Otsuka Pharmaceutical Company, Limited

Fumio Saito

Michiaki Tominaga

Masakazu Adachi

Satoru Nakai

Seiji Akamatsu

Koutoku Aihara

Hiroyuki Ichikawa

Hitomi Mori

Hideo Tanaka

Kazuyoshi Kawai

Hitomi Iba

An object of the invention is to provide an apoptosis regulating composition. According to the invention, an apoptosis regulating composition is provided which comprises, as an active ingredient, at least one carbostyril derivatives of general formula (1) and salts thereof.

Apoptosis regulating composition

An object of the invention is to provide an apoptosis regulating composition. According to the invention, an apoptosis regulating composition is provided which comprises, as an active ingredient, at least one carbostyril derivatives of general formula (1) ##STR1## and salts thereof.

Apoptosis regulating compostion

Apoptosis regulating compositions each comprising a member selected from a series of carbostyril derivatives and salts thereof, inclusive of carbostyril derivatives of general formula (1) ##STR1## and salts thereof, as an active ingredient are provided. The apoptosis regulating compositions of the invention are of use as anticancer agents, antiretrovirus agents, therapeutic agents for autoimmune diseases, therapeutic agents for thrombocytopenia, therapeutic agents for Alzheimer's disease, therapeutic agents for diseases of the liver, and cancer metastasis inhibitors, among others.

An object of the invention is to provide an apoptosis regulating composition. According to the invention, an apoptosis regulating composition is provided which comprises, as an active ingredient at least one carbostyril derivatives of general formula (1) ##STR1## and salts thereof.

An object of the invention is to provide hepatitis therapy. According to the invention, an apoptosis regulating composition is provided which comprises, as an active ingredient, at least one carbostyril derivatives of general formula (1) ##STR1## and salts thereof.

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Takasaki, Japan

Fumio Saito