The invention relates to novel tetrahydropyridine derivatives and use thereof as active ingredients in the preparation of pharmaceutical compositions. The invention also concerns related aspects including processes for the preparation of the compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing one or more of those compounds and especially their use as inhibitors of renin. (I) wherein X and Y represent independently hydrogen, fluorine or a methyl group; X and Y do not represent both hydrogen at the same time or X and Y may together form a cyclopropyl ring; W represents a phenyl or a heteroaryl, the heteroaryl ring being a six-membered and non-fused ring, the phenyl ring and the heteroaryl are substituted with V in position 3 or 4; A and B independently represent -O-;-S-;-SO- or -SO2-; U represents aryl or heteroaryl; T represents -CONR1-;-(CH2)pOCO-; -(CH2)pN(R1)CO-; -(CH2)pN(R1)SO2-; -COO-; -(CH2)pOCONR1 - or -(CH2) pN(R2)CONR1-; R1 and R2 independently respresent hydrogen; lower alkyl; lower alkenyl; lower alkynil; cycloalkyl; aryl-lower alkyl, heteroaryl-lower alkyl or cycloalkyl - lower alkyl; Q represents lower alkylene or lower alkenylene; M represents hydrogen; cycloalkyl; aryl; heterocyclyl or heteroaryl: