NOVEL COMPOUNDS USEFUL FOR THE TREATMENT OF DEGENERATIVE & INFLAMMATORY DISEASES

摘要

The present invention relates to compounds that are inhibitors of PDElA, a phosphodiesterase that is involved in the modulation of the degradation of cartilage, joint degeneration and diseases involving such degradation and/or inflammation, and particularly, to a compound according to formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, hydrate, solvate or prodrug thereof or isotopic variants thereof, stereoisomers or tautomers thereof. The invention extends to compositions, including pharmaceutical compositions, and corresponding uses thereof, and methods of prophylaxis and treatment involving the same.