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Succimer

二巰基丁二酸

Mechanism of action:

Succimer 是一種重金屬螯合劑(heavy metal chelating agent),化學名稱為二巰基丁二酸(dimercaptosuccinic acid,DMSA)。Succimer 分子含有兩個巰基(-SH),可與鉛(Pb²⁺)、汞(Hg²⁺)、砷(As³⁺)等金屬離子形成穩定的環狀螯合結構,減少這些金屬離子對神經系統、造血系統與腎臟的傷害。

​Reference(s):

1. Miller AL et al. (1998). Dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA), a non-toxic, water-soluble treatment for heavy metal toxicity. Altern Med Rev. 


2. Aaseth J et al. (1995). Treatment of mercury and lead poisonings with dimercaptosuccinic acid and sodium dimercaptopropanesulfonate. A review. Analyst. 


3. Mann KV et al. (1991). Succimer, an oral lead chelator. Clin Pharm.

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