| SANTEN PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. Patent applications |
| Patent application number | Title | Published |
| 20120129866 | METHODS FOR PREVENTING OR TREATING METABOLIC DISEASES, INFLAMMATORY DISEASES, AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES, ALLERGIC DISEASES, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES, CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES, HOMEOSTASIS-RELATED DISEASES OR GLAUCOMA - A method for preventing or treating a metabolic disorder, an inflammatory disease, an autoimmune disease, an allergic disease, a central nervous system disease, a cardiovascular disease, a homeostasis-related disease or glaucoma, involving administering a compound or a salt thereof, the compound having the following formula (1) | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120114637 | MTOR PATHWAY INHIBITORS FOR TREATING OCULAR DISORDERS - Diseases and conditions associated with tissues of the body, including but not limited to tissues in the eye, can be effectively treated, prevented, inhibited, onset delayed, or regression caused by administering therapeutic agents to those tissues. Described herein are ophthalmic formulations that deliver a variety of therapeutic agents, including but not limited to rapamycin (sirolimus), analogs thereof (rapalogs) or other mTOR inhibitors, to a subject for an extended period of time. The ophthalmic formulations may be placed in an aqueous medium of a subject, including but not limited to intraocular or periocular administration, or placement proximate to a site of a disease or condition to be treated in a subject. A method may be used to administer a therapeutic agent to treat or prevent age-related macular degeneration, macular edema, diabetic retinopathy, uveitis, dry eye, or a hyperpermeability disease in a subject. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120101046 | PROPHYLACTIC OR THERAPEUTIC AGENT FOR RETINAL DISEASE AND METHOD FOR PROPHYLAXIS OR THERAPY OF RETINAL DISEASE USING JNK (C-JUN AMINO-TERMINAL KINASE) - INHIBITORY PEPTIDE, AND USE OF THE PEPTIDE - Intravitreal administration of a JNK-inhibitory peptide less than 150 amino acids in length, containing at least one D-amino acid, and having (a) a JNK-inhibitory sequence of at least any of SEQ ID NO: 1 and SEQ ID NO: 2, and (b) a transport sequence of at least any of SEQ ID NO: 3 and SEQ ID NO: 4 suppressed spermidine-induced retinal pigment epithelial damage, tunicamycin-induced photoreceptor cell damage, and laser-induced choroidal neovascularization. Thus, the JNK-inhibitory peptide of the present invention is useful for prophylaxis or therapy of a retinal disease. By the use of this JNK-inhibitory peptide, a drug and a method are provided which are capable of preventing or treating a retinal disease even by topical administration to the eye, and use of the JKN-inhibitory peptide for manufacturing the drug is also provided. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120040994 | THERAPEUTIC AGENT FOR GLAUCOMA COMPRISING Rho KINASE INHIBITOR AND PROSTAGLANDIN - A therapeutic composition for treating glaucoma or for reducing intraocular pressure containing a combination of pharmaceutically effective amounts of drugs including (i) a Rho kinase inhibitor selected from the group consisting of (R)-(+)-N-(1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-4-yl)-4-(1-aminoethyl)benzamide and 1-(5-isoquinolinesulfonyl)-homopiperazine, or a salt thereof and (ii) a prostaglandin which is latanoprost or a salt of latanoprost, and (iii) optionally a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. A therapeutic composition for treating glaucoma or for reducing intraocular pressure containing a combination of pharmaceutically effective amounts of drugs comprising (i) a Rho kinase which is (R)-(+)-N-(1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-4-yl)-4-(1-aminoethyl)benzamide or a slat thereof and (ii) a prostaglandin which is isopropyl unoprostone or a salt thereof, and (iii) optionally a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120034279 | TRANSSCLERAL DELIVERY - Diseases associated with the tissues in the posterior segment of the eye can be effectively treated by administering therapeutic agents transsclerally to those tissues. Compositions, devices, and methods for delivering therapeutic agents so that they cross the sclera and reach these tissues include injecting solutions or suspensions adjacent to or within the sclera and implanting solid structures containing the therapeutic agent adjacent to or within the sclera. These methods may be used for administering rapamycin or related compounds to treat choroidal neovascularization associated with age-related macular degeneration. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120010288 | Method for protecting a retinal neuronal cell - A method of protecting a retinal neuronal cell by administering an effective amount of a prostaglandin F2α derivative to a patient. A method of preventing or treating an eye disease associated with retinal neuronal cell damage by administering a therapeutically effective amount of a prostaglandin F2α derivative to a patient. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20110295034 | Eye drop composition containing isopropyl unoprostone - An eye drop composition in which the degradation of isopropyl unoprostone in an eye drop is prevented by adding trometamol to the eye drop containing isopropyl unoprostone. