Design, synthesis, and evaluation of semi-conservative mono-carbonyl analogs of curcumin as anti-inflammatory agents against lipopolysaccharide-induced acute lung injury
Acutelunginjury (ALI), one of a few severe diseases with high mortality, cannot be tackled by any effective therapies so far. Pro-inflammatory cytokines play an essential role in the pathogenesis of ALI. In order to discover novel anti-inflammatoryagentsagainst ALI, 37 semi-conservativemono-carbonylanalogs of curcumin (ScMACs) were designed, synthesized and screened for anti-inflammatory activities