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Paracetamol (acetaminophen): A familiar drug with an unexplained mechanism of action
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Paracetamol (acetaminophen) is undoubtedly one of the most widely used drugs worldwide. As an over-the-counter medication, paracetamol is the standard and first-line treatment for fever and acute pain and is believed to remain so for many years to come. Despite being in clinical use for over a century, the precise mechanism of action of this familiar drug remains a mystery. The oldest and most prevailing theory on the mechanism of analgesic and antipyretic actions of paracetamol relates to the inhibition of CNS cyclooxygenase (COX) enzyme activities, with conflicting views on the COX isoenzyme/variant targeted by paracetamol and on the nature of the molecular interactions with these enzymes. Paracetamol has been proposed to selectively inhibit COX-2 by working as a reducing agent, despite the fact that in vitro screens demonstrate low potency on the inhibition of COX-1 and COX-2. In vivo data from COX-1 transgenic mice suggest that paracetamol works through inhibition of a COX-1 variant enzyme to mediate its analgesic and particularly thermoregulatory actions (antipyresis and hypothermia). A separate line of research provides evidence on potentiation of the descending inhibitory serotonergic pathway to mediate the analgesic action of paracetamol, but with no evidence of binding to serotonergic molecules. AM404 as a metabolite for paracetamol has been proposed to activate the endocannabinoid and the transient receptor potential vanilloid-1 (TRPV1) systems. The current review gives an update and in some cases challenges the different theories on the pharmacology of paracetamol and raises questions on some of the inadequately explored actions of paracetamol.List of Abbreviations: AM404, N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-arachidonamide; CB1R, Cannabinoid receptor-1; Cmax, Maximum concentration; CNS, Central nervous system; COX, Cyclooxygenase; CSF, Cerebrospinal fluid; ED50, 50% of maximal effective dose; FAAH, Fatty acid amidohydrolase; IC50, 50% of the maximal inhibitor concentration; LPS, Lipopolysaccharide; NSAIDs, Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; PGE2, Prostaglandin E2; TRPV1, Transient receptor potential vanilloid-1
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This review argues that paracetamol remains a first-line analgesic and antipyretic despite more than a century of use, because its molecular mechanism is still unresolved. It weighs competing COX-centered explanations against serotonergic, AM404/endocannabinoid/TRPV1, and COX-1-variant theories, favoring a central COX-1-derived target for analgesia and thermoregulation.
Key findings
- In vitro COX inhibition by paracetamol is weak and inconsistent: one study reported IC30 values of 2.7 µg/ml for COX-1 and 20 µg/ml for COX-2, while another reported COX-2 selectivity with IC50 values of 25.8 µmol/L for COX-2 versus 113.7 µmol/L for COX-1.
- The proposed COX-3/COX-1 variant was inhibited by paracetamol with an IC50 of 460 µM; in the author’s acetic acid writhing model, paracetamol’s analgesia and central PGE2 reduction were lost in COX-1 knockout mice but not COX-2 knockout mice, with ED50 values of 149 mg/kg for iloprost-induced and 172 mg/kg for acetic acid-induced constriction.
- For thermoregulation, paracetamol-induced hypothermia and antipyresis, along with hypothalamic PGE2 reduction, were attenuated in COX-1−/− mice but not COX-2−/− mice; selective COX-1 inhibition with SC560 and COX-2 inhibition with celecoxib did not produce hypothermia.
- AM404 was detected in human CSF in 14 of 26 patients at 5.1–57.4 nmol/L after 1 g intravenous paracetamol, but conversion rates were very low (about 0.009% in CSF and 0.0013% in rat plasma), below concentrations needed for several proposed in vitro targets; serotonergic involvement is indirect because paracetamol does not bind serotonergic receptors.
Methods
- Narrative review synthesizing historical, preclinical, and clinical literature on paracetamol pharmacology, with particular emphasis on the author’s own rodent and cell-based experiments.
- Evidence discussed includes COX-1 and COX-2 knockout mice, acetic acid-induced writhing and iloprost nociception models, LPS-induced fever, body temperature and PGE2 measurements, human CSF/plasma AM404 sampling, and cited randomized trials.
- Main analysis is qualitative comparison of competing mechanistic theories rather than a systematic review, meta-analysis, or new pooled quantitative synthesis.
Limitations
- The paper states that several hypotheses remain inadequately tested, including the lipid hydroperoxide/reducing-agent theory, which it says has not been tested in vivo; it also notes that AM404’s clinical relevance is unclear because most evidence comes from animals.
- Evident from the text: as a narrative review, it does not describe systematic search criteria or formal bias assessment, and its interpretation often favors the author’s COX-1-variant hypothesis.
- Evident from the text: many mechanistic conclusions rely on animal models, knockout mice, or in vitro systems, and some cited clinical findings are indirect or limited.
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“Our study reported on a relatively similar conversion rate of plasma paracetamol to AM404 CSF (0.009%) [106].”
§ Paracetamol (acetaminophen): A familiar drug with an unexplained mechanism of action > AM404 as a metabolite of paracetamol: A new introduction to the paracetamol dilemma
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- Disputedcites [106] sourceExperimental — accuracy not yet measured
The Discussion (section 5) reports a conversion rate of 0.0013%, not 0.009%. The Results (section 4) measure AM404 in rat brain tissue, not cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). (LLM, conf=0.90)
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“Using functional magnetic resonance imaging in humans, paracetamol was shown to reduce firing within the spinothalamic tract in response to thermal noxious stimulation [26].”
