The present invention relates to novel amidepyridine derivatives. Specifically, the present invention provides prophylactically and therapeutically useful agents for diseases on the basis of cytokine production from T cells, comprising amidepyridine derivatives or pharmacologically acceptable salts thereof as the active ingredient. Amidepyridine derivatives of the following general formula (I): wherein each symbol has the same meaning as defined in the description, or pharmacologically acceptable salts thereof.本發明是關於新穎的醯胺吡啶衍生物。更詳細而言，是提供以醯胺吡啶衍生物或其在藥理學上可容許的鹽為有效成分，且對於與由T細胞之細胞激素的產生有關的疾病的預防/治療藥有用的藥劑。下述通式(I)表示的醯胺吡啶衍生物或其在藥理學上可容許的鹽。[式中，各代號是與說明書所述同義]。
