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Alfenta     N-[1-[2-(4-ethyl-5-oxo- tetrazol-1...

Synonyms: ALFENTANIL, Alfentanyl, Alfentanilum, CHEMBL634, Rapifen (TN), ...
 
 
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Disease relevance of ALFENTANIL

  • 58 temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) patients were studied with alfentanil activation during electrocorticography, at the Epilepsy Surgery Unit (ING, Brazil) [1].
  • Dose-dependent alfentanil disposition was mirrored by commensurate changes in clinical effect, although miosis was variable and not detectable in all subjects at the lowest dose [2].
  • Significant and marked reductions of hyperalgesia to cold (visual analogue score at threshold value) were seen following both alfentanil (4.5 before, 1.4 after, median value) and ketamine (6.8 before, 0.4 after, median value) [3].
  • Of the newer analgesic agents, alfentanil is an ideal agent for infusion, and may be the agent of choice in renal failure [4].
  • The difficulties in accurately predicting the response of an individual critically ill patient necessitate careful and continuous dose titration of alfentanil according to the clinical response [5].
 

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Chemical compound and disease context of ALFENTANIL

 

Biological context of ALFENTANIL

 

Anatomical context of ALFENTANIL

 

Associations of ALFENTANIL with other chemical compounds

 

Gene context of ALFENTANIL

  • Alfentanil undergoes extensive metabolism by cytochrome P4503A4 (CYP3A4) [24].
  • There was a poor correlation between alfentanil metabolism and CYP3A4 content but an excellent correlation when CYP3A5 (i.e., total CYP3A content) was considered (r = 0.81, P < 0.0001) [24].
  • Pharmacogenetic determinants of human liver microsomal alfentanil metabolism and the role of cytochrome P450 3A5 [24].
  • There was a significant correlation (r = 0.97, P < 0.001) between alfentanil systemic clearance and P450 3A4 activity [25].
  • Alfentanil is a selective CYP3A probe but not a P-gp substrate [26].
 

Analytical, diagnostic and therapeutic context of ALFENTANIL

References

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  15. Naloxone-induced and spontaneous reversal of depressed ventilatory responses to hypoxia during and after continuous infusion of remifentanil or alfentanil. Amin, H.M., Sopchak, A.M., Esposito, B.F., Henson, L.G., Batenhorst, R.L., Fox, A.W., Camporesi, E.M. J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther. (1995) [Pubmed]
  16. The relationship between alfentanil distribution kinetics and cardiac output. Henthorn, T.K., Krejcie, T.C., Avram, M.J. Clin. Pharmacol. Ther. (1992) [Pubmed]
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  20. Liposome encapsulation prolongs alfentanil spinal analgesia and alters systemic redistribution in the rat. Bernards, C.M., Luger, T.J., Malmberg, A.B., Hill, H.F., Yaksh, T.L. Anesthesiology (1992) [Pubmed]
  21. Metabolism of cytochrome P4503A substrates in vivo administered by the same route: lack of correlation between alfentanil clearance and erythromycin breath test. Krivoruk, Y., Kinirons, M.T., Wood, A.J., Wood, M. Clin. Pharmacol. Ther. (1994) [Pubmed]
  22. Cerebral blood flow response to increases in arterial CO2 tension during alfentanil anesthesia in the rabbit. Ludbrook, G.L., Helps, S.C., Gorman, D.F. J. Cereb. Blood Flow Metab. (1992) [Pubmed]
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