Compounds and Methods for Treating Cancer and Diseases of the Central Nervous System
申请人:Gupta Ajay
公开号:US20110319459A1
公开(公告)日:2011-12-29
Disclosed are compounds of the general formula (I):
TC
n
D (I),
compositions comprising an effective amount of said compounds either alone or in combination with other chemotherapeutic agents, and methods useful for treating or preventing cancer and for inhibiting tumour tissue growth. These compounds attenuate the oxidative damage associated with increased heme-oxygenase activity and can reduce cell proliferation in transformed cells. In addition, the described compounds and compositions are useful as neuroprotectants and for treating or preventing neurodegenerative disorders and other diseases of the central nervous system.
Methods of identifying compounds that potentiate the activity of antifungal agents, potentiators identified by these methods, and methods of using potentiators to treat fungal infections are disclosed.