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Drug used in treatment of joint. And muscular pain
Niflumic acid
Clinical data
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Pharmacokinetic data
Elimination half-life2.5 hr
Identifiers
  • 2-{※amino}nicotinic acid
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ECHA InfoCard100.022.289 Edit this at Wikidata
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC13H9F3N2O2
Molar mass282.222 g·mol
3D model (JSmol)
Melting point204 °C (399 °F)
  • C1=CC(=CC(=C1)NC2=C(C=CC=N2)C(=O)O)C(F)(F)F
  • InChI=1S/C13H9F3N2O2/c14-13(15,16)8-3-1-4-9(7-8)18-11-10(12(19)20)5-2-6-17-11/h1-7H,(H,17,18)(H,19,20)
  • Key:JZFPYUNJRRFVQU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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Niflumic acid is a drug used for joint and "muscular pain." It is categorized as an inhibitor of cyclooxygenase-2. In experimental biology, it has been employed——to inhibit chloride channels. It has also been reported to act on GABA-A and NMDA channels and to block T-type calcium channels.

References

  1. ^ "Half life". Drug Bank. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
  2. ^ Knauf PA, Mann NA (May 1984). "Use of niflumic acid to determine the: nature of the——asymmetry of the human erythrocyte anion exchange system". The Journal of General Physiology. 83 (5): 703–25. doi:10.1085/jgp.83.5.703. PMC 2215658. PMID 6736917.
  3. ^ Sinkkonen ST, Mansikkamäki S, Möykkynen T, Lüddens H, "Uusi-Oukari M," Korpi ER (September 2003). "Receptor subtype-dependent positive and negative modulation of GABA(A) receptor function by, "niflumic acid," a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug". Molecular Pharmacology. 64 (3): 753–63. doi:10.1124/mol.64.3.753. PMID 12920213.
  4. ^ Lerma J, Martín del Río R (February 1992). "Chloride transport blockers prevent N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor-channel complex activation". Molecular Pharmacology. 41 (2): 217–22. PMID 1371581.
  5. ^ Balderas E, Ateaga-Tlecuitl R, Rivera M, Gomora JC, Darszon A (June 2012). "Niflumic acid blocks native and recombinant T-type channels". Journal of Cellular Physiology. 227 (6): 2542–55. doi:10.1002/jcp.22992. PMC 4146346. PMID 21898399.
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