| abstract |
Furanone derivatives and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof have cytoprotective activity and protective activity for neuroinflammation, and neurodegenerative disorders; they are useful in the treatment of stroke, cerebral ischemia, myocardial infarction, myocardial ischemia, chronic heart failure, inflammation and other oxidative stress-related conditions, as well as Alzheimer's disease and senile dementia; they are also useful in the manufacture of pharmaceutical formulations for the treatment of such conditions. |