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PROSTAGLANDIN DERIVATIVE
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, (2010/11/25)
A prostaglandin derivative represented by the formula: (I) wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms or an alkenyl group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms; X represents an ethylene group, a trimethylene group, a vinylene group, an ethynylene group or a group represented by the formula: -SCH2-; R2 and R3 independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a haloalkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms which is substituted by an alkoxy group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a phenyl group, a substituted phenyl group, a furyl group or a thienyl group, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a hydrate of the derivative or salt. These compounds show a satisfactory level of anti-inflammatory effect while minimizing the cAMP production-enhancing effect and is provided for reducing the adverse side effects that may be caused by an EP4 agonist.