§ Paracetamol (acetaminophen): A familiar drug with an unexplained mechanism of action > Analgesic action of paracetamol
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- Partly supportedcites [26] sourceExperimental — accuracy not yet measured
The Results (fMRI results) report reduced pain-related BOLD activation in several brain regions during noxious thermal stimulation after paracetamol. The Discussion suggests this may reflect inhibition of spinothalamic tracts, but the study did not measure firing within those tracts directly. (LLM, conf=0.90)
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“In addition, the analgesic action of paracetamol was shown not to be linked to inhibition of prostaglandin synthesis in the periphery [21,23,27,28].”
§ Paracetamol (acetaminophen): A familiar drug with an unexplained mechanism of action > Analgesic action of paracetamol
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The Discussion reports no significant effect of acetaminophen on PGE2 in gingival crevicular fluid and says this supports the theory that it does not block prostaglandins peripherally. But the Discussion also states that the study did not evaluate pain relief, so it did not directly show that acetaminophen’s analgesic action is independent of peripheral prostaglandin inhibition. (LLM, conf=0.85)
- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [28] Seppälä E, 1983, Int J Clin Pharmacol Res
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“Ex vivo animal studies have detected levels of AM404 in whole brain tissue equating to the low nanomolar range following systemic administration of standard analgesic doses of paracetamol in rats (300 mg.kg -1 ) [85].”
§ Paracetamol (acetaminophen): A familiar drug with an unexplained mechanism of action > AM404 as a metabolite of paracetamol: A new introduction to the paracetamol dilemma
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- Supportedcites [85] source
Table I (Results; page not supplied) reports 10.3 ± 1.9 pmol/g AM404 in rat brain 20 minutes after intraperitoneal administration of 300 mg/kg acetaminophen. The discussion states that levels above 10 pmol/g in whole rat brain correspond to concentrations above 10 nM, assuming even distribution, and describes the dose as commonly used to induce analgesia in rodents. (LLM, conf=0.94)
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“nonetheless in 2005 Högestätt identified a new metabolite for paracetamol [85].”
§ Paracetamol (acetaminophen): A familiar drug with an unexplained mechanism of action > AM404 as a metabolite of paracetamol: A new introduction to the paracetamol dilemma
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The paper explicitly states that it identified AM404 as a novel metabolite of acetaminophen (paracetamol) in the nervous system. This supports the claim attributed to Högestätt and colleagues. (LLM, conf=0.95)
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“It was shown that when paracetamol-derived metabolite para-aminophenol, formed in the liver, enters the brain it conjugates with arachidonic acid through the action of fatty acid amidohydrolase (FAAH) to form N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-arachidonamide (AM404).”
§ Paracetamol (acetaminophen): A familiar drug with an unexplained mechanism of action > AM404 as a metabolite of paracetamol: A new introduction to the paracetamol dilemma
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- Partly supportedcites [85] sourceExperimental — accuracy not yet measured
The Results and Fig. 3 show that p-aminophenol and arachidonic acid form AM404 through FAAH-dependent activity in brain preparations. The Discussion says it is *likely* that acetaminophen is converted to p-aminophenol mainly in the liver and that p-aminophenol is converted to AM404 in the brain. The citing sentence presents that proposed liver-to-brain sequence as established rather than inferred; page numbers are unavailable in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.86)
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“Experiments in which the conversion of p-aminophenol into AM404 has been interrupted using FAAH knockout mice or selective FAAH inhibitors, the analgesic actions of paracetamol were shown to be blocked [89,90,92,93].”
§ Paracetamol (acetaminophen): A familiar drug with an unexplained mechanism of action > AM404 as a metabolite of paracetamol: A new introduction to the paracetamol dilemma
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- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [89] Soukupová M, 2010, Neuro Endocrinol Lett
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Results §3.3 reports that the FAAH inhibitor URB597 abolished paracetamol-induced mechanical analgesia when administered to the ventrolateral PAG of rats. The paper does not report a FAAH-knockout-mouse experiment, so that part of the attributed claim is unsupported by this source. (LLM, conf=0.88)
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“Using an antibody that recognizes the intron-1 sequence, we have also been able to detect an intron-1 retaining protein in rodent CNS tissues [23,43,44] (Figure 3).”
§ Paracetamol (acetaminophen): A familiar drug with an unexplained mechanism of action > Which cyclooxygenase enzyme does paracetamol inhibit?.
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The Western blotting section says the authors used an anti-COX-3 antibody, and the Discussion reports detecting COX-3 protein in mouse spinal cord tissue. Our copy does not say that the antibody recognizes an intron-1 sequence or establish that the detected protein retains intron 1. No page number is available for these passages. (LLM, conf=0.84)
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“We were the first to report on the presence of AM404 in human CSF and plasma samples following intravenous administration of 1 g paracetamol (in CSF samples of 14 of 26 patients at concentrations of 5.1-57.4nmol.L -1 ) [101].”
