Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) and pharmacologically acceptable salts and pro-drugs thereof wherein: Ar1 and Ar2 are aryl or heteroaryl; a is 0 to 5; R1 is alkyl, halogen, haloalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, alkoxycarbonyl, carboxyl, hydroxyl, amino, monoalkylamino, dialkylamino, nitro, acylamino, alkoxycarbonylamino, alkylsulphonyl, alkylsulphonylamino or cyano and, where a is greater than 1, each substituent R1 may be the same or different; b is 0 to 5; R2 is alkyl, halogen, haloalkyl, haloalkoxy, alkoxy, alkoxycarbonyl, carboxyl, hydroxyl, amino, monoalkylamino, dialkylamino, nitro, acylamino, alkoxycarbonylamino, alkylsulphonyl, alkylsulphonylamino or cyano and where b is greater than 1, each substituent R2 may be the same or different; V is selected from the group consisting of (CR3aR3b)pCON(R3b)X and (CR3aR3b)pN(R3b)CO(X), wherein said groups are in the 3- (meta) or 4- (para) position with respect to the substituent Z; W is selected from the group consisting of NR4a, O, S, S?O, SO2 and C(R4aR4b)2; X is hydroge

Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) and pharmacologically acceptable salts and pro-drugs wherein: Ar1 and Ar2=aryl or heteroaryl; a=0 to 5; R1=alkyl, halogen, haloalkyl, alkoxy, alkoxycarbonyl, carboxyl, hydroxyl, amino, monalkylamino, dialkylamino, nitro, acylamino, alkoxycarbonylamino, alkylsulphonyl, alkylsulphonylamino and cyano and, where a is >1, each R1 is the same or different; b=0 to 5; R2=alkyl, halogen, haloalkyl, alkoxy, alkoxycarbonyl, carboxyl, hydroxyl, amino, monalkylamino, dialkylamino, nitro, acylamino, alkoxycarbonylamino, alkylsulphonyl, alkylsulphonylamino and cyano and where b is >1, each R2 is the same or different; V=(CR3aR3b)pSO2N(R3b)X and (CR3aR3b)pN(R3b)SO2(X); W=NR4a, O, S, S?O, SO2 and C(R4aR4b)2; X=hydroxyalkyl, alkoxyalkyl, haloalkoxyalkyl, aryloxyalkyl, polyalkylene glycol residues, aminoalkyl, monoalkylaminoalkyl, dialkylaminoalkyl and alkyl groups substituted with ?1 NR8R9 groups wherein R8 and R9+nitrogen atom form a saturated or partially unsaturated heterocyclic group

Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) and pharmacologically acceptable salts and pro-drugs wherein: Ar1 and Ar2=aryl or heteroaryl; a=0 to 5; R1=alkyl, halogen, haloalkyl, alkoxy, alkoxycarbonyl, carboxyl, hydroxyl, amino, monalkylamino, dialkylamino, nitro, acylamino, alkoxycarbonylamino, alkylsulphonyl, alkylsulphonylamino and cyano and, where a is >1, each R1 is the same or different; b=0 to 5; R2=alkyl, halogen, haloalkyl, alkoxy, alkoxycarbonyl, carboxyl, hydroxyl, amino, monalkylamino, dialkylamino, nitro, acylamino, alkoxycarbonylamino, alkylsulphonyl, alkylsulphonylamino and cyano and where b is >1, each R2 is the same or different; V=(CR3aR3b)pSO2N(R3b)X and (CR3aR3b)pN(R3b)SO2(X); W=NR4a, O, S, S?O, SO2 and C(R4aR4b)2; X=hydroxyalkyl, alkoxyalkyl, haloalkoxyalkyl, aryloxyalkyl, polyalkylene glycol residues, aminoalkyl, monoalkylaminoalkyl, dialkylaminoalkyl and alkyl groups substituted with ?1 NR8R9 groups wherein R8 and R9+nitrogen atom form a saturated or partially unsaturated heterocyc

Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) and pharmacologically acceptable salts and pro-drugs thereof wherein: Ar1 and Ar2 are aryl or heteroaryl; a is 0 to 5; R1 is alkyl, halogen, haloalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, alkoxycarbonyl, carboxyl, hydroxyl, amino, monoalkylamino, dialkylamino, nitro, acylamino, alkoxycarbonylamino, alkylsulphonyl, alkylsulphonylamino or cyano and, where a is greater than 1, each substituent R1 may be the same or different; b is 0 to 5; R2 is alkyl, halogen, haloalkyl, haloalkoxy, alkoxy, alkoxycarbonyl, carboxyl, hydroxyl, amino, monoalkylamino, dialkylamino, nitro, acylamino, alkoxycarbonylamino, alkylsulphonyl, alkylsulphonylamino or cyano and where b is greater than 1, each substituent R2 may be the same or different; V is selected from the group consisting of (CR3aR3b)pCON(R3b)X and (CR3aR3b)pN(R3b)CO(X), wherein said groups are in the 3- (meta) or 4- (para) position with respect to the substituent Z; W is selected from the group consisting of NR4a, O, S, S?O, SO2 and C(R4aR4b)2; X is hydroge

Abstract: Compounds of formula (1), salts and pro-drugs wherein: R1, R2, R3 and R4 are hydrogen, alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, halogen, haloalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, alkoxycarbonyl, carboxyl, hydroxyl, nitro, amino, monalkylamino, dialkylamino, acylamino, alkoxycarbonylamino, alkylsulphonyl, arylsulphonyl, alkylsulphonylamino, arylsulphonylamino, aminosulphonyl or cyano, or any two of R1 to R4 that are adjacent on the ring may together represent the moiety —O—(CH2)n—O— wherein n is 1 to 3; R5 is hydrogen or alkyl; R6 is hydrogen or alkyl; and X is selected from the group consisting of: (a) groups of formula OR7 wherein R7 is hydrogen or alkyl which is optionally substituted with a substituent selected from alkylsulfonylalkyl, saturated or partially unsaturated heterocyclic, alkoxy, carboxyl, nitro, amino, monalkylamino, dialkylamino, halogen, and alkoxycarbonyl, provided that when R7 is hydrogen or ethyl, then R1, R2, R3 and R4 cannot be selected from hydrogen, halogen and alkyl; and (b) groups of formula NR8R9 wherein R8