This invention provides a compound having both IL-4 production inhibitory
activity and PDE (IV) inhibitory activity, represented by formula (I):
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and a pharmaceutical composition or a therapeutic agent for acute and
chronic inflammatory diseases and an anti-allergic or anti-inflammatory
agent, each of which comprising an effective amount of the compound and a
pharmacological carrier. It also provides use of the compound of formula
(I) for the production of the aforementioned pharmaceutical composition or
therapeutic agent for acute and chronic inflammatory diseases and
anti-allergic or anti-inflammatory agent, and a method for treating acute
and chronic inflammatory diseases.