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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2007
Applicants:
Stuart Lipton, La Jolla, CA (US);
Takumi Satoh, La Jolla, CA (US);
Inventors:
Stuart Lipton, La Jolla, CA (US);
Takumi Satoh, La Jolla, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Burnham Institute for Medical Research, La Jolla, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 61/29 (2006.01); A61K 31/19 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Neurite outgrowth-promoting prostaglandins (NEPPs) and other electrophilic compounds bind to Keap1, a negative regulator of the transcription factor Nrf2, and prevent Keap1-mediated inactivation of Nrf2 and, thus, enhance Nrf2 translocation into the nucleus of neuronal cells. Therefore, neuroprotective compositions and related methods are provided that employ such neuroprotective compounds, and prodrugs of such compounds, to cause dissociation of Nrf2 from a Keap1/Nrf2 complex.