methyl, and T is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, -L-monosaccharide, and -L-oligosaccharide, wherein L is selected from the group consisting of a bond, phosphate, and sulfate; and

wherein the complication of spinal cord injury or damage is a respiratory complication, cardiovascular complication, hypotension, bradycardia, neurogenic shock, an autonomic dysreflexia, secondary immunodeficiency, syringomyelia, neuropathic joint arthropathy, Charcot joint arthropathy, loss of motor control, loss of sensory function, tetraplegia, paraplegia, loss of bladder control, spasm, loss of sexual function, numbness, loss of balance, autonomic dysreflexia, deep vein thrombosis, spasticity, pain, neuropathic pain, syringomyelia, neurogenic heterotopic ossification, shock, bradyarrhythmias, hypotension, ectopic beats, abnormal temperature regulation, changes in sweat secretion, vasodilatation, autonomic dysreflexia, thromboembolism, pressure ulcer, or heterotopic ossification, or a combination thereof.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein A is phenylene or pyridylene in the compound of formula I or Ia.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein X is S in the compound of formula I.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein Y is —O— in the compound of formula I or Ia.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein X is S, Y is —O—, and A is phenylene in the compound of formula I.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the compound of formula I is a compound of formula Ik:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, and/or an N-oxide thereof, wherein:

subscripts n and p are each independently 0, 1, or 2;

subscript q is an integer from 2 to 8; and

each R 41 and each R 42 are independently selected from the group consisting of halo, alkyl, substituted alkyl, alkenyl, substituted alkenyl, alkoxy, substituted alkoxy, acyl, acylamino, aminocarbonyl, aminosulfonyl, amino, substituted amino, aryl, substituted aryl, carboxyl, carboxyl esters, cyano, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, heterocyclyl, substituted heterocyclyl, hydroxyl, sulfonyl, substituted sulfonyl, thiol, thioalkyl, and nitro.

7 . The method of claim 5 , wherein each of subscripts n and p is 0.

8 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the compound of formula I is:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, and/or an N-oxide thereof.

9 . A method of treating a spinal cord injury or damage, or a complication thereof, in a patient, comprising administering to a patient in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula II:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, and/or an N-oxide thereof, wherein:

Y is —NR 33 — or —S—;

each R 31 is independently halogen, —CX 31 3 , —CHX 31 2 , —CH 2 X 31 , —OCX 31 3 , —OCHX 31 2 , —OCH 2 X 31 , —CN, —OH, —NH 2 , —COOH, —CONH 2 , —NO 2 , —SH, —SO 3 H, —SO 4 H, —SO 2 NH 2 , —NHNH 2 , —ONH 2 , —C(O)NHNH 2 , —NHC(O)NH 2 , —NHSO 2 H, —NHC(O)H, —NHC(O)OH, —NHOH, alkyl, substituted alkyl, heteroalkyl, substituted heteroalkyl, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, substituted heterocyclyl, aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl, or substituted heteroaryl;

each R 32 is independently halogen, —CX 32 3 , —CHX 32 2 , —CH 2 X 32 , —OCX 32 3 , —OCHX 32 2 , —OCH 2 X 32 , —CN, —OH, —NH 2 , —COOH, —CONH 2 , —NO 2 , —SH, —SO 3 H, —SO 4 H, —SO 2 NH 2 , —NHNH 2 , —ONH 2 , —NHC(O)NHNH 2 , —NHC(O)NH 2 , —NHSO 2 H, —NHC(O)H, —NHC(O)OH, —NHOH, alkyl, substituted alkyl, heteroalkyl, substituted heteroalkyl, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, substituted heterocyclyl, aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl, or substituted heteroaryl;

R 33 is H, alkyl, or substituted alkyl;

each of X 31 and X 32 is independently halogen;

each of z1 and z2 is independently an integer from 0 to 4; and

z3 is an integer from 1 to 12; and

wherein the complication of spinal cord injury or damage is a respiratory complication, cardiovascular complication, hypotension, bradycardia, neurogenic shock, an autonomic dysreflexia, secondary immunodeficiency, syringomyelia, neuropathic joint arthropathy, Charcot joint arthropathy, loss of motor control, loss of sensory function, tetraplegia, paraplegia, loss of bladder control, spasm, loss of sexual function, numbness, loss of balance, autonomic dysreflexia, deep vein thrombosis, spasticity, pain, neuropathic pain, syringomyelia, neurogenic heterotopic ossification, shock, bradyarrhythmias, hypotension, ectopic beats, abnormal temperature regulation, changes in sweat secretion, vasodilatation, autonomic dysreflexia, thromboembolism, pressure ulcer, or heterotopic ossification, or a combination thereof.

10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein Y is S.

11 . The method of claim 9 , wherein each of z1 and z2 is 0.

12 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the compound of formula II is:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, and/or an N-oxide thereof.

13 . The method of claim 9 , wherein Y is NH.

14 . The method of claim 9 , wherein z1 is 1, z2 is 0, and R 31 is alkyl.

15 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the compound of formula II is:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, and/or an N-oxide thereof.

16 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the patient has Chiari malformation, radiculopathy, hydrocephalus, or neuropathy due to infections.

17 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the neuropathy due to infections is from Lyme disease.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 11, 2026
From: SARRAF, STELLA T.; VANDERKLISH, PETER W.
To: SPINOGENIX, INC.
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Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 63152174 · Feb 22, 2021
Provisional Application 63287710 · Dec 9, 2021
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