Patent ID: 8633160

Claim:
A method of treating stroke or traumatic brain injury comprising administering an effective amount of a compound to a subject having or predisposed to stroke or traumatic brain injury, wherein the compound is selected from: wherein one of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , and R 5 is —COOH, and wherein the remainder of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , and R 5 are selected from the group consisting of F, H, OCH 3 and CH 3 ; and X is -A-B-C-D-E, wherein A, B, C, D and E are connected through single bonds and A is C═O; B is CH2; C is C═O; D is N—H; and E is —NH—COR 14 , wherein R 14 is (CR 15 R 16 ) v H, wherein v=17 and R 15 and R 16 are H, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.