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| 20090018167 | Chalcone and its analogs as agents for the inhibition of angiogenesis and related disease states - The present invention relates to chalcone and chalcone derivatives and analogs which are useful as angiogenesis inhibitors. The present compounds, which are inexpensive to synthesize, exhibit unexpectedly good activity as angiogenesis inhibitors. The present invention also relates to the use of chalcone and its analogs as antitumor/anticancer agents and to treat a number of conditions or disease states in which angiogenesis is a factor, including angiogenic skin diseases such as psoriasis, acne, rosacea, warts, eczema, hemangiomas, lymphangiogenesis, among numerous others, as well as chronic inflammatory disease such as arthritis. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20100076076 | NOVEL PALLADIUM COMPLEXES INHIBIT N-MYRISTOYLTRANSFERASE ACTIVITYIN VITRO AND CANCER GROWTH IN VIVO - Melanoma is a solid tumor that is notoriously resistant to chemotherapy, and its incidence is rapidly increasing. Recently, several signaling pathways have been demonstrated to contribute to melanoma tumorigenesis, including constitutive activation of MAP kinase, Akt and stat-3. The activation of multiple pathways may account in part for the difficulty in treatment of melanoma. In a recent screen of compounds, we found that an organopalladium complex showed significant antiproliferative activity against melanoma cells. This complex, tris(dibenzylideneacetone)dipalladium (Tris DBA), has activity against B16 murine and A375 human melanoma in vivo. Tris DBA inhibits several signaling pathways including activation of MAP kinase, Akt, stat-3 and S6 kinase activation. Tris(dibenzylideneacetone)dipalladium is thus a novel compound that is a member of a class of noble metal complexes with potential antitumor activity. Further preclinical evaluation of TrisDBA and related complexes is warranted. | 03-25-2010 |
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| 20080275016 | FULVENE AND FULVALENE ANALOGS AND THEIR USE IN TREATING CANCERS - Compounds, pharmaceutical compositions including the compounds, and methods of preparation and use thereof are disclosed. The compounds are fulvene and/or fulvalene analogs. The compounds and compositions can be used to treat and/or prevent a wide variety of cancers, including drug resistant cancers, as well as numerous inflammatory, degenerative and vascular diseases, including various ocular diseases. Representative fulvene and/or fulvalene analogs include fulvene and fulvalene analogues of various dyes, hormones, sugars, peptides, oligonucleotides, amino acids, nucleotides, nucleosides, and polyols. The compounds are believed to function, at least, by inhibiting Nox or ROS. In some embodiments, the Nox is one that is selectively expressed in cancer cells over normal cells, or one that is expressed in higher amounts in cancer cells over normal cells. Thus, the compounds are novel therapeutic agents for a variety of cancers and other diseases. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080300298 | Honokiol Derivates For the Treatment of Proliferative Disorders - The present invention provides novel honokiol derivatives, as well as pharmaceutical compositions containing the honokiol derivatives. These compounds and pharmaceutical compositions can be used in the prevention and/or treatment of cancer. In particular, honokiol derivatives, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the derivatives, and methods for their use in the treatment of myeloma are provided. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20090018209 | CURCUMIN AND CURCUMINOID INHIBITION OF ANGIOGENESIS - Methods for treating diseases or disorders of the skin which are characterized by angiogenesis have been developed using curcumin and curcumin analogs. Based on the results obtained with curcumin, it has been determined that other angiogenesis inhibitors can also be used to treat these skin disorders. It has further been discovered that curcumin acts to inhibit angiogenesis in part by inhibition of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF), and thereby provides a means for treating other disorders characterized by elevated levels of bFGF, such as bladder cancer, using curcumin and other analogues which also inhibit bFGF. Representative skin disorders to be treated include the malignant diseases angiosarcoma, hemangioendothelioma, basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, malignant melanoma and Karposi's sarcoma, and the non-malignant diseases or conditions including psoriasis, lymphangiogenesis, hemangioma of childhood, Sturge-Weber syndrome, verruca vulgaris, neurofibromatosis, tuberous sclerosis, pyogenic granulomas, recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa, venous ulcers, acne, rosacea, eczema, molluscum contagious, seborrheic keratosis, and actinic keratosis. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090176745 | TRIARYLMETHANE ANALOGS AND THEIR USE IN TREATING CANCERS - Compounds, pharmaceutical compositions including the compounds, and methods of preparation and use thereof are disclosed. The compounds are triphenyl methane analogs. The compounds and compositions can be used to treat and/or prevent a wide variety of cancers, including drug resistant cancers, inflammatory, degenerative and vascular diseases, including various ocular diseases, and parasitic infections. Representative triphenyl methane analogs include triphenyl methane analogues of various dyes, hormones, sugars, peptides, oligonucleotides, amino acids, nucleotides, nucleosides, and polyols. The compounds are believed to function by inhibiting tNOX expression, the effects of ROS, and/or the production of HIF2. Thus, the compounds are novel therapeutic agents for a variety of cancers and other diseases. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20100160296 | USE OF IMIPRAMINE BLUE AND ANALOGS THEREOF IN TREATING CANCERS - Compounds, pharmaceutical compositions including the compounds, and methods of preparation and use thereof are disclosed. The compounds are triphenyl methane analogs. The compounds and compositions can be used to treat and/or prevent a wide variety of cancers, including drug resistant cancers, inflammatory, degenerative and vascular diseases, and parasitic infections. The compounds are triphenyl methane analogs of imipramine blue and analogs thereof, as defined herein. The compounds are believed to function by inhibiting tNOX expression, the effects of ROS, and/or the production of HIF2. Thus, the compounds are novel therapeutic agents for a variety of cancers and other diseases. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100189762 | TRIARYLMETHANE ANALOGS AND THEIR USE IN TREATING CANCERS - Compounds, pharmaceutical compositions including the compounds, and methods of preparation and use thereof are disclosed. The compounds are triphenyl methane analogs. The compounds and compositions can be used to treat and/or prevent a wide variety of cancers, including drug resistant cancers, inflammatory, degenerative and vascular diseases, including various ocular diseases, and parasitic infections. Representative triphenyl methane analogs include triphenyl methane analogues of various dyes, hormones, sugars, peptides, oligonucleotides, amino acids, nucleotides, nucleosides, and polyols. The compounds are believed to function by inhibiting tNOX expression, the effects of ROS, and/or the production of HIF2. Thus, the compounds are novel therapeutic agents for a variety of cancers and other diseases. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100322991 | HONOKIOL ANALOGS AND THEIR USE IN TREATING CANCERS - Compounds, pharmaceutical compositions including the compounds, and methods of preparation and use thereof are disclosed. The compounds are honokiol analogs. The compounds and compositions can be used to treat and/or prevent a wide variety of cancers, including drug resistant cancers. Representative honokiol analogs include diepoxide honokiol analogues. The compounds are believed to function, at least, by inhibiting angiogenesis and/or inducing apoptosis. Thus, the compounds are novel therapeutic agents for a variety of cancers. | 12-23-2010 |
