Crisdesalazine (AAD-2004) is an anti-inflammatory agent that simultaneously blocks inflammation mediated by free radicals and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2). Crisdesalazine (AAD-2004) can be used to study neurodegeneration in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and other neurodegenerative diseases.
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