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Buprenorphine

丁丙諾啡

Mechanism of action:

Buprenorphine 是一種鴉片類藥物(opioid),屬於 μ-阿片受體部分促效劑,同時也是 κ-阿片受體的拮抗劑。Buprenorphine 以高親和力結合 μ-阿片受體,產生鎮痛相關的受體訊號。但在高劑量時會出現天花板效應(ceiling effect),使 μ-受體相關作用呈現飽和特性,因此也可用於鴉片類依賴的替代治療相關策略。此外,抑制 κ-阿片受體可調節 κ-受體相關神經訊號傳導。

​Reference(s):

1. Huang P et al. (2001). Comparison of pharmacological activities of buprenorphine and norbuprenorphine: norbuprenorphine is a potent opioid agonist. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 


2. Bodkin JA et al. (1995). Buprenorphine treatment of refractory depression. J Clin Psychopharmacol. 


3. Elkader A et al. (2005). Buprenorphine: clinical pharmacokinetics in the treatment of opioid dependence. Clin Pharmacokinet.

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