Provided are compounds which are an NMDA
antagonist having a broad
safety margin and are useful as a treating agent or a preventing agent for Alzheimer's
disease, cerebrovascular
dementia, Parkinson's
disease, ischemic apoplexy, pain, etc. Concretely provided are an amine derivative or its salt characterized in that the amine-containing structure A therein bonds to a 2- or 3-cyclic condensed ring (e.g.,
indane,
tetralone, 4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzothiophene, 4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzofuran, 7,8-dihydro-6H-indeno[4,5-b]
furan, 2,3-dihydro-1H-cyclopenta[1]
naphthalene) via X 1 (bond or lower alkylene); and an NMDA
antagonist containing it as an
active ingredient thereof.A compound useful as an NMDA
antagonist having a wide safety region which is a therapeutic agent for Alzheimer's
disease, vascular
dementia (vascular agnosia), Parkinson's disease, ischemic apoplexy, and pains or a preventive agent for these. The compound is an amine derivative or salt thereof characterized by comprising an amine-containing structure (A) and a di- or
tricyclic fused ring (
indane,
tetralone, 4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzothiophene, 4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzofuran, 7,8-dihydro-6H-indeno[4,5-b]
furan, 2,3-dihydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]
naphthalene, etc.) bonded to the structure (A) through X<1> (a bond, lower alkylene, etc.). The NMDA antagonist contains the derivative or salt as an
active ingredient.