A 5-membered cyclic compound of the formula: 1
wherein X is oxygen or sulfur, R.sup.1 is hydrogen, substituted or
unsubstituted alkyl, etc., R.sup.2 is hydrogen, substituted or
unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, etc., Y.sup.1 is
a direct bond, substituted or unsubstituted alkylene,
--CO(CH.sub.2).sub.n--, etc., the wavy line means (E)-configuration or
(Z)-configuration, R.sup.3 is substituted or unsubstituted aryl, etc.,
Y.sup.2 is substituted or unsubstituted alkylene, etc., R.sup.4 is
hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkanoyl, substituted or
unsubstituted alkyl, etc., R.sup.5 is hydrogen, etc., or a salt thereof,
these compound being able to inhibit infiltration of leukocytes such as
eosinophils and lymphocytes, by which being useful for the treatment of
various kinds of inflammation.