2,5-Dihydroxy-4-methoxyacetophenone (compounds 3) can be isolated from the 80% methanol extract of roots of Cynanchum paniculatum Kitagawa. 2,5-Dihydroxy-4-methoxyacetophenone inhibits glutamate-induced cytotoxicity in hippocampal HT22 cell line.

Oxazolone has been used as a haptenizing agent which can induce an inflammatory reaction in adult zebrafish intestinal tissues and this can be used as a model for gene expression studies of the two forms of inflammatory bowel disease like Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.

Neuropeptide Y (29-64), amide, human (TFA) is involved in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and protects rat cortical neurons against β-Amyloid toxicity.It is showed that Neuropeptide Y (29-64), amide, human (TFA) is able to protect cortical neurons from Aβ25-35 toxicity.