Abstract: A heterocyclic aromatic oxazole compound of the formula (I) 1

Abstract: A heterocyclic aromatic oxazole compound of the formula (I) 1

Abstract: A heterocyclic aromatic oxazole compound of the formula (I) 1

Abstract: A heterocyclic aromatic oxazole compound of the formula (I) 1

Abstract: A heterocyclic aromatic oxazole compound of the formula (I) 1

Abstract: A heterocyclic aromatic oxazole compound of the formula (I) 1

Abstract: An amide compound of the formula (I): wherein R is amino and the like, A is alkylene and the like, X is O, S and the like, M is arylene and the like, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are H, hydroxy and the like, R5 is H, alkyl and the like, m is an integer of 0-6, R6 is an optionally substituted aryl and the like, and R7 is H, an optionally substituted alkyl and the like, a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt thereof and a pharmaceutical containing same as an active ingredient. The amide compounds exhibit superior suppressive effects on cytokines directly or indirectly involved in inflammations, such as IL-8, IL-1, IL-6, TNF-&agr;, GM-CSF and the like, and are useful for the prophylaxis and treatment of rheumatic diseases, arthritis due to gout and the like.

Abstract: A heterocyclic aromatic oxazole compound of the formula (I) wherein Z is an oxygen atom; one of R and R1 is a group of the formula wherein R3 is lower alkyl, amino or lower alkylamino, and R4, R5, R6 and R7 are the same or different and each is hydrogen atom, halogen atom, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, trifluoromethyl, hydroxy or amino, provided that at least one of R4, R5, R6 and R7 is not hydrogen atom, and the other is an optionally substituted cycloalkyl, an optionally substituted heterocyclic group or an optionally substituted aryl; and R2 is a lower alkyl or a halogenated lower alkyl, and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

Abstract: An amide compound of the formula (I): wherein R is amino and the like, A is alkylene and the like, X is O, S and the like, M is arylene and the like, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are H, hydroxy and the like, R5 is H, alkyl and the like, m is an integer of 0-6, R6 is an optionally substituted aryl and the like, and R7 is H, an optionally substituted alkyl and the like, a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt thereof and a pharmaceutical containing same as an active ingredient. The amide compounds exhibit superior suppressive effects on cytokines directly or indirectly involved in inflammations, such as IL-8, IL-1, IL-6, TNF-&agr;, GM-CSF and the like, and are useful for the prophylaxis and treatment of rheumatic diseases, arthritis due to gout and the like.

Abstract: Oxazole derivatives of the formula (I) ##STR1## wherein one of R and R.sub.1 is a methylsulfonylphenyl, an aminosulfonylphenyl or an alkylaminosulfonylphenyl, and the other is a cycloalkyl having 5 to 7 carbon atoms which is optionally substituted by lower alkyl, a thienyl optionally substituted by lower alkyl or halogen atom or a furanyl optionally substituted by lower alkyl or halogen atom, and R.sub.2 is a lower alkyl, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The oxazole derivatives and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof have superior antipyretic action, analgesic action, anti-inflammatory action, and particularly, selective inhibitory action on cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), and are expected to be useful as an antipyretic agent, an analgesic agent and an anti-inflammatory agent with less side-effects such as disorders in the digestive tract.

Abstract: A heterocyclic aromatic oxazole compound of the formula (I) ##STR1## wherein Z is an oxygen atom; one of R and R.sub.1 is a group of the formula ##STR2## wherein R.sub.3 is lower alkyl, amino or lower alkylamino, and R.sub.4, R.sub.5, R.sub.6 and R.sub.7 are the same or different and each is hydrogen atom, halogen atom, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, trifluoromethyl, hydroxy or amino, provided that at least one of R.sub.4, R.sub.5, R.sub.6 and R.sub.7 is not hydrogen atom, and the other is an optionally substituted cycloalkyl, an optionally substituted heterocyclic group or an optionally substituted aryl; and R.sub.2 is a lower alkyl or a halogenated lower alkyl, and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

Abstract: Oxazole derivatives of the formula (I) ##STR1## wherein one of R and R.sub.1 is a methylsulfonylphenyl, an aminosulfonyl-phenyl or an alkylaminosulfonylphenyl, and the other is a cycloalkyl having 5 to 7 carbon atoms which is optionally substituted by lower alkyl, a thienyl optionally substituted by lower alkyl or halogen atom or a furanyl optionally substituted by lower alkyl or halogen atom, and R.sub.2 is a lower alkyl, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The oxazole derivatives and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof have superior antipyretic action, analgesic action, anti-inflammatory action, and particularly, selective inhibitory action on cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), and are expected to be useful as an antipyretic agent, an analgesic agent and an anti-inflammatory agent with less side-effects such as disorders in the digestive tract.

Abstract: Provided is a novel (1R, 2S)-1-acyl-2-carboxycyclohex-4-ene derivative represented by the following general formula [I], and its producing method, ##STR1## (where R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group, or substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, and R.sup.2 represents a hydrogen atom, or a lower alkyl group). Also provided is a method of producing a (3S, 4R)-4-substituted-3-carboxycyclopentanone derivative represented by the following general formula [A], ##STR2## (where R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are the same as those mentioned above).

Abstract: A process for producing a .beta.-lactam compound of the formula ##STR1## wherein OR.sup.1 is a protected or unprotected hydroxyl group; R.sup.2 is a C.sub.1 to C.sub.7 alkyl or aryl group; from an azetidinone compound of the formula ##STR2## wherein X is an electronegative group removable through the reaction in three steps in which the second step subjects the .beta.-lactam compound obtained in the first step to silylation to convert the R.sup.2 group to the beta form.

Abstract: Novel peptide derivatives of the following formula ##STR1## wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification, pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof and analogous copounds thereof.Since the derivatives and their pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts of the present invention possess stronger actions on central nervous system (e.g. antagonistic action against hypothermia, locomotor stimulant action, signal reflex stimulant action), they are of use as a therapeutic medicament for central nervous disorders such as impaired consciousness, depression, hypomnesia, the like in association association with schizophrenia, melancholia, senile dementia, sequelae of cerebrovascular disorders, head trauma, epilepsy and spinocerebellar degeneracy.

Abstract: Alpha-arylalkanoic esters are prepared by reacting a trivalent iodine compound represented by the general formula:Ar--I.dbd.Owherein Ar is an aromatic hydrocarbon, group, with a carbonyl compound represented by the general formula ##STR1## wherein Ar.sup.1 is an aromatic hydrocarbon, R is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group and R.sup.1 is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, in the presence of an orthocarboxylic ester.

Abstract: An amide compound of the formula (I): ? wherein R is amino and the like, A is alkylene and the like, X is O, S and the like, M is arylene and the like, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are H, hydroxy and the like, R5 is H, alkyl and the like, m is an integer of 0-6, R6 is an optionally substituted aryl and the like, and R7 is H, an optionally substituted alkyl and the like, a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt thereof and a pharmaceutical containing same as an active ingredient. The amide compounds exhibit superior suppressive effects on cytokines directly or indirectly involved in inflammations, such as IL-8, IL-1, IL-6, TNF-?, GM-CSF and the like, and are useful for the prophylaxis and treatment of rheumatic diseases, arthritis due to gout and the like.