It is intended to provide compounds having EDG-5 antagonism. Because of
having EDG-5 antagonism, compounds of the formula (I): ##STR00001##
wherein each symbol is as defined in the description; salts thereof,
N-oxides thereof, solvates thereof or prodrugs thereof are useful as
preventive and/or therapeutic agent for EDG-5 mediated diseases, for
example, diseases caused by blood vessel contraction (e.g.
cerebrovascular spasms disease, cardiovascular spasms diseases, coronary
artery spasms disease, hypertension, pulmonary hypertension, renal
diseases, myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, arrhythmia, portal
hypertension, varicosity and the like), arteriosclerosis, pulmonary
fibrosis, hepatic fibrosis, renal fibrosis, respiratory diseases (e.g.
bronchial asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases and the like),
nephropathy, diabetes, hyperlipemia and the like.