A benzimidazole compound or a salt thereof which has an inhibitory action of forming of macrophages and is useful as an active ingredient of an orally available medicament for preventive and/or therapeutic treatment of arteriosclerosis, which is represented by the formula (I):
wherein, R1 represents one or more functional groups on the benzene ring selected from the group consisting of hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a lower alkyl group and a lower alkoxy group; R2 represents hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an acyl group; L represents a C4-C8 alkylene group or an ethyleneoxy linking group represented as (CH2CH2O)nCH2CH2 wherein n represents 1 or 2; X represents O or NH; Y represents S or a single bond; and Q represents a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic group which may have a functional group on the ring.
一种
苯并咪唑化合物或其盐,具有抑制巨噬细胞形成的作用,并可作为口服药物的有效成分,用于预防和/或治疗动脉硬化。该化合物的
化学式为(I):其中,R1表示
苯环上选自
氢原子、卤素原子、低烷基和低烷
氧基的一个或多个官能团;R2表示
氢原子、烷基或酰基;L表示C4-C8烷基或表示为(CH2CH2O)nCH2CH2的乙
氧基连接基,其中n表示1或2;X表示O或NH;Y表示S或单键;Q表示可能在环上具有官能团的5-或6元杂环基。