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Isocarboxazid

異卡波肼
Mechanism of action:
Isocarboxazid 是一種單胺氧化酶抑制劑(monoamine oxidase inhibitor)。單胺氧化酶(monoamine oxidase,MAO)可分為 MAO-A 和 MAO-B,MAO-A 主要分解血清素(5-HT)、正腎上腺素(norepinephrine)與多巴胺(dopamine);MAO-B 則主要分解多巴胺。Isocarboxazid 與單胺氧化酶共價結合,使酵素失去活性,減少神經傳導物質在突觸前的分解,使其在中樞神經系統中的濃度上升,調節與情緒相關的中樞神經傳導功能。
Reference(s):
1. Kennedy SH et al. (1988). A trial of isocarboxazid in the treatment of bulimia nervosa. J Clin Psychopharmacol.
2. Barber JM et al. (1962). A clinical trial of isocarboxazid (Marplan) in angina pectoris. Br Heart J.
3. Schwartz MA et al. (1960). The metabolism of isocarboxazid (Marplan) in the rat. J Pharmacol Exp Ther.
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