Abstract |
Chronic constipation affects up to 27% of the population and negatively impacts health-related quality-of-life. Prescription medications targeting chronic constipation currently include polyethylene glycol, lactulose and tegaserod, a serotonin type 4 receptor partial agonist. The most recent addition is lubiprostone ( Amitiza), a type-2 chloride channel (ClC-2) activator which is a member of a new class of compounds known as prostones. Lubiprostone is a bicyclic fatty acid that acts locally on ClC-2 channels located in the apical membrane of intestinal epithelial cells. This stimulation of chloride secretion induces the passive movement of sodium and water into the intestinal lumen, yielding a net increase in isotonic fluid, which results in improved bowel function. In double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trials, lubiprostone increased the number of spontaneous bowel movements compared with placebo and was generally well tolerated. The predominant adverse effects were nausea and diarrhea. Lubiprostone represents a new therapeutic class of compounds for the treatment of chronic constipation and will be the focus of this review.
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Authors | Michael D Crowell, Lucinda A Harris, John K DiBaise, Kevin W Olden |
Journal | Current opinion in investigational drugs (London, England : 2000)
(Curr Opin Investig Drugs)
Vol. 8
Issue 1
Pg. 66-70
(Jan 2007)
ISSN: 1472-4472 [Print] England |
PMID | 17263187
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)
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Chemical References |
- CLC-2 Chloride Channels
- Chloride Channel Agonists
- Chloride Channels
- Fatty Acids
- Lubiprostone
- Alprostadil
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Topics |
- Alprostadil
(adverse effects, analogs & derivatives, therapeutic use)
- CLC-2 Chloride Channels
- Chloride Channel Agonists
- Chloride Channels
(physiology)
- Chronic Disease
- Constipation
(drug therapy, physiopathology)
- Diarrhea
(chemically induced)
- Fatty Acids
(adverse effects, therapeutic use)
- Humans
- Lubiprostone
- Models, Biological
- Nausea
(chemically induced)
- Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
- Treatment Outcome
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