Abstract: A compound which is a 2-(1H-pyrrol-2-yl)-5[(2H-pyrrol-2-ylidene)methyl]-1H-pyrrole of formula (I), wherein R1 is hydrogen or C1-C5 alkyl; R2 is a C1-C5 alkyl; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, is useful as an immunomodulating agent and for treating adult-T-cell leukemia-lymphoma.

Abstract: A compound, having utility as an immunomodulating agent, which is a prodigiosine of formula (I): wherein R1 is hydrogen or C1-C5 alkyl; and R2 is a C1-C5 alkyl; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

Abstract: A product containing: (a) an immunosuppressant agent (A) and (b) at least one immunosuppressant 2,2′-bi-1H-pyrrole compound (B) having formula (I) wherein R1 is hydrogen, phenyl, C1-C20 alkyl or C2-C20 alkenyl, wherein the alkyl and alkenyl groups are unsubstituted or substituted by 1 to 3 substituents, which are the same or different, chosen independently from halogen, C1-C6 alkoxy, hydroxy, aryl and aryloxy; R2 is hydrogen, C1-C6 alkyl, cyano, carboxy or (C1-C6 alkoxy)carbonyl; R3 is halogen, hydroxy or C1-C11 alkoxy unsubstitued or substituted by phenyl; R4 is hydrogen, C1-C6 alkyl or phenyl; each of R5 and R6, which are the same or different, is independently hydrogen, C2-C20 alkanoyl, C3-C20 alkenoyl, phenyl, C1-C20 alkyl or C2-C20 alkenyl; or two of R4, R5 and R6, taken together, form a C4-C12 polymethylene chain, which is unsubstituted or substituted by a C1-C12 alkyl, by a C2-C12 alkenyl or by a C1-C12 alkylidene group; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; as a combined preparation for

Abstract: The present invention relates to substituted (1H-indol-2-yl)-5[(2H-pyrrol-2-ylidene) methyl]-1H-pyrrole compounds and their use as immunomodulating agents, to the preparation of the compounds and to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them.

Abstract: Heteroaryl-3-oxo-propanenitrile derivatives of formula (I) ##STR1## wherein X represents an oxygen atom or a --CH(R.sub.4)--, --O--CH(R.sub.4)--, --S(O).sub.n --CH(R.sub.4)--, --CH(R.sub.4)--O--, --CH(R.sub.4)--S(O).sub.n -- or --CH(R.sub.4)--CH.sub.2 -- group wherein n is 0, 1 or 2; R.sub.1 represents C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, pyridyl or unsubstituted or substituted phenyl; R.sub.2, R.sub.3, and R.sub.4 are as herein defined; and Q is hydrogen, carboxy, C.sub.2 -C.sub.7 -alkoxycarbonyl or a --CON(R.sub.a)R.sub.b group, R.sub.a and R.sub.b being as defined herein; and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts are useful in the preparation of pharmaceutical compositions active in the treatment of autoimmune diseases.