abstract |
The present invention provides compounds and medicines effective for prophylaxis and therapy of various diseases by controlling or inhibiting cell-adhesion. Especially, the compounds of this invention inhibits platelet aggregation action without remarkable elongation or hemorrhagic period and can be used as a safe and long-acting antithrombotic drug as compared with known substances showing the same activity. Compounds of this invention are piperazinones of formula (I), wherein the ring A is a basic heterocyclic group; the ring B is a nitrogen containing heterocyclic group or a cyclic hydrocarbon group; Y is CH2; R1 is H, OH, NH¿2? or a hydrocarbon group which may be bound through CO, S, SO or SO2; R?2¿ is H or a hydrocarbon group; R3 is an optionally esterified or amidated carboxyl group; and D is a lower alkyl group substituted with an optionally esterified carboxyl group; or a salt thereof. |