申请人:Zeria Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
公开号:US05760040A1
公开(公告)日:1998-06-02
The present invention relates to an indole derivative represented by formula (1) or a salt thereof, and a pharmaceutical containing the derivative or the salt: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents lower alkyl; R.sup.2 represents hydrogen or phenyl which may be substituted by at least one lower alkyl, lower alkoxy or a halogen atom; R.sup.3 represents hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, or phenylalkyloxy which may be substituted by halogen or lower alkyl; R.sup.4 represents hydrogen, lower alkyl or lower alkoxy; R.sup.5 represents hydrogen or lower alkyl; and n represents an integer of 1 to 5. This compound has the effects of both blocking .alpha..sub.1 -adrenergic receptors and inhibiting testosterone 5.alpha.-reductases, and is useful as a remedy and/or a preventive for diseases caused by dihydrotestosterone overproduction, such as prostatic hypertrophy, and diseases accompanying the same, such as urination disorder, male pattern alopecia, acne, and so forth.
本发明涉及一种由公式(1)表示的吲哚衍生物或其盐,以及含有该衍生物或盐的制药物:##STR1## 其中R.sup.1代表较低的烷基;R.sup.2代表氢或苯基,该苯基可以被至少一个较低的烷基,较低的烷氧基或卤素原子取代;R.sup.3代表氢,较低的烷基,较低的烷氧基或苯基烷氧基,该苯基烷氧基可以被卤素或较低的烷基取代;R.sup.4代表氢,较低的烷基或较低的烷氧基;R.sup.5代表氢或较低的烷基;n代表1至5的整数。该化合物具有阻断α.sub.1-肾上腺素受体和抑制睾酮5α-还原酶的作用,并且可用作治疗和/或预防由二氢睾酮过度产生引起的疾病,例如前列腺肥大以及伴随其发生的疾病,例如排尿障碍,男性型脱发,痤疮等。