§ Paracetamol (acetaminophen): A familiar drug with an unexplained mechanism of action > AM404 as a metabolite of paracetamol: A new introduction to the paracetamol dilemma
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The Discussion reports that this was the first study to find AM404 in human CSF and plasma after intravenous administration of 1 g paracetamol. It also reports quantifiable AM404 in CSF in 14 of 26 patients, but the stated 5.1–57.4 nmol/L range omits an outlier of 166.8 nmol/L among those measurements. (LLM, conf=0.88)
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“Li et al. (2008) showed that the antipyretic (and hypothermic) actions of paracetamol were not attenuated in COX-1-/-mice in comparison to wild-type mice [128].”
§ Paracetamol (acetaminophen): A familiar drug with an unexplained mechanism of action > Mechanistic research on the antipyretic and hypothermic actions of paracetamol
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The Discussion (section 4; page unavailable) states that acetaminophen caused a temperature fall identical in magnitude and duration in wild-type and PGHS-1−/− mice. It also says the groups’ responses were identical for both its antipyretic and hypothermic activity. (LLM, conf=0.94)
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“AM404 as a metabolite for paracetamol has been proposed to activate the endocannabinoid and the transient receptor potential vanilloid-1 (TRPV1) systems.”
§ Paracetamol (acetaminophen): A familiar drug with an unexplained mechanism of action > Abstract
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The Abstract identifies AM404 as a metabolite formed from acetaminophen (paracetamol) and states that it acts on the endogenous cannabinoid system and is a TRPV1 agonist. The Results also report that AM404 activates TRPV1. No page numbers are provided in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.94)
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“Mallet et al. (2010) showed attenuation of the paracetamol-induced analgesia in the formalin, tail immersion and von Frey tests of nociception in mice lacking FAAH and TRPV1 and that intracerebroventricular administration of the TRPV1 channel antagonist capsazepine to abolish the analgesic action of paracetamol [88].”
§ Paracetamol (acetaminophen): A familiar drug with an unexplained mechanism of action > AM404 as a metabolite of paracetamol: A new introduction to the paracetamol dilemma
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“AM404 has been demonstrated in in vitro studies to inhibit reuptake of anandamide, block TRPV1 and inhibit COX-1 and COX-2 activities [86,98,[102][103][104][105] in the high nanomolar to low micromolar concentration range, well above the concentrations were able to detect in human CSF [101].”
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“Previously, we showed that the paracetamol-induced hypothermia in normothermic mice and concomitant reduction in brain PGE 2 synthesis (Figure 6) were significantly attenuated in COX-1-/mice in comparison to wild-type mice but not in COX-2-/-mice [22].”
§ Paracetamol (acetaminophen): A familiar drug with an unexplained mechanism of action > Mechanistic research on the antipyretic and hypothermic actions of paracetamol
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- Supportedcites [22] source
The Results report that acetaminophen-induced hypothermia was reduced in COX-1 knockout mice, while the reduction in brain PGE2 was abolished. They report no corresponding difference in hypothermia or PGE2 reduction in COX-2 knockout mice compared with wild-type mice. The experiments measured basal body temperature. (LLM, conf=0.93)
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“These activated vascular endothelial cells respond through the induction of COX-2 (and not COX-1) that produces PGE 2 , which in turn resits the thermostatic control to a higher temperature [112,116,118].”
§ Paracetamol (acetaminophen): A familiar drug with an unexplained mechanism of action > Mechanistic research on the antipyretic and hypothermic actions of paracetamol
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- Partly supportedcites [116] Matsumura K, Cao C, Ozaki M, et al. Brain endothelial cells express cyclooxygenase-2 during lipopolysaccharide-induced fever: light and electron microscopic immunocytochemical studies. 1998;18(16):6279–6289. sourceExperimental — accuracy not yet measured
The Abstract and the section “Timing of COX-2 expression and its physiological relevance” report COX-2 induction in brain endothelial cells during LPS-induced fever and propose that it promotes PGE2 production, which acts on CNS neurons to evoke fever. The paper treats endothelial PGE2 production as a hypothesis still requiring confirmation; it does not establish the claimed exclusion of COX-1 or describe a reset of thermostatic control. (LLM, conf=0.87)
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“The evidence that support the paracetamolinduced hypothermia and indeed the paracetamolinduced antipyresis and analgesia are centrally mediated is supported by a large volume of published literature that spans 6 decades [18][19][20][21][22][23]27,28,96,[131][132][133][134][135], which comes from direct in vivo experiments in which the pharmacological actions of paracetamol are directly correlated”
§ Paracetamol (acetaminophen): A familiar drug with an unexplained mechanism of action > Mechanistic research on the antipyretic and hypothermic actions of paracetamol
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“The reported paracetamol-induced hypothermia in normothermic animals [22,38,135] and humans [140][141][142][143][144][145] is a reversable and nontoxic action that temporally correlates with the pharmacokinetic profile of paracetamol [22,135]”
§ Paracetamol (acetaminophen): A familiar drug with an unexplained mechanism of action > Mechanistic research on the antipyretic and hypothermic actions of paracetamol
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The Results report that hypothermia in mice resolved within 4–5 hours and correlated with acetaminophen plasma concentrations. The Discussion describes human hypothermia as short-lived and generally not presenting serious problems, but also notes concerns about adverse consequences in young children. It does not establish that the effect is nontoxic across animals and humans. (LLM, conf=0.86)
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The Discussion (section 4; page unavailable) reports acetaminophen-induced hypothermia in mice and humans and says its duration approximately coincided with the drug’s plasma half-life. It describes the effect as acute, which is consistent with reversibility, but does not establish that the hypothermia is nontoxic. (LLM, conf=0.84)
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- Not checked yetcites [140] Van Tittelboom T, 1989, Vet Hum Toxicol
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The Results (Secondary outcomes) report hypothermia after acetaminophen in 11 children, supporting the human-hypothermia portion of the citation. The Methods (Subjects) specify that these children were febrile, not normothermic. The sentence attaches separate citations to the reversible, nontoxic, pharmacokinetic characterization, so that characterization is not attributed to this source. (LLM, conf=0.86)
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“The authors also go on reference Fischer et al. (1981) in which the dose of paracetamol used to study the pharmacokinetics of a toxic dose of paracetamol in mice was 500 mg/kg [157], well above the 200 mg/ kg and 300 mg/kg doses used by us [22,100,135].”
