Abstract: Disclosed is a method for the prevention and/or treatment of a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by administrating a 5-membered cyclic compound represented by the formula below: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound or a prodrug of the compound or salt: wherein X represents an oxygen or sulfur atom; R1 represents a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or the like; R2 represents a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or the like; Y1 represents single bond, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylene or the like; the wavy line means an (E) or (Z) coordination; R3 represents a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl or the like; Y2 represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkylene or an alkenylene; R4 represents a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkanoyl or the like; and R5 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for the prevention and/or treatment of a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by administrating a 5-membered cyclic compound represented by the formula below: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound or a prodrug of the compound or salt: wherein X represents an oxygen or sulfur atom; R1 represents a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or the like; R2 represents a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or the like; Y1 represents single bond, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylene or the like; the wavy line means an (E) or (Z) coordination; R3 represents a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl or the like; Y2 represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkylene or an alkenylene; R4 represents a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkanoyl or the like; and R5 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for the prevention and/or treatment of a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by administrating a 5-membered cyclic compound represented by the formula below: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound or a prodrug of the compound or salt: wherein X represents an oxygen or sulfur atom; R1 represents a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or the like; R2 represents a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or the like; Y1 represents single bond, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylene or the like; the wavy line means an (E) or (Z) coordination; R3 represents a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl or the like; Y2 represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkylene or an alkenylene; R4 represents a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkanoyl or the like; and R5 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl.

Abstract: A prophylactic and/or therapeutic agent for sinusitis, nasal obstruction•nasal mucosa congestion containing N-{2-[2-[(3-fluorophenyl)imino]-4-(4-morpholin-4-ylphenyl)-1,3-thiazol-3(2H)-yl]ethyl}-N?-methylurea represented by the formula (1) or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt as an active ingredient.

Abstract: A 5-membered cyclic compound of the formula: wherein X is oxygen or sulfur, R1 is hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, etc., R2 is hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, etc., Y1 is a direct bond, substituted or unsubstituted alkylene, —CO(CH2)n—, etc., the wavy line means (E)-configuration or (Z)-configuration, R3 is substituted or unsubstituted aryl, etc., Y2 is substituted or unsubstituted alkylene, etc., R4 is hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkanoyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, etc., R5 is hydrogen, etc., or a salt thereof, these compound being able to inhibit infiltration of leukocytes such as eosinophils and lymphocytes, by which being useful for the treatment of various kinds of inflammation.

Abstract: An isolated and substantially pure mammal polypeptide different from known adrenergic, serotonine and dopamine receptors, existing at least on mammalian muscle and eosinophils membranes, for instance in rat, guinea pig and humans. The invention also relates to plasmids containing the genes coding for said polypeptide, to host cells transformed by genes coding for the above mentioned polypeptide, to nucleotide probes capable of hybridizing with the genes coding for the above mentioned polypeptide, and to polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies directed against the above mentioned polypeptide.

Abstract: Transformed cells designed to express a recombinant human SMBP at an elevated level to the extent that its ligand-binding activity can be measured, and cellular membrane fractions thereof; recombinant human SMBPs isolated from the transformed cells or the cellular membrane fractions thereof; a screening system for human SMBP agonists/antagonists characterized by utilizing the transformed cells, the cellular membrane fractions thereof or the isolated recombinant human SMBPs; and human SMBP agonists or antagonists obtainable by the screening system, are provided by deleting the polythymidine sequence from the base sequence of the 3?-untranslated region.

Abstract: A 5-membered cyclic compound of the formula: wherein X is oxygen or sulfur, R1 is hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, etc., R2 is hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, etc., Y1 is a direct bond, substituted or unsubstituted alkylene, —CO(CH2)n—, etc., the wavy line means (E)-configuration or (Z)-configuration, R3 is substituted or unsubstituted aryl, etc., Y2 is substituted or unsubstituted alkylene, etc., R4 is hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkanoyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, etc., R5 is hydrogen, etc., or a salt thereof, these compound being able to inhibit infiltration of leukocytes such as eosinophils and lymphocytes, by which being useful for the treatment of various kinds of inflammation.

Abstract: A 5-membered cyclic compound of the formula: wherein X is oxygen or sulfur, R1 is hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, etc., R2 is hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, etc., Y1 is a direct bond, substituted or unsubstituted alkylene, —CO(CH2)n—, etc., the wavy line means (E)-configuration or (Z)-configuration, R3 is substituted or unsubstituted aryl, etc., Y2 is substituted or unsubstituted alkylene, etc., R4 is hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkanoyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, etc., R5 is hydrogen, etc., or a salt thereof, these compound being able to inhibit infiltration of leukocytes such as eosinophils and lymphocytes, by which being useful for the treatment of various kinds of inflammation.

Abstract: Transformed cells designed to express a recombinant human SMBP at an elevated level to the extent that its ligand-binding activity can be measured, and cellular membrane fractions thereof; recombinant human SMBPs isolated from the transformed cells or the cellular membrane fractions thereof; a screening system for human SMBP agonists/antagonists characterized by utilizing the transformed cells, the cellular membrane fractions thereof or the isolated recombinant human SMBPs; and human SMBP agonists or antagonists obtainable by the screening system, are provided by deleting the polythymidine sequence from the base sequence of the 3′-untranslated region.

Abstract: A 5-membered cyclic compound of the formula: 1

Abstract: Transformed cells designed to express a recombinant human SMBP at an elevated level to the extent that its ligand-binding activity can be measured, and cellular membrane fractions thereof; recombinant human SMBPs isolated from the transformed cells or the cellular membrane fractions thereof; a screening system for human SMBP agonists/antagonists characterized by utilizing the transformed cells, the cellular membrane fractions thereof or the isolated recombinant human SMBPs; and human SMBP agonists or antagonists obtainable by the screening system, are provided by deleting the polythymidine sequence from the base sequence of the 3′-untranslated region.