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Antifungals Flashcards

1
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What are the 2 forms of pathogenic fungi?

A

Filamentous fungi and yeast

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2
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What characterises yeast?

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Divide by budding

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3
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What characterises filamentous fungi?

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Elongated cells divided by cell walls. Divide by spores

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4
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Dimorphic fungi

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Appear in yeast and filamentous form depending on environmental conditions

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5
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5 antifungal targets

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cell wall
cell membrane
protein synthesis
DNA synthesis
Mitosis
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6
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What is the main component of fungal cell walls?

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beta 1-3 glucan

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7
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What is cholesterol equivalent component in the cell membrane of fungi?

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ergosterol

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8
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What is the function of ergosterol?

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Regulation of membrane permeability

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9
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Describe the formation of ergosterol

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Squalene>squalene epoxidase>lanosterol>lanosterol 14 alpha demethylase>ergosterol

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10
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beta 1-3 glucan is a large polymer of what?

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UDP glucose

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11
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What enzyme synthesises beta 1-3 glucan?

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beta 1-3 glucan synthase

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12
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What are the 4 classes of antifungals?

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Polyenes
Allylamines
Azoles
Echinocondins

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13
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Give 2 examples of polyenes

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Amphotericine B, Nystatin (not used anymore)

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14
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How do polyenes work?

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Form pores in ergosterol membrane resulting in loss of membrane integrity and leakage of K+

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15
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Give 3 of fungi that AmB treats

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Aspergillus
Candida
Crytococcus

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16
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Adverse effects of amphotericin B

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allergic reactions

Nephrotoxicity- pores form in human cell membranes

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17
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How is amphotericin B administered for serios/systermic infections?

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Parenterally

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18
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How do lipid-associated Amphotericin B antifungals work?

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Combining AmB to lipids minimises its delivery to kidney cells and reduces nephrotoxicity

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19
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In what cases is nystatin used?

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Superficial infections e.g. oral/vaginal candidiasis

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20
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Clear cut nodule with cavity in teh middle of it. Fungus sits in the lung and causes localised infection.

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Pulmonary aspergillosis

21
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Example of allyamines

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Terbinafine

22
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What is terbinafine used for?

A

Athlete’s foot-tinea pedis

23
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How to allyalanines work?

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Inhibit ergosterol synthesis

24
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Is terbinafine broad spectrum or narrow spectrum?

25
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Adverse effects of terbinafine?

A

Liver toxicity (jaundice, hepatitis)

26
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Examples of dermatophyte infections that terbinafine is used to treat

A

Superficial fungal infections e.g. tinea pedis

Systemic use e.g. scalp ringworm, onychomosis

27
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How do azoles work?

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Inhibit ergosterol synthesis (lanosterol 14 alpha demethylase inhibitors)

28
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Are azoles broad or narrow spectrum antifungals?

29
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What antifungal is not effective against aspergillus?

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Fluconazole

30
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2 types of azoles

A

Imidazoles

Triazoles

31
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What is the difference, structurally, between imidazoles and triazoles

A

Imidazoles- 2 N atoms

Triazoles- 3 N atoms

32
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Which is more toxic; imidazoles or triazoles?

A

Imidazoles

33
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Example of an imidazole and what it’s used for

A

Clotrimazole, used for candidiasis

34
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3 examples of triazoles

A

fluconazole
itraconazole
voriconazole

35
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Adverse effects of azoles

A

Hepatotoxicity (mild liver enzyme abnormalitis or life threatening hepatitis)
Drug interactions; inhibit cytochrome p450 enzymes so conc. of drugs that are metabolised by this enzyme increase

36
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What types of fungi is fluconazole effective against

37
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What types of fungi is itraconazole/vcorconazole effective against

A

yeasts

aspergillus

38
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What types of fungi is pasaconazole/isavuconazole effective against

A

yeasts
aspergillus
mucuraceous moulds

39
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How do echinocondins work?

A

Inhibit beta 1-3 glucan synthase resulting in the construction of severely abnormal cell walls

40
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Example of echinocondin

A

AnidulaFUNGIN

41
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What types of fungi are echinocondins effective against?

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Aspergillus and candida, misses certain moulds and cryptococcus

42
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Are echinocondons used for systemic or superficial infections, and how are they administered?

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Systemic infections, parenteral formulations only

43
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An antifungal that is a synthetic analogue of cytosine

A

5 fluorocytosine

44
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How does 5 fluorocytosine work?

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Inhibits RNA/DNA synthesis of fungal cytosine permease- prevents entry of fungus into the cell

45
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What is 5 fluorocytosine effective against?

A

Yeasts e.g. Candida and cyptococcus

46
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Adverse effects of 5 fluorocytosine

A

bone marrow suppression

47
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What is 5 flurocytosine used for clinically

A

Crytococcal meningitis (in combination with AmB)

48
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What 3 antifungals require therapeutic drug monitoring (to minimize toxicity and maximise efficacy)

A

5 flurocytosine
Itraconazole
Voriconazole

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