USE OF ISOTHIAZOLE DERIVATIVES AS UREASE INHIBITORS FOR THE TREATMENT OF HELICOBACTER PYLORI INDUCED GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES

摘要

A urease inhibitor and an anti-Helicobacter pylori agent, which contain, as an active ingredient, an isothiazole derivative represented by the general formula (1): CHEM wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or an amino group, R2 represents a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group, or an acetyl group, and X represents a carbon atom or a nitrogen atom. These drugs are effective to prevent and treat gastrointestinal diseases caused by urease of Helicobacter pylori, such as chronic gastritis and gastroduodenal ulcer.