Abstract: Amino alcohol compounds and phosphonic acid compounds having excellent immunosuppressive activity, pharmacologically acceptable salts thereof and pharmacologically acceptable esters thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, the compounds having the following formula: wherein R1 and R2 each represent hydrogen, or a protecting group of the amino group; R3 represents hydrogen, or a protecting group of the hydroxyl group; R4 represents a lower alkyl group; n is 1 to 6; X represents oxygen or nitrogen, which is unsubstituted or substituted with a lower alkyl group; Y represents ethylene; Z represents a C1–C10 alkylene; R5 represents an aryl group; and R6 and R7 each represents hydrogen; provided that when R5 represents hydrogen, then Z represents a group other than a single bond or a straight chain C1–C10 alkylene group.

Abstract: A cyclic tertiary amine compound which is capable of inhibiting the production of inflammatory cytoines. The compound having a structure represented by the following formula (I): wherein A represents an optionally substituted trivalent group which is benzene, pyrimidine, pyrrole, pyridine, pyridazine, furan, thiopene, pyrazole, imidazole, isoxazole or isothiazole; R1 represents an aryl or a heteroaryl group, which is unsubstituted or substituted; R2 represents a heteroaryl group which is unsubtituted or substituted; and R3 represents a cyclic tertiary amino group, or a pharmacologically acceptable salt of the compound.

Abstract: Compounds having activity against production of an inflammatory cytokine of formula (I)?: A? is pyrrole; R1? is phenyl or naphthyl; R2? is pyridyl or pyrimidinyl; R3? is (IIa)?, (IIb)? or (IIc)?: m? is 1; E? is nitrogen; D? is >C(R5?), R5? is hydrogen, Substituent ?? or Substituent ??; B? is nitrogen-containing 5-membered heterocyclic; R4? is 1 to 3 substituents from Substituent ??, Substituent ?? and Substituent ??; R1? and R3? are bonded to two atoms of the pyrrole adjacent to the pyrrole atom bonded to R2?; Substituent ?? is hydroxyl, nitro, cyano, halogen, alkoxy, halogeno alkoxy, alkylthio, halogeno alkylthio or —NRa?Rb?; Ra? and Rb? are hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aralkyl or alkylsulfonyl, or Ra? and Rb? with the nitrogen atom form a heterocyclyl; Substituent ?? is alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aralkyl or cycloalkyl; Substituent ??is oxo, hydroxyimino, alkoxyimino, alkylene, alkylenedioxy, alkylsulfinyl, alkylsulfonyl, aryl, aryloxy, alkylidenyl or aralkylidenyl.

Abstract: Compounds having activity against production of inflammatory cytokines of formula (I)?: A? is pyrrole; R1? is aryl or heteroaryl; R2? is heteroaryl having at least one nitrogen atom; R3? is (IIa)?, (IIb)? or (IIc)?: m? is 1 or 2; one of D? and E? is nitrogen and the other is >C(R5?)—, R5? is hydrogen, Substituent ?? or Substituent ??; B? is nitrogen-containing 4- to 7-membered heterocyclic; R4? is 1 to 3 substituents from Substituent ??, Substituent ?? and Substituent ??; R1? and R3? are bonded to two atoms of the pyrrole adjacent to the pyrrole atom bonded to R2?; Substituent ??: hydroxyl, nitro, cyano, halogen, alkoxy, halogeno alkoxy, alkylthio, halogeno alkylthio or —NRa?Rb?; Ra? and Rb? are hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aralkyl or alkylsulfonyl, or Ra? and Rb? with the nitrogen atom form a heterocyclyl; Substituent ??: alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aralkyl or cycloalkyl; Substituent ??: oxo, hydroxyimino, alkoxyimino, alkylene, alkylenedioxy, alkylsulfinyl, alkylsulfonyl, aryl, aryloxy, alkyl

Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) which exhibit excellent immune suppression activity, pharmacologically acceptable salts thereof, esters thereof or other derivatives: wherein R1 and R2 are a hydrogen atom, an amino protecting group; R3 is a hydrogen atom, a hydroxy protecting group; R4 is a lower alkyl group; n is an integer from 1 to 6; X is an ethylene group; Y is a C1-C10 alkylene group, a C1-C10 alkylene group substituted with 1 to 3 substituents selected from substituent group a and b; R5 is an aryl group; R6 and R7 are a hydrogen atom, a group selected from substituent group a; with the proviso when R5 is a hydrogen atom, Y is not a single bond or a straight chain C1-C10 alkylene group.

Abstract: Amino alcohol compounds and phosphonic acid compounds having excellent immunosuppressive activity, pharmacologically acceptable salts thereof and pharmacologically acceptable esters thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, the compounds having the following formula: wherein R1 and R2 each represent hydrogen, or a protecting group of the amino group; R3 represents hydrogen, or a protecting group of the hydroxyl group; R4 represents a lower alkyl group; n is 1 to 6; X represents oxygen or nitrogen, which is unsubstituted or substituted with a lower alkyl group; Y represents ethylene; Z represents a C1-C10 alkylene; R5 represents an aryl group; and R6 and R7 each represents hydrogen; provided that when R5 represents hydrogen, then Z represents a group other than a single bond or a straight chain C1-C10 alkylene group.

Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) which exhibit excellent immune suppression activity, pharmacologically acceptable salts thereof, esters thereof or other derivatives: 1

Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) which exhibit excellent immune suppression activity, pharmacologically acceptable salts thereof esters thereof or other derivatives: wherein R1 and R2 are a hydrogen atom, an amino protecting group; R3 is a hydrogen atom, a hydroxy protecting group; R4 is a lower alkyl group; n is an integer from 1 to 6; X is an ethylene group; Y is a C1-C10 alkylene group, a C1-C10 aklene group substituted with 1 to 3 substituents selected from substituent group a and b; R5 is an aryl group; R6 and R7 are a hydrogen atom, a group selected from substituent group a; with the proviso when R5 is a hydrogen atom, Y is not a single bond or a straight chain C1-C10 akylene group.

Abstract: Compounds having activity against production of an inflammatory cytokine of formula (I)′: 1

Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) which exhibit excellent immune suppression activity, pharmacologically acceptable salts thereof, esters thereof or other derivatives: 1