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The role of active metabolites in dihydrocodeine effects.
International journal of clinical pharmacology and therapeutics - 1 Mar 2003
Schmidt H, Vormfelde S V, Walchner-Bonjean M, Klinder K, Freudenthaler S, Gleiter C H, Gundert-Remy U, Skopp G, Aderjan R, Fuhr U
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The metabolism of dihydrocodeine to dihydromorphine, a high affinity mu-opioid receptor ligand in membrane homogenates, is catalyzed by CYP2D6. However, it is not clear whether an active CYP2D6 enzyme is required for opioid receptor-mediated effects in man after standard dihydrocodeine doses. METHODS: Whole cell opioid-receptor affinity and effects on cAMP accumulation of dihydrocodeine and its...
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