Exam II Flashcards
What types of drugs are most relevant in relation to pharmacogenomics?
Antineoplastics.
What class of drug is 6MP? What is its mechanism of action?
- 6-mercaptopurine is a Purine Analog.
- Interference w/ nucleic acid synthesis.
What conditions/diseases do purine analogs treat?
- Lymphoblastic leukemia
- Autoimmune diseases
- IBS
- Post-Transplant
What limits the usage of Purine Analogs? Why?
- Toxicity (poor Therapeutic index) and myelosuppression.
6-mercaptopurine is metabolized into 6-methyl-mercaptopurine by what enzyme?
TPMT (Thiopurine S-Methyl-Transferase)
What would a deficiency in TPMT (Thiopurine S-Methyl Transferase) cause?
Toxicity with Purine Analogs (specifically 6MP)
What is the pathway of Azathioprine?
Azathioprine → 6 Mercaptopurine → TPMT → 6-Methyl-Mercaptopurine
What therapy would be needed for someone with a TPMT deficiency who needed to receive 6MP to treat a lymphoblastic leukemia?
- A new drug would need to be found or…
- A much smaller dose of the 6MP would need to be given.
What drug ranks #1 in total mentions on death certificates for drug related deaths? What about emergency room visits?
Warfarin
What is the major bleeding side effect range for warfarin?
2-16% of patients
What does genetic analysis allow in regards to giving warfarin? How many bleeding events are avoided by genetic analysis? Is genetic testing for warfarin administration required by the FDA?
- Allows for better therapeutic dose determination
- 4500 - 22000 serious bleeding events?
- No, it is recommended.
What are the two enzymes that metabolize warfarin?
- CYP2C9
- VKORC1
What do variant alleles of CYP2C9, such as CYP2C9*2 or CYP2C9*3, do to the metabolism of warfarin?
They inhibit metabolism leading to ⇡ warfarin concentrations.
60-70% of breast cancers express what receptors?
- Estrogen Receptors (ERs)
- Progesterone Receptors (PRs)
- HER2
What breast cancer receptors indicated a less aggressive breast cancer?
- Estrogen Receptors
- Progesterone Receptors
Which breast cancer receptors indicate a more aggressive cancer?
HER-2 receptors.
What deprivation treatment is used for breast cancer?
Estrogen Deprivation
What drugs are used in Estrogen Receptor + tumors?
- Tamoxifen
- Aromatase Inhibitors
What happens to the number of HER-2 receptors in 15-25% of breast cancers? What is the result?
- HER-2 is 2-20x more prevalent on the cell surface.
- More receptors means greater cell proliferation.
What drug do HER2 cancers respond to? How does this drug work?
- Herceptin (Trastuzumab)
- Trastuzumab (a monoclonal antibody) binds to HER2 receptor and shuts it down.
Name 3 purine analogs?
- Azathioprine
- 6-Mercaptopurine
- 6-Thioguanine
What are examples of solute carrier (SLC) proteins? What percentage of membrane proteins are SLC’s?
- Couple transporter, Exchanger, Passive transporter, etc.
- 15-30% of all membrane proteins are SLC’s
How were drug efflux transporters discovered? What are some characteristics of drug efflux pumps? Why do they exist?
Drug efflux transporters were found by researching people developing resistance to antineoplastics (anti-cancer drugs).
- Broad substrate specificity ( Works on lots of different drugs)
- Cellular survival mechanism
What is the most common family of Drug Efflux Transporters? Is there a lot of research in this area?
- ATP-Binding Cassette (ABC) Transporters
- Yes, very intense area of research.
What are the three major ABC family drug efflux transporters?
- ABCB
- ABCC
- ABCG
What substrate specificity does ABCB1 have? Where are these transporters located? Maintenance of what critical system is enforced by ABCB1 transporters?
- The broadest specificity ( everything from antineoplastics and antibiotics to opioids and HIV drugs)
- GI, Kidney, Liver, Testes (They’re spread out in a lot of places)
- Blood Brain Barrier.
Why are there no CNS effects when loperamide (an opioid) is given? What happens if Quinidine is given in conjunction with loperamide?
- ABCB1 moves loperamide out of the system before it can be converted to morphine.
- Quinidine is an ABCB1 inhibitor → Loperamide becomes systemic → CNS affected & respiratory depression.
What class of ABC transporters is the largest? What drugs does it efflux?
ABCC’s. These transporters efflux antineoplastics.
What led to the discovery of ABCG2? What drugs does the ABCG2 transporter efflux? What vitamin is influxxed by this transporter? Why?
- ABCG2 was discovered for being a breast cancer antineoplastic resistant protein (but it does more than just work with breast cancer cells.)
- Antineoplastics, toxins, and food borne carcinogens.
- Folate is influxed by this transporter so that the cancer cell can grow.
What’s the most important non-ABC Drug Efflux Transporters? What is the important sub-type associated with this family?
