143 results about "Rho kinase inhibitor" patented technology

Disclosed are novel substituted 2H-isoquinolin-1-one and 3H-quinazolin-4-one derivatives useful as inhibitors of Rho kinase and for treating a variety of diseases and disorders that are mediated or sustained through the activity of Rho kinase, including cardiovascular diseases, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, methods for using such compounds and processes for making such compounds.

Preferred embodiments of the present invention are related to novel therapeutic drug combinations and methods for treating and/or preventing pulmonary arterial hypertension and/or stable angina. More particularly, aspects of the present invention are related to therapeutic combinations comprising a Rho-kinase inhibitor, such as fasudil, and one or more additional compounds selected from the group consisting of prostacyclins, such as iloprost, endothelin receptor antagonists, PDE inhibitors, calcium channel blockers, 5-HT_2A antagonists, such as sarpogrelate, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, such as fluoxetine, statins, and vascular remodeling modulators, such as Gleevec.

Disclosed are compounds and derivatives thereof their synthesis, and their use as Rho-kinase inhibitors. These compounds of the present invention are useful for inhibiting tumor growth, treating erectile dysfunction, and treating other indications mediated by Rho-kinase, e.g., coronary heart disease.

Substituted amide and urea derivatives useful as inhibitors of Rho kinase are described, which inhibitors can be useful in the treatment of various disorders such as cardiovascular diseases, cancer, neurological diseases, renal diseases, bronchial asthma, erectile dysfunction and glaucoma.

A subject of the present invention is to find utility of a combination of a Rho kinase inhibitor and prostaglandins as a therapeutic agent for glaucoma. Actions of reducing intraocular pressure are complemented and/or enhanced each other by combining the Rho kinase inhibitor with prostaglandins. For the administration mode, each drug can be administered in combination or in mixture.

The present invention is directed to synthetic cytoskeletal active compounds that are inhibitors of rho-associated protein kinase. The present invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The invention is additionally directed to a method of preventing or treating diseases or conditions associated with cytoskeletal reorganization. In one embodiment of the invention, the method treats increased intraocular pressure, such as primary open-angle glaucoma. The method comprises administering to a subject a therapeutically effective amount of a cytoskeletal active compound of Formula I or Formula II, wherein said amount is effective to influence the actomyosin interactions, for example by leading to cellular relaxation and alterations in cell-substratum adhesions.

This invention is directed to methods of preventing or treating diseases or conditions associated with excessive cell proliferation, remodeling, inflammation, and vasoconstriction. Particularly, this invention is directed to methods of treating cardiovascular diseases or conditions such as stent restenosis and thrombosis, vascular thrombosis, cerebral vasospasm, atherosclerosis, systemic hypertension, cardiac hypertrophy, and sexual dysfunction. The method comprises identifying a subject in need of the treatment, and administering to the subject an effective amount of a novel Rho kinase inhibitor compound to treat the disease.

This invention is directed to methods of preventing or treating diseases or conditions associated with excessive cell proliferation, remodeling, edema and inflammation. Particularly, this invention is directed to methods of treating inflammatory diseases or conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease. The method comprises identifying a subject in need of the treatment, and administering to the subject an effective amount of a compound of a novel rho kinase inhibitor compound to treat the disease.

Disclosed are compounds and derivatives thereof, their synthesis, and their use as Rho-kinase inhibitors. These compounds are useful for inhibiting tumor growth, treating erectile dysfunction, and treating other indications mediated by Rho-kinase, e.g., coronary heart disease.

This invention relates to synthetic bifunctional compounds comprising a first rho-associated kinase (ROCK) inhibiting compound and a second pharmaceutically active compound with complementary activity; the first and the second compounds are covalently linked by a biologically labile bond. This invention also relates to methods of making such compounds. The invention also relates to methods of using such bifunctional compounds in the prevention or treatment of diseases or conditions that are affected or can be assisted by altering the integrity or rearrangement of the cytoskeleton. Particularly, this invention relates to methods of treating ophthalmic diseases such as disorders in which intraocular pressure is elevated, for example primary open-angle glaucoma, using the bifunctional compounds.

This invention relates to methods of treating pulmonary diseases in patients that beta adrenergic receptor agonist therapy is not effective. The method comprises the steps of: identifying a patient who suffers from a pulmonary disease and has reduced responsiveness to treatment with one or more beta adrenergic receptor agonists, and administering to the patient an effective amount of a Rho kinase inhibitor compound, wherein said pulmonary disease is selected from the group consisting of: asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, respiratory tract illness caused by respiratory syncytial virus infection such as RSV-induced wheezing, airway hyperreactivity, or bronchiolitis, bronchiectasis, alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency, lymphangioleiomyomatosis, cystic fibrosis, bronchiolitis or wheezing caused by agents other than respiratory syncytial virus, chronic bronchitis, and occupational lung diseases.

The present invention relates to inhibitors of ROCK1 and ROCK2, which may be selective for ROCK2, and methods of modulating the pharmacokinetic and/or pharmacodynamic properties of such compounds. Also provided are methods of inhibiting ROCK1 and/or ROCK2. Also provided are treatments combining inhibitors of ROCK1 and/or ROCK2 with statins.

Disclosed are compounds and derivatives thereof, their synthesis, and their use as Rho-kinase inhibitors. These compounds are useful for inhibiting tumor growth, treating erectile dysfunction, and treating other indications mediated by Rho-kinase, e.g., coronary heart disease.

Provided are methods of treating a cerebral cavernous malformation (CCM) and methods of treating cerebral aneurysm in a mammal with certain Rho kinase inhibitors.