{"title":"Patenting perspective on Keap1 inhibitors (2019-2024).","authors":"Yongfu Luo, Ziyu Yang, Yuan Zhang, Shutong Jiang, Jingyu Zhu, Xiangyang Li, Qidong You, Mengchen Lu","doi":"10.1080/13543776.2025.2462844","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 (Keap1), an E3 ligase negatively regulating the nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2), has emerged as an auspicious drug target for treating ailments associated with oxidative stress and inflammation. Discovery of Keap1 inhibitors have attracted significant interest.</p><p><strong>Areas covered: </strong>This review covers patents on Keap1 inhibitors from 2019 to 2024, providing a comprehensive analysis of their structural characteristics, optimization strategies, pharmacological properties and clinical progress.</p><p><strong>Expert opinion: </strong>Extensive efforts have been devoted to enhance potency and drug-like properties of Keap1 inhibitors. Strategies such as ROS-cleavable prodrug design, bivalent inhibition and PROTACs are emerging. As the range of drug types and applications expands, Keap1 inhibitors are becoming a sagacious option for disease treating.</p>","PeriodicalId":12314,"journal":{"name":"Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents","volume":" ","pages":"1-32"},"PeriodicalIF":5.4000,"publicationDate":"2025-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13543776.2025.2462844","RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"CHEMISTRY, MEDICINAL","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Introduction: Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 (Keap1), an E3 ligase negatively regulating the nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2), has emerged as an auspicious drug target for treating ailments associated with oxidative stress and inflammation. Discovery of Keap1 inhibitors have attracted significant interest.
Areas covered: This review covers patents on Keap1 inhibitors from 2019 to 2024, providing a comprehensive analysis of their structural characteristics, optimization strategies, pharmacological properties and clinical progress.
Expert opinion: Extensive efforts have been devoted to enhance potency and drug-like properties of Keap1 inhibitors. Strategies such as ROS-cleavable prodrug design, bivalent inhibition and PROTACs are emerging. As the range of drug types and applications expands, Keap1 inhibitors are becoming a sagacious option for disease treating.
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Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents (ISSN 1354-3776 [print], 1744-7674 [electronic]) is a MEDLINE-indexed, peer-reviewed, international journal publishing review articles on recent pharmaceutical patent claims, providing expert opinion the scope for future development, in the context of the scientific literature.
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