9/09 Class 5 Flashcards
What is a big reason why people react differently to drug and drug regimens?
Genetics
A Person who is hyporeactive is someone who
does not respond well to a drug or drug regimen
A Person who is hyperreactive is someone who
Overresponds to a drug or drug regimen
Different genes are turned on at
different ages (pre-puberty vs post-puberty)
What is “personalized pharmacology”?
Specific genetic testing, looking for polymorphisms, in order to predict whether a drug or regimen will be beneficial.
What is polymorphisms?
Changes in genes that are going to affect how you metabolize a particular drug
Usually we do DNA tests to
Explain a certain reaction vs. to predict.
What is the goal of personalized medicine?
Right dose
Right drug
Right indication
Right patient
Right time
How many bases are in the human genome?
6.4 Billion
Half of our genes come from our
mother and the other half from our father
How many different genes do we have?
30,000
What percent of our genes code for protein?
1-2%
What explains all of the differences that we see in the people around us?
the 0.1% difference in all our genes
What does SNP stand for?
single nucleotide polymorphisms
What are SNPs?
A single nucleotide that explains all the differences that we see.
What is a Losi?
the location of where a gene is on a chromosone
What is an allele?
an alternate version of the gene at the same loci (like 1 from mom and 1 from dad)
a variant from the wild type
Every 3 base pairs in the DNA codes for
one amino acid in a protein
What is a silent mutation?
A polymorphism that doesn’t change the protein and is not detectable unless you do DNA testing
What is a non-synonymous SNP?
A polymorphism that does change the protein and can therefore have a significant effect, although not always.
What does PM stand for?
Poor metabolizer
In a person who has the gene that inactivates CYPC219, how will Plavix work on them?
It is metabolized by multiple enzymes, so the patient can still take Plavix, but the result may be less than it would be in a person who didn’t have this gene
Describe a poor metabolizer
A person who has a gene that decreases the effect of a certain enzyme. The enzyme is still working, but the it works at a slower rate.
A person with this gene who takes an active drug that is metabolized by this enzyme will see the active effects of this drug for much longer
A person who is a poor metabolizer takes a prodrug that requires metabolism to work. What is the result?
poor efficacy and possible accumulation of prodrug.
A person who is a poor metabolizer takes an active drug that is inactivated by metabolism. What is the result?
Good efficacy and possible accumulation of the active drug which can produce adverse reactions.
This pt. might require a lower dose
What is an example of a prodrug that needs to be metabolized to work?
codeine-> morphine
What is an example of an active drug that is inactivated by metabolism?
Omeprazole
A person who is an ultra-rapid metabolizer takes a prodrug that requires metabolism to work. What is the result?
good efficacy and rapid effect
A person who is an ultra-rapid metabolizer takes an active drug that is inactivated by metabolism. What is the result?
poor efficacy and needs a greater dose of slow release formulation
Why?
They get rid of the drug very quickly
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CYP2D6 catalyzes metabolism of
beta-blockers
class 1C antiarrhythmic
Analgesics
Various antidepressants
5HT3 inhibitors
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What do we look at for personalized drugs in the field of Hematology/Oncology?
the Tumor’s genetics.
What percent does hematology/oncology represent on the graph that describes which fields run genetic testing?
38%
What is a purine?
Adenine and guanines
What does incorporating a purine analog into a cancer cell do?
it stops the DNA from forming, essentially blocking a rapidly dividing cell from dividing.
What are examples of diseases that purine analogs treat?
What do all of these have in common?
Lymphoblastic leukemia
autoimmune disease
inflammatory bowel disease
after transplant
They all involve rapidly dividing cells
How can purine analogs be toxic?
They suppress the immune system
What is 6-Methyl mercaptopurine?
a degradation product of of 6-mercaptopurine
What is the enzyme that 6mercaptopurine relies on to degrade it?
TPMT
If a patient is TPMT deficient, what happens?
they can build up toxins very quickly
What defines a person as a Type 1 when it comes to 6mercaptopurine?
They have 2 alleles that include the TPMT gene
What is TPMT?
Thiopurine Methyltransferase
What defines a person as a poor metabolizer when it comes to 6mercaptopurine?
They have 1 alleles that include the TPMT gene, and the other does not, a SNP. This is also called heterozygous.
What determines if someone is an ultra-poor metabolizer of 6mercaptopurine?
When someone inherits 2 of the genes without TPMT
What do we do for poor metabolizers?
We adjust the dose, or change the drug altogether.
What was warfarin used for in the past?
Rat Poison
Why does warfarin have significant problems for humans?
- Ranks #1 in total mentions of deaths for drugs causing adverse evens
- ranks among the top drugs associated hospital ER visits for bleeding
- overall frequency of major bleeding range from 2%-16%
- Minor bleeding even rates as high as 29% per year
Warfarin is metabolized by what?
CPY2C9