2. Antibiotics - Protein / DNA Inhibitors Flashcards
Protein Synthesis Inhibitors - Available Drugs and Drug Classes
Aminoglycosides (cidal) Tetracyclines (static) Macrolides (static) Chloramphenicol (static) Clindamycin (static) Linezolid (variable)
Protein Synthesis Inhibitors - Location of Drug Actions
“buy AT 30, CCEL(sell) at 50”
30s subunit inhbitors
- Aminoglycosides (cidal)
- Tetracyclines (static)
50s subunit inhibitors
- Chloramphenicol (static)
- Clindamycin (static)
- Erythromycin [Macrolides] (static)
- Linezolid (variable)
Aminoglycosides - Available Drugs
"MEAN GNATS" A(mean)oglycosides: - Gentamicin - Neomycin - Amikacin - Tobramycin - Streptomycin
Aminoglycosides (Gentamicin, Neomycin, Amikacin, Tobramycin, Streptomycin) - MOA
Cidal
- Bind 30s subunit and inhibit formation of initiation complex and cause misreading of mRNA.
“A INITIATES the alphabet”
- Requires O2 for uptake - ineffective against anaerobes.
“MEAN GNATS canNOT kill anaerobes”
Aminoglycosides (Gentamicin, Neomycin, Amikacin, Tobramycin, Streptomycin) - Clinical Use
- Severe Gram (-) rod infections
- Synergistic with B-Lactams
- Neomycin for bowel surgery
- Streptomycin for M. avium intracellulare
Aminoglycosides (Gentamicin, Neomycin, Amikacin, Tobramycin, Streptomycin) - Toxicities
Nephrotoxicity (especially when used with cephalosporins)
Ototoxicity (especially when used with loop diuretics)
Teratogen
“Mean GNATS canNOT kill anaerobes”
Aminoglycosides (Gentamicin, Neomycin, Amikacin, Tobramycin, Streptomycin) - Resistance
Transferase enzymes that inactivate the drug by acetylation, phosphorylation, or adenylation.
Tetracyclines - Available Drugs
Tetracycline
Doxycycline
Demeclocycline
Minocycline
Tetracyclines (Tetracycline, Doxycycline, Demeclocycline, Minocycline) - MOA
Static
- Bind 30s and prevent attachment of aminoacyl tRNA.
- Limited CNS penetration
- Demeclocycline is an ADH antagonist, acts as a diuretic in SIADH
Tetracyclines (Tetracycline, Doxycycline, Demeclocycline, Minocycline) - Clinical Use
- Borrelia burgdorferi
- M. pneumoniae
- Very effective against Rickettsia and Chlamydia due to its ability to accumulate intracellularly
- Minocycline for prophylaxis for Meningococcal infections.
Tetracyclines (Tetracycline, Doxycycline, Demeclocycline, Minocycline) - Toxicities
- GI distress
- Discoloration of teeth and inhibition of bone growth in children.
- Photosensitivity
- CI in pregnancy
- Do not take with milk, antacids, or Fe containing preparations - divalent cations prevent absorption of the drug in the gut.
- Doxycycline is fecally eliminated and is OK to use in renal failure.
Tetracyclines (Tetracycline, Doxycycline, Demeclocycline, Minocycline) - Resistance
Decreased uptake into cells or increased efflux out of cells by plasmid encoded transport pumps.
Macrolides - Available Drugs
Erythromycin
Azithromycin
Clarithromycin
Macrolides (Erythromycin, Azithromycin, Clarithromycin) - MOA
- Static
- Bind 23S rRNA of the 50S ribosomal subunit to block translocation –> inhibit protein synthesis.
“MacroSLIDES”
Macrolides (Erythromycin, Azithromycin, Clarithromycin) - Clinical Use
- ATYPICAL PNEUMONIAS (MYCOPLASMA, CHLAMYDIA, LEGIONELLA)
- URIs
- STDs
- Gram (+) cocci (Strep. infections in Pen. allergic patients)
- Neisseria
- Empiric therapy for community acquired pneumonia in the outpatient setting.
Azithromycin specific uses:
- MAC (Mycobacterium avium intracellulare Complex) prophylaxis in HIV patients when CD4 < 50
- Treatment and prophylaxis for M. avium intracellulare.
- Empiric therapy, in combination with B-Lactam, for community acquired pneumonia in the ICU setting.
Macrolides (Erythromycin, Azithromycin, Clarithromycin) - Toxicities
- Prolonged QT (especially Erythromycin)
- GI discomfort (most common cause of non-compliance)
- Acute cholestatic hepatitis, eosinophilia, skin rash.
- Increases serum concentrations of theophyllines and oral anticoagulants.
Macrolides (Erythromycin, Azithromycin, Clarithromycin) - Resistance
Methylation of 23S rRNA binding site.