Structural carotenoid analogs for the inhibition and amelioration of disease

摘要

A chemical compound having the structure
where each Y is independently O or H 2 ;
where each R is independently -alkyl-NR 2 3 , -alkyl-CO 2 - , or -amino acid-NH 3 + ;
where each R 2 is independently H, alkyl, or aryl, as well as its use in treating cardiovascular disease, a disease which produces reactive oxygen species, liver disease, disease which comprises cancerous and pre-cancerous cell(s), disease comprising increasing cannexin 43 expression or reducing C-reactive protein, gastrointestinal disease, muscoskeletal disease.