| abstract |
The present invention provides novel seleno compounds containing nitrone moiety, a process for preparing the same, the use of the novel compounds as therapeutics for treating and/or preventing various medical dysfunctions and diseases arising from reactive oxygen species, in particular stroke, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease. The compounds of the invention have similar or superior lipid peroxidation (LPO) inhibition activity to the reference compounds. While showing lower toxicity and better water solubility, they also effectively inhibit the cerebral neuronal cell death caused by ROS and show neuroprotective effects against ischemic neuronal degeneration. |