| abstract |
Sulfonamide compounds represented by the general formula (I) R1-SO2NHCO-A-X-R2, salts thereof, and medicinal compositions containing the same. In said formula, R1 represents alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, etc.; A represents an optionally substituted polyheterocyclic group except benzimidazolyl, indolyl, 4,7-dihydrobenz-imidazolyl and 2,3-dihydrobenzoxazinyl; X represents alkylene, oxygen, oxygenated lower alkylene, etc.; and R2 represents optionally substituted aryl, substituted biphenylyl, etc. These compounds are useful in treating diseases curable based on the hypoglycemic effect, and diseases curable based on the cGMP-PDE inhibitory, leiolytic, bronchodilating, vasodilating, smooth muscle cell inhibitory, and antiallergic effects. |