| abstract |
The naphthyloxyacetic acid derivatives of the formula (I)wherein A is H, -(alkylene)COOR1, -(alkylene)CONR2R3, -(alkylene)OH, -(alkylene)tetrazole, -(alkylene)CN; E is single bond or alkylene; G is -S-, -SO-, -SO2-, -O- or -NR4-; L is alkylene, -(CH2)m-CH=CH-(CH2)n- or -(CH2)x-CH(OH)- (CH2)y-; M is phenyl, phenyl(thio, oxy, amino), diphenylmethyl, diphenylmethyl(thio, oxy, amino), and pharmaceutical composition comprising them as an active ingradient. The compounds of the formula (I) can combine PGE2 receptor and exhibit the activity to antagonize or agonize for PGE2 receptor. Therefore, they are useful as anti-hyperlipemia, for the prevention of abortion, for analgesics, as antidiarrheals, sleep inducer, diuretic, anti-diabetes, abortient, cathartics, antiulcer, anti-gastritis or antihypertensive etc. |