Patent ID: 8461186

Claim:
A method of inhibiting or therapy of Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, stroke and ischemia/reperfusion injury, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, sepsis and radiation damage in an animal, comprising administering an effective amount of a compound having the formula: in which: R 6 is oxyl, hydrogen or hydroxyl, R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are selected independently of one another from: hydrogen alkyl having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, R 5 is in which: R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are as defined above, R 7 is the same as or different from R 6 and is selected from hydrogen, oxyl or hydroxyl, and n is a whole number from 6 to 10, wherein said compound is administered by oral, subcutaneous, intravenous, intramuscular, or intrasternal administration.