Indolepyruvic acid shows an inhibitory activity with respect to the degenerative action by oxygen free radical which are responsible for a number of pathologic conditions in various peripheral tissues. The compound can find application in miocardiopathies, inflammations, circulatory shock, arteriosclerosis, and cardiac ischemia.
3-indolepyruvic acid is an active agent in preventing cerebral damage caused by stress and ageing and induced by an excessive presence in the blood of glucocorticoids, secreted by the adrenal gland.