- SLC21 family which includes:
- OATPs (organic anion transporter proteins)
What are the physical components of the blood brain barrier that prevent drugs from entering the brain tissue?
- Astrocytes
- Podocytes (effectively a macrophage)
- Tight junctions in the capillaries preventing leaking.
- Protein Efflux Barrier
Is the blood brain barrier weaker than the Spinal CSF barrier? Can drugs be administered into the CSF? What about antineoplastics in the CSF?
No, The Spinal CSF barrier has less effluxive proteins.
Yes, intrathecal drugs like bupivicaine.
No, Anti-cancer drugs administered in the CSF have been infeffective.
What is the most common transporter in the GI tract? Where are your GI tract transporters localized and how many things do they let in?
- ABCG2
- These transporters are in the microvilli and let most things in.
Which ABC transporter moves out glucuronidated drugs from hepatic metabolism? Give an example.
ABCC Transporters
Acetaminophen absorbed past ABCC → Glucuronidation → Glucuronide+Acetaminophen effluxed by ABCC.
What type of protein transports are found in the liver?
- SLC Type OATPs
- ABCs (all types)
Which ethnic group has ABCB1 polymorphisms affecting Fentanyl efflux?
Ethnic Koreans
What ABC Transporter has the broadest substrate specificity and what does this mean? What are other names for this specific ABC? Where is this ABC found?
- ABCB1, broad specificity means it works on a bunch of different things
- MDR1 and p-Glycoprotein
- Everywhere (GI, Kidney, liver, testes, etc.)
Which ABC Transporter is critical in maintaining the blood brain barrier?
ABCB1
What is the most important thing that separates brain vascular endothelial cells from other vascular endothelial cells? How?
Tight Junctions. These prevent the movement of things out of the vascular endothelium from between the endothelial cell space.
What transporter proteins are located in the liver? Where are effluxed drugs/toxins/etc dumped?
- SLCs (essentially OATPs)
- ABCs (all)
Effluxxed drugs/toxins/etc are dumped into the bile where they will be passed into the feces.
Muscarine is highly charged, this means that effects are seen where? Does Muscarine affect the ganglia?
Effects are seen at PNS rather than CNS (hydrophilicity prevents passage through BBB)
No, only the effector tissue.
Nicotine affects the __________ and the _______ rather than ________.
Autonomic Ganglia. - Skeletal Muscle NMJ. - Effector tissue.
What makes nicotine able to cross the BBB?
Lipophilicity
Which muscarinic receptors are stimulatory? Inhibitory?
Stimulatory = M 1,3,5
Inhibitory = M 2,4
What are the esters of choline? What is a major characteristic of these cholinomimetics?
- ACh
- Methacholine
- Carbachol
- Bethanechol
All Esters of Choline are charged and thus unable to cross the BBB.
What is ACh as a drug used for? Why is not used for anything else?
Pupillary Constriction
ACh is broken down too quickly by AChE.
What is the use of Methacholine?
Asthma Diagnosis by bronchoconstriction
If Forced Vital Capacity is decreased after methacholine is given then = asthma
What is Carbachol used for?
Decreasing Intraocular Pressure
What is Bethanechol used for?
Urinary retention
What is the order of Choline Ester metabolism from shortest excretion to longest excretion?
- ACh (rapid)
- Methacholine (fast)
- Carbachol/Bethanechol (slow)
What should be known about betel nuts?
Addictive nut to chew similar to nicotine.
leaves mouth red
parasympathetic agonist
Where are alkaloids excreted? What would enhance excretion?
Kidneys
Urine acidification (alkaloids are basic)
What are the two sub-groups of Direct-acting Cholinergic Drugs?
- Esters of Choline
- Alkaloids
What is an alkaloid in regards to cholinoceptor drugs? Which drugs should be known?
Alkaloids = Basic pH and plant-based
- Muscarine
- Nicotine
- Pilocarpine
- Lobeline
What are the effects of muscarinic agonists in regard to the eye? What is the result of this?
Myosis (pupillary constriction)
⇡ aqueous humor drainage
What are the cardiac effects of muscarinic agonists?
⇣ SVR with reflexive ⇡ HR
How many cases of glaucoma are open angle? How many are closed angle? What drug can never be given in closed angle glaucoma? Why?
90% open angle
10% closed angle
Atropine can never be given as it relaxes the ciliary muscle and blocks flow of aqueous humor out of the canal of Schlemm.
Will direct-acting cholinergics have CNS effects? What is the exception?
No, too charged to cross BBB.
Nictotine is exception due to lipophilicity.
What neurotransmitters does Nicotine release? What could large-toxic doses of nicotine cause?
Dopamine (thus addictiveness), Serotonin, GABA, and NE
Larger Doses = Ingestion = Tremor, emesis, convulsions, coma.
What Nicotinic Receptor Agonist causes paralysis? How? What is this drug’s structure?
Succinylcholine.
