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Pethidine/Meperidine

哌替啶
Mechanism of action:
Pethidine 是一種鴉片類藥物(opioid),屬於苯基哌啶類(phenylpiperidine)衍生物。Pethidine 能活化中樞與週邊神經系統的 μ-阿片受體(μ-opioid receptor),透過 Gi/o 蛋白抑制腺苷酸環化酶(adenylyl cyclase),使 cAMP 生成下降,進而抑制突觸前的電壓門控鈣離子通道(voltage-gated Ca²⁺ channel),使鈣離子無法進入細胞內,減少麩胺酸(glutamate)、P 物質(substance P)等疼痛相關神經傳導物質釋放,降低痛覺訊號傳遞;此外也活化突觸後的鉀離子通道(potassium channel),使神經元膜電位超極化(hyperpolarization)。
Reference(s):
1. Ikeda T et al. (1997). The effect of opioids on thermoregulatory responses in humans and the special antishivering action of meperidine. Ann N Y Acad Sci.
2. Kurz M et al. (1993). Naloxone, meperidine, and shivering. Anesthesiology.
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