Heteroaromatic Lipoxin A4 Analogues

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Focusing on the synthesis and evaluation of stable lipoxin analogues, the thesis presents groundbreaking work by Colm Duffy, who successfully created a pyridine-containing LXA4 analogue in enantiomerically pure form for the first time. The study reveals that both epimers suppress key cytokines linked to inflammatory diseases, with the (R)-epimer demonstrating superior efficacy. Additionally, Duffy developed a thiophene-containing analogue, showing promising biological activity, which has sparked further research into synthesizing more heteroaromatic analogues for evaluation.