Abstract: An acetic acid ester compound represented by the following formula (I) or a salt thereof, wherein R represents optionally substituted deuterated lower alkyl, is disclosed.

Abstract: An acetic acid ester compound represented by the following formula (I) or a salt thereof, wherein R represents optionally substituted deuterated lower alkyl, is disclosed.

Abstract: An acetic acid ester compound represented by the following formula (I) or a salt thereof, wherein R represents optionally substituted deuterated lower alkyl, is disclosed.

Abstract: An acetic acid ester compound represented by the following formula (I) or a salt thereof, wherein R represents optionally substituted deuterated lower alkyl, is disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound of formula I: wherein: R1 is a hydrogen atom, F, CN, etc.; R1? is a hydrogen atom or lower alkyl which may be substituted; R2 is O, S, SO, SO2, etc.; R3 is a phenyl which may be substituted; X1, X2, and X3 each independently CH, N, etc. provided, however, that among X1, X2 and X3, the number of nitrogen is 0 or 1; W is the following residue: wherein: W1, W2, and W3 each independently CH, N, etc., or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound represented by Formula [I] or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof: wherein: X1, X2, X3, and X4, which may be identical or different, are each C or N, provided that none to two of X1, X2, X3, and X4 is/are N; Y is CH or N; R1, R1?, R2, R2?, R3, R3?, R4, and R4?, which may be identical or different, are each a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group, or the like; R5 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; R6 and R7, which may be identical or different, are each a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group, or the like; R8 and R8?, which may be identical or different, are each a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group, or the like; R9 is an aryl group or a heteroaryl group which may be substituted; and n is an integer from 1 to 3, and a PLK1 inhibitor or an anticancer agent containing the same.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound represented by Formula [I]: wherein X is O, S, NH or CH2; Y1, Y2, Y3, Y4 and Y5, which may be identical or different, are each CH or N; however, at least one of Y1, Y2, Y3, Y4 and Y5 is N; Z1 and Z2, which may be identical or different, are each CH or N; n is an integer from 1 to 3; R1 is a C3-C8 cycloalkyl group, a C6-C10 aryl group, an aliphatic heterocyclic ring or an aromatic heterocyclic ring, or a bicyclic aliphatic saturated hydrocarbon group; R2 and R3, which may be identical or different, are each a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group, a lower alkenyl group, a C3-C8 cycloalkyl group, a C6-C10 aryl group, an aromatic heterocyclic ring, or the like; and R4 is a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group, a C3-C6 cycloalkyl group or the like, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof, and a selective inhibitor against Cdk4 and/or Cdk6 or an anticancer agent containing the compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound of formula I: wherein: R1 is a hydrogen atom, F, CN, etc.; R1? is a hydrogen atom or lower alkyl which may be substituted; R2 is O, S, SO, SO2, etc.; R3 is a phenyl which may be substituted; X1, X2, and X3 each independently CH, N, etc. provided, however, that among X1, X2 and X3, the number of nitrogen is 0 or 1; W is the following residue: wherein: W1, W2, and W3 each independently CH, N, etc., or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof.

Abstract: The invention provides the compounds represented by the formula (I) in which, R stands for a dihydroxy-substituted C1-C6 alkyl group, and Cy stands for an optionally substituted C6-C10 bi- or tri-cyclic aliphatic carbocyclic group. These compounds act as nociceptin receptor antagonist, and are useful, for example, as relievers against tolerance to narcotic analgesic, dependence on narcotic analgesic or addiction; analgesic enhancers; antiobestic or appetite suppressors; treating or prophylactic agents for cognitive impairment and dementia/amnesia; agents for treating developmental cognitive abnormality; remedy for schizophrenia; agents for treating neurodegenerative diseases; anti-depressant or treating agents for affective disorder; treating or prophylactic agents for diabetes insipidus; treating or prophylactic agents for polyuria; and remedy for hypotension and the like.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound represented by Formula [I]: wherein X is O, S, NH or CH2; Y1, Y2, Y3, Y4 and Y5, which may be identical or different, are each CH or N; however, at least one of Y1, Y2, Y3, Y4 and Y5 is N; Z1 and Z2, which may be identical or different, are each CH or N; n is an integer from 1 to 3; R1 is a C3-C8 cycloalkyl group, a C6-C10 aryl group, an aliphatic heterocyclic ring or an aromatic heterocyclic ring, or a bicyclic aliphatic saturated hydrocarbon group; R2 and R3, which may be identical or different, are each a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group, a lower alkenyl group, a C3-C8 cycloalkyl group, a C6-C10 aryl group, an aromatic heterocyclic ring, or the like; and R4 is a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group, a C3-C6 cycloalkyl group or the like, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof, and a selective inhibitor against Cdk4 and/or Cdk6 or an anticancer agent containing the compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound represented by Formula [I] or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof: wherein: X1, X2, X3, and X4, which may be identical or different, are each C or N, provided that none to two of X1, X2, X3, and X4 is/are N; Y is CH or N; R1, R1?, R2, R2?, R3, R3?, R4, and R4?, which may be identical or different, are each a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group, or the like; R5 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; R6 and R7, which may be identical or different, are each a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group, or the like; R8 and R8?, which may be identical or different, are each a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group, or the like; R9 is an aryl group or a heteroaryl group which may be substituted; and n is an integer from 1 to 3, and a PLK1 inhibitor or an anticancer agent containing the same.