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110275632 | Method for preventing or treating a disease related to the glucocorticoid receptor - A method for preventing or treating a disease related to the glucocorticoid receptor involving administering a pharmacologically effective amount of a 1,2-dihydroquinoline compound. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110275620 | Method for preventing or treating a disease related to the glucocorticoid receptor - A method for preventing or treating a disease related to the glucocorticoid receptor involving administering a pharmacologically effective amount of a 1,2-hydroquinoline compound. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110263638 | Therapeutic agent for glaucoma comprising rho kinase inhibitor and - blocker - A therapeutic agent for glaucoma including a combination of pharmaceutically effective amounts of a Rho kinase inhibitor and a β-blocker, wherein the Rho kinase inhibitor is (R)-(+)-N-(1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-4-yl)-4-(1-aminoethyl)benzamide and the β-blocker is befunolol, carteolol, nipradilol, betaxolol, levobunolol or metipranolol. A method of treating glaucoma including administering effective amounts of a Rho kinase inhibitor and a β-blocker to a patient, wherein the Rho kinase inhibitor is (R)-(+)-N-(1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-4-yl)-4-(1-aminoethyl)benzamide and the β-blocker is befunolol, carteolol, nipradilol, betaxolol, levobunolol or metipranolol. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110263589 | Method for preventing or treating a glucocorticoid receptor-related disease - A method of preventing or treating a glucocorticoid receptor-related disease involving administering a therapeutically effective amount of a 1,2-dihydroquinoline compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110207122 | METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF PROGRESSION RISK OF GLAUCOMA - A method of determining the presence or the absence of a glaucoma risk, including the steps of detecting in vitro an allele and/or a genotype of a single nucleotide polymorphism which is located on a 31st base of a base sequence, in a sample from a subject, wherein the base sequence is at least one base sequence selected from the group consisting of base sequences shown in SEQ ID NOs: 203 to 752 or a complementary sequence thereto (step A), and comparing the allele and/or the genotype detected in the step A with at least one of an allele and/or a genotype, containing a high-risk allele, in the base sequences shown in SEQ ID NOs: 203 to 752 (step B). According to the method of the present invention, the level of a progressive risk of glaucoma in a sample donor can be determined by analyzing an allele or a genotype of a single nucleotide polymorphism in the present invention in the sample, so that the sample donor can take a preventive measure of glaucoma, or can receive appropriate treatments, on the basis of this risk. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110201655 | PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION IMPROVING INTESTINAL ABSORPTION - An object of the present invention is to provide a pharmaceutical composition that improves intestinal absorption of a compound having a structure represented by the general formula [1]. The composition containing a compound represented by the general formula [1] or a salt thereof and (b) a lipophilic substance improves intestinal absorption of the compound. In the formula, A represents —(NR | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110195428 | COMPOSITION, KIT, AND METHOD FOR ASSAYING AGEING AND DISEASE ACCOMPANIED WITH VASCULAR DISORDER - The present invention relates to a method for detecting an ageing or a disease accompanied with a vascular disorder such as age-related macular degeneration, comprising measuring one or more of polypeptides comprising any of amino acid sequences shown in SEQ ID NOS: 1 to 21, mutants thereof, or fragments thereof in a biological sample from a subject, and also to a composition or kit for diagnosing an ageing or a disease accompanied with a vascular disorder such as age-related macular degeneration. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110166151 | GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR AGONIST COMPRISING 1,2,3,4-TETRAHYDROQUINOXALINE DERIVATIVES CONTAINING PHENYL GROUP HAVING SULFONIC ACID ESTER STRUCTURE INTRODUCED THEREIN AS SUBSTITUENT - The object aims to find a novel pharmacological activity of a novel 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoxaline derivative which contains, as a substituent, a phenyl group having a sulfonic acid ester structure introduced therein. A compound represented by general formula (1) or a salt thereof is useful as a glucocorticoid receptor agonist, particularly as a therapeutic agent for diseases against which a glucocorticoid receptor agonist (e.g., a steroid) is believed to be effective, such as inflammatory bone/joint diseases, inflammatory ophthalmic diseases (inflammatory ophthalmic diseases in the anterior or posterior segment of an eye). R | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110160267 | Method of treating diabetic retinopathy - A method for treating diabetic retinopathy involving topically administering to an eye of a patient a pharmacologically effective