Pyrrolopyridine compounds corresponding to formula (I): ##STR00001## as defined in the claims, pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, the process for preparing such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, and their use as pharmacologically active substances, especially in the treatment of hypertriglyceridemia, hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, diabetes, endothelial dysfunction, cardiovascular diseases, inflammatory diseases and neurodegenerative diseases.