Abstract: The invention provides the compounds represented by the formula (I) in which, R stands for a dihydroxy-substituted C1-C6 alkyl group, and Cy stands for an optionally substituted C6-C10 bi- or tri-cyclic aliphatic carbocyclic group. These compounds act as nociceptin receptor antagonist, and are useful, for example, as relievers against tolerance to narcotic analgesic, dependence on narcotic analgesic or addiction; analgesic enhancers; antiobestic or appetite suppressors; treating or prophylactic agents for cognitive impairment and dementia/amnesia; agents for treating developmental cognitive abnormality; remedy for schizophrenia; agents for treating neurodegenerative diseases; anti-depressant or treating agents for affective disorder; treating or prophylactic agents for diabetes insipidus; treating or prophylactic agents for polyuria; and remedy for hypotension and the like.

Abstract: The invention provides the compounds represented by the formula (I) in which, R stands for a dihydroxy-substituted C1-C6 alkyl group, and Cy stands for an optionally substituted C6-C10 bi- or tri-cyclic aliphatic carbocyclic group. These compounds act as nociceptin receptor antagonist, and are useful, for example, as relievers against tolerance to narcotic analgesic, dependence on narcotic analgesic or addiction; analgesic enhancers; antiobestic or appetite suppressors; treating or prophylactic agents for cognitive impairment and dementia/amnesia; agents for treating developmental cognitive abnormality; remedy for schizophrenia; agents for treating neurodegenerative diseases; anti-depressant or treating agents for affective disorder; treating or prophylactic agents for diabetes insipidus; treating or prophylactic agents for polyuria; and remedy for hypotension and the like.

Abstract: This invention relates to the compounds represented by a general formula [I]: [in which A1 and A2 represent optionally fluorine-substituted methine or the like; B represents halogen, cyano, lower alkyl or the like; D represents optionally substituted heterocyclic group or the like; and G represents C3-C20 aliphatic group such as alicyclic group]. These compounds inhibit nociceptin activities due to their high affinity to nociceptin receptor, and are useful as analgesic, antiobestic, corebral function improver, drugs for treatment of alzheimer's disease and dementia, remedies for schizophrenia and neurodegenerative diseases, antidepressant, remedies for diabetes insipidus, polyuria, hypotension and so on.

Abstract: This invention relates to the compounds represented by a general formula [I]: 1

Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound represented by Formula [I] wherein represents an aromatic carbo- or heterocyclic ring which may have a substituent; Cy represents a mono-, bi- or tricyclic aliphatic carbocyclic group having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, which may have a substituent; represents a mono- or bicyclic aliphatic nitrogen-containing heterocyclic group having 3 to 14 carbon atoms, which may have a substituent; R1 represents a hydrogen atom, a lower alkenyl group, a lower alkynyl group, a cyclo(lower alkyl) group, an amino group, a lower alkylamino group, a di(lower alkyl)-amino group, a hydroxyl group, a lower alkoxy group, a carboxyl group, a lower alkoxycarbonyl group, a carbamoyl group, a lower alkylcarbamoyl group or a di(lower alkyl)carbamoyl group, or a lower alkyl group which may have a substituent; and R2 represents a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group, a salt or ester thereof, a production process for the same, and an analge

Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound of the general formula: ##STR1## wherein each of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 which may be the same or different, is e.g. a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a lower alkyl group, X is an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom or CH, Y is CH or a nitrogen atom, and A is e.g. a 1-substituted-4-piperidinyl group, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a pharmaceutically acceptable anion-exchange product thereof or a hydrate thereof. The compounds of the present invention have chemokine receptor antagonism, and thus they are useful as treating agents for various diseases relating to chemokine, such as acute inflammatory diseases, chronic inflammatory diseases, acquired immune deficiency syndrome, cancer, ischemic reflow disorder and/or arteriosclerosis.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an antitumor or anti-AIDS composition containing a protein-farnesyltransferase inhibitor and an agent which decreases farnesyl pyrophosphate in vivo as active ingredients.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound represented by general formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof: ##STR1## [wherein each of ##STR2## is an aryl group or an aromatic heterocyclic group; A.sup.1 is a C.sub.1-6 chain hydrocarbon group or a group represented by --A.sup.1a --W.sup.1 --A.sup.1b -- (wherein W.sup.1 is an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, an ethynylene group, a cyclopropylene group or a group represented by --NR.sup.W --); A.sup.2 is a C.sub.1-8 chain hydrocarbon group; R.sup.1 is a lower alkyl group, a lower alkenyl group, a lower alkoxy group, a carboxyl group, a lower alkoxycarbonyl group, a carbamoyl group, a lower alkylcarbamoyl group, a group represented by R.sup.a COO-- (wherein R.sup.a is a hydrogen atom, an amino group, a lower alkyl group, a lower alkoxy group or a lower alkylamino group) or by R.sup.b CONR.sup.c -- (wherein R.sup.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound of the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein Ar.sup.1, Ar.sup.2, Ar.sup.3 and Ar.sup.4 represent an aryl group or a heteroaromatic ring group; A represents a hydrocarbon group which may be substituted; X and Y represent an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, a carbonyl group or a group of the formula --CHR.sup.a -- (wherein R.sup.a is a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group) or --NR.sup.b -- (wherein R.sup.b is a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group), or X and Y together represent a vinylene group or an ethynylene group; R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.8 and R.sup.9 represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a lower alkyl group or a lower alkoxy group; R.sup.4 and R.sup.