| abstract |
The present invention relates to the pharmaceutical useful for the prevention and the treatment of diabetic complications such as diabetic nephropathy, diabetic neuropathy, diabetic retinopathy and diabetic angiopathy among others, and to the prophylaxis and/or treatment drug for diabetic complications with the compound shown in the formula (1) n n n (wherein R is organic group, X is —CH 2 CH 2 — or —CH═CH—, and M is hydrogen atom, C 1-10 alkyl group or physiologically acceptable cation group) or its lactonized form as the active ingredient. |