Aska Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Grelan Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Aska Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd.

Kouki Ishitani

Tomoji Aotsuka

Kentarou Kumazawa

Takashi Nose

Hashime Kanazawa

Nagatoshi Wagatsuma

Makoto Okada

Koichi Hasumi

Takahiro Nishimoto

Miwa Yoshida

A heterocyclic compound useful as an antiallergic agent is provided. A compound represented by the following formula (1) or a salt thereof: 

Heterocyclic compound and H1 receptor antagonist

The compound of the present invention is a novel compound which has a specific heterocycle skeleton, particularly a pyrazolonaphthyridine or pyrazoloquinoline skeleton having an organic group (e.g., a carbocycle and a heterocycle) bonding through an alkylene group at 3-position and a carbocycle bonding at 5-position and has a phosphodiesterase IV inhibitory activity. At least one of the ring (the carbocycle or the heterocycle) bonding at 3-position of the pyrazolonaphthyridine skeleton and the carbocycle bonding at 5-position may have a halogenated alkyl group and/or a halogenated alkoxy group as a substituent. Such a compound or a salt thereof is useful as a phosphodiesterase IV inhibitor and the like. According to the present invention, a novel compound having a high phosphodiesterase IV inhibitory effect can be provided.

Heterocycle compound, and production process and application thereof

The target is to provide PDE IV inhibitors which have a highly potent anti-asthmatic and/or COPD-prophylactic/therapeutic profile with unexpectedly excellent safety. A compound of the formula (1): wherein A is phenyl, pyridyl, 1-oxypyridyl, or thienyl, which may be unsubstituted or optionally substituted with one or more members selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl, halogen, cyano, nitro, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, lower alkylcarbonyloxy, amino, carboxyl, lower alkoxycarbonyl, carboxy-lower alkylene, lower alkoxycarbonyl-lower alkylene, lower alkylsulfonyl, lower alkylsulfonylamino, and ureido; Ris a group selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydroxyl, halogen, cyano, nitro, lower alkoxy, amino, carboxyl, and lower alkoxycarbonyl; Ris hydrogen or lower alkyl; and m is an integer of 1 to 3; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, possesses highly excellent PDE IV-specific inhibitory actions and is useful as an anti-asthmatic drug and/or a prophylactic/therapeutic drug for COPD with high safety.

Pyrazolonaphthyridine derivative

The purpose is to provide selective PDE IV inhibitors which have a potent anti-asthmatic profile with excellent safety. A compound of the formula (1): wherein A is methylene, lower alkylmethylene, carbonyl, etc., Y is a 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl group containing one or two heteroatoms selected from nitrogen, sulfur and oxygen, Z is i) a fused ring in which any of 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl groups is fused to a benzene ring, or ii) a phenyl group which may be unsubstituted or optionally substituted with one or more members selected from the group consisting of nitro, amino, an amino nitrogen-containing group, etc., provided that when A is methylene, Y is a 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl group selected from the group consisting of pyrrolyl, pyridyl, etc., and Z is a phenyl group which may be unsubstituted or substituted, the substituent on said phenyl group is amino, or an amino nitrogen-containing group; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, possesses excellent PDE IV inhibition and is useful as a pharmaceutical drug, preferably an anti-asthmatic, etc.

PDE IV inhibitors

1,8-naphthyridin-2(1H)-one derivatives

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Kouki Ishitani