§ Paracetamol (acetaminophen): A familiar drug with an unexplained mechanism of action > Mechanistic research on the antipyretic and hypothermic actions of paracetamol
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- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites [157] Fischer LJ, 1981, J Pharmacol Exp Ther source
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“In contrast, diclofenac, a peripherally active NSAID [46,47], inhibited the acetic acid-induced constriction with an ED 50 value of 16 mg/kg, but had no effects on the ilorpost-induced constriction [23].”
§ Paracetamol (acetaminophen): A familiar drug with an unexplained mechanism of action > Which cyclooxygenase enzyme does paracetamol inhibit?.
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“Using the acetic acid-induced abdominal constriction model of acute nociceptive pain, we showed that the analgesic action of paracetamol was accompanied by reduction of prostaglandin synthesis in the brain and spinal cord, but not in the peritoneum; effects that were abrogated in COX-1 homozygote knockout mice, but not in COX-2 homozygote knockout mice [23].”
§ Paracetamol (acetaminophen): A familiar drug with an unexplained mechanism of action > Which cyclooxygenase enzyme does paracetamol inhibit?.
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“Using similar experimental approaches to those reported above, we showed that the hypothermic action of paracetamol in mice is not mediated through AM404 and is not dependent on activation of the endocannabinoid or TRPV-1 pathways [100].”
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“In addition, we showed that the hypothermic action of cannabinoid receptor-1 and TRPV-1 agonists is not mediated through the inhibition of prostaglandin synthesis demonstrating parallel rather than interdependent pathways [100].”
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“In the same cell line, paracetamol did not inhibit the catalytic activity induced by the pro-inflammatory stimulus LPS with the intracellular lipid hydroperoxide tone remaining unchanged after the addition of LPS [71].”
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“given the fact that paracetamol is able to induce hypothermia and reduce brain PGE 2 synthesis in the absence and presence of fever within 30 minutes after administration (insufficient time for the induction of COX-2)”
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“a notion that is supported by the finding that therapeutically administered paracetamol-induced potent hypothermic and anti-pyretic actions in COX-1+/+ mice (with established pyrexia), which were partly lost in COX-1-/-mice.”
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“Bashir et al. (2020) attempt to the challenge the notion that the paracetamol-induced hypothermia is mediated through the inhibition of a COX-1 variant (and other COX enzymes including COX-1 and COX-2), but present no data to support this argument [155].”
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“Paracetamol showed selectivity for inhibition of COX-3 (IC 50 = 460 µM) over COX-1 and COX-2, which was dependent on the concentration of the substrate arachidonic acid suggesting competitive blockage at the active site [36].”
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“A separate line of research provides evidence on potentiation of the descending inhibitory serotonergic pathway to mediate the analgesic action of paracetamol, but with no evidence of binding to serotonergic molecules.”
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“Its lipid solubility enables it to rapidly penetrate cellular membranes and to also readily cross the blood-brain barrier.”
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“Several reports disputed the expression of a fully functional COX-3 protein in human and rodent tissues as retention of intron-1 in the mRNA sequence introduced a stop codon early in the translational process resulting in a truncated protein with no catalytic activity [37][38][39][40][41].”
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“In this report, the authors conclude that the reduction of central nervous system (CNS) PGE 2 synthesis by paracetamol may be mediated through inhibition of a COX enzyme yet to be discovered [33], a notion that has also been predicted by others [34,35].”
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“Paracetamol is a moderately lipid-soluble weak organic acid with a pka value of 9.5 and is largely un-ionized over the physiological range of pH [29].”
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“Despite the potent inhibition by paracetamol of brain and spinal cord-derived prostaglandins in in vivo experiments, in vitro screening experiments demonstrated weak inhibitory activities on COX-1 and COX-2 enzymes by paracetamol [33].”
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“The oldest and most prevailing theory on the mechanism of analgesic and antipyretic actions of paracetamol relates to the inhibition of CNS cyclooxygenase (COX) enzyme activities, with conflicting views on the COX isoenzyme/variant targeted by paracetamol and on the nature of the molecular interactions with these enzymes.”
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“A standard therapeutic dose of paracetamol produces 80% bioavailability and reaches peak plasma level (Cmax) of 18 mg/L (120 µM) after approximately 120 minutes and a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) Cmax of 8.8 mg/ml at around 240 minutes [31].”
