Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an agent for preventing or treating schizophrenia or the like, wherein the compound of the present invention has GPRS2 agonist activity.

Abstract: The present invention provides a compound which has metastin receptor antagonist activity and is useful for preventing and treating hormone-dependent cancer, benign prostatomegaly, endometriosis, precocious puberty, uterine myoma or the like. More specifically, the present invention provides a compound, represented by the formula: or a salt thereof, a prodrug thereof, and a pharmaceutical agent containing the same; wherein Ring A represents a 5- to 8-membered homocyclic or heterocyclic group optionally having a substituent other than formula —X-R1 wherein X represents a bond or a spacer, and R1 represents optionally substituted amino or an optionally substituted nitrogen-containing heterocyclic group; Ring B represents an optionally substituted benzene ring; R2 represents an optionally substituted homocyclic or heterocyclic group; and R3 and R4 independently represent a hydrogen atom, cyano, acyl or an optionally substituted hydrocarbon group.

Abstract: A compound represented by the formula (I) wherein R is a hydrogen atom or a C1-4 alkyl group, and X is CH2, O or S, or a salt thereof. The present invention provides a novel thienopyridine derivative having an anti-inflammatory effect, a bone resorption suppressing effect, an immune cytokine production suppressing effect and the like, and useful as a pharmaceutical agent such as an agent for the prophylaxis or treatment of arthritis such as rheumatoid arthritis and the like, and the like, and the like.

Abstract: The present invention provides thienopyridine derivatives, which are useful as anti-inflammatory drugs, particularly as remedies for arthritis; processes for producing them, and pharmaceutical compositions containing them. The thienopyridine derivatives are represented by the formula (I): wherein G is a halogen atom, hydroxyl group, an optionally substituted amino group, etc.; alk is an optionally substituted lower alkylene group; X is O, S, —(CH2)q—, etc.; R is an optionally substituted amino group, etc.; ring B is an optionally substituted Y-containing 5- to 8-membered ring whose ring constituent atoms contain no nitrogen atom; Y is O, S, a group of (wherein Ra, Rb and Rc are the same or different and, each is H, a halogen atom, an optionally substituted hydrocarbon group, etc.), etc.; and ring A may be substituted.

Abstract: The present invention provides thienopyridine derivatives, which are useful as anti-inflammatory drugs, particularly as remedies for arthritis; processes for producing them, and pharmaceutical compositions containing them.

Abstract: The present invention provides thienopyridine derivatives, which are useful as anti-inflammatory drugs, particularly as remedies for arthritis; processes for producing them, and pharmaceutical compositions containing them. The thienopyridine derivatives are represented by the formula (I): wherein G is a halogen atom, hydroxyl group, an optionally substituted amino group, etc.; alk is an optionally substituted lower alkylene group; X is O, S, —(CH2)q—, etc.; R is an optionally substituted amino group, etc.; ring B is an optionally substituted Y-containing 5- to 8-membered ring whose ring constituent atoms contain no nitrogen atom; Y is O, S, a group of (wherein Ra, Rb and Rc are the same or different and, each is H, a halogen atom, an optionally substituted hydrocarbon group, etc.), etc.; and ring A may be substituted.

Abstract: The present invention provides thienopyridine derivatives, which are useful as anti-inflammatory drugs, particularly as remedies for arthritis; processes for producing them, and pharmaceutical compositions containing them.

Abstract: There is disclosed a compound of the formula (A): wherein W is C—G or C—G′ (G is optionally esterified carboxyl; and G′ is halogen); X is oxygen, optionally oxidized sulfur or —(CH2)q—, (q is 0 to 5); R is optionally substituted amino or heterocyclic group; the ring B is optionally substituted nitrogen-containing 5- to 7-membered ring; L is hydrogen, optionally substituted hydrocarbon residue, optionally substituted acyl, optionally substituted carbamoyl, optionally substituted thiocarbamoyl or optionally substituted sulfonyl provided that, when W is C—G, L is hydrogen, optionally substituted acyl, optionally substituted carbamoyl, optionally substituted alkoxycarbonyl, optionally substituted thiocarbamoyl or optionally substituted sulfonyl; n is 0 or 1; the ring A may have a substituent. A process for producing the compound (A) and a pharmaceutical composition containing the compound (A) are also disclosed.

Abstract: A compound of the formula (I): wherein R is hydrogen or C2-6 alkanoyl; X is halogen; and ring A is benzene ring which is optionally substituted by 1 to 4 substituents selected from {circle around (1)} halogen, {circle around (2)} hydroxy, {circle around (3)} C1-6 alkoxy optionally substituted by halogen or phenyl, {circle around (4)} C1-6 alkylthio optionally substituted by halogen or phenyl, {circle around (5)} C1-6 alkyl optionally substituted by halogen, {circle around (6)} C2-6 alkanoylamino or {circle around (7)} carboxy optionally esterified by C1-6 alkyl, or a salt thereof; which can be used for preventing or treating inflammatory disease, arthritis, chronic rheumatoid arthritis, autoimmune diseases, or rejection after organ transplantation.

