5-(4-methanesulfonyl-phenyl)-thiazole derivatives for the treatment of acute and chronic inflammatory diseases

摘要

The invention relates to a compound of formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, prodrug and/or solvate thereof, and to a method for the treatment an acute or chronic inflammatory disease by inhibiting the production of at least one pro-inflammatory cytokine selected from TNF-alpha, IFN-gamma, IL-8 and IL-10, which comprises administering to a patient who needs such treatment a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula (I) as defined above.