"Mitragyna" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A plant genus of the family RUBIACEAE. Members contain antimalarial (ANTIMALARIALS) and analgesic (ANALGESICS) indole alkaloids.
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D032065
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.456.937.555
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| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mitragyna" by people in Profiles.
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Sempio C, Campos-Palomino J, Klawitter J, Zhao W, Huestis MA, Christians U, Klawitter J. Quantification of 11 kratom alkaloids including mitragynine and its main metabolites in human plasma using LC-MS/MS. Anal Bioanal Chem. 2025 Feb; 417(4):761-769.
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Huestis MA, Brett MA, Bothmer J, Atallah R. Human Mitragynine and 7-Hydroxymitragynine Pharmacokinetics after Single and Multiple Daily Doses of Oral Encapsulated Dried Kratom Leaf Powder. Molecules. 2024 Feb 23; 29(5).
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Farkas DJ, Cooper ZD, Heydari LN, Hughes AC, Rawls SM, Ward SJ. Kratom Alkaloids, Cannabinoids, and Chronic Pain: Basis of Potential Utility and Role in Therapy. Cannabis Cannabinoid Res. 2025 04; 10(2):187-199.
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Farkas DJ, Inan S, Heydari LN, Johnson CT, Zhao P, Bradshaw HB, Ward SJ, Rawls SM. Cannabinoid mechanisms contribute to the therapeutic efficacy of the kratom alkaloid mitragynine against neuropathic, but not inflammatory pain. Life Sci. 2023 Sep 01; 328:121878.
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Henningfield JE, Rodricks JV, Magnuson AM, Huestis MA. Respiratory effects of oral mitragynine and oxycodone in a rodent model. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2022 Dec; 239(12):3793-3804.