Abstract: There is disclosed a compound of the formula (A): ##STR1## wherein W is C-G or C-G' (G is optionally esterified carboxyl; and G' is halogen); X is oxygen, optionally oxidized sulfur or --(CH.sub.2).sub.q -- (q is 0 to 5); R is optionally substituted amino or heterocyclic group; the ring B is optionally substituted nitrogen-containing 5- to 7-membered ring; L is hydrogen, optionally substituted hydrocarbon residue, optionally substituted acyl, optionally substituted carbamoyl, optionally substituted thiocarbamoyl or optionally substituted sulfonyl provided that, when W is C-G, L is hydrogen, optionally substituted acyl, optionally substituted carbamoyl, optionally substituted alkoxycarbonyl, optionally substituted thiocarbamoyl or optionally substituted sulfonyl; n is 0 or 1; the ring A may have a substituent. A process for producing the compound (A) and a pharmaceutical composition containing the compound (A) are also disclosed.

Abstract: There is disclosed an anti-inflammatory agent comprising a compound of the formula (I): ##STR1## The quinoline compounds included in the compound (I) are novel and there is also disclosed processes for producing them.

Abstract: A compound represented by the general formula: ##STR1## wherein Y represents a nitrogen atom or C-G (G represents a carboxyl group which may be esterified); ring R is a nitrogen-containing unsaturated heterocyclic group which may be substituted for; each of rings A and B may have a substituent; n represents an integer from 1 to 4; k represents the integer 0 or 1, or a salt thereof, which serves well as an anti-inflammatory agent, particularly a therapeutic agent for arthritis.

Abstract: The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition for inhibiting bone resorption or for preventing or treating osteoporosis which comprises a quinoline or quinazoine derivative as an active ingredient.

Abstract: A compound represented by the general formula: ##STR1## wherein Y represents a nitrogen atom or C--G (G represents a carboxyl group which may be esterified); ring R is a nitrogen-containing unsaturated heterocyclic group which may be substituted for; each of rings A and B may have a substituent; n represents an integer from 1 to 4; k represents the integer 0 or 1, or a salt thereof, which serves well as an anti-inflammatory agent, particularly a therapeutic agent for arthritis.

Abstract: This invention provides an anti-inflammatory agent, particularly an agent for treating arthritis, and a bone resorption inhibiting agent, containing a thienopyridine or thienopyrimidine derivative or a salt thereof. This invention also provides a novel thienopyridine or thienopyrimidine derivative having anti-inflammatory activity and bone resorption inhibiting activity.

Abstract: The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition for inhibiting bone resorption or for preventing or treating osteoporosis which comprises a quinoline or quinazoine derivative as an active ingredient.

Abstract: This invention provides an anti-inflammatory agent, particularly an agent for treating arthritis, containing a quinoline or quinazoline derivative or a salt thereof ##STR1## wherein Y is a nitrogen atom or C--G in which G is an optionally esterified carboxyl group;R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are each independently a hydrogen atom, optionally substituted hydrocarbon group or optionally substituted heterocyclic group, or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are linked together to form a saturated ring;each of the ring A and ring B may optionally be substituted;n is an integer of 1 to 4; andk is 0 or 1.This invention also provides a novel quinoline or quinazoline derivative having anti-inflammatory activity.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel quinoline derivative useful as an anti-inflammatory agent, particularly an agent for treating arthritis, or a salt thereof. The present invention also provides a composition, particularly an anti-inflammatory composition for pharmaceutical use, comprising the novel quinoline compound of formula (I): ##STR1## wherein G is an acyl group, optionally protected hydroxyalkyl group, amidated carboxyl group or halogen atom;X is an oxygen atom, optionally oxidized sulfur atom or --(CH.sub.2).sub.q -- in which q is an integer of 0 to 5;R is an optionally substituted amino group or optionally substituted heterocyclic group;each of the ring A and ring B may optionally be substituted; andk is 0 or 1.

Abstract: A compound represented by the general formula: ##STR1## wherein Y represents a nitrogen atom or C--G (G represents a carboxyl group which may be esterified); ring R is a nitrogen-containing unsaturated heterocyclic group which may be substituted or unsubstituted; each of rings A and B may have a substituent; n represents an integer from 1 to 4; k represents the integer 0 or 1, or a salt thereof, which serves well as an anti-inflammatory agent, particularly a therapeutic agent for arthritis.