Pharmacogenomics and Morphine

Overview

Journal J Clin Pharmacol

Publisher Wiley

Specialty Pharmacology

Date 2021 Apr 13

PMID 33847389

Citations 11

Authors

Adaku Ofoegbu

Earl B Ettienne

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Abstract

Morphine is an opioid analgesic indicated in the treatment of acute and chronic moderate to severe pain. From a pharmacodynamic standpoint, morphine exerts its effects by agonizing mu-opioid receptors predominantly, resulting in analgesia and sedation. Pharmacokinetically, morphine is primarily metabolized in the liver via glucuronidation by the enzyme uridine diphosphate glucuronosyltransferase family 2 member B7 and encounters the transporter proteins organic cation transporter isoform 1 and P-glycoprotein (adenosine triphosphate-binding cassette subfamily B member 1) as it is being distributed throughout the body. The genes coding for the proteins impacting either the pharmacokinetics or pharmacodynamics of morphine may bear genetic variations, also known as polymorphisms, which may alter the function of the proteins in such a manner that an individual may have disparate treatment outcomes. The purpose of this review is to highlight some of the genes coding for proteins that impact morphine pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics and present some treatment considerations.

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