Chemistry:Niflumic acid

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Short description: Drug used in treatment of joint and muscular pain
Niflumic acid
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Elimination half-life2.5 hr[1]
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC13H9F3N2O2
Molar mass282.222 g·mol−1
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Melting point204 °C (399 °F)
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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.[2] It has also been reported to act on GABA-A[3] and NMDA channels[4] and to block T-type calcium channels.[5]

References

  1. "Half life". Drug Bank. http://www.drugbank.ca/drugs/DB04552. 
  2. "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. May 1984. doi:10.1085/jgp.83.5.703. PMID 6736917. 
  3. "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. September 2003. doi:10.1124/mol.64.3.753. PMID 12920213. 
  4. "Chloride transport blockers prevent N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor-channel complex activation". Molecular Pharmacology 41 (2): 217–22. February 1992. PMID 1371581. 
  5. "Niflumic acid blocks native and recombinant T-type channels". Journal of Cellular Physiology 227 (6): 2542–55. June 2012. doi:10.1002/jcp.22992. PMID 21898399.