An imidazole derivative represented by the following general formula (I), a salt thereof, a hydrate thereof or a solvate thereof.
(Symbols in the formula have the following meanings.
A: a lower alkylene group unsubstituted or substituted with a hydroxyl group, an aryl group, a lower alkylidene group or an oxo group (=O),
X: a methylene group or a group represented by a formula -NR2-,
R1: a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group or an aralkyl group,
R2: a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group). The compounds have a steroid 17-20 lyase inhibiting activity and is useful in treating and preventing diseases such as prostate cancer, benign prostatic hyperplasia, breast cancer, mastopathy, hysteromyoma, endometriosis and the like.
以下为一种
咪唑衍
生物及其盐、
水合物或溶剂化物,其
化学式如下(I)(式中符号的含义如下:A:未取代或取代羟基、芳基、低烷基亚甲基或氧代基(=O)的低烷基亚甲基;X:亚甲基或由式-NR2-表示的基团;R1:氢原子、低烷基或芳基烷基;R2:氢原子或低烷基)。该化合物具有类
固醇17-20裂解酶抑制活性,可用于治疗和预防前列腺癌、良性前列腺增生、乳腺癌、乳腺病、子宫肌瘤、子宫内膜异位症等疾病。