KMS99220 is an orally active, blood-brain barrier-permeable activator of the Nrf2 inhibitory protein Keap-1. KMS99220 enhances the activity of AMPK, activates the Nrf2 signaling pathway, and reduces the phosphorylation of IkappaB, nuclear translocation of NFkappaB, as well as the phosphorylation levels of JNK, IKK and p38 MAPK via HO-1. KMS99220 binds to Keap1 to trigger the nuclear translocation of Nrf2, induces the expression of HO-1, NQO1, GCLC, GCLM and proteasome subunits, enhances proteasomal enzymatic activity, inhibits iNOS expression, nitric oxide production and IL-1beta generation, attenuates microglial activation, reduces alpha-synuclein aggregation, and prevents dopaminergic neuron degeneration and motor dysfunction. KMS99220 prevents the degeneration of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra, induces the expression of Nrf2 downstream target genes, and effectively ameliorates associated motor dysfunction in a mouse model of Parkinsons disease. KMS99220 is applicable to research related to Parkinsons disease[1][2][3].