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“Paracetamol as a reducing agent has been proposed to work by lowering the intracellular lipid hydroperoxide tone driving COX-1 and COX-2 enzymes into the inactive reduced state ultimately reducing prostaglandin synthesis [65].”
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“Activation of the descending inhibitory serotonergic pathway by paracetamol has been proposed as a possible mechanism for the analgesic action of paracetamol in humans [72,73] and experimental animals [74][75][76][77].”
§ Paracetamol (acetaminophen): A familiar drug with an unexplained mechanism of action > Activation of the serotonergic descending inhibitory pathway by paracetamol
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“In support of a non-TRPV1 mediated action for AM404, in cultured hippocampal slices and microglial cells AM404 was shown to inhibit the LPS-mediated PGE 2 production in a TRPV1 independent manner and was also able to decrease the expression of COX-2 protein [98].”
§ Paracetamol (acetaminophen): A familiar drug with an unexplained mechanism of action > AM404 as a metabolite of paracetamol: A new introduction to the paracetamol dilemma
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“Activation of this pathway cannot fully explain the mechanism of analgesic action of paracetamol as it was shown that paracetamol did not have affinity for any of the serotonergic receptor types or subtypes or to any of the enzymes involved in the synthesis or degradation of serotonin [84]; hence, this interaction between paracetamol and the descending inhibitory serotonergic system is an indirect”
§ Paracetamol (acetaminophen): A familiar drug with an unexplained mechanism of action > Activation of the serotonergic descending inhibitory pathway by paracetamol
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“AM404 as a novel metabolite for paracetamol was shown to activate the endocannabinoid system and to also activate the transient receptor potential vanilloid-1 (TRPV-1) channel, both of which are involved in the modulation of pain signaling and proposed to mediate the analgesic action of paracetamol [86][87][88][89][90].”
§ Paracetamol (acetaminophen): A familiar drug with an unexplained mechanism of action > AM404 as a metabolite of paracetamol: A new introduction to the paracetamol dilemma
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“We therefore conclude that the target for the paracetamol-induced hypothermia is not COX-1 or COX-2 and is likely to be a variant of COX-1.”
§ Paracetamol (acetaminophen): A familiar drug with an unexplained mechanism of action > Mechanistic research on the antipyretic and hypothermic actions of paracetamol
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“Blockade of brain PGE 2 synthesis by NSAIDs has been associated with the antipyretic action of these drugs, which has been suggested to be due to inhibition of inducible COX-2 produced by hypothalamic vascular endothelial cells [124,125].”
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“Mice lacking the PGE 2 receptor EP3 [112] or microsomal prostaglandin E synthase-1 enzyme [121,122] were shown to have impaired febrile responses.”
§ Paracetamol (acetaminophen): A familiar drug with an unexplained mechanism of action > Mechanistic research on the antipyretic and hypothermic actions of paracetamol
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“However, the authors report on a conversion rate of plasma paracetamol to AM404 of only 0.0013%, which would result in low concentrations expected to have negligible pharmacological activities.”
§ Paracetamol (acetaminophen): A familiar drug with an unexplained mechanism of action > AM404 as a metabolite of paracetamol: A new introduction to the paracetamol dilemma
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“As NSAIDs are believed to induce antipyresis through inhibition of the inducible COX-2 enzyme expressed in hypothalamic vascular endothelial cells [112,127]”
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“Indeed, the suprachiasmatic nucleus within the anterior medial zone of the hypothalamus is known to be involved in circadian control of sleep-wake cycle and body temperature.”
§ Paracetamol (acetaminophen): A familiar drug with an unexplained mechanism of action > Is paracetamol a sleep-inducing drug?
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“At therapeutic dose paracetamol is a safe drug, but with a narrow therapeutic window, it is easy to accidently or deliberately over-dose.”
§ Paracetamol (acetaminophen): A familiar drug with an unexplained mechanism of action > Final remarks and future considerations on paracetamol
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“These findings demonstrate that the paracetamol-induced hypothermia is not mediated by AM404 and does not involve activation of the endocannabinoid or TRPV1 systems.”
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“Thus, despite being nontoxic to the cells, the concentrations of paracetamol used by these authors are pharmacologically irrelevant and do not represent plasma paracetamol concentrations in humans or rodents [31,135].”
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Dental inflammatory reactions present low-grade inflammation.
“The notion that paracetamol produces anti-inflammatory actions in such dental inflammatory reactions is based on the assumption that such inflammatory reactions present lowgrade inflammation, an idea that has not been tested thoroughly.”
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The acetic acid-induced constriction model represents a human model of acute pain that shares similar pathologies to human pain.
“The acetic acid-induced constriction model represents a human model of acute pain that shares similar pathologies to human pain.”
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Paracetamol reduces body temperature through the induction of hypothermia through inhibition of a constitutively expressed COX-1 variant enzyme.
“We, therefore, make the assumption that paracetamol reduces body temperature through the induction of hypothermia through inhibition of a constitutively expressed COX-1 variant enzyme [22,135].”
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“Altogether, these results indicate that the analgesic action of paracetamol cannot be attributed to the inhibition of central COX, however data from the literature would suggest such an involvement.38”
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§ Paracetamol (acetaminophen): A familiar drug with an unexplained mechanism of action > Final remarks and future considerations on paracetamol
“The antipyretic and inhibitory effect of therapeutically administered paracetamol on hypothalamic PGE 2 synthesis was abolished in COX-1 knockout mice.”
