[EN] FUNCTIONALIZED HETROARYL ENONES EXHIBITING NRF2 ACTIVATION AND THEIR METHOD OF USE [FR] ÉNONES D'HÉTÉROARYLE FONCTIONNALISÉES PRÉSENTANT UNE ACTIVATION NRF2 ET LEUR MÉTHODE D'UTILISATION
[EN] FUNCTIONALIZED HETROARYL ENONES EXHIBITING NRF2 ACTIVATION AND THEIR METHOD OF USE [FR] ÉNONES D'HÉTÉROARYLE FONCTIONNALISÉES PRÉSENTANT UNE ACTIVATION NRF2 ET LEUR MÉTHODE D'UTILISATION
Nrf2 activators represent a good drug target for designing agents to treat diseases associated with oxidative stress. Building upon previous work, we designed and prepared a series of heterocyclic chalcone-based Nrf2 activators with reduced lipophilicity and, in some cases, greater in vitro potency compared to the respective carbocyclic scaffold. These changes resulted in enhanced oral bioavailability and a superior pharmacodynamic effect in vivo. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.