Dihydrocaffeic acid derivatives and pharmaceutical preparation containing same
AssigneeMitsui Toatsu Chemicals, Inc.
InventorsNobuyuki Fukazawa, Hajime Iizuka, Osamu Yano, Yukio Miyama
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Abstract
Dihydrocaffeic acid derivatives are here disclosed which are applicable as medicines having excellent absorbency in the case of oral administration and good concentration retention in blood. The disclosed compounds have the function to induce the production and secretion of a nerve growth factor (NGF) in the brain tissue, and therefore they are effective as medicines for the progression inhibition and therapy of regressive disorders of the central nervous system.
Claims10
A dihydrocaffeic acid derivative represented by the formula (I) ##STR33## wherein R.sub.1 is an alkyl group having 2 or more carbon atoms, an aryl group or a heteroaryl group;
- and R.sub.2 is ##STR34## wherein each of R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 is independently a hydrogen atom, alkyl group, cycloalkyl group, or an adamantyl group, provided that R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are not simultaneously hydrogen atoms or alkyl groups having 3 or less carbon atoms, or a salt thereof.
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