CATECHOL DERIVATIVES, THEIR PHYSIOLOGICALLY SAFE SALTS, ESTERS AND THEIR USE IN TREATING TISSUE DAMAGE CAUSED BY LIPID PEROXIDATION

摘要

Known and new catechol derivatives may be used as medicinal antioxidants in the prevention or treatment of tissue damage induced by lipid peroxidation. The conditions and diseases which may be treated are for example heart diseases, rheumatoid arthritis, cancer, inflammatory diseases, a rejection reaction in organ transplants, ischemia, cancer and aging.