The present invention provides methods for determining the selectivity of an anesthetic for an anesthetic-sensitive receptor by determining the molar water solubility of the anesthetic. The invention further provides methods for modulating the selectivity of an anesthetic for an anesthetic-sensitive receptor by altering or modifying the anesthetic to have higher or lower water solubility. The invention further provides methods of inducing anesthesia in a subject by administering via the respiratory pathways (e.g., via inhalational or pulmonary delivery) an effective amount of an anesthetic compound identified according to the present methods.
本发明提供了通过确定
麻醉剂的摩尔
水溶性来确定
麻醉剂对
麻醉剂敏感受体的选择性的方法。本发明进一步提供了通过改变或修饰
麻醉剂使其具有较高或较低的
水溶性来调节
麻醉剂对
麻醉剂敏感受体的选择性的方法。本发明进一步提供了通过呼吸途径(例如通过吸入或肺部给药)给药有效量的根据本发明方法鉴定的麻醉化合物,从而诱导受试者麻醉的方法。