The present invention provides a compound which has cytokine production inhibitory activity and is useful for the treatment of diseases which is associated with cytokine. The compound is represented by the following general formula (I) [wherein A represents a cyclic group which may be substituted; the partial structure -D---E- represents a group represented by -CH2CH2- or -CH=CH-; W reprensents a group represented by -CH2-, - CHzCH2-, -CH=CH- or -CH=; the partial structure >X---Y- represents a group represented by >CH-(CH2)n-, >C=CH-, >CH-CH2-CH(OH)-, >CH-CH2-C (=O) -, >CH-O- or >CH-O-CO-, provided that when W is -CH=, then X---Y- represents C-(CH2)p-; Z represents a divalent aliphatic hydrocarbon group; R1 and R2, which may be the same or different, each represents a hydrogen atom, or a hydroxyl, alkoxy or alkoxyalkoxy group; m is an integer of 0 or 1] .
本发明提供了一种化合物,它具有抑制细胞因子产生的活性,可用于治疗与细胞因子有关的疾病。该化合物由以下通式(I)表示[其中 A 代表可被取代的环状基团;部分结构-D--E-代表由- -或-CH=CH-代表的基团;W 代表由-
CH2-、-CHz -、-CH=CH-或-CH=;部分结构 >X---Y- 代表由 >CH-( )n-、>C=CH-、>CH- -CH(OH)-、>CH- -C (=O) -、>CH-O- 或 >CH-O-CO- 所代表的基团,条件是当 W 为 -CH= 时,则 X---Y- 代表 C-( )p-;Z 代表二价脂肪族烃基; R1 和 R2 可以相同或不同,各自代表氢原子或羟基、烷氧基或烷氧烷氧基; m 是 0 或 1 的整数]。