The efficacy of edaravone (radicut), a free radical scavenger, for cardiovascular disease.

• Main Authors: Kikuchi, Kiyoshi, Salunya Tancharoen, ศรัณยา ตันเจริญ, Takeshige, Nobuyuki, Yoshitomi, Munetake, Morioka, Motohiro, Murai, Yoshinaka, Tanaka, Eiichiro
• Other Authors: Mahidol University. Faculty of Dentistry. Department of Pharmacology
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: Cardiovascular disease; Edaravone; Free radical scavenger; Open Access article
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/943
• Institution: Mahidol University

Edaravone was originally developed as a potent free radical scavenger, and has been widely used to treat acute ischemic stroke in Japan since 2001. Free radicals play an important role in the pathogenesis of a variety of diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases and stroke. Therefore, free radicals...