EXAM 2 VOCAB Flashcards
Pharmacology
-science of INTERACTIONS of CHEMICAL compounds with BIOLOGICAL systems
-mechanisms of drug action
Pharmacodynamics
-study EFFECTS and ACTION of drugs
-correlation of their EFFECTS with their CHEMICAL STRUCTURE
-looks at drug at site of action: EFFECT and RESPONSE
Pharmacokinetics
-study of ADME of xenobiotics
Mechanisms of drug action
HOW and WHERE drugs act
Action of drugs
Agonist or antagonist
Nature of Drugs
-defined by action
-act on receptors
-endogenous drugs (hormones or NT) or xenobiotics
-includes poison/toxins
Drug chemical bond interactions
-covalent
-electrostatic
-hydrophobic
Drug shape and design
-for receptor specificity
-enantiomers and structural studies
Drug receptor
-cornerstone of pharmacology
-INTERACTS with drug and INITIATES chain of events to produce EFFECTS
AGONIST
interaction with receptor stimulates response
PharmacoDYNAMIC DR principles
- D + R –> DR for all
-DR –> effector molecule
-DR –> coupling molecule –> effector molecule
-DR –> inhibition of metabolism of ligand –> effector molecule
-all end in effect
PharmacoDYNAMIC principles
-Drug binding first step
-orthosteric or allosteric
-inhibition of metabolism/reuptake
-duration of action can be influenced by receptor and drug
orthosteric site
-active site
-binds endogenous substrate
-agonists, antagonists
Endogenous ligand of dopamine receptor
dopamine
Allosteric site
PAM and NAM
PAM (positive allosteric modulator)
-allosteric activator
Purpose of Drug Therapy
-produce EFFECT of the drug
-drug must achieve enough CONCENTRATION at it’s SITES of ACTION
-achieve MAXIMUM positive effects while MINIMIZING undesired effects
NO DRUG WILL HAVE ONLY ONE EFFECT
TRUE
Drug specificity
-AFFINITY for receptor
-DISTRIBUTION of receptor
-MULTIPLE receptors (good and bad)
-ENANTIOMERS
-ACUTE vs CHRONIC effects (tolerance)
Drugs ___ cellular function
modify
Sites of drug action
in, out, on cell
-may need specifics if i no feel so good
Receptor structure types
-regulatory, transport, and structural proteins
-enzymes
Receptors determine:
-quantitative relationship between DOSE and EFFECTS
-SELECTIVITY of drug (size, shape, charge, and changes in chemical structure)
Antagonists
-bind WITHOUT altering receptor function
-blockers