N1,N4-bis(buta-1,3-dienyl)butane-1,4-diaminedihydrochloride (also referred to as MDL 72,527 and N,N'-di-2,3-butadienyl-1,4-butanediamine dihydrochloride), or salts or solvates thereof, its use as an antioxidant, its use in preventing and/or treating prostate cancer, and its use in reducing the level of reactive oxygen species in prostate gland tissue, and methods of making the compound thereof.本發明係關於N1,N4－雙(丁－1,3－二烯基)丁－1,4－二胺二鹽酸鹽(亦稱為MDL 72,527和N,N’－二－2,3－丁二烯基－1,4－丁二胺二鹽酸鹽)，或其鹽類或溶劑合物，其作為抗氧化劑之用途，其在預防及/或治療前列腺癌上的用途，及其在前列腺組織中降低活性氧物種水平上的用途，以及製造該化合物的方法。
