| abstract |
The present invention provides a compound which functions as a selective vitamin D receptor modulator and has action-selectivity or tissue-selectivity such that it does not induce hypercalcemia but causes other effects. There is provided a compound represented by formula (I), a solvate thereof or a prodrug thereof.n nwherein m and n each independently represent 1 or 0; nR represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group; nY represents an ethane-1,1-diyl group or an ethyne-1,2-diyl group; and nZ 1 represents a hydrogen atom and Z 2 represents a hydroxyalkoxy group, or nZ 1 and Z 2 jointly form a methylene group. |