A compound represented by the following formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable oxide, salt or solvate thereof for use in the treatment of a protein-mediated disease containing valosin (VCP): ** Formula ** wherein: R is phenyl, pyridyl, quinolinyl or thiophenyl, each of which may have one or more Ra substituents; each Ra is independently selected from halo; I rent; substituted alkyl; alkenyl; substituted alkenyl; alkynyl; substituted alkynyl; aryl; substituted aryl; cycloalkyl; substituted cycloalkyl; cycloalkenyl; substituted cycloalkenyl; heteroaryl; substituted heteroaryl; heterocyclyl; substituted heterocyclyl; Not me; substituted amino represented by -NR21R22 in which R21 and R22 are independently selected from hydrogen, R3 and SO2-R30 or R21 and R22, together with the nitrogen to which they are attached, form a substituted heterocyclyl or heterocyclyl, provided that R21 and R22 do not are simultaneously hydrogen; cyano; nitro; acyl selected from HC (O) -, R30-C (O) - and NR27R28 -NR26-C (O) - in which R26, R27 and R28 are independently selected from hydrogen, R30, -C (O) O-R30 and SO2-R30 or R27 and R28, together with the nitrogen to which they are attached, form a substituted heterocyclyl or heterocyclyl; acylamino represented by -NR20C (O) -R30 in which R20 is hydrogen, alkyl or substituted alkyl; alkoxy; substituted alkoxy; carboxyl; carboxyl ester represented by -C (O) O-R30; thioacyl selected from H-C (S) - and R30-C (S) -; thiocyanate; thiol; alkylthio; substituted alkylthio; substituted sulfonyl represented by -SO2-R30; aminosulfonyl represented by -SO2NR23R24 wherein R23 and R24 are independently selected from hydrogen, R30, hydroxy, alkoxy, substituted alkoxy, amino, the above-defined substituted amino and acylamino defined above, or R23 and R24, together with the nitrogen to which are attached, form a heterocyclyl or substituted heterocyclyl; and aminocarbonyl represented by -C (O) NR23R24 in which R23 and R24 are defined as before; R30 is selec