Substituted pyridoindoles for incorporation in pharmaceutical compositions employed in the treatment of various diseases correspond to formula (I)
wherein R
1
is H or optionally substituted alkyl; R
2
, R
3
, R
4
are each independently selected from H, —O-alkyl, —S-alkyl, alkyl, halo, —CF
3
, and —CN; G is —CR
12
R
13
—NR
5
— or —NR
5
—CR
12
R
13
; R
5
; is H, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted heterocycle, —C(═O)—R
6
, —C(═O)—O—R
7
, or —C(═O)—NR
19
R
20
; R
6
and R
7
are each optionally substituted alkyl or optionally substituted heterocycle; R
8
, R
9
, R
10
, R
11
, R
12
, R
13
, R
19
and R
20
are each independently selected from H or optionally substituted alkyl; R
14
and R
15
are each independently H or halogen; L is —CH
2
—O—, —CH
2
CH
2
—, —CH═CH— or a bond; and B is aryl or heteroaryl or cycloalkyl; with the proviso that, when L is a direct bond, B cannot be unsubstituted heteroaryl or heteroaryl monosubstituted with fluorine.