Alfentanil was rapidly metabolized into a large number of metabolites with oxidative O-demethylation and oxidative N-dealkylation at the piperidine nitrogen as the major metabolic pathways.
The liver is the major site of biotransformation.
Route of Elimination: Only 1.0% of the dose is excreted as unchanged drug; urinary excretion is the major route of elimination of metabolites.
Half Life: 90-111 minutes
IDENTIFICATION AND USE: Alfentanil is a Schedule II Controlled Substance. An opioid analgesic, alfentanil may be useful for anesthesia, analgesia, or sedation similar to fentanyl. HUMAN STUDIES: Alfentanil injection exposes patients and other users to the risks of opioid addiction, abuse, and misuse, which can lead to overdose and death. Acute overdose with Alfentanil injection can be manifested by respiratory depression, somnolence progressing to stupor or coma, skeletal muscle flaccidity, cold and clammy skin, constricted pupils, and, in some cases, pulmonary edema, bradycardia, hypotension, partial or complete airway obstruction, atypical snoring, and death. Marked mydriasis rather than miosis may be seen with hypoxia in overdose situations. Carbon dioxide retention from opioid-induced respiratory depression can exacerbate the sedating effects of opioids. When alfentanil was given in high doses for anesthesia induction, chest wall rigidity occurred frequently. Cases of serotonin syndrome, a potentially life-threatening condition, have been reported during concomitant use of Alfentanil injection with serotonergic drugs. ANIMAL STUDIES: Alfentanil is a potent and short-acting mu opioid agonist that produces both antinociceptive effects and muscle rigidity. Male and female Beagle dogs were administered 0, 0.08, 0.31 or 1.25 mg/kg IV alfentanil daily for 4 weeks. There was a dose-related incidence of ataxia, catatonia, and apnea during the first few days. Dogs in the high-dose group experienced sporadic apnea, convulsions and dyskinesia. Alfentanil was administered daily to male and female rats in doses of 0, 0.08, 0.31 and 1.25 mg/kg IV for 4 weeks. Death occurred within 2 hours of alfentanil administration and were attributed to suffocation. Transient muscle rigidity, exophthalmos and loss of righting reflex were observed in all groups. Female rats were administered IV alfentanil 0, 0.08, 0.31 or 1.25 mg/kg from day 16 of pregnancy through a 3-week lactation period. Cannibalism occurred in 2 of 19 high-dose litters. Birth weight was lower in the 0.31 mg/kg group. Survival rates were lower in the offspring of the 0.31 and 1.25 mg/kg groups, but no teratogenic effects were observed. The mutagenicity potential of alfentanil was assessed in the Ames test, micronucleus test and the mouse dominant lethal test. There was no evidence of mutagenicity in any test.
Opiate receptors are coupled with G-protein receptors and function as both positive and negative regulators of synaptic transmission via G-proteins that activate effector proteins. Binding of the opiate stimulates the exchange of GTP for GDP on the G-protein complex. As the effector system is adenylate cyclase and cAMP located at the inner surface of the plasma membrane, opioids decrease intracellular cAMP by inhibiting adenylate cyclase. Subsequently, the release of nociceptive neurotransmitters such as substance P, GABA, dopamine, acetylcholine and noradrenaline is inhibited. Opioids also inhibit the release of vasopressin, somatostatin, insulin and glucagon. Alfentanil's analgesic activity is, most likely, due to its conversion to morphine. Opioids close N-type voltage-operated calcium channels (OP2-receptor agonist) and open calcium-dependent inwardly rectifying potassium channels (OP3 and OP1 receptor agonist). This results in hyperpolarization and reduced neuronal excitability.
The distribution and elimination kinetics of alfentanil, a new short-acting analgesic, were studied in five surgical patients. Its behavior, following a bolus injection of 120 micrograms/ml, was compatible with a three-compartment open-model distribution. The disappearance of the drug from plasma was rapid (t 1/2 pi = 3.5 +/- 1.3 minutes, t 1/2 alpha = 16.8 +/- 6.4 minutes) with 96.4% of the drug eliminated from plasma in 1 hour, indicating extensive transfer to the remote peripheral compartment. This was followed by a slower elimination phase with a t 1/2 beta of 94 +/- 38 minutes. Total volume of distribution was 1.03 +/- 0.50 L/kg. Total plasma clearance was 456 +/- 155 ml/min. The short analgesic effect of this drug might be attributed to the rapid displacement of the drug from the central and intermediate compartments to the remote peripheral compartment. Approximately 25% of the injected dose was present in the remote peripheral compartment 30 to 60 minutes after alfentanil administration. As the return of drug from this peripheral to the central compartment is slower than the elimination rate of the drug, it could be the rate-limiting step in the elimination of alfentanil from the body.
[EN] S-NITROSOMERCAPTO COMPOUNDS AND RELATED DERIVATIVES<br/>[FR] COMPOSÉS DE S-NITROSOMERCAPTO ET DÉRIVÉS APPARENTÉS
申请人:GALLEON PHARMACEUTICALS INC
公开号:WO2009151744A1
公开(公告)日:2009-12-17
The present invention is directed to mercapto-based and S- nitrosomercapto-based SNO compounds and their derivatives, and their use in treating a lack of normal breathing control, including the treatment of apnea and hypoventilation associated with sleep, obesity, certain medicines and other medical conditions.
A pharmaceutically active inventive compound comprises two independently active analgesic moieties covalently conjoined through a physiologically labile linker. A preferred embodiment comprises an opioid, such as morphine, covalently linked to at least one analgesic compound selected from the group consisting of an opioid or a non-opioid compound through a physiologically labile linker. Suitable covalent linkers are covalently bonded to the two independently active analgesic compounds through one or more lactone, lactam, or sulfonamido linkages. Suitable linkers include endogenous carboxylate, amido, and sulfonamido moieties, and exogenous moieties that form the aforementioned lactone, lactam or sulfonamido linkages.
Controlled-release compositions containing opioid agonist and antagonist
申请人:——
公开号:US20020010127A1
公开(公告)日:2002-01-24
Controlled-release dosage forms containing an opioid agonist; an opioid antagonist; and a controlled release material release during a dosing interval an analgesic or sub-analgesic amount of the opioid agonist along with an amount of said opioid antagonist effective to attenuate a side effect of said opioid agonist. The dosage form provides analgesia for at least about 8 hours when administered to human patients. In other embodiments, the dose of antagonist released during the dosing interval enhances the analgesic potency of the opioid agonist.
[EN] COMBINATION THERAPY FOR PREVENTING ADDICTION<br/>[FR] POLYTHÉRAPIE POUR LA PRÉVENTION D'UNE ADDICTION
申请人:AMYGDALA NEUROSCIENCES INC
公开号:WO2019079209A1
公开(公告)日:2019-04-25
Disclosed is a novel combination therapy to reduce or prevent the acquisition of a conditioned response in a mammal comprising administering to the mammal a therapeutically effective amount of an aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH-2) inhibitor compound, such as a compound of Formula (I), in combination with a substance that produces the conditioned response, such as a medication containing a dopamine-producing agent such as an opioid, whereby the combination acts to reduce or prevent the acquisition of a conditioned response, and the deleterious side-effect of misuse, dependence, abuse, and/or addiction.