The present invention provides an azulene derivative and a salt thereof, wherein an azulene ring is bonded to a benzene ring directly or via a lower alkylene which may be substituted with a halogen atom and the benzene ring is directly bonded to the glucose residue, and it is usable as a Na
+
-glucose cotransporter inhibitor, especially for a therapeutic and/or preventive agent for diabetes such as insulin-dependent diabetes (type 1 diabetes) and insulin-independent diabetes (type 2 diabetes), as well as diabetes-related diseases such as insulin-resistant diseases and obesity.
本发明提供了一种
吲哚蓝衍
生物及其盐,其中
吲哚蓝环直接或通过可被取代为卤原子的较低烷基与苯环结合,苯环直接与
葡萄糖残基结合,可用作Na+-
葡萄糖共转运蛋白
抑制剂,特别用于治疗和/或预防糖尿病,如
胰岛素依赖型糖尿病(1型糖尿病)和
胰岛素非依赖型糖尿病(2型糖尿病),以及糖尿病相关疾病,如
胰岛素抵抗性疾病和肥胖症。