| abstract |
A novel therapeutical use of pyrrole derivatives of general formula (I), wherein Het is a ring fused with pyrrole to form a pyrrolothiazole, tetrahydro-5,6,7,8-indolizine, dihydro-pyrrolothiazine or dihydropyrrolizine ring, R1 is a carboxamide, cyano, carboxy, alkyloxycarbonyl, acyl or imidazolylcarbonyl radical, R2 is a hydrogen or halogen atom or an alkyl, alkenyl, trihalomethyl or cyano radical, R3 is a hydrogen or halogen atom or a hydroxy or alkyl radical, and Het' is a pyridyl, pyridyl N-oxide or thiazolyl radical, the alkyl or acyl radicals being straight or branched and having 1-4 carbon atoms, and the alkenyl radicals being straight or branched and having 2-4 carbon atoms, and salts thereof, if any, for preparing a drug for treating conditions in which TNF is involved. |