Immediate Muscular Depolarization that causes the muscle to “fasciculate”.
Two ACh molecules end to end.
What are the three Cholinomimetics in order of duration of action?
- Simple alcohols - 5-15 min
- Carbamic acid esters of alcohols - 0.5 - 6 hours
- Organophosphates - Days to weeks
What is the rapid-acting cholinomimetic? What is its use?
Edrophonium - used in diagnosis of myasthenia gravis
What are the 3 Cholinomimetics with an intermediate duration of action? What is the main use of these drugs?
- Neostigmine -
- Pyridostigmine
- Physostigmine
Reversal of paralysis from -curare derivatives.
What makes organophosphates duration of action so long? What are they used for?
Covalent bond forming at the active site.
As insecticides
Is there a reversal for organophosphate poisonings? What are considerations?
Yes, Pralidoxime (strong nucleophile)
Has to be given within the first 1-2 hours of poisoning to break bond.
What is “aging” in regards to organophosphates?
This concept refers to organophosphate bonding getting stronger over time.
Pralidoxime becomes ineffective after aging occurs.
What is the pathophysiology of myasthenia gravis? What are the symptoms? What is the treatment?
Progressive loss of ACh receptors.
Muscle weakness, worsens with exercise.
AChE inhibitors to produce more ACh at NMJ sites.
What drug is used as a diagnostic test for Myasthenia Gravis? How is this done?
Edrophonium
- Baseline muscle strength test
- Edrophonium is given.
- Muscle strength is reassessed, if improved then test is + for MG.
What two AChE inhibitors are given for reversal of paralytic ileus? Which one is generally avoided?
Neostigmine and Physostigmine
Physostigmine is generally avoided because of CNS effects.
What are the symptoms of parasympathetic toxicity? What is the antidote?
SLUDGE-M
- Salivation
- Lacrimation
- Urination
- Defecation
- Gastroenteritis
- Emesis
- Myosis
Atropine is antidote
What are the signs of Cholinesterase inhibitor toxicity? What are the 3 steps in treating Cholinesterase inhibitor toxicity? What is the most common cause?
SLUDGE-M
- Vital sign maintenance
- Decontamination
- Atropine, then Pralidoxime (if organophosphate toxicity)
Insecticides
What two drugs are given as auto-injectors to military personnel for Sarin gas exposure?
Atropine and Pralidoxime
What is the most important anticholinergic drug? What is this drug derived from? How potent is this plant?
Atropine
Derived from Atropa Belladona (Nightshade)
Plant isomer is 100x more potent than racemic drug
What anticholinergic crosses the blood brain barrier? This makes it useful for what?
Scopolamine; useful for motion sickness.
What AChE inhibitor is useful for its bronchodilating effects?
Atrovent (Ipratropium Bromide)
What drug is used for pupillary dilation? What is its duration of action?
Tropicamide for Mydriasis (dilation of pupil)
Duration of action is 4 hours
What are contraindications to atropine use?
Closed Angle Glaucoma
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
What are the signs/symptoms of anticholinergic toxicity?
Hot, blind, dry, red and mad
What paralytic agent is characterized by continuous end-plate depolarization?
What are the indications for this drug?
Describe the two phases of this drug.
Succinylcholine
RSI and electroconvulsive therapy
Phase I = continuous depolarization causing relaxation
Phase 2 = repolarization occurs, ⇡ risk of ⇡K+ if more succ is given
What is the mechanism of action of -curare derivatives?
Competitive Antagonism of ACh at binding sites
Why would succinylcholine be given over the -curare derivates?
Very short duration of action. Essentially only to facilitate intubation
What drugs reverse Neuromuscular Blocking agents?
Neostigmine
Sugammadex (only for Vec and Roc, traps drugs like an ionophore)
Why would a drug be given that causes prolonged mydriasis?
To promote relaxation of ciliary muscle for healing.
Where is blood shunted away from in a sympathetic response?
Non-vital organs and systems (ex. endocrine, GI, and urogenital)
What is the scientific term for the “rest and digest” phenomenon of the parasympathetic nervous system?
Trophotropic
Long pre-ganglionic with short post-ganglionic nerve fibers is indicative of what branch of the ANS?
Parasympathetic Branch
Short pre-ganglionic with long post-ganglionic is indicative of which branch of the ANS?
Sympathetic Branch
Which two groupings of spinal nerves innervate the parasympathetic system? Which specific cranial nerve innervates 75% of the parasympathetic system?
Cervical and Sacral nerves.
Cranial nerve X (Vagus nerve)
Which two groupings of spinal cord nerves innervate the sympathetic system?
Thoracic and Lumbar
What is the primary feature of chain ganglia? Which portion of the ANS do these work with?
Chain Ganglia allow for rapid activation of multiple spinal nerves at once.
Sympathetic Nervous System
What nerve is responsible for 75% of all parasympathetic output?
Vagus Nerve (CN X)