§ Paracetamol (acetaminophen): A familiar drug with an unexplained mechanism of action > Mechanistic research on the antipyretic and hypothermic actions of paracetamol
“which were partly lost in COX-1-/-mice.Similarly, the reduction of hypothalamic PGE 2 synthesis by therapeutically administered paracetamol was significantly attenuated in COX-1-/-mice”
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§ Paracetamol (acetaminophen): A familiar drug with an unexplained mechanism of action > AM404 as a metabolite of paracetamol: A new introduction to the paracetamol dilemma
“AM404 as a novel metabolite for paracetamol was shown to activate the endocannabinoid system and to also activate the transient receptor potential vanilloid-1 (TRPV-1) channel”
§ Paracetamol (acetaminophen): A familiar drug with an unexplained mechanism of action > AM404 as a metabolite of paracetamol: A new introduction to the paracetamol dilemma
“AM404 has been demonstrated in in vitro studies to inhibit reuptake of anandamide, block TRPV1 and inhibit COX-1 and COX-2 activities”
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§ Paracetamol (acetaminophen): A familiar drug with an unexplained mechanism of action > Which cyclooxygenase enzyme does paracetamol inhibit?.
“Reproduced from Qin et al. 2005 [43].”
§ Paracetamol (acetaminophen): A familiar drug with an unexplained mechanism of action > References
“43. Ayoub SS, Yazid S, Flower RJ. Increased susceptibility of annexin-A1 null mice to nociceptive pain is indi- cative of a spinal antinociceptive action of annexin- A1. Br J Pharmacol. 2008;154(5):1135-1142.”
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§ Paracetamol (acetaminophen): A familiar drug with an unexplained mechanism of action > Brief history of paracetamol
“It was first synthesized by Joseph von Mering in (1893) by reacting p-nitrophenol with tin and glacial acetic acid.”
§ Paracetamol (acetaminophen): A familiar drug with an unexplained mechanism of action > Brief history of paracetamol
“In the 1880s paracetamol and phenacetin (Figure 1) were found to possess antipyretic and later analgesic activity.”
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§ Paracetamol (acetaminophen): A familiar drug with an unexplained mechanism of action > Final remarks and future considerations on paracetamol
“Reproduced from Ayoub and Flower 2019 [130].”
§ Paracetamol (acetaminophen): A familiar drug with an unexplained mechanism of action > References
“130. Engström RL, Wilhelms DB, Eskilsson A, et al. Acetaminophen reduces lipopolysaccharide-induced fever by inhibiting cyclooxygenase-2. Neuropharmacology. 2013;71:124-129.”
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§ Paracetamol (acetaminophen): A familiar drug with an unexplained mechanism of action > Final remarks and future considerations on paracetamol
“Reproduced from Ayoub et al. 2011[72].”
§ Paracetamol (acetaminophen): A familiar drug with an unexplained mechanism of action > References
“72. Pickering G, Loriot MA, Libert F, et al. Analgesic effect of paracetamol in humans: first evidence of a central serotonergic mechanism. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2006;79:371-378.”
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§ Paracetamol (acetaminophen): A familiar drug with an unexplained mechanism of action > AM404 as a metabolite of paracetamol: A new introduction to the paracetamol dilemma
“Muramatsu et al. reported on the metabolism of paracetamol to AM404 in rats at doses of paracetamol similar to therapeutic doses in humans [16].”
§ Paracetamol (acetaminophen): A familiar drug with an unexplained mechanism of action > References
“16. Flower RJ, Vane JR. Inhibition of prostaglandin synthetase in brain explains the anti-pyretic activity of paracetamol (4-acetamidophenol). Nature. 1972;240:410-411.”
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§ Paracetamol (acetaminophen): A familiar drug with an unexplained mechanism of action > AM404 as a metabolite of paracetamol: A new introduction to the paracetamol dilemma
“Our study reported on a relatively similar conversion rate of plasma paracetamol to AM404 CSF (0.009%) [106].”
§ Paracetamol (acetaminophen): A familiar drug with an unexplained mechanism of action > References
“106. Muramatsu S, Shiraishi S, Miyano K, et al. Metabolism of AM404 from acetaminophen at human therapeutic dosages in the rat brain. Anesth Pain Med. 2016;6(1):e32873. .”
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Melatonin Rescues Renal Mitochondria From Multiple Stressors–Induced Oxidative Stress
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“This is in agreement with earlier studies where BPA and APAP caused an increase in these renal function markers [38, 39].”
Bykov, Y. V., Обедин, А. Н., Фишер, В. В., Volkov, E. V., Yatsuk, I. V., Muravyeva, A. A., & Zinchenko, О. V. (2025) · Ural Medical Journal · doi:10.52420/umj.24.2.147 · Cited by 1
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“Acetaminophen is a widely used analgesic and antipyretic (Ayoub 2021).”
