Buckminsterfullerenol free radical scavengers reduce excitotoxic and apoptotic death of cultured cortical neurons
L L Dugan 1, J K Gabrielsen, S P Yu, T S Lin, D W Choi
Buckminsterfullerenols also reduced neuronal apoptosis induced by serum deprivation. These results support the idea that oxidative stress contributes to both excitotoxic and apoptotic neuronal death, and furthermore suggest that fullerenols represent a novel type of biological anti-oxidant compound.