ly246736

Alvimopan dihydrate (ADL 8-2698 dihydrate) is a potent, selective, orally active, and reversible μ-opioid receptor antagonist with an IC50 of 1.7 nM. Highly selective for the μ-opioid receptor (Ki = 0.47 nM) over κ- and δ-opioid receptors (Kis = 100 and 12 nM, respectively), Alvimopan dihydrate can be used for research on postoperative ileus [1] [2] [3].

Alvimopan (LY 246736) is a synthetic trans-3, 4-dimethyl-4-(3-hydroxyphenyl) piperidine with peripherally selective opioid mu receptor antagonist activity. Alvimopan is a selective and competitive antagonist at mu-opioid receptors, found in myenteric and submucosal neurons and the immune cells of the lamina propria in the human gut. Upon administration, this agent binds to mu-opioid receptors in the gut, thereby reversing opioid-related disturbances in gut motility. Alvimopan is approximately three to nine times more potent than naloxone.