ALL DRUGS Flashcards
1
Q
Acyclovir
- used to treat what?
- structure
- mechanism of action
A
- herpes
- nucleoside analog lacking an OH
- incorporated into newly synthesized DNA by thymidine kinase during replication
DNA CHAIN TERMINATION
2
Q
HAART
- what does it stand for?
- what does it do?
- what does it treat
A
- highly active antiretroviral therapy
- drug combinations that slow or reverse viral RNA load
- HIV
3
Q
Maraviroc
- Belongs to which “class” of medications
- Acts on which receptor (and what other receptor neighbours it)
- which cell is this receptor located on?
- used to treat what?
- what does it do?
- what is the normal ligand for these receptors
A
- entry inhibitors
- CCR5 receptors
- CD4 +T cells
- HIV
- prevent HIV from binding with T-cell
- gp120
4
Q
NRTI
- what does it stand for
- what is the structure
- mechanism of action
- used to treat what
A
- nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors
- nucleosides lacking 3’OH
- chain termination
- HIV
5
Q
Raltegravir
- what class of drugs?
- what does it treat?
- what does it do?
A
- integrase strand transfer inhibitors
- HIV
- block integrase from integrating HIV DNA into host DNA
6
Q
Protease inhibitors
- what do they do?
- what do they treat?
- what enzyme do they affect
- what are they often used in combination with
A
- prevent maturation of HIV
- HIV
- aspartate protease
- reverse transcriptase inhibitors
7
Q
Amantadine
- what does it treat?
- what does it act on?
- what does it prevent from being activated
- how long after contact should it be administered
- what strain is resistant to it
A
- influenza A ONLY
- acts on MH2 enzyme
- prevents activation of RNA transcriptase
- 48 hours
- H3N2
8
Q
Zanamivir
- what does it treat
- what does it act on
- what is the normal function of the target
- what does it impede
A
- influenza A or B
- neuraminidases
- normally neuraminidases cleave sialic acid residues
- impedes viral spread (release)
9
Q
5-FU
- class of drugs it belongs to
- enzyme that it effects
- active form
- what does it treat
A
- pyrimidine analogues
- thymidylate synthase
- FdUMP
- cancer
10
Q
6-mercaptopurine
- mechanism
- class of drug
- what does it treat
A
- inhibits PRPP
- purine analogue
- cancer
11
Q
cisplatin
- what does it treat
- what does it do?
- what class of drugs does it belong to
- during what phase of the cell cycle is it most effective
A
- cancer
- inter-strand cross-links inhibiting DNA synthesis and function
- alkylating agents
- G1 and S
12
Q
methotrexate
- what does it treat?
- what class of drugs does it belong to?
- what enzyme does it effect
- what stage of the cell cycle is it most effective
- what is the usual action of this enzyme (prior to treatment with methotrexate
A
- cancer
- anti-folates
- dihydrofolate reductase
- S phase
- converts folic acid to FH4 cofactors requires for DNA/RNA repl.
13
Q
Vinca Alkaloids
- where do they come from
- what do they treat
- mechanism of action
- what part of the cell cycle do they act during
A
- periwinkle plant
- cancer
- inhibit tubulin polymerization
- M
14
Q
Paclitaxel
- what does it treat
- where does it come from
- what class of drug does it belong to
- mechanism
- what time in the cell cycle do they act in
A
- cancer
- pacific yew tree
- taxanes
- promote microtubule assembly
- M
15
Q
camptothecin
- act on what
- what do they treat
- mechanism
- what stage of cell cycle
A
- topoisomerases
- cancer
- bind to topoisomerases and prevent relinkage resulting in single-stranded breaks
- S phase
16
Q
Anthracyclines or DOXORUBICIN
- class of drug
- used to treat what
- mechanisms of action
A
- antibiotic
- cancer
- inhibit topoisomerases, make free radicals, bind to DNA, alter fluidity and ion transport
17
Q
imantinib
- what does it treat BE SPECIFIC
- mechanism of action
- which class of drug
A
- cancer (leukemia)
- inhibits the tyrosine kinase domain of BCR-ABL
- tyrosine kinase inhibitors
18
Q
cetuximab
- what does it treat
- mechanism of action
- which class of drug
A
- cancer
- monoclonal antibody directed against EGFR
- epidermal growth factor inhibitor
19
Q
tamoxifen
- what does it treat
- mechanism
- class
A
- cancer
- blocks binding of estrogen to estrogen-sensitive cells in breast tissue
- selective estrogen receptor antagonist
20
Q
Prednisone
- mechanism of action
- what receptor does it act on
- how administered
A
- metabolized to prenisolone (prodrug)
- glucocorticosteroid receptor
- oral/ injection
21
Q
prednisolone
- receptor
- mechanism
A
the active form of prednisone
glucocorticosteroid receptor
22
Q
cortisol
- effects on body
- target tissues
- what is it’s form prior to activation
- what it is activated by
A
- immunosuppression and catabolism
- adipose, muscle, liver
- cortisone
- 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type I in target tissues