TY - JOUR
T1 - Synthesis and biological evaluation of 1-[2-cyano-3,12-dioxooleana-1,9(11)- dien-28-oyl]-4-ethynylimidazole. A novel and highly potent anti-inflammatory and cytoprotective agent
AU - Honda, Tadashi
AU - Dinkova-Kostova, Albena T.
AU - David, Emilie
AU - Padegimas, Eric M.
AU - Sundararajan, Chitra
AU - Visnick, Melean
AU - Bumeister, Ron
AU - Christian Wigley, W.
PY - 2011/4/15
Y1 - 2011/4/15
N2 - To explore more potent N-acylimidazole analogues of CDDO than CDDO-Im, which is one of the most potent compounds in several widely used bioassays related to protection against inflammation and carcinogenesis; we have synthesized and evaluated five new N-acyl(acetylenic)imidazole analogues. Among them, 4-ethynylimidazole 4 is nearly equivalent to CDDO-Im in potency in these bioassays. Remarkably, the solid form of 4 is more stable than that of CDDO-Im. These findings suggest that 4 is a very promising anti-inflammatory and cytoprotective agent and its further preclinical evaluation is warranted.
AB - To explore more potent N-acylimidazole analogues of CDDO than CDDO-Im, which is one of the most potent compounds in several widely used bioassays related to protection against inflammation and carcinogenesis; we have synthesized and evaluated five new N-acyl(acetylenic)imidazole analogues. Among them, 4-ethynylimidazole 4 is nearly equivalent to CDDO-Im in potency in these bioassays. Remarkably, the solid form of 4 is more stable than that of CDDO-Im. These findings suggest that 4 is a very promising anti-inflammatory and cytoprotective agent and its further preclinical evaluation is warranted.
KW - Acetylenicimidazole
KW - Inducers of heme oxygenase-1 and
KW - Inhibitors of nitric oxide production
KW - NQO1
KW - Oleanolic acid
KW - Triterpene
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U2 - 10.1016/j.bmcl.2011.03.018
DO - 10.1016/j.bmcl.2011.03.018
M3 - Article
C2 - 21441026
AN - SCOPUS:79953267312
SN - 0960-894X
VL - 21
SP - 2188
EP - 2191
JO - Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters
JF - Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters
IS - 8
ER -