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KI696 induces the expression of each of the Nqo1, Ho-1, Txnrd1, Srxn1, Gsta3, Gclc genes in a dose-dependent manner, with maximum increases over vehicle controls of 37-(Nqo1), 17-(Ho-1), 9-(Txnrd1), 28-(Srxn1), 15-(Gsta3) and 13-fold (Gclc) occurring at the 50 μmol/kg dose. EC₅₀ values are 44.0, 25.7, 42.6, 33.8, 28.4, and 44.1 μmol/kg, respectively, giving an average EC₅₀ value of 36.4±3.4 μmol/kg. KI696 attenuates ozone-Induced pulmonary inflammation. KI696 restores ozone-induced depletion of lung GSH levels. KI696 is administered to rats at 10, 35 and 50 μmol/kg by IV infusion, resulting in steady state compound concentrations in the blood of 407±44 nM, 946±50 nM and 1437±186 nM, respectively, over the 6 hour infusion period. Exposure to ozone 24 hours post-dose produces a significant depletion in lung levels of the anti-oxidant molecule, GSH, which is restored by KI696 in a dose-dependent manner^[1].