| abstract |
The invention concerns compounds of formula (I), wherein: A is a group of formula (a) or (b), their salts or solvates, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, a method for preparing them and intermediates used in said method. The compounds of formula (I) can be prescribed for treating gastro-intestinal diseases such as inflammatory diseases of the intestine such as irritable colon syndrome (IBS), as modulators of intestinal motricity, as lipolytic agents against obesity, anti-diabetic agents, psychotropic agents, anti-glaucoma agents, healing agents, antidepressants, as uterine contraction inhibitors, as tocolytic agents for preventing or delaying premature deliveries, for treating and/or preventing dysmenorrhea. In addition, the compounds of formula (I) can be used in the treatment of certain diseases of the central nervous system, such as for example depression, and certain disorders of the urinary system such as urinary incontinence. |