FUSED TRICYCLIC COMPOUNDS AS INHIBITORS OF TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA

摘要

Compounds of formula 1: are disclosed, wherein V is CH2; W is S(O)m; m is the integer 0, 1 or 2; U is O, C(O), CR13R14 or NR15; where R13 is H, alkyl; R14 is H, OH, OR13 or OCOR13; R15 is H, alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, C(O)R13, C(O)OR13 or alkylaminocarbonyl; R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 and R8 are as defined herein. These compounds are inhibitors of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) and are useful as medicaments for the treatment and prevention of disorders caused by increased TNF-αactivity, in particular inflammations.