Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of the formula (I):   wherein A ring, B ring and C ring are each independently optionally substituted aromatic carbocycle or optionally substituted 5- or 6-membered heterocycle which may fuse with benzene ring, W1, W2 and/or W3 represents a bond when A ring, B ring and/or C ring is optionally substituted 5-membered heterocycle, X is —O—, —NR1— wherein R1 is hydrogen, lower alkyl etc. or the like, Y is hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkenyl or the like, one of V1 and V2 is a bond, and the other is a bond, —O— or the like, and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same.

Abstract: A benzodiazepine derivative of the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is a bond, --CH.sub.2 --, --CH.sub.2 O--, --SCH.sub.2 -- or a group of the formula: ##STR2## R.sub.2 is a lower alkyl, --COOR.sub.5, --CONH(CH.sub.2).sub.n COOR.sub.5, --CONHSO.sub.2 R.sub.5, --SO.sub.2 NHCOR.sub.5, or an optionally substituted heterocyclic group (R.sub.5 is a hydrogen atom, lower alkyl or benzyl and n is an integer of 1 to 5); R.sub.3 is a bond, --CO-- or --CONH--; and R.sub.4 is an optionally substituted heterocyclic group, optionally substituted lower alkyl, optionally substituted lower cycloalkyl, optionally substituted aryl, or lower alkoxycarbonyl group, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, which has a high affinity for gastrin receptors and/or CCK-B receptors but not for CCK-A receptors, and is useful for treating diseases associated with gastrin receptors and/or CCK-B receptors without inducing the side effects associated with CCK-A receptors.

Abstract: A compound of the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is a hydrogen atom or lower alkyl; R.sub.2 is a lower alkoxy, lower alkylamino, lower cycloalkyl, optionally substituted phenyl or optionally substituted heterocyclic group; R.sub.3 is an optionally substituted phenyl; R.sub.4 is an optionally substituted phenyl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted alkyl or optionally substituted heterocyclic group, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, which has a high affinity for gastrin receptors and/or CCK-B receptors but not for CCK-A receptors, and is useful for treating diseases associated with gastrin receptors and/or CCK-B receptors without inducing the side effects associated with CCK-A receptors.

Abstract: A selective and high-yield method is described for producing stereoisomeric benzylidene derivatives of the formula III: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each independently is lower alkyl, lower alkoxy or halogen; Y is SO.sub.2, SO or CO; --A-- is optionally substituted lower alkylene; --B-- is --CH.sub.2 -- or --O--; or --A-- and --B-- taken together may form optionally substituted phenylene or optionally substituted lower alkenylene; and R is hydrogen, optionally substituted lower alkyl, cycloalkyl, lower alkoxy, hydroxy, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted arylalkyl; optionally substituted arylalkyloxy, heterocyclic ring or N-protecting groups, which comprises reacting a compound of the formula I: ##STR2## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are as defined above and X is lower alkoxy or halogen with a compound of the formula II: ##STR3## wherein Y, --A--, --B-- and R are as defined above in the presence of a base.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel 3-benzylidene-1-carbamoyl-2-pyrroridone analogues having advantage anti-inflammatory activities, which is represented by the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each is independently hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxy, or halogen; R.sup.3 is hydrogen or acyl; R.sup.4 is hydrogen, alkyl, hydroxy, alkoxy, cyano, or halogen; R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 each is independently hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, heterocyclic group, substituted or unsubstituted amino, or OR.sup.7 wherein R.sup.7 is hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, acyl, or aralkyl, or taken together with the adjacent nitrogen atom may form heterocyclic group which may contain N, O, and/or S, and X and Y each is independently O, S, substituted or unsubstituted imino, or substituted or unsubstituted methylene. In more detail, the present invention provides an anti-inflammatory agent which is useful for the treatment of chronic inflammation and has little side effect, e.g., stomach disease.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel 3-benzylidene-1-carbamoyl-2-pyrroridone analogues having advantage anti-inflammatory activities, which is represented by the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each is independently hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxy, or halogen; R.sup.3 is hydrogen or acyl; R.sup.4 is hydrogen, alkyl, hydroxy, alkoxy, cyano, or halogen; R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 each is independently hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, heterocyclic group, substituted or unsubstituted amino, or OR.sup.7 wherein R.sup.7 is hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, acyl, or aralkyl, or taken together with the adjacent nitrogen atom may form heterocyclic group which may contain N, O, and/or S, and X and Y each is independently O, S, substituted or unsubstituted imino, or substituted or unsubstituted methylene. In more detail, the present invention provides an anti-inflammatory agent which is useful for the treatment of chronic inflammation and has little side effect, e.g., stomach disease.

