摘要 |
<p><P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a medicine having effects suppressing neurodegeneration and promoting nerve regeneration and extension and useable for treatment of senile dementia (Alzheimer's disease) and the other dementias and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, etc. <P>SOLUTION: A heterocyclic compound as an inhibitor of rotamase enzyme is a compound represented by formula (I) (wherein A is a non-branched 3-5C alkylene; X and Y are each O, S, NH or N(1-6C alkyl); R is a nonaromatic heterocyclic group of a C-connected 4-6 membered ring and comprises one nitrogen hetero atom; R<SP>1</SP>to R<SP>4</SP>are each H, a halogen, a 1-6C alkyl or the like; R<SP>5</SP>and R<SP>6</SP>are each H or a 1-6C alkyl or R<SP>5</SP>and R<SP>6</SP>couple together and represent a non-branched 3-5C alkylene) or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO</p> |