56850-94-3Relevant academic research and scientific papers
VLA-4 INHIBITORS
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, (2008/06/13)
The present invention relates to a compound represented by the following formula (I): (wherein, W represents WA-A1 -WB - (in which, WA is substituted or unsubstituted aryl, etc., A1 is -NR1-, single bond, -C(O)-, etc., and WB is substituted or unsubstituted arylene, etc.), R is single bond, -NH-, -OCH2-, alkenylene, etc., X is -C(O) -CH2-, etc., and M is, for example, the following formula: (in which, R11, R12 and R13 each independently represents hydrogen, hydroxyl, amino, halogen, etc., R14 is hydrogen or lower alkyl, Y represents -CH2-O-, etc., Z is substituted or unsubstituted arylene, etc., A2 is single bond, etc, and R10 is hydroxyl or lower alkoxy)), or salt thereof; and a medicament containing the same. This compound or salt thereof selectively inhibits binding of cell adhesion molecules to VAL-4 and exhibits high bioavailability so that it is useful as a preventive and/or remedy for inflammatory diseases, autoimmune diseases, metastasis, bronchial asthma, rhinostenosis, diabetes, and the like.
