Thiazolidine derivatives and pharmaceutical compositions containing the same

Abstract From the Canadian patent

125-, A thiazolidine derivative represented by the following formula (I):, wherein R1, R2 and R3 may be the same or different and individually represent a hydrogen atom a halogen atom, a lower alkyl group or lower alkoxyl group which may be substituted by one or more halogen atom(s) a hydroxyl, group, a nitro group, an amino group a lower acylamino, group, a mono or di-lower alkylamino group a carboxyl, group, a lower alkoxycarbonyl group a cyano group, a, 2-oxazolyl group, a thiazolidine-2,4-dion-5-ylidene-methyl group or a thiazolidine-2,4-dion-5-ylmethyl group and R1 and R2 may be coupled together to form an alkylene chain -(CH2)p- wherein p stands for 3 4 or 5, or an alkylenedioxy chain …