| abstract |
A novel therapeutic agent for hyperlipidemia, which is an ester compound represented by the formula (1″) n n n n n n n n n n (whereinn R 1 and R 2 are each hydrogen atom or optionally substituted aryl, etc.; X is —COO— or —CON(R 10 )—; R 3 and R 4 are each hydrogen atom, C 1 -C 6 alkyl or C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, etc.; R 5 , R 6 and R 7 are each hydrogen atom, C 1 -C 6 alkyl or C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, etc.; R 9 and R 9 are each independently hydrogen atom, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, —CON(R 18 ) (R 19 ) or —COO(R 20 ), etc.; ring A, ring B and ring C are each independently aryl or heterocycle residue, etc.; Alk 1 and Alk 2 are each independently alkanediyl, etc.; l and m are each an integer of 0 or 1 to 3) or a prodrug thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of either. nn The therapeutic agent selectively inhibits MTP in the small intestine, thus causes no such side effect as a fatty liver. |