An objective of the present invention is to provide compounds having Rho
kinase inhibitory activity. The compounds according to the present
invention are those represented by formula (I) or pharmaceutically
acceptable salts or solvates thereof: Het--X--Z (I) wherein Het
represents a monocyclic or bicyclic heterocyclic group containing at
least one nitrogen atom, for example, pyridyl or phthalimide; X
represents group (i) --NH--C(.dbd.O)--NH--Q1-, group (ii)
--NH--C(.dbd.O)--Q2-, wherein Q1 and Q2 represent a bond, alkylene, or
alkenylene, or the like; and Z represents hydrogen, halogen, a
monocyclic, bicyclic, or tricyclic carbocyclic group, a heterocyclic
group or the like, for example, optionally substituted phenyl.