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. 2020 Dec 10;9(12):1257. doi: 10.3390/antiox9121257

Table 1.

Pre-clinical and clinical antioxidant therapies in FRDA.

Compound Pre-Clinical Studies in FRDA Clinical Trials in FRDA
Model Doses/Treatment Ref. Nº Subjects Doses/Treatment Ref.
Resveratrol YG8R mouse 200 mg/kg daily for 3 days. Subcutaneous injection. [170] 27 FRDA patients: 13 low dosis and 14 high dosis 0.5 g or 2.5 g twice daily for 12 weeks. Capsules. [171]
Human fibroblast
MSCiPSC-derived neurons
25 µM to 125 µM once
25 µM to 125 µM once
10 µM to 50 µM once
[172] 40 patients (estimated) 2 g daily for 24 weeks. Capsules. ClinicalTrials.gov Id: NCT03933163
Sulforaphane (SFN) Mouse NSC34 motor neurons
Human fibroblasts
5 µM for 24 h
10 µM for 24 h
[180]
Neural stem cells KIKO mouse 5 µM for 2, 6, and 24 h [181]
Human fibroblast 10 µM for 2, 6, and 24 h [182]
Omaveloxolone Cerebellar Granule Neurons KIKO and YG8R mice
Human Fibroblast
50 nM for 24 h
50 nM for 24 h
[183] 103 patients 150 mg daily for 48 weeks.
Capsules.
[184]
Melatonin Case report: 1 FRDA patient 5 mg and 10 mg [188]