Eisai Company, Limited

Kenichi Nomoto

Yoshiharu Daiku

Hitoshi Oinuma

Kazutoshi Miyake

Norio Minami

Motosuke Yamanaka

Kohei Sawada

Tadao Shoji

Tomonori Hoshiko

Tadanobu Takamura

Sachiyuki Hamano

Toshihiko Naito

Takashi Hasegawa

Shigeru Souda

Shigeto Negi

Masayuki Matsukura

Toshiaki Ogawa

Naoki Yoneda

Masanori Mizuno

Makoto Kaino

Koichi Nose

Naoya Kishi

Fusayo Yoshida

Keizoh Satoh

Mikio Tomimatsu

A novel benzenesulfonamide derivative represented by the formula: ##STR1## has an inhibitory activity against phospholipase A.sub.2, so that it is effective in the treatment of diseases for which such an activity is efficacious.

Benzenesulfonamide derivatives

Propenoic acid derivatives of the formula: ##STR1## where R.sup.15 and R.sup.17 are aryl or heteroalkyl groups and R.sup.16 and R.sup.18 are hydrogen, a lower alkyl or the like are intermediates used to prepare pharmaceutically active diazole propenoic acid compounds.

Diazole-propenoic acid compounds

A novel propenoic acid derivative which exhibits adenosine A1 antagonism is defined by the general formula (I): ##STR1## (wherein A represents an aromatic ring; R.sup.1 represents aryl or the like; R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 each represent hydrogen, lower alkyl or the like; and R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 each represent lower alkyl or the like) or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof.

Propenoic acid derivatives diazole propenoic acid compounds which have

A piperidine compound has the generic formula and is useful to treat arrhythmia. ##STR1## in which R1 is a lower alkyl and W is: ##STR2## X is --S--, --SO-- or --SO2--, R2 is hydrogen or --(CH2)n--Y, n is an integer of 1 to 5, Y is an aryl, pyridyl or a substituted pyridyl, X' is --CO-- or --CH(OH)--,

Piperidine derivatives and therapeutic and preventive agents for

A new piperidine compound is pharmacologically effective for treatment of the arrythmia and is defined by the formula: ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 is a lower alkyl or a tolyl, R.sup.2 is hydrogen, hydroxyl, a lower alkoxy or a lower alkyl, R.sup.3 is hydrogen, a lower alkyl, a lower alkenyl, a cycloalkyl or a cycloalkylalkyl, X is --CO--, --CH.sup.2 -- or --CHOH--, g is an integer of 1 to 3, h is an integer of 1 to 3, Y is hydrogen, a lower alkyl, a lower alkenyl, cyano, CH.sup.2 COOR, R being hydrogen or a lower alkyl, a cycloalkyl, a cycloalkylalkyl, ##STR2## 1 being 1 or 2, --A--B, A being --(CH.sub.2).sub.n --, n being an integer of 1 to 5,

Piperidine derivative and pharmaceutical composition containing the same

A new piperidine compound is pharmacologically effective for treatment of arrythmia and has the formula: ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 is lower alkyl or tolyl; R.sup.2 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkenyl, cycloalkyl or cycloalkylalkyl; X is --CO--, --CH.sub.2 -- or --CHOH--; the sum of g plus h equals the integer 3 or 4 with g and h being 1, 2 or 3; A is substituted or unsubstituted alkylene, alkenylene, --(CH.sub.2).sub.k --S--, wherein k is an integer of 2 to 5, or --(CH.sub.2).sub.p CO--, wherein p is an integer of 1 to 4; and B is a compound having at least one heterocyclic ring containing a nitrogen atom.

A new piperidine compound is pharmacologically effective for treatment of the arrythmia and is defined by the formula: ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 is a lower alkyl or a tolyl, R.sup.2 is hydrogen, hydroxyl, a lower alkoxy or a lower alkyl, R.sup.3 is hydrogen, a lower alkyl, a lower alkenyl, a cycloalkyl or a cycloalkylalkyl, X is --CO--, --CH.sub.2 -- or --CHOH--, g is an integer of 1 to 3, h is an integer of 1 to 3, Y is hydrogen, a lower alkyl, a lower alkenyl, cyano, --CH.sub.2 COOR, R being hydrogen or a lower alkyl, a cycloalkyl, a cycloalkylalkyl, ##STR2## l being 1 or 2, --A--B, A being --(CH.sub.2).sub.n --, n being an integer of 1 to 5, a straight-chain alkylene group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms which is a divalent group derived from a straight-chain alkane having lower alkyl, phenyl or hydroxyl group(s) bonded directly to one or more carbon atoms constituting said alkane by removing a hydrogen atom bonded to each of the carbon atoms placed at both ends thereof, a straight-chain alkylene group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms which is a divalent group derived from a straight-chain alkene having a double bond formed between carbon atoms adjacent to each other by removing a hydrogen atom bonded to each of the carbon atoms placed at both ends thereof, --(CH.sub.2).sub.k --S--, k being an integer of 2 to 5, --(CH.sub.2).sub.p --CO--, p being an integer of 1 to 4, B being cyano, --NR.sub.4 R.sub.5, a heterocyclic ring or a condensed aromatic ring.

A new piperidine compound is pharmacologically effective for treatment of the arrythmia and is defined by the formula: ##STR1## in which R1 is a lower alkyl or a tolyl, R2 is hydrogen, hydroxyl, a lower alkoxy or a lower alkyl, R3 is hydrogen, a lower alkyl, a lower alkenyl, a cycloalkyl or a cycloalkylalkyl, X is --CO--, --CH2-- or --CHOH--, g is an integer of 1 to 3, h is an integer of 1 to 3, Y is hydrogen, a lower alkyl, a lower alkenyl, cyano, --CH2COOR, R being hydrogen or a lower alkyl, a cycloalkyl, a cycloalkylalkyl, ##STR2## 1 being 1 or 2, --A--B, A being --(CH2)n--, n being an integer of 1 to 5, a straight-chain alkylene group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms which is a divalent group derived from a straight-chain alkane having lower alkyl, phenyl or hydroxyl group(s) bonded directly to one or more carbon atoms constituting said alkane by removing a hydrogen atom bonded to each of the carbon atoms placed at both ends thereof,

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