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Enzyme inibitors Flashcards

1
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what are some important drug targets for inhibiting enzymes?

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AchE, ACE, COX, DPP IV, MAO, PDE, XO

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AchE

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acetylcholine esterase

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3
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COX

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cycloxygenase

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4
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DPP IV

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dipeptidyl peptidase

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5
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MAO

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monoamine oxidase

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6
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XO

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xanthine oxidase

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7
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what does ACE do?

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convert angiotensin I to angiotensin II

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8
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what are some examples of ACE inhibitors?

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captopril, enalapril (prodrug)

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9
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what do all ACE inhibitors end in?

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-pril

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10
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what are ACE inhibitors used in clinically?

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heart failure and hypertension

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11
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angiotensin II is a potent

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vasoconstrictor

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12
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what does catopril work on?

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the binding site one angiotensin I

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13
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what does angiotensin II do?

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increase sympathetic activity
increase tubular Na+ and Cl- reabsorption
promote release of aldosterone from gland on kidney
arteriolar vasoconstriction
increase ADH secretion from pituitary gland (increasing collecting ducts H2O absorption)

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14
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what does the prodrug enalapril originate from?

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enalaprilat

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15
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what are the clinical uses for acetylcholine esterase inhibitors?

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Myasthenia gravis, glaucoma,

Alzheimer’s disease

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16
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what is an example of AchE inhibitor?

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Physostigmine

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17
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what are the clinical uses for COX enzyme inhibitors?

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Acute/chronic inflammation,

oedema, swelling & fever

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18
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which class of drug inhibits COX enzymes?

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NSAIDs

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19
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what are prostaglandins synthesised from?

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arachidonic acid

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20
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what do COX enzymes do in the synthesis of prostaglandins?

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cut arachadonate into cycloendoperoxides (prostaglandins G and H)

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21
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what are coxs more selective for?

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COX2 enzymes

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22
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example of NSAIDs

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ibuprofen, aspin, diclofenac, naproxin

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23
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what does TXA2 do?

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thromboxane - platelets - vasoconstrictor, Gaq signalling, Promotes clotting and vasodilation

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24
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what does PGF2a do?

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vasoconstrictor, Gaq signalling

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25
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what does PGD2 do?

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works in smooth muscle, vasodilator, Gas signalling

26
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PGI2 - does?

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vascular endothelium

- vasodilator, Gas signalling, increases pain sensitivity

27
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why do NSAIDs lead to GI bleeding?

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Prostaglandins that are made in the stomach – inhibit the production of acid, protect the mucosa, protects the GI tract

28
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what are TX, PGI2, PGF2, PGD?

A

prostanoids

29
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which enzyme synthesises leukotrienes from arachondonate?

A

5-lipoxygenase

30
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what do leukotrienes do?

A

broncho-constricters - asthma

increase vascular complement

31
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example of COX-2 selective inhibiter?

32
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which COX enzymes are expressed when?

A

COX1 – expressed at all times

COX2 - when there is pain and inflamation

33
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what is the clinical use for Xanthine Oxidase?

A

gout - formation of painful crystals of uric acid

34
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how does XO cause gout?

A

convert purines (aa’s) into uric acid - the painful crystals

35
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what drug inhibits xanthine oxidase?

A

allopurinol (and oxipurinol)

36
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how many distinct phosphodiesterase are there?

37
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what does PDE do?

A

inactivates the second messenger cAMP - breaks it down

38
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what are the 4 groups of PDEs?

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non-specific, PDE III, PDE IV, PDE V

39
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examples of non specific PDE inhibitors?

A

caffeine and theophylline (asthma)

40
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examples of PDE III inhibitors?

A

arminone (CHF), cilostazol (intermittent claudication)

41
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examples of PDE IV inhibitors?

A

Apremilast (psoriasis)

Roflumilast (COPD

42
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examples of PDE V inhibitors?

A

sidenifil for erectile disfunction

43
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what does sexual stimulation cause the smooth muscle cells in the walls of the arteries to do? result?

A

relax

- more blood flows into the sinusoids and so volume increase - erect penis

44
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flaccid to erect penis

A
  • sexual stimulation
  • production of NO
  • activation of guanlyl cyclase
  • cGMP
  • relaxation of smooth muscle of corpus cavenosum
  • inc. blood flow
  • errection
45
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flaccid to erect penis

A
  • sexual stimulation
  • production of NO
  • activation of guanlyl cyclase
  • cGMP
  • relaxation of smooth muscle of corpus cavenosum
  • inc. blood flow
  • errection
46
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what are the clinical uses for monoamine oxidase inhibitors?

A

depression, anxiety, parkinson disease

47
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what does monoamine oxidase do?

A

responsible for removing the neurotransmitters norepinephrine, serotonin and dopamine from the neurone/brain.

48
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what do monoamine oxidases look like?

A

adreneline

49
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what is the cheese reaction?

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when people are taking monoamine oxidase inhibitors and they eat cheese and have an adverse reaction

50
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where are the inactive metabolites formed by the monoamine oxidase get excreted?

A

in the urine

51
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MAO non specific inhibitor?

A

phenalzine

52
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MAOa inhibitor

A

moclobemide

53
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MAOb inhibitor

A

selegiline

54
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what dose dipeptidyl peptidase 4 do?

A

inactivates the incretin

55
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what do incretin hormones do?

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lower blood glucose by increasing insulin secretion, suppressing glucagon and slowing gastric emptying

56
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what do DPP 4 inhibitors do?

A

prolong incretin activity and lower blood glucose levels

57
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what are the clinical uses for DPP4 inhibitors?

A

diabetes and obesity

58
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examples of incretin hormones?

A

GLP-1, GIT

59
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examples of DPP4 inhibitors

A

gliptins (block incretin breakdown) - sitagliptin, ildagliptin

60
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what does exenatide do?

A

GLP-1 mimetic - mimics the incretin that lower blood glucose

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