A METHOD FOR USING TETHERED BIS(POLYHYDROXYPHENYLS) AND O-ALKYL DERIVATIVES THEREOF IN TREATING INFLAMMATORY CONDITIONS OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

摘要

The present invention involves the use of tethered bis(polyhydroxyphenyl) compounds to slow the progression of neurological diseases in which pro-inflammatory cytokine stimulation of microglial cells is reasonably anticipated to make a significant contribution to disease pathology. Diseases for which this is the case include amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and other motor neuron diseases (MNDs) of similar clinical presentation; Parkinson's disease (PD); Alzheimer's disease (AD); spino-bulbar atrophy; (SBA); Huntington's disease (HD); myasthenia gravis (MG); multiple sclerosis (MS); HIV-associated dementia; fronto-temporal dementia (FTD); stroke; encephalomyelitis; traumatic brain injury; age-related retinal degeneration; and other neurological diseases possessing microglial activation as a contributing pathological feature. Specific examples are presented where the tethered bis(polyhydroxyphenyl) compound is resveratrol; piceatannol; nordihydroguaiaretic acid (NDGA); curcumin, or sesamin.