PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a novel drug which is highly safe, sufficiently effective to prevent the production of an inflammatory interleukin (e.g., IL-6) production, and useful as an anti-inflammatory agent.SOLUTION: The inflammatory interleukin production inhibitor contains as an active ingredient a compound of formula (1) (wherein R1 is a hydrogen atom (H) or a branched unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon group R2, R4, and R5 are each a hydrogen atom (H) or a hydroxyl group and R3 is a hydrogen atom (H) or an alkoxyl group).COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT【課題】安全性が高く、しかもIL-6など炎症性インターロイキンの産生抑制作用が十分に強く、抗炎症剤等として有用な新規な薬剤を提供する。【解決手段】以下の一般式(1)の化合物を活性成分として含有する炎症性インターロイキン産生抑制剤。【化1】(ただし、式1中、R1は水素原子(H)又は分岐状不飽和脂肪族炭化水素基を表し、R2、R4及びR5はそれぞれ水素(H)又は水酸基を表し、R3は水素原子(H)又はアルコキシ基を表す。)【選択図】なし
