Abstract: Macrolides of Formula (I) or (I-A): and wherein the residues R1, R2, R3, R4, R12, R13 and R14 have certain meanings defined in this application are useful for treating or preventing inflammatory or allergic diseases or, cancer in animals and humans.

Abstract: The invention relates to antibiotic macrolides of formula (I), which have improved anti-inflammatory activity mediated through inhibition of phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) useful for the treatment and/or prevention of inflammatory, allergic and proliferative diseases.

Abstract: New macrolide general compounds of formula I with improved activity making them useful for inhibiting human phosphodiesterase 4 and treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Abstract: The invention relates to macrolide compounds of formula (I), the use of said compounds as medicaments, in particular for the treatment or prevention of inflammatory and allergic diseases, pharmaceutical compositions containing said compounds and to processes for their preparation. The invention relates in particular to macrolide compounds with anti-inflammatory activity mediated primarily through inhibition of phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) which makes them useful for the treatment and/or prevention of inflammatory and allergic diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, atopic dermatitis or inflammatory bowel disease or proliferative diseases such as cancer.

Abstract: Macrolides of Formula (I) or (I-A): and wherein the residues R1, R2, R3, R4, R12, R13 and R14 have certain meanings defined in this application are useful for treating or preventing inflammatory or allergic diseases or. cancer in animals and humans.

Abstract: Macrolide compounds of formula I: with PDF4 inhibiting activity are described, wherein R1 is a residue —Y—X-Q; Y is S, SO or SO2; X is a bond or a linear group consisting of hydrogen atoms and with up to 9 atoms selected from C, N, O and/or S, of which up to 2 atoms can be N and one atom can be O or S, one carbon atom can appear as a CO group and the sulphur atom can appear as an SO2 group and two adjacent C atoms can be present as —CH?CH— or —C?C— and which group X is unsubstituted or is substituted with —COO—W or —CONH—W; Q is a residue —V-A1-L-A2-W or, if X does not represent a bond, may also be —NR6R7; V is a divalent aromatic or heterocyclic group; W is aryl or heterocyclyl; or in a group —V-A1-L-A2-W, wherein at least one of the groups A1; L or A2 is present, can also be a monovalent substituted or unsubstituted, saturated or unsaturated linear group with up to 5 atoms consisting of C, N, O and/or S of which one carbon can appear as a CO group one sulphur atom can appear as an SO2 group, A1, A2 are inde