amount of a compound represented by the following formula [II] or a salt thereof: | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110160262 | Method of treating retinal vein occlusion - A method for treating retinal vein occlusion involving administering to a patient a pharmacologically effective amount of a compound represented by the following formula (II) or a salt thereof: | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110152264 | METHOD AND COMPOSITION FOR TREATING OCULAR HYPERTENSION AND GLAUCOMA - The present invention relates to an ophthalmic aqueous composition containing PGF2α analogues for treating ocular hypertension and glaucoma, to a method for treating ocular hypertension and glaucoma by administering said composition to a subject in need of such treatment, and to a method for increasing aqueous solubility and stability of PGF2α analogues in an aqueous composition. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110124668 | NOVEL INDOLE DERIVATIVE HAVING, CARBAMOYL GROUP, UREIDO GROUP AND SUBSTITUTED OXY GROUP - The present invention relates to synthetic studies on novel indole derivatives having a carbamoyl group, a ureido group and a substituted oxy group or a salt thereof, and pharmaceutical actions of the derivatives. The compound and a salt thereof represented by the general formula (1) has an IKKβ inhibitory activity and is useful as a preventive and/or therapeutic agent for diseases considered to be associated with IKKβ. In the formula, R | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110124646 | Novel cyclic compound having pyrimidinylalkylthio group - A method of treating a disease associated with angiogenesis by administering a therapeutically effective amount of a compound represented by the formula (1) or a salt thereof | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110124009 | COMPOSITION, KIT AND METHOD FOR ASSAYING NEUROPATHY - The present invention relates to a method for detecting a disease accompanied with neuropathy such as glaucoma, comprising measuring and/or detecting one or more of polypeptides shown in SEQ ID NOS: 1 to 15, mutants thereof, or fragments thereof in a biological sample from a subject, and also to a composition or kit for diagnosis of a disease accompanied with neuropathy such as glaucoma. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110118348 | Methods of stabilizing latanoprost in an aqueous solution - A method of stabilizing latanoprost in an ophthalmic solution containing 0.005% (W/V) of latanoprost to be stored to be stored at room temperature (i) by adding 0.1 to 2% (W/V) of ε-aminocaproic acid to the solution or (ii) by adding 0.1 to 2% (W/V) of ε-aminocaproic acid and adjusting the pH of the solution to 5.0 to 6.25. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110092524 | Agent for Enhancing Corneal Epithelial Barrier Function - The invention relates to a pharmacological action of a compound which functions as a PPARγ agonist on the barrier function of the corneal epithelium. A PPARγ agonist such as rivoglitazone, DRF-2593, GW-544 or BMS-298585 exhibits an excellent effect of enhancing the corneal epithelial barrier function in a test for enhancement of corneal epithelial barrier function, and therefore is useful as a preventive agent or a therapeutic agent for ocular infection or ocular unidentified complaint caused by a decrease in the corneal epithelial barrier function. Further, the PPARγ agonist can enhance the corneal epithelial barrier function of diabetic patients, patients with decreased corneal epithelial barrier function due to aging and patients who underwent refractive surgery such as PRK (photorefractive keratectomy) or LASIK (laser in situ keratomileusis) or cataract surgery. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110077244 | NOVEL THIOPHENEDIAMINE DERIVATIVE HAVING UREA STRUCTURE - The present invention relates to synthetic studies of a novel thiophenediamine derivative having a urea structure and to finding pharmaceutical actions thereof. The present invention provides a compound represented by the following general formula (1) or a salt thereof. In the formula (1), R | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110059897 | Methods for treating a skin wound - A therapeutic method for treating a skin wound involving administering to a patient in need thereof a composition containing pharmaceutically effective amounts of the following components: (1) a peptide consisting of the amino acid sequence represented by Ser-Ser-Ser-Arg (SEQ ID NO: 1) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof and (2) a peptide consisting of the amino acid sequence represented by Phe-Gly-Leu-Met-NH | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110039891 | Methods for treating a disease in which Rho kinase is involved - A method for treating a disease in which Rho kinase is involved. The method is carried out by administering to a patient in need thereof a pharmaceutically effective amount of a compound of the following formula or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: | 02-17-2011 |
