The invention concerns substituted tricyclic isoxazoline derivatives, more
in particular tricyclic dihydrobenzopyranoisoxazoline,
dihydroquinolinoisoxazoline, dihydronaphthalenoisoxazoline and
dihydrobenzothiopyranoisoxazoline derivatives substituted on at least one
of the C6- and C9-positions of the phenylpart of the tricyclic moiety
with a selected radical, according to Formula (I) wherein
X.dbd.CH.sub.2, N--R.sup.7, S or O, R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.14 and
R.sup.15 are certain specific substituents, with the proviso that at
least one of R.sup.14 and R.sup.15 is not hydrogen, Pir is preferably an
optionally substituted piperidinyl or piperazinyl radical and R.sup.3
represents an optionally substituted aromatic homocyclic or heterocyclic
ring system including a partially or completely hydrogenated hydrocarbon
chain of maximum 6 atoms long with which the ring system is attached to
the Pir radical and which may contain one or more heteroatoms selected
from the group of O, N and S; a process for their preparation,
pharmaceutical compositions comprising them and their use as a medicine,
in particular for the treatment of depression, anxiety, movement
disorders, psychosis, Parkinson's disease and body weight disorders. The
compounds according to the invention have surprisingly been shown to have
a serotonine (5-HT) reuptake inhibitor activity in combination with
additional .alpha..sub.2-adrenoceptor antagonist activity and show a
strong anti-depressant activity without being sedative. The invention
also relates to novel combination of isoxazoline derivatives according to
the invention with one or more other compounds selected from the group of
antidepressants, anxiolytics, anti-psychotics and anti-Parkinson's
disease drugs to improve efficacy and/or onset of action.