Pulmonary effects of the cocaine pyrolysis product, methylecgonidine, in guinea pigs.
Pulmonary effects of the cocaine pyrolysis product, methylecgonidine, in guinea pigs.
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可卡因热解产物甲基爱康定对豚鼠的肺部影响。
DOI:
10.1016/0024-3205(94)00410-t
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发表时间:
1995
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影响因子:
6.1
通讯作者:
Wood,RW
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作者:
Chen,LC;Graefe,JF;Shojaie,J;Willetts,J;Wood,RW
The pulmonary effects of the cocaine pyrolysis product, methylecgonidine (MEG; anhydroecgonine methyl ester), were assessed in guinea pigs. Specific airway conductance (SGaw), which decreases during bronchoconstriction, was measured in guinea pigs exposed to atmospheres containing a condensation aerosol of MEG free base (13 ± 1 mg/liter of air), nebulized MEG fumarate (3 and 12% in phosphate buffered saline) or nebulized acetylcholine chloride (0.2 and 0.4% in phosphate buffered saline). A decrease in SGaw to 24.0 ± 4.2% (mean ± 2 S.E.M.) of baseline levels was observed in guinea pigs breathing MEG free base. A decrease to 28.4 + 4.5% of baseline was observed following administration of 0.4% acetylcholine. No change in SGaw was measured in guinea pigs exposed to 3% MEG fumarate but SGaw was reduced to 69.3 ± 5.3% of baseline after exposure to 12% MEG fumarate. MEG free base poses an alkaline challenge to the lung, 3% MEG fumarate is neutral (pH ≈ 7.4) and 12% MEG fumarate is acidic (pH ≈ 4.3); thus, MEG free-base and 12% MEG fumarate might provoke a reflex bronchoconstriction due to direct pulmonary irritant effects. These results suggest that MEG free base produced during crack pyrolysis may play a role in bronchoconstriction observed in crack smokers.