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Six novel ecdysteroids, including an oxime and five oxime ethers, were obtained through regioselective synthesis from a sidechain-cleaved calonysterone derivative\n                    <jats:bold>2<\/jats:bold>\n                    and fully characterized by comprehensive NMR techniques revealing their complete\n                    <jats:sup>1<\/jats:sup>\n                    H and\n                    <jats:sup>13<\/jats:sup>\n                    C signal assignments. Surprisingly, several compounds sensitized hCMEC\/D3 brain microvascular endothelial cells to\n                    <jats:italic>tert<\/jats:italic>\n                    -butyl hydroperoxide (tBHP)-induced oxidative damage as recorded by impedance measurements. Compound\n                    <jats:bold>8<\/jats:bold>\n                    , containing a benzyloxime ether moiety in its sidechain, was the only one that exerted a protective effect at a higher, 10 \u03bcM concentration, while at lower (10 nM\u2013 1 \u03bcM) concentrations it promoted tBHP-induced cellular damage. Brain endothelial cells were protected from tBHP-induced barrier integrity decrease by treatment with 10 \u03bcM of compound\n                    <jats:bold>8<\/jats:bold>\n                    , which also mitigated the intracellular reactive oxygen species production elevated by tBHP. Based on our results, 17-oxime ethers of oxidized ecdysteroids modulate oxidative stress of the BBB in a way that may point towards unexpected toxicity. 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