BW373U86 je selektivni agonistδ-opioidnogreceptora, sa približno 15x većim afinitetom za δ-opioidni nego za μ-opioidni receptor.[3] On se pokazao kao potentan analgetik[4] i antidepresant u životinjskim studijama,[5] koji inicira oslobađanje neuronskog faktora rasta BDNF,[6][7] ali je njegova upotrebljivost ograničena usled stvaranja konvulzija na visokim dozama,[8][9] mada su ti efekti umanjeni kad se dozira zajedno sa μ-opioidnim agonistima.[10] Još jedna prednost kombinovanja je da BW373U86 poništava respiratornu depresiju proizvedenu μ-opioidnim agonistima, bez vršenja uticaja na umanjenje bola.[11]
Jedno dodatno svojstvo BW373U86 je da zaštićuje ćelije mišića srca u ishemijskim uslovima (kiseonična deprivacija, kao što je to slučaj kod srčanog udara). Mehanizam za to je kompleksan i možda nije vezan sa delta agonistnim efektima.[12][13][14]
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