IP Library Granted Patent US 12,383,535
Granted Patent B2
US 12,383,535 · App. 17/623,882 · Granted Aug 12, 2025

Hydrogen peroxide-responsive KEAP1-NRF2 ppi inhibitor prodrug, and preparation method therefor

Inventors: Qidong You (Suzhou, CN); Zhengyu Jiang (Suzhou, CN); Mengchen Lu (Suzhou, CN); Xian Zhang (Suzhou, CN); Jing Zhao (Suzhou, CN); Xiaoke Guo (Suzhou, CN); Xiaoli Xu (Suzhou, CN); Lei Wang (Suzhou, CN)
Assignee: CHINA PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY
A61K31/426A61P29/00C07D277/14
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Patent No.
US 12,383,535
App. No.
17/623,882
Granted
Aug 12, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present application relates to a hydrogen peroxide-responsive Keap1-Nrf2 PPI inhibitor prodrug, and a preparation method therefor. The hydrogen peroxide-responsive Keap1-Nrf2 PPI inhibitor prodrug pro2 has a chemical structure as shown below. By modifying a key carboxyl pharmacophore in a Keap1-Nrf2 inhibitor with a H 2 O 2 -responsive thiazolidinone moiety, a novel ROS-responsive antioxidant prodrug pro2 is synthesized. The H 2 O 2 activated prodrug pro2 can simultaneously achieve targeted activation of Nrf2 and enhancement of therapeutic efficacy in the body. The prodrug is based on the concept of ROS activation-ROS clearance therapy, is the first example of a H 2 O 2 -responsive prodrug suitable for oral administration, and is expected to be used clinically by virtue of the characteristics of druggability and high targeting ability.

Claims (15)

1. A prodrug pro2 of hydrogen peroxide-responsive Keap1-Nrf2 PPI inhibitor having the following structural formula:

2. A method for preparing a prodrug pro2, wherein a synthetic route is as follows:

wherein, the reagents and conditions in each step are as follows:

(b) Pd/C, H 2 , THF, rt, 4 h;

(c) 4-methoxybenzenesulfonyl chloride, Na 2 CO 3 , THF, 0° C., 2 h;

(d) 4-methoxybenzenesulfonyl chloride, toluene, pyridine, 100° C., 2 h;

(e) DMF, K 2 CO 3 , ethyl bromoacetate, rt, 3 h;

(f) LiOH, MeOH, H 2 O, 2 h; and

(g) thiazolidin-2-one, DMAP, DCC, DMF, rt, 6 h.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein compound 4 is synthesized by the following route:

wherein, the reagents and conditions in the step (a) are as follows: NH 2 OH·HCl, 95% ethanol, MeOH, 60° C., and 2 h.

4. A method for preparing a prodrug pro2 in preparing an anti-inflammatory drug, the prodrug pro2 having the following structural formula:

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the drug increases levels of Nrf2 and downstream antioxidant enzymes, and enhances the activation of the Nrf2-ARE system at a cellular level.

6. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the drug inhibits expression of pro-inflammatory factors IL-1β and IL-6 at a protein level.

7. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the drug is for oral administration.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 5, 2022
From: YOU, QIDONG; JIANG, ZHENGYU; LU, MENGCHEN; ZHANG, XIAN; ZHAO, JING; GUO, XIAOKE; XU, XIAOLI; WANG, LEI
To: CHINA PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 201911195753.1 · Nov 28, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220401419A1 · Dec 22, 2022
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