The Synthesis of Amide and its Bioisosteres
Yang, Z., Liu, Y., Liang, M., Wang, M., Bi, X., Qu, M., Zhan, P., & Jia, H. (2025) · Mini-Reviews in Organic Chemistry · doi:10.2174/0118756298368344250305063921 · Cited by 1
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Development of biopolymer encapsulated enzyme for efficient acetaminophen degradation
Afaf, A., & Abouseoud, M. (2025) · Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society · doi:10.2298/jsc250524070a · Cited by 1
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“With an oral bioavailability of approximately 88% and a volume of distribution of 0.8 litres per kilogram, PARA is commonly administered in oral dosage forms [2].”
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“As paracetamol acts through mechanisms partly independent of COX, its combination with NSAIDs may provide additive analgesia by engaging distinct pathways [30].”
Ugwu, C. L., Chigozie, U. G., Benjamin, G. Y., Egbuji, J. V., Omeh, J. C., Ogbobe, F. O., & Ezugwu, M. C. (2025) · The Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology · doi:10.1186/s41936-025-00529-3 · Cited by 1
“Furthermore, overuse or misuse of paracetamol can result in severe damage to the liver (hepatotoxicity) and the kidneys (nephrotoxicity) (Ayoub, 2021; Ekhuemelo et al., 2024).”
Almutairi, F., Assiri, M. A., Alwhaibi, A. M., Alasmari, F. F., Alsuhaymi, S., Jaremko, M., Emwas, A.-H. M., Alsawaq, E., Almohammed, O. A., & Alsanea, S. (2025) · Drug Metabolism and Disposition · doi:10.1016/j.dmd.2025.100216 · Cited by 1
Kaur, N., Savitsky, M. J., Lipscomb, M., Yang, D., & Ali, J. (2025) · ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science · doi:10.1021/acsptsci.5c00567 · Cited by 1
“Acetaminophen, a commonly used pain reliever, 26 showed relatively higher cell viability in 3D cultures compared to that in 2D cultures.”
Triputri, A. A., Khoiriah, Khoerunnisa, F., et al. (2026) · Vacuum · doi:10.1016/j.vacuum.2026.115242 · Cited by 1
CENTRAL ADJUVANTS AS MODIFIERS OF THE ANALGETIC ACTIVITY OF PARACETAMOL (EXPERIMENTAL SUBSTANCE)
Matvieienko, M. S., Hladkykh, F. V., Chyzh, M., Gogiya, M. O., & Markov, O. (2026) · Eastern Ukrainian Medical Journal · doi:10.21272/eumj.2026;14(1);186-197 · Cited by 1
Dharanappa, D., Shah, L. A., & Kumari, N. (2026) · Discover Public Health · doi:10.1186/s12982-026-02232-2 · Cited by 1
“Paracetamol (PCM) is one of the most commonly prescribed analgesic and antipyretic medications worldwide, including in India, across all age groups [1–5].”
Perioperative Multimodal Analgesia Overview: Review Article
Younus, M. A., El-Harrisi, M. A.-H., Gammal, S. M. S. E., & Negm, E. M. (2022) · The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine · doi:10.21608/ejhm.2022.263569 · Cited by 1
“In addition to its analgesic effects, acetaminophen or one of its metabolites, such as AM 404, may also have anti-inflammatory and painrelieving effects by activating the cannabinoid system (27) (Fig 4).”
BackgroundYadav, S., & Tripathi, A. (2023) · Indian Journal of Experimental Biology · doi:10.56042/ijeb.v61i10.1641 · Cited by 1
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Harry Collier: Scientist and visionary. Commentary on The story of aspirin by Harry O.J. Collier
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Pharmacodynamics: Mechanism of Drug Action
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Paracetamol exposure induces rapid alterations in the human plasma proteome
Assiri, M. A., Almutairi, F., Alsulais, A., Alhamdan, M. M., Almohammed, O. A., Alasmari, F. F., Albishi, N., Aghamdi, A., AlMuhareb, L., AlMotawa, R., et al. (2025) · Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology · doi:10.1016/j.taap.2025.117501 · Cited by 1
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“The analgesic action of Paracetamol has been linked to the inhibition of central Cox due to its lipid solubility as well as unionized at the physiological state and prevention of the production of peripheral prostaglandins (Ayoub, 2021).”
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Postoperative Analgesia in Plastic Surgery Procedures
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Acute Pain Service for Oncological Surgery
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“16,17 However a study proved that Paracetamol even at high doses is ineffective to relieve pain due to headache /backache.”
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“It is considered one of the world’s leading pharmaceuticals and is widely used to treat colds, fever, joint pain, neuralgia, migraines, and postoperative pain (Ayoub 2021).”
Paracetamol Toxidermias: report of three cases
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Paracetamol-induced hepatotoxicity in a malnourished patient: A case report
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The impact of diclofenac suppositories on postcesarean section pain: a systematic literature reviewPreprint
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Over-the-counter analgesic usage: associations with attentional biases in young women
Roalsø, E. S., Klonteig, S., Kraft, B., Skarstein, S., Hilland, E., Mirtaheri, P., Aalberg, M., & Jonassen, R. (2024) · Behavioural Pharmacology · doi:10.1097/fbp.0000000000000795
“Analgesic effects in both drugs are the result of several central and peripheral mechanisms, including inhibition of prostaglandin synthesis through blockage of cyclooxygenase (Day and Graham, 2013; Mazaleuskaya et al ., 2015; Ghanem et al ., 2016; Ayoub, 2021).”
Najeeb, W., Komal, N., Noor, M., Khan, M. A., & Chaudry, A. (2024) · Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences · doi:10.12669/pjms.40.10.8425
Weak Analgesics: Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs and Acetaminophen
Smith, H. S. (2024) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-0-323-95702-1.00225-6
Long-term health effects of antipyretic drug use in the aging population: a systematic review
Mahesh, S., van der Werf, E. T., Mallappa, M., Vithoulkas, G., & Lai, N. M. (2024) · Journal of Medicine and Life · doi:10.25122/jml-2024-0081
Long-term health effects of antipyretic drug use in the aging population: a systematic review
Mahesh, S., van der Werf, E. T., Mallappa, M., Vithoulkas, G., & Lai, N. M. (2024) · Journal of Medicine and Life · doi:10.25122/jml-2024-008
Review on Omicron: How different variants of Concern of the SARS-Coronavirus-2 impacted the World
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Seizures after cardiac surgery: A systematic review
Mengé, J., Laethem, L. V., Hoste, E., & Schaubroeck, H. (2025) · Acta Anaesthesiologica Belgica · doi:10.56126/76.s1.05
Are paracetamol and gabapentin effective equine analgesics?
Floyd, E. (2025) · UK-Vet Equine · doi:10.12968/ukve.2023.0044
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“[21,22] 28–30] In Denmark, the risk of suicide later in life was found to be considerably increased by previous hospital admissions for poisoning caused by nonopi-oid analgesics.”
Carassiti, M., Massè, A., Miceli, L., Puntillo, F., Solarino, G., Teori, G., Romualdi, P., & MOST PAIN Group (2025) · Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy · doi:10.1080/14656566.2025.2523976
“Acetaminophen crosses the blood-brain barrier, weakly inhibiting cyclooxygenase-2 (COX2) prostaglandin synthesis for central pain relief [86,87].”
InfluentialThe role of the endocannabinoid system in the mechanism of action of nonopioid analgesics
Unterspann, M., Lapka, M., Charalambous, C., & Slíva, J. (2025) · European Journal of Pharmacology · doi:10.1016/j.ejphar.2025.177946
Genotoxic of co-codamol for human lymphocyte culture in vitro
Abdulameer, S. J., Alkateeb, A., & Al-Shammari, L. A. C. (2025) · Cellular and Molecular Biology · doi:10.14715/cmb/2025.71.7.3
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Pola penggunaan obat analgetik pada pasien BPJS di poli saraf rumah sakit x
Fadillah, M. N., Adiana, S., & Arianti, V. (2025) · Indonesian Journal of Health Science · doi:10.54957/ijhs.v5i5.1635
Menon, S., Lawrence, L., Sivaram, V. P., et al. (2025) · Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C · doi:10.1515/znc-2025-0088
“Among the di ff erent drugs, acetaminophen or paracetamol is a widely used antipyretic and analgesic drug, which is known to cause hepatic cellular damage and dysfunction at higher doses [3 – 5].”
Management of Influenza‐Like Syndromes: Expert Consensus on the Use of Paracetamol
Grattagliano, I., Andreoni, M., Cattelan, A. M., Aprile, P. L., Rossi, A., & Parrella, R. (2025) · International Journal of Clinical Practice · doi:10.1155/ijcp/4880395
“However, because paracetamol acts primarily centrally, it does not interfere with infammatory pathways to the same extent as NSAIDs [58].”
Metabolomics Methods for Detecting Acetaminophen Poisoning: A Systematic Review
Murugesan, T., & Velmurugan, H. (2025) · Drug Metabolism and Bioanalysis · doi:10.2174/0118723128399568250908093801
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“Increased dosages can cause toxicity, including liver damage (Ayoub 2021).”
Amzoiu, D. C., Ciocîlteu, M.-V., Amzoiu, E., Abou-Khalil, S., Popescu, S., Taisescu, O., & Rău, G. (2025) · Journal of Science and Arts · doi:10.46939/j.sci.arts-25.4-b03
Sesbania grandiflora Extract Reduces ALP and GGT in Paracetamol Toxicity
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Electrochemical evaluation of plant extracts as potential antidotes for acetaminophen poisoning
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InfluentialVestibular brainstem impairment following in utero exposure to high dose paracetamol
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Metadata
- Authors
- Ayoub, S. S.
- Affiliations
- University of East London (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Ayoub, Samir S
- ORCID
- Ayoub, Samir S
- Venue
- Temperature
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2021-03-16
- Volume
- 8
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 351-371
- ISSN
- 2332-8940 (ISSN-L)
- 2332-8959
- PMC
- PMC8654482
- OpenAlex
- W3129333098
- Cited by
- 223
- References
- 178
- Citations by year
- 2026: 59 · 2025: 73 · 2024: 58 · 2023: 22 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 1
- FWCI
- 2.88
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Temperature (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- UEL Research Repository (University of East London) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology (medical) › Inflammatory mediators and NSAID effects
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology (medical) › Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine › Anesthesia and Pain Management
- Keywords
- paracetamol, mechanism of action, cyclooxygenase inhibition, cyclooxygenase-1, cyclooxygenase-2, fever reduction, analgesia, descending serotonergic pathways, AM404, endocannabinoid system, TRPV1
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