Ipratropium Bromide is a nonselective muscarinic acetylcholine receptor antagonist; bronchodilator.
정의
ChEBI: The anhydrous form of the bromide salt of ipratropium. An anticholinergic drug, ipratropium bromide blocks the muscarinic cholinergic receptors in the smooth muscles of the bronchi in the lungs. This opens the bronchi, so providing relief in chronic obstru
tive pulmonary disease and acute asthma.
일반 설명
Ipratropium bromide, 3-(3-hydroxy-1-oxo-2-phenylpropoxy)-8-methyl-8-(1-methylethyl)-8-azoniabicyclo[3.2.1]octane bromide (Atrovent), is a quaternaryammonium derivative of atropine. It is freely soluble inwater and ethanol but insoluble in chloroform and ether. Thesalt is stable in neutral and acidic solutions but rapidly hydrolyzedin alkaline solutions.
생물학적 활성
Muscarinic antagonist, bronchodilator. N-Isopropyl salt of atropine.
Clinical Use
Ipratropium bromide is used in inhalation therapy toproduce dilation of bronchial smooth muscle for acute asthmaticattacks. The drug produces bronchodilation by competitiveinhibition of cholinergic receptors bound to smooth muscle of the bronchioles. Ipratropium may also act on thesurface of mast cells to inhibit ACh-enhanced release ofchemical mediators. The drug has a slow onset of action,within 5 to 15 minutes after being administered by inhalation,and should not be used alone for acute asthmatic attacks.The peak therapeutic effect from one dose is observedbetween 1 and 2 hours. The effects of the drug last for about6 hours. It has a half-life of 3.5 hours.
