Essential Pharmacoloy Flashcards
What effects specificity and specialised cells?
The fact a chemical messenger only fits certain receptors and so will only trigger certain responses in each cell.
Also different cells can have different transduction mechanisms for the same chemical messenger.
Also one cell can have multiple of the same receptor linked to different transduction mechanisms allowing multiple repsonses for one messenger.
What are 5 reponse types to a chemical messengers and examples of these?
- Changes to membrane permeability (e.g. EPSPs/IPSPs)
- Metabolic changes (e.g. increase/decrease in glycogen breakdown)
- Secretory Activity (e.g. Hormone secretion)
- Contractile activity (e.g. muscle contraction)
- proliferation or differentiation rates (e.g. increase in cell division rate)
How do steroid hormones work with intracellular receptors?
Lipid soluble steroid hormones diffuse into the cell
They enter the nucleus and bind to their receptor (a transcription factor) creating a receptor-messenger complex.
The complex activates a section of DNA which creates ,mRNA triggering protein synthesis outside the nucleus.
How does NO work with intracellular receptors?
Lipid soluble NO diffuses into the cell
It binds to guanyl cyclase in the cytoplasm which produces cGMP (a 2nd messenger) which regulates cell activity.
How many plasma membrane receptor types are there?
4
Explain ionotropic receptors and give their alternative name:
ICR - Intergrated channel receptors
Receptors that are part of a protein which is also an ion channel, they directly influence the opening or closing of said channel
What makes up a G-protein coupled receptor?
A receptor made from one long amino acid with the amino group outside and the carboxyl group inside the cell.
G proteins sent as intra-membranous messengers when the receptor is activated.
How do g-protein coupled receptors work?
When activated the receptor sends specific G proteins throuh the membrane to other proteins, either an enzyme or ion channel. The G protein then stimulates or inhibits said protein activity.
give an anexample of a g-protein activating an enzyme.
a g-protein stimultates adenyl cyclase to produce cAMP ( a 2nd messenger) which in turn activates protein kinase in the cell.
What are the other two types of plasma membrane receptors?
Some receptors are part of a protein that also contains an enzyme (e.g. tyrosine kinase) and so have intrinsic enzyme activity.
Some directly alter enzyme activity but arnt enzymes themselves. Such as those attached to JAK kinase.
Explain the 3 sources of intracellular calcium:
- From internal stores in the endoplasmic reticulum released via IP3- (a product of phospholipase C, an enzyme activated by g-protein coupled receptors) or Ca2+
- From outside the cell via voltage-gated or ligand-gated ion channels
- By inhibition of Ca2+ transport out of the cell.
Name 6 types of drug receptor:
- plasma membrane receptors (cell surface receptors)
- Intracellular receptors
- Ion channels (e.g. TTX blocks Na+ channels)
- Enzymes
- Carriers (e.g. ouabain inhibits Na+/K+ATPase)
- Nucleic Acids
Define an agonist:
An agonist is a drug that mimics the normal effect of a receptor
Define an antagonist:
An antagonist is a drug that blocks the normal effect of a receptor.
Define Drug affinity:
A drug’s affinity is a measure of the strength of chemical attraction between drug & receptor.