Curcumin has been extensively studied for its anti-inflammatory activities. However, its potential beneficial effects on various disease preventions and treatments are limited by its unstable structure. The beta-diketone moiety renders curcumin to be rapidly metabolized by aldo -keto reductase in liver. In the present study, a series of curcumin analogues with more stable chemical structures were synthesized and several compounds showed an enhanced ability to inhibit lipopolysaccharide ( LPS)-induced TNF-alpha and IL-6 synthesis in macrophages. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Mono-carbonyl curcumin analogues as 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 1 inhibitors
A series of structurally novel mono-carbonyl curcumin analogues have been synthesized and biologically evaluated to test their inhibitory potencies and the structure-activity relationship (SAR) on human and rat 11 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase isoform (11 beta-HSD1) activities. 11 beta-HSD1 selective inhibitors have been discovered and compound A10 is discovered as a very potent with an IC50 value of 97 nM without inhibiting 11 beta-HSD2. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.