Benzimidazole compounds and drugs containing the same
US6593323B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 3, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jul 15, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 3, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61P9/10
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A benzimidazole compound or a salt thereof which has an inhibitory action of forming of macrophages and is useful as an active ingredient of a medicament for preventive and/or therapeutic treatment of arteriosclerosis, which is represented by the formula (I): wherein, R1 represents a functional group on the benzene ring selected from the group consisting of hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a lower alkyl group and a lower alkoxy group; R2 represents hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an acyl group; R3 represents a functional group on the ring containing the nitrogen atom and Z; Z represents a divalent group which forms a 5- or 6-membered ring; L represents a C4-C8 alkylene group or an ethyleneoxy linking group represented by (CH2CH2O)nCH2CH2 wherein n represents 1 or 2; and X represents O or S.
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