Description
AdrenorphinisanendogenousopioidpeptideproducedfromcleavageofproenkephalinA.AdrenorphinactsasanagoNISTatκ-opioidreceptors(κORs)andμ-opioidreceptors(μORs).Likeotheropioids,adrenorphinexhibitsanalgesic,antinociceptive,andgastrointestinalmotilitymodulatingactivities.Adrenorphinalsocausesrespiratorydepressioninanimalmodels.Inpheochromocytomacells,adrenorphininhibitscatecholaminesecretion.Inanimalmodels,italsoinhibitsurinarybladdermusclecontractions.
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