Ss Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Hisamitsu Medical Co., Ltd.

Hiroyuki Hirota

Susumu Sato

Mari Ohtsuka

Teruo Komoto

Fumio Ishii

Tadayuki Kuraishi

Hiroyuki Mizuno

Akihiro Shibata

Koichi Tachibana

Yoshihiko Kanamaru

Hidehiko Koya

Hiroyuki Naito

Sunao Takeda

Haruyoshi Honda

Yoshiyuki Takahashi

Kazuo Isomae

Fujiko Konno

Noriyuki Kawamoto

Yoshihiro Nagao

The invention is directed to an imidazole derivative represented by formula (1):wherein each of Rand Rrepresents an aryl group, a heteroaryl group, etc.; each of A, X, and Xrepresents N or CH; each of Y and Z represents O, S, etc.; each of R, R, and Rrepresents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, etc.; m is a number of 1 to 4; and n is a number of 0 to 4, or a salt thereof. The invention is also directed to a drug containing the derivative or the salt as an active ingredient. These compounds exert excellent effects of inhibiting production of NO and IL-6 and are useful for preventing or treating diseases induced by overproduction of NO and IL-6.

Imidazole derivatives or salts thereof and drugs containing the derivatives or the salts

Disclosed herein are substituted benzylurea derivatives represented by the following general formula (1): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are independently H, a halogen atom, or an alkyl or alkoxyl group, R.sup.3 is a phenyl or heterocyclic group which may be substituted, n is an integer of 1-6, and R.sup.4 is a phenyl group which may be substituted, or salts thereof, and medicines comprising such a derivative as an active ingredient. The derivatives or salts thereof strongly inhibit only ACAT in macrophages and are hence useful as prophylactic and therapeutic agents for arteriosclerosis.

Substituted benzylurea derivatives and medicine containing the same

Disclosed herein are substituted vinylurea derivatives represented by the following general formula (1): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.3 are independently a phenyl group which may be substituted, R.sup.2 is a phenyl group which may be substituted, or a cycloalkyl group, and wave lines mean that the bonding state may be either E or Z, with the proviso that the cases where R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are unsubstituted phenyl groups, and where R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are unsubstituted phenyl groups and R.sup.3 is a 4-ethoxyphenyl group are excluded, or salt thereof, and medicines comprising such a derivative as an active ingredient as well as a method of preventing and treating arteriosclerosis with such a medicine. The derivatives or salts thereof selectively and strongly inhibit ACAT in macrophages and are hence useful as prophylactic and therapeutic agents for arteriosclerosis.

Substituted vinylurea derivatives and medicine containing the same

An arylamide derivative of formula (1), a salt thereof and a therapeutic agent for hyperlipemia which comprises the derivative or salt: ##STR1## wherein Ar represents a group ##STR2## a naphthyl group, a pyridinyl group, a furyl group, a thienyl group, a quinolyl group or an indolyl group; Y represents a group ##STR3## and Q represents --O-- or a single bond, Z represents an alkylene group, and R.sup.4 represents a hydroxyl group, an alkoxy group or a group --NH(CH.sub.2).sub.m COOH.

Piperazine substituted carboxylic acid derivatives for treating

An arylamide derivative of formula (1), a salt thereof and a therapeutic agent for hyperlipemia which comprises the derivative or salt: ##STR1## wherein Ar represents a group ##STR2## a naphthyl group, a pyridinyl group, a furyl group, a thienyl group, a quinolyl group or an indolyl group; Y represents a group ##STR3## and Q represents --O-- or a single bond, Z represents an alkylene group, and R.sup.4 represents a hydroxyl group, an alkoxy group or a group --NH(CH.sub.2).sub.m COOH, useful for the treatment and prevention of hyperlipemia due to their excellent cholesterol reducing action, triglyceride reducing action and high safety.

Arylamide derivatives for treating hyperlipemia

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Hiroyuki Hirota