A peroxisome proliferator activated receptor regulator containing a
compound of formula (I)
##STR1##
(wherein all symbols are as defined in the specification), or a salt
thereof as active ingredient.
Because of having an effect of regulating PPAR, a compound of formula (I)
is useful as a hypoglycemic agent, a hypolipidemic agent, a preventive
and/or a remedy for diseases associating metabolic disorders (diabetes,
obesity, syndrome X, hypercholesterolemia, hyperlipoproteinemia, etc.),
hyperlipemia, atherosclerosis, hypertension, circulatory diseases,
overeating, coronary heart diseases, etc., an HDL cholesterol-elevating
agent, an LDL cholesterol and/or VLDL cholesterol-lowering agent and a
drug for relief from risk factors of diabetes or syndrome X.
