| abstract |
A medicinal composition for the prophylaxis and treatment of cachexia which comprises a compound of formula (I) wherein R represents a hydrocarbon group that may be substituted or a heterocyclic group that may be substituted; Y represents a group of the formula -CO-, -CH(OH)-, or -NR3- (R3 represents an alkyl group that may be substituted); m is 0 or 1; n is 0, 1 or 2; X represents CH or N; A represents a bond or a bivalent aliphatic hydrocarbon group having 1 to 7 carbon atoms; Q represents oxygen or sulphur; R1 represents hydrogen or an alkyl group; ring E may have further 1 to 4 substituents, which may form a ring in combination with R1; L and M respectively represent hydrogen or may be combined with each other to form a bond, provided that when m and n are O, X represents CH, A represents a bond, Q represents sulfur, R1, L and M respectively represent hydrogen, and ring E does not have further substituents, R does not represent dihydrobenzopyranyl; or a salt thereof. |