PURPOSE: Provided is therapeutic agent for ischemia which inhibits apoptosis under ischemic condition. CONSTITUTION: The therapeutic agent comprises antibiotics of quinolones, quinones, aminoglycosides or chloramphenicol as active component, and pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The quinolones are particularly levofloxacin, ofloxacin or ciprofloxacin. The quinones are particularly tetracycline, minocycline, doxycycline or oxytetracycline, and the aminoglycosides are particularly geneticin, neomycin or gentamicin. The therapeutic agent increases cell viability under hypoxic and hypoglycemic condition, and thus can be applied for ischemia-associated diseases such as myocardial infarction and cerebral infarction.
Therapeutic Agent For Ischemia Which Inhibits Apoptosis Under Ischemic Condition