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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 20, 1999
Noriko Oku, Legal Representative, Tokyo, JP;
Chikako Oku, Legal Representative, Tokyo, JP;
Tomohito Oku, Legal Representative, 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, legal representative, Tokyo, JP;
Chikako Oku, legal representative, Tokyo, JP;
Tomohito Oku, legal representative, 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
Imidazole compounds represented by general formula (I): wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification, and salts thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition containing same are provided. These compounds are useful in treating 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 inhibitory action.