| abstract |
Disclosed are: a novel compound which has both an antagonistic activity on an angiotensin II receptor and a PPARγ-activating activity and is therefore useful as a prophylactic and/or therapeutic agent for hypertension, heart diseases, arteriosclerosis, type-2 diabetes, diabetic complications, metabolic syndrome or the like; and a pharmaceutical composition containing the compound. Specifically disclosed are: a compound represented by general formula (I) (wherein the ring A represents a pyridine ring; the ring B represents a tetrazole ring or an oxadiazol-5(4H)-one ring; X represents C—R 5 or a nitrogen atom; R 1 represents a C 1-6 alkyl group; R 2 represents a C 1-6 alkyl group or a C 3-8 cycloalkyl group; and R 3 , R 4 , R 5 independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a C 1-6 alkyl group, a halo-C 1-6 alkyl group, or a C 1-6 alkoxy group which may have a substituent), a salt of the compound, or a solvate of the compound or the salt; and a pharmaceutical composition containing the compound, the salt or the solvate. |