Benzimidazole compounds and drugs containing the same
US6815455B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 5, 2002 |
| Grant date | Nov 9, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 5, 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 foaming 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 hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a lower alkyl group, or a lower alkoxy group; R2 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or an acyl group; R3 represents a functional group on the ring; A represents O or CH2 or CH that forms a double bond with an adjacent carbon atom; L represents a C4-C8 alkylene group or an ethyleneoxy linking group represented by (CH2CH2O)nCH2CH2 wherein n represents 1 or 2; X represents O, S or methylene group; and m represents 0 or 1.
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