Abstract: [Object] It is to provide a novel compound useful for preventing and/or treating diseases that involves 11?-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 1 (in particular diabetes, insulin resistance, diabetes complication, obesity, dyslipidemia, hypertension, fatty liver, or metabolic syndrome). [Means to Solve the Object] A 1,2-diazetidin-3-one derivative represented by the following general formula (1) or salt thereof, or their solvate.

Abstract: It is to provide a novel compound useful for preventing and/or treating diseases that involves 11?-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 1, particularly diabetes, insulin resistance, diabetes complication, obesity, dyslipidemia, hypertension, fatty liver, or metabolic syndrome. It is an 1-adamantyl azetidin-2-one derivative represented by the following general formula (1) or salt thereof, or their solvate.

Abstract: [Object] It is to provide a novel compound useful for preventing and/or treating diseases that involves 11?-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 1 (in particular diabetes, insulin resistance, diabetes complication, obesity, dyslipidemia, hypertension, fatty liver, or metabolic syndrome). [Means to Solve the Object] A 1,2-diazetidin-3-one derivative represented by the following general formula (1) or salt thereof, or their solvate.

Abstract: It is to provide a novel compound useful for preventing and/or treating diseases that involves 11?-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 1, particularly diabetes, insulin resistance, diabetes complication, obesity, dyslipidemia, hypertension, fatty liver, or metabolic syndrome. It is an 1-adamantyl azetidin-2-one derivative represented by the following general formula (1) or salt thereof, or their solvate.

Abstract: It is to provide a novel compound useful for preventing and/or treating diabetes, insulin resistance, diabetes complication, obesity, dyslipidemia, hypertension, fatty liver, or metabolic syndrome. A spiro compound represented by the following general formula (1) or salt thereof, or their solvate.

Abstract: A Spiro oxindole compound represented by formula (1) of the present invention or salt thereof, or their solvate shows a superior inhibitory effect of 11?-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenasel, and is useful as an agent for preventing or treating a disease that involves 11?-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenasel (in particular, diabetes, insulin resistance, diabetes complication, obesity, dyslipidemia, hypertension, fatty liver, or metabolic syndrome).

Abstract: The present invention provides a compound selectively activating PPAR?, which is useful as a medicament. The present invention is specifically directed to a benzoic acid derivative represented by the following general formula (1): wherein A represents an oxygen atom, a nitrogen atom, or a sulfur atom; R represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, a cycloalkyl group, a cycloalkyl-alkyl group, an aryl group, an aryl-alkyl group an aryl-oxy-alkyl group, a pyridyl-alkyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl-alkyl group, or a carboxy-alkyl group; X represents an oxygen atom, an NH group, or an S(O)n group (wherein n represents an integer of 0, 1, or 2); and m represents an integer from 2 to 8; or a salt thereof. The present invention also provides a medicament comprising the benzoic acid derivative or the salt thereof as an active ingredient.

Abstract: A compound represented by the following formula (1): (wherein each of R1 and R2, which may be identical to or different from each other, represents a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, or an ethyl group; each of R3a, R3b, R4a, and R4b, which may be identical to or different from each other, represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a nitro group, a hydroxyl group, a C1-4 alkyl group, a trifluoromethyl group, a C1-4 alkoxy group, a C1-4 alkylcarbonyloxy group, a di-C1-4 alkylamino group, a C1-4 alkylsulfonyloxy group, a C1-4 alkylsulfonyl group, a C1-4 alkylsulfinyl group, or a C1-4 alkylthio group, or R3a and R3b, or R4a and R4b may be linked together to form an alkylenedioxy group; X represents an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, or N—R5 (R5 represents a hydrogen atom, a C1-4 alkyl group, a C1-4 alkylsulfonyl group, or a C1-4 alkyloxycarbonyl group); Y represents an oxygen atom, S(O)l (l is a number of 0 to 2), a carbonyl group, a carbonylamino group, an aminocarbonyl group, a sulfonylamino group, or an aminosu

Abstract: A compound represented by the following formula (1): Or a salt thereof; and therapeutic durgs containing the compound. The compound selectively activates PPAR?.

Abstract: A compound represented by the following formula (1): (wherein each of R1 and R2, which may be identical to or different from each other, represents a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, or an ethyl group; each of R3a, R3b, R4a, and R4b, which may be identical to or different from each other, represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a nitro group, a hydroxyl group, a C1-4 alkyl group, a trifluoromethyl group, a C1-4 alkoxy group, a C1-4 alkylcarbonyloxy group, a di-C1-4 alkylamino group, a C1-4 alkylsulfonyloxy group, a C1-4 alkylsulfonyl group, a C1-4 alkylsulfinyl group, or a C1-4 alkylthio group, or R3a and R3b, or R4a and R4b may be linked together to form an alkylenedioxy group; X represents an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, or N—R5 (R5 represents a hydrogen atom, a C1-4 alkyl group, a C1-4 alkylsulfonyl group, or a C1-4 alkyloxycarbonyl group); Y represents an oxygen atom, S(O)l (l is a number of 0 to 2), a carbonyl group, a carbonylamino group, an aminocarbonyl group, a sulfonylamino group, or an aminos

Abstract: The present invention provides a compound selectively activating PPAR?, which is useful as a medicament. The present invention is specifically directed to a benzoic acid derivative represented by the following general formula (1): wherein A represents an oxygen atom, a nitrogen atom, or a sulfur atom; R represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, a cycloalkyl group, a cycloalkyl-alkyl group, an aryl group, an aryl-alkyl group an aryl-oxy-alkyl group, a pyridyl-alkyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl-alkyl group, or a carboxy-alkyl group; X represents an oxygen atom, an NH group, or an S(O)n group (wherein n represents an integer of 0, 1, or 2); and m represents an integer from 2 to 8; or a salt thereof. The present invention also provides a medicament comprising the benzoic acid derivative or the salt thereof as an active ingredient.

Abstract: A compound represented by the following formula (1): Or a salt thereof; and therapeutic durgs containing the compound. The compound selectively activates PPAR?.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a benzoxazole compound represented by the following formula (1): (wherein R1 represents an alkyl group, a C6-10 aryl-C1-8 alkyl group, etc.; each of R2 and R3, which are identical to or different from each other, represents a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, or an ethyl group; and n represents a number of 1 to 3) or a salt thereof and to a pharmaceutical compound containing the same. These compounds electively activate PPAR&agr;.