| 20100331407 | Clear ophthalmic solution comprising latanoprost as active ingredient - A clear ophthalmic solution containing latanoprost having a concentration of 0.005% (W/V), 0.003 to 0.01% (W/V) benzalkonium chloride and at least one agent selected from the group consisting of glycerin, polyethylene glycol, propylene glycol and trehalose, wherein the agent is in a concentration to make the solution isotonic. A method of preventing white turbidity in an ophthalmic solution containing latanoprost having a concentration of 0.005% (W/V) and 0.003 to 0.01% (W/V) benzalkonium chloride, the method involving adding to the solution at least one agent selected from the group consisting of glycerin, polyethylene glycol, propylene glycol and trehalose, wherein the agent is in a concentration to make the solution isotonic. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20100317615 | Method of enhancing ocular penetration of a drug in an eyedrop - A method of enhancing ocular penetration of a drug in an eyedrop by administering to an eye, an eyedrop containing, particulate agar having a weight-average molecular weight of from 5,000 to 1,200,000, the particulate agar being obtained by dissolving agar into an aqueous solution by heating and then cooling the resultant mixture to avoid gelling, while applying a stress by vibration, shearing, stirring, compression or pulverizing, wherein the particulate agar is in an amount of 0.1 to 10 wt %. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20100196895 | METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF ONSET RISK OF GLAUCOMA - A method of determining the presence or the absence of a glaucoma risk, including the steps of detecting in vitro an allele and/or a genotype of a single nucleotide polymorphism which is located on a 31st base of a base sequence, in a sample from a subject, wherein the base sequence is at least one base sequence selected from the group consisting of base sequences shown in SEQ ID NOs: 203 to 514 or a complementary sequence thereto (step A), and comparing the allele and/or the genotype detected in the step A with at least one of an allele and/or a genotype, containing a high-risk allele, in the base sequences shown in SEQ ID NOs: 203 to 514 (step B). According to the method of the present invention, the level of an onset risk of glaucoma in a sample donor can be determined by analyzing an allele or a genotype of a single nucleotide polymorphism in the present invention on the sample, so that the sample donor can take a preventive measure of glaucoma, or can receive appropriate treatments, on the basis of this risk. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100137307 | NOVEL 1,2,3,4,-TETRAHYDROQUINOXALINE DERIVATIVE WHICH HAS, AS SUBSTITUENT, PHENYL GROUP HAVING SULFONIC ACID ESTER STRUCTURE OR SULFONIC ACID AMIDE STRUCTURE INTRODUCED TEREIN AND HAS GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR-BINDING ACTIVITY - The compounds represented in general formula (1) or a salt thereof are useful for glucocorticoid receptor modulators. In the formula, R | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100099675 | NOVEL PYRROLE DERIVATIVE HAVING UREIDO GROUP AND AMINOCARBONYL GROUP AS SUBSTITUENTS - Objects of the present invention are to study on the synthesis of a novel pyrrole derivative having a ureido group and an aminocarbonyl group as substituents or a salt thereof, to find a pharmacological effect of the derivative or a salt thereof, and to find a medicinal agent which has a prophylactic and/or therapeutic effect on a retinal disease or the like through oral administration. A compound represented by the general formula (1) or a salt thereof has an inhibitory activity against the production of interleukin-6 and/or an inhibitory effect on choroidal neovascularization, and is therefore useful as a prophylactic and/or therapeutic agent for a disease associated with interleukin-6, an ocular inflammatory disease and/or a retinal disease. In the formula, the ring A represents a benzene ring or the like; R | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100063060 | Therapeutic agent for glaucoma comprising Rho Kinhase inhibitor and prostaglandin - A combination of a Rho kinase inhibitor and a prostaglandin as a therapeutic agent for treating glaucoma. The actions of reducing intraocular pressure are complemented and/or enhanced by combining a Rho kinase inhibitor with a prostaglandin. Each of the Rho kinase inhibitor and the prostaglandin can be administered in combination or in a mixture. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100063045 | NOVEL PYRIDINECARBOXYLIC ACID (2-AMINOPHENYL) AMIDE DERIVATIVE HAVING UREA STRUCTURE - Objects of the present invention are to study the synthesis of a novel pyridinecarboxylic acid (2-aminophenyl)amide derivative having a novel urea structure and to find a pharmacological effect of the derivative. The invention provides a compound represented by the formula (1) or a salt thereof. In the formula, R | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100056522 | INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE-LOWERING AGENT COMPRISING COMPOUND HAVING HISTONE DEACETYLASE INHIBITOR EFFECT AS ACTIVE INGREDIENT - An object of the present invention is to find a novel pharmacological effect of a compound having an HDAC inhibitory effect. The compound having an HDAC inhibitory effect of the invention has an excellent effect of cell morphological change on trabecular meshwork cells and/or effect of intraocular pressure reduction, and is therefore useful as a preventive and/or therapeutic agent for a disease considered to be associated with aqueous humor circulation and/or intraocular pressure, particularly as a preventive and/or therapeutic agent for glaucoma or ocular hypertension. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100041671 | Methods for treating glaucoma - A method for treating glaucoma comprising administering to a patient pharmaceutically effective amounts of a Rho kinase inhibitor and a prostaglandin. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100016380 | TNF-alpha production inhibitors - A compound having the following formula | 01-21-2010 |
| 20090286786 | Compounds having a 4-pyridylalkylthio group as a substituent - A compound having the following formula [I] or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090253765 | Angiogenesis Inhibitor Containing Amine Derivative as Active Ingredient - An object of the present invention is to provide an angiogenesis inhibitor. The angiogenesis inhibitor according to the present invention contains a compound represented by the following general formula [I] or a salt thereof as an active ingredient. In the formula, the ring A represents a benzene ring or a naphthalene ring; X represents a single bond, an alkylene group or —CH | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090198213 | METHOD OF OPHTHALMIC SURGERY AND KIT THEREFOR - A method of micro-incision ophthalmic surgery, comprising, in the order mentioned, the steps of: | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090111807 | Novel 1,2,3,4-Tetrahydroquinoxaline Derivative Having Glucocorticoid Receptor Binding Activity - An object of the present invention is to synthesize a novel 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoxaline derivative represented by formula (1) and to find a pharmacological action of the derivative. In the formula, the R | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090042962 | Therapeutic Agent for Keratoconjunctival Disorder - An object of the present invention is to research a therapeutic agent for a keratoconjunctival disorder. A compound represented by the following general formula (1) or a salt thereof exhibits an excellent improving effect on corneal disorder models, and therefore is useful as a therapeutic agent for a keratoconjunctival disorder such as dry eyes, corneal ulcer, keratitis or conjunctivitis. In the formula, the ring Y represents a substituted or unsubstituted nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring; R | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090036552 | Noninvasive Drug Delivery System To Tissue of Posterior Segment of Eye Using Solid Composition - The present invention provides a drug delivery system by noninvasive administration, which is excellent in drug transfer to a tissue of the posterior segment of the eye via a local eye tissue. By administering a solid composition comprising a drug and a mucoadhesive substance having an adhesion strength of from 200 to 1000 g in the conjunctival sac, a drug delivery system excellent in drug transfer to a tissue of the posterior segment of the eye via a local eye tissue can be constructed. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090005317 | Methods for treating a corneal disorder and promoting skin wound healing - A method for treating a corneal disorder or for promoting skin wound healing comprising administering to a patient in need thereof a composition containing pharmaceutically effective amounts of (i) a first peptide comprising an amino acid sequence containing the following consecutive amino acids: Ser-Ser-Ser-Arg (SEQ ID NO: 1), or an analog thereof or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and (ii) a second peptide comprising an amino acid sequence containing the following consecutive amino acids with a terminal —NH | 01-01-2009 |
| 20080269353 | Preventative Composition For Ophthalmic Use - An object of the present invention is to prevent the generation of chlorine dioxide in a liquid preparation for ophthalmic use containing a chlorite. A liquid preparation for ophthalmic use containing a preservative composition for ophthalmic use comprising a chlorite and at least one stabilizer selected from the following 1) to 7): 1) creatinine; 2) geraniol; 3) glucose; 4) tocopherol acetate; 5) oxyquinoline sulfate; 6) a sugar alcohol; and 7) a polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid ester can prevent the generation of chlorine dioxide, and is therefore excellent in safety and exhibits a sustained preservative effect for a prolonged period of time. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080199524 | Eyedrops containing particulate agar - It is intended to prepare a composition which contains polysaccharide at a high concentration and yet remains in the state of a liquid having low viscosity to thereby provide drugs, eyedrops, foods, cosmetics, toiletry products having a novel texture or function. The composition in the state of a liquid having low viscosity is obtained by heating polysaccharide at a high concentration in a water-containing liquid and then cooling under applying a shear force, which enables the provision of the above-described drugs. The composition is usable as an aqueous drug vehicle which is free from gelling due to temperature changes during storage and easily applied without pouring and/or streaming down. Eyedrops containing agar have an effect of enhancing ocular drug penetration. Eyedrops containing particulate agar maintain a low viscosity and, achieve easy instillation and impart a favorable feel in instillation. | 08-21-2008 |