NOVEL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY PRO-DRUGS

摘要

The present invention relates to compounds according to formula (I) : wherein R2 is absent or a linking moiety and R3 is selected from the group consisting of anti- inflammatory agents and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of formula (I) and the use of these pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment or prophylaxis of chronic inflammatory diseases, in particular those that are caused by chronically activated macrophages. The chronic inflammatory disease is in particular atherosclerosis, (rheumatoid) arthritis, an (auto) immune disease.or sarcoidosis.