Abstract: Lipid derivatives represented by the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is alkyl or alkylcarbamoyl; R.sub.2 is lower alkyloxy, lower alkylcarbamoyloxy, lower alkylcarbonylamino, lower alkyloxycarbonylamino, lower alkylureido, lower alkyloxymethyl, lower alkylcarbonylmethyl, cyanomethyl, heterocyclic group, or heterocyclyloxy; R.sub.2 ' is hydrogen or R.sub.2 and R.sub.2 ' taken together with R.sub.2 form --O(CH.sub.2).sub.m -- wherein m is an integer of 1 to 5; R.sub.3, R.sub.4, and R.sub.5 each is hydrogen or lower alkyl or two or three of R.sub.3, R.sub.4, and R.sub.5 taken together with the adjacent nitrogen atom form cyclic ammonio; R.sub.6 is hydrogen or lower alkylcarbonyl; X.sup.- is a counter anion; Y is oxygen or sulfur; and n is an integer of 1 to 10, being useful as PAF antagonists, e.g., as antithrombotic, antivasoconstricting, antibronchoconstricting agent or antitumor agent.

Abstract: Lipid derivatives represented by the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is alkyl or alkylcarbamoyl; R.sub.2 is lower alkyloxy, lower alkylcarbamoyloxy, lower alkylcarbonylamino, lower alkyloxycarbonylamino, lower alkylureido, lower alkyloxymethyl, lower alkylcarbonylmethyl, cyanomethyl, heterocyclic group, or he0 terocyclyloxy; R.sub.2 ' is hydrogen or R.sub.2 and R.sub.2 ' taken together form --O(CH.sub.2).sub.m -- wherein m is an integer of 1 to 5; R.sub.3, R.sub.4, and R.sub.5 each is hydrogen or lower alkyl or two or three of R.sub.3, R.sub.4, and R.sub.5 taken together with the adjacent nitrogen atom form cyclic ammonio; R.sub.6 is hydrogen or lower alkylcarbonyl; X.sup.- is a counter anion; Y is oxygen or sulfur; and n is an integer of 1 to 10, being useful as PAF antagonists, e.g., as antithrombotic, antivasoconstricting, antibronchoconstricting agent or antitumor agent.

Abstract: There are provided compounds of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is a hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.5 alkyl; R.sub.2 is an C.sub.1 -C.sub.10 alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, or pyridyl, where the aryl, aralkyl, or pyridyl are unsubstituted or are substituted by C.sub.1 -C.sub.5 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.5 alkoxy, nitro, hydroxy, carboxy, amino, C.sub.1 -C.sub.5 alkylamino, C.sub.1 -C.sub.5 dialkyamino whose two alkyl groups may be different from each other, C.sub.2 -C.sub.3 alkanoylamino, or halogen and X is an C.sub.1 -C.sub.7 alkylene, C.sub.2 -C.sub.7 alkenylene, --CH(F)CH.dbd.CH(CH.sub.2).sub.3 --, --(CH.sub.2).sub.3 --S--(CH.sub.2).sub.2 --, --(CH.sub.2).sub.2 --S--(CH.sub.2).sub.3 --, --C.sub.6 H.sub.4 -O--CH.sub.2 -- or --CH.sub.2 CH.dbd.CH--m--C.sub.6 H.sub.4 --, or their pharmaceutically accepatble salts. The compounds are useful as antithrombotic, anti-vasconstricting and anti-bronchoconstricting drugs.

Abstract: Bicyclic sulfonamido derivatives represented by the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is a hydrogen or lower alkyl; R.sub.2 is an alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, aralkyl or hetelocycle; R.sub.3 is a hydrogen or methyl; X is an alkylene or alkenylene which may be substituted by a fluorine atom or atoms and may contain an oxygen, sulfur and/or phenylene in the chain; Y is straight or branched alkylene or alkenylene oxygen, or sulfur; m is 0 or 1; and n is 0, 1 or 2, or their salt, said derivatives being useful as antithrombotic, anti-vasoconstricting, and anti-bronchoconstricting drugs.

Abstract: Bicyclic sulfonamido derivatives represented by the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is a hydrogen or lower alkyl; R.sub.2 is an alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, aralkyl or heterocycle; R.sub.3 is a hydrogen or methyl; X is an alkylene or alkenylene which may be substituted by a fluorine atom or atoms an may contain an oxygen, sulfur and/or phenylene in the chain; Y is straight or branched alkylene or alkenylene, oxygen, or sulfur; m is 0 or 1; and n is 0, 1 or 2, or their salt, said derivatives being useful as antithrombotic, anti-vasoconstricting, and anti-bronchoconstricting drugs.

Abstract: Highly selective and high yield process for producing antitumor agent 1-phthalidyl-5-fluorouracil derivatives of formula (I) which comprises reacting a phthalidyl compound (II) with an amine (III) to yield the quaternary ammonium salts (IV), and reacting the latter with 5-fluorouracil. ##STR1## [wherein X is leaving group; ##STR2## is triethylamine, N-methylmorpholine, N-ethylmorpholine, and the like; R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 each is hydrogen, trialkylsilyloxy, alkoxy, nitro, cyano, carboxy, or alkoxycarbonyl].

Abstract: Novel spironolactone derivatives characterized by the C.sub.11 -C.sub.12 double bond which have a potent aldosterone-antagonistic activity without causing potassium loss, used alone in diagnosis and improvement of condition of primary aldosteronism, or together with other drugs in treatment of essential or renal hypertension as well as cardiac or renal edema; prepared from 3,17-bis(ethylene-dioxy)-5,11-androstadiene.