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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2003
Noriko Oku, Tokyo, JP;
Chikaka Oku, Tokyo, JP;
Tomohiro Oku, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Kayakiri, Osaka, JP;
Yoshito Abe, Ibaraki, JP;
Hitoshi Hamashima, Kyoto, JP;
Hitoshi Sawada, Ibaraki, JP;
Naoki Ishibashi, Ibaraki, JP;
Hiroyuki Setoi, Osaka, JP;
Noritsugu Yamasaki, Hyogo, JP;
Takafumi Imoto, Niigata, JP;
Takahiro Hiramura, Ibaraki, JP;
Noriko Oku, Tokyo, JP;
Chikaka Oku, Tokyo, JP;
Tomohiro Oku, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Kayakiri, Osaka, JP;
Yoshito Abe, Ibaraki, JP;
Hitoshi Hamashima, Kyoto, JP;
Hitoshi Sawada, Ibaraki, JP;
Naoki Ishibashi, Ibaraki, JP;
Hiroyuki Setoi, Osaka, JP;
Noritsugu Yamasaki, Hyogo, JP;
Takafumi Imoto, Niigata, JP;
Takahiro Hiramura, Ibaraki, JP;
Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a sulfonamide compound of the formula (I):wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification, a salt thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition containing same. This compound can be an effective agent for the prophylaxis and treatment of the diseases curable based on a hypoglycemic action, and the diseases curable based on a cGMP-PDE inhibitory action, a smooth muscle relaxing action, a bronchodilating action, a vasodilating action, a smooth muscle cell inhibitory action and